The best restaurants serving Italian food in Chester-le-Street North and East County Durham North East

My sister and I visited for lunch today to help them celebrate their first birthday in business. Food and service were just fantastic. We love coming up from Chester-le-Street for lunch. We’ve never been disappointed right from the word go. The food is brilliant but it’s not just that it’s the staff and the atmosphere too. And today was just tremendous. The steaks were absolutely perfect. Ariano’s is a real community asset and we look forward to many more visits. In fact I’m coming with another group of friends later next week. You just can’t keep me away. Well done to everyone. ❤️❤️❤️

We go here as a group on a regular basis and always have great food. The staff are friendly and good fun. We go as a group and it's never too loud, we can always hear the conversation. Prices are reasonable and food is good quality. Highly recommend Deanos. Already booked for our next meet up

I was visiting Tideswell for the weekend with my boys and came across this gem of a restaurant . We really hadn’t expected much in such a small place but we’re really pleased that the food was of great quality ( esp the seafood), well presented and reasonably priced. The portions were large enough to keep the boys happy ! The staff were attentive and the chef was also welcoming. Lovely little restaurant ! If passing will definitely visit again.

I have been coming to sambucas for years now. The food can be very hit and miss depending on how busy it is, Sunday lunches are generally really nice which is why I am writing this review. Drinks were served without waiting a lolng time even though it was busy, great service too!

The food was good lovely typical Italian food The staff were friendly , the young Italian waitress very nice But it was very slow and they weren't full But the upstairs room was freezing not good when you are eating . We did mention this and the waitress went to a cupboard to up the heating ..we weren't the only people complaining one lady told us she was keeping her coat on . This made us want to leave early so we missed desert and coffee ..not good Also we had 2 elderly people with us and the stairs to up stairs were steep and had to clime...book downstairs if you have any mobility problems