The best restaurants serving Italian food in North East

Very happy about lunch today. We tried king prawns in tomato and chilli sauce, followed by honey chicken special and chicken cordon bleu. Squeezed in a shared portion of tiramisu. Delighted today. Lovely staff too.

Managed to get a reservation the same day, friendly welcome and seated at a lovely table for 3, atmosphere was very nice and the house white wine was fabulous. We ordered the chicken parmo, lamb kebab and pepperoni pizza all of which was absolutely delicious. 10/10 and would definitely recommend. Portion sizes were large and service was excellent. Would definitely recommend and we will be back very soon.

Thank you italian farmhouse managers and staff. What an outstanding service I have had. I hired italian farmhouse for my daughters birthday and from start to finish the service I received was amazing. I was unsure of what I wanted and kept swapping and changing my mind not once was I made to feel this was an issue,I just in the end decided I wanted something basic and simple like sausage rolls, wedges, sandwiches. I got this with the fun element for kids making their own pizza! They loved it and went down a treat! I have a niece who I didnt inform had a nut allergy ( my bad ) they were prepared to clean all surfaces allow us to check ingredients and make something for her but understandably said whilst they would do their best they couldn't guarantee so we declined and they allowed us to order in a pizza, this obviously is someones business but I feel to do this they want more than just money they want to give and make customers feel valued and welcome I was so impressed. Staff constantly checked everything was ok, constantly asked if anything else was needed they were prompt in bringing out food and keeping the area clean and tidy, nothing at all seemed to be a bother to them. I also had a courtesy call making sure all had went ok as I'd changed my mind that many times. Thank you so much italian farmhouse for an amazing memory for my little girl. We will most definitely be becoming regulars!

I honestly dont know why this place is quiet, eight pound for 2 course meal is great value for money, always leave totally stuffed. Biere morrati on tap and really clean. Staff so friendly and attentive.

Lovely place great food great staff had my 60th there with family everything when so well from getting there to service 16 of us without haven’t to wait for food and always making sure we were alright definitely go back.

I had a fantastic experience at Gianni’s! The pricing is very reasonable considering the quality of food and service. The dishes were beautifully presented, and the flavors were excellent—clearly made with fresh ingredients and great attention to detail. Service was impressively fast without feeling rushed, making the whole dining experience even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great food, efficient service, and good value for money!

Went for happy hour, really cheap for the food you get. Very tasty. Staff where lovely, was really busy so should book if you want to go

Cada vez que vamos siempre son las mismas caras agradables al servicio y el césped surf n es increíble la salsa de ajo que va con él es increíble. . mi pareja pidió un poco para ir con su pizza. . 😀

Demasiado estrecho Mesas demasiado juntas si su pareja Prácticamente sentado en las otras mesas rodilla No para mí. No volveré Promedio alimentario también Mucho mejor italianos por desgracia Camarera grosera también Ni una sonrisa

We were welcomed and served straight away, staff were knowledgeable of all the wines, so friendly and professional! Food came quickly and was delicious, great lunch time special offers.

Called in for mid afternoon lunch Excellent service from staff Food was cooked to perfection Excellent menu and drinks choice

Five of us booked for a meal at 7 pm . Hugely disappointing, we have been going to Marcellos or over 35 years. Seated down stairs , waited ages for drinks order to be taken. Husbanded ordered draft pint of moretti, waited at least 35 minutes for it to be brought , after repeated requests and being told the keg was being changed. Eventually food orders were taken and as we ordered we are told there is no asparagus not thatwe asked for it and asked if we wanted extra spinach instead of asparagus , which we said yes to. The food was fine . We asked for a dessert menu , left it with us while we decided what we wanted to order , decision made and waitress came back and said “ I’ll tell you what we haven’t got” which then reduced the dessert menu to about four items. I ordered pannacotta, a favourite of mine. Two others ordered flat white coffee to be told the coffee machine was broken . Pannacotta arrive a thin watery custard in a glass with some squirty cream and a couple of wafer rolls, it was so liquid it couldn’t stay on the spoon. Two of our party went to the toilets and came reporting that barely a dribble of water came out of the taps for handwashing and the hot air dryer was broken . A waiter asked if everything had been ok and when I said no he wasn’t very happy in fact bordering on rude . My first comment was that we had paper napkins while every other table had linen napkins, his argument to that was they had been very busy and that the paper ones didn’t have to be washed, I pointed out every other table had linens not paper even all the empty tables around us. He then said that we were late in the day coming in ( we booked for 7 pm and arrived a few minutes before that) I takend about the wait for the beer, and the poor quality pannacotta .he didn’t seem to think that anything said was of import. By this time we had asked for the bill three times and it hadn’t arrived so we asked again. Bill arrived and when I went to pay he took off the price of the pannacotta. I was really disappointed, we were there to celebrate a birthday and I’d hoped for a good experience for our family. We won’t return which is sad because we have had many happy times there in the past.

Now called the Italian kitchen.......ordered a takeaway, 2 garlic mushrooms, 1 margarita pizza, 1 calazone pizza, 1 chips.......over £36 for a takeaway, calazone not much bigger than the size of a large hand, strangest taste of a pizza we have ever had, the ciabatta that the garlic mushrooms came with was on the bottom so that was very soggy, not our idea of nice food, staff were lovely.

Negative first: No warm welcome. Toilets dirty but seemed like it was from that service and not generally dirty, probably need checking through out the day. Drinks orders took around 10m to be taken and another 10 to arrive. Starter arrived after 45mins. Dinner arrived quickly after finishing starter. Mistake made when giving dinners to wrong tables so 2 guests had to wait around 5 mins after first 2.. Positives: Starter choices for Sunday lunch set meal was very good. Meze starter, really tasty & good size. Lunch was very good, meat spot on. Veg wasn't you usual boring boiled veg. Roasted leeks, mange tout etc. gravy really tasty. 4 guests, 3x 2 courses, 1x 3course. Extra side of cauliflower cheese. 4 pints lager, 3 pints coke £87 everything. Food spot on, service poor. Would we go back, yes but would be prepared to wait.

Amazing freshly cooked food. Excellent value. Kids meals are very reasonable and good portion sized. Smash burgers are a big hit with the family.