Bistro Italiano

Food and wine delicious, friendly service, very authentic Italian feel!

Amazing food and lovely staff, so welcoming and great value for money!

An excellent Italian that I would certainly visit again in the near future. A really varied menu with plenty of choice.

Super Italian restaurant, great food and ambience. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Excellent food and service definitely would recommend. Eaten here several times and never disappoints.

Love this place. Amazing service, food is always fantastic too. I had the monkfish special and it might be the nicest monkfish I’ve ever had. Think I’ve been here about five times now and it never disappoints.

Always love eating here, their Caprina Pizza is on of the best I have eaten. Lovely service, always friendly and high recommend a visit.

Very consistent food. Friendly service. Cosy. Will be a regular.

Great food very authentic atmosphere a great night for my husbands birthday, even brought a candle out on his dessert and sung happy birthday to him! Great night thank you

Great ambiance, good food & drink served by very attentive staff. It's been our fourth visit with our baby daughter & family. We definitely recommend it for all occasions.

Our food was a bit over cooked but it was a pleasant experience

Fabulous food once again, vey friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended

Love it here fab food and reasonably priced will definitely return!

Always ten out of ten here amazing food and friendly staff.

The food was delicious and not too expensive, the restaurant was cosy and we enjoyed it very much.

Very good food really enjoyed it and friendly service relaxed atmosphere but music could be turned down a notch, other than that g good restaurant and Sunday lunch is delicious try it if you haven’t already 😊

Good choice menu, courses well presented and excellent service at a good price

Great friendly staff good food served quickly will be back.

Just love this place, cannot fault it! Fab atmosphere and food

Not able to give a better review as the larger rear dining area was unknown to us until later on. Otherwise we really enjoyed our evening. The staff were very attentive and not obtrusive in any way. Service was at the speed we like, not too fast and no long waits although we did wonder why it took so long to prepare our meals but must have been the diners in the back room which we were unaware of. Music was far too loud and not Italian enough. Entrance and stairs to toilets very scruffy which might put some people off as kitchens are often rated alongside the condition of the toilets. Food was good and hot, obviously freshly prepared and the 3 course "deal" was excellent value. House wine was good and the selection of liqueurs was to our liking. Would definitely go again as we have a dislike of chain set ups which seem to dominate all towns these days. Support the independents we say!!

the food and service were excellent and of a high standard. It’s alwaya delicious and fresh. The restaurant is cosy and oozes Italian charm with the art, music and layout.

Excellent food and service. We`ll definitely be back. Despite living in Durham all my life this was my first visit. Very competitive prices and the place was full which is always a good sign.

Warm, cosy atmosphere, brilliant service and great food for not that high a price. Never knew of this place before but would definitely go again and highly recommend!

Had a lovely meal on Sunday before going to the comedy store in Durham. Good menu great value service was excellent .... we will be back soon

Staff was very friendly & attentive. Food was great, but the music was very loud. Our family (with kids) went out to chat & catch up, but it was hard to hear one another talking. Next time we'll request a table further away from the speakers - perhaps that will help.

First visit to this restaurant before going to the Gala Theatre. Lovely cosy place to eat good food. Service was friendly and would definitely return.

We were regulars at this restaurant during the three years that our son was lecturing at Durham University - it was our favourite eating establishment in the city. We were in Durham last week for work , not having been there for a year or so and thought we would visit our old haunt . We were warmly welcomed and chose from the specials board - this bistro specialises in fish and my husband chose the tuna carpaccio followed by sea bream fillets and I had my favourite Melanzana and then tuna fillet . Our food was cooked to perfection and delicious. The service was excellent as it always has been . Highly recommended !

Great Food Great Service Great Atmosphere will return, very enjoyable evening 👍😀

Food is delicious, service is absolutely perfect, and the team makes you feel like you are dining at home with family. Absolute must in Durham

Excellent food and service Great choice on menu Very attentive waiters who made the whole dining experience faultless Has got to be the best Italian restaurant in Durham We ate after happy hour but the prices are still reasonable for the quality and quantity of food

Food ,wine, and service- all fine . Restaurant was a bit chilly even though Staff tried to rectify the temperature as soon as we arrived.

Great food and service. Loved the way all 9 of us were sat close together so could chat while eating. Very reasonably priced for food and drinks.

This was our second visit to Bistro Italiano and as previously the welcome was warm and the food delicious. This was a lunchtime reservation and we shared a pizza between three of us as a starter and then had pasta which was well presented and tasty. Next time we are on Durham we will eat in this restaurant again.

Beautiful greeting on arrival. Excellent service and attentive staff throughout the meal (Monday evening). A really cosy atmosphere, a super choice of food plus specials. Quality was excellent.

Excellent quality food and excellent quality service could not have been better, really and truly. Will be going back for my friend's 84 birthday no problem.

Superb food and service , nothing seemed a problem or an issue , friendly staff and great ambiance , well worth a visit, We highly recommend it 😉

Very busy tonight as expected but good atmosphere. Food as usual of a very high standard. Staff lovely.Favourite Italian restaurant in Co Durham. Never disappointed.

Always have a good food when we eat there. The fish dishes are very good and a nice steak also. Good wine but can be expensive. The restaurant has a good ambience.

Fantastic food, service and nice warm atmosphere. The toilets upstairs really need looking at as these appear to be really dated and the stairway really needs some attention.

Lovely restaurant, with extremely friendly helpful staff. Food was excellent, the only thing that could be improved was the volume of the music was rather loud!