Reviews in County Durham

We went there the other day. The food was lovely although the chips were not great. No drinks list was given and the waitress didn't know what drinks or wine they had which was very frustrating as this is the second time this has happened. But apart from that we had a lovely time

Had a first class Sunday lunch today. So tasty, there were three of us and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

The first time at The Farmers. Sunday Lunch was very good. Just one thing. I think they should reduce the number of different vegetables on the plate. It seemed a bit of overkill. Will be back. No hesitation.

Came for steak night and again the farmers never disappoints. Beautiful steak perfectly cooked, tasty chips and the best value around. You have to try it

Food gorgeous as always, staff always so lovely and friendly

Really enjoyed our lunch with friends. Service excellent as usual from Cat and the team. I still think owners could be offered a discount.

Booked a table, turned up, no table booked. Offered a table in the bar which was unsuitable so left

Wonderful meal at Farmers Arms. All 6 of us thoroughly enjoyed our food. The katsu curry is gorgeous and those who ordered the roast dinner loved the gammon and vegetables and said there was huge portion of food. Wonderful meal for the price paid and quality. The crumble is lovely and good choice of drinks at the bar. Staff are so lovely and friendly. Compliments to the chef.

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.

Lovely last minute dinner! Really good food, great service, good value for money. Would definitely recommend

We always come here as we enjoy the food so much. However I order the prawn spagetti and asked wat the sauce was and was told either tomato or creamy sauce. I chose creamy. It was soooo spicy I couldn't eat it and had to swap meals with my hubby. I dont like spice at all. My hubby does and he said it had a real strong chilli kick so he enjoyed it. I was disappointed though as I didn't really want a what he had. so, we both didn't really end up having what we fancied.

Excellent food, friendly service, we will return!

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.

We recently booked the restaurant out for a Birthday party for 30 people, the staff were fantastic and very accommodating, Food quality was great with only one meal having an issue that was quickly resolved. Would definitely recommend

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

Visited last night for tea with my husband and son. We visit quite often and always enjoy the food but last night wasn’t good I’m afraid. We are from the 3 courses for £10 menu but came away feeling like just because the food is on offer maybe the effort isn’t as good as it could be. My son and I had potato skins to start, they were burnt and I had to send mine back. The replacements were a nicer colour but still over cooked. My husbands chips which came with his pie were similar - shame because normally the potato skins and chips are to die for here. We paid extra for custard with my husbands dessert as he got apple crumble, he got about a thimble full of it and left all of the apple as it was a weird brown colour. Might have just been having an off day but we won’t be returning for a while. The girl who served us was very pleasant and approachable. Value for money score should be a 5 with an offer like that but when you are paying for substandard stuff I can’t allocate a 5

First time visiting, we had Sunday lunch. I’d pre booked a Gluten Free and a Vegan option along with three adult meals. We couldn’t fault any of our meals. My daughter’s Vegan option was fantastic, and had the same trimmings as the other meals. Highly recommended

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.