Derwent walk inn in County Durham

A varied interesting menu. Food was amazing and we'll presented. The desserts are to die for. Had my usual birthday Bubble and Squeak, always worth waiting for. Pop in, you won't be sorry.

Great food, family (and dog) friendly. Huge menu and reasonable prices.

Fab food - not cheap, but lovely!

A nice traditional country pub, well worth a visit.

Lovely staff and food, very welcoming, we were a party of 9 and they put the tables together which some pubs won't do and we didn't have to pre order which was great too, everyone enjoyed it and we are going back soon too

Booked a table at Derwent Hall Inn today 08/09/2024 for Sunday lunch. We both ordered the chicken Sunday lunch. The dinner arrived in a very large soup plate and I immediately noted the meat was not fresh cooked chicken breast but pre bought pre cooked chicken breasts. I did ask the waiter if my vegetables could be well cooked as I don't like hard vegetables, he said no as they all come as served al dente, so I knew when he presented the dish of Broccoli, Cauliflower and carrots that I would need strong gnashers to chomp on them, they were very hard. The Yorkshire pudding was very difficult to cut through as was very rubbery. I only picked at my dinner as chicken was tough and dry and Yorkshire pudding was like chewing an elastic band. The mash and gravy was acceptable . Needless to say I was very disappointed and elected not to have a dessert as I would be expecting pre bought sweets and puddings. What a shame for such a place of great history and interest that cant cook a good "Fresh" Sunday lunch. Therefore I wont be visiting again and wont be recommending.

Lovely staff and food, very welcoming, we were a party of 9 and they put the tables together which some pubs won't do and we didn't have to pre order which was great too, everyone enjoyed it and we are going back soon too

Only gave this place 1 star because we can't give it 0 stars. Dropped in for a drink and we're charged £18.60 for 2 G&Ts. A single Gin is apparently £3.40 and a double is £6.80. Tonic mixer charged separately at £2.50. That's £9.30 a drink. So needless to say I will be having a quiet drink elsewhere in future.

Just paid £18.64 for 2 G&Ts. What a rip off!

Just paid £18.64 for 2 G&Ts. What a rip off!

Really lovely food good portion size and well priced. Now my new bike route pint stop 👏

First time here and won't be the last. The fish and chips where the best I've had in a long time Thankyou

Lovely dog friendly pub. Great choice of food. Chips really tasty.

Popped in with my son and dog after a walk nearby. Lovely relaxed atmosphere in the pub. Really good food…my son’s Steak pie was VERY good. I opted for the scampi which was good…the chips were homemade and VERY VERY good. Would recommend for food and just to pop in for a drink…bonus they are dog friendly

Prompt service. Really good food.Good beer, and reasonably priced.

Food was mediocre and all in need of a dash of salt. The glasses were all dirty. Overall, for the price, it was quite disappointing. I won't go again.

Went here as a family of 9 to celebrate a birthday. One of our party was stuck in traffic and when we explained this on arrival the staff Paul and Zoe couldn’t have been nicer about it! When our family ordered we all chose different things from the VERY comprehensive menu- the food arrived it was all piping hot and fresh- just delicious. We all agreed a 10/10 experience and would highly recommend. Thank you and well done Paul and Zoe.

We came here when we were staying on a little cottage break. It was AMAZING!! Zoey and the team deliviered the best service. Kyle was so friendly and went above and beyond to accommodate us. The food portions are mega and so much value in the dishes. Honestly couldn’t get over how delicious the chicken curry was. We would go back again in a heart beat if it wasn’t over 200 miles away. It would be worth it though.

We had a lovey meal at the Derwent Walk Inn today, the service was exceptional and I thoroughly recommend the walkers grill.

It was the worst Sunday dinner I have had for a long time.Cold,dry and tasteless. The soup was OK.

This by far was the best meal for a long time we cannot fault a single thing. Food was superb cooked to perfection and presented great. The staff were amazingly friendly which made our visit even more special as it was a birthday meal.

Shocking disgrace, arrived with family in order to enjoy a family get-together only to be greeted with men at the bar spouting the most vile disgusting language, the ' C!!!! ' word being but a small part of the abuse. We were not able to stay and quickly left. We will never darken these doors again. We will never darken these doors again. Absolute disgrace.

Celebrating a family birthday so booked our table for 6pm in the conservatory. Lovely table near to a window and attended to quickly. All orders received within 20 minutes, so happy with that. Large portion sizes and very hot food. A little disappointed with the accompanying vegetables provided, quite hard to chew, but otherwise a good meal.

Great place, great food, great service, great views!

Always found the staff pleasant and beer good. Should eat one day as always smells good!...drink again!

We were catching up with an old friend who had suggested we meet at this pub for supper. It’s a nice, simple pub with good beer and delicious, plentiful food. The bar and restaurant staff were really friendly.

Great place for food and drinks

Stopped in on a bike ride. Warm welcome, lovely service, great food and cold lager!

Great place, great atmosphere, great pricing, repeat customer, highly recommended

fantastic pub staff very welcoming even opened early when they saw us sitting outside we shared a chicken wrap and chips that was no problem at all .The chips were very good and the wrap was stuffed full will be back again

Unfortunately the liver wasn't up to scratch but we were offered an alternative that we chose not to take. Great service and a lovely pub.

A nice little country pub, with a varied menu for food served all day! Good choice of drinks available too, worth a visit with some lovely walks in the area...

Highly recommend a visit lovely food staff very polite made us feel very welcome when we got our food plates wore warm so our food vas perfect

Good food. Friendly service pleasant atmosphere beautiful views cozy place

Kyle, pleasant young man serving behind the bar. Ate there, food, prawns with chicken, not very attractive, but very tasty. Excellent guy waitering. Nice views from tables if you get the right one. We booked asking for the view, we got great view of the hedge. Tables were not booked out by name, so discovered it was 1st come 1st to a table, any table!

Nice food but there is a major downside to this pub. It attracts drunken yob types. On our recent visit the clientele were loud, yobbish types shouting foul language and a fight started in the bar area. The staff are friendly and pleasant but fail to deal with completely inappropriate behaviour. Not the place I'd take children. On a Saturday night it was empty apart from the drunken yobs, many of which got into their cars and drove away even though they could barely stand. This business needs to realise not tackling this sort of customer base will kill the business. A country pub on a Saturday should be full, but the yob behaviour has kept customers away, us included. Such a shame.

Awful chips, dry and hard with black bits, took ages to get drinks as only one guy working. Not good and menu too big

Dog friendly, people friendly, tastebud friendly. Wouldn't hesitate to come back!

Really friendly service with a lovely warm smile .

Have been coming here for years with my family, having moved from Newcastle to County Durham. Good food with big portions.

I cannot fault sunday lunch here. However i got a takeaway for the first time today for. My Mother. Chicken was dry and over cooked and they forgot to put any gravy on. Hence i only give 2 stars. I will be back for Lunch but will never get a takeaway again!!!!

Great Dog friendly pub, real fire and a friendly barman. Lovely Steak and Ale pie, large menu good portions well worth a visit 👍

Very nice setting, no issues, food was lovely service was brilliant

Great place to stop on a long walk for nice food, log burner with dog friendly environment

Very good food, lots of it and hot!! Extensive menu will cater for all tastes

First time along this walk, walked from Rowlands Gill to Shotley Bridge and called in on the return journey to “give the dog a rest.” Found ourselves having beer and lunch, with sausages for the dog. Really made our day. Great food with fab vegetarian options, friendly staff, great beer. 10/10.

Beautiful food, good company and excellent service.

Lovely place. Beautiful food and friendly service. It is dog friendly and very cosy with fires burning.

Nice pub nice food however took dog friendly too far very unhygienic dog on the bar counter disgusting especially when they serve food I wonder in environmental health know about this !!!

As usual great quality food at good prices, been here quite a few times and never had any meal less than excellent.

A drink at the bar in front of a roaring fire good food served hot. Comfortable new chairs at the tables.

Excellent bar meal. Nice views across valley. Great stopping off place when walking or cycling

This is a Traditional no frills pub close to the Derwent walk. Great for people out walking, as you don't have to worry about wet muddy footwear and clothes. I sat next to the real coal fire, which on a chilly day was lovely. Dogs are made to feel welcome and are offered bowls of water. The choice of food seemed limitless, I had the Bubble and Squeak. It was tasty but there was too much of it and I had to leave some, much to my disgust. The only criticism, was that they could not offer soya milk to my friends and did not have any gluten free puddings.

Lovely pub right on the main road and the Derwent Walk. Enormous portions of very good food. Would have given it 5 stars but the Real Ale was off both times I was in.

Lovely food nice place.the fish and chips was enormous not that I'm complaining ha ha

The food was OK, though this was not what I would describe as over whealming in terms of welcome, there was not much chance in getting caught up in conversation, though the chef singing Bohemian Rhapsody in the kitchen was a highlight. Decent value for money, above average food.

Only called in for a pint while out cycling, great atmosphere, food looked fantastic

Really nice food, plenty of choices to suit everyone. Staff were friendly and helpful. This was our second visit & we'll almost certainly be back

Excellent friendly service, lovely food. Relaxed atmosphere.

First visit and very pleasant surroundings and good food.

Was great food , good portions , friendly staff

What an amazing place, food was excellent well worth a visit. Staff very friendly so if you're in the area pop in it will definitely be worth it!

Great food great staff dog friendly good place for a bite to eat

Was there gor my daughters birthday had Sunday lunch was lovely defo come again

Well popped in for a evening meal and I ordered the rump steak and can honestly say its the best steak I've had at a pub for ages . Nice to have it cooked how I asked. The whole meal was nice . The tables are clean the staff are freindly. That's all you need . Thank you 😊

Really helpful with our children, both of whom are coeliac, and both of whom were very well looked after here.

The atmosphere was superb, filled with the sound of laughter from the tables around us after the waiter insisted through the eye rolls that the white crumbly meat was Gammon. The chef insisted this, after the waited introduce the meal to us as turkey but quickly redacted that when told we asked for gammon. "Sorry, this is gammon"

Nice little place for a drink and down to Earth good old Sunday dinner. Nothing flash or fancy, good quality food at a good price.

Amazing food, amazing staff, service, accepts dogs, toilets clean and smell clean. Lovely area. Never been before, bit definitely be back again.

Just had a lovely meal great menu lots of choice, scampi is to die for good quick service, food was delicious.

Food was amazing lovely portions no scrimping, staff very friendly and helpful

Lovely cozy surrounding very pleasant and friendly staff. Can't fault service and the food. Definitely will be paying another visit

Visited on a Monday and venue accommodated our party of 9 at short notice. Portion size adequately catered for 9 hungry golfers

Beautiful location. Friendly staff. Great menu, good food with large portions. Dog friendly.

It a nice pub & it will be good for walkers As its on the Derwent Walk

Lovely pub although a tad expensive on the non alcoholic drinks, staff very friendly and pub is very spacious for disabled and abled people alike.

Good food and an expensive pint of decent real ale.

Really good, came here after a little?! Walk along the Derwent path with the kinder. Top tip stay on path to reach pub unlike us whom did a big loop down to ebchester then up a killer hill before we could earn our reward. Crazy big menu that would give Gordon Ramsey a heartache but yeah all good food roughly £12 for mains. Plenty of nice attentive staff x

Always a lovely hot meal and fresh vegetables. Hot food always comes on a nice hot plate too, something that ensures we return. Our favourite pub in this area. Lovely atmosphere, staff always have a smile and our little dog can come too. Love it and We'll be back.

Good food. Friendly helpful staff. Coal fire in the cold weather

Great food. Good service. Nice staff

Just a 30 min walk along the beautiful railway. We stubled across the Derwnr walk Inn. What a pleasant surprise with a HUGE menu. I challenge anyone not find something they like. I went for the pork in a red wine and it was delicious! Very generous portions too.. Friendly staff and a lovely restaurant space. Would highly recommend.

Very very very very nice 👌 👍 👏 😀 😊 ☺ 👌 👍 👏 😀 😊 ☺

Excellent service - friendly staff and fantastic food!

Good pub for food dog friendly nice staff very welcoming

Called in after a walk.nice place.does food to.

Varied pub menu. Good service. Tasty food. Would visit again. Large portions, good value.

Been today with my friend. We had a lovely meal and the staff were very friendly. Would definitely go again

Visited on a Thursday late evening. Party of 4. Table seating was comfortable and sufficient .. a very country vibe. Not too busy. Good customer service .. polite and attentive. Food was good .. nicely portioned and with a good plate setting. Looked appetising and tasty. Deserts were very good .. classics like jam rolly polly .. exactly the way you'd like it. Well done.

Amazing food. 10 out of 10. Absolutely delicious!!

Went with friends for lunch, was very disappointed to find that a Jenning’s, Cask Marque pub had No Cask Ales available. The food we had was OK but nothing special and the area we were sat wasn't very warm.

Nice pub.Expensive for drinks.Sad day as went for a funeral.Everyone was complaining about a loose piece of carpet everyone was tripping over.

Brilliant venue. Business and networking event held here today. Gemma and her team made us feel very welcome. Great food too!

Lovely friendly. Dog friendly pub

Fabulous food and service. Nice and cozy

Good food. Good service. Good location. Good atmosphere . Thank you.

Great atmosphere. Open fire was amazing! Staff are lovely and food portions are large. Will certainly visit again when in the area.

Ace food friendly staff highly recommended

Nipped in for a snack and it was delish the cheesy chips were so good Gordon Ramsey would like them.

Excellent food and great service as usual.Never yet been disappointed.