Valentino’s | Italian Restaurant Bar & Grill

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Big, varied menu and good price for the amount of food you get. Now I can usually eat a lot but the portions were too big to the point I only ate 3/4 of the pasta and I was uncomfortably full. No one needs a bowl of pasta that big and it must waste food. Staff were lovely but some were obviously stressed and it took a long time to take our dessert order. Brownie was overcooked and hard too. Overall would go back but could be improved.”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Food was not to bad,the problem was too many staff coming to our table every 5 minutes,we didn't have our meal in peace.2 staff were talking to customers while they were eating their dinners,another staff was sweeping round customers while they were eating.not very professional at all .so many staff asking if the food was ok,and asking would u like anything else while we were half through our meal ,at the finish I left the rest of my meal,the pork had seen better days ,very hard. And dry.never known a place like it,for the utter chaos,and too many staff interruptions to actually enjoy anything”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Visited Valentino’s for the first time with my family and we choose from the lunch time special menu for £12.95 for 2 course..we started out with the potato skins and a garlic bread with was nice then got the main course we had pasta with carbonara sauce and a pasta with bolognaise sauce which was really nice but I had the pepperoni pizza which I was pretty disappointed with, very bland and too crispy..would I go back ? Yes but I would not have the pizza again mabe the pasta instead..it’s really nice inside with a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff…”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Was really looking forward to visiting as the reviews were seemingly good but was very disappointed. Had to wait 10 mins to be seated as the place was packed, with a very large party in. Staff running about everywhere and it just seemed like chaos. I said as much and a customer walked past me from the bar as I said that, and said that's exactly what it is, chaos. That should have been the 1st warning. We had our order taken quite quickly but then had to ask twice where our starters were after a 45 min wait. The food tasted good so we were ok with it. We the had to wait at least another 45 mins for our main and only then after I'd chased again. I had the lasagne and the plate was boiling hot - sadly the lasagne was still cold in the middle. The garlic bread had hardly been toasted and still looked semi-raw on one side. The noise was intolerable - we were almost shouting to hear one another and the best bit was a lad throwing up right outside the window we were sat at from the function above the restaurant, just as we were about to eat. We didn't say anything to anyone because there wasn't anyone around to say something too and not once were we asked how the food was. Had we been, we'd have been able to say something. Very disappointed. I'm sure it can be a lovely place but they are not equipped to deal with 5 large groups as well as smaller groups.”

• G

  Google user

  ·9 months ago

  “Beautiful scran 😍 Always leave happy from here! Large menu, good value for money and huge portions. Steak and pasta are amazing! Sunday lunch is the best in Seaham 🤤 staff are also really lovely! Can't fault this place at all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Took my mam and grandma here for mothers day, the food was cooked perfectly and they have unique things on the menu that I haven't seen anywhere else. If you want to push the boat out and try new Italian food it's the place to go. The only reason for the 4 stars is the vegetarian items were not clearly labelled for my mother, they don't have their own parking, customers have to use the Aldi car park across the road which is not really allowed. Having said that, it is our second time dining here and we all enjoyed it, I will be coming back.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “I loved it so much, we had the most gorgeous food, big portions, amazing prices, really could not ask for anything more it was perfect:) The staff were also so friendly and polite, thank you!!”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Wow, what superb food. Really good portions too (and I'm a big eater). Only 3 negatives: 1. ordered another drink before ate main course. Still hadn't arrived by the time was done and had to ask again. 2. We asked to see a dessert menu, after 20 minutes it hadn't arrived so we decided to leave 3. They charged us for an extra coke (4 in total but we only had 3) but was quickly resolved. Am I nit-picking? Sure. But prevented a good experience from being exceptional. We will definitely be back as food was just so good!”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “The bad: Went at 12:30 in the afternoon. It was very quiet, with no one around for Front of House to welcome us and show us to a table, so we just stood there waiting. It was 10 minutes before a member of staff finally arrived. The good: Food was all very fresh and well cooked. Service improved as time went on. Nice environment. Conclusion: Despite the poor start, we really enjoyed the food and will go back again.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “We’ve just had a family lunch at Valentino’s and it was beautiful. The menu is vast and really reasonably priced. I opted for the scallops and king prawns from the main menu, however they have a special menu for £12.99 which other members of the party had. It was all fantastic, bursting with flavour and piping hot and really generous portions. The staff are so welcoming and friendly, we will definitely be back.”