Avanti Restaurant (Jesmond)

A quirky little restaurant full of charm that we stumbled across last Thursday evening. When we arrived we were greeted by a waiter who showed us to table and gave us copy of the menu and the weekly chefs specials. For our meal we opted to share a garlic bread with tomato and my husband also chose to have the king prawns. When the starters arrived wish i had also ordered my own portion of the king prawns as they were delicious (and my husband begrudgingly only offered me one from his plate!) the prawns themselves were served with rice not thankfully too garlic but full of flavour. The garlic bread was just as tasty- crispy and not greasy but full of flavour. For our ...  Read the complete review

It was ok but nothing flash. The place had a family feel about it but I was not impressed with the attention to detail. Place was very busy but lacks atmosphere, music too loud and tables too squashed together, you had to lose weight to navigate your way to the toilet. I ordered a chilli pasta dish with Broccoli, peas and mangetout, it was cooked using chilli powder and my partners pesto pasta was bland and unappealing. Worse thing, water served in a half pint glass. Invest in some new more attractive ...  Read the complete review

I first went to this restaurant with a mentor from university along with the other students that were being mentored. I liked it so much that I asked my parents to take me again. We have since been on several occasions the most recent being for my 18th Birthday. My mam, dad, my best friend Emma and I, met my older sister, Joanne and her husband Craig, at Avanti on Friday 18th May. We booked a table for 7pm ready for my birthday celebration! Joanne and Craig arrived a little earlier than us (6.40pm) and were already at our table when we arrived. I love Italian food and I always have the same whenever I go (Minestrone Soup followed by Spaghetti ...  Read the complete review