Sambuca in North Tyneside

Topping all tipped upside down on pizza

Great quality food,great size portions.will be back,Thanks

Pizza toppings all off base seemed pizzas had been upside down 😞

Good quality and quantity of food defo will order again shame re delivery time

The food was delicious and fresh and delivered really quickly. Would definitely order again.

We have been going to Sambukas in Whitley Bay every six weeks or so for the last 3 years Six of us went yesterday,a meal we always get was the 3 course special, which is advertised on a board outside the restaurant. Tuesday to Saturday 12-5pm We arrived at just after 3 and were informed the restaurant is closed,by a truly obnoxious restaurant worker.I pointed to the board, which stated the opening hours 12-5, but all he kept saying was it was shut. We won't be going back, so they have lost £120 worth of business.

I visited Sambuca Whitley Bay for the first time today and had a fantastic experience. The food was delicious and reasonably priced, and the staff were friendly and attentive.

We enjoyed dinner on several evenings here, whilst on a recent stay in the area. On entering from street level via a cafe entrance we ventured up a flight of stairs to find a cosy restaurant, offering an extensive menu. We experienced friendly service, tasty food and look forward to a return visit.

Tasty pasta, delivered on time, the chocolate cake was on the small side for what we paid. Measly!!

The food was great and warm. Will order again.

First time ordering from here and would definitely order again. The food was amazing I really enjoyed it. Those chips are just something else. Absolutely lush! Thank you

Great food, fantastic service and amazing value for money. I would highly recommend Sambuca Whitley Bay as it serves excellent Italian food.

Steak done right - unfortunately the sauce was bland as water 🥲

Lovely setting and atmosphere. Food very good, great value. Service and staff very friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit. We will be back soon.

The meal arrived and was not only barely luke warm but the meat carton with the gravy was open and the gravy had spilt over everything in the bag and was dripping out… I couldn’t eat it!!! It went in the bin. I would like a full refund please. The delivery guy pointed it out and apologised but my food was ruined!

woman got lost but was nice in the end x

Absolutely loads for the price. Only problem was a pizza missing bit called restaurant and they’re going to refund it

Fantastic food delivered on time,will be odering again

Food we ordered from Sambuka was really good . 2 pizza and 2 pollo crema . So delicious

Lovely pizza with fresh ingredients

Garlic and Parmesan chips were pretty much plain chips. Both pastas were okay however lacked sauce and a the proper flavour you get in the restaurant.

Always a good meal and service.

Great £7.95 three course lunch deal and wine for under £3!

Quick delivery. Pizza a little cooler than i would have liked but Sunday lunch spot on

Had a very good lunch at a reasonable price

Cold food. Preordered for 8.15 turned up 50 minutes later after ringing numerous times. Food missing.

Aways a great atmosphere here. Food perfect every time and staff friendly

It's actually very good Went with friends and everyone's kids. Very affordable and a good fun night out.

The food was average but the venue, service & and the atmosphere were good.

Quick delivery food in perfect condition

My Husband and I visited here last night but have been before on a number of occasions. We had a cheesy garlic bread between us and I had a creamy penne dish and my husband had his usual, chicken risotto, which he loves. My compliments to the chef, who always produces delicious, outstanding food which goes for the garlic bread too, so soft and tasty. Pleasant staff, giving good service and value for money.

the meat was delicious, the rest of the meal was where very little and the mash potato was almost nil,and we git tiramasu I think ,I haven't got a scoobie what that is ,I have a picture if you want to see,definitely won't order again from you £27.oo in total not worth it

Great food and good atmosphere,

Excellent food,service and friendliness, cannot fault, have been quite a few times, can't wait to go back again, Thanks++++

We visited Sambuccas this evening and we were met by very friendly attentive staff. The food was delicious and the service was great. All served in a timely manner and with a smile. The only criticism that I have is that if you don't have cash there isn't the facility to leave a tip for the kitchen or front of House staff. Evidently leaving a top on the card doesn't make it to the staff that have looked after you. I hope this changes as it's those staff that encourage repeat custom and that's the only reason I haven't given a 5 star review overall.

Staff are lovely and helpful, I go most Sundays for the beef lunch and it is delicious and occasional Fridays the food is always lovely and great value 😋 keep up the good work and thanks

Lovely restaurant on the river front serving delicious food served by wonderful staff

Restaurant was half empty but told we could only sit at the little table at the top of the stairs where people were squeezing past. Staff were very unhelpful and to be honest quite rude. We visit other branches quite regularly but won't be coming back here

Superb Sunday lunch for unbelievably good price. Can’t recommend highly enough. Staff were really pleasant and helpful.

Love the food and service is spot on Sunday Dinner fantastic for my partner ,he loves the Beef ,Lamb ,I'm vegetarian love the food

We decided to check out Sambuca Whitley Bay for a change. Gotta say, the food was top-notch, solid 10/10, cooked to perfection, and the service was great, this place has a fab atmosphere. We will be coming here again and really recommend!

Thursday 8th August called here ( first visit) for lunch, My Wife had Steak with seasonal Veg,I had Chicken stuffed with Ham and served in a Tomato Sauce with chips,all were served piping hot and delicious,very pleasant staff and we thought great value for money.Really handy parking almost opposite in car park above shopping centre.

First visit today. Not disappointed at all. Good service,Great Food at very reasonable price.

First time in this Sambuca, as always great food and service. It was quiet being Wednesday night, but that was not a problem.

I had alovely meal with two friends presented well and tasted just as good 👍 😋 😌

Food and service fantastic as always

Friendly but loud, good service good food

Great food, great value and nice view over the town. Nice staff too

Food was amazing and the whole place was beautiful.

Friendly helpful staff and good food. Would like to see more vegetarian options

Very nice meal with just the right amount of staff attention very relaxed meal

Lovely quiet place with amazing food..

Really lovely pizzas, very reasonable prices and super service

Always delicious food, fantastic atmosphere and the best service. The staff are so friendly and attentive, especially Bradley

Food is beautiful and staff are very attentive

Fabulous food and really friendly staff , best place to eat in Whitley bay

Used to be brilliant now just another rip off been going here for well over 10years the same order has tripped in price and the food has gone right down hill, chewy bacon,burnt potato skins rock hard. Last time I’m going such a shame.

staff are absolutely amazing, definitely recommend 10/10

Was very disappointed by my visit. Staff didn’t seem to care and everything seem like effort for them. Food was over cooked and didn’t have much taste. Really disappointed as in the past it’s been great but this time was awful. Won’t be rushing back. We were a table of 5 and no steaks were order and we did talk to the staff.

Love this place. I go at least once a week. Food is always amazing in my experience. And a bonus is the newly refurbished downstairs sitting area.

Fantastic service, will definitely be back again. 10/10

Loved this place!! Food was amazing, staff were so friendly. 100% recommend this place😃

I had a delightful time with my family, my kids loved it, the garlic bread was amazing, Brenda was amazing really great service will most certainly be back there again with the kids they loved the garlic bread, 10/10 service, give Brenda a raise

Lovely tasty food, nice atmosphere. Definitely will visit again

Absolutely spot on service staff were great and the manager was friendly will be coming back again.

Just had a brilliant time at this lovely meal, Brenda was top class will definitely be back

Fantastic evening lovely food, Brenda was a fantastic waitress

Ordered a calzone pizza it came and I needed a sledge hammer to get in to it. The worse I have ever had.

Haven’t been here for a few years and I don’t know why not; the food is really really tasty and so cheap for what you get. Good wine at a good price and the best service with a smile. Bradley made our night!!! Thank you for such a memorable evening with lots of laughs.

We have been coming here for years and the food is always top quality. Staff are friendly and the atmosphere is always good.

We have been coming here for 12 years, both for quick meals when we couldn't be bothered to cook, and for family occasions. The service has always been fabulous and the staff are so friendly. Many great memories made here. The food is good -recommend trying the deep fried brie! - and they are accommodating with swapping out toppings on pizzas etc. I think the current upgrades they are making will look fabulous.

Visited on a busy Saturday night unbooked was seated within minuites the restaurant upstairs was busy the staff were attentive but not overbearing we ordered a bottle of wine and ordered off the blackboard the smoked mackerel pate was deliciously and the lamb shank was to die for so soft and juicy the tiramisu was so fluffy and fresh the night was amazing will definitely be back would give 7 stars if possible

Bit of a letdown, to be honest. We love ❤️ Sambuca's but this is definitely our least favourite. Sorry. Some things we're ok

Thought this would be good as the Sambuca that we go to on a regular basis near where we live in West Yorkshire, unfortunately it was not a good experience, l appreciate the fact it was Mothering Sunday and we did not book, but seriously the only enjoyable thing on the plate was the Roast Lamb, everything else was terrible, the young girl who was solely responsible for the ground floor was sadly out of her depth with people coming in, waiting for their tables to be ready upstairs, the seating downstairs needed to be replaced, damaged and battered, the seating area was dark and dingy, out of a 3 course Sunday was the Roast Lamb, my partner had the starter, he was told it was Minestrone Soup, tasteless, looked horrendous, as visitors staying in the Area for the Weekend, on a wet Sunday, we thought a Sunday Lunch would finish the day off perfectly, however we left very disappointed

Went to this restaurant last night (23/2/24) and really can’t fault the meal, price or the service. I had potato skins then cannelloni and my husband had garlic mushrooms then chicken risotto - couldn’t manage a sweet. My meal was very tasty and well cooked and of course, piping hot. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his meal, especially the risotto which he was of the opinion that it was the best he’d ever had. The staff were very friendly and attentive and the meal was well presented. We will have no hesitation in visiting this restaurant again.

Thought this place was great value for money, place was busy and the staff were doing their best to keep up

Poor pizzas and over cooked pasta, u can actually see through the garlic bread! In Italy this isn't the way to do it! Pasta should be al dente not sloppy.

This was a great find and stop. We were cycling back home and called in for a quick pizza. The pizza was outstanding and arrived quick. Literally were down and dusted in 22 minutes. The venue is great, staff are friendly. I will be coming back again... Take my time the next visit.

Ordered a rare steak and it was perfect! Usually when I order steak it comes medium rare but couldn't fault it. Beautifully decorated and lovely staff but was upstairs so not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.

Very good value for money, three course meal deal for less than £10 per person and always delicious food too. Great service and lovely friendly staff every time we go. Will be back soon.

Lovely place. Friendly staff and great food.

So disappointing. Been many times before but this has seriously deteriorated recently. Sunday lunch used to be lovely but sadly this beef was like shoe leather and the knife not sharp enough to cut it. On one of the coldest days of the year there was no heating on and the music was way too loud. We were planning to have our Golden wedding celebration, with 30 people, there next year but I think we will be better off at Cassia Sambuca where we have always had great food. We noted that it was not very busy when it used to be crammed on a Sunday. Maybe a change of management and or chef?

Great food and great service, thank you

So we had a meal on a Wednesday night, it was a bit quiet as expected but the food and service was 5 Star. The 16.95 meal deal with a glass of wine for 2.50 was excellent. We would definitely recommend this place and will definitely be back . The food is really good and no complaints.

Lovey food for the money thanks 🙏

Came here for a birthday meal and honestly don’t have a bad word to say at all food was lush staff were lovely and friendly. Will be back again

1st time there n fantastic food 5 stars

I've been before and not been majorly impressed but went for a friend's birthday over Sunday Lunch. Roast dinner was actually pretty good, well cooked vegetables and Yorkshire, meat wasn't too fatty. Was very reasonably priced too.

Id call this place a banker - great value for money, quick service and good food. Destination for all our family birthday celebrations!

Food was amazing as always, staff were very polite

Absolutely beautiful, beef melt in your mouth, great value for money, amazing service, staff so helpful and friendly, deffinatly recomend

Garlic bread to share fabulous, thin crust, we all had filet steak with prawns and chilli off the specials board. Very tasty , good price. Bottle of house red £13.99 unbelievably good ! Cheap and cheerful type of place. We all had our steak cooked differently from rare to well done and they all arrived at the same time cooked to perfection, some high end places struggle with that! Definitely recommend, well done that Chef

Could not have been better, absolutely brilliant. Staff were a credit, food was perfect.

I didnt have high expectations as but the food was really, very nice staff anf friendly and food was very good and price very very good.

Great service & food as always.

Lovely Sunday Roast & lovely staff

Incorrectly ordered from here rather than North Shields but it was blooming gorgeous. Wentfor2 lunch specials, both had potato skins and we got more than if we went to a chip shop, then for main I went for the cannelloni and other main was a carbonara. Have had to put half my cannelloni to one side to have for lunch tomorrow! Portions were huge. Will definitely be back.

May 2023 - We visited on a Saturday evening. The restaurant was fairly busy. Before visiting we had checked about gluten free options and had been informed that pizza and pasta were available. When we came to order we were informed that they had never offered gluten free pizza, only pasta. The food itself was fine, but the service was really slow. We had to ask someone to take our order as we had been waiting a while. We only had 1 drink each as no-one came anywhere near the tables once they had taken the orders, other than to deliver the food.

Sorry guys, the galic bread was great, thin cripy nicely done but my pasta was awful, I ordered linguine and got spaghetti, the sauce was essentially water that had been shown a tomato and the seafood like rubber. Worst of all a small glass of house white, takes a lot for me to give up on the wine (seriously revolting) and the food. Maybe I should have gone for pizza? For the price I actually got a slice of my companions garlic bread and a few forks of pasta. We both tasted the wine as well, it wasn’t just me.

Had the 3 course set lunch. Nice soup, good meatballs, excellent sole with lemon and garlic, decent salad, tasty chicken with pepper sauce, lovely home made big chips, v reasonably priced drinks, v good service. 100%recommend