Reviews in County Durham

Lovely place, lovely service, lovely food but place was really cold I kept my coat on the whole time. Will definitely return, thankyou.

Visited on Sunday for Sunday dinner, however they had ran out so ordered from the normal menu. Ordered bruschetta which was burnt but soggy and the pizza was awful. Have been previously and enjoyed it so was disappointed

5 of us had Sunday lunch and it was one the nicest Sunday lunch we had eaten.well worth the money. Nice atmosphere and made to feel welcome and very friendly staff. We will definitely be back again

Menu very varied. Food delicious. Service excellent. Portion size good. Good value for money.

Great food and friendly service - would definitely recommend

Friendly staff but slow service as they didn’t seem enough staff for such a busy pub.. The food was tasty, but wasn’t that hot.. But as we’d waited so long we just ate it.. We did tell the staff & they did apologise.. We would probably come again but not on a Sunday..

Tasty food ,vegetables well cooked, good and friendly service. Would have liked to be able to have a fish course without added meat, we were informed that the sauce couldn’t be adjusted so non meat eaters only had one choice of a main dish. The puddings were delicious.

Booked a table for 6.45pm. On arrival we got told by staff that the table wasn’t ready but it wouldn’t be long so to get a drink in the bar. We sat and waited until 8.30pm for our table! I asked staff a couple of times if our table was ready to which they told me they were just getting it ready. One staff member told me it was our table they were preparing and then came and gave it to the people waiting in the bar next to us! If it wasn’t for the fact it was a special occasion (my dads birthday), we would have left without eating. The food was ok but by the time it arrived my children were over tired and didn’t really enjoy it. I found one staff member quite arrogant, when he asked if the food was worth the wait and said there was nothing he could do about the delay if the table as he couldn’t ask the previous people to leave. No offer of a discount for the table being 1 hour 45 minutes late. Will not be going there again!

Not a lot of choice on the menu. I asked to swop one element of the main but after checking with the chef was told not possible!? The fishcakes starter was a bit bland and the duck egg was not fully cooked. Dessert was lovely. Service was great - 2 wait staff in a busy service but they were lovely. Breakfast wasn’t good at all - looked like a Premier Inn breakfast (self service) but didn’t taste as nice - was quite tasteless really. Expected better if a 4 star hotel

The food very good, however service at Dinner and Breakfast times was very poor and we found the Chef very dictatorial when it came to requests on Menu choice. Attention to detail was lacking and a more clear understanding requires to be in force in the future on TDH and A La Carte menus. Breakfast time no meet & Greet to guests no menus on tables explaining special orders and self service parts of the menu, not what we would expect from a four star hotel. Robert & Jacqueline O'Neil

Friendly local pub that serves unreal food

We came here yesterday for Sunday lunch and the pub itself is lovely. We have had Sunday lunch here before and it was really nice. Unfortunately our visit yesterday wasn’t great. The service was very slow, tacky & the food was extremely cold when arrived. The veg was cold and felt like it had been warmed up in microwave as some parts were warm and others stone cold.

We visited here on Saturday night for a family meal. The atmosphere was great, the staff were friendly and polite and the food was delicious and good value for money. We had 2 children's meals which were excellent and the adults had the 3 course special, which was amazing value. I would definitely recommend and we will be back.

Amazing food at a great price. The hanging kebab was the best around we will def be back. Service a little slow but we understood as it was busy.

Go here regular food is delicious and service is outstanding

Decent

Lovely meal Lovely atmosphere and staff really helpful and friendly