The Owington Farm in Billingham in Stockton-on-Tees

Good food, well presented, and value for money. Staff were friendly.

UPDATED: I was meeting family that were eating in, I only went down for drinks. Bar staff were very polite and friendly.

What an improvement this place has had. We popped in on Sunday for a meal and to watch the Manchester derby and were so pleasantly surprised. From the second you step in you can see how warm and inviting the place looks, the staff are super friendly and attentive. The pints were lovely and cold, the food was delicious (I had tandoori chicken sizzler) and the atmosphere was great. Lots of people in enjoying themselves watching the football. Will definitely be back!

Amazing atmosphere, great staff, Georgie and Lee were on top of everything. Very attentive. Food was spot on and nice and quick. Will always be back

The service was very good, the beer (John Smiths) was very nice and lovely and chilled. The pub was nice and clean, and the lounge looked nice. Unfortunately, the food was terrible. I ordered the Super Steak meal with a beef dripping gravey. The meal was 2 x 8oz steaks with chips, onion rings, tomato, fried egg, and mushrooms. The meal came and looked okay. Unfortunately, the steak was the worst steak I've ever had. It had that much grizzle it was nearly impossible to cut with a steak knife 🔪. It was fatty, grizzly, and tough. I took the meal back and complained to the manager who apologised and said it was obviously a fatty piece and that's she'd the meal. A new meal came with 2 new pieces of steak. I cut into the first steak and started to eat the steak. The manager came over to ask if everything was okay. It was at that point I found out I couldn't actually talk to her because the new steak was grizzly and tough. In fact, I had to take the steak out of my mouth to talk to her. At which point she said that obviously it wasn't good. To which I agreed. I ate the chips and the egg and some of the other piece of steak, but it was under cooked. I had asked for it to be cooked medium rare, but it was very rare. Also, the sauce that came the second time was peppercorn sauce and not beef dripping gravey. The manager refunded the cost of my meal and apologised again. She said that it was obviously a poor amount of meat that had been supplied. I did say she should look to change her supplier. I had been there two weeks earlier and told her I had come back because the meal two weeks earlier had been lovely but was very, very disappointed with this meal. The manager was really nice about it, and i could not fault the service or the staff. I'm not sure I'll be eating here again tbh.

Lovely helpful staff and good prices

Great atmosphere through out the pub and a great choice of both drinks and food. Staff are all very friendly and will always help.

Great food and drinks and amazing staff! Would 100% recommend

Lovely peaceful spot for a quiet lunch. Warm and cosy and great food.

Local pub, friendly staff, quick service great space to socialise and grab a bite to eat, place is clean & tidy, all round great place to be

Lovely local pub, friendly staff and all round great atmosphere, good variety menu & well priced

Third time here over last few weeks, every time, the food has been lovely, hot and tastes amazing. Had different food every time. Service is spot on. Highly recommended

Lovely staff and a lovely place to have a meal

Excellent service very friendly staff are very helpful ghe food is good value for money definitely going back

Nice clean quiet pub/restaurant, food was served hot and presented very nicely.. very friendly staff, always polite and go out their way to assist.. Nice variety of choice on menu

Food brill staff excellent long wait for food but staff made us well aware couldn’t ask for a better meal out

On a very wet day the Owington farm was very warm and welcoming pub with very helpful and cheerful ladies behind the bar. The food was amazing we had the mega grill and the curry feast, tasted gorgeous and our plates were full to the brim. A free pint by registering with the app was an added bonus. Would highly recommend.

Food ok. I had a 25% discount code. Beer choice limited to John Smiths. Clean and pleasant.

Disappointed they have stopped letting you use more than 1 voucher and the toilets smell

Tandoori skewers and giant gyros are lovely... cannot get enough of them

Friendly pub with good food and lovely staff

Lovely little friendly pub with really nice food. Has a beautiful little beer garden out the back too. Staff were warm and welcoming, will definitely be back

Food was very nice mixed grill, old faithful burger, child’s meal, was cooked just how we like it, service was spot on, our server was lovely, polite, helpful, chatty, definitely will be back if things remain the same

Brilliant food yet again, plenty of choices and very reasonably priced. Staff are very friendly and helpful. I had Fish and Chips and I must say it was far better than Fish and Chips from Whitby

Food took ages, employee was miserable and didn't care about any food errors. Three of us ordered brownies and one a fudge cake. One brownie was fine the second was frozen and the 3rd had everything missing. The fudge cake was ordered with custard but they had just scooped the icecream off and put it with the brownie which had everything missing.

Had a great time there young lad behind the bar was very helpfull

Very good value. Love our local.xx It's been 6 years since my first review, and my opinion has not changed. I still enjoy regular meals here. It is still incredible value for money. The staff are still amazing. The background music is exactly that, so you can have a conversation and be heard. Here's to the next six years. xx

The Food and drink was decent pub food and cooked to our liking, staff were pleasant and helpful throughout. We had mixed grills, steaks and other dishesoff the menu, all of which came within a reasonable time. I still prefer the sizzling skillets for the mixed grills which seem to have gone nowadays, which is a shame.

Ordered a Greek chicken wrap and when it came I genuinely thought they’d given me bacon or something. It was totally inedible. I wouldn’t even feed it to my dog. I asked the staff if there’d been a mistake and apparently this is the usual quality served with this meal. Dark, pink, purple, greasy and chewy.

Tuesday night a fairly quiet night but food was good and came quickly Jenny even carried the beer to the table, Staff are all ways helpful Jenny Emma and Tania are what make the pub.

Service brill was afternoon so quiet. But enjoyed it.

Haven't been in for years as the food was poor, thought we would give it a second chance. Wish we hadn't! Food was cold, chicken wasn't chicken! Service was slow and it wasn't even busy!

New menu fantastic Staff alway polite friendly and professional

First time in the Owington Pub and can't complain! Lovely pleasant and helpful staff. I got the Laying it on Chick burger, which was lovely especially the nacho cheese sauce - 😋! Mam and dad got the fish and chips and it looked lovely. Nice quality fish and chips and generous portions! Finished off with a mini desert and hot drink. What more could you ask for??

Great service nice atmosphere drinks and alot cheaper than near by pubs. You can also download the sizzling app and get free drinks

Owington farm. Billingham Excetional food and staff

Had the Cluckin' hot stack burger this evening. First try of it, and I'd certainly get it again. Decent sized portion for the price and flavour was unbelievable. Definitely recommend if you're into your burgers.

The 40% off food was great, the food itself wasn't, we waited over a hour for it and when it arrived it wasn't that good

Really enjoying the new menu dishes, the new fries are very tasty, lovely helpful staff and great atmosphere

This was our first time here. We ordered on the app, our drinks came. After 45 minutes I went to the bar to ask about our meals. The lady said she'd check, she came back and said ours was the next ones out (it wasn't). After 1 hour and 10 minutes our meals came, I said to the waitress how long we had waited and she did apologise and said there was only 1 chef in. I tried to point out that we should be informed at the time we ordered that there was over an hour wait, to which she replied, if you order on the app you don't get the food any quicker, and that she couldn't do anything else. Missing the point I was trying to make. The first lady came back over and offered a round of drinks. It's a shame because the food was actually really nice, communication and customer service / staff manners have let it down.

Good prompt service, orders easily placed through QR scan from the table. Food was great and good value. Plenty menu options.

I was in last night with the family for tea we tried the new menu we found it really nice we will be back soon

Fantastic meal cooked fresh ,absolutely delicious 5 star to the chef,deserts well worth it ,get yourself along

Great food and service Excellent service Lovely friendly barstaff Fast turn around from ordering to receiving Very clean

Just had a great family meal at the Owington Farm. Great service from friendly staff and lovely food. Food was from their new menu and all arrived hot and together. It was really good. Every member of staff was welcoming and helpful. Will be back.

Very warm welcome, free parking and good disabled access. Fantastic food and great service, hot, quick, and a dmile to go with it.

Not really my vibe to be honest. Music was really loud, though they did turn it down after we had been in a while (maybe heard us screaming at each other across the table) and terrible selection of beer (John Smith's). I guess if it's your local, you like loud music (I do, but not that music) and drink lager this place might be your ideal venue. Unfortunately I like a nice pint of beer and generally prefer to hear what the people I came out with and are sitting next to me are saying, so I'll stick to my usual haunts. Service was fine, not faulting the staff particularly, just wasn't my thing at all.

First time here and last time ever. Service and food was terrible. Staff seemed miserable and food was burnt. Halloumi fries tasted of old oil and fish. Only decent thing was the BBQ sauce. Even the kids fruit shoot bottle was covered in another juice that I had to wipe down. My child wouldn’t eat their chicken even after it had been changed. They really need to change things. It’s not hard to smile and have decent customer service or cook half decent pub food. Feels like nobody can be bothered and the pub has just given up.

Lovely tea as always, can't fault the food or the lovely staff 😊

Manager Gary and staff were so welcoming and friendly on our arrival

Cheap and cheerful. It's a chain pub, so it's consistent. Bit like a wetherspoons except the toilets are within walking distance and arent an inch deep in pish. As for food, if you want gourmet, go to a restaurant. It's pub grub, but it's tasty, and you can't whinge at all with the price. Pintd are fairly priced too. As are the shots. If you're looking for things to whinge about, I'm sure you'll find them, but if you just want some scran and a few pints whilst you watch the match, then it's bang on. Staff are sound too.

Debbie was very helpful and recommended different dishes .My buttermilk burger was very tasty cooked by Stacy.

Been here for lunch and really enjoyed friendly staff and fast service lovely fast service great food really enjoyed it

Was good but Jennifer wouldn't leave me alone

I went for dinner today with the family it was very nice cheap and good value staff were very friendly and helpful i will definitely be going back

Lovely quiet atmosphere as one of my grandchildren is autistic. Food lovely although the sizzle plates were a bit too hot as onions carried on cooking and stuck to the platter. But my steak was fabulously cooked and everyone enjoyed the food. Thank you

Came in for dinner today with the family food was really good definitely coming back

Nice environment very friendly staff nothing too much trouble always happy to help

We had a lovely meal, Steaks delicious and the service was as always very good. It is always worth a visit at any time of the year.

Make food warmer, mushy peas were luke warm and chips were cold.

This used to be a very popular pub, but as with all things , namely breweries they won't spend any money on it . its a former shadow of itsself , you walk in and straight away you think 80's pub ,it needs money spending on it ,if it is survive, I fear this will be gone soon and houses built on the land

Great food and service pleasant staff helpful and courteous. Furniture needs updating. Even though we have been three times recently and would return.

Excellent food and service good Chelsea the barmaid was good and the land lord was the best I’ve seen in sizzling pub! Excellent service

Staff really helpful and friendly, I had chilli which was lovely and my friend had the sizlin chicken fajitas, both delicious, will definitely call again 😊

The staff were very pleasant. We were only just in time for last orders on food. I had hunters chicken which I enjoyed, my friends both had chilie con carne which both stated was good.

Fun and friendly staff especially Chelsea she made me feel welcome , the food was really lovely would come back again

Lovely quiet, calm atmosphere, well priced drinks and food; friendly staff.

The Owington Farm has improved 100% since the management change. The staff are now a lot happier and motivated.

Had a canny meal. Hood value for money, staff were lovely.

Very good service, friendly staff and really nice atmosphere. Definitely be back soon

Didn't try the food only went for a drink and the service was great, polite and friendly

Called in for tea tonight, food spot on as usual

Amazing food had today. Excellent value for money and fantastic staff. Would definately recommend

Excellent service, very friendly, I had fish & chips with mushy peas very nice! My husband had a huge burger & chips he said "it's the best burger he's had in a long time" very impressed! Will definitely go back for food again & it's all very reasonably priced!

I visited the owington farm yesterday with my family had a family meal the food was really nice and very cheap definitely going back we were served by nice and a friendly staff they were all going above a d beyond to make everyone happy

really friendly staff lovely atmosphere

all food was very good and the staff very friendly and helpful

Nice mixed grill,family atmosphere

Helpful staff and previous visits food

Had a lovely meal and drinks were not over priced

New updated menu, plenty of choice, new golden years offers, plenty of deals tried some new cocktails and really enjoyed them

Really like coming to this pub, it's friendly and relaxed, staff friendly and always happy to help, food was really nice, had the pork belly, and kids had the meal deal, kids mixed grills, byo sundea and a drink

New updated menu and cocktails. Had drinks but not food today. Nice friendly staff.

had a great time at the family fun day, on bank holiday Monday great service , good food, kids really enjoyed it , thanks for being amazing hosts

A local pub that is family friendly with a lovely atmosphere. Staff are friendly, food is great and never any problems. Spend time in here with family and friends and it accommodates both :) I will continue to come here!

We attended on a Friday evening after work to owington farm we received a lovely and warm welcome, great friendly staff.

Lovely Friday evening meal before going to the Forum. We enjoyed the atmosphere and Christmas decorations in the pub, much nicer and more welcoming than other pubs in the area. Staff are always friendly and the food arrived sizzling hot not long after ordering. Looking forward to visiting again to take part in the new quiz ☺️

Food was really nice loved every little bit of it my daughter who is really fussy ate every little bit of it will be definitely back again

10/10 would recommend, super duper great service, exceptionally good food and bev. staff were lovely.

Came out with family for a meal, great food and lovely friendly staff, happy to help wherever possible.

Lovely staff, great atmosphere, food is very tasty and the portion sizes are great. Pub is clean & tidy at all times.

Took my dad for Father’s Day lunch and everything was spot on! Staff were friendly and helpful, both our meals were delicious really good portion sizes we didn’t have room for desserts! We will make sure we have room next time 😋

First visit, they are very very strict about covid rules and tables including table legs are cleaned after every visit!Usual pub grub, served by very friendly staff, could not find anything to complain about. 2 mains for £10, but they had a more extensive menu for those wanting more than a quick bite

Visited tonight. Best ever steak I have had in a pub!! Food is absolutely fantastic and the staff are so helpful. Excellent service. Would definitely recommend!!! Also lots of disinfecting which I haven’t seen in other local pubs. Well done to all xx

Went here for the first time, and will be last, the food well what can I say , I wouldn’t give it to animal, and the staff, if they spent more time wiping tables , in stead of talking, where we where sat, there was a barrier, and we could here every thing, staff to day need some customer training, how to be polite, and not rude, the place was dirty, and I will be writing to head office, absolutely shocking,

Friendly and welcoming pub! Five of us dined during ‘eat out to help out’ and we all throughly enjoyed our visit, cannot recommend the place enough! The food was sizzling and delicious, we all had a main and dessert, clean plates all round! There was a clear ‘safety’ system in place to follow, even though it was busy the staff couldn’t do enough for you, genuinely friendly and helpful, brought your food with masks on and throughly cleaned down tables/ chairs etc. when guests left. Plenty of space between tables making us feel very safe, we will be returning

Had a good time, brilliant food! Staff have been dealing with covid amazing. Clean pub, and hygienic staff who have a clear knowledge of things as they've set the pub up perfectly (table distance, bookings). Just certain customers have no patience or are not adhering to the rules, and even then, staff have dealt with that brilliant, making it a safe place to eat, which is why I keep coming back. Even when having the busy days with the eat out scheme, staff always remained friendly, positive despite being busy, and the little wait I had here, was worth it for the service, and the food.

brilliant service had a gorgeous meal in there tonight served by a blonde hair lady and a tall young man

1st time visit, NEVER AGAIN. Me and my partner booked a table online. When we got there, it wasn’t that busy as I booked online and saw they had many tables available all afternoon and evening. The waitress sat us in the bar area as it was “quieter”. Wasn’t even busy at all actually pretty empty. We ordered our drinks, starters and mains all at the same time, easier and no confusion. We then waited 20-25 minutes for our drinks, and had to go to the bar to prompt the waitress. I then waited another 30 minutes for my starter. So 50 minutes in total. I’m currently sat here writing this review as I’ve been waiting 1 hour and 30 minutes for our mains. Apparently there was a 45 minute wait on food, in which we weren’t told about! We’ve already been up to the bar twice and asked about where our food is and had been shoved off with a “sorry”. I’ve seen a family come and go, also 2 couples that ordered half an hour after us have eaten their food. Absolutely appalling service. Food was average not even that great or worth it. Will never come back.

Just visited the owington farm with my daughter ,to take advantage of the 50% dine out. I also work for Mitchell's and butlers and could also take advantage of our staff discount at the same time,unfortunately when it came to sorting the bill out the poor team hadn't been shown how to take our staff discount off along side the 50%,so therefore left paying with just the 50% taken off the bill. I was happy to do this as the team are lovely,my point is with the management team who should have explained how this system works before leaving the business and leaving the staff not knowing what to do! Please help your team so they dont look silly in front of guests thank you.