I had a wonderful meal at Avanti, a cosy and authentic Italian restaurant in Jesmond.
The staff were very friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was lively and warm. I started with the meatballs,
Mash was lumpy and very peppery, roast potatoes were so hard could not cut with the knifes provided, coliflour cheese was mushy. The lamb was fantastic, rest of veg OK, desert very average.
Okay, so we don’t normally eat at chain restaurants.
My 9 year old daughter was in hospital in Newcastle and she decided she wanted to go to Zizzi after her operation, she is the boss so off we went.