Villa Vinci — Restaurant in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Food was nice, pizza and pasta dish was lovely. Let down by service. I believe that we were unfortunate to book a night which seemed under staffed and crowded. However we felt ignored for the majority of the night with tables beside us getting served and hosted with us still sat with clear plates waiting to be removed. We sat with our starter plates for that long a waiter turn up with our mains with no where to place them as our starter plates were still there. No apology just take and gone. We then continued to watch as other tables got starters finished them, cleared their plates and delivered their main whilst our empty main plates where still sitting. I have no idea how long we actually sat there for but it felt like forever. We were in a clear seat which many waiters just walked past and served people beside us. I am not one to shout for waiters or to wave my arm in the air for attention. We ordered a dessert and cocktail which was very nice. And then continued to wait for the bill. Lovely food let down by being ignored and forgotten...

Have to honestly say this was one of the nicest Italian restaurants I've ever set foot in, it didnt get off to the greatest start because I had booked a table for 2 a week in advance but unfortunately on arrival still had to wait until 8pm to get seated. The boss man certainly made up for this by giving us our drinks for free so I'll get over it, But let's get to the food.

The starter was absolutely exceptional the mains was absolutely to die for, i would travel from Belfast to Newcastle every single day of the week to eat at this restaurant. Also may I add this place is so affordable, our meal only came to £32 and if we had of been charged for the first set of drinks then it would of only cost £45 which is just amazing.

To close this off I would just like to say thank you to the amazing staff for you great hospitality and excellent service.

Will we be back? Does a bear S* in the...

This restaurant was recommended to us, and we were looking forward to it during our stay in Newcastle, but the food was average and we weren't impressed. The lasagne was particularly disappointing as it wasn't really much better than a decent ready meal and not as good as many we've had in other restaurants. The salmon was pleasant, but the sauce was bland. We also had crispy potatoes with garlic and parmesan and they were very poor, just a bowl of not very crispy potatoes with a lump of unmelted grated parmesan on top. Nothing was bad enough for us to complain about on the night, but it certainly wasn't good enough food for us to consider a return visit.

The service was ok,one very pleasant waitress and one who needs to learn how to smile and make customers...