Reviews in Darlington

I was celebrating 25 years of marriage with my husband and friends. The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. Would definitely book again. The only downside was the shortage of staff. We seemed to wait ages for drinks.

We got a 2 course meal in with our spa package and I was pleasantly surprised. The food was beautiful, I had the risotto for my main and it was so tasty. It was the best risotto I've ever had and I had the brownie to finish which was delicious. All gluten free also which was no problem at all. Had a lovely time.

Returned for an afternoon tea with fizz which was arranged by Angela. It was lovely. Great choice of food and drinks served by the wonderful Jennifer a friendly face and very accommodating. Would have no hesitation to recommend the hotel for food! Great place!

My friend and I had the Afternoon Tea. No sooner had we sat down our food arrived! It came on what looked like a mini set of shelves! it was so cute, a change from the usual 2/3 plate stand! Tea was piping hot! We had cheese savoury and ham sandwiches, this was our preference, we don’t like fancy stuff! The sausage rolls were beautiful, home made and still warm. Yes the scones were miniature (and missing marg/butter) but we had cream and jam. I think it was a slice of chocolate fudge cake we had each and vanilla baked cheesecake. These were proper size slices. If the scones had been any bigger we wouldn’t have had room for the cake!! We came away full and thoroughly enjoyed our treat. We would definitely have this again :-)

Four of us dined here last night and we all really enjoyed our food, two chicken tikka hanging kebabs, battered haddock and a halloumi burger, we had a little wait which didn’t bother us but when the food arrived it was hot and nicely cooked. Only two members of staff on the floor but both very friendly and polite and nothing was too much trouble. Thank You

We love this little spa. Always a go to when not wishing to spend a fortune elsewhere. Treatments and food always spot on too.

Went for afternoon tea with 3 of my friends on Sat, early 60th birthday celebration for 2 of us. Tea & coffee was cold, had to ask for hot water….only 2 types of sandwiches, which were a little dry….had to ask for butter for our miniature scones….chocolate cake was dry & not sure what the other cake was as we weren’t told. We were never approached to ask if we wanted another drink. Staff seemed very unhappy & stressed!! Not the best.

Here's my review 2nd visit Sunday Lunch 13th July Super staff Gravy - Ace Puddings - Excellent Veg - Lovely Mash - Gorgeous Roasties - Fair Beef - no way was that a slow roasted joint, was as tough as old boots, Pork was not much better, no crackling! Drinks - quite expensive

Had a late seating at hall garth hall for Sunday lunch. The food was very tasty and cooked to perfection. Plenty of good quality meat

We enjoyed meals on each of the three nights during our recent stay. Whilst at first we thought the menu was rather limited, everything we ordered we enjoyed, and everything was cooked and served to perfection. All of the serving staff (table and bar staff) were polite, friendly and extremely helpful. We particularly enjoyed meals from the Indian menu when available on two of the nights, very tasty and not overpriced.

Thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay. We were made to feel welcome and comfortable. We enjoyed evening meals and a lovely lunch . Would recommend a stay at the George and hope to return.

From the moment I walked in to the minute I left the service and atmosphere were terrible. We opted for the steak night special as this seemed good value for money. It was not busy with only a few customers but the lady behind the bar was stressed and on her own. The food took 35 minutes for 2 rare steaks and 1 medium, we ordered 2 side orders of onion rings and a fried egg. The onion rings were almost inedible they had not been in the fryer long enough with the batter uncooked and stodgy. We had to ask for the fried egg which came when my daughter was half way through her food. The rare steaks were not cooked properly and were verging on well done. At no point were we asked if everything was alright with the food. The reason I didn't complain was because we were so hungry and the food took ages to come that we just had to eat what we had I really a terrible experience and a complete waste of money. Will never return

We dined today for afternoon tea and it was the worst afternoon tea I have ever had it was a wowcher on the wowcher website it showed a two-tier cake stand with fluffy scones and lovely looking sandwiches the offering today as per the photo was absolutely disgusting the scones were dry it was missing clotted cream the cake was shoved onto this strange-looking cake stand the sandwiches were dry and missing half of the offering in side the sausage rolls were burned ,the time and effort from the staff was minimal the waitress looked exhausted ,the table across had large fluffy scones and we had tiny little dry cake scones ,I had the gluten-free option which was the worst thing I have ever eaten the coconut slice was flaky and dry and fell apart,the sandwiches were actually very good to my surprise and the coffee was bitter and horrible it was my mom's birthday and it ruined the afternoon I will never return to this establishment.

Absolutely amazing day all 4 of us were well looked after and staff amazing food was beautiful

Reception Staff helpful and courteous and helpful. However resteraunt experience felt more like we were an inconvienience than much needed customers. Poor manners lack of attentiveness and cold food made night a disaster. Other diners clearly feeling same way. We got married here and it was amazing so this was a shock and a real shame.

Went to a Spa and lunch at Hall Garth in May. It's the first time I have been to this hotel, however it won't be the last. I was very impressed with the facilities and the food was excellent. I only marked down a point for atmosphere, as we were the only diners in the restaurant. I have already recommended the hotel & Spa to my friends

The food was good, I had a Cajun hanging kebab and my husband a blue burger. Could have done with a side plate to assemble the wrap and I would have asked for one but no staff were around. Service was quite slow, we waited 50 minutes and it wasn’t that busy when we ordered. Also no one checked if everything was ok with our meals.

Was given a voucher for Afternoon Tea so chose The George. It was delicious and worth the drive to get there. The atmosphere was very pleasant and the service very good. Will definitely make a return trip to eat there again.