The best restaurants serving Italian food in County Durham North East

Great restaurant. The best I’ve ever been with my family. Great food and great service. The fillet was amazing and the wine was real Italian wine.

My husband and I were staying at the travelodge, station road, Durham and decided we would walk into Durham for something to eat. We spotted the Little Sicily Italian restaurant just in front of the hotel and decided to grab a pizza. I can recommend the food, the pizza was lovely and staff very pleasant. If you're staying at the travelodge go no further, try the Little Sicily Italian restaurant.

The owner is very pleasant and attentive.. the meal was superb.. cracking little restaurant..definetly worth a visit.

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 .

Heard alot about Charltons so decided to give it a try. Best breakfast butty i've had in a long time! Beautiful food & great service 👌

We have ordered take away from Grande many times and it has never disappointed, hot, tasty and very filling. It's hard to describe how good it is! The restaurant part itself is small and is restricted to only a handful of tables so I would recommend booking beforehand but size doesn't matter when you are serving food of this quality. You will not be disappointed! Reasonably priced and serves throughout the day . I'm yet to try the breakfast menu but what from what I've seen of it, it looks delicious. If you've never tried the food, it's a must! If I could get away with it, everyday would be a Grande day.

My wife and I had the 2 course special last night before going to a concert in Newcastle. I had potato skins for starter and spaghetti Bolognese for my main, my wife had garlic mushrooms for starter and a chicken Kiev pizza for her main. All dishes were very tasty and served piping hot. With soft drinks and the food, the total bill was only £24.00! So, fantastic food, service and at a competitive price. We will definitely return.

Yet another fantastic evening at the pizzeria, thank you to Andy and his team, great food great service xx

Lovely restaurant with top quality service! They don't stint on food quantities or quality, staff are excellent with kids and the whole place is very clean with excellent atmosphere!

Once again amazing food, atmosphere and lovely staff. Always a pleasure to dine here, never disappointed. Highly recommend.

We go to santonios 8 or 10 times a year. The food and service is exceptional. Very Very good. The staff are so pleasant. Would recommend to anyone.

First time here celebrating our mother's birthday. Food was fabulous, service was excellent and the decor was wonderful. The prices are extremely competitive and great value for money. A daily set menu was available, 2 course for £15 or 3 course for £21. You can pay £3 to upgrade to the salmon dish which I would highly recommend. £5 to upgrade to the steak which I will do next time. All round an exceptional dining experience. Regards Richard

A very nice meal, we turned up on spec and only had to wait a few minutes for a table. Good menu at reasonable prices. The starters were excellent, Black pudding in a pepper sauce, mozzarella fritters and garlic and tomato pizza. Mains were pizza la spada, Calzone and vegetable cannelloni. All washed down with a large glass of House red, pint of Morretti and large Pepsi. The staff were attentive. Would have no hesitation to recommend. 👏👏👏👍

Always good and prices are good. Good food, good prices and good food, what more can you want?