Reviews in Houghton-le-Spring

First time visiting will definitely be back a busy pub but staff instantly made you feel welcome when you walked through the door amazing team and the waitress’s were super friendly and would go above and beyond amazing team of people food was amazing and so fresh great value for money and a lovely atmosphere

Myself and my friend came for lunch and the food was lovely and really big portions we will definitely return

Really enjoyed our meal here yesterday. The service was great, super friendly staff and food and drinks brought over in a timely manner despite the place being fully booked and all tables occupied. The food was really delicious and the portion sizes were generous.

Visited for lunch and our meals were absolutely fantastic.. Great choices great atmosphere fantastic helpful staff and good value .. I'll spread the word

Came here for the 1st time due to reviews from people. We weren't disappointed. Great Sunday dinner and friendly staff. We will be back

First visit after seeing a lot of great reviews. My wife and I had the Roast Beef dinner and our daughters both had bolognese. All our meals were excellent, the roast beef was one of the best Sunday dinners we have had in a very long time. Huge portions, great selection of veg and very good quality. The pub was busy as it was lunch time on a Sunday but all the staff were very friendly and attentive.....We will definitely be returning!

Visited 20.01.26 for a birthday meal for my partner. Lovely friendly staff, great menu. Waited about 30 mins for food after ordering, worth the wait! Food was delicious and prices were very reasonable. Will definitely return.

Rushed beyond belief! We were told about 5 times that the tables were back to back, one of the times was when she said 'are you ready to order?' and we replied with 'not yet' another time being when asking if we would like a dessert. Have some manners, especially when people are spending money therer. We booked our table and don't need to be rush or told this at any point, their booking system should account for this and not book as many tables. Food took over an hour to come out (even though they wanted to rush us and were back to back with tables) and then it was mediocre. I have been going to the Beehive for years now and this time was a huge disappointment. Maybe instead of rushing people and overbooking the pub focus on who is there and the quality of the food.

We booked for 10 people for a birthday celebration, after reading all the good reviews and travelled from Teesside. We got told immediately on arrival that we had to leave by 19:30 however, the last plate of food wasn't served until 18:45. Food was served sporadically and the child's meal was one of the last. Two dishes were sent back due to being cold and other dishes were luke warm but didnt want to complain further. Special burgers (ultimate burger) tasteless and left almost 3/4. Were were told a further two times to leave by 19:30, the last time being 19:15 when still eating our meals. No dessert offered (assume due to them wanting us out). Went to a nearby pub instead as felt celebrations was rushed. Won't be back or recommending unfortunately.

I was told not to take too long in ordering. As they were back to back all day! I’d been sat down no longer than 10 mins. Given the fact they were back to back all day. They mashed to forget one of the meals. Every dish was Luke warm. Which is such a shame as normally no complaints.

Really enjoyed our visit the food was delicious would definitely recommend . Plenty of choice on the menu. Staff were lovely and friendly

Food was amazing, really delicious and large portions. Staff are brilliant and friendly. Only problem is there's not a lot of space for pushchairs.

Amazing service Amazing food . We did not feel rushed at all. Menu has lots of choice and the price is good . Can not wait to come back .

Quick, friendly service and food was beautiful!

Food was lovely but spoiled by being rushed by the staff as they wanted the table back. Maybe the time limit of 1 hour 45 minutes should be pointed out when seated for the meal. It was also very noisy. I shall not be returning!

What a little gem this is, heard loads of good things about it so thought we’d give a try and we were not let down. The food was absolutely outstanding as was the service . We will return very soon cheers guys n gals .

The best Sunday lunch I’ve ever had!!!

Went for my daughter's 21st birthday. Friendly staff Amazingly presented and lovely food. Everyone in our party had a great meal. Extremely tasty, huge portion.