Revolution Durham in County Durham

Attended the childrens Halloween party with my daughter and granddaughters and they had a wonderful afternoon. It was value for money costing only £4.50 for the little ones and free for my daughter and I. They got a spooky mocktail and pizza which they enjoyed, plenty to keep them entertained with crafts, balloon making, disco and games. The staff were lovely and friendly and overall we had a lovely afternoon.

Really enjoyed my time at revolution a few weeks back. Hannah couldn’t have been a more attentive host, kind, caring and a gracious smile to top off all my drinks. Can’t go wrong for £35 bottomless either.

Great drinks for great price 👍🏾 👌

I went there for the past couple of weeks on every Friday to get food to go. The first four times were great the servers were wonderful, but the last two times I went there was one girl server who had an issue and kept saying that I could not get food to go. I told her that I had no problems with any other server in doing this. She had a bratty attitude even when I thanked her for my food.

Lovely place, atmosphere was amazing!

We found all the beer options very expensive.

The waiter Jake was absolutely fantastic. Glasses never empty and a great atmosphere. Will definitely be choosing Revs for future Brunches.

We had arranged lunch for 14 of us a week in advance. Upon arriving, we were told that our (reserved) table had already been taken by one person, so the waitress put together a couple of tables which was fine. However, when we asked for the vegan chicken wraps on their menus the waiter told us that there was none, nor was there any oat milk (also advertised on the menu) for lattes. Still we carried on. I tell you, it took at least an HOUR for our food to arrive. One of our guests ended leaving because it had taken so long, while the rest of us were forced to grin and bear it. I asked the waiter 3 times if he could check with the kitchen how long our food would take, but each time after he said yes, he just continued taking orders from other tables. Food was nice when it eventually arrived but the service was appalling, Will not be returning.

Had a few very nice cocktails but had a few ingredients missing

Jordan was very helpful and accommodating nice food and drinks

Lovely revolution in the heart of Durham city. Special shout out to Jordon, very attentive and friendly offering table service and recommendations. Lovely vibes, nice food and nice atmosphere. Definitely be coming back!

It is a good place to have a cocktail or beer but the service is almost never in service. It is like a self service place. You have to go to the bar and order.

Well been sitting here 50 minutes and still no food. Would hate to see how long it takes if they are busy. Another 5 minutes and we are walking

First of all, I would encourage the Revs team reading this to review to my other reviews on trip advisor - I am a sharer of positivity whenever possible! However, the standard of the food and staff fell so far below standard on the eve of my cousins wedding that I had to leave a review. As a point to note, we have visited once before for bottomless brunch and had a lovely time! However, on Friday we went for tea (dinner) and quite quickly felt disappointed, no pineapple juice or milk for our requested cocktails but then it was the food that was the most disappointing. Upon ordering, the member of the team serving read back the order, however for whatever reason the philli steak burger came out from the kirchen, which was incorrect. Upon informing the staff that wasn’t what we ordered we were shortly met by an update that it would take another 20 minutes to rectify the error at which point a refund was requested. The service received was truly awful, being told we were wrong, other members of staff laughing behind their menus, talk about embarrassing. Anyway, the refund was given and then… the correct food arrived within 5 minutes! We couldn’t believe it! As a side note the food was not great at all, a cauliflower burger had more ‘fried coating’ than cauliflower and pizza was cold but the main concern is the lack of customer service which needed to be the main focus of my review. Maybe just an off day but hopefully improvements can be made to ensure pre-wedding dinners aren’t ruined like this for anyone else. Thanks.

I'm on a bit of a bad run of luck recently. We visited here 14/09/24, we were the only table upstairs in the conservatory part, and the service was absolutely shambolic. We were here for 12, the young gentleman serving must be new because he was more intent on chatting to the other server behind the bar than carrying out service. Upon entering, there is a huge sign outside that says all pizzas £5. When we go in, I ask about it, and the server says, I have no idea about it, says £11 on the menu. After ordering our drinks, we were served with 1/3 drinks to the table. 10 minutes go by and i notice the second of our lovely refreshing beverages sitting on the bar waiting to be delivered for the last 10 minutes. The third drink, just a mirage. Eventually I have to get up from the table to go and ask if that was our drink, it was, alas it was delayed on it's journey to the table because "I'm just finishing off inputting your food order" So now we have our drinks and we're just sitting waiting for food. 1 o'clock and we are finally delivered some food. A chicken skewer starter and a mac & cheese main, unfortunately the server putt the mac through as a starter, which although tasty, was tiny. The vegan burger and fries was rated a solid 2/5 as it was cold. The chicken vegan wrap was a more solid main and was moderately warm, so that was always a plus. When the two vegan mains arrived we asked for some vegan mayo. The young guy went to go get them from downstairs, then stood at the bar for 5 minutes chatting whilst the food went even colder. I decided to ask a different server and they said "we don't serve vegan mayo". 5 minutes later the mayo arrives and I give it a try, to confirm it is certainly not vegan mayo. (This just meant I had 2 mayo's to go with my chicken skewer starters). Ultimately this was an abysmal experience. Whilst we were there another table came in and ordered drinks, where half their drinks were brought to the table, the other half left on the bar. On another table a father was furious as he'd been asked to moved tables with his child for the third time. I'd seriously avoid this place as the food was bang average, the service was terrible and it wasn't the warmest either.

Waited over half an hour for food and drinks to arrive (approx 20 other customers so not at all busy and other customers complaining about very slow service). Cup of tea arrived, dirty cup (see photos), no milk or teaspoon. Food arrived, decent fries but bread stale (see photos). Had to request serviettes. Cutlery on table dirty. Asked 3 times about Meerkat deal as was a Wednesday, told manager would check on placing order. Poor lone waiter having to deal with customer concerns about service, Manager Josh was nowhere in sight and did not answer when waiter tried to contact him. Would NOT recommend PHOTOS OF UNEATEN STALE BREAD ATTACHED There are so many negative reviews, I wish we’d seen them beforehand. It seems the manager is so busy responding to reviews he doesn’t have time to see what’s happening on the ‘shop floor’

We got cocktails and food and the service was super quick, Morgan was knowledgable about the cocktails and was quick to recommend drinks we would like.

Good food and good service. Will be returning

Lovely spot by the River...we were gifted an afternoon lunch by our Daughter. and Hubby.it was absolutely lovely as we're the staff,they couldn't have been more helpful,we will definitely return to this lovely spot..

We popped in for a quick cocktail, Morgan and Josh were very good, great staff very helpful.

Nice And chilled atmosphere on a Wednesday afternoon. Good food and decent prices. Shout out to josh & Michael for top notch service

Booked in for birthday brunch our table was given to someone else but we were found another one. Waited nearly 45 minutes for food which was OK but was clearly all microwaved egg was like a rubber joke egg! Staff really need to smile a little more. Had a lovely atmosphere but the music was very loud at 5pm while eating

Fantastic service and a view to die for

Lovely greeting, helpful staff. Prompt service

Good food and great location, also dog friendly. Lunchtime deal was great value.

Had to ask for our prosecco to accompany our cornstarch martinis otherwise they'd have omitted it

Jake is an absolute fabulous host best ever totallly a tentative and always checking to see if we were happy during our bottom brunch for our friends birthday

Had a lovely meal but it was tarnished by a woman with blonde and brunette hair, she was very rude and abrasive with us, it ruined our experience.

Came here for my birthday, amazing service and great atmosphere!!💖💖

Kaccy was exceptional with her attention to our needs and her service was the best i have ever received at a brunch experience thank you kaccy xx the whole table agreed ad they all cant sign into google lol xx

Drinks are amazing and jake is great will Defo recommend revs

Rubbish don’t waste your money. Over priced. £24 for four pints. I wouldn’t mind but toilets are disgusting. If you want people to pay these prices atleast sort the toilets out. Will not visit again

The best zombie cocktails I've had outside of Jamaica xx

Lovely bottomless brunch! Will be back again

KC was so lovely, lovely atmosphere! Definitely recommend, food very tasty

Really nice place. Staff really friendly and helpful and accommodating. Great food.

Server was 10/10, good crack, quick service!

Hannah provided excellent service

Kacie our waitress was really attentive and helpful Always on top of our drinks for us

Kacey was fantastic service, really helpful and kind.

Ridiculously slow and shoddy service, horrendous hygiene, desperate atmosphere.

We were served by Casey, lovely lass

Harry the waiter was amazing ! So helpful highly recommend. Needs a pay rise !

Harry provided great service to hen do party. Good was late but was able to stay longer due to that! Thanks Harry! xx

amazing food , absolutely amazing service . not 1 fault high recommend to a friend

Great atmosphere, Great food and Staff were amazing

Lovely staff and wonderful service

Great food and lovely staff. I enjoy my visits there. One of my favourite places.

Delicious burger and exquisite cocktails

Paid for a premium bottomless brunch, the wine came with no glasses which then took a further 10 minutes. The cocktails took too long to come out and were of poor quality and then they had no pizza claiming that they had run out of dough! Won’t be back. As to the comment below, I appreciate that it was busy however I was booked in for that time and as for the table it was not prepared we were put on a small round table next to the bar which we were fine with but that does not excuse the fact that no glasses were supplied and if we hadn’t gone to the bar and asked a different member of staff we would not have been given them. Due to the lack of dough one of our party did not eat had this all been explained we would have come back another time and despite the excuses you gave each person paid £42.50 for a premium brunch that you did not provide.

Had the bottomless brunch food good we had the pizza and breakfasts drinks were fine (expensive if not in the brunch) service was good to we all had a enjoyable afternoon

I didn't try the food so I can't comment on that, it's very nice inside and out, but the prices are stupid, we've all seen the cathedral we know what it looks like, the view doesn't justify the prices

We had traditional afternoon tea it was lovely very filling they was great with my husband allergies thank you so much

Went for a staff do, service was slow as they were understaffed, everything else was excellent!

2 for 1 cocktails made it worthwhile. Expresso martinis.

No stock so couldn't order FIVE different cocktails we tried to order. Chaotic at best. Food was not great. I'm hospitality staff and perhaps it was a bad day, but the lack of wet stock suggests this is a regular thing

Great service, bottomless brunch was fantastic 😊

The worst place I’ve ever been for a brunch. We had a booking for 5pm and was not seated till 5.30 and both the seats were absolutely drenched in the previous persons drinks. The floor was absolutely disgusting with more spilt drinks and dirty forks and napkins. Took 45 minutes to receive our first drinks. Food arrived just over and hour and half later (people who came after us were all served food before us) chips, pizza and burger absolutely freezing. Finally received our second drinks which were all the wrong order. Left before the 2 hours was up it was the most disappointing place I’ve ever attended. Please avoid

Lovely afternoon tea Enjoyed all food

Visited with friends and asked about the cocktail offers at the bar , the young girl with fair hair in plaits replied can you wait for a minuite as I am stressed , I replied oh I’m sorry to hear that and she did not reply … she continued making a cocktail in a dirty jug and at that point I walked out with friends , I thought it was maybe a one off so returned again just a week later and again we were not greeted and got ignored at the bar while they all chatted , place was very dirty and again the cocktail jug and glasses were disgusting , there is no way I would return here , worse place in Durham … for the record if was a blonde girl and a dark headed guy and 2 young girls both very rude and clearly not trained as it was the same girl that told me she was stressed the week before .

Excellent location and view of the river and castle. Food and drinks were ordered by the app but service was friendly. Food was excellent with plenty of choice. The only let down was the amount of time for the food to arrive….. ☹️ Overall a very good place for eating and drinks but ensure you are not in a hurry

Not a typical revs, was pleasantly suprised

Wouldn’t go back ,staff are very rude,pays full price for cocktails even thou they didn’t have the right garnish to finish them ,so half a cocktail,staff weren’t bother just wanted the money,give it a miss !!

We recently celebrated my son's birthday at Revolution Bar in Durham, and it was an unforgettable experience. From the beginning, Michael was instrumental in planning, ensuring everything was meticulously organised. On the night, the atmosphere was lively and vibrant, perfect for such a special occasion. The staff, particularly Reece and Harry, were incredibly attentive and friendly, ensuring everyone had a fantastic time. The drink selection was extensive, featuring expertly crafted cocktails made by Reece that everyone enjoyed. The music was spot on, keeping the energy high throughout the night. Overall, Revolution provided the perfect setting for a memorable milestone celebration. Highly recommend for anyone planning a special event!

Megan and Callum help out with the best bottomless brunch ever!!!!!!!!!! We love you! Thanks for the aperols :)

Disappointed no entertainment at all and for £35 the atmosphere was really poor. I did purple peacock a few weeks before for an extra £10 the entertainment was amazing and we had a laugh from start to finish. At Revs this did not compare and we had to make our own entertainment at the table. There was also a hen party on and the girls were all starting trouble in toilets so drunk and off there heads at 4pm! The venue was not very clean and the drink options are not as they are described on line

Had the best bottomless dinner ever. Could not recommend it more!! Amir our server was the absolute bomb dot com!! Love him

What a night ! Amir dealt with our very wish with such enthusiasm and grace- best guy here ! Will be coming back if Amir is here !

Revolution was a blast! A blonde girl randomly hooked us up with free drinks—awesome, right? But, uh, there were flies in our drinks. At first, no biggie, but they multiplied! Still, can't stop thinking about the fun vibes and freebies at Revs.

Ordered a margarita and a sex on the beach cocktail for £21 tonight. The margerita had no salt rim or lime and the sex and the beach tasted like stale water. No straws available. :(

Great view of the wear flowing past, beer not so good for real ale drinkers.

Stood at bar for ages with barman x2 serving all the women. Once all gone I finally got served lol ohh and had no pino and only chardonnay at £9 a glass 🤢🤮 one glass and left 😅

Lovely salad lunch. Great value. The place needs a bit of TLC. Sticky seats and table, paint work looking tired and dirty, toilets very drab.

Went for a quick lunch before heading back to work. Both got a drink and a lunch meal. Asked for sour cream and tomatoes to be removed from wrap - server added note to chef and still the chef discarded this request. Be very careful if you have allergies or intolerances.

I go a fab ceser salad on there special and it was the best I have ever had.

afternoon tea was amazing, a little different to the usual afternoon tea I would recommend this to anyone

Closed at 9.30 saying that they had no bar staff? Which is very strange.

Just went in for food on a family visit to Durham. The food just wasn't very nice. Chicken was quite soggy. Chips were rock solid. I wouldn't recommend for food if going to Durham. Edit: in reponse the girl that was working kept leaving. We waited ages to get our food to begin with. I bought a cola and had to ask to get it because your staff forgot to bring it out. One of you staff said i don't get paid enough for this. So I felt bad to even tell her it was awful.

Josh was so good tonight. A treasure to Revs. Not the manager called Josh. Actually… I think I was in Bar 33 🤔

Long blonde hair with ponytail female member of staff absolutely stinking attitude. Were told to move from our seats but we’d already ordered drinks. Was more than happy to move once we had received our drinks but was told ‘that’s not my problem’ by this delightful staff member after I asked where I should wait for them if we weren’t sat at the table we’d ordered them to. No reserved sign on the table when that was mentioned apparently we’d ‘pounced on the table’ before they had time to put a sign out but was at the bar for 10 mins looking at the empty table and sat on it for 30 mins before anything was said. Told the member of staff I didn’t like her attitude which resulted in her calling the bouncer over !!! Bouncer clearly couldn’t be bothered after I explained the situation cos he knew we weren’t in the wrong and he was absolutely no bother with us. Had the same attitude from this member of staff before in December when I came for bottomless brunch. Won’t be returning until she’s not working there any more. Bouncer was fine, what I assume was the manager that came over was absolutely fine cos she actually listened to me calmly explain the situation. Was just that one member of staff, not the first time I’ve had to deal with her miserable attitude.

Shocking attitude from staff, especially the girls name I wasn’t allowed to know (long blonde hair in ponytail). manager said she was going to have a word with her. Won’t be going back to this place again. If you’re not booked in for bottomless brunch there’s no point going at all paying just about £7 for a Guinness plus well over £10 for a cocktail.

Had a very unforgettable afternoon tea. It was afternoon tea with a difference. Forget the little cucumber sandwiches and have some sliders and chicken tenders! Best one I have had yet!

Stood waiting to be served for almost 10 minutes and still didn't get a drink. It was a Saturday night but wasn't that busy.

Cracking place for food and cocktails

This place was grim. We called for a brew, the cups were dirty and the milk curdled. To be fair the staff went out for replacement milk and gave us fresh teas but we weren't the only ones who complained regards cleaning issues as the table next to us asked for clean glasses, sorry but this venue is off our visiting list.

Very quiet when we called in, only 3 other tables occupied, so hard to assess the atmosphere. Food was nice and service prompt - good value food for students!

Didn't eat here called in for a drink lovely place to visit will definitely be back

Unfortunately, this dining experience left me thoroughly disappointed, especially with the staff. A group of us gathered at Revs to celebrate a friend's birthday, but it turned out to be a letdown. I ordered small plates and waited an hour for four of them, with the fifth arriving half an hour later. My partner ordered pizza and chips but received a completely different dish after a 45-minute wait, with no explanation or offer for a replacement. None of us got our food at the same time, and the staff even asked, "Does this look like what you ordered?" The service was chaotic, and no apologies were offered. I would have raised a complaint had it not been for my friend, whose birthday we were celebrating, already feeling embarrassed. It's safe to say I won't be returning to Revs, and I won't be recommending it either.

Wouldn’t even give the food a one star it’s far too generous. Pizza was dry, my jaw was clicking eating the chicken burger, half the food was cold. Came for a 21st birthday and the service was awful took them 10 minutes to sit us down. Furthermore, the glasses were wet and dirty when they came. Also took them 45 minutes to get the second drink in a bottomless brunch. Complained and all they could offer was free shots and one brunch took off. Will never be returning. Don’t recommend to anyone it’s not worth the money. Been to many bottomless brunches and never experienced something so poor. As well as all of that the bouncers made my friend get up her bank details to prove her ID was her. The only staff member I would recommend is kasey she is absolutely amazing I couldn’t recommend her enough xx

The place is good for lunch & drinks, but the tables are always sticky & nearly all the tables wobble making it a bit annoying. The toilets are down either 2 or 3 flights of stairs right in the basement so be aware. It's a mixed bag of who serves you as some of the staff are very friendly & helpful, but unfortunately some staff are not very welcoming spoiling the visit. If you like shots I would definitely recommend giving this revolution Durham a visit.

If I could give a zero I would. We pre booked for pre drinks before Xmas party limited time. So we got there on time 4 and the door man was a bit abrupt to my daughter asking her to log in to bank account as she didn't look like her licence. Well I could tell difference. Got inside revs and it was rammed like sardines we went upstairs was told to go down stairs. No one at door but then 2 people came to sort it but nothing got sorted for 15 mins eating in to our time. We then got told to go back upstairs after 20 mins after the team member had his head in his hands. Place was rammed. Can't hear yaself think. We waited another 10 mins for pre drinks which we had booked already. Was just awful. Dirty glasses on tables tables not cleaned. Friend had lovely new jacket on then there was red goo all over her new jacket. It's an absolute Circus

Rude staff. Took us 20 mins to calm our kids down while staff just looked at us. We got a food order which they saw us trying to get. Then just said it a 45 min wait on food. No just to let you know there's a wait on food the staff were to busy just cahtting about there weekend.

Had cocktails and they were awesome 👌

Booked a table and was sent up and downstairs 3 times!! No one had a clue what was going on. Would never book again !!

First time we've been in here for many years. Took me back to the early 80's when it was The Coach and Eight. Just popped in for a short stop after having been to the pic's. Service was great, food was good, we had 3 plates of 'grazers', absolutely delicious and hit the spot. Beer and cocktails were good too. We'll definitely be back.👍

Came here on a lunch time to celebrate a birthday. Very impressed how I got fish,chips and peas for £2.99 on a deal . Lovely big fish and very tasty 😋. Had a great afternoon

Spot on. Warm, Relaxing & great offers when we were there

Great food n drink for a great price freindly helpfull, staff ,fish n chips gorgeous ,would defo return!x

Cracking venue, good selection of drinks, 241 on cocktails. Atmosphere was very lively for a Saturday afternoon, but we loved it.

really nice location. friendly staff and good drinks. bit exy but that’s just Durham.