Sainsburys in County Durham

Sainsbury's under improvement work and although a bit chaotic the staff are very helpful ..The young man Aaron was extremely helpful on the bread section today he went out of his way to find the only bread I can eat which I was so grateful for This is the Arnison centre branch ..thank you guys

My Wife and I had a full English breakfast each, and it was very good, food was hot and served to our table within 5 mins. For the money we paid it was fantastic, only downside was there was a children's holiday club in part of the restaurant, and it became extremely noisy, but we will be going back as we are both back in Durham today. Looking forward to a relatively cheap but very good and filling breakfast.

….. plus miserable and inattentive service summed up our experience of Sainsburys cafe today. Small portions and overpriced means we won’t be using it again. Only went as we’d been shopping in the area.

After a previous unpleasant experience here, I decided to give it another try. As Albert Einstein famously said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Unfortunately, I fell into that trap. In reality, the food is even worse than school dinners; it's uninspiring. Captain Birdeye's might want his battered fish back because not only is it clearly frozen fish, but the portion size isn't suitable for adults. I left the café still feeling hungry.

OK so I bought jacket potatoe with cheese and beans served with side salad . If it wasn't for the mound of lettuce leaves I would have had no filling for potatoe the cheese was about 6 grated strands and the beans about a teaspoon full . Won't be back

Visited the Durham Arnison cafe this morning for breakfast and the eggs on all 3 meals were not cooked and had uncooked egg white and yolks. So we sent them back. It was obvious the cook chose to just microwave the breakfasts we sent back as they returned looking the same and disgusting. We could not eat them and sent them back again and left.

Called today whilst in the area and decided to try the full cooked breakfast. Couldn’t fault the food for the price paid. Everything cooked as expected and certainly value for money. Wouldn’t hesitate to eat here again

Please please stop trying to force people into using self service tills. We don't want them. It's getting worse every time I go. Tesco will be getting my money if this does not stop

Had the bigger breakfast for £6. Decent sized breakfast for the price. Also served quickly and very nice.

Every time we come here and order coffee with our food, they forget our drinks and we always have to chase them up.

Called in for a few groceries and decided to call up to the cafe for breakfast. Service was good, food came out quickly and was really nice sausages are lovely! The only issue is once we were home we noticed we'd been double charged for a drink and on one breakfast we'd asked for extra bacon and were double charged for that aswell. Would go back again but will def check the receipt next time =p

Went to do our shopping but decided to go for something to eat first, we decided to get fish and chips with mushy peas and 2 Lattes, this came too just under £15,we have eaten at other Sainsbury's and decided to get our Lattes when we received our food as you will have to wait 10 minutes for your food. Overall we enjoyed the food and drink, will be back next week.

Me and my mother who are both wheelchair bound have always enjoyed a meal after our shopping but for the fourth week running still no working lift so for the fourth week running we have shopped at m and s and used their cafe . Too bad Sainsbury's but your losing over £1000 a month just from us .

We decided to have breakfast in the Sainsbury's Cafe area - makes a difference to Macky D's over the road or the Dunelm Ridge down the road. There are other outlets nearby (Subway, F&B's etc) providing a breakfast alternative but we thought we'd give this one a try. First impressions were good I must say. Staff smart, efficient and friendly. Service area clean and tidy plus well presented. Tables well spaced and clean. Alternative seating configurations available. Area bright and cheerful. The menu choice was varied but we were left a little disappointed with the value. I'm pretty anal on this point and felt that all things considered, we'd overpaid by about 25%. A family of 3 paying nearly £20 for 2 main breakfasts, one child's breakfast plus drinks. Don't get me wrong, the pricing was clear so there were no surprises and the food was served promptly to our table but I felt the quantity and quality of food was lacking a little. Still we gave it a try but will not be going back for breakfast again.

Great place to sit down and relax after shopping. Friendly staff, clean tables and comfy sofas. Hot chocolate with whipped cream - what more could you ask for on a cold evening!

1 minute late 11.30 and could not get a breakfast so had lasagne and it was horrible. Jobs worth. 1 minute and that's cos I had to run around for a car parking space.

Pop in for food but ended up having lunch Good select good prices nice staff Food shop prices a bit steep but canteen good

Service and food really good, staff very helpful,go there at least twice a week with our two grandsons,the boys love it

Nice cafe just above the main store. Plenty of choice and plenty of seats. Our little boy likes it here so if he's happy so are we!

whilst in durham my wife and i enjoyed a cream tea (real devon clotted cream) and 2 breakfast baps , all of which were excellent value for money . the restaurant was clean and the staff were friendly.

We have had fish and chips here and it is cooked fresh and so it is hot. The soups are yummie and filling. Two choices, one being vegetarian Whatever we have had we have enjoyed. I wondered whether or not to order a soup I had never tried and the young lad behind the counter brought me a " taster " in a small bowl without me even asking. I didn't like it and he said it was a good job he had given me a choice, and laughed about it. Great staff. Not posh at all, but clean and good choice to have a proper meal or a packet of crisps ! Just a tea or coffee will do.

Good quality food, good choice of meals, all at a reasonable price. Very good for breakfast and lunches, or just a snack.

This cafe offers decent meals at reasonable prices, some comfortable seating and newspapers to browse over a cup of tea or coffee. All in all a pleasant place to take a break while shopping at the Arnison Centre.

this was ok but nothing exciting a few times we have had a bacon sandwich here .its never hot even washington store is the same .theres plenty of tables and the staff are friendly enough .

Visited here a few time for lunch. It does get quite busy at 12 o'clock so we normally go for half 11. Nice food and is quite cheap. Staff are friendly. Also, the breakfast is lovely here too.

Called here for their lovely brioche teacakes which are really tasty . Spacious café with plenty of seating

£2.05 for 2 small bits of bacon in a dry bun slightly warm and the sausage wasn't great either 😌😌😌

This cafe is probably one of the better supermarket cafes I've ever been in; nice and spacious with plenty of fairly comfortable seating, nice to sit at one of the dozens of seats by the window. Price is average for supermarket cafes, taste & quantity maybe slightly better but not by huge amounts.

We visited Sainsbury's cafe as we had an elderly relative with us who was 'desperate' for a cup of tea and a sit down having done her weekly shop.

Called for a bite to eat while visiting the Arnison Centre. Restaurant was extremely busy, but served fairly quickly. Food took about 10 minutes to arrive at my table.