The Quarry Burn Guest House & Restaurant in County Durham

Called in for coffee with a friend. Staff are very friendly and helpful. They have a great range of sweet treats which include a variety of cakes brownies and pastries. They also serve hot food. Beautiful premises also having a gift shop Located in the village of Hunwick a good area for those that like a walk in the countryside. This lovely venue is certainly worth a visit.

This place is a treat ....from the décor to the VERY tasty sweets. Judging by those who were having late breakfast around us they looked scrumptious...so we'll be back to try for a meal from a good looking menu! Lovely service and very novel interior that is both beautiful and well done...obviously someone for a good eye for colour, matching and interior design. Beautiful conversational interior worth a visit on its own. Cant understand why its called "Quarry..." but don't be put off. Should be called something like "Barbie 'Dolls' Place" or "The Best Little Tea House in the North"!!

Excellent service, friendly staff ,we just walked in there was 8 of us ,they were very accommodating, efficient,and friendly. One of our group was gluten free but there was a good choice for them . Would highly recommend.

Lovely place to good will be back they where fantastic with the whole family.

Visited first because I was given a voucher and returned twice so far, most recently as a treat for my birthday. Fantastic little place, perfect for brunch. Even my teenage son gave it thumbs up which is rare. Both savoury and sweet dishes are amazing, there’s good choice and the cakes to buy on the way out are too tempting. I would welcome the ability to book tables in advance. At the moment it’s first come first serve so if you’re unlucky with timings, you may wait a while for the table. Highly recommended!

Delicious food, speedy service and lovely staff.

Fabulous place delicious food at good prices , even a little shop selling knick knacks to browse over . Didn't stay over .but I'm sure everything would be the tops .

If you haven't been and tried it then you're seriously missing out on some fantastic food accompanied with wonderful service. Try the pancakes they are the best!

Lovely meal. Loads of choice. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Would highly recommend.

Recently visited after friends recommended. Plenty of choice on menu. Had to wait 10 minutes for a table but definitely worth the wait. Quality breakfast served by pleasant staff. OK it’s more costly than other places but it’s definitely worth the extra cost. Can’t fault it.

I went here with 4 friends for lunch. We had to wait 30 mins to get a table but it was worth the wait, the food is lovely.

Food was excellent and service equally as good but having to wait up to 45 mins just to be seated, when there is no actual waiting area, just an attached retail shop spoiled the experience. Don't understand why a booking process isn't available.

My first visit to Quarry Tea House and must say the ambience, staff and food was 1st class, will definitely visit again when I'm back in the area, and the best thing was that there was no intrusive music blaring away, the background soundtrack of chatter, conversation and clinking of cutlery in tableware was truly delightful. The

Absolutely fantastic cafe, the food quality is out of this world, the staff are lovely and accommodating. We need a place like this in a little village like Hunwick. It’s a hidden gem. I cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Absolute gem of a tearoom! Beautifully presented with a tempting menu and an irresistible cake selection 😋

Lovely food, service was great too. Love this place

Jan-24 Not rooms, but a tea house/cafe. Went for breakfast, good selection of options on menu. Went for cooked breakfast but tea options limited (no natural decaf options). Sadly, breakfast was disappointing with bacon seriously overcooked (took some recognising as bacon as so dark, and so tough as to be sinew) which spoilt the overall. Seats were pretty uncomfortable too (wooden). I'm hoping is not usually like this as nany speak highly of it, but for us it was disappointing.

Lovely! Decent value, really tasty. Staff pleasant and helpful. Looks great, far more Instagrammable than most! Well worth a visit 😊

Great service, food & atmosphere. Busy Tea rooms with Quality food.

Lovely Christmas afternoon tea, lots of different treats in a pleasant place

Lovely lunch, good selection of gluten free on the menu.

We only went for coffee but everybody was very nice.

This is outstanding for teas, light meals and the ambiance is superb. Unreservedly recommend.

I just happened to drive by and spotted the all pink ,with hearts and flower tea house. From outside it looks like a doll house , really pretty. Inside ,as you head into the right side of the place there is a lovely open fireplace, a big display with all their cakes and the tables are sectioned into tiny cozy rooms full of colour. I would have loved to sit there, as the view is facing the beautiful hills. Unfortunately I assume all seats were taken, as I was offered to sit on the other side , just as you go in, passing their mini shop with various lovely ornaments , in a wooden decor constructed tables, benches and high stools. The concept is great, but the wood work not so much. Besides the rough look of the badly cut timber , split timber with screws not screwed all the way( watch your clothes), the top was not leveled, making it a bit tricky to not spill your glass/ mug. I ordered a caramel latte that camed fast but had way too much caramel, so , as much as I appreciate the generosity, it tasted like a flavoured cough siroup.The foam on my latte was nowhere to be seen as they burned the milk. The breakfast I had was okeish, I would have expected to exceed a tad for the price. To explain, the egg and cherry tomatoes and beans were the only ones to be hot while the rest was almost cold. Although cold, they were again really generous on the bacon, which I didn't finish . Presentation of the plate very pretty, with heart plate, mini pan for the beans , a tiny cup for salt and pepper. The staff was pleasant and polite, I found it a bit weird that we had to pay after you just ordered, and initially was under the impression they are only asking me , as , to be honest, I was dressed really bad- like I just left the construction site..., but then I noticed they were doing this with all customers . I wasn't expecting this approach in such a small village,but , anyway, their shop,they can do whatever they want. I had a look at the garden as well, same fairy ,pink, cake concept. Despite the downsides, I will visit them again, and I think you should too!

Omg the food is amazing, staff are great, amazing little gift shop. Definitely worth a visit. Just gets better and better

I recommend this place to all of my friends fantastic friendly staff who are super efficient.amazing food and outstanding value .it's a 20 out of 10.

They've definitely gone for a sugary sweet, cutesy style with the café decor. Went for breakfast, which was both very good quality and good value. Service was friendly, but not the fastest. It took 10 minutes to have our order taken and 40 minutes for the food to arrive. That was the only negative really. Hopefully this isn't the norm. They also ask for payment as the order was taken, which isn't usual in my experience. The café also had a very enticing bakery counter... might have to visit again to try those!

Second visit here and did not disappoint. It is more expensive than your usual cafe/tea house but the food is very good as is the ambiance/decor. I had hot beef sandwich and chips. This was £10 , the beef was very thick and the chips home cooked - lovely meal and very filling. Saying this drinks are reasonably priced whereas some places are charging double for a soft drink and deserts were average prices so it balances bill out. Visited as family of 4 and it cost £60 for lunch. Everyone really enjoyed their choices. I can’t wait to sit outside in the nicer weather. Outside area looks lovely

I hadn't heard of The Quarry Tea House until last week, but it's a lovely place! I had a delicious Eggs Florentine, cooked to perfection. The staff were wonderful - attentive, efficient and friendly, and the restaurant itself is beautifully and thoughtfully decorated. I highly recommend eating here.

Went here for the brunch with my partner and was lovely had the malteasers and Nutella pancakes and was lush would highly recommend

Love this little place! We were welcomed by the lovely staff and as a party of 7 was sat on a wonderful table surrounded by the spray painted hearts ❤️ meal was delicious and I was deffo stuck for choice.

Lovely quaint place to enjoy a meal or just a tea

Great place for a bite to eat , + lovely cakes

Gorgeous food, very helpful staff, comfortable well decorated cafe

Gorgeous cafe in hunswick. There is a lovely flowery room, a grey and pink room (where we sat) and an outdoor area. It's a really beautifully presented cafe and takeaway and gift shop. The food is amazing, we had breakfast stack ( veggie) and strawberry and Nutella American pancakes, home made pancakes were excellent. Presentation was lovely on matching heart plates and the food tasted great and about average prices. The cakes looked absolutely stunning!! The staff looked really well presented, very polite and clearly happy in their jobs. Could do with a bit more flowery deco in the pink and grey room. Would recommend a visit and defo be going back. 😁👍👍

I went here today with a friend, what a hidden gem. The place is set in a lovely little village, the staff were amazing and the food was divine. Only regret is I didn’t take a picture of my food, but it didn’t last long on my plate. I did buy some cake to take away…I won’t eat for the rest of the week. You can also take your pooches but it’s outside seating only. Definitely one for the bucket list.💕

Lovely food reasonable prices wish it was easier to get to on public transport as would then visit way more

Lovely cycle friendly cafe stop

Easily missed, a good rather colourful outside seating area as well as a indoor area too. The service was good, food very nice and quiet reasonable.

The food is exceptional. The standard is always maintained every visit you make. The staff are friendly and helpful. The cakes are to dribble for.

What a GEM of a place to find!!! Googled breakfast locally and got double thumbs up and satisfied grins from adults and children all round! Thank you for such wonderful food, service and decor : )

Just had late lunch pie of the day chips mushy peas & gravy really nice service great friendly will definitely be back. Wife had pancakes, bacon & syrup which were also delicious.

We had afternoon tea it was delicious and service all round was excellent....ten out if ten and a gold star

What a find this was, will return.

Great choice of food, also cakes pies to takeaway

Great food and great service and cakes were absolutely WOW 🤩

Fabulous place, friendly staff & wonderful food. Only drawback is you can't book & it is always busy. However we were given menus look at whilst waiting. Cakes are amazing 😊

Love the tea house, lovely food and friendly staff.

Baby shower party, lovely food and drinks pleasant service. Definitely recommend

Wasn't going to post about this little gem as wanted to keep it a secret. Went for a lovely walk along the river and came up to the village and found this wonderful place, dogs allowed in the back garden area which is spacious, clean and caters from kids to adults. Service was great, food was lovely, only small negative, they didn't off water for the dogs, but the person serving was new. Definitely go back and highly recommend!!

Lovely coffee and brunch. Will definitely be back!

This business has changed from a pretty decent pub/restaurant to am outstanding award winning tea room. My first visit since the change and the selection for a meal was excellent. I cannot praise the experience enough. Outstanding.

Good eatery in a small but relaxing village. Parking not ideal but relatively easy. Food and drunk good. Nice Tea Huts for the romantics

First visit. Didn't know it was here until today. Great food and service in lovely surroundings

Lovely tea room, the food is delicious with loads of variety, the staff are all pleasant and professional. Spotlessly clean and so pretty.

The food and staff are top class x

Great place to eat will go again

Phenomenal food. Lovely service

Had the breakfast. Mostly lovely however not sure what they're doing to the bacon but it's like salty cardboard, think it's supposed to be American style but it ruins the breakfast. Sausage and rosti lovely though. Service good and staff very friendly.

We arrived on monday afternoon and i was shocked to find the place packed, always a good sign. We were seated quickly and served in a timely manner. Food was fantastic and they were all to accommodating with our request for extra black pudding. Two tray bakes to take home, which were really outstanding! Beautiful little tea room can definitely recommend.

Lovely food and lovely service I loved how they did me extra floffly milk for my coffee. I loved the spoons the only thing we don't like about it is that you can't reserve a table as I live just down the road I could walk here but I don't do it that often because I don't know if there's going to be a table when we arrive. Another thing was that I was disappointed that they didn't sell jams and chuctneys but all and all the food was lovely and the service was professional and prompt the only feedback I have is on the bacon it was too chewy but everything else was top knoch well done Quarry Tea House.

We saw a review of the Quarry Tea House and we had to give it a try. We called in for a cuppa and a piece of cake. WOW is the only way to explain the place. Lovely staff. Very friendly, made to feel welcome from the second we stepped in the door. The decor is very modern and clean. The prices are very competitive. Lovely shopping area inside. Garden area is brilliant with Tea cabins to sit in. We will definitely be back and will have a full meal next time. Last word is AMAZING.

We stopped for a 1 night stay at The Quarry, using it as a base for getting to Durham Uni. What a cozy, comfortable and very clean room! We had a great night's sleep. The staff are super friendly, and communication beforehand (as we were arriving late) was crystal clear. Didn't stop for breakfast unfortunately as we had to get going, but will do next time!

The place from what it used to be has had a wonderful change, pano cakes are amazing and value! However the cake selection is what it’s all about amazing options and so tasty

Me, my daughter and grandson visited the Quarry Burn. I can not begin to tell you how impressive the place is. What an absolutley amazing transformation and well-done to the owner for there ability to transform a pub caught up in Covid to use there knowledge to get on with it and adapt!!! Pancakes were delicious and the setting is so fantastic and put together with a real feel of 'Alice in Wonderland'. The staff were brilliant and I'd drive for miles for just a little piece of this 🤓

So this pub has now changed to a tea room and had a complete transformation. It is incredibly girly inside pink pink and more pink, almost like it’s been made purely for Instagram and the hope it’ll attract young girls to take mountains of photos. Luckily the day we visited it was full of female friends catching up but of the older kind which was great. You had to pay for food upfront, never had that before so it was a little strange but ok if you’ve been stung before from customers walking out maybe, business got to do what it’s got to do. We had brunch which was filling. Initially the plate looked like it could have done with a little more food but wow it filled you. I would go again however I wasn’t wowed to the point I want to return asap. It does look like it has a good customer base and filled up quickly. Staff behind the counter on the day looked like she didn’t want to be there but the female who served us did so with a smile. A breakfast cost £11. A breakfast sandwich £4.50.

Just had to leave a review after a wonderful time at The Quarry, for our friends birthday party. Accommodation is absolutely beautiful all at a very high standard. The furnishing and facilities were amazing. The food was excellent and lots of variety and nothing was to much trouble. Very friendly people and the cakes and beverage were really good as well and a gift shop to browse through and you had lots to choose from. The overall experience was a very happy one and which I hope to repeat again soon

We went for Valentines Day and had Afternoon Tea. The variety of the food was excellent, as was the service . There is also a range of gifts in the small shop

Took mam for a little treat. The toasted fruit loaf was burnt black. My husband got bacon sandwich and the bacon was burnt, hard and inedible. When mentioned to the lady she shot off not a word of apology….we won’t be back.

Fantastic friendly welcome when entering and were soon shown to a table with high stools looking out of window , we moved into another part when a table become available without any problems as we like a lower seat while eating. The decor is lovely...

Rang last Saturday morning at 11 am to book high tea for 6 for my daughters 13th birthday, was told to call back at about 3pm as they were busy. No chance of that, so called the nice tea room in west auckland and they...

This would have been my 3rd visit to the tea house and what a disappointment! I visited the tea house with my son and sister, we we’re treated like “wrong’ens” we were seated and instantly made to Pay before we even had any kind of...

Bought two bacon sandwiches to takeaway. All I can say we got a burnt offering!!! We were working in Hunwick and would not return. If we had not been so busy they would had been returned.

We have been coming to 'The Quarry Tea Rooms' for many years. However the transformation over Covid to the 'tea rooms' is amazing! We have visited a few times since the change and the staff are the most welcoming I know! They are like family!...

First time going back in since the refurb. Lovely inside and out. Food is well worth the price. The pancakes are unreal

We have ordered takeout food a couple of times from here now and it has tasted beautiful every time. Don’t miss out on the cheesecake for dessert too! The food stays hot as they use aluminium foil trays and I love the little touch of...

I stayed at the Quarry Burn from the end of February until the 19th March Sunday til Thursday for work in the area I was lucky to be in the same room I had a small fridge put in my room and fresh milk everyday...

Came here for a family meal on a Saturday night. We had 6 different main courses and all were of a very good standard, huge portions and puddings delicious. Friendly, attentive service and good value for money.

Many thanks from Mr & mrs mchale We really enjoyed our stay the room was lovely loved the decor. The meal on the evening was very nice indeed, the breakdast was very nice to. All the staff was very nice and helpful when needed and...

Lovely Sunday lunch 3 course with the best roulade I’ve ever tasted. Attentive staff and great service

Went here for an afternoon tea. Staff were friendly and the restaurant area was nice but I was quite disappointed with food. Not much of a selection and what there was was a bit bland.

Excellent value for really good food. Will definitely be back. Good friendly service. Varied menu, something for all of us including a Slimming world option and gluten free.

Our first time visit to Quarry Burn Restaurant while visiting relatives in Howden le Wear. We found Quarry Burn a welcoming Restaurant that was good value with excellent food and good service. We would certainly visit again.

Impromptu Sunday lunch with family. 7 of us went here and it was beautiful. Lots of food, vegetables in abundance and lots of chips. The kids had lovely desserts and we were all stuffed. The ambiance of the eating area is excellent and we certainly...

I called with my daughter for a light lunch. I enjoyed my posh fish finger ciabatta, although I found the tartare sauce a little greasy and tasteless - more like mayo.My daughter liked her Garlic mush ciabatta and theakstons. Pleasant waitress and nice light seating area.

17 of us dined here last night and couldn’t fault a thing. The food was incredible and the service impeccable. Huge portions , great prices ! Will absolutely be back again !

My partner booked a table here as he had previously visited however he said it has all changed..... and is even better than he remembered!

Would highly recommend the food here, never had a meal where I could complain about anything, everything including the service is spot on.

Visit this pub every so often and am never disappointed. The food is lovely and always consistent, have visited similar establishments and sometimes find them hit and miss, not the Quarry Burn though, can always rely on them to serve a decent meal. The staff are very helpful and serve the food promptly so that it’s always piping hot. Love the fact they have now introduced a set price menu with a good choice. Their braised steak and steak pie really do need to be tried if you visit. Overall thoroughly recommend this place.

My husband and I were given the Mothers day Tea as a treat it was beautifully presented and tasted absolutely delicious. We do not go out often together and thoroughly enjoyed it.

We were there for my retirement party and chose this pub because of the simple, proper food cooked well.

Went at Saturday Lunch time for birthday meal with family.

Drove with my family for 30 minutes to the restaurant, it stated it was open 12-3 on its website. Got there at 1:40 and doors were shut with no staff to be seen. Wasted trip utterly disappointed.

Myself and 16 friends celebrated my birthday with afternoon tea at the Quarry Burn. From start to finish it was excellent. Julie and Debbie looked after us so well. The food was delicious and plenty of it, even enough for people to take home. All tastes were catered for, both sweet and savory and the wine flowed equally as well. I can not recommend it highly enough. Thank you so much for making my day so special.

We came on a Wednesday night in search of food (hard to find in nearby pubs midweek). We had decent gourmet burgers for about £10. Good place to take a family. There was an extensive selection of food overall and also an under-12s menu which looked nice.

Live local but haven’t been to the Quarry Burn for years. Went for a family birthday meal and will be back soon. Lovely home cooked food, big portions and lovely staff. Lovely decor and pleasant ambiance. First Class.

Came for a family meal this week and enjoyed some of the three course menu. Simple but nice food and plenty to choose from. Nice decor and friendly staff!

As I had eaten here several times with family, I was pleased when a group I belong to chose it for our Christmas meal. We were booked for 12 midday and arrived 10 minutes early to find the door locked. In spite of knocking the door stayed shut till 12 exactly. So a group of about 12 mainly in their 70s and 80s stood in the bitter cold till staff opened the door.

Went with friends, we arrived about 12ish & nobody was in. Service was very slow, if it was busy you could understand. Lady came to take orders. Two orders where for sandwiches, lady came back to say they only had 2 slices of bread left. Then it was a debate who would get the sandwich. Meals came out after a long wait.

Have been to quarry burn on serveral occasions but this time very disappointed chips very burnt some where black and should of never been served steak was asked to be very well done and was still pink in middle. Desserts (roullarde) usually a good size portion but this time was at least half the size of what we have had before did comment when paid bill but only got oh as a reply very disappointed