Italianish Spanish & italian Restaurant in South Tyneside

Came here last minute on a sunday as we fancied an italian over a sunday dinner. Restaurant was quiet due to it being a sunday but got busier through our meal. Service and food was impeccable; kids meal was huge for the very reasonable price; the pizza and pasta I had was great. A must visit in South Shields.

First time here after looking for a different experience the staff were very attentive and the presentation was very good. Three courses later and everyone enjoyed their food choices. Will definitely visit again.

Had a lovely lunch to celebrate our grandson’s birthday. All the meals looked delicious and well presented. The Quattro Formaggio pizza I had was so tasty. Friendly and attentive staff. Will definitely be returning.

Amazing food and atmosphere, waiters were really nice and signor Giovanni was great accommodating us and very friendly, molto eccellente!

Ah just amazing food. Don't think you could go wrong with whatever you order. 100% recommend. Our pizza and pasta were outstanding.

Been several times previously with no issues tonight however.....waited a ridiculous length of time for the drinks and starters, noticed several tables also not happy with the wait time. When the food arrived it was nice but we were now put off by the wait. After the starters we were still waiting for the main, fillet steak, 30 mins later. I asked the waitress if there was as issue in the kitchen because of the wait only for her to shout across the restaurant "table 13's complaining ". An absolute disgraceful and unprofessional way to behave. I approached the owner to complain and to tell him we were leaving, I paid for the starter and drinks and left with no apology. About an hour later the owners wife phoned to apologise, it should've been her husband who apologised as he was there when it happened. She then came to my house with a bottle of wine and a £20 voucher, although this was a nice gesture it was too little too late. An apology from the waitress and owner at the time of the incident would've been more appropriate.

Lovely little restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere. Friendly service and beautiful food. Portion sizes and quality fantastic value for money. Drinks very reasonable. Second visit here and brought with us more family and friends to enjoy also. Most definitely will return thanks Italianish.

We came to this restaurant to celebrate my Son's 13th birthday. There were 16 of us altogether ranging from 3 years to 66 years. We all had a superb time, we had lots of various dishes which were all beautiful. We didn't wait long at all for starters, followed by mains and some dessert. Drinks were brought out within minutes of asking for them. All staff were so friendly and polite, nothing was a trouble to them. I honestly couldn't find any fault at all with this restaurant and most definitely will be back as will the rest of our family. Highly recommended. My new favourite restaurant by far.

Had a beautiful meal here before going through to Sunderland to see a show. We all opted for the happy hour menu, some choosing the potato skins which were amazing. The mains we had were pizzas and pastas. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Pizzas cooked perfectly and pasta so tasty. Staff were really friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. We will definitely be back.

An early birthday celebration with a lovely friend. I've been several times but her first visit, she was very very impressed. Food was amazing as usual and Giovanni was as fabulous as always!! Thank you for making our afternoon special!!

The best Italian/ Spanish restaurant I have ever had, I never want to go to another Italians again, South Shields has hit lucky to have this diamond located on Ocean Road. I have been twice in the space of a week and it is now my new favourite restaurant. The tapas tastes out of this world and is presented gorgeously. The guy running the restaurant floor is very polite, welcoming and can make an amazing cocktail.

Attended with the family for a birthday Celebration food was delicious ,well presented , good variety and good value for money! Lovely atmosphere , staff very friendly

Food was absolutely fabulous cant fault it in anyway, sangria was great accompanient, staff were very friendly & attentive, highly recommend this restaurant

This restaurant was a lovely find on a weekday visit to South Shields …. Stood out as something a bit different with Italian Spanish fusion food…. Warm welcome and wonderful food. Will certainly be telling family and friends about Italianish and look forward to visiting again. Warm friendly atmosphere …. Thanks to Giovanni and the team for a special night ….

It was very good the food is amazing and the service is amazing and they are very kind. I came here for a birthday meal!!!!!

Excellent service and good food at great prices. We came for a birthday and they made sure we were well looked after. I will be back again.

A great little restaurant on Ocean Road in South Shields. We went here for our daughters birthday and thought the whole thing was lovely. The service was really good as was the food. Would definitely go back here.

Amazing food, really friendly staff. Came here with friends as they have dined here before. It deffinitely didnt dissapoint. Food was delicious. Deffinitely will return.

Visited with family for my Mother’s birthday and once again we had a fantastic night. This is the third time we have visited and we have always had an excellent meal. I chose the Meatballs as a starter and the Mixed Seafood, Chicken & Chorizo Paella both really tasty. I love the choice of the menu which features the best of Italy and Spain! The restaurant offers great value for money especially during happy hour. As well as the great food, what really sets this restaurant apart from others is the excellent service. Friendly and attentive the manager (or owner?) makes sure everyone is enjoying their food. He also makes a fuss of the children and they love coming to the restaurant not only for the food but for the service too. My son loves garlic bread and rated his garlic bread and cheese 10 out of 10! Overall I would 100% recommend this restaurant and it is now firmly one of our family favourites.

Absolutely amazing place for food and service, second time we have been and love it! Very reasonably priced too, we went at happy hour and the kids menu had a good choice. Thank you again for a lovely meal and warm welcome!

Really nice food, friendly Staff and attentive waiters. Definitely recommend trying this place. Prices are more than reasonable for the quality of food they serve.

Fantastic food and fantastic service to match very attentive and overall great experience with our 2 teenage children

Called in on spec with my wife after reading the menu outside. Inside was modern clean and comfortable. Staff friendly. Starters were beautiful. Potatoes skins were well cooked and the portion generous, very well presented. Mains was Pollo Romanetta. Chicken was hit and tender but the blue cheese sauce could have done with a little more flavour. My wife was very impressed with her food and wants to go back, which I am sure we will.

This is a perfect little place that offers so much variety. We had been last summer so thought we'd try this again and were NOT disappointed. Staff were very attentive, food arrived promptly, even though it was a busy night and their food tasted exceptional. I love that every time we go here there's something different we can try and this is our favourite place to go - those cocktails were excellent too - Many thanks :)

Visited this restaurant with family members to celebrate my partner's birthday. The restaurant is cosy has a fantastic atmosphere. It's relaxed . Food is stunning with service to match. One of our party has a severe nut allergy and we were told the kitchen was small with the possibility of cross contamination of some of the food as they do use nuts in some of their dishes. Rather than telling us that we shouldn't eat there because of this the waitress who stated she was a trained chef said she would cook my partner's meal from scratch and use all fresh ingredients to make sure no nuts would be present in her meal. They really did go above and beyond to accommodate us in every way. I would recommend this restaurant 100%.

What can I say, we have been coming here for years now and Giovanni and his staff are just incredible. They make the experience of eating and celebrating here like nowhere else I've been. We celebrate every birthday and occasion here because they make it...

Amazing food, amazing service and the atmosphere was lovely. The staff were lovely and always ready to help. Overall, fantastic service would definitely go again!

excellent service, delicious food and a very reasonable price. We will be back soon. They were excellent with the 2 children we had in our party - even took them to meet the chef. Highly recommend this place and will be back soon.

We arrived here and instantly fell in love with the place. Food arrived quickly and the potato skins were delicious. I then had the pepperoni pizza and it was very good and Italian style. I really recommend this place and if you are visiting South...

Been here a couple of times. Can not fault the place, lovely place, gorgeous food, prices are really reasonable, will defo be bsck

In South Shields visiting my daughter, we went out to have dinner and saw this Italian Spanish fusion restaurant, to be fair I didn’t have high expectations, however starters were very nice , the empanadas was not what I was expecting, it was huge and...

Family meal for a birthday. Wide range of choices. Food was great, service quick and friendly as always. Never disappoints.

Had a duck leg, it was fall of the bone. Really good value! Host was welcoming and food came fast Would recommend if visiting South Shields!

We visited after good reviews from friends and work colleagues. We had starter and mains and were not disappointed, the food is lovely and good sized portions. Our waitress was friendly and helpful and the owner was also on hand. He appeared to talk with...

Excellent polenta and a great place for a delicious meal with friends, giovanni is an excellent host, prawns were excellent

Genovii is amazing and very handsome restaurant manager. I’ve visited three times and never disappointed. Excellent food at excellent price.

Giovanni was a great waiter, had a great experience and with all food served. The gnocchi was amazing, and the prices were very reasonable.

We have been here twice now and both times have been really excellent! The food is so delicious and the service is second to none. On our second visit we took our son (18 months old) for lunch on NYE. They were SO child friendly....

What a brilliant friendly restaurant. Food was amazing, comfy seats and lovely ambience. Staff made us feel so welcome

Very good place. The waiters atmosphere is very canny, he said my Italian is good (I don't speak it). The lemonade is lovely. 5/5. Food came very quickly. The potato skins tastes lovely. Will definitely be coming here again. 5 stars.

We visited the restaurant on a Friday at 6pm and it was busy with families. They do have a happy hour on food, but we didn’t try the options available. We had a starter of Empadanas to share and glad we did as it was...

Have been to this restaurant 3 times in last couple of months, the staff are very friendly, the chef is amazing and had something different everytime we ordered the food which was excellent and cannot fault any of the meals or front of house. Would...

Lovely little restaurant! We’ve been here a few times now and the service is always fantastic. The staff all make a huge effort to get everything right and make sure the experience is personal. Food is authentic, faultless and great value for money! Atmosphere is...

What a great restaurant! We had a lovely meal, great food served piping hot and excellent value. Great service and lovely people making it a fantastic dining experience.

Really good tasty food! Food was served piping hot and big portions. Very good value for money and great happy hour menu. Great place to go as a family. Staff were great fun and very helpful! I will definitely be back

An amazing Christmas Eve meal with family and friends. Literally couldn't fault the staff or praise them highly enough for their food and service. Really made our night amazing. Thank you all so much ❤️

We had a meal for 6 adults and 1 four year old and it was perfect. Food and service were excellent, so much that we ordered takeaway the next night as well.

Excellent food and atmosphere with friendly and very helpful staff! The food is very high quality and amazingly good value for money!

We went this evening for the first time as a Christmas Eve treat. The food was beautiful really really delicious- I had tapas and could not fault it, my little girl had spaghetti bolognese and it was really delicious and authentic, a proper bolognese sauce....

Another fantastic meal, steak cooked to perfection and the deserts are beautiful. Wonderful friendly staff as always

I come here often as it’s one of our favourite places, I wouldn’t go anywhere else! Food is beautiful and tasty and really good price! The owners are lovely

Our most favourite restaurant in South Shields! Food is excellent, lovely surroundings, relaxed and friendly, homely atmosphere, and owners and staff are so friendly and always take time to have a chat with you. We love the place, and had yet another lovely meal last...

Beautiful meal as always, 7 of us, mixture of kids and adults. Food was amazing, best chicken dish we have ever had. Great service, staff so helpful and friendly. Tiramisu was amazing too. Hoghly recommended 👌

I have visited this establishment twice now with a friend for a nice catch up and a meal. Both times the staff have been extremely attentive, and the food has been delicious. Beautifully presented, full of flavour at a very reasonable cost. The second time...

Another fabulous visit to this resturant. Have visited numerous times and it's definelty the number one place to dine in South Shields. Giovanni and Eleonora always provide an excellent and friendly service. Food not only tastes amazing but is always beautifully presented. Menu is very...

The staff is very friendly, prices are good, and the food is fantastic. We highly recommend Italianish to anyone visiting South Shields.

Probably the best restaurant I’ve been to in South Shields. Service was amazing, very friendly. Food was delicious. Will be going back.

Absolutely Beautiful place to eat the staff are so friendly and caring and the food was amazing so much flavour I would highly recommend to try ❤️

3 nights out of 5 we ate there and never disappointed. It’s a great fusion and lots of quirks. Food is excellent house wine also excellent. The informal atmosphere is like a Trattoria. This is biased from me as I’ve been all over Italy and...

Lovely food at reasonable prices. Customer service was great too, will be coming back soon as we enjoyed it so much 😄

Our first visit to this extremely popular restaurant. We recognised the room immediately as this had previously been an upmarket Indian restaurant that regrettably only lasted a short time as South Shields was not quite ready for the quality and high prices that the quality...

First time here and found the food and friendliness of the staff to be outstanding. I loved the variety and twist of the food compared to standard menus. Will definitely be returning to sample more!

I organised our department Christmas meal for approximately 20 people and nothing could was too much trouble. We had various dropouts and a dietary requirement and everything ran like clockwork. The food quality and the portion sizes are brilliant. Fantastic value for money. The restaurant...

Had lunch here, the food was delicious good portions and great service with friendly attentive staff.

ANOTHER FAMILY MEAL AT OUR FAVOURITE Restaurant. Food as always AWESOME 👌 👏 👍 😍 staff again fabulous 👌 friendly . highly recommended for all occasions and great place to relax enjoy no rushing out our family love ❤️ the our get togethers so here's...

My husband and i were in the area for work and have friends not far from the restaurant so we decided to have an impromtu catch up. We googled places nearby for dinner and this popped up. When we first called to book the owner...

Both my starter and my main course were not thoroughly cooked. Had they been, they would have been lovely. I had empanadas to start, which was nice, but a little undercooked in the very centre. For my main I had three tapas. They were tiny...

The food is outstanding 👌. The service is second to none. The staff are very friendly. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming 💯 recommended.

We’ve been here as a family group , and as a couple, several times recently and always had excellent and authentic food and service.

Fantastic food & customer service. Starter & main each and 4 drinks came to £50 and the food was 10/10.

Wow! I had read the reviews before booking as I didn't know anyone who had been. I can well understand why the reviews are so positive. My friends and I were made to feel so welcome. The chap, who served us, said the chef would...

We visited for a family birthday meal, having read good reviews, and had an absolutely wonderful experience. A lovely restaurant with a nice relaxed atmosphere. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. We all ordered pizzas and they were delicious. The owner Giovanni made sure...

Quality food, beautiful presentation, wonderful staff that make you feel like friends ❤️. Always our favourite spot and always spot on every single time. Rare to find beautiful food, great service with great wine too!! Recommend sharing Italian platter for 2!

Got us in without a reservation, excellent food, excellent service would definitely recommend and go back again

Amazing pizza quattro formaggi as always, we arrived without a booking and were fitted in, pina colada beautiful, can’t fault the service and food, I wouldn’t eat Italian anywhere else.

I have had the pleasure of dining at this excellent restaurant numerous times, and each visit leaves me more impressed than the last. With an exquisite fusion of Spanish and Italian cuisine, they have consistently exceeded my expectations, making it a go-to spot for family...

Amazing night out for a family birthday. The food was beautiful and plenty. Lovely, friendly atmosphere with great service. The best night we've had for sometime.

We went out for a family meal and it was delicious! We ordered 4 different meals and all of which were extremely tasty and well presented. Highly recommend! Thank you to Giovanni and the rest of the staff! We will be back, thank you!

Such a lovely restaurant, very friendly staff and the most delicious tasty food that is served in the best presentation. I had Two courses offer for £9.95 such great value and can recommend empanada and carbonara will be returning soon 👍🏻

I went with my wife,sister and brother and there respective partners.My sister is a frequent visitor to the restaurant Well we weren't disappointed the food was lovely came out very quickly the staff and owners were very friendly they made you feel like family all...

What I brilliant restaurant in amongst the same old, same old curry houses. We had come up to the Northeast from South Manchester for a gymnastics competition with our Daughter and driven over to South Shields for a walk on the beach. We just wanted...

I was truly delighted to have found this little gem in the local neighbourhood. Staff very friendly and helpful, atmosphere was nice and relaxing and most importantly food was of high standards. We had delicious Italian and Spanish starters, and an amazing pizza, real Italian...

Everything was excellent. Everyone enjoyed their meal, all served by professional and friendly staff. The restaurant was fairly busy and had a great atmosphere.

Group of us had a work dinner there last week. Food was really good, did take a little while as was fresh paella but big portions good value for money tasted great! Dishes were empanadas and gambas followed by forest chicken with the vegetables and...

Wow not often I put up a review but felt compelled to do so regarding this restaurant. I went with my daughter and her partner for a casual evening meal and was blown away with the level of service and food that was served. Honestly...

What a great afternoon, great comfy vibe, great host and fab food. Although i have been here several times 1st time for tapas and did not disapoint, cant wait to return

Went here 2 days in a row. First with my girlfriend and the second day with family. Wasn’t expecting such a good service and such a good quality for the price. 5 starts. Mr Giovanni makes the house and he is a proper host. I...

Arguably the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. Can't believe it has 5* reviews. The entire restaurant waited almost 2 hours for their mains, tables were joking around with each other to agree on how terrible it was. Felt sorry for the wait staff who...

An excellent location for a family get together, the food was outstanding, the service was first class and the overall experience was amazing.

Went for the first time this evening, felt very welcomed by the staff,food amazing and great value. Great with my 5 year old niece too, offers something for everyone, you won’t be disappointed.

First time visit. Popped in without a booking on a Friday evening and got seated straight away and we were advised they needed the table back in 90mins which was fine with us! We both got the 2 course special 2 lots of potato skins,...

We love this restaurant, the food is amazing with lots of choice, the decor is warm and welcoming, and the owner and staff are fantastic - so friendly and attentive. An absolute gem, can’t fault the place 😊

Me and my husband have been here a few times whilst staying up in Newcastle. We have been very impressed at the hugely generous portion sizes and quality of the food. We always have the carbonara, the sauce is always spot on. The customer service...

Beautiful food as always, the pizzas are delicious, we’ve been coming here for a while now and never had a bad meal. Staff are always friendly. Can’t fault the place, keep up the good work, best Italians in the area!!!!!!

Fantastic food, Fantastic value and very friendly service. Couldn't fault it, the owner had a great chat and gave us a couple of free shots after our meal. We will return.

This is very lovely, original food served with love. Absolutely delicious. The tapas prawns and tiramisu were particularly memorable.

We had an absolutely wonderful meal. We went on a Saturday lunch time meeting family who we haven’t seen for a while as we live in Manchester. The menu was extensive with so much to choose from, the food which came was perfectly executed. We...

Coming from a couple that love the Spanish and Italian cuisine we decided to visit for the husbands birthday. This is by far the best restaurant to choose! The menu stumbles you because everything sounds amazing! The food is fresh and the flavours and presentation...

Delicious meals and friendly staff. Two of us had the most tender chicken breast we have ever tried, slow-cooked for 24 hours. We are definitely going back for a steak! That’s for sure!

Staying in South Shields for a couple of nights, had a walk down Ocean road, not much open. Decided to try this restaurant. I wish it was in my town. The cocktails were superb, quite strong and an excellent price. The food was outstanding and...