Reviews in Jesmond

Best place ever! Went for a birthday meal with friends and couldn’t ask for a more perfect atmosphere! Friendliest staff, amazing food and lovely vibe. Even got given a free cake and limoncello as it was my birthday!

Really nice place. Lovely staff, excellent service and great food. Pretty good wine too. Thanks.

Visited for an early evening meal on a Thursday. The restaurant was busy & there was a lovely, cheerful atmosphere. Excellent, attentive service throughout & delicious food. The staff couldn’t have been more friendly. We will definitely be back.

The music was far too loud. We had to shout to hear each other. Unlikely to return

Great food, lovely atmosphere and very attentive staff. Super way to spend a Friday night.

Lovely family restaurant - unpretentious, warm and welcoming - authentically Italian. Enjoyed all the pasta and pizza options we have tried. Children’s menu is great.

Disappointing. Waited over 45 minutes to order despite asking a few times. Starter came but mains never arrived. Was told after 90 mins that we would need to change the order due to ovens being broken. Communication could have been better throughout as we spent long periods unsure of what was happening. Food was okay. Starter was kindly knocked off the bill for the inconvenience. Unfortunately we were unable to finish our meal here and left to go elsewhere.

Excellent neighbourhood restaurant. Traditional, with a twist. Great quality food.

Visited Avanti with old friends on a gloomy Wed evening in January! It helped cheer us all up and the staff were very helpful and friendly.

Lovely neighbourhood restaurant we found whilst visiting our daughter at University. There is a very pretty outdoor seating terrace. Open late on a Sunday which suited us perfectly. Lovely home-cooked food and very generous portions at a great price. The staff are so sweet and pleasant. A great find - will definitely be back next time we are in Newcastle.

We have been going to Avanti for a Christmas meal for years. It was apparent this year that the restaurant had had a change of ownership. We needn’t have worried as the food, service and staff were all excellent! We may even go back before next Christmas. Thanks you for a lovely evening and delicious food

Really disappointing. Half the cocktails unavailable as it was Sunday and they were out of gin. Rocket and Parmesan salad was a handful of rocket with a tub of processed grated Parmesan dumped on the top. Spaghetti salmone contained huge chunks of lemon slices …complete with rind. Told it was part of the dish despite no mention of it on menu. Very little salmon. Finished off with two weak warm limoncello.

We had an absolutely fantastic authentic Italian meal. The atmosphere was good for a Monday and the staff were extremely attentive and friendly. Every one of us agreed we would definitely be back. Would totally recommend this lovely restaurant.

Great food, great service!

Always amazing service and food

Been here many times over the years and never fails to impress. A proper traditional Italian serving amazing pizza and risottos . Excellent service and good value.

Booked this early (5pm) and were the first diners in. Very attentive staff and quickly set us up with drinks and antipasti for the table. The starter had a bit more than I usually expect (always a good thing) and all three of us enjoyed them massively as we did with our main meals. Only come to Newcastle as a yearly visit but will come back to this lovely little restaurant.