Wildernest - Sunderland

The food was excellent, the service was excellent, and the restaurant was a lovely place to dine and enjoy drinks. It was very cozy on a cold, rainy evening.

We came here for restaurant week which was 2 courses for £10 or 3 courses for £15. We were sat at our reserved table and given our menus, we had to catch a waitress to show our voucher for restaurant week menu who also informed me if we went to the bar for our drinks, it was happy hour until 7pm which was great to know as we got 50% off 2 rounds and a free round. We ordered our food and the service was great. Food was nice and good portion sizes. A lot of people just drink here rather than eat so it can become loud

Popped in solo on a work trip as I'm staying in the hotel next door. Had some dinner (Moroccan chickpea curry which was really nice. Rice was slightly undercooked and curry was slightly over seasoned but overall a great, hearty meal. and decent value. Staff were lovely and helpful and seemed on top of things. I noticed them go above and beyond for a family who were asking for some off-menu frozen non-alcoholic cocktails (as someone with a rich history working in hospitality, I know how disproportionately annoying and frustrating it is when people ask for this! . Great selection of draught and bottled/ canned beer too. Cocktail menu looked brilliant. The real strength of this place is its amazing decor; inside and out. I sat outside where they have a fire pit and nice covered seating until around 9pm which was lovely. Absolutely worth a visit!

We ordered a drink, appetizer, and main course each. After waiting for about 20 minutes, our main courses arrived. The waiter explained that the starters we requested did not print out on the ticket. As our steaks were meant to be cooked to our liking, we decided to skip the starters. The steaks were delicious, perfectly cooked, and well-seasoned. However, there was one element missing from my dish that the talented chef must have known I didn't particularly enjoy, as it appeared to be meant for my wife.

My family and I visited twice in one week. Very nice restaurant in terms of drinks (plenty to choose from). However I did struggle finding food that did not seem spicy. So I ended up choosing sides, one being lobster mac and cheese which I would highly recommend! Staff were friendly and made us feel very welcome.