San Marino Restaurant in Sunderland

Always nice here, the staff are all lovely and friendly. Food is good. But I really wish they would increase their vegan options. There's only one on the menu, and no vegan dessert either 😭

Lovely sunday lunch well worth a visit

Great food lovely staff nice atmosphere in beautiful venue

Very nice food, attentive, helpful staff, great atmosphere and very friendly.

Nice meal but not as good as it used to be. Staff and service very good , but staff kept asking if food was ok a bit too many times for my liking.

Nice place very busy chip under cooked and pizza very sloppy but staff were great and friendly

Lovely authentic Italian restaurant. Delicious mains and dessert. Very cheap for such good quality.

Fave Italian, great food, amazing service 👍🏼

Delicious food & friendly staff who were happy to make recommendations

Lovely beer garden 👌 😋 great food as always

Cant recommend here enough.everything was excellent .food to die for .excellent welcome and atmosphere.will not be my last visit

We discovered San marino when it was in its original home on Chester road where food snd service was amazing but space was tight to say the least, but now they have everything the same great food and service with plenty of space to accommodate cosy tables of 2 to parties of any size, our daughter has helped out when they were short of waiting staff one weekend and said that the kitchen was the cleanest and best she had worked in and she has worked in plenty which gave us a great confidence that not many diners get the benefit of knowing, you cant go wrong to book a table at San Marino 10 out of 10 every time and we have been over 20 times

OK for Sunday lunch beef rather chewy.Nothing to really shout about.

First time visitors, lovely food great staff and a lovely atmosphere. We'll definitely be going back for more

Beautiful Sunday lunch on lovely hot plates which makes a big difference. Service was excellent

Fabulous Sunday lunch was a last minute booking very lucky as we were in the area. Sticky toffee pudding was delicious. We will be back.

10/10! I came for a family dinner and wow the food is incredible! Staff are friendly and always made sure we had everything we needed! Drinks were cold and pasta was truly delicious

Staff very friendly and helpful

Absolutely beautiful, food was amazing and plentiful, staff very attentive best restaurant I've been to in years thankyou team San Marino

Absolutely fantastic food and service as always,just love the chicken Kiev , love the San Marino beer as always we just keep coming back have eaten at San Marino’s since around the year 2000 when they were on Chester Rd ..consistently perfect food back then it was stuffed garlic pate Kiev …mmmmm would love it again 👍

Love it here on a Sunday. You can have a Traditional Sunday Lunch or off the Italian menu which is really helpful if there is a large group to please. If there are any queries or issues the staff & management are fantastic & they will always find a solution. Nothing is too much trouble xxx

Absolutely amazing. Great decor. Friendly staff. Food is amazing. Will definitely visit again

Delicious food and so fast to table.. Wishing all the best to wonderful team..

Delicious food, a good laugh and fab service what more could you ask for! It's only missing an accessible loo then it would be amazing. 😁😁

Really relaxing experience for a leisurely afternoon watching world go by or chatting with friends lovely venue

Best restaurant in Sunderland by far! Attentive friendly staff and the food is unreal!! Defo recommend!

Great Sunday dinner and top notch service to match. Great staff and the male manager was lovely too.

everyone was lovely except a man who looked like a manager, was very rude and obnoxious and heard him shouting at one of his staff members rudely.

First time visit and will definitely return and recommend. Lovely atmosphere and very cosy . Staff are friendly and food was delicious.

First time ever coming here for food and it was amazing ! It was also reasonably priced will absolutely be back .

Cracking atmosphere and great service. The food was spot on for our family 70th birthday surprise. The service was really lovely too even though they were busy still all attentive.

Delicious food. We had chicken with Peppercorn sauce and chicken diabolo. Lovely alongside madri and montepulciano wine. We'll ge back

Wow, great food, great value and brilliant service for my sisters 60th. Staff were lovely and did a good rendition of happy birthday when we were served up the cake we had bought with us. We will be back!

New years eve was lovely family night out, food was amazing and the service was excellent

What a beautiful place. Dog friendly aswell which is always a bonus. We went for Sunday dinner, which was absolutely amazing. Definitely highly recommend and 100% will be returning

Brilliant food, staff very attentive a very pleasurable afternoon spent there

Nice and relaxing food very good

Beautiful food, nice surroundings all spoilt by lying, rude staff.. not all staff, just one man in particular! There’s not enough room for what I want to say on here, but there are more details on the Tripadvisor website. All I can say is AVOID AVOID AVOID

Lovely food and staff highly recommended 👌

Nice food nice staff worth a visit. The specials board had steak and other nice alternatives to the advertised menu.

Absolute magic night at a fantastic place. Excellence in every department, friendliness, service and food quality. Would highly recommend the San Marino Restaurant for anyone that wants quality with friendly service.

We’ve been going to San Marino since their early days when they were on Chester Road and the food has always been absolutely lovely. I always look forward to the next time we’re there as you’re guaranteed in my view to have something which you’ll enjoy and it’s always a chilled atmosphere. Staff are also always extremely friendly. Already looking ahead to next time 😋

Been to this restaurant several times. The food and staff are amazing. And it's dog friendly.

Beautiful food, friendly staff. Couldn't fault anything

Thank you for allowing us to host a post triathlon race meal there. Hospitality and flexibility in equal measure and the food was damn good too.

Not as good when in Chester road

Called in for a Sunday family get together obviously a lot more space than the San Marino on Chester road staff friendly helpful was a lovely day for sitting in the outside space, but it's a bit more expensive than Chester road San Marino as well, portion sizes vary all although I've been to a lot of Italian restaurants and had larger portions for less money one of the company got prawns ag aglio plenty sauce just not enough prawns I got pate which was cold and hard to spread to say just a few, but £17 for a chicken kiev and salad yes could have had vegetables or chips but wanted salad would have been the same price Kiev was dry not enough sauce should have used the extra sauce from the ag aglio and the salad consisted of rocket chopped tomato olives, will not be calling back any time soon I'm afraid everyone has different opinions on the establishment we went because we used to go to Chester road and obviously other people's experiences of their new premises but ours wasn't the best

I've just Googled and found the most amazing place San Marino restaurant in Sunderland what a lovely family friendly and smart place this is. The Staff we're great and welcoming but I have to mention I have just eaten the best Sunday lunch of my life I had the lamb and Yorkshire pudding with vegetables my wife been Asian she had prawns and went ITALIAN 😀 the most amazing food and deserts Thank you San Marino.

Nice place, good service and not expensive.

Been quite a few times and the food on a evening and has always been spot on, first time for Sunday dinner and we left disappointed. Packet roast beef should be served in a sandwich not on a Sunday dinner. Will be back for Italian but not for Sunday lunch.

Mixed feelings. Our pizza was alright: the dough was thin, and the parma ham was ok, but the cheese was bland and stuffed us to the point where we couldn't finish the meal. The staff was friendly and attentive, but we received a receipt for twice the amount of our original order from the wrong table at the end of the meal. In the end, a correct receipt was provided, but overall we left with a negative impression.

Great food and service. As ever, the food was beautiful andvthexservice excellent.

Excellent food, pleasant staff who were very attentive.

Visited San Marino with family for our golden wedding anniversary. Venue had a lovely atmosphere. Staff were pleasant and efficient and the food amazing. Would definitely return and recommend .

Great food and atmosphere and the service was excellent- lovely staff.

I had fillet steak and my wife had lobster ravioli in a lobster bisque. Everything was beautiful, goog selection of draught beers also, definitely will be back.

Lovely restaurant interior, well priced food and drink, but the food isn’t so great. Ordered a ham and mushroom pizza, but it arrived with peppers and anchovies on too (this was not on the menu). When we asked if we could have a fresh pizza without the anchovies they told us they could just pick them off. However, they did return a minute later and offer to make a fresh one but the pizza still wasn’t up to par for an Italian restaurant. Other main courses were okay but we have had much nicer Italian food elsewhere. Bread and potato skins were delicious though.

First time eating here. Lovely food excellent value for money definitely be going back.

From the moment we walked in we were rushed. Had a disabled person with us when we finished eating. We were asked to sit on sofas. The disabled person could not so we had to leave. 1st time and last time I’ll be there

Felt a bit rushed being honest. I know covid has made timings tight but i felt under pressure to finish my meal.

Had a fabulous night with friends. Food was excellent aling with very attentive service. Will be my new favourite place to go

Great local quality Italian restaurant. Staff really friendly and serves delicious authentic meals.

Beautiful food. Lovely service.

Fantastic restaurant with lovely friendly staff. The Home made bread is fantastic . Always lovely food the new Italian sausage scotch egg is unreal . The restaurant is done out covid guidelines.

Amazing venue with first class staff.

Ordered food for collection. Everything reading right on time with no messing about. Food was fantastic, piping hot and all brilliantly packaged for take out. Bought extra focaccia as it's always amazing.

Brilliant food and excellent service just remember to book table at weekends they're so busy

Beautiful food and amazing takeaway service

Quite simply the best Italian food in Sunderland - so happy to see them going strong in these horrible times.

Great little Italian restaurant. We often come here from work (hospital) and they are very understanding regarding time pressure and get the dishes ready for us coming in.

Decent food...pleasent service...will return.

Excellent food and service, will be back!!

I have been coming to San Marinos on Chester Road for 15+ years and the standard has maintained if not increased even more over the past 5 years. Food is 5* and staff are exceptional. Very clean and cosy environment.

Very disappointed after all the great reviews it has received. What self respecting restaurant would serve burnt garlic bread and charge for it. Monkfish ordered from specials board (not cheap) unsure that what was served was monkfish. Aldi's fishfingers are better. Requested fresh ice for wine bucket and informed there was enough in. Never going back

Really enjoyed the evening food was excellent will be back again staff are very attentive

Worst italian food i ever had..i will never recomend to my friends and family...staff are friendly food is terrible.

Good food,good price, friendly staff & very nice atmosphere.

Always amazing food, service and lovely atmosphere. Beautiful home made bread too 😍

A cosy place to enjoy reasonably priced very good food Friendly and attentive staff

Lovely staff, good value for money and very tasty food.

Friendly helpful staff ..good menu choice ..prices very reasonable...but most importantly,the food is delicious !

Food was fantastic full off flavour. nice friendly staff. Would recommend

First time here after hearing so much about it. Really lovely fresh food good service will be going back.

First visit since moving away: great. Cozy. Lovely menu and enticing specials. Excellent food. Freshly baked focaccia too mind!!!

Love the place Lovely food and staff Always made welcome whether it's 2 or 16

Nice little restaurant, food was great, good menu choice, not the cheapest but definitely worth the extra few pound

Strange recipes... Good service ! Very small portions thought! When you're paying over 7 pounds for a plate of pasta arrabbiata ( tomato and chili), or....chefs own invention! Much better choices in town center... Just saying

Brilliant atmosphere, tend to have quite a few outings here for birthdays

San Marino nice little place to eat food very nice service is fab staff are really good good service

Lovely good. And very friendly staff

Quality food at reasonable price served by quality staff

My girlfriends vegetarian dish turned up with pieces of chicken in it. She was devastated.

Just popped in to pay a deposit. Looking forward to the meal. Looked lovely inside and the Staff were lovely

Although nicely presented, I thought the food was over priced and did not have a lot of flavour

Lovely service, delicious food, always got good variety on specials board. Highly recommend but book first as can get busy.

Best Italian restaurant in Sunderland

Portions are huge and the food is great

I can't believe I've lived beside it so long and not been. Fantastic food, nice staff.

Recommended by a friend, we went for lunch prior to a theatre visit. Lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff and excellent food. The pizza was so gooooooood and the chicken parfait outstanding. Lots of choice and from what I could see being served to other diners, the presentation and quality of the dishes looked yummy! Our host even told us where to park for free near to the theatre which was an added bonus! Would we go again? like a shot, and we live 40 miles away! worth a try.... you wont be disappointed at all. Helen Richmond North Yorkshire

Super food and fantastic service.