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Where to eat Mediterranean food in Houghton-le-Spring: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Reviews on Mediterranean food in Houghton-le-Spring, United Kingdom including Amalfi Ristorante, Mamma Mia Italiano, San Lorenzo, La Spada Ristorante, Efes Restaurant, Tosca, Shandiz Restaurant, Olive Affaire, Akarsu Turkish Restaurant & Grill
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9. Akarsu Turkish Restaurant & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 435 reviews
Authentic Turkish cuisine set in a 1600's, grade 2 listed building, in the heart of Durham City. A warm welcome comes as standard. Afiyet Olsun.
Reviewed By markah52
Ate as a family of four. A small starter was a good ideas as the main courses were huge. Meat feast for 2 was enough for 3 hungry adults easily. My wife had the sea bass which was delicious and also a good size. The grilled halloumi was an excellent choice too. Meal for 4 £120 including a couple of pints and a G&T and soft drinks. We will be back.
8. Olive Affaire
Overall Ratings
4 based on 270 reviews
We are an authentic Greek family run business, we provide a selection of Greek dishes, wines and beers and a great atmosphere. We are a Cafe Bistro Restaurant and provide good home cooked food at a very reasonable price. We also cater for weddings, busine
Reviewed By Rebecca052013
Always go to Olive Affaire for lunch when I'm in Sunderland - it is an absolute hidden gem and well worth going. Love the Chicken Gyros - very filling. Staff excellent, always friendly and go out of their way to helpSomething different and very well priced
7. Shandiz Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 129 reviews
We are a newly opened persian meditarian restaurant\takeaway onevof a kind that provides freshly prepared grilled and home styke cooked food unlike any other place
Reviewed By richard m
We were staying in Sunderland for the World Transplant Games and decided to treat ourselves. We visited Shandiz as we wanted to try food we'd never tried. We were not disappointed. The restaurant is a little worn around the edges. The waitress was fabulous . So helpful , friendly and accommodating. We ordered our food and wow! When it arrived, my taste buds exploded.the food tasted so good it was some of the most delicious food I've had. I can't wait to be in Sunderland again.
6. Tosca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 254 reviews
Reviewed By ddk222
Mid-week family visit when on holiday. Rustic environment, nothing that a lick of paint wouldn't cure. However staff not generally not interested in what I was ordering. Menu was basic UK adapted Italian. We ordered Muscles (wine/garlic) - very bland. Also the chicken Milanese didn't come with any napoli sauce (so basically dried deep fried chicken in breadcrumbs) - had to order the sauce seperatly (at cost). The restaurant would also not swap out chips with spaghetti - how unaccommodating. Only saving thing was the home double cooked (I presume) chips were nice to accompany my chicken/white wine main.Uneventful food/atmosphere/restaurant. Surely others are better.....As soon as I read âstaff not interested in what I was orderingâ I realised this review is simply not genuine. How muscles or rather mussels can be bland when served with garlic is mystifying. Pollo Milanese is not served with tomato, leastways not where the owner of Tosca comes from, which is actually Italy, yes a real Italian running an Italian restaurant, a rarity these days. Wonât bother responding to the rest of this review which is obviously from a competitor.TA just look to the previous review if you want a genuine Tosca experience, not this tissue of lies.
5. Efes Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 403 reviews
Reviewed By Chris W
My wife and I had wanted to visit this reataurant for a while but never got around to it. How much did we regret that decision.From the moment we arrived we received a warm welcome. The staff and owner were lovely. The food was superbly cooked by what ws clearly a skilled chef. The chicken shish was full of flavour and very juicy. My wifes Mousakka was equally good and the starters of paprika creamy mushrooms and home made hummus with delicious Turkish bread were equally delicious.Need we say more than the next time we eat out in Sunderland which will be soon we will be coming here.Highly recommended
4. La Spada Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 420 reviews
Reviewed By pross100
Lovely laid back and freindly atmosphere.Staff and regular customers were great and made the meal and time spent very pleasurable.Food and drinks were served in good time and was lovely even though it was very busy.Highly recommended with a good menu.Thank you kindlyThanks for taking the time to review our restaurant you feedback is very much appreciated we hope to see you soon Kind regards la Spada
3. San Lorenzo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 342 reviews
Ciao *hello* Our popular North East Italian chain of restaurants have been serving up pizza and pasta to customers in Gosforth and Washington since May 2016. San Lorenzo Washington is located within the family-friendly neighbourhood of Harraton, Washingto
Reviewed By Ian A
Had an early bird dinner around six pm. Two or three course special, Monday night.We shared potato skins and then a pizza each, very nice, too much to eat so they boxed what was left to take home. Service was very good, pleasant all throughout our meal.My only disappointment was the desert, quite a few items off the menu, my only choice was Sticky Toffee pudding with ice cream, normally that would be fine but too full to have it this time, I asked for vanilla ice cream, which seemed to be a problem, they said, I could only have one scoop with a coffee, I didnât want the coffee but that was the only way it could be put through the till, I thought I might have been able to have maybe three scoops of plain ice cream.We have provisionally booked for New Years Eve but staff couldnât say what the menu or price would be. Maybe a little late, Christmas menus have been available for a while.Dear Ian A, We are pleased to hear how much you enjoyed our great value Presto menu and that the service was also up to scratch, the confusion over dessert appears to stem from the fact that we do not offer our full dessert menu as part of the Presto offer with the only options being the Sticky toffee pudding or our 'Dolcetti' - mini desserts with a coffee, hence the offer of a scoop of ice cream with coffee. In terms of New Years eve the details are of course on the same flyer as Christmas, due to popular demand we no longer offer a set menu in favour of our regular menu along with some 'special dishes' created by our head chef.Ciao Team San Lorenzo
2. Mamma Mia Italiano
Overall Ratings
4 based on 72 reviews
Family run friendly unique designed Italian restaurant. We can host private party room in function room . Home made Italian and Mediterranean specials. We have coctail and gin bar with different brand drafts .
Reviewed By debdeb68
My fiance and I have just been for a fabulous 3 course lunch.The food was perfect in every way. Ample portions and delicious. First class service as always.This is a real gem of a place with the best staff ever.A massive 10 out of 10.
Most Popular Pizza food in Houghton-le-Spring, United Kingdom
1. Amalfi Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 217 reviews
Amalfi is set in One side of the Sun Inn pub. In Front Street in Newbottle. We serve a range of Pizza, Pasta, Chicken, Fish and steaks.
Reviewed By isobel b
first time I have been to this restaurant and loved the interior. Drinks in the bar on arrival and then taken through into the restaurant. Excellent selection on the menu and on the specials board. We were all delighted with our choices and as I only ate half my main the staff were happy to box in up for me. We sat in the conservatory and it was a sunny evening so loved it. Friendly staff and plenty of seating but not too cramped. Staff couldn't have been more helpful. Suggesting favourites on the specials menu and replenishing drinks when necessary. Will definitely return.
Where to eat Steakhouse food in Houghton-le-Spring: The Best Restaurants and Bars
