Mediterranean cuisine: the best places to taste it in Hartlepool
7 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Lovely meal this evening. Service could not be faulted. Our waitress Betty was lovely and very patient with me when I couldn't decide which flavour..."
Cheryl Auton
"Ate here for the first time last night. Would highly recommend a visit. The food was delicious. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The place..."
Jo Darby
"We visited Portals on a Friday evening, for a family birthday meal. Food was lovely as usual and staff were very friendly and helpful. When we..."
Allison Stokell
"Went in last night for a drink with my girlfriend, food, drinks and service were all brilliant, lovely people such as Harry and Spencer who helped me..."
Joe Hall
"This restaurant is the nicest place to eat in Hartlepool. I have been coming here for about 8 months now . The staff here are so friendly, while..."
Jayne Latter
"My wife & I visited the restaurant a few days ago for my 70th birthday. It was our first visit & we decided to try it after seeing a glowing review..."
Jim Sculley
"Food amazing, always a great meal, friendly staff and the cocktails are the best the marina has to..."
Samantha Green
"atteneded a private party in the bar, foods and service was great, my gluten free diet was not a issue at all and the pizza they made me was amazing...."
Sharon Courtney
"I have got to say this was the best stake I've ever had! It was done to perfection and the sauce it came with was amazing.
My friend ordered the..."
Kimmys Kitchen and Garden
"The food was nice. Staff were friendly and the service was aroubt 10 to 15..."
100%Jim
"One of my favourite restaurants in Hartlepool
Food is always amazing, with large portion sizes and lots of choice. Separate dietary menus are..."
Phee Arnison
"Hosted our wedding reception here in May 2023 in Abbey's bar, fabulous day enjoyed by everyone. The buffet was delicious and catered for all..."
Amanda Saville
"Even though it was busy we were seated straight away, ordered 2 parmos, did not wait very long for it to arrive and it was lovely, the chips were..."
gail bennison
"1st visit here for Restaurant week. I had the Salmon Fishcake, Chilli Burger and Sticky Toffee pudding washed down with a bottle of Merlot. Very good..."
Keith Chatton
"Every so often you come across a gem of a place and this restaurant is no exception. Food, wine and service excellent and moderately priced. My wife..."
Linda
"Pre-booked for dinner just now and every thing about Portals Place is phenomenal! Exceptional customer service even helping us to book a return taxi..."
Diane Bassett
"5* Food was delicious.
Can taste the flavour and the freshness.
Parmo full of flavour and lovely crispy breadcrumb.
Garlic dip punchy and full of..."
Darren Wright
"This was the first time my family of 6 booked this restaurant. It was fabulous. Food superb, service excellent. Compliments to Michelle and the team...."
"First timing dining here but what can I say fabulous food and service decorated really nice nice turkish music playing in the back ground deffo..."
Julie Gretton
"We went as a family on the 07/10/2017.
We were seated immediately by very friendly staff.
The place was very busy but our drinks order was taken..."
Sharon Kerr
"If I had to wine about anything, It gets a bit warm when this place is full.
Other than that I'd give this place 10 stars.
Been 3 time and the fist..."
Michael Hodgson
"We had a beautiful meal here tonight. From the staff to the food we couldn’t of asked for more. Throughly recommend to..."
Sue Rigg
"Excellent food, friendly helpful staff, lovely atmosphere and music. Definitely recommend to friends if they are visiting..."
Tracey Ann Davison
"Been twice now once for my birthday and Friday 22 December the meal was gorgeous the staff were lovely would highly recommend going for a visit over..."
Julie Trimble
"The food and staff was fantastic, polite and very friendly staff and chefs are second to none! Favourite place to eat..."
James Jones
"Went this evening food was amazing. Good value for money. Service very good. Will recommend & certainly visit in future. People having birthday..."
Debbie Hay
"visited on a Wednesday lunchtime. Service was fantastic, prices were great and the food was amazing. I would definitely recommend this establishment...."
Kirsty Taylor Main
"Lovely, friendly staff. Food was delicious. We will be going again and recommend this place to..."
Tony Pat Brown
"Fantastic place, excellent friendly staff, brilliant menu with all meals exceptional, highly recommended as they catered for our party of 50..."
Kevin Fincken
"I visited Wednesday night with my friends, had a really good experience. The Service was great very efficient, not a long waiting time for food as..."
Jessica Slater
"We went for freinds birthday celebration .Atmosphere and food was so nice .Great service ! Definitely recommend ..."
Julie Donovan
"Great food with a good range and very freindly..."
Darren Reay
"just tried this restaurant for the first time and found the food excellent but a huge choice to choose from so asked for and received help from the..."
Michael J Hair
"Lovely food. Will be..."
Tim Hyde
"Good food & service,pleasant..."
Ian Moore
"Lovely food. Service is excellent. Staff very polite & attentive. Can't do enough for..."
Debbie Hay
"Very good. Best restaurant in..."
Lathina Cosgrove
"Great food and lovely..."
J & S Plumbing and Heating
"Good..."
Hedy Polfliet
"Good value, good quality food at low prices. I visited this evening and had the tea time special menu - two courses for £10.95. Enjoyed garlic..."
"Went on a lunchtime. Plenty of seats. Lovely atmosphere. Food was..."
Dawn Osborne
"We had dinner here on Saturday night September 23rd. We stayed at the Marine Hotel next door and just walked in without a RSVP. They we extremely..."
Christopher Thornton
"Just went to Matteo’s for mine and my nans birthday, all staff were absolutely great but Sammy was top tier making us laugh enjoy & our time there..."
Thaii Thompson
"The food was really nice.
Could not fault what I and my partner had.
There are plenty of meals left on the menu for us to visit many more..."
Homestyle Interiors
"Amazing service from the waitress, very friendly, she was very welcoming and great with the kids. The food was awesome and plentiful. Thank you for..."
Mark Coleman
"Lovely food, lovely staff, lovely atmosphere.
Lock on the loo could be better as would the hand dryer and tap, but everything else was perfect, will..."
Freya Harris
"For a Italian restaurant this place packs a punch. Fantastic food, full of flavour and so tasty and at a price that is such good value. Lovely..."
John Huke
"Fantastic food, great atmosphere and service. The last 3 restaurants we were in were all in Paris and Matteo's was better than any of them. Thankyou..."
Malcolm O'Connor
"Beautiful staff, so good with children. Funny and the food is incredible to. Fairly priced. I brought my family from down south to come and try it as..."
Hannah Smith
"4 of us had a 2 course lunch and each one of us thoroughly enjoyed our food as well as the service (particular mention to Toni 👏). Regrettably for..."
Carol Mccletchie
"We had a main course and a sweet, the food was very nice. The service was really good.
We will definitely be..."
Paul Ross
"A lovely warm relaxing atmosphere, chatty friendly staff, very clean restaurant. The food fresh and tasty, cooked perfectly. We will be returning,..."
Mireille F
"As always we had a perfect evening. Food was gorgeous and staff are lovely. Thank you ..."
leanne pearson
"Absolutely stunning food, great staff and overall, a simply amazing experience. I'm so glad that we celebrated my Mam's birthday here, they really..."
Beth Precious
"Small local Italian restaurant, great food and decent wine..."
david hill
"Our 1st Visit. Excellent food and service. Really good attentive..."
"We had a great time at Sambucca celebrating my daughter’s Holly Communion. I wanted a private and cosy party and Sambucca staff has facilitated it..."
Magdalena Adameczek
"It's a fine place to eat, the staff are welcoming very friendly,the service was of a good quality! I would defo recommend to..."
Ian Matthews
"Thankyou to all the staff for a truly wonderful New Years Eve meal and the continuous fabulous service all year round, all the very best for 2018..."
Tracey Helen
"Brilliant food, good 3 course special on a Wednesday and Thursday evening, great atmosphere. Highly..."
Joyce Iredale
"Great food, great staff with excellent service and a nice relaxed atmosphere, would highly recommend it to..."
Jim King
"Come here for a family meal last night . Food was lovely would highly recommend this place. Reasonable priced. Staff pleasant. Will be..."
Paige Leighton
"Went yesterday for my birthday meal with my family absolutely loved it had potatoe skins then chicken in white sauce with mushrooms lovely atmosphere..."
Jackie Nicholson
"Wow wow what a fantastic place , beautiful food and lovely..."
Ann Reed
"Had my sons 18th meal there with the family. Food fabulous and staff could not have been nicer. Made to feel welcome and they could not do enough for..."
Angela Pearce
"Love eating here and have talked many of my friends to give it a try never been disappointed yet staff great service great..."
Mary Gilbraith
"Popped in for a quick meal before going to the cinema. Friendly staff, quick service, lovely food and a great price...."
Sarah Moat
"Great food, lovely staff & fantastic value for money. Been a few times now & have never been disappointed, keep up the great..."
Sheena Sidgwick
"Lovely happy staff and food was great ... carbonara was one of the best ive tasted and excellent value..."
Wendy Carroll
"Just been tonight and had the 3 course steak special the rib eye and Diane sauce was perfect and the lemon cheesecake was delicious..."
Lisa Cockburn
"The only problem with Sambuca’s Hartlepool is the menu! I want it ALL. Never had a meal here that wasn’t excellent. Staff are always friendly and..."
Stephen Allison
"A nice little Italian restaurant just a short walk from the Marina. The service was good and the potato skins were delicious. The rest of the food..."
John Kurton
"I love the food here. Service is exceptionally quick. Usually, you can grab a table without booking in advance. Very reasonable prices, too.
Update..."
Claire
"We did enjoy our drinks and food, the atmosphere was very nice. Only one thing did let it down- we asked for a bill twice (10-15min from first time..."
Inga Leigh
"Great service lovely atmosphere. Food was amazing and the cake selection so good. This was the first time we had been here and had been let down by..."
Keri Purdy
"Food was very good and reasonably priced. Beer selection was very poor but cocktails made do for a lunch drink. I'm dropping two stars in service as..."
Sean Harte
"Good food with a great atmosphere and lovely..."
Jemma Wood
"I got the lunch time special, 3 course for £7.95. There was 8 of us and we were served quickly and politely. Personally would not get the soup again..."
leanne pearson
"Our 1st time here for our granddaughter's 18th and it definitely will not be the last! We absolutely loved everything about this place, from the warm..."
Evies Grandma
"Lovely place to eat out for a celebration 🍾 staff make a fuss of every birthday, engagement, etc. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. Can be..."
Helen Ryder
"Visited it first time few weeks ago and ordered some chief's special - got delicious meal, very well prepared. Wife chose diet option ;)
It was so..."
Mariusz Adameczek
"We had a fantastic experience in the restaurant from start to finish. We didn't have a booking and they were extremely busy but the lovely girl who..."
Alison Slack
"Away for work and was recommended that Sambuca is an institution in the north east - and I can see why !! Loved my..."
Jessica King
"the atmosphere and the food was exceptional, the service was so nice, it was very nice to celebrate my anniversary. we will come back to you next..."
J G
"Great service really friendly staff. Was really busy last night and neighbouring table was complaining about her steak she got a replacement still..."
Sharon Tyson
"We had a lovely dinner here. Food is fabulous n yummy. Staff are so friendly. Highly..."
ka li
"Walked in around 5pm and were warmly welcomed by the very happy and energetic staff, sorted with our drinks and left to decide our meals, after..."
Robert Vickers
"Wow, wow, wow. First time I have been to sambuca since we moved to Hartlepool. The food was gorgeous and the staff were lovely. The portion sizes..."
Wayne Roberts
"Really enjoyed our food. Lovely..."
robert garlick
"Really impressed. First visit. Great food and atmosphere, playing my kind of music ,and excellent..."
King Prawns Sautéed in Garlic Butter and Wine Served with Rice
Fish
Takeaway Bellini
Pasta
Pork
Garlic Bread with Pesto
Salad
Chips
Puddings
Salmon
Lasagna
Cake
Potato Skins
fish cakes
Cheese Garlic Bread
Garlic mushrooms
Lamb Kofta
Greek salad
Fish Cake Starter
Chicken with Peppercorn Sauce
Pâté
Prawns
Turkey Christmas Dinner
Potato Skins
Burger
Chicken Bellini
Lasagne
Bread Slices
Cakes
Chicken Goujon Starter
Beef
Chilli Mexican Garlic Bread
Lamb
Disassembled Lotus Cheesecake
Sit down
Pizza
Italian
Mediterranean
Waterfront
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Parking Available
American Express
Free off-street parking
Mastercard
Highchairs Available
Visa
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Non-smoking restaurants
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Seating
Accepts American Express
Table Service
Brunch
Dinner
Lunch
After-hours
Mid-range
"Beautiful meal as always. Fantastic atmosphere, lovely staff, excellent food. My fillet steak was amazing and I'm still not over the Ferrero rocher..."
Kathryn Sarah
"Went to the Portofino's nervous about eating out being gluten free. Which was no problem i was able to get exactly what i used to eat before i was..."
Katherine Collinson
"Absolutely love this place, great service friendly staff and my dinner was amazing. I recommend having the..."
Tammy Ebling
"A very cosy and atmospheric place! The food here is very high quality and tastes delicious! The staff here are very friendly and go above and beyond..."
Benjy james
"Visited today 4/8/23 with 3 friends for lunch . Hadn't booked a table as a £5 deposit is required which we don't think is a good policy. We were..."
Chris Bell
"Lovely ad hoc visit with my wife & grandson.
Service was excellent and the food was lovely.
Been here numerous times and will be..."
Neville Dazley
"Really lovely place, friendly helpful staff, amazing tasty food a little gem of a place definitely recommend this..."
Mitzi oodian
"Have been coming here for almost as long as it has been open.By far our favourite restaurant.Good value for money and the food is of adequate..."
Geoff
"We visited there to have lunch. This restaurant with a nice view and comfortable environment. The soup and pasta are too salty for..."
Stanley Hou
"This was my first visit, after a friend recommended it. What a fantastic evening. Great food and service. It was busy and I can see why. This is a..."
Tess Wintgens
"Excellent pizza!!!! It was a good experience overall nice location I definitely recommend specially for the area the food was heads above the..."
Tiffany Vi
"Apart from the steps a lovely meal lies ahead. Been a few times already and enjoy the restaurant very much. Well priced food with a great choice and..."
Mick Hirst
"Had a lovely meal here for birthday treat, there were 7 of us for Sunday lunch. Was great that other menu was available too for my parmo lovers! Lamb..."
Katie Purdy
"Fantastic food and brilliant service. Very quick to be served despite it being peak time on a Saturday night. Quality of the food was unreal, and..."
Louise Walton
"Not been for a while, first time with kids. No one left disappointed, food was amazing. Fitted us in without booking but turned others away after,..."
Danny M
"Good to see that Portofino is still thriving.
Food full marks as both meals were delicious (if a long time coming) and our requests of no onion had..."
Jacqueline Hart
"As soon as you entered this small cosy hidden gem, you felt as though you were somewhere other than Hartlepool. We were seated overlooking the sea,..."
tracy royal failes
"We had a table of 6 with 2 kids. Very reasonably priced. The lunch menu has a good selection. Service was good. Food was good. Would highly..."
Mr Mc
"Been for the first time on a Saturday evening, but really impres with the place. Food it's very nice and allot of choices from the menu.
Great..."
"The shawarmas were very tasty and so were the stuffed peppers, borek ( filo pastry with goats cheese) & hullumi fries very reasonable prices ( check..."
Rob Taylor
"Been wanting to try this place for a while and it did not dissapoint. We went for the meat lovers platter and every bite was delicious. Thank..."
Joanne Wright
"Tried this place on the off chance - really glad we did. Lovely food, fast polite service, decent prices - all great. We had the vegetarian platter..."
Ed Johnston
"Great place,very good food and many choices in the menu. The staff it's very..."
Jeler Alin
"Food is amazing! Staff are friendly and welcoming. Great to sit in or get your food to take out and they are reasonably..."
Gemma Robinson
"Really friendly staff,place smells great which is a good sign. Had the Lebanese burger which they kindly adjusted as I dont like it too spicy. Food..."
Jason B
"Found a post on North East tea time grub on facebook and thought I would give it a try. I was not dissapointed, it was wonderful to taste something..."
Amy Ward
"First time ordering from here, what can I say, the new no.1 takeaway for us. Special 4 lamb chops chips salad mint dip, delicious , other half had..."
Julie Flounders
"Visiting friends who ordered me the vegetarian platter. It was absolutely delicious and varied in the foods offered and the flavours. Stuffed vine..."
Tessa Barton
"There's no question that the food is absolutely top notch both in quality and flavour.
However......the delivery is poor, I don't mind waiting an..."
Partyhard19420
"UPDATED TO REFLECT-
Food arrived and by God it's good 😂 I think in the future I'll opt for the sit in option to negate this potential hassle. It's..."
Jack Bardwell
"Big order beautiful food 3 mixed shawarma perfect, mixed grill lamb cooked just as it should be. Even the veggie platter is amazing :) i'm not a fan..."
paul wilkin
"Had a couple of take outs from here and food was beautiful.
Great menu which pleased the vegans in the family .
Really good choice on menu, not a big..."
Allison Liddle
"Went here for the first time the other day. Loved the quality of the food and the staff are so friendly. Something different than the average..."
Stuart Cameron
"Just ordered from habibi for the first time got an meat lovers platter and it didn't disappoint . Order came early which was nice and the food tasted..."
Debbie Barratt
"I've had a few things from habibi and they have all been delicious. So many flavours and the food is so different to anything else in the town. My..."
Hayley Hornsey
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