The best restaurants serving Italian food in North Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne North East

There isn’t anywhere like this in Newcastle. The food is surprising in a really good way. The wine (we bought from the per glass options) was outstanding. The service was lovely and there was a full house on a Thursday evening, with happy people chatting in cosy surroundings. My husband had a really nice birthday. We will come back.

I've been regularly eating at this restaurant for some 40 years since I was a child. The original owners have now moved on and it seems the restaurant has now lost it's way which is incredibly sad. The prices have rocketed up which in some ways is understandable due to the current economic climate but what I object to is the quality of the food is now also far poorer that what it was. The Calamari starter was always a francesca signature dish for me and it what I was presentes with yesterday was a sorry state of affairs. Cheap frozen calamari rings you would expect from a low end pub chain and although the mains were OK the cost no longer offers good value as far as I'm concerned. Everything seems to be an issue for the staff now, we were a party of 4 work colleagues and wanted to just split the bill 4 ways, this was refused with staff saying they will only split it down the middle. Who cares!! Just split it 4 ways and move on keeping people happy for christ's sake. They also have a cheek having a sign asking customers to smile at the queue point when the bar staff look like they have just been to a funeral. It is sad as I've been a frequent visitor for most of my life but unfortunately I will no longer be coming back. Everything is about the money these days and in this case they have compromised the quality.

Amazing food, service and decor. Went for a 3 course Sunday dinner for £25.00 each simply amazing! Stater calamari main lamb Sunday dinner and dessert

Customer service: ***** Value for money: ***** Delivery: ***** Quality: ***** I've had a number of takeaways from here with family members and the delivery is always first class from a very polite driver. Food is delivered surprisingly fast and is always hot and we'll presented. Consistency and portion size is first class and quality is never compromised. You're my new favourite take-away ...

Lovely food and very attentive waiting staff.

We love Shabba <3 He always brings the fun and humour to our Pizza Express visits :) He always tries to save you money and gets you the best deals