The best restaurants serving Italian food in North East

Went for granddaughters birthday food was great drinks went down well and female restaurant worker was exceptional always had smile on her face and tended to every need few problems sorting the bill out but got sorted in end al in all a great night

pizza was normal. i think they just need to hire more service staff. need to order extra and i'm like monkey on an isolated island need to keep waving to get attention

Starters and desserts were ok! Mains decidedly average, needed to be hotter and were the broccoli and cauliflower frozen? Tables were sticky and although the staff are pleasant not a place for a second visit.

Came in for a work meeting. service was excellent, especially by Liam. Food was quality. Would recommend highly, as it’s so warming inside

Great restaurant that I would happily go to again. Service was more than perfect, and the waiting staff were kind, helpful, courteous and extremely efficient. Food was exceptionally good and tasted very Italian, including the vegan option. I spoke with the chef afterwards and complimented him on his cooking. If I was in Durham again, I simply wouldn't bother going anywhere else. This is a really good restaurant, with good service, good food, a wide array of drinks, and all at very reasonable prices.

First time visiting this establishment and it won't be the last. Fantastic food, great choice of dishes as well as drink options. Found the staff really friendly and attentive.

We dined here after the Queens Baton Relay. It was very busy and loud but we were seated in a nice corner away from the rowdy stag doos. The service was unbelievable considering how busy the restaurant was. Starters came quickly, drinks were topped up regularly, and food was delicious. Huge thanks to Tammy for going above and beyond and being so helpful and friendly and fab with the kids.

Absolutely shocking! Farah wants to look at his staffing! What an amazing cook but brought down by his front of house team!

Sólo quería decir que asistimos a un 13 cumpleaños pasado fin de semana y estuvo genial, el personal no podía hacer más para ayudar. Fue un gran ambiente con un gran equilibrio para jóvenes adolescentes. Recomiendo altamente este hotel para cualquier función y la comida era deliciosa y disfrutamos de todo el mundo.

Waited 50 mins for our food ! Table was dirty . Musty smell horrible decor . Staff need some more customer service experience. Place was empty so don’t know why we had to wait 50 mins . Here in area to visit family won’t be back sorry .

Ordered delivery for a birthday treat, asked for a pizza without any chili's as it was for a young child. Looked OK when it arrived but then found it was covered in chili flakes. I only realised after they'd started eating it. Quite distressing, won't be ordering again FYI for any customers, try Fabio's instead (also in Houghton) it's much nicer

We’ve found Italian takeaways lack a variety unless you want pizzas. With this in mind we revisited Gallo Neros menu on an eats app. They have a lot of other Italian meals listed so we went for Fajita Alforno and Kapsalon to share. The delivery was on time and hot, ready to eat. I ate mine straight away and it was tasty, but there was something missing in the overall taste for me. My husband said a similar thing, he enjoyed it but would try something different if we order again.

Excellent take away. Pizza is always superb and delivery is fast. Easy to order online and discounts are brilliant !!!!

The premises used to be a typical old fashioned fish and chip shop when I was a child, so it was nice to try the new version called Shergills. The menu now is massive to suit all types of tastes now (pizzas, kebabs etc weren’t available when I was a child.) We ordered using their own site and it kept us informed of its progress via email. The fish, chips and battered sausage arrived quickly and hot. The amount of chips sometimes doesn’t mean they’re nice but we loved these chips. We’d asked for salt and vinegar and batter in the anything to add box on their website, but they mustn’t have read it. I loved the fish, bright white and tasty but wasn’t a lover of the batter.

Good to return for a pint and some Quick pub doings..I had a panini with a side of chips. Plenty of roughnecks around but we sat in a more private alcove. Very enjoyable Maximus for £1.99