Crown and Crossed Swords Lounge in County Durham

Great food, atmosphere and great friendly staff

Fab meals but waited too long , too many dogs in a small place where we were eating put me off . Two very large alsations were brushing against my husbands chair as they couldn't settle ,,need to have dogs in the bar area . area .

What a brilliant restaurant. The food was out of this world and very reasonably priced. The service was fantastic, staff being friendly, helpful and really hard working. I can't recommend here enough. Looking forward to our next visit

Called in on a trip Friday afternoon and it was very busy. However, the staff managed to fit us in. The staff were super friendly and very polite. Good food reasonably priced and an excellent pint of Wainrights. We would definitely recommend and visit when in the area.

Real cozy feel, Great staff very friendly and the food is to die for and so affordable. 100% if your in the area get yourself in

Been a few times for Sunday lunch now and it's always delicious, piping hot and well presented. They deal with allergies really well and the staff are always lovely, friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend.

Dropped in looking for a place to eat as we were staying close by. Sadly no food on Mondays but that didn't detract from the welcome, or the hospitality for both us and our dog. We'll be back to eat soon!

My wife and I had Sunday lunch here 18/8/24. The staff were so welcoming and very helpful when it came to our choice of drinks and food which are wide and varied. Plenty to pick from. Its just one of those places you want to spend time in and the locals are very friendly. The young chap who served in the restaurant had all the charm you would ever want your son to have (didn't catch his name) The food came and didnt disappoint, same for the service, second to none and nothing a problem. We will definitely be here again. Thank you 👌

Beautiful rooms, super friendly and helpful staff. Would recommend 100%

We stayed here on 9/08/24 for 1 night as we were going to a wedding local to this place and we were not disappointed. We arrived to an old authentic bar serving real ales which had a rustic feel about it, we were told by the friendly barman to go to the restaurant up the stairs to check into our room. We were greeted by the most welcoming lady who genuinely looks happy to help us, we didn’t get her name but she was slim build and had dark hair I think she may have been the manager as she was on a laptop when we went in there, once we checked in we went into the most amazing beer garden for food and drinks where there were lots of tables and a sun trap which my other half loved. The food was amazing and fairly priced and yet again the lady couldn’t do enough for you which goes a long way. Our room overlooked the beer garden and was spotless and spacious with an amazing shower and comfy bed, our only concern was there was no full length mirror but nothing major. It would of been nice to of been able to have breakfast here a whole package as I’m sure it would be good going of their other food but sadly they don’t do breakfast but to be clear we never offered this when booking so we knew this before we went but I think they are missing a trick. We will defiantly return to this place keep up the good work.

Great value meal, nice atmosphere, friendly staff.

Nice sunday dinner lovely service.

Excellent service, friendly staff, food was amazing , lovely place x

Excellent service Excellent food all in all Excellent thanks

Brilliant, food was amazing and very accommodating

Great staff, great rooms and amazing food honeastly 5 start place, would come from miles away to eat here. I only came because of work but will go back and take the mrs.

Great meals at a very reasonable price. Friendly, efficient staff.

Great little pub, didn't eat or stay over but service, atmosphere and value can't go wrong. We will be back

Very popular bar and as far as I know has been such for decades. Very hard working young lady behind the bar worth her weight in gold.

Don't answer their phone or emails, how are you able to book a table?

Excellent food. Plenty on the plate. People working there were really nice

One of the best locally owned pubs in the area. The beer garden is perfect for a warm day, and it's very warm and cozy inside. The food is amazing, with huge portions... I always leave the crown feeling stuffed!

Just finished a delicious soy glazed sirloin steak with Bombay chips, which is back on the menu after a long absence. The steak was cooked to perfection (rare, naturally!) and the soy glaze, along with pickled salad, added a depth of flavour, crunch and freshness thay was just perfect! Although the pub was busy they found us a table, service was exceptional and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Get there while the spring menu is on - you'll regret missing this!

Great Sunday lunch each time. Staff very helpful and accommodating. You'd be lucky to get in!

Went for sunday dinner. Meat was lovely but the veg wasn’t cooked properly and was hard

Absolutely amazing service and massive shout out to kirstie she made us feel very welcomed and her customer service was outstanding.

Food was mediocre Some staff need hospitality lessons. Others were lovely. Could do better comes to mind.

An otherwise lovely bar let down by encouraging and facilitating right-wing meetings to take place within it's premises. It says it has a welcoming atmosphere but it seems that welcome does not extend to local minority groups based on the fact they hold right-wing meetings within the venue. I have been a customer for years, but shame on you for facilitating an attack on our neighbours.

I have been a customer here for years and the quality of the food, service, everything is outstanding. I am also a member of Reform UK and attended a meeting here in one of the function rooms recently. There are many customers of the C&CS who share political views of one kind or another. Some agree with mine, others do not. The fact that this has been used by another reviewer (Jeff McAdam) to undermine the reputation of the C&CS (AND REFORM UK) is absolutely disgusting. Reform UK are a legitimate and perfectly legal political party and have been totally misrepresented in Jeff McAdam's review. His inflammatory remarks about making this a venue unattractive "to local minority groups" are unsubstantiated and without basis. He also refers to this group somehow "facilitating an attack on our neighbours." Jeff McAdam is libelling a group of individuals and a political party here. What attack? On whom? If this is the case the matter should be reported to police but it is an outright lie. His attempt to 'cancel' this groups meeting venue is an attack against the freedom of lawful assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of thought. Please can google warn Jeff McAdam about being the purveyor of hate speech, and if he continues to make public comments that are misinformation and an attack on other people's freedoms, he may be sued by the Free Speech Union on my behalf. Having a different view to someone is perfectly fine - do not try to cancel others or bring into disrepute a business just because you have a different view though. The C&CS did not even know what the group were, let alone encouraged or facilitated the group meeting - none of which would have been any kind of bad act if they had. Trying to use a venue's good name in order to exert influence on them NOT to allow certain groups to meet there is an attack on democracy and it is Jeff McAdam who should be ashamed of himself.

A Gem. Amazing food and service last night even though it was really busy staff made family night out special for us all can’t wait to return .

Welcoming and attentive staff, great menu choices that catered for meat eaters, vegetarian, vegan and those with gluten intolerance. We did wait a while for food but when it arrived it was gorgeous, really tasty and a good portion. Worth the wait and will definitely be back!

Popped in for a pint and a burger after a long walk with the Dog. The restaurant was busy, some large family gatherings we’re taking place. This didn’t affect the service and the burger and fries were excellent. Just as advertised. Wholesome & tasty. Recommended .

Attended for a beer on sat 3rd wasn’t asked to register my vehicle by the barstaff a new car park system has been installed £100 fine quickly followed my 45 min stay staff at venue unwilling to help several hours wasted on my part !

My wife and I called in for a light lunch on Friday (11/4), and we were very pleased we did. We were made extremely welcome by the staff. We ordered our drinks first, which came very quickly, and then ordered our selection from light meal section. I ordered gammon, egg, and chips, the wife had cajun chicken salad, with homemade chilli sauce. We started our meal, and after the first bite, we were hooked. The food was that good, we didn't speak until the meal was done. The staff were asking if everything was OK, not too much, they left us to eat, but they had nothing to worry about. So, to sum up, if you like very tasty food, that will keep your wife quiet, try here, you will not be disappointed. Sinbad59

Sunday lunch today for two and a kids meal for our son. Beef dinner was one of the best we’ve had and the cod goujons, a children’s meal went down a treat. . Service was good and our food was superb.

A very good dining experience in the covered garden. The food was excellent. However service is provided by a group of very young members of staff who seem to be unsupervised. They were slow, forgot things like cutlery and condiments and generally weren't very attentive are available. It took several minutes for additional cutlery to be brought to the table when clearly they were stored just inside the doorway. Groups of two or three of them chatting together in the upstairs bar when customers were waiting. It's not their fault, they are just young kids and probably don't know any better. However they need to be supervised by someone more mature and experienced who knows what they are doing. This won't stop us from returning as the food was spot-on and I would like to think that this was looked at by yourselves.

Lockdown menu that we had tonight was absolutely delicious. 7 burgers ordered and 7 happy people!! Definitely will be ordering again and paying a visit when it’s back open again!!

A good restaurant at a superb location in Shotley Bridge village, just across from the river. Well worth a visit in my opinion!

The B&B use this lounge for the breakfast part of the "Bed and Breakfast" package. Whist 100% cleaner than the Bed part; the quality and service was at best average. Full English comprised 2 small rashers of bacon, fried egg 1/2 a tomato and a sausage. Included was 1 slice of very lightly toasted bread and one cup of cheap brand coffee.

You can pop in here for a light bite, scone, piece of cake and a cuppa, a breakfast, a snack or a meal. There is a daily specials board with homemade steak and ale pie which I have had in the past (highly recommend), this time I had the lime and chilli chicken ciabatta with greek yoghurt served with homemade coleslaw, garnish and skin on chips, man what a plateful! This is hearty food indeed, I had hoped to leave room for a slither of cake but I couldn't!! Its definitely worth a visit