The best restaurants serving Italian food in County Durham North East

I did do a 5 star review but today I changed it as I had an awful experience with this shop today the owner was so rude. The tone he spoke to me infront of my husband was absolutely degrading. Don’t get me wrong the food is lovely but I couldn’t possibly go back there. This owner shouldn’t be aloud to communicate with customers he’s disrespectful and down right rude. The lady is so polite and welcoming and worth a 5 star deffinatly but the owner lets the whole place down.

Was going to meet friends for a Sunday lunch here but two of our party are vegetarian and the veggie option is just the meat option without the meat. Went somewhere else instead. Not great. Would be nice to have a Veggie Wellington or nut roast option available. Veggie options are often overlooked here in Barney which is sad in this day and age. Have started going further afield which is a shame if you are trying to support some lovely local businesses . Would love to visit on a Sunday in the future if a tweak could be made to welcome more vegetarians.

Amazing quality food and great staff, very friendly and best takeaway in seaham by far

Absolutely amazing meal. The staff could not have been any friendlier, the atmosphere is amazing. Staff are brilliant with the kids and couldn’t do enough to make the visit a success

Stumbled upon this little gem whilst on a spa break. The food was absolutely superb, totally delicious and fabulous warm welcome on arrival. Highly recommend.

Excellent service, delicious food. I couldn't take photos of the dish because the meal didn't last a second. Just the dessert

First time there . Pleasantly surprised. Staff very friendly and attentive. Restaurant was full so they were kept busy. Food was delicious and plentiful . Reasonably priced too. Nice and clean which is always a bonus!

Ive wanted to eat here for a while as we drive past weekly to the secondary school. We booked a table for our anniversary and it was our first time visiting here. We were greeted when we walked inside and seated straight away. Our food came to the table around 10 minutes after ordering which was fab. My partner had the bolognese and garlic bread and i chose a pizza with a side of homemade chips. All food was thoroughly enjoyed and reasonably priced. The young girl serving was professional and polite as was the man behind the bar (maybe the owner but unsure). I couldn’t fault anything, it’s beautifully decorated inside and has car parking to the rear of the building. We would definitely return here.

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.

This restaurant is brilliant, the food is amazing (thankyou chefs), the service was attentive. The owner and his staff went above and beyond to make us have a lovely dining experience.Especially as another large party was in around same time. Looking forward to coming back or even trying one of your other restaurants 😊

Standard sambuccs if you know you know. All good.

Great staff, wonderful menu, phenomenal food

We went for lunch today and it’s was so disappointed. We ordered 6 tapas. Only one was hot. 4 were a bit warm. We have to require the paella to be reheated because the rice was completely cold! And it took 10 mins to reheat the paella. Ordered chicken wings and one of them was still with two feathers! The waiter told me it’s supposed to be so. I asked so do you mean your chef never clean and remove the feather from wings? Had no answer. I will never go back to this place again.

Amazing pub restaurant, amazing food Lovely staff

Wow food here is unbelievable so nice. Staff are really really good. They always make effort with our children. Definitely recommend