Sambuca Seaham in County Durham

Friendly staff and service is usually pretty quick. The pate starter is always good and the pizza and pasta portions are big. Good value for money. Will be back again soon

Came here for my granddaughters birthday. Lovely food(very good value for money),decor,atmosphere and fantastic and helpful staff. A lovely lady brought out the cake, I brought in, we sang Happy Birthday and customers joined in. Made it extra special for my granddaughter.

A lovely Sambuca's. I had chicken Kiev and it was one of the best I've had. I then had banoff cheese cake which was delicious.

One of my parent's favourite places to eat, we called for a family catch up and were thoroughly impressed, as always. A fantastic little restaurant, the food is always delicious and so reasonably priced. I opted for the parmo, which was amazing, the portion was huge and so tasty, the home made chips and garlic sauce were tremendous. We couldn’t not have one of their amazing desserts, so we went with the chefs special chocolate cake and a lemon cheesecake to share, both were unreal! The staff are great, so friendly and welcoming, the service you get from these guys is top notch. One of the best around!

Amazing,delicious,fresh food Fantastic atmosphere Brilliant and attentive staff Thank you 😊

Visiting from Derbyshire.. and stopped nearby...Booked a party of 7.. on Friday 9th Aug.. our 3rd visit to it.. and as normal.. food and service was spot on..the drinks service was prompt.. all the meals came out together.. hot and delicous..the Prawn Cocktail was so nice..and the Chicken Kiev is to die for.. As was all of our meals.. So it was 7 happy diners..

Came today for some lunch service was outstanding food was to die for will definitely be back pizzas are amazing .

Great food at a great price Definitely would come again

So,the food was good ,not exceptional but good value for money. The service was really really good & our lovely waiter could not do enough for us. The decor however is a mystery. Not sure who was in charge but they had never heard the phrase 'less is more '. Would recommend if just to appreciate the interior 😉

Great for special afternoon prices. Grandchildren really enjoyed 2 course special 5.95 well worth it.

Visited on Sunday, by a pure chance! What an amazing find. It made our weekend trip even more special. Food was delicious. Value for money. We've both had Sunday roast (3 courses). Both starters and roasts were amazing. We've shred with a 3yo and she was also very pleased.

Hidden Gem amazing Food and great prices. Could be our new favorite 💪

Waited to long to be served the garlic bread wasn't cooked enough

As always a lovely meal. Prices have gone up a lot, it's not a cheap meal anymore. Cannot fault quality. Service is always excellent.

As usual . Great service. Meal fabulous. Great value for money .

Called me and claimed to 02 I have never been there or herd of this place.

Wonderful italian. Quirky one old pub.

Staff are lovely, got serviced by aga was amazing service. Food was spot on. Couldn’t fault the place. Would definitely go back again

me and my partner came for dinner and the service was amazing! we were served by aga and she went above and beyond for us as per ! Highly recommend!

Had a catch up with a long time friend today at Sambucas. Agga the waitress was so friendly and chatty from coming through the door until we left. What a lovely person. We both opted for the 3 course lunch time special and it was delicious and good portion size. Thoroughly enjoyed the food, the service and the long awaited catch up. A very nice afternoon. We’ll be back. Thanx Agga you are an asset to your employer. Xx

We were served by Aga, she was so fun and made us feel so comfortable thank you so much ❤️

We gave this restaurant a try on a Friday night without reservation. The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and attentive.

All the staff were great. Aga, in particular, was extremely warm and welcoming . She made good recommendations and was very friendly and helpful during our visit. She took extra care with my elderly mother, even helping her out to the car after our visit. The food was hot and plentiful. Thank you Sambuca - look after Aga as well as she looks after your customers and you’ll continue to thrive!

Great food and a lovely authentic atmosphere. We visited on the off chance they had a table and the staff were very accommodating. Will definitely go back.

Looking for a comfortable and intimate dining experience that transports you to Italy? Look no further than our cosy Italian restaurant. Come and indulge in authentic Italian cuisine, made with the freshest ingredients and cooked to perfection. Whether it's a romantic night out or a family dinner, a warm and welcoming atmosphere is sure to leave you feeling satisfied and content. Taste of Italy right in your neighbourhood.

Nice food with a friendly service by Aga. She ensured we were looked after.

Would like to say a big thank you to Sambuca Seaham We enjoyed a very special mother's day with you. The food was delicious, but what made our day even more special was the lovely young lady Aga who made my mams day even more (massive thank you Aga, 🙏!.. never change, you are a lovely, caring sweetheart & we can not thank you enough for making mams day) Aga served us with a smile, making us all feel very welcome (every restaurant needs an Aga!) Once again thank you Aga & Sambuca for such a wonderful special Mother's day for our amazing Mam. We will be back for sure 🙏🫶❤️

Fantastic service by Aga, so friendly and helpful.

Allocated a table for 3, sat down with great expectations, ordered two grilled steaks, one well done the other medium rare, well done steak was almost inedible, very dry and crumbley, the other nice and juicy but very little flavour and chewy. Our child enjoyed her pizza, service was minimal, restaurant decor very tacky, very disappointing, when asked at the end of the meal we told the server it was okay

Went out for an anniversary meal with my husband on Monday, from the moment we walked in we felt very welcomed and looked after. The waitress Aga was very professional informed and kind, she made our meal even better. The food was amazing, the atmosphere was perfect. We will definitely be returning, big shout out to Aga thank you for making it more special for us.

It was lovely, the food was fabulous

We have been a couple of times now to Sambuca and always had good food and good service. Staff are friendly and attentive. Small complaint, more chilli on your Lucifera pizza please :)

Staff are lovely, got serviced by aga was amazing service

Lovey meal and fantastic service from Aga.

Very nice meal. Staff were amazing so friendly and helpful especially the polish lady

scran was lush mind, the waitress she were called Aga honestly the funniest person I’ve ever met 10/10 customer service woman deserves a raise

Good food and a great atmosphere. Service is great as well

My first time. We will be going again.

Amazing service, lovely food and good atmosphere

All I can say is that if the service in the restaurant is a quarter as good as my experience with one of their staff today then it will be mind blowing. I blew a tyre on the A19 earlier tonight and was struggling to get help from RAc even though I was not in a safe place. A Good Samaritan pulled over, changed my tyre and would accept no payment. He works at Sambuca Seaham. I can’t get over his genuine kindness. Thank you x

Beast meal we had fantastic good value for money

Good menu and reasonable prices. Pleasant ambience.

Always good Take my family when they visit

It was mid week and quiet but good and staff excellent

Excellent food and staff could not do enough for you particularly one girl who looked after our little boy who is deaf . Will most definitely be going back again

Amazing food and the early deal is amazing foe the price

Have never had a bad meal from here, lovely food, friendly staff, and reasonably priced too.

My husband ordered the ribeye, was cold and chewy. My meal was delicious. The manager seemed annoyed we were there and told us we only had an hour and 10 min to eat our meal and we needed to leave. The bartender was great, she helped us more than our server/manager.

Outstanding service, excellent food

Fantastic food great Menu something for everyone

Love it love it love it Great pizza and Sunday dinner

Excellent food and very friendly staff

Excellent food and friendly service, early afternoon so very quiet but would definitely recommend it

What a find. The food was stunning, taste, heat, freshness. Service was excellent, friendly waiters with great sense of humour. Child friendly and apart from two small steps disabled friendly, plenty room for our daughters wheelchair so she could be sat at the table on a chair. Toilet was difficult to access if immobile, thankfully our daughter can manage a few steps. Only in Seaham for a few days but already planned another visit. Highly recommended.

First time here and impressed. Food was lovely, piping hot great portion size for the price. Two starters two mains two drinks under £50 good value. Staff excellent and attentive. Card machine not working, posters up and told verbally on arrival. Could not fault it.

I've eaten at a few different Sambuca restaurants in the past, but I'd be thinking twice before my next visit, after a driver in a Sambuca Seaham van drove very dangerously and aggressively behind me on the A19, tailgating and flashing me, putting me and other road users at risk. Not a great advertisement for a supposed family-friendly restaurant. Family friendly when they're taking your money, perhaps, but happy to endanger your family when they're not 👍

Great service great food and drinks great staff.

Absolutely brilliant, lovely food, good choice of drinks. Real value for money: I wish I went here for our anniversary instead of another place along the front. I'll be going here again in the future. 10/10

Great staff Good prices Lovely food

Got a Sunday roast delivered last week, it's some of the worst food I ever had. The Yorkshires were burnt, everything else was cold and the mashed potato was slimy and had a disgusting rancid taste.

Lovely takeaway. Authentic Italian foods .

Always good food and service here.

Amazing food, friendly staff, clean toilets not many parks spaces.

Nice food, well presented and quick service. Ideal for a nice cosy meal

Ambiente, simpatico. Con richiami all'italiana cultura. Cibo buono e servizio cordiale.

Food was excellent ! Service great and friendly.

Lovely place and great value for money. One of the best Sundays dinners iv had in here

Great food, good service, and reasonably priced would go back.

Attentive staff, very helpful, lovely food, great value for money on the 3 course meal, only negative very expensive prosecco, small bottle penny short of £9!!

Booked last minute and managed to get a table,for 3 (would definitely recommend booking) as we got the last table excellent service and the Food was too!!

Lovely place staff very friendly and helpful food was fantastic will be back

Tiffany, the lady who manages the bar, is a friendly lass with a lot of personality! Thanks for the Double Tiny Water, Tiff! David, the Hungarian waiter, is quite an amiable chap! He knows his drinks as well! Salvo, the Sicilian chef, cooks the culinary equivalent of Maria Grazia Cucinotta swimming naked in the Mediterranean Sea! Full marks for his cooking!

Excellent service and very good food - we was group of 7 and everything was great 👍

Was lovely visit had hallucinations chips and pint just what a needed after a lovely walk

Staff were very friendly. Food was great.

Felt sick while and after eating

Great food and service at reasonable prices

Ordered with Feed Me Online for delivery, really lovely

Beautifull food. Amazing staff. Great prices .. Made to feel welcome and at home but not harrased like most places. Can never finish all the food and it's always boxed up for later.

Fantastic food , went for my birthday and was not disappointed , will defanatley be going again .

We were a family party of 7 plus lovely toddler on Sunday 12th Feb. What a fantastic place,good varied menu and service from David could not be faulted,he went above and beyond I have to say,even noticed our little man was eating with Mamas fork and supplied him with his own little set,,which he was delighted with! The whole experience was wonderful..we all live as far as Edinburgh apart so when we get together a few times a year in Seaham it's a big treat for us!!We had been struggling to find a place like this over the last cple of years,it will be our 'Go to' place now for sure,so look out Sambucca as the saying goes WE 'LL BE BACK!! And obviously a huge thank you to the chef!! Only 1 criticism that the portions are huge,next time a cple of us would ask for a smaller portion to prevent wastage.Thank you again Sambucca ( sorry the review is late!) Denise.

Ignore the decor.... this is a genuine find that deserves real recognition, the food is truly outstanding and the service fantastic. Fresh home made Italian cooking at its best - highly recommended!

Food always lovely and staff friendly

Very disappointing meal, my steak was no way a rib eye more like a small cheap tough cut and my friend's belly pork was very dry!! Staff nice and friendly

Great restaurant friendly staff, great food

Really lovely little find. It doesn't look much from the outside, but it's such a nice cosy, friendly, place. The staff were really welcoming and helpful. The decor is cosy. The food was superb!! I had Jambaylaya Risotto which was beautiful and my wife had Roast Salmon with creamy mustard and baby prawn sauce. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First time in this restaurant, though have been to others in the group. Staff were pleasant and food tasty. Drinks were not too dear too.

Lovely food reasonably priced staff were very nice

Very good dinning experience nice inside very nice waiters good food just kinda too overly greasy on the cheese bread.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Would recommend

Had a four person meal starters and mains, food was lovely fresh service was excellent and great value for money

1st time used sambuca and won't be the last. Polite people work here and the food is outstanding thanks for your hospitality see u soon

Good food and the staff are fantastic, they really make it a great place to eat

Beautiful food and fantastic service.

We were in Sambuca on Thursday night it was nice and warm the staff are vey friendly the food is always great especially the home made chocolate brownie . We will be back Happy Christmas to all the staff

Fabulous atmosphere, friendly staff, excellent menus, great pint ,highly recommended .

lovely food great staff, would like to see mash potatoes bit less runny then he 5 ⭐️

This is the place to go for Fantastic Food, excellent service. Very friendly staff. Very good prices. Would recommend to family and friends.

Excellent food great staff..very varied menu with some nice twists..highly recommend..

Lovely friendly staff and lovely Sunday dinners.