The Bay Horse Hotel in County Durham

Booked a table for my wife and I to have a child free meal, food was beautiful good size portions and really flavoursome, we had a few drinks afterwards in the bar and was made to feel really welcome, will definitely be back and I suppose we'll have to fetch the kids 😏,thanks for a lovely evening see you soon.

I Had hunters chicken from the menu my girlfriend had the bay burger the food is excellent here also pet freindly sat next to nice warm fire on a autumn night !

Had a lovely early evening meal at this restaurant.We both had gammon steak with chips and mixed veg.,peas,swede,red cabbage and broccoli.The barmaid was very pleasant.The only reason I didn't give it a 5 was due to the service being a bit slow, though they did apologize.I would definitely go back.

We came to the pub for lunch on arriving in Wolsingham as we couldn’t check in at our cottage until later. Lovely staff, dog friendly and a lovely menu. We were all pleasantly surprised by the food, home cooked and a good variety on the menu. Thai chicken curry and chocolate fondant was amazing! So good we came back for Sunday lunch the next day (I would book a table as it was full), will definitely return next time we are in the area. Thank you for the lovely food and hospitality.

What more do u want from a pub. Food was superb, good size portions, reasonable prices & very good beer. Dog friendly as well which is an added bonus and the owners make u feel very welcome. Must try it if u r in the area.

Another perfect meal at one of our local pubs in Wolsingham . Our food was perfect and definitely a huge step up from typical pub grub. We had Moroccan lamb and a venison dish. Both tasted perfect and were presented beautifully - extra side vegetables also lovely. I finished with a lemon posset which was delicious and just enough to satisfy without overdoing it . The service was lovely and the price was amazing for such brilliant food. I would definitely recommend everyone to come and sample the excellent food and hospitality. Can't wait for my next visit!

We had a perfect , delicious , home-cooked meal - it was the best food we've eaten in Wolsingham for a very long time. It was a Moroccan lamb with rice and home made bread. We asked for extra spiciness and it was just right. I had a lemon posset ( home-made again, by Amanda ) it was gorgeous with meringue base too. We had a bottle of Prosecco and a few pints of excellent real ale - we sat in the cosy and friendly lounge-bar with our dog. Fantastic value all for £45. I would highly recommend anyone to have a meal at the Bay Horse in Wolsingham.

A lovely meal with excellent service and friendly staff. They will try to accommodate peoples wishes. The owner and his wife are always on duty to supervise.The hotel is very clean with a good range of reasonable accommodation and car park

Staying at a Holiday Cottage nearby we booked for Sunday Lunch.It made our holiday to be served such excellent food.The beef was so tender and the vegetables very colourful it made my mouth water.I couldn't resist a desert which was equally delicious Ginger and Rhubarb Crumble which melted in the mouth .We booked to eat again and were equally impressed certainly a place to recommend.

Just popped in on the off chance for a bite to eat and what an eat it was. Roast beef just fell to pieces, mash was like mothers and that's a massive compliment. Will definitely be back. Top marks

my wife wanted her 10 oclock cup of tea,sat nav took us through hexham,my wife, pull in there, lovely old pub very friend staff,even as early as we were ,it was just tea and a scone but we were treated very well.i later dicovered this pub is a very very good eatery.we can understand why

Myself and my partner came in for a quick meal when passing through the area. We were looked after from the moment we walked through the door. The food was outstanding, served quickly and tasted delicious. Very friendly hotel 10/10 would recommend

Been once for the Sunday Carvery and for a mid week treat. Both occasions the food and selection was great. Superb fresh cooked taste and surprising variety and choice. Had Roast beef meal and my partner had seafood linguine. One slight caveat linguine is very spicy, would have been nice to be advised!

Foods lovely nice home cooked and some nice top chef touches as well very reasonable and the staff will do anything to accomodate, love the place

We had booked 2 rooms at this hotel on booking.com for one night. When we arrived they said "We didn't know which night you were coming, the manager is away." At dinner that night most of the items on the menu were not available and after many profuse apologies by the barman we were eventually served a poorly cooked meal. When we appeared at the appointed time next morning, no one was around . Eventually,someone appeared and "rustled up" a cooked meal although most of the menu items were not available As we left, another member of staff appeared and asked "How long are you staying?". There was something very much wrong at this hotel, hence my title.

When we arrived at the pub we were greeted by a very friendly receptionist/bar staff and shown to our room. The stairs to the bedrooms were quite steep for anyone that suffers from knee problems. The corridors were lit on a timer which was great for saving electricity by found myself in the dark a few times fumbling to find the switch panel. The room itself was very nice, shabby look, with a very good ensuite The only down on this room was the floor boards they should have been replaced when the refurbishment was carried out as the whole room creaked (which caused me to laugh each visit to the bathroom)

Oh dear where do I start........ upon arrival at the Bay horse hotel to be told no knowledge of our booking (first problem) we were then shown to a room at the back of hotel (problem 2) I had already emailed request of room at front with balcony,still waiting for reply. however got room sorted after short wait (take advantage of bar)The room big spacious, comfortable bed, but only luke warm water for the bath luckily we had shower aswell (problem 3) Having read reviews we decided to try the restaurant as we were only booked for one night stay .........what a pity (problem 4 ) my wife ordered the " surf and turf "and I opted for the " dandy parmo" after a short wait the waitress then caught my wife's attention on the way to the toilet to inform her the butcher had forgotten to deliver the steak that day so can she choose something else. poor excuse has produce was supposed to be sourced locally......onto my choice the chicken was very dry with the breadcrumbs over crisped (burnt) the twice cooked chips were all scrap ends, so the meal I would say was uneatable. The annoying thing being having nice background music being drowned out by music coming from the kitchen with the chef trying to sing painfully along, totally unprofessional . Never mind off out to enjoy wolsingham there is always breakfast to save the stay.(problem5) we both went for full English........YIKES.....sausages small misshaped tasteless and burnt black, two rasher's of bacon like cardboard and fused together ended up eating the poached eggs ,tasting of vinegar so unfortunately the breakfast did not save the stay. Having now deciding to tell the waitress/ manageress of our disappointment with this excuse of a breakfast only to get a verbal apology and a promise of " I will have a word with the chef" but still charged £ 4.95 each for the pleasure. Unfortunatley we will not be coming back any time soon

Budget hotel run by friendly people who don't know how to run a hotel. Room was okay but could have done with a deep clean. Bathroom spacious. We stayed 3 nights and the room was not serviced at all during our stay. I asked for fresh towels when we got back to our room at about 6pm on the third day and did ask if they serviced rooms to which the response was "yes, after 2 nights" although we had already been there for 2 nights. I was looking forward to breakfast especially as the menu stated "award winning sausages". I can't begin to imagine the sort of award they would have received as they were small, thin, overcooked and not that nice but the rest of the breakfast was quite good apart from the final morning when we ordered the "Yankee doodle dandy" which included pancakes. After waiting 30 minutes we were curious as to the progress of our order as we were the only customers! Apparently the "chef" couldn't manage to cook pancakes without them sticking to the pan so we told then to forget the pancakes and just bring out the rest. 2 of the fried eggs were rock hard, the bacon was overcooked as were the sausages but the toast was lovely. The manager/owner/waiter then gave us a hard luck story and "could only apologise"! I honestly believe they don't know how to cater for guests. A hotel that doesn't change towels, doesn't replenish toiletries or tea and coffee and a chef who can't cook a decent breakfast. The only thing I'm pleased about is that we didn't eat in the restaurant in the evening. They do allow dogs which us the main reason I chose to stay there.

The food here is wonderful. We started with the sharing platter which was huge and enough for our meal really. I had fish and it was in the best light batter ever, really good and tasty even though cod doesn't have a lot of flavour. My husband had Parmo and couldn't eat it all so they gave the rest to take home. The chef Sean is very good and I would recommend this food to anyone.

I can honestly say this hotel is a hidden treasure. We bought a Groupon voucher and I can honestly say it was a bargain. The hotel staff are extremely helpful nothing is to much hassle for them. Sarah is one of the nicest people I have met and treated us as if we were friends rather than guests.The rooms are comfortable, clean and ideal as a base for a weekend away. The food is outstanding, the chefs really are incredible. However be prepared the portions are HUGE like Desperate Dan's dinners. I would be shocked if anyone left the restaurant hungry.

Fantastic will be back with my children later in the year, couldn't ask for a better place to stay, staff cannot do enough for you would recommend it to anyone. Thank you

Walked into the town for food and found the Bay Horse, The people are really friendly and the food is really nice would recommend this for food

Following a morning walk with friends from Wolsingham around the Tunstall Reservoir, we called at the Bay Horse for lunch. We were quickly served drinks and had our lunch orders taken by a very efficient barmaid. The menu had something for everyone from a bar snack to a full restaurant meal. When served the food was excellent and enjoyed by all. Although the place was quiet it was welcoming and well kept, an ideal place to visit after a morning walk.

wonderful food and service , good prices ,all food is fresh and not microwaved , the dandy breakfast is brill and ohh the chocolate pancakes yummy

We have been many many times and always enjoyed the food and got on so well with the owners always felt comfortable here.decided to go today for Sunday lunch only to be informed new owners have taken over,the staff seemed very friendly the owner came roud to say hello the chef came to talk to me as im vegetarian and said he would do me a lunch with no meat,I must be honest and say when it came to the table I was shocked I got one piece of broccoli one pudding some small roast potatoes and carrots in some reasaurants they put a small amount on your plate and the rest comes in dishes for you to help yourself so when I saw what was there I thought this could be the same but unfortunately no more food came there was no sauces offered.my husband got the pork he said the taist of the food was nice but the tiny portions was not good and he was upset that as I had no meat I got the same amount of veg as him most places we go to give plenty of veg as what else is there for me to eat.yes they have just taken over but the owner as another pub so I would expect better,I could have done better and cheaper myself.they charged us £23 for 2 dinners and 2 cokes.I was disappointed that my vegetarian lunch if you can call it that was the same price as my husbands.im all for giving people a chance but not a good start and I had to spend more money and go and get something to eat on the way home.there is lots of nicer places and cheaper to eat and they mixed the bills up and tried to charge us £42.they need put more food on the plate or send out dishes with veg in on the table and dishes with sauces or I cant see many people returning.sad to see the old owners have moved on looks like will have to find somewere else now

Ok usual pub grub, service alright, not expensive , do have early bird menue of limited choice, and not bad value.

Great staff, good food and good location! Gammon is lovely. Great portion size. Great value for money. Very friendly staff and good for families. Seating outside so dogs welcome.

Went for Sunday lunch and was greeted by very nice staff. Couple of real ales in that were OK. The food was not so good. The meat was dry. The Yorkshire pudding was burnt. The vegetables were overcooked and sloppy. The only saving grace was the sweets.

We heard the pub had been in new hands for a few months and they were doing very well, as a regular passer by to the village and have tried many other food places in wolsingham I though we'd have a lunch there, I wish I hadn't! We were greeted by a lovely red headed girl (only good thing about the place) and seated in quite a dark room that was freezing cold, I'm sure it was warmer outside! It took quite a long time for our food to arrive and it didn't look as it was described on the menu, the pasta carbonara was far too salty so that got left and the burgers we ordered in sure we're more gristle than actual meat and the wine was expensive for what it was...I don't know if this is normal for here but we will defiantly not be returning again.

We went for food around 5/6 pm on a Thursday They do themed nights / deals on some nights & 2 for £10 from a set choice from 12-6 most daysWe mixed the 2 for £10 meals with normal meals from the main menuBurgers were very good and the same size, regardless of which menuScampi was ok and hunters chicken not so goodOverall good with homemade chips

This was our third visit within a couple of months. My wife's slow roast pork had the texture of rhinoceros and my salmon was suspiciously similar to trout. The service has been slow on each occasion we've been, but we've justified that by acknowledging what has been good food. There's no reason for us to go again, there are better places closer to home.

If you know the Bay Horse, you'll realise that it has gradually deteriorated over the past few years for reasons unknown. HOWEVER, the new tenants have certainly breathed new life into the place. This is the second time we've been in the last couple of weeks and the food has improved dramatically from what it was not so long ago. Last time we were here I had a Madras curry, maybe not as spicy hot as it could have been, but full if flavour, and my wife had a steak and ale pie. this time we had a sharing platter starter (so big we almost cancelled the main course!) and scampi and sirloin steak, both cooked to perfection. All of the food here has a genuine home cooked feel to it and the quality of the produce is good too. The wine by the glass is also quaffable.The only criticism I would have is that the service is a little on the slow side. This could be due to the size of the kitchen which is on view and looks quite small and so would limit production. The good thing was that when the food came it was obviously freshly cooked.We'll go again.

Love the atmosphere. Staff are great. Excellent food for an excellent price. Weekdays and Sunday Carvery.Will go back again and again.Gwynneth and Dave Stephenson

After a long day outside on the Sunday, we needed a good meal. Was happy to find that The Bay Horse was serving Sunday Roast right through til 8pm and at a good price too. Good have fed 2 people from one plate too! Staff were friendly and we enjoyed a good couple of hours.

On arrival l was told that food was only being served in the bar so that's where l ate which was pretty uncomfortable trying to eat a meal out of a Tub chair. That been said the food was very tasty, I had pan fried chicken with home cooked chips. The staff were great but l would only return if you had the choice of where you could eat as it was really uncomfortable in these chairs reaching up to the table and I'm 5:11.

We went for lunch after playing at wolsingham park, the weather was lovely so we sat outside.We were really looked after here. Ordered food and drinks at the bar, then the guy told us to take a seat and he would bring our drinks out to us.We had cheeseburger and chips, a mixed grill and a kids sausage and chips.We all thoroughly enjoyed our food and was great value. Plenty of choice too.They do a special of 2 mains for £10 tues-sat between 12 and 6 if I remember rightly.Will definitely be back

We have used the Bay Horse over the years to try and support a local amenity , after years of being steadily run down to the point where we and others in the village just refused to go , last year a hard working family took it on and all seemed well.Unfortunately the place has changed hands again and after visiting 2weeks ago I can confirm this is the worst place I have ever reviewed. It took an hour for the starters to come and when they did they were not as described on the menu, we were given the excuse they had been busy and had ran out of ciabatta so had used those 1/2 cooked bread buns, the black pudding en croute also came served on a bread bun & looked disgusting with oxo gravy poured on top, 3 out of 5 mains were not as described so we opted to send the lot back, the chef was too busy to come to our table to explain, so one the kitchen staff came who just kept saying we have been busy- I pointed out if something runs out it should be taken off the menu or the customer informed of the available dishes, these people need to understand reputations are hard earned & so easily lost, Wolsingjam is a close knit community & word soon gets around. I don't expect the present owners will last long working to these low standards