Came here for dinner with my family Everything we had was 10 out of 10, lovely staff.. nice seating and atmosphere. Thank you

Deliciously irresistible, a delightful Italian treat right in the City Centre of Sunderland. We were served by Sebastian who was very caring and thoughtful. Each dish was unique, presentation was superb and the quickness of the service was on point. 10/10 👌 A must visit for both the food and cocktails 🍸

Wow a great little find and right next to Sunderland Empire theatre. The food we had was tasty fresh and plentyful. Great value for money the staff are fabulous so helpful they make you feel so welcome !

First visit to Aperitif pre show at the Empire. Fantastic menu, superb staff and excellent food. We both ordered starters and mains which were served quickly and looked amazing. Chicken mains with different sauces (rosemary and a peppercorn)we had were both excellent in flavour with veg or chips as a side. I would highly recommend the homemade chips. Smaller place than many local restaurants which can be a good or bad thing depending on preference. We found it was rather pushy after only 45 minutes at our booked table pre show. If you haven't asked for your bill don't force your customers out by placing it on the table! This was a shame as it could have been 5 stars otherwise. Seph and Laura were excellent, good fun and very attentive. Shame the, I assume manager, was not ideal.

Very beautiful place. The food is amazing. The portions are great. Really enjoyed our meal and experience. The host was really nice and friendly

Food was amazing! Friendly and polite staff. Lovely cocktails. Comfortable seats.

Very delicious!!! Nice & cozy atmosphere with reasonable price. Besides, The waiter is pretty handsome.^^

Went here on the 20/4/22. For my daughter 30th. 18 ov us. Couldn't ov asked for a better place to go. Staff were great and on the ball. Food was absolutely beautiful. Defo be going back and well recommended.

The wife and I tea here before the theatre right next door. Didn't book but they made space for us. Thoroughly enjoyed the food. It's a lovely cosy place and food was fab and reasonably priced (happy hour). Spaghetti bolognese, chicken with garlic and rosemary and garlic bread with cheese for sharing. Would definitely recommend 👌

Great food and lovely staff. I would recommend booking a table

My absolute favourite place while I stayed in Sunderland. Service was top notch very friendly and fun, the food was fantastic, tasty hot and came out fast. The cocktails are amazing. I would definitely recommend here for food but would book as it was always busy the two times I went. Brilliant place!.

Came last year and it was fantastic. Back again and even better. Staff attentive and efficient and very helpful. Food amazing. Servings enormous! No booking but we were seated within a minute and the drinks arrived within 3 mins. Food arrived 5 mins later. Beautifully cooked and piping hot. Would recommend this place to anyone. Will be back next time we are in Sunderland. Thank you to all the staff xxx

I left one bar very disapointed and walked in to the rain. Next door I saw aperitif restaurant/bar place and decided to try it out. It was great! I mean everything! Its a very small place and this Is what I like. I got carbonara, 3 cocktails and biscof desert. I spent 30£. First of all, 30£??? How did I spent just that? Second of all omg the desert looked fantastic! The food in general was good. And I will 100% come back! I was served by 3 staff members all of them were lovely, its nice to see genuine smiles! I loved it there and I didnt want to leave! Thank you x

1st visit but won't be the last, gorgeous food, great service and fab cocktails! Highly recommended Aperitif.

Great food. Polite and understanding staff

Lovely service. Excellent food

Great place, top class staff, amazing food would definitely recommend

Fantastic food sharing platter amazing brilliant service. Highly recommended xxx

Really friendly staff, nice atmosphere, brilliant food. Also do takeaway👌🏽for pizza n pasta

Delicious food. Staff very friendly

Always friendly service and great food.

Amazing

We popped in here for something to eat with the kids for my partner's birthday, at the end of the meal they came out with some cheesecake (what was lovely) with a sparkler in, lovey touch. They played happy birthday and honestly made it that little bit more special. The kids loved it, our 6 year old said she wants her birthday here 🤣 Food was lovely and cocktails just as nice. I tried something different but wasn't that keen but still beautifully presented as was the food. Would recommend.

Food was tasty and prices reasonable Service not too good, it was overbooked and too packed. Our table (near the door & cold) was then changed to a smaller table and the table they joined together were different heights, a waitress laughed when we told her that we were unhappy.

The place was rammed on a Tuesday night which meant that service took a while, but it was friendly and accommodating. Once we ordered, food came out pretty quick despite it being busy. The food is average, nothing to rave on about like so many people here. I’d recommend the goats cheese starter for sure. The mains dishes are plentiful but if you’re after elegance, you might want to head somewhere else. Oh, and it’s dirt cheap!

Very friendly restaurant with great music and a fun vibe. It always feels like there’s a party about to kick off. The food is also really good!

We had an amazing time for our family night out! The staff was lovely and provided us with a speedy service. I cannot stress how delicious the food is and if you are a lobster lover like myself, then you have to try the Surf and Turf! The lemon sorbet was unbelievable too :)

Delicious Sunday lunch, all of the meat and vegetables were cooked to perfection, gravy was super tasty. Staff were lovely and helpful. 100% will be back again and 100% recommend.

We had a really lovely meal before going to a show next door at the Theatre. The staff were really welcoming and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Service was good, food was delicious and very reasonably priced. We'd certainly book again if we're in Sunderland.

Staff were brilliant! Cocktails were amazing attention to detail was fantastic! Food was fresh, hot and well presented, really lovely. It was so nice we booked again for the next evening of our trip to Sunderland. Definitely recommend.

Ordered a takeaway from here had dressed lobster with king prawn starter. Also king prawn main. This place will take some beating.

I just love this place,everything ive ordered has been delicious and the staff are friendly and helpful,atmosphere is relaxing,and the music is great too.id recommend going here for a tasty meal that

Went for food absolutely delicious staff lovely atmosphere great didn't have onion rings on menu but they made them highly recommend

Very glad we called in - wonderful food and lovely friendly staff 👍😊😊. Will definitely recommend and return 👏👏

Amazing staff especially seb wat a little sausage he is food absolutely out of this world defo recommend this place

We had a lovely evening on Sat. Staff friendly and good value for money. Didn't feel hurried - itcwas nice to relax and eat .

Great atmosphere and fantastic food everything on time stsff fantastic .

The main meals were very small, you must get a side dish to accompany it or you will be leaving still hungry. I got ravioli stuffed with lobster and crab, (paste). Only 7 pieces of ravioli but the sauce was nice. I also shared a seafood pizza which was nice. Overall the place is OK but nothing special.

Another amazing dinning experience this evening as always, myself and my son visited the restaurant the staff were friendly and polite fast efficient service and can't wait to return again shortly would definitely 100% recommend.

Lovely staff. Nice food very reasonable

Food lovely. Hidden gem

lovely food, great service, spacious and safe

Lovely place with excellent food and a good atmosphere

Lovely food and atmosphere

Great place lovely food and staff highly recommended

Our first visit and enjoyed the food very much, together with the pleasant and friendly staff. The only reason for not giving 5 stars was the slow service of after meal glasses of house wines and the relatively high price for them given that we considered them to be of poor quality. However now that we are aware of this we would certainly return with that lesson learned and would have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Lovely staff, lovely coffee

Service was terrible ,food was nice , u need more staff x sorry but wont be back

Amazing meal and service was 5 star in its self very friendly and cosy cant wait to go back

Delicious food and friendly staff

Beautiful food, huge portions and fantastic, attentive staff

Absolutely beautiful

We had a fab night here last night, food was exceptional staff couldn't be more friendly, cocktails were realy nice and music great, will deffinately return x

Fantastic food and portion size was excellent 8 pieces of Ravioli plus 3 good sized prawns in a delicious tomato and chilli sauce that was so good I finished with a spoon Courteous staff Highly recommended 5*****

Excellent food great staff mix a fantastic cocktail

excellent service .

Great choice of menu, staff friendly and priced good

Fabulous food and great friendly service

Excellent food and service with great staff will definitely be back.

Food is fabulous, friendly staff, would highly recommend. 10/10