Sorrento Restaurant

If you're in the mood for delicious Italian cuisine, look no further than this charming local restaurant in the heart of Sunderland! The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming, making for a warm and inviting atmosphere. To top it off, the food is delicious and the prices are very affordable. Highly recommend checking this place out!

What can I say amazing food and the staff were so helpful and polite. We had pastas and sea bass which were so tasty and good value. The wines were also top notch. We will be back. A good place for a pre theatre meal. Well done guys.

Very well priced and a good selection on menu, we didn't book but that wasn't a issue and we're welcomed in like we were family. All staff were wonderful and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and special. They showed great customer service skills. Highly recommended this restaurant for its food and service. Even got a mini Italian class from on of the waiters which my mum couldn't stop talking about. Thank you for making our night out start on a good point.

Lovely early bird meal with friends. Quite busy so nice atmosphere with lots of family's out. Good portions. With a nice coffee to finish the night. Food: 5/5

Had dinner for four on New Year’s Eve. What a fabulous meal we enjoyed. Excellent food, friendly service and good prices. What more could you want.? Unreservedly recommended.

Had a fantastic meal here with my mum and niece before they went to the theatre. Literally cannot fault any aspect of it. The waiter manager? was lovely, not to mention very handsome Food: 5/5

We have been going to sorrentos for the last 10 years.we recently visited after not dining there for approximately 8months.We were not disappointed, the staff were as welcoming as ever and the food was exceptional better than we remembered.I couldn't recommend sorrento enough.ideally situated with a warm and friendly atmosphere. Right in the city centre 5minutes walk from the empire and close proximity to a few decent pubs.Price wise good value for money. We will not be leaving it so long between visits from now on.

We booked a table for 4 at the restaurant for an evening meal with family. 2 of our party were running late by 30 minutes. We asked for a quieter table as there was a party of 15 people in the restaurant at the time, to be told there weren’t any available despite us seeing several free in the next room. From the start the staff’s attitude was horrendous. We ordered a bottle of wine with 4 glasses. The waiter asked us where the other 2 of our party were, we explained they were running late but would be here ASAP, and apologised for the delay. The waiter basically ‘told us off’ and took away the other 2 glasses. Another waitress came over to take our order, we again explained we were waiting for other people but they demanded we order because they couldn’t wait. This was 7pm on a Friday evening - hardly near closing time! The waitress took our order and the food was rushed out very quickly. All very average food for the starters. The salad we ordered was fresh. The waitress came over to us mid-starter and told us to ‘hurry’. We hadn’t even finished our starter and the main courses had arrived. My partner ordered a steak - it was tough, gristly and cooked more than he asked for. We didn’t complain but he didn’t finish his food. The male waiter acted like he was the owner? came over and asked what the problem was with a bad attitude, then proceeded to give us a lecture about different cuts of steak! It wasn’t the cut - it was poor quality and poorly cooked food. I had a chicken main course that was ok - a bit bland and needed a lot of seasoning for me to taste anything. We were in and out of the restaurant in 40 minutes. The other 2 from our party arrived after 30mins and we had already finished eating. The male waiter again then came over to our table and shouted at us - asking why we had eaten so quickly?! It’s because you were rushing us through our entire meal! We left and got some nibbles in Spoons instead! I would have understood if they had a packed restaurant but after the big party left, there was only us and 2 other tables in the whole restaurant. There is no reason for such an awful attitude from the staff towards customers. We will never return and would recommend people think twice before visiting this place if you want good service!

As busy as they were, they made room for us very quickly. The meals were delicious and reasonably priced. Great staff and friendly atmosphere.Food: 5/5

14 of us came in last night 28/12/2022 @ 7.30pm for a meal, when we first arrived they were very nice & accommodating when taking our drinks order, however when the waiter i think was the Manager came to take our food order we found him very rude, abrupt & Cheeky, we had our starters which was rushed, one of our party was told she couldn't have chicken Kiev as the chef didn't like to do them because everyone complained. Then another 2 of our party asked for Tagliatelle carbonara, he told them would they not like Spaghetti Carbonara as one of the other of the party had ordered it & it was better for the chef. Then one of the party asked for a certain pasta without the chicken as she was vegetarian, he then replied r u sure, Well I think she knows she's definitely a vegetarian. Before we paid the bill which was a substantial amount, they turned the lights off in the restaurant. Can I just say we visited this restaurant same time last year and found Then that they were very rude to the point that they were nasty to my 7 year old grand daughter, And we said then we would never go back. However we gave them the benefit of the doubt & thought we would try again. Well we will not be returning and would never recommend this place to anyone.