The best restaurants serving Italian food in North East

You cannot beat this place for good food cost and service. All staff very friendly and polite. Easy to get to .

Still the best Italians in the area by far! Never disappointed and the best value for money you can find!

Had a wonderful meal here. Portion sizes were great. Very reasonably priced. Had a lovely feel to the place. Would definitely recommend

This was the second time that we have visited this fantastic restaurant in a large family group. The first time 9 of us attended for our grandson's 21st birthday and it was so good that we booked again for our annual Christmas get together. This time there were 15 of us. Some chose from the Christmas Fayre menu and the selection was amazing. Others selected from the main menu which was a plus for us as other venues that we have been to for our Christmas 'party' only offered choices from their Christmas Fayre. I have to say that no one was disappointed with their meals. Perfectly cooked and presented and great portions. However, I must commend the service. Nothing was a problem and we were not rushed at all. Some restaurants that we have been to hardly let you get your starter down and they serve you your main course. Not here. A lovely civilised break in between so we could all enjoy being together. That said, the wait wasn't overly long that we were all awaiting our next courses. We had a great night, good food, fantastic service and certainly not over priced. We will all certainly book again, either individually or for our next family celebration. So, if you are looking for a nice meal, either just couples or for a bigger celebration, this is the place for you. Thank you Little Sicily and we look forward to visiting again.

I ordered from these at 9.30pm as a late tea, they close at 23:00 apparently. 45 minutes later I get a message saying my order is canceled as they are closed. Absolutely useless. Thanks for the messing around.

Absolutely fantastic meal & service for a party of 11 people. The food was some of the best Italian food we have eaten and the service was first class. Shelley our main waitress was super helpful and attentive, she’s a real asset to the business. We would 100% recommend and return. Thankyou for a lovely evening.

Lovely barman Johnny helped us with our win selection. We had a Gavi which was delicious. Food platters on offer looked good as did the desserts. Whole atmosphere was relaxed a fuss free. Will definitely go back.

4 of us visited this small, but welcoming restaurant , part of the Dorset Arms Hotel.The food was well prepared and presented by our lovely waitress ( Rebecca). The service was good and the price very reasonable. A very good house white wine complemented the Chicken dishes. Well worth a visit, we will certainly return in the future.

Really enjoyed our coffee and sandwich break in this lovely cafe - great location right on the market square and super friendly service. Dog got good service too, we chose to sit outside but I think we could have taken him in. Delicious carrot cake not to be missed!!!

Tuvimos una gran comida y el personal era muy bueno lo recomendaría si en Gateshead sin duda debe probar no se decepcionará a pertenezca es tenía 2 cierran terratenientes eh???

I have no words. The food we received from this restaurant has to be the best Italian food I have ever ate. You can tell it was homemade, it was simply stunning. Me and my partner are absolutely raving about this place, I would recommend everyone to try, don’t judge a book by its cover as I can’t express how delicious the food was. It wasn’t your ordinary average bolognese and carbonara that we were expecting, it had something extra special to it. Both the chef and waitress we spoke to were so friendly and went out their way to make our night special. Can’t express how amazing the food was, 100% recommend to anyone wanting to give this restaurant a go. You will not regret it.

Was there last night for a Birthday meal, place was more or less empty apart from us and still took an hour just to get our starters ! Was very uncomfortable as it was freezing in there 🥶 but was informed heating was on full, our elderly parents had to keep their coats on 👎. Only Morreti on draft so got a large bottle of Heineken which was £6.00 😲 Never again unfortunately, which is a shame as we like to support local businesses, but too slow, drinks extremely expensive and very cold inside 💠

What a fantastic find. The food, atmosphere and service were amazing. Real friendly ambience and authentic tasting Italian food. The owners and staff are very attentive, it was like having a meal at home, good conversation and great banter. We will definitely be back , thankyou for a great night .

Went twice over two days. Very friendly, warm welcome. Clean and pleasant pub. Well kept drinks. Highly recommended!!

Despite it being Spring (allegedly), we had wanted a lovely take away Sunday lunch after a trip to the tip and garden centre. Our go to in the past has been Gallo Nero, so ordered online for a pick up. Our order was ready for collection, staff were prompt. Two beef dinners (loads of tender beef), two yorkies each and a variety of veg, plus gravy. We ordered extra gravy but didn’t need it as there was plenty. (It’ll keep for pie, chips and peas tomorrow night.) very nice lunch, recommended