Whether it’s fine dining in Durham, an Italian restaurant in Darlington or an Indian in Hartlepool, Sugarvine has an extensive directory of the best restaurants and places to eat in County Durham, covering every type of cuisine. Use the Sugarvine guide to point you in the direction of the finest eating places in Durham and throughout the county.
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.
Hall Garth Hotel – DarlingtonMet several friends for lunch and all were extremely pleased with their meals. The service was excellent, friendly and efficient. The presentation of the dishes was great. Great value for money. To be recommended.
The Farmers Arms – DurhamFirstly why is nothing signposted on this site? Once we found were we were the staff were polite and showed us to our tables . From ordering to getting dinner took about 20/25 minutes. Drinks were served within a few minutes. I didn't think there was much of an atmosphere and I don't think the radio helped either. The food itself was good sized but my beef was a bit dry and as roast dinners were the only mains on offer I would have expected better It wasn't badly priced The surroundings are very nice but for some reason I wasn't that impressed with the insides of the castle. My kids thought the games rooms and cinema were poor. In their words a bit naff. Would I go back? Yes for food and the surroundings.
Witton Castle Country Park – Bishop AucklandA really lovely sunday dinner!!!
The Farmers Arms – DurhamExcellent surroundings, Meal Excellent, Staff Fantastic
Witton Castle Country Park – Bishop AucklandFood 10/10, service 4/10. Drinks prepare and serving 2/10. Drinks order took 20mins to get to our table and was wrong. Reordered one drink halfway through the main course, got delivered 2 drinks, one of which was wrong even if we had ordered 2. Also incorrectly charged for it, which was redacted after pointing out the error. Staff were impolite, no basic courtesy.
The Farmers Arms – DurhamExcellent service and food
Farmhouse Dine & Wine – DurhamReturned 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!
Hall Garth Hotel – DarlingtonVery good restaurant, would recommend
Gussto Tapas Bar – DurhamMy 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 :-)
The George of Piercebridge – DarlingtonFabulous food and fabulous service as always . Lovely atmosphere and booking system is so easier to use.
Farmhouse Dine & Wine – DurhamMy husband and I have enjoyed lots of meals at The Farmers Arms and our latest one was no exception. We brought my lovely mother in law to have dinner with us recently and it was all excellent. We had a lovely table in the restaurant were quickly served with our drinks. The food was delicious and my mother in law chose beer battered cod. She's no fan of potato so she asked for garlic bread as an alternative and that was no problem at all. Our waitress was lovely and nothing was too much trouble for her. Whether you are just calling at this wonderful pub for drinks or food, you won't be disappointed.
The Farmers Arms – DurhamSix of us had a lovely meal on Tuesday night. Great welcome and service from staff and lovely food. A couple of dishes not available but we found other choices. This is our first choice because we always enjoy it, food is very good and reasonably priced.
The Farmers Arms – DurhamFour 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
The George of Piercebridge – DarlingtonWe love this little spa. Always a go to when not wishing to spend a fortune elsewhere. Treatments and food always spot on too.
Hall Garth Hotel – DarlingtonWe enjoyed our first meal in the Castle Restaurant on Saturday afternoon with friends. The meal was lovely, the portion sizes are generous and beautifully presented, the service was excellent. I would recommend it to anyone.
Witton Castle Country Park – Bishop AucklandWe had a lovely family meal on Sunday evening- great food at a reasonable price and plenty of it!
Farmhouse Dine & Wine – DurhamEnjoyed Sunday lunch with my two sisters, thoroughly enjoyed it, good portions, friendly staff, highly recommended.
Witton Castle Country Park – Bishop AucklandSunday Lunch: Adult, £15.95; Under-11s, £8.95. Choice of Hand-carved roast beef, Prime roast turkey or Locally reared pork served with all the trimmings. Ask server about vegetarian options. Served 12pm-4pm.
Lunch: 2 courses, £15.95.
Steak Night menu is just £14.95 for 2 courses and is available every Thursday between 5pm and 9pm.
1 course, £10; 2 courses, £14; 3 courses, £18. Available Monday to Friday 12pm-6.30pm, Saturday, 12pm-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6.30pm.
1 course, £14.95; 2 courses, £18.95; 3 courses, £22.95.
We have various drinks offers available during the week.
