The best restaurants serving Italian food in County Durham North East

Go every week for beefburger and chips..nice food..nice staff

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.

000000 Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the staff and manager. Just unbelievable how they are treating customers. Unable to answer simple questions regarding their products and having the indecisiveness to call customers " stupid." Manager just standing and having no say when a very abusive and bad mannered woman shows attitude to customers. Unhygienic wearing gloves while using the card machine. No uniform when serving. Will notify the authorities regarding the issue. Hopefully, things will get sorted for the benefits of community in Seaham...

Great quality food and large portion sizes. Staff are really friendly.

The best Italian food on Durham 🍝🍕

Such a shame, after almost 30 years of coming here, last night was really poor. The house wine was always perfectly fine, but now it's terrible. And they've removed the salad bar. Literally the best thing about the place, and they've removed it. Quite sad that after all this time last night will be my final visit.

Visité con mi hija adolescente después de decidir probar en un lugar diferente. Tres tapas por 13 libras. 95 pero muy limitado con qué platos puedes elegir para ese trato. Tenemos tres y añadimos tres platos a precio completo. El servicio era bueno y la comida llegó a su debido tiempo y era sabroso, pero era en el mejor de los casos tibio y los platos más fríos eran los que yo estaba pagando el precio completo, incluyendo un filete en una salsa de pimienta en grano, ambos apenas estaban calientes. El camarero vino a preguntar cómo estaban las cosas y mencioné que la comida no estaba particularmente caliente. Él se ofreció a retirarlo (no estaba seguro de si calentar o reemplazar) pero estábamos a mitad de camino en este punto. Como digo el servicio era bueno, la comida era sabrosa, pero habría sido mucho mejor si hubiera sido más cálido / caliente. Ojalá hubiéramos elegido nuestra opción original.

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 😊

It was a Monday so it was quiet but felt the service wasnt great and very slow, my mam had to ask for a clean wine glass three times, and my cousin waited nearly 15 minutes for his drink. There were only three tables in the entire restaurant with people on, so waiting around for food and drinks was not acceptable. The food was nice but you do get what you pay for and the wine wasn't as expected. We felt like we were being watched when it got close to closing time of 9 pm although we actually left at 8:40. Don't think we will go back.

Great staff, wonderful menu, phenomenal food

Amazing pub restaurant, amazing food Lovely staff

Very friendly. Had a laugh with Ebony and the Chef made my day.. will be going back to try Sunday lunch with my friend.