The Springfield in Darlington

Just had my wedding reception here Could not if ask for better food was brilliant all so fresh and the staff were brilliant a big thank you to all the staff how help us Big thank to Michelle and Sue's for all the help the night befor for help to set. Up and on the day go around making sure everything was right We had the perfect day so again thank you xx

Visited over Easter 🐣 great atmosphere superb staff decided to have one for the road Jack Daniels and coke JD just over £4 ok splash of coke £1.70 cape crusaders sprung to mind

Love coming for the monthly live music events. Great atmosphere and all staff welcoming and friendly. Great community pub!

Went because it is dog friendly I had the mixed grill sausage, chicken, gammon, chips, mushrooms, onion rings were all lovely but I would not like to take on the steak luckily the dog enjoyed it

We called in for a bite to eat and a drink. I fancied the hot dog after seeing a photo of it on facebook. WOW. It wasn't just a hot dog... it was a proper smoky bratwurst sausage that Germany would have been proud of! ... with crispy onions and a drizzle of mustard & ketchup, it was absolutely delicious. Soooo tasty. Hubby had the spicy burger which was 2 burgers, cheese, pulled pork. You get a choice of fries or fat chips with both meals. I had french fries they were lovely and crispy. Overall a totally enjoyable meal for a treat on a Saturday night and we'll definately be back. Thank you!

Fabulous night! Tasty Christmas meal with wonderful company. The pigs in blankets were immense! Super service. Thank you x

Great local! Found a new favourite in the hand stretched pizzas nicely washed down with the beat Stella this side of Darlo. The team are great always welcoming and very accommodating. Manager Michelle is supported by a great team!

Good food at a reasonable price. Friendly, helpful staff and great atmosphere. Varied entertainment throughout the year.

Brilliant location, everyone is so friendly and helpful. Never have to wait too long to be served and the food is nice too! Perfect pub for everyone.

Great pub with friendly staff especially Sue her service is top notch. Pizzas are a firm favourite with our little boy

Lovely place very friendly staff especially sue always goes out her way to help you and always smiling

Nice local pub, fun atmosphere, made even better by the copious amounts of run we drank and our fave bar person, Macey. Great service and always with a smile!

Great atmosphere drink prices reasonable friendly staff especially Sue who all ways has happy swing face 5*

Superb service as always, very underrated pub, good food good choice of drinks can't fault the place, Sue as always very cheerful and helpful

The pictures do not do this place justice, an excellent local pub with good food and excellent staff will certainly be back

This pub is the place to be!!! great family friendly run pub great atmosphere food is amazing Tuesdays bingo is the place to be good money and great laughs 5* wouldn’t go anywhere else

Moving here in the middle of COVID!! I found it very hard to feel apart of anything. This pub is so friendly and welcoming I absolutely love it. Would highly recommend for anyone wanting a friendly atmosphere amongst friendly people.

Great staff,lovely customers with a very welcoming atmosphere..overall a brilliant place to visit xx

Great place, it is so nice to see a pub under a chain name that serves great food. We normally avoid these places to eat out but the food is always lovely and the pizzas particularly are amazing. Definitely be back. Keep up the good...

Visited last Sunday looking for a nice meal for the family. Having ordered, I was advised by the very polite lady serving that there was a 30 minute wait for food. I said that was fine. However, 30 minutes came and went. Eventually, 50 minutes...

We decided to take the grandchildren out for tea. It was a nice atmosphere and we found a table with no problems. The menu was very good and had plenty of choice. I am vegetarian and the gentleman behind the bar recommended the vegetarian burger....

Had turkey roast dinner, said it came with pigs in blankets. Nah, vegetables were out of a 20p kids bag

this is a great pub that is the heart of the community, with regular live bands and a fantastic Tuesday bingo afternoon that really is worth a visit!

New to area, looked a pleasant enough pub to stop for a drink UNTIL WE GOT THE BILL. £7.20 for a pint of Guinness and a pint of coke, first and last time i will visit here.

Innocently arrived with my placid springer spaniel for and early evening beer only to be shouted at on arrival to ‘get out with that dog’. We serve food don’t ya know ! How obnoxious can a member of staff be ! We definitely won’t return...

well after last review thought i would wait a while until we went back and pleased to say we had the same meal absolutely gorgeous the crispy prawns amazing service 1st class well done springfield

ordered crispy prawns arrived in a bowl it was like porridge just been stuck in the microwave ,sent them back and they did come back lovely,main course disaster food microwaved chips were like crisps egg yolk was like a powerball the gammon was hard as...

Ordered drinks and a pudding only, a family of 4 ordered mains after us and they got there mains while we had to go back and ask where our 1 pudding was.....no apology or anything, wanted a quick pit stop but won't be coming back

Called in for lunch as I was too early to check into my hotel. Ordered the veg chilli with rice and garlic bread. When it arrived the order was not as described in the menu but the waitress apologised, took it away and returned with...

We booked a table for dinner on a sunday night for 18:15. Having driven 20 miles hoping to have a nice meal we were welcolmed in, shown to a table and drink orders taken. It was only when we asked for a menu we were...

Service for drinks was quick and easy! Nice seating outside area! Staff pleasant enough! But the food is diabolical ordered nachos to share honestly would of rather had a bag of crisps!! Shocking tbh!! God knows what the rest of the menu is like!! Ok...

We have visited the Springfield a couple of times lately and have had very tasty bar meals and a good pint or two.Well looked after by Russ and all the staff.Good service and friendly people have helped us to enjoy ourselves .Andy.

Toughest burgers I've ever eaten I also kept getting bypassed at the bar and after complaining about the food I got no response

had a meal each, absolutely lovely came out boiling hot and very large portions bargain cant wait to go back

Meal out for two after work, the food both of us had was awful, swimming in oil, you could taste the grill off the pineapple, no one came to see how our meal was.......they would have been told warm oven chips, more fat on the...

Where do I start go on a Tuesday bingooo day if u win on a regular basis you get hated ,if you pay for your bingo good luck to you if you lose you lose you take that chance.But if I win on a regular...

Honestly beyond the joke. Have kids under the age of 18 playing bingo and are very selective. One kid aloud to play all because his mam drinks here every night. While other who only comes in with family to play once a week gets told...

Manager is so rude she needs to leave will never spend another penny while she works there. ! She hates kids in the pub she can’t take a complaint about food you wouldn’t serve to your dog and her manners well non existent

I ioften pop into this pub on my own just for a drink after work and just to wait for my mum and I ofter go in for food Tea after work with my boyfriend Everyone staff ,customers all the bosses make you feel welcome...

Lovely accommodating friendly staff! Great recommendations on the real ale...food deal of the day was 2 burger meals with free drink only £12! And all meals were freshly cooked and tasty, would recommend

Had a couple of drinks here in the sunshine, there was a quiz going on inside. The place looked clean and appealing will eat there next time

Sat down with Russ and Val today. A fantastic couple. Gladly to announce that we will be working together. The Springfield is set for new heights. Good things are coming. Is going to be a great year. From March The Springfield will have a full...

I drink in the Springfield quite often and the previous review in October is totally fake,the management and staff are always helpful and polite,most weekends there's free entertainment which is always good, I don't eat there very often as I go in to drink,play pool...

A truly amazing gastro experience on all levels. I found this establishment one of the only public houses in Darlington to be completely customer centric. I have previously been a mystery shopper and I found our experience to be one of the best. Nothing was...

Well had a pint of hobgoblin, it didn’t taste to clever, explained to member of staff, and was told nobody else has complained. So asked for a pint of Cameron’s but after a few sips again this pint didn’t taste clever either. So asked for...

If you order a medium rare steak and it comes out tough and blackened - that's a red light. Every pint of beer we had tasted off and wrong.

I visited the Springfield when the current manager took over ! Her attitude was absolutely disgusting! There was 3 adults and 6 children all eating !

Came in for some food to find only two people in the bar one of which were talking to the bar lady who wasn't bothered about anything but the conversation she was having with the other person. I got served sat down and all we heard was the bar women voice was so loud both fing and blinding. Wasn't nice to hear at all there were things to do and to be done but instead nothing just deep in conversation rather rude if I'm honest. Stood against the bar leaning all over not actually bothered about work just her friend at the bar and her mobile phone. Food was nice but shocking service i do not come to a pub to recieve that service.

Val and Russ are fabulous hosts. They have certainly made big changes to the pub, bringing some fantastic free entertainment for everyone.

Met up with friends for lunch. Friendly staff and excellent service. Delicious food and great atmosphere. Highly recommended

Got order wrong on a table of 6. How can the order be made incorrect when the place wasn't even remotely busy I will never know. Waited what felt like an age for our mains. Apparently the mega kids meal looks exactly like a normal kids meal. Waitress went over the top to make sure all was OK. Visit saved by the quality of the food and beer. Portions filling.

Heard new managers took over last December and what a change since then! Food has improved massively, especially since they have started using roast joints on the Sunday Lunches (a bargain at under £6) Nice to have a local pub with a warm and friendly atmosphere :-) LOVE the FREE live bands once a month that they have started putting on, saves paying for a taxi into town and crazy entrance prices! Can't wait to see what next year brings :-)

Llegué con mi mejor amigo y nuestros tres hijos (uno que es necesidades especiales). Al llegar al bar a lugar nuestra orden me aconsejaron "mantener a los niños, se sentó como camareras se caminar por ahí". No vi una sola camarera! Sábado y esperamos por nuestra comida, que aunque rápido era horrible. Verduras en el almuerzo de domingo era todo en lata. Y yorkshires, relleno dinámicos carne era claramente uno de los asados y cubierto en comprar grasa. Roasties frito y sabor de aceite. Sosa salsa.

Built on the site of the old Springfield club, modern development giving you typical modern build pub standard selection and quality of food

Cambié mi local en Navidad y comenzó a usar este pub justo después de la nueva gestión habían movido. Me hicieron sentir como en casa y lo de las cervezas caten que estaban disponibles. Encontramos una gran cerveza y hay espectáculos en vivo regularmente. Mi esposa y yo ambos comido aquí y, de nuevo, el servicio y la atención al detalle era excelente.

Mientras una tarde encantadora celebrando nuestro cumpleaños, el 10 de sobrinos estamos groseramente interrumpido por el director diciendo que nuestra hija debe ir a casa si que cansados! ! Mi hija es de 7 había estado en mi anterior grupo sobrinos bowling tenía entonces jugaban en el área de juego y era tener un descanso junto a nosotros en ella pad. Luego el gerente empezó a mover cosas alrededor de nosotros abrigos etc. diciendo que estábamos usando el lugar como una habitación en la parte delantera. No puedo expresar lo grosero y poco profesional de esta persona! ! Teníamos todas las comidas y bebidas compramos y nos trataron como este. Nunca conocí a alguien tan grosero, dijo que "nos quedamos ahora adecuado para el transporte" todo lo que estaban haciendo es sábado charlando como una familia. Todos estábamos en shock total para conseguir tratados como este en lo que se suponía que era una celebración! ? Peor pub en el que he estado en nada, nunca conocido como! ! ! ! ! !

Después de bowling, decidimos visitar el Springfield, hoy para terminar celebrando el cumpleaños 10 de mi sobrinos. Ha sido tomada por la nueva administración y había oído buenas críticas. Como una "familia" de pub, con zona exterior de juegos que pensamos que serían bienvenidos. El grupo estaba formado por 11 adultos y 6 niños. Las edades variaban de 2 a 74. Todos los adultos lo comidas y todo el mundo tenía bebidas. Aproximadamente a las 3 de la tarde el "casera" venía y porque uno de los niños estaba previsto viendo una de dibujos animados por teléfono, nos dijeron "si ese niño es probado, nos debería llevar su casa". El lugar era tranquilo, con muchas mesas y sillas gratis. El resto de los niños donde jugar fuera con adultos supervisión.

Este es uno de nuestros pubs locales, afortunadamente ha sido tomada como la dirección anterior era pobre. La nueva gente parece atento y siempre están sirviendo o limpiar las mesas, así que es una mejora. El pub necesita un poco de un lavado de su un poco sucia con algunos asientos, etc, espero roto este será abordado. Como muchos pubs el menú es tan amplio que no puede posiblemente fresco. Bueno y bonito cervezas sirve prosecco refrigerados, pero no esperes un vaso de la flauta, no tienen.

Posiblemente el peor servicio. Familia de 7 comidas ordenados y bebidas. Un poco después de pedir el par preocupantemente detrás de pedido un reembolso. Ojalá hubiera pensado dos veces en este punto.

Hay lugares peores para una pinta y un lugar de comida si estás en la zona. Nada especial, pero lo suficientemente decente.

Was surprised to see it so quiet for a Saturday lunchtime, friendly and hospitable staff, had the chicken in batter which was nice but the chips were too greasy, would have been better if they had been homemade, extensive menu to choose from, will return and try something different

been here a few times and it's normally alright for the price but the last time was honestly terrible. they didn't have half the food available, or the majority of the vegetarian food. but I ordered something anyway, only to have the waitress come back half hour after, saying what I ordered wasn't available either. (hadn't started cooking for half an hour?!? weird) ordered a lemonade and got given water. when the food eventually got here the burger was burnt and I'd ended up paying £3.25 for 3 golf ball sized pieces of falafel. dead shanny imo

a little run down needs new tables ect food very similar to all basic food pubs nothing to shout good things about

I went with my partner and family for lunch this weekend. The food was very tasty however the presentation of the food didn't make it seem all that appealing - however once you got past that it was very nice! Great menu with plenty of choice!

I visited here yesterday with family. The Springfield is situated in quite a busy road meaning if you're sat in the outdoor seating area then there is quite a bit of traffic noise. There is good on-site parking. The outdoor area has separate smoking facilities and a small children's slide. On entering the pub it is quite dark - atmospheric you might call it. It has a large interior and the staff member working behind the bar we pleasant. We visited around 1pm and expected it to be quite busy with being around the Sunday lunchtime. It was the exact opposite. There was hardly any patrons Normally this would be a bad sign but we thought we'd stick to it as we made a decision to come here. On arrival of the food I have to admit I wasn't impressed, presentation wasn't best. My brother and his partner had main courses which were accompanied by coleslaw and it was the sloppiest, wettest coleslaw I have ever seen. I ordered Hunters Chicken which when it arrived, appeared to hardly have any BBQ sauce. Nevertheless we decided to tuck and I'm glad we did - the Hunters Chicken was delicious and both my brother and his partner said that the coleslaw was really tasty. If I had being off first impressions then the rating would've been lower but I can't fault the taste of the food and I've learned not to go off food by the presentation, as I was pleasantly surprised.

Went for the curry night. Food was of a very good standard, service excellent and a very well kept cask ale. Brilliant value too.

Called in here yesterday for lunch never again!Ordered beef dinner and steak pie.Meal took 5 minutes to come out from ordering,which should have told me something.Everything on the plate was frozen,nothing was fresh.Frozen carrots still hard.Brussel sprouts soggy,Yorkshire pudding had been put in the microwave too long.Pie was barely edible and chips were soggy.Was not impressed.If I'd wanted a frozen meal I would have popped to Asda instead of paying over the odds for this one.

This is a very pleasant place to eat and drink. Nothing pretentious, just honest well prepared and served meals at a reasonable price. I liked it as it was clean, friendly and served good meals. I have eaten here twice and can recommend it.

Went into the restaurant after a long journey at 7pm. They had hardly any food left. My children's nuggets were burnt as were the waffles and my daughter got soggy leftover sliced cucumber instead of munch crunch veg. Adults got Quesadillas which had about 2 tiny chunks of chicken in the whole meal. All of it swam in some sort of spicy milk that had ran from the coleslaw and the sour cream and jalapeños were either off or had sat out for too long. Needless to say we didn't stay for dessert. Highly priced for such a poor meal.

Me and the missus have visited the pub a good few times now and have always been met with a smile! The staff are very friendly and the service is second to none. The food has always been great and very affordable, I can definitely recommend the Hub Cap Burger (a real man doesn't share!).There is plenty of drink options to chose from and there is always a good promotion on something.Overall great pub and great people! We will definitely be going back in the future!

Visited a few times over last year. Food and drink always great value for money and service with a smile! Definitely be back soon!

Regularly visit the Springfield for both food and a few drinks. The food is very affordable and always very good and the drinks are a great price too. Always a good pint. Friendly staff, always have time for you no matter how busy they are. This is somewhere I would recommend for not just a couple of beers, meal for two but also family's.Look forward to my next visit!