Thought we'd give this a try now it has been open for about a month…read more It has been tastefully re-decorated & is much warmer & more homely than La Sorrentina was. Apparently it is now owned by one of the previous Chef's, namely Mario. There was a warm welcome & the 4 of us were shown to our table. Pleased to see that is was quite busy for a Saturday night, just like it used to be. This helped generate a good overall atmosphere. Similar menu to La Sorrentina, but not as many "Specials". This didn't bother us as we stuck to the basics, ie, Pizza & Pasta. Food was good, however, the service was very slow & disjointed, so this let the evening down a bit. We had to chase drinks a couple of times. Bill was £90, with a slight overcharge, which was soon corrected. They must use similar tills to Oven !!!! Will be back, but in about a month or so's time to give them chance to get more organised.

''Went there last night, it only opened a week ago. New owners and new name for a site that's had…read morean Italian restaurant for years. Just the place that Darlington needs; non-pretentious Italian menu with Italian owners. Pizzas and Pasta on the menu and they have a happy hour also. Excellent quality, freshly-made pizzas; my calzone was the best I've ever tasted. Steak was good quality according to my husband. A good menu, not too wide, but they are concentrating on quality. Good choice of wines, including the house wines. Decent price aswell in our opinion - £40 for two starters, two mains (one steak) and a bottle of house red merlot. Friendly and attentive staff who are making a real good effort. I hope they do well, we are definitely going there again and would recommend it.'' Went again on Thursday (2nd September). The place seems to have established itself and food, service etc still great. Well-recommended.

The service, quality of the food, and value were phenomenal. My pasta was tender and perfectly…read moreseasoned, my daughter loved her spaghetti, and my husband still raves about the parmo! Glad we stopped in.

Fabulous service always. Love the cocktail bar downstairs in particular their purple rain cocktail…read more So nice to be welcomed back every time.

food took forever and was not given enough water. Furthermore, the sink was clogged, the lock on…read morethe door didn't work and to top it off the food and presentation was inadequate at best.

Seated quickly, service was prompt and no mistakes were made with our order. Food was reasonable,…read moreno worse than you'd expect at happy hour. However, one person from our party was left waiting 5 minutes longer than the rest for their starter, same happened again with the main course. Also, upon eating his late starter, the staff began clearing the table of the empty plates. Something we all found slightly irritating. Drinks are reasonably priced, although I would have liked more variety in terms of glasses of red wine. Only the house red is available by the glass.

This has got to be the best restaurant in Darlington. Have…read morebeen going for over 15 years & never had a bad meal yet. Good choice of starters & mains as well as the specials board. Good service, great atmosphere, always a pleasure dining at Sardis. The 2 owners, Salvatore and Francesco, are running a superb restaurant.

A favourite of ours. The menu is always changing, the specials are just that - special. I'm happy…read moreto recommend this restaurant,

Absolutely fabulous pizza sides beers wines and service. Love the open kitchen area so you can…read morewatch the pizzas being made and cooked. I have pizza oven envy in the extreme.

I came here for lunch and had the Calzone for lunch. I love…read morea calzone and this did not let me down. The price was fantastic as it was classed as happy hour. it is part of a chain and they have places in Middlesbrough too that I have seen. 100% recommended

Joe Rigatoni's is Darlington's most popular Italian restaurant. The staff are very friendly and…read morethere is a great menu selling a selection of pastas, pizzas, salads and grills. Great for large and small parties at any time of day! There is also a bar joined to the restaurant called Joe's bar which is very cosy and romantic yet very social at the same time!

It's a chain so you can be pretty sure in advance what you'll be getting…read more It's taken a while to biuld up a customer base but these days is usually bustling. It's a fun place to eat and the table wine is very reasonable.

Me and my girlfriend went on Halloween night to Pizza Express…read more We were greeted by a ghool which was EPIC! The restaurant was your standard Pizza express with a great layout. Right in the city centre, will definitely go back