la Famiglia in Northumberland

Great service and great food at reasonable prices. Something for everybody. Had a few starters to share (garlic bread, calamari, skins), and also shared dessert. Brilliant no nonsense tiramisu! Highly recommend if visiting Amble or need somewhere for a nice occasion.

Got a last minute table for 4 of us on a very busy Friday night. Lady who greeted us was very friendly & efficient. 2 of us had the sole from the specials board, 1 had Cajun chicken & 1 fillet steak pasta. All of us rated the food very highly. Wine was good as well & service excellent. Would definitely return & recommend this place.

Great food, very reasonably priced and lovely service. Lasagne was delicious and sirloin steak melted in the mouth. Made to feel very welcome, overall would 100% recommend.

Had a family meal, food delicious and great service. Ours sons review…………………………….. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! Maxwell aged 8

Booked by phone at the last minute. Everything perfect from the minute we arrived. 5*customer service Beautiful meal. Reasonable price. Lovely atmosphere. Can’t fault it in any way Thank you v much

What was not to like. Service great, food was tasty with good portion sizes a d well presented. Nice little place that deserves a mention and we'll done to the team there

Excellent food. Very busy which slightly affected the service.

Nice Italian very good service and friendly nice food. Was 8adults and 1 child. Daytime visit so not many in but overall was nice.

Amazing food and great service, wow! Had prawns and mussels to start which were really tasty. Then moved onto Steak Rossini and pasta, both dishes were delicious. Definitely will return when we next visit Amble.

We were staying locally with 2 families containing 4 children and 4 adults. The children were aged 8 11 11 and 13. We managed to make a booking just after tea time. We were welcomed at the door and shwon to our table. The children were immediately put at ease with the family style welcome by the owner Vera. We were shown menus for adults which also contained Happy Hour menus and Childrens Menus. This immedialtely settled everyone into making thoughtful choices which we were not rushed into making. Drinks were ordered with knowing suggestions as to size of drink for the younger members. They were delivered promptly to our table. Selections were made from each of the Menu sections for our order. The meals were delivered promptly and together. They tasted good and were cooked to order. The portion size for the children who chose from the Childrens menu were generous and tasted good. The meals chosen from the Happy Hour Menu were equally generous and tasty. The meals from the Main Menu were very very good. Genereous portions and produced using local ingredients where sea food was a part of the meal. Desrerts were chosen by many of the party across the menus and were both enjoyable and generous in portion. Both Main meals and Deserts were fairly priced. Drinks were typical restaurant prices for beers ans wines. Childrens drinks were very fairly priced. We enjoyed our meal so much that we booked again for later in the week. This decision was a rousing success in the minds of the children and adults alike! We cannot fault the way Vera and her sons welcomed us and the service they provided. They were busy but still found time to make us feel that we were having our best interests taken care of.

Very friendly staff who made us feel very welcome. The food was excellent! Lots of choice on the menu. Would definitely recommend!

I live locally and La Famiglia is our favourite place to eat. Great food, great portions, lovely staff and guaranteed a warm welcome. As a bonus, when I can’t quite manage dessert, I can take a slice of my favourite chocolate fudge cake home for later. Forgot to take photos of the food as I was too busy eating so have added a pic of the pink gin! The potato skins are delightful as a starter, and for any diet, the pizzas are fab, as are the pastas. My other half, who travels far and wide for work, says the steak is the best he has ever had, anywhere.

Loved the food, in house or takeaway. Very popular, best to book over weekends.

Wednesday evening. Bustling evening but no problems with either service or food. Ordered two pizzas, calzone and a pasta dish and all were excellent. Can't fault it... Definitely not hassled and at the same time staff were attentive. Would absolutely recommend a visit.

Very nice evening, staff were polite jolly and speedy with service , restaurant seemed busy but the wait for food was very reasonable for starters and main whilst all food tasted fresh and authentic. Everyone at table very happy would come again when back in the area.

Lovely atmosphere, fabulous food and very efficient and friendly staff. We will be back!

Lovley meal here today..very friendly staff.. will be returning before we go back to yorkshire 😀 😊🫶....

Was visiting amble and couldn't find anything vegetarian and found this AMAZING Italian place I had the best Pizza I've ever had the pasta was also Fantastic if your in the area I would 100% recommend very cool 👍🏽

Top quality food and pleasant service

Lovely food at a realistic price! Going back again!

Lunch was fabulous! So much we couldn't eat it all. Excellent service fabulous food good value

Friendly, efficient service and delicious food.

A delightful treat. Good value 2course meal. Generous helpings. Courteous chatty staff. Would recommend 👌

I had an amazing time here from delicious food to outstanding waiters would definitely go again.

Really impressed with this restaurant- the Calzone was the best I’ve ever had! Very generous portions too

Really tasty food!! The atmosphere was lovely and plenty of space between tables. Staff who served us were friendly and welcoming. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals, portion sizes were fairly large and flavours were great. We both had starters and mains with a bottle of very enjoyable house red. All in all, excellent value too! We were on a short break but definitely will recommend to friends and family and of course, revisit ourselves.

Visited for daughter’s birthday. There were 5 adults in the party. Service was quick and friendly. Food was delicious. We had a lovely evening and will definitely be back.

Not bad at all, but the menu is a little restricted for non meat eaters.

Short of staff and chefs but service and food excellent

Yet another fantastic visit to this family run restaurant . Food and service excellent as always we opted for the happy hour specials which are great value can’t wait to return !

The best restaurant in AMBLE, I visited with my partner and we had the most amazing food and such a good time. We went and it was very busy time, the cards were so friendly and welcoming. The service was amazing. The food was incredible the best Italian food I’ve had. Everything was perfect I couldn’t recommend it more.😍

Rudest staff I have ever met! Turned up after being told we didn’t need to book. Eventually got seated at the back of the restaurant. We waited 25 minutes whilst the waitress constantly walked past us. Eventually I asked to order some drinks to which she said she was too busy. We waited another 10 minutes and decided to leave. On the way out I asked the waitress for her name or the managers name to which she replied ‘i don’t know’. Was in complete shock! Avoid this restaurant!

Booked table for Wednesday 26th May '24 on the day itself. Arrived and greeted by a very polite hostess. The restaurant was full. And the 2 waiting staff were clearly very busy. But they coped brilliantly. We had a mains and pudding. My steak was perfectly cooked and the best I've had in a while. My wife really enjoyed her vegetarian pizza. And our friend said her chicken in lemon sauce was succulent. The chips as a side were crispy. We all had pudding. And when in Rome, what better than tiramisu. Thankyou for an excellent evening.

Everything 10 out of 10😍 The BEST restaurant in amble. I visited the restaurant as we’ve heard so many good things about it so we gave it a try and I’m so glad we did. Everything was perfect. The staff were amazing they were so welcoming and helpful😊 the atmosphere was amazing. The food 😍 the best Italian food I’ve ever had, everything we ate was delicious, you could tell that everything was home made which makes everything taste so good. My partner got the fillet and he said it was the best steak he ever ate, it was cooked to perfection😍 I got the gamberoni cozze which was outstanding, the seafood tasted so fresh and delicious I don’t have words it was that good. I hope to visit again because it was so so delicious and amazing. Thank you for the amazing for night😊 We will definitely be visiting again.

This is the best restaurant I've been to in a long time. Large selection of dishes and everything is delicious. The coffee and desserts are amazing. The service was fast and attentive, and the atmosphere of the restaurant left an unforgettable warm impression. We will definitely come back here.

We had a lovely meal here tonight, the food was fantastic and the restaurant is lovely....immaculately clean from the floor to the toilets, you can see the pride the owners have in this business. Only one occupied table when we arrived at 6pm, but filling up by the time we left. For a Monday night, I think that speaks for itself on the popularity of this lovely restaurant.

Absolutely amazing Italian restaurant. The staff were lovely and the food was perfect and we had no issues at all. Definitely will be returning.

We went there on Easter Saturday 2024, we had booked a table (Recommended) but were somewhat early, the place was pretty near full. We were met at the door by an over worked waitress who still managed a broad welcoming smile who showed us to our table and got us sorted with menus. The starters were excellent, the Focaccia with tomato, Parmesan cheese and Parma Ham that I had was of Pizza proportion, still I munched on, my companion and I both had Pasta dishes as our mains. The mains were well presented tasty and generously proportioned, we had some Garlic Bread to sop up the sauce. My companion and I were so full that we did not have desert, probably the first time that has happened in years, instead we just had some really good coffee. La Famigilia although very busy still maintained a really nice buzzy ambiance, the staff worked hard to take orders and serve food and were really friendly and professional. All in all a really great restaurant experience and if i am in the area again I will make sure to visit.

Booked this little restaurant and that was not a mistake. It was busy with a couple of hours waiting for a table if you had not. The menu is extensive. The portions are massive the service and staff are polite quick and efficient. Do not miss this if in the area. Remember to book.

Authentic Italian food in this independent, family owned restaurant. Friendly, happy service. Will certainly come again.

What a find!! Recommended by friends so friendly and nothing was too much trouble, I wanted a dish changing,no problem, I also asked for something not on the menu!! No problem, highly recommend.

Visited for my wife’s birthday with the family, even though it was extremely busy , the service was 1st Class . The food is authentic Italian, fresh, and absolutely delicious.. by far the best Italians in the area .. 5 Star

Brilliant little Italian restaurant, would recommend visiting

Simply lovely. We dined here twice in our short stay in Amble. Food was very good, with good quality ingredients. Very tastey pizza too.

Absolutely Superb, fresh delicious food, very friendly attentive staff, and reasonable prices, now our local Italian restaurant, can’t go past it..

Lovely staff! Great food and atmosphere for our friend's 50th!

We had a very enjoyable meal. Good food and good portion size. My husband asked if the Calzone could be vegetarian and although the waitress initially said no, the chef was happy to replace the ham with mushrooms. Good to see it is used by locals - always a good sign.

Getting too expensive, card machine never seems to work, bring cash , plenty of cash or be steered to the machine across the road.

On a really busy evening, the service was exceptionally good given . Whole restaurant was serviced by excellent owner even with her broken arm! Very much a family effort as food was delivered by a couple of chefs - all with smiles and humour when it must have been a stressful period. - food was honest home cooked Italian and great value. We were very impressed by linen table cloths and napkins which are a rarity these days. Altogether a very enjoyable dinner.

Not visited La Familia before and was quite hungry. Booked last minute but they squeezed us in. I had a Calzone pizza and have to say it's the best Calzone pizza I've ever eaten. It was so tasty and a good portion size. 2 of our group had neat feast pizzas which also looked awesome. I also had a small bowl of chips. I will certainly go back. Staff were very friendly and welcoming too.

Great little Italian restaurant with honest food and friendly (albeit a little slow) service. Portions are huge so you won't go hungry. Also excellent for gluten free including pasta and pizza.

We were a party of 7 friends in for dinner. The restaurant is lovely, great atmosphere and friendly helpful staff. We all loved the food. It seemed like authentic Italian/Sicilian. Generous tasty portions at very reasonable prices.

Family-run feel. The food was gorgeous. Polite and charming hosts and great value. What a little gem.

We came twice whilst on our holiday in Amble. The food was beautiful both times. Warm and tasty. Friendly and helpful staff and a nice atmosphere. Thank you

Excellent service,friendly staff,delicious food. We will be going back in the future,and will visit with family.

Best Italian food I have had, a lot of choice on the menu of great food. Friendly staff. I would highly recommend.

Fabulous food and such friendly service! Highly recommend the pizzas and vegetarian lasagne (and the house red!)

Very pleasant meal. Good service, lovely food 👍

Big family reunion dinner. Very welcoming, good food, nice Italian wine. A memorable evening.

We had a delicious dinner here, with friendly and high quality service from the staff. We will definitely be returning and highly recommend a visit.

Nice busy place, definitely need to book at weekends. Family run. Excellent range of Italian dishes.

Amazing food and amazing service. One of the best Italians I have been to.

Lovely food and staff but waiting staff have always been rushed off their feet when we've visited. Find yourself having to catch their eye to order drinks, etc rather than them coming to you. Extra waiting staff would make it a must-visit.

Excellent food and service as usual. We booked for evening meal with family who were visiting the area. The staff are very efficient and friendly. The food is delicious and even catered for coeliac and vegetarians in our party.

We had a wonderful family dinner here. We made the booking based upon other Trip Advisor reviews and were not disappointed. We had a range of meals in including pasta, pizza and chicken, all our party said that it was probably the best Italian food we have eaten. Delicious food, excellent service, nice atmosphere and good value. We couldn’t have asked for more! Wouldn’t hesitate to eat here again.

Fantastic family meal. The staff squeezed us in and were very attentive, despite the restaurant being super busy. In fact the female who runs the front of house is simply outstanding - friendly and attentive. She clearly knew what stage every table was at and never missed a step in terms of service. We had pizza, seafood pasta and deserts. All were perfect. All in all a great experience with great atmosphere. Highly recommended!

This was the best place in amble, staff really nice and I enjoyed every single minute there. Food was delicious and the wine was spectacular. The chefs came and asked specifically what we needed and did an amazing job on the food. Looking forward to coming back again next summer

Went with friends who have just moved to Amble and WOW everything about La Famiglia was fantastic service ,food and price food really was superb and plenty of it .I had steak in a sauce I think mainly tomato but couldn’t believe the size of the steak (large) and cooked to perfection it’s a great pity we live so far away but might impose more often on our friends just to eat at La Famiglia try it you won’t be disappointed most certainly highly recommend

We regularly eat here whenever we visit Amble and inevitably have a good meal which is presented well and priced even better. I find it difficult to criticize the restaurant at all as we never have any complaints. I just wish that all eating establishments produced such meals as regularly as La Famiglia

Excellent pasta and stroganoff.

What a wonderful evening. The food was scrumptious and Libby and Vera made us feel so welcome. Definitely recommend to anyone who likes excellent Italian food.

Lovely family restaurant with friendly staff . The exterior belies the homely interior . The food was excellent and the menu offered a varied and large selection of dishes . We all enjoyed our meals and would certainly return again .

We love eating here, especially if you want a leisurely time.

Phenomenal food. Amazing staff. Impeccable service. I love it here. Best Italian i have ever been to. Such good value, go here with family often.

Nice Italian restaurant on the main shopping street in Amble, Northumberland. We were just going to go for a meal at a local pub but our pub of choice had stopped serving for the evening so we decided on La famiglier. We had a very nice meal served by a friendly Italian lady who seemed to be doing everything at front of house, serving food, drinks and clearing tables etc. She was very busy to say the least but all done with good humour. Nice food at a reasonable price. We would go again.

Lovely food, great service, very sweet Italian restaurant🍝 🇮🇹

Highly recommend for everything! Very good value for money. Lovely staff.

Food is excellent, the staff are lovely. Incredibly good value for money without compromising quality. Can't wait to eat here again!

Great authentic Italian food and service. Lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Had a really lovely experience going out for dinner with our toddler. Super freindly, and really tasty food.

Nice atmosphere & very good food & service. Recommended.

Okay food, pizzas not very good at all - think they were frozen bases

Very tasty food and good portions, for a very reasonable price. We shared a bottle of wine and had cheesy garlic bread, pasta mains (carbonara and veg lasagne) and finally, home made tiramisu. Excellent and friendly service. Steady stream of customers (certainly for a Monday) - and many seemed to be repeat visitors.

The food was nice and the staff were nice. I would good back

Brilliant valentines night meal, meal, service all excellent

The food is amazing and the staff and owners make everyone feel special.

It was my birthday,first time we went to this restaurant,I couldn't recommend more. Absolutely beautiful and the staff are so kind. Thank you so much 💗

Very pleasant staff providing a great service. As impressed as I was with the friendly staff and the welcome that we got, the food blew me away. Absolutely outstanding

As always very friendly food fabulous 👌

Top notch. Called on spec for a meal. Food was excellent, waitress was great. Recommended.

Superb! Lovely meal, esp the tiramisu 😊👍 Great service, friendly. Highly recommend 🥇

Very busy, extremely friendly service and excellent food. Very impressed. Would highly recommend this restaurant.

Fabulous Italian food,great atmosphere, staff very friendly

A wonderful family meal enjoyed by young and old.

Fantastic food, reasonably priced, would have given 5 stars but I only got 4 small meatballs, I could have easily eaten double the amount given the size.

Friendly Staff Excellent Menu and Food excellent

Such a lovely restaurant , the head waitress is so friendly, food is amazing and such great value , family friendly ❤️ 😊 💕

Excellent food, highly recommended

Good food great portions one of the best restaurants in Amble top class

Friendly staff, lovely food and reasonable price, will go again.