Reviews in County Durham

Amazing quality, since finding the Voodoo Cafe about eight weeks ago my husband have been bar three times and everytime the menu is different and always the best I've tasted.

had the 3 course Sunday lunch and all three courses were very good. A good choice of meats and the desserts were especially good. highly recommended.

This is a really lovely quaint cafe on Elvet Bridge serving a wide menu of homemade food. Their homemade cheesecake was the best I've ever tasted!! Definitely worth a visit!!

best indian we have found , food and service excellent. unless away from home we go nowhere else. also great for take aways. have a pint in the bar watch sky sport while you wait ; .

We had this recommended but went expecting to find it "ok". Not so ! Seated immediately at our reservation time, polite happy staff and a great atmosphere. I'm more than adamant no matter what you order will be just perfect. We had three courses. Our main meals arrived together, got, on time and out of this world. Cooked so perfectly, colourful and delicious it left me speechless. Dessert came. Hand made with care, effort and attention to detail which made it taste out of this world. Thanks for the best dining experience I've encountered for a long time. Sum it up - Amazing on every level, try it. 10/10

WE have just come back from having Sunday Carvery lunch at the Mitre. It was the first time we have had our Sunday lunch out and won't be the last. The food was excellent lots of choice, if you like leeks try the creamy leeks they were very nice. We got two choices of thickly cut meat. There was pork, beef, turkey and gammon. The chef was very helpful and chatty to us and the children. Great value for money. Definitely worth a visit and no washing up.

Red opened its doors in June this year and having now visited the restaurant on numerous occasions I would like to recommend it to the sugarvine readership. Lloyd & Helen (the owners) have spent a small fortune in making the ambiance suitable not only for the full a la carte experience but also perfect for those who want to pop in for a Pasta, Pizza, Burger or just a coffee and a Muffin during the day. They have brough Carl Magill in as Head Chef along with his team and those who know Carl will know, quality and presentation are paramount. We visited Red on Saturday night with 4 friends and were greeted by a smiling member of staff and shown to our table One of our party decided to go for the Special of the Day, Goats Cheese tartlets, presentation was superb as was the taste. the rest of our party chose Pate,Garlic Mushrooms and the Salmon & Prawns for starters. All were delighted with their respective choices. Mains consisted of Chicken Caesar with salad & Home made chips, Lasagne, Chicken a la Creme and Chicken Parmesan. All served piping hot and beautifully presented. Some managed desserts, Creme Brulee to die for plus Apple Pie and Toffee sauce and ice cream (Archers Jersey Ice cream)! Coffee to finish. Presentation, Service and quality of food all of the highest standard and drinks reasonably priced. Happy Hour between 5 & 7 is proving to be extremely popular and I can see this establishment very soon becoming the 'in' place to go.

recently taken over by drew & erin, they offer a warm family friendly atmosphere, with outstanding food with a twist, log fires, gardens, views, food and beer, what more could you want

Sunday Lunch - 19 Sept 2010 In a picturesque setting by the village green and old church. Nice interior decor, but some attention to detail is need on things. If you can't get parked at the front, then there is further space at the rear. We were greeted upon entering, and once informing them that we had a table booked, were asked if we wanted to go straight to the table or have a drink at the bar first. We opted to go straight to the table (you get the service then, rather than squeezing in at the bar! Plus they were also serving a bar menu and it was quite crowded). Drinks were ordered (pint of Theakstons and a glass of house red) and also a jug of tap water. (The jug had some strange staining on it? Not a pattern!) A short while passed. The Menu arrived. Half a dozen choices for each course (fish & vegetarian included) A bit longer while passed before they came to take our order. A bit more time until a basket of unevenly sized home made rolls were offered, mostly on the smaller side and looked as if slightly over proved and knocked. Butter was already on the table and soft enough to spread (I hate it when you need a chisel for it) Again after a pause, our starters arrived. (the unused empty clean wine glasses were left on the table) I chose quail egg & bacon lardons, with saute potato dice, rocket & red wine dressing. (i'd only had toast for brekky so this made up for it!) The leaves were at the base, with the lardons and potato scattered over, four halves of hard boiled quails egg at the corners. Red wine vinagrette dressed around the edges and a little over the whole. Whilst this was overall quite good and nicely presented, I think it would have been better with a single poached, yolk running organic small egg, than the cold hard boiled quail ones, but this could be due to Sunday lunch service pressures? My friend had chosen Wild Boar terrine. This came as a very large quenelle of the terrine/pate, with toast triangles (crusts off) and a little salad leaf garnish, and apple mayonnaise. Having tasted a small sample of this, I thought it a little bland and under seasoned. (perhaps a mustard mayonnaise too, or a pickle or chilli relish?) Another while passed. Starter plates cleared. Another while passed (are you noticing a theme here?) The main course arrived. I had chosen roast sirloin of beef (and asked for the rarer end of the joint slices). Two large slices of rare roast beef filled the plate, thickened gravy over the top, a good sized and crisp Yorkshire pudding on top, and an unnecessary watercress garnish. Mustard or horseradish sauce offered. My friend had chose sea bass with tagliatelle of vegetables in a white wine sauce. The vegetable were bound in the sauce, with two halves of a fish fillet at a jaunty angle on top. The skin appeared to have been grilled, with a couple of heat burn bubbles, but the rest of the skin wasn't crispy. The vegetables & sauce were ok. We each were served a side dish of vegetables (glazed carrots (lacking the glaze) big chunks, brocolli with toasted almonds, creamed potato (maybe a little over on the nutmeg and under on the butter, and slightly over mashed to the edge of the "gloopy/shiny sort), and roast potatoes (real roasted, quite good). This all went down well with my beef, I could perhaps have done with a little more gravy (personal preference), but alongside my friends sea bass, these vegetables didn't really go. A little thought for something different missing here. Plates were cleared, crumbs brushed off, empty wine & beer glass left on table? Menu presented again to choose desserts. A short while passed. I had cheese. (often in high end, especially London, restaurants, the cheese is an additional charge to a "prix fixe" menu - though not here). Local Cotherstone and Jervaulx Blue, slightly chilled, needed to be out of the fridge longer really, four Carrs water biscuits and three homemade biscuits (I couldn't make these out for flavour, whether supposed to be sweet or savoury), enough butter, some grapes "en branche" (these were just starting to brown around the stalk) and some celery (this was pale and bendy - not good) Plates cleared (though the empty drinks glasses remained? and still the clean ones there too) Coffee and mints followed, coffee in a small stainless steel cafetiere, just enough for a demitasse and a half each (though more was offered) but no cream or milk arrived? Fine for us as we drink it black but ome should have arrived or been offered. and an After Eight each (After Eight in the morning I presume!) £17.95 each + £6.83 for the drinks (don't know the split on these or if it included the jug of tap water) Overall the food was good, much better than an average carvery, decent sized portions. Let down by attention to detail and slow service. (2 & 1/2 hours for 3 courses and coffee - although we weren't in a rush) Yes I would probably go again if heading that direction, but not for a while, there are other places to try.

Love... Love.... Love this restaurant! I have recently had my birthday meal there with a large group of my friends and the staff really made my night special (sparklers, happy birthday music and birthday cake, it was great). The 3 course set menu was fantastic value for money with a huge choice of main courses, something for everyone. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to others!

Absolutely delicious food, attentive pleasant staff, lovely decor, definitely best value in town. Perfect setting and would recommend to anyone.

i have been twice now and both times it has been slow, poor service, not much choice for gluten free and not worth the money. will go to the other mexican across the road in future.

NOT RECOMMENDED! The decor of Fat Buddha is great but starting to look like a little maintenance is required. The menu has a decent choice of eastern food but the attitude of the staff is appalling. To make matters worse I wrote to them about a staff member that had been particularly rude and received no response at all from the management. I certainly wont be visiting again, which is a shame as we used to love this restaurant .

I and my family had lunch here. The staff were excellent and the food even better. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and comfortable furniture.

my grandparents owned the bay horse for 30 yrs , i have a photo here in the states of my grandparents father and aunts uncles standing outside with the building all decorated celebrating the end of WW1 .

i have been a few times but the menu seems to be the same as the time and the food is bland and lacking seasoning and is boring. maybe a whole change in menu would be a good start

We have been dining at this establishment for years, was taken over a month ago, boy has it gone downhill. Meals were cold, cremated and tasteless. Staff not in the least bit bothered when I complained. Place was practically empty for a Saturday night, unheard of in the past. Would not recommend to anyone, go to Pizza hut instead!!!

great food good value for money