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Always an excellent choice, great menu and a lovely specials board. Fast service by friendly staff. Great value and in a good location for us.

My son and his friends (aged 14) went to Fabio’s on Tuesday for a special treat. As they are teenagers and don’t have much money, they made sure that they arrived for ‘Happy Hour’. However, when they proceeded to order, they were told that they were 1 minute late for Happy Hour and had to pay full price!!!! Taking advantage of teenagers is not a good look! They will not be returning and neither will I. There are lots of alternative restaurants in Chester le street that value young people and their custom. Very poor behavior from Fabio’s.

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

We visited for dinner. The new souvlaki skewers changed my perspective on grilled meat. Service felt casual, prices were fair. Kids enjoyed pizza too.

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.

Never been to sambuca before and I never really wanted too as I know it's a chain and the food is likely all frozen, mass produced, and thrown into a microwave, we called in because my daughter was off school that day and we had a trip into ikea, ridiculous queues for the restaurant so we left, she's pasta mad and sambuca having the afternoon specials on, decided on giving it a go, gut instinct told me not to bother, but my daughter ruled the roost on this occasion, 3 courses for just under a tenner, Sat down and ordered some drinks, my full fat coke was flat, great start, Starter: Potato skins- thick, greasy, with a side of awful garlic mayo, terrible, Main: arrabbiata- a very weak thin sauce, lumps of cherry tomatoes and sliced uncooked green chillies mixed into the dish, over done tagliatelle, my word, this truly was the worst Italian meal I think I have ever had, My wife had the lasagne, you know it's been in the microwave when it comes to the table in a silly little white dish thats hotter than the sun and its overflowing with bubbling cheese and tomato sauce, ridiculous, my daughter had the spaghetti bolognese and to be fair, this wasn't bad whatsoever, the specials come with an ice cream at the end, just plonked onto the table, no choice on flavours, obviously only vanilla available, (2 scoops) covered in a strawberry syrup that i didn't ask for, couldn't wait to leave, a truly disappointing experience, hand on heart i will never return to this chain again.

Disappointing, been several times but it was very poor today. Had to return the veg as it was cold, roast chicken was tasteless and seem more boiled than roasted. Roast potatoes were under cooked and fried not actually roasted. Lamb gravy served with chicken a definitely a no no. Raised the issue and they changed the veg but no apology. Don't think we'll return.

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

Went to Sambucca on Sunday night with four friends. We were seated and told we must be out by 9pm meaning we had an hour. We were fine with tat but we’re not fine with all but one of the staff standing guard over our table making sure we would be out! And I mean standing over our shoulders glaring at us. It was very unpleasant. The food was very mediocre, in fact Philippa had ordered beef stroganoff and when it arrived it was nothing resembling stroganoff. On a brighter not there is a very lovely waitress from Romania, she really was quite charming.

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.

Great local pub with great Atmosphere. Pints are reasonably priced and staff are lovely and friendly plenty of offers on a daily basis and very clean and tidy.

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.