The Brinkburn in Darlington

A warm welcome, excellent service and tasty, good value food.

Great pub, friendly staff, good service, and responsible prices. Great outdoor areas. Well, worth a visit.

Amazing service from start to finish definitely will be back. Thank you for everything

Yet again an excellent Sunday lunch, with friends, in the Brinkburn. Due holidays first time in four weeks, greeted and treated like old friends. Kim, Jack, Magdalena and all the team go that bit further to ensure the experience is as good as the food.

Very safe, good service from friendly staff

My wife and I have been calling in here for years and it is always good, great offers and brilliant staff. Hopefully we will be coming for years to come. Love it.

Sunday dinner not very good meat to tough

Brilliant service by the whole team at the Brinkburn,, nothing Is ever a problem for them ,,the atmosphere is great matched only by the food

Table of 9,prompt service all meals came out no waiting about, staff always friendly would recommend. I had all day breakfast wish it had mushrooms on but all meals looked great no complaints from anybody.

I was extremely pleased with the service the staff were excellent very helpful and friendly food was delicious fast and very efficient mandy was especially helpfull found us a lovely table for two and help with what we wanted made sure everything was lovely for us we will definitely be back thank you so much x

Family trip to the pub! Staff friendly as always and a great atmosphere Been before and will be back.

Food was nice, friendly staff and a good atmosphere

Lovely food, friendly staff and a good atmosphere

1st visit..Always brilliant, food is worth every penny. Drinks tend to be a bit expensive though!! 2nd visit....still nice food but drinks are a total rip off. Latte .. £2.69. 1/2 san miguel...£2.60!!!!!!! Maybe our ladt time!!

Amazing experience from start to finish! So friendly & helpfully. Food was delicious not a fault. Adrain is a credit to the place, he made so much effort to make sure everything was perfect. Nothing was to big of an ask. Will definitely be back.

Fast service, beautiful food & child friendly.

The Brinkburn Pub is a fantastic local gem with a welcoming atmosphere and top-notch service. The food is incredibly tasty, offering a wide variety of dishes that never disappoint. On top of that, they have great deals that make dining out affordable without sacrificing quality. The staff is lovely—friendly, attentive, and always ready with a smile, which adds to the warm, relaxed vibe of the place. Whether you’re there for a casual meal or a night out, The Brinkburn Pub consistently delivers a great experience. Highly recommended!

The Brinkburn Pub is my local, I went there to meet up with friend's and take part in Quizgo. Lots of fun. The staff are lovely and there is always a great atmosphere. The reason I haven't given it 5 stars is because the vegetarian and fish options are limited and of the ones that are, only the mac & cheese is delicious but I get bored of having that everytime I go in. I do eat fish, there is fish n chips and scampi & chips, both taste delicious but again it's limited compared to meat and poultry dishes where there is lots of choice.

Always good food never had a bad experience yet

Our server Melanie was lovely. Very helpful and the food was served quickly and with a smile. Will definitely be coming back.

Delicious food and lovely staff

We are a table of 4 and 3 of us have just had amazing steaks cooked perfectly by Callum B. Thanks for great service Nina and Leanne.

Amazing 8oz rump steak, perfectly cooked by Callum B. Best service from Nina and Leanne, thanks x

Recently visited with family and we where not disappointed. From start to finish everyone was welcoming and helpful. Special shout out to Mel who couldn't do enough for us. We will definitely be back!

Great local pub looked after on our visit by Leanne /Mandy good value massive beer garden

The Brinkburn is very accommodating for our dementia group, even tho we don’t book, they end over backwards to help! Food is excellent, and served quickly!

We were there for a birthday, great food, fab atmosphere, very good customer service from whole team especially leanne and mazie Thanks 👌 😊

stunning service by mazie as always :)

Celebrating exam results for our granddaughter all 4 meals very good,very prompt and friendly service by Leanne,had a couple of vouchers for free drinks from Greene King App which was an added bonus 😀

Love Steve's quiz and Leanne who works behind bar is always spot on, always efficient and goes out of her way. Spot on service.

Really nice freshly quality made food Fabulous friendly staff always polite make time for everyone. Nice atmosphere Good coffee only one niggle the biscoff cheese cake small portion and did not taste of anything.(sorry)

We called in for a couple of drinks and were met with a lovely smile from Leanne. She was very quick to serve us. The lager was spot on as usual. This pub is always a pleasant place to visit. We are always made to feel welcome, and tonight was no different. Leanne and Mazie are a credit to the Brinkburn.

Fantastic family friendly pub. Mandy our server was lovely. Fantastic food.

Lovely food great atmosphere and lovely staff

The only problem we had was the orders not coming out together. 1 order was wrong . Then, when asked for BBQ sauce, for that order, I was told we had to pay an extra £1.80 for it. I had to wait in the queue again, and by the time I got it, my food was cold, and everyone else had finished. It's not like I hadn't spent almost £80 pounds

Great pub, really friendly staff and good quiz on Tuesday night!

Great food with a wide selection. Lovely friendly staff and great atmosphere. Highly recommended!!

The Greene King menu isn't great in my opinion but it's always cooked well here. Great staff, friendly and helpful and a lovely atmosphere.

Went here for the first time, had the mixed grill which was lovely.

Great experience from start to finish, food was quick and tasty. Would highly recommend. Kim and Leanne were nonstop and very helpful when offering help with the menu and our dietary needs. Will definitely be back again. Many thanks.

Good food good price. Lovely staff.

We are Regulars here for food and drink fantastic staff

We have been coming to the Brinkburn pub with our 9 year old daughter since she was tiny. We visited today with our daughter and her friend- the staff are always so welcoming and friendly, which is the reason we keep coming back! Over the years there have been staff that have come and gone but Leanne, Kim and Nina have remained and ensure that the place keeps running like clockwork.

Staff are lovely and professional , served in good time always, pub is clean, toilets are always clean, food and drinks are great. Coming from a very regular customer.

Friendly staff. Very good value for food and drinks. Regular visitor.

Another great experience at this fantastic pub. Food spot on and service even more so. Would happily recommended this venue not just for food. But for the fantastic and friendly service every time

Good food, nice and clean dining area. Car park was jam-packed.

Fantastic Staff,good food and prices

Great place with a wide variety of drinks and friendly staff so I would visit again.

Great place to visit. If it's a pint of a meal, fantastic place fantastic value fantastic quality.

Great new menu, not badly priced.. Shame about the drink prices £2.05 for a lime and soda but the service was quick and pleasant and the food tasty

Friendly staff, good service and excellent value. It was our first visit, happy to go back. Well done!

Came in today for a “quick” lunch before taking the kids to soft play. The staff were lovely, however did not make us aware of the long wait on food. Our drinks came quick & waitress was lovely. However, 40 minutes later & still no food. I go & ask a member of staff & get told that there is a 45 minute wait. Again, we were never made aware of this upon arrival or when our drinks were brought over to us. Another 10 mins went by but still no food. After 1 hour, our food finally arrives. 2 kids meals, 1 adult meal & some sides. Not a big order at all. The waitress did apologise for the wait & explained its due to “the high demand because of their new menu”. But we felt it was unprofessional that nobody came over to update us or apologise at any point throughout our wait. It took me going up to someone & asking after 40 minutes - for the staff to actually tell us what was going on. They did offer free dessert for the kids to apologise for the wait & lack of information. But due to needing to get to our next location & the food taking so long, we did not have time for this. I understand with a new menu it may delay it a bit. But an hour wait for food with no information beforehand or throughout. Please keep your customers updated on information such as long wait times. Especially when you see they have toddlers who were becoming upset. There was no problem with the food. Just please keep your customers up to date if there are long waits for any reason x

Great atmosphere. Pub was packed but still fast service and lovely staff

It was a treat for doing a good deed. They do let you know when they need the table as their so busy.

Good grub, friendly staff, good value

Can't comment on the food as we didn't eat there, staff were friendly and welcoming, it did get rather busy and there were people waiting a while but the food did look nice.

Always a cracking night when I meet up with friends.. Great service and friendly staff.

Always great value food, with good quality. Always busy with a good atmosphere, staff very good too!

The Brinkburn is our favourite food place to go to. We are there every week. The staff are really amazing, friendly, helpful and go out of their way to ensure customers are satisfied.

Lovely place. A bit noisy with really young kids running round screaming all the way through our food. Plenty of car parking

This my local, the food is lovely and the staff are very king and welcoming. It a very relaxing and homely place to come to. Also an amazing outdoor beer garden.

Amazing pub! Great food and the service by the staff is brilliant, come every Friday and always have an enjoyable evening!

Bad experience here, supposed to be a family pub. Took my 18month old here for a little bite to eat and were told by bar staff that people had made complaints about the child being noisy and were rudely asked to calm the child down and move seats. Once food had arrived we were made to feel very uncomfortable and stared at. Will not be returning here as we ended up having to leave a full plate of food due to my wife being made to feel so uncomfortable she was in tears.

Food is delicious excellent staff, fast service lots of deals great atmosphere

Love this place nice food loads of deals and really accommodating…I have a severely autistic boy and he’s always made to feel welcome. Would recommend coming here any night of the week my favourite is Thursday bog off on burgers, but deals run all week long. Thanks again Leanne 👍👍👍

Love our quiz nights at the Brinkburn. Great atmosphere, and lovely, friendly staff. Food is good value, with plenty of choice. Quiz nights on Tuesdays always busy and always a fun night. Lovely place to visit.

A great local pub, clean and atmospheric, staff friendly, attentive and efficient. Leanne goes out of her way to welcome you, check everything is OK and give a cheery good night on leaving... always a joy to visit 😊

Friendly and helpful well manned staff credit to the company

Absolutely brilliant service. Staff was friendly and the food was amazing. Will definitely be returning.

Nice place - nice atmosphere. Good deals on food throughout the week. Only let down is the Ladies Toilets - crying out for an upgrade - most of the toilet seats are loose, toilets don't work properly, cubicles are way too small. It feels about 5yrs older than the rest of the pub. Please folks

Nice place been before. This time food was on the slightly cool side. But won’t stop us coming back.

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch, highly recommend, friendly, helpful and polite staff would definitely go back but with the family

Lasagne was not heated thoroughly parts were hot and parts warm edible but couldn't say it was the best.

Absolutely love this pub. Brilliant staff and everyone always welcoming.

Loverly staff Bargain food Always pop in when in darlo

Great service. Food arrived really quickly. Staff friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

As ever, a great, good value meal at the Brinkburn! The service was excellent, the food was great and the atmosphere was ideal for an early evening meal out.

Brilliant service. I ordered sirloin steak which was tough. I said so to a waitress and it was taken away and another was brought to me which was brilliant. Thanks

We come here quite often & time after time we get the best service ever!!! The staff are Friendly, helpful, caring! Great team!! Foods amazing & a quick service so we’ll done ktichen staff also!! Defiantly recommend for this Flaming grill pub!! We’ll be back 👍👍😁

Plenty of TVs to watch the football games. Drinks are a reasonable price.

I had the 2 meals for £11.99, the fish tasted really fresh. Perfect portion for lunch.

Another great meal at flaming grill 2 mains 11.99 and they were amazing not what I expected for the price 🤤🤤

Absolutely the greatest friendly welcome, nothing is too much trouble and always served with a smile and a quick chat with the staff Kim & Leanne. Is food is really good value and fab selection of drinks. Thank you to both Kim & Leanne for always making our visits pleasurable

Best place to go for a nice meal. The staff are great and can’t beat the food best place to go for a nice time and a good laugh

Leanne and Kim lovely barmaids. Nothing is ever a bother and always accommodating. Lovely pub, great for friends and family

Excellent visit, as always, with friends. The food and drink are very good, lots of choice and value for money. The welcoming smiles and attitude of all the staff create a lovely ambience. Whilst it really is a team effort a special shout out goes to Kim and Magdalena for going the extra mile. We will be back

Ordered chicken wings asked for them to be extra crispy came out almost raw asked if they could be cooked for a bit longer chef refused. When I complained no one interested. Very poor service. A chef who can’t cook wings should maybe consider doing something else. Very disappointed.

Had a lovely meal here. Good atmosphere

Just popped in after work for a quiet drink and as always it’s bustling, fantastic atmosphere but I just wanted a relaxing beer, the lovely Leanne found me a table all to my own, what a gem she is. Just perfect. I can’t rate the place highly enough all the staff are wonderful.

Leanne and team were amazing. Very attentive, couldn't do more to help. Lovely staff, lovely food. Thank you

This was out best visit for a while. Leanne looked after us from start to finish. We were warmly welcomed and shown straight to our table. My granddaughter and I ordered the same meals and they arrived quickly even though it was a busy night. The food was perfect and even the onion rings were cooked to perfection. It was lovely company, great food and the most adorable service from Leanne. We shall be back soon.

Absolutely lovely family place,friendly staff,clean, and food is amazing for price would defo recommended to anyone any day of the week

Really good night here with friends for the quiz. Leanne, Nina and the team always friendly and helpful, quiz is great and it all makes a good night out.

After a long day it was a welcoming night out for food. Fully loaded chicken strips with chips topped with cheese sauce. A little something different for me this time. Wasn't disappointed either and a nice pot of tea to go with it. Just what I needed.

Another great quiz night by Steve (Mondays) with excellent service and professionalism from Leanne. Looking forward to our next visit

Went on Tuesday night for the quiz, which is always great fun. The staff are all attentive and friendly but it was especially nice to see Leann back this week. She has been missed.

Had a lovely last minute tea with drinks Leanne served us food was hot very nice served quickly will go back again

We go regularly to the brinkburn and the staff are absolutely brilliant so friendly and helpful. The food has always been excellent but today I was very disappointed my mixed grill came minus the sausage and tomato the steak had lots of grizzle and the chips were very sparce. I would be very sad to see this pub loose trade as it is always busy so please don't cut back on portions and make sure we get what it says on the packet.

Food was okay but kids corn on the cob came out cold with no butter and veg rice was like mush so kids wouldn't eat it.