Pizzas have a unique flavour and taste heavenly. Would highly recommend!…read moreThe delivery service was fast too. Came in less that 30-mins

Stopped in for lunch while walking through town and found a delicious meal awaiting us. Two courses…read morefor £10.95 consisted of garlic bread and a Small pizza and salad. The coal-fired pizza rivaled pizza in Italy. It was that good. Great service too!

The views are what set this restaurant apart from any other Bella Italia. We were lucky enough to…read morebe seated by the window which directly overlooks the river, it's an absolutely beautiful view. I had the 'special' pizza duck with hoi sin sauce and spring onions which was very good. I usually can't finish a whole pizza, but this one went down very easily! Only tiny fault was the slow service.

Renovations to top entrance means that you must use alternative entrance is down the alley (or…read morechare, lol) running next to the restaurant. The door isn't labelled well, but I'm a trailblazing type and wasn't hampered. The outdoor seating, which is really close to the river and bridge and was where I really wanted to sit, is closed at this time of year. It was a gorgeous day; however, they gave a good reason, May flies. The waitress I had was polite, and she was quick to bring me a drink, served with a lemon. I ordered garlic grossini(?) and a lasagna. To really test an Italiano Ristorante, you should always order the lasagna--if their lasagna is no good, chances are the rest won't be that good either. Kudos to the wait staff... though I ordered a Coca Cola, the couple sitting near me ordered red wine. The waitress asked them if they'd like to taste the wine before they bought the bottle... classy and consumer oriented. Kudos, Bella Italia, kudos. So, the dishes came really fast. It was almost too fast, but since I was in a party of 1, that was fine. They were excellent--by far the best Italian food that I've had in the United Kingdom. The lasagna was at probably 6 layers: two noodle layers, two sauce layers, a creamy ricotta/soft cheese layer, and a mozzarella layer dressed with fresh herbs. It was really good lasagna, and the portion was large. The garlic bread was surprisingly similar to traditional American style breadsticks... topped with a garlic pesto that was quite amazing. The dishes were quite salty, but I don't mind. The price tag was a little high, but it was a fancy eat-in joint in a premiere location. Not bad after all.

Absolutely delicious food, and the service is incredible!!! The atmosphere and ambiance is amazing,…read morewould definitely recommend.

You know when you've been sightseeing and touring all day and you're really down for dinner and all…read morethe places you had bookmarked to eat at didn't impress your friends so you end up walking up and down the streets and find a restaurant that you all love? That was La Spaghettata :) The four of us went for dinner and were seated right away with menus. We all decided on pastas (Pasta cooked with vodka, fettuccine with flakes of smoked salmon, and gnocchi with peas) and one of us got baked salmon (which also came with pasta....carb party!). A calamari appetizer was ordered and although I didn't have any, it heard it was nice and light despite being fried. A number of waiters kept coming to our section and looking at us and we couldn't really figure out why until one of us asked us if we were ready for our main course (who would've thought! I thought it was cute). The food then came right away. For the prices paid for the pastas (7.50 pounds which is around 14 dollars), the portions were very very good; i was stuffed and couldn't finish mine! Also they're very generous with their own.....ask them for a glass of red wine and you'll get a full glass.....a bit odd lol. Also, all pastas and pizzas come with a salad but we didn't know until we finished out food (there's a self serve salad bar on the other side of the restaurant) This is probably a personal opinion, but there is nothing I love more than going to a restaurant that radiates with culture. Minus the mainstream music, the decorations and Italian waiters and cooks really did it for me. Everyone was so sweet and kind. Come and eat, you won't be disappointed. **Just for all my fellow carbaholics out there.........they have spaghetti pizza. YUP, you read that correctly. Pizza with spaghetti on top. Carbs galore!**

Disgusting. Pizza was folded and looked like it had been…read moreman handled. Paid 8 pound for halloumi fries and got 4. Paid 7 pound for cookie dough and it came, sauce was dripping out of the box, cookie dough was hard as rock.

The price has certainly gone down, but so has the quality comparing to the 4 and 5 star reviews…read morethis restaurant received from few years ago. I ordered a Spaghetti al Tonno (spaghetti with olive oil, garlic, tuna and olives). The tuna was too flaky and other tastes overwhelmed the tuna taste. I asked for regular water and they served me with bottle water. It was too disappointing because I read good reviews from other Yelpers only to realize that the reviews very dated and things have changed since then.

Durham has too many Italian restaurants, to be sure, but if the rest were to close and this one…read morestayed open, that would be perfectly alright with me. Home to the hardest working man in Durham (he was maitre d', waiter, bus boy, bartender and DJ whilst we were there), this place serves really delicious Italian classics, using delicious fresh ingredients. They go a step above all of the other Italian restaurants in Durham in both quality and service. What's the catch? It's also pricier than the rest of the Italian places in town. But worth it, totally worth it.

We ordered food and it was delivered cold. Was not the uber drivers fault as we could see what they…read morewere doing on the map. We put in the order at 4.30pm did not arrive until 6.30pm. Clearly had been standing quite some time. Asked for refund, got no help was told it was uber`s fault which it was not. No one should accept cold food.

Would agree with last reviewer fairly standard 'Ask' Restaurant. Food is good quality and very…read moretasty and restaurant has a nice atmosphere. Staff were pretty helpful - they were very busy but could have done to smile a bit more!!

We had an excellent dinner at the Cellar Door when visiting our daughter in Durham recently…read more The festive menu was nice. Dishes we got included the lamb rump and the salmon wellington. These were excellent - 5 stars. We got excellent oysters to start. Dessert was the Christmas pudding baked Alaska, also excellent. We had a nice wine. Service was excellent, friendly and efficient. The ambience and decor are nice, with an attractive main dining area plus an atmospheric, more intimate space downstairs in the stone-lined cellar, where we ate. It is in the heart of the Bailey, the historic core of Durham.

I was here with a large group of people who were staying in Durham over the early May Bank Holiday…read moreweekend and we were booked into The Cellar Door for a meal following Evensong in Durham Cathedral, on a pre-ordered three-course menu. The quality was first class, though there was a sense of wondering if and when the spuds would arrive. I'm just glad that I didn't order the rhubarb dessert, having seen what my neighbour had on his plate. My baked Alaska wasn't much bigger though. Some of us were discussing stopping for chips on the way back to the hotel on the outskirts of Durham but that never happened as we were block-booked for taxis. I've given 4 stars overall. That's really 5 stars for quality and somewhere between 2 and 3 for quantity. My drink was Tailgate Peanut Butter Stout, which I just had to try when I heard of it. I liked it enough to have a second one but had already ordered it when I heard that they also had a salted caramel stout. I think I would have ordered that if I had known in time but 3 beers would have been a bit much.

Tia's is a lovely independent restaurant serving mexican food, Mediterranean food, unusual pizzas…read moreand cocktails. I was very impressed with their gluten free menu which is clearly informed by a celiac and much more user-friendly than in most independent restaurants. It includes gluten free pizza and tortilla chips, alongside lots of other options. Tia's has a good choice of mocktails around £3-4 whereas lots of places will charge full cocktail prices. Staff were friendly, informed and unhurried. Food was great with generous portions.

I was admittedly hesitant about Tia's, not quite sure what sort of Mexican I would find in Durham…read more I was very pleasantly surprised. Tried the chili beef enchilada and chicken sweetcorn chimichanga. Got both with rice (though you could get fries instead). Flavors were very good, chimichanga was crispy, but not oily. Good amount of cheese and sauce on enchilada. The rice on the side was fluffy and flavorful (though we put a good amount of hot sauce on it all). Split a pitcher of strawberry margarita (which was very good) for 14 quid, which was a great deal as we got about eight glasses out of it and the glasses were individually priced at 4 quid. They had a large selection of drinks with a full bar, all looked interesting. Service was friendly and very good. Place has a nice, cozy atmosphere. Will definitely be back!

I love this place! The falafel is amazing, the service is friendly and the complementary salad bar…read moreis delicious. The mushrooms alone are worth the price. I've yet to try the freshly squeezed juices, but I've heard from others that they are also amazing. They are open late too, which in this city is a minor miracle. Queues around lunchtime can be long, so be prepared. It's absolutely worth the wait.

I return to Falafel Al Hana over and over and over. It is my go-to place in Durham when I want…read moregreat food that has flavor at a decent price. Love it!