Novello - Middlesbrough

Food was awful, customer service wasn't very good. We came here for my boyfriends daughters birthday at 5pm. I had the goats cheese starter and lasagne, which is the picture attached. It was the consistency of soup. I had about 4 mouthfuls. My boyfriend had the black pudding starter and spaghetti uno, which he said had far too much sauce. Both of us left the restaurant feeling sick and unsatisfied with our meals, and upon telling the staff they didn't seem bothered. His daughter had potato skins starter and a bbq chicken pizza she said it was OK.

Just been here tonight the food is outstanding and delicious the service was excellent made to feel welcome the second we walk through the door I’d highly recommend it

Before the fire we went all the time, it was a weekly occurrence. The food was always lovely and the prices were always wallet friendly, my family and friends have all enjoyed it on multiple occasions, I can't wait for it to open back up again :

Gorgeous food , friendly staff , lovely atmosphere highly recommend

One of the best places to eat in town, the friendly service and atmosphere are only eclipsed by the value and quality of the food. I had the Mussels with white wine and garlic to start, cooked to perfection and I fully expected to find they hadn 't been de-haired but to my surprise I only had to do it myself in 3 out of about 20 Mussels. For my main I had a classic spaghetti carbonara which was perfectly creamy, not too rich and garnished beautifully. The portion size was large but I had to save room for a dessert and I 'm glad I did. Last but not least I had the 'Funky Pie ' for my sweet and whilst basic in its ingredients the taste worked extremely well. The hazelnuts adorning it gave a satisfying crunch and savoury taste to combat the sweet vanilla ice cream. Couldn 't reccomend enough to anybody, will 100% be back in the near future but I 'm scared I 'll never get through the whole menu before they change it