The best restaurants serving Italian food in Sunderland North East

Amazing service and the food was absolutely amazing! We also had what can only be described as the fanciest aperol spritz I’ve ever seen! A wonderful experience had herby all and we can’t wait to come back!

Beautiful food, great service and a very cosy atmosphere. I think this is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area and would highly recommend to anyone!

Good food - homemade generous portion sizes Service excellent Nice atmosphere Staff really friendly We will definitely return !

First time in there, live local and it has not long been re-opened. The board outside with quiz night drew us in. We went in with average expectations but actually had a really good night. The food is pub grub, but it was nice, and plenty of it. The quiz was one of the best I have been to, and the quiz master was entertaining. Shame there was not many people in there, but I guess it is just a case of getting the word out that it is worth a visit. I don't often review places, but thought it well deserved one.

Food is always delivered in good time always piping hot and it’s truly delicious they have deffo mastered the art of pizza making ! Chips are fresh and the donnar meat is light and tasty however there garlic sauce is a game changer I highly recommend! The service from taking your order to delivering is fantastic I literally don’t go anywhere else now

Great italian reataurant, good choice of food, reasonable price

Just had a beautiful lunch today Friday 1st November 2024 and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and quantity of the food. The service was impeccable and the staff were really friendly and polite.

Absolutely fantastic food, best sea bass dish I have ever had. Very welcoming staff and great atmosphere. Will be back very very soon.

Well, managed to get an early table for a family tea. Service was splendid - even when my loud son was shouting for assistance/ apologies he is autistic and is über friendly and loud. The meal was fantastic and served speedily, extremely tasty starters, main...

Fantastic food as always. Lovely, friendly and professional staff. Great atmosphere and ambiance. One tiny quibble though is the poor condition of the car park. My 88 year old Mother had trouble walking over the terrible uneven ground in the car park. Need to get it sorted Bellinis.

The tortellini and blush sauce was great. The eggplant parmesan was tasty but the marinara sauce on it was flavorless and uncooked. Overall, the service was friendly and fast. The garlic knots are delicious, but could use more garlic.

So I’ll start with a positive …. We booked a table after visiting previously where the food and service was excellent. We brought some friends and on arrival were shown promptly to our table. The restaurant was busy and had a lovely buzzy feel however …….. we waited nearly half an hour to be asked if we’d like drinks, we ordered a bottle of red and a chilled bottle of white. They arrived 10 minutes later … with no glasses. We waited another 10 minutes for the glasses to arrive after having to ask the rather abrupt waitress … the glasses had clearly just come out of the dishwasher as they were red hot so had to wait another 15 mins for them to cool so we could pour our wine. Our starters were nice but the main courses … I ordered the lobster tortellini from the specials board …. What arrived was a seafood ravioli which was so salty I couldn’t eat it. The pollo alla crème was rubbery and not nice. To be fair, when the waitress asked if our meals were ok and I said about my pasta, without hesitation she said she’d take it off the bill. We were so disappointed as we’d really looked forward to it after a previous great experience - not likely to return sadly

Recommended on TripAdvisor, the Marina Vista Restaurant lived up to all the star 5🌟 reviews! Delicious food & a relaxing atmosphere with lovely views of the water The staff were friendly and checked several times to see if everything was OK. The food was plentiful and tasted devine, penne pasta cooked al dente and loads of King Prawns & shrimps in my dish. We also ordered the calabrese pasta which tasted very fresh and was a large portion We will be back for sure!!!!

Turned up for table booked for pre-theatre lunch only to find it is now called Salt & Pepper!!! Only taking cash and was almost empty at 1.30. Food was lovely however so hopefully they will get sorted soon!!!

Where to start as I’m lost for words to be honest. This is hands down the worst food experience we’ve ever had! Both starters and main courses were poor quality and not as described on the menu. Frozen prawns and gamberoni had no taste. The ‘flat’ steak was like shoe leather (and very little of it) and the chips seemed to have been reheated and fried in really old oil. The chicken was very dry with some tinned tomatoes thrown on top of it… no sign of cheese or cream as promised on the menu. No hint of ant Italian herbs or garlic either. Just awful. Served with 2v small boiled potatoes and frozen veg. We paid £45 and were robbed. Just can’t believe we fell for the great reviews. I suppose everyone has different quality standards and we won’t ever return.