Rio Bar Cafe in County Durham

We recently enjoyed a most excellent dinner at Cape to Cairo in Bishop Auckland and think this little gem of a restaurant tucked down a side road in the centre of town deserves the highest praise. We received very personal and attentive service from the owner who couldn't have done more to ensure our experience was a truly memorable one. The menu is full of very interesting dishes and prices are extremely reasonable - it was hard to know what to choose - and we were more than delighted with the Durban curry, Cape Burger and Chicken four ways. We also thoroughly enjoyed an impromtu bonus performance by a Zimbabwean A cappella group - truly amazing! We will certainly remember our visit to Cape to Cairo very fondly. Thank you very much!

Thought we’d try something different and were pleasantly surprised, burger and coffee were amazing and even got to try out a taco 100% recommend

Visited yesterday evening for dinner and a catch up with a friend and I wasn’t disappointed! The menu is fab and caters for every taste. We went for the sharing platter which gave the opportunity to try out several dishes at a time and it was very tasty and filling. The service was very professional and with a smile! We didn’t leave a thing on our plates and I will be back with my family and other friends soon!

Small breakfast with a mug of tea £3.50. Cafe was busy but food was served in good time. Enjoyable visit!

This cafe is a popular haunt with locals and can be found up a side street just around the corner from Wilkinsons, serves a variety of traditional British grub, the coffee was very hot but tasted more like milk than coffee (latte) cheese on toast was acceptable as quite bland not somewhere I'd opt to visit in the future oh & check what you're charged against the price list!