Three Horse Shoes in County Durham

Booked last minute as a stopover on a long journey and would definitely stay again. Immaculate throughout, big room with extra touch of takeaway cups to make a drink to take with you. Ate in restaurant, service was fast and food fantastic. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Opened curtains to a lovely view onto a field of horses. 100% recommend

First visit today. Called in without booking and were seated quickly. The decor is lovely and the large dinning area we sat in was bright and airy and although it was busy, we didn't feel crowded. The staff were pleasant and attentive without being intrusive. There was a lot to choose from, the regular menu, a lunch time menu and light bites as well as specials. Our food arrived quickly and was very good. The portions were generous but not so big that we couldn't manage pudding, which is a good thing as the crumble was delicious. The price was reasonable for two courses and drinks. We'll definitely go again.

Beautiful Sunday dinner! And a lovely dessert too

Excellent food, lovely friendly staff, always a delight to visit here

Wonderful food and great service. 'Black Spot's porter like drinking chocolate. Skate wing very delicate and very well balanced with the spicy sauce. Can't comment on rooms as haven't stayed. Lovely evening.

Lovely food, reasonably priced, efficient, friendly service.

Had lunch here, menu to cater for all tastes and specials available. Staff very friendly and attentive and modern decor. We had light bites option, starter, main and desert which were still good portions.

We went for meal in the evening. Food were gorgeous and delicious. Service is excellent. And it was a bargain !

Excellent food from an extensive menu. Superb friendly and attentive service from the staff.

Our meal was poor , service was not the best and the beer was awful , of the four of us found the food average , and that was been polite , it was definitely better before the extension .

Food is very poor to average and well over priced. Choice of real ales is good but the wine is poor. The decor is very nice but the food just let's it down - I guess it is down to what you are use to and what standard you are willing to accept!

Great meal and a perfect setting. Staff were exceptional!! Thank you

Clean establishment, food very nice.

The place is spotless, the meals are excellent, the staff are very, very, very friendly and always smiling. I get the mixed kabab meal with Raj's hot sauce 😋. Can't fault the place.

Brilliant food Excellent, friendly staff

First time we've visited. Good quality food, pleasant staff & good value. Will visit again.

Lovely food here, service was slow though, waiting staff not very attentive, waited ages for the bill, asked if we wanted the sweet menu, said yes then they didn't bring it out. But food we ate was superb, gave up on the dessert, and left.

We often eat here, but on the last three occasions have been disappointed due to mix up with our order. Today we were just deciding to try somewhere new next time (after a 35 min wait for food + incorrect order again) when Holly saved the day by noticing our disappointment and doing something about it. Holly's pro-activity means we will visit again. We wish all the staff were as good as her!

I love the Three Horse Shoes as it’s a true village pub and Daryl with he’s fantastic team run a great operation. However, yesterday I was so fed up of the Banks Home development site build, I took off walking with my dog. Popped into the pub and had a great couple of hours. Fabulous Thai Linguine, great selection of non-alcoholic drinks but most of all great conversation with a fabulous bunch of people.

Great selection of food and drinks with a great atmosphere and helpful friendly staff

Stayed here for 3 nights , rooms a good size and well appointed. Very friendly and welcoming staff . Food was excellent extensive menu and plenty of choices for breakfast .

Great local pub meal, offer good value for money with extensive menu to choose from. The chicken Parmesan was great, served with chunky chips and salad. Would have this again. The roast beef was also great and generous with three slices of thick tender pull apart beef. The vegetables sides rather grey and bland. The carrot was honey roasted, but the rest was plainly cooked. Overall great meal and we would come back 👍🏼

Beautiful food as always. Tentative staff who do a great job. Gorgeous decor too. Highly recommend.

Excellent food as always and service very good. Always a "go to" for us.

Fantastic pub, serving great ales and fantastic food.

Hi, popped in today for Sunday Luch which was delicious. Staff were all really lovely. Will definitely be returning. Thank you

A brilliant place , staff are superb on every occasion, food excellent choice and very good, steak night on Thursday and Sunday dinner best

Lovely atmosphere, food (breakfast) and service, will definitely visit again

Only called in for a drink but the food and restaurant looked lovely and I intend to go sometime for a meal.

Lovely friendly staff great food and very clean and comfortable room. We will definitely be back

Very tasty and great value food. Dog friendly (bar only). Staff are excellent, and the pub and restaurant are really nice. Highly recommended.

Celebrated my 30th birthday with some afternoon tea with my husband, sister, her partner and our 6 month old. The atmosphere was amazing, they had decorated the table with banners and balloons. The afternoon tea was lovely and filling for the price it was well worth it. Unlimited tea and coffee. Service was great, staff were polite and helpful. Would definitely go back

Fantastic stay. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was amazing. Fabulous breakfast. Thought of everything in the rooms to make what was a very pleasant stay. Fantastic value for money. Highly recommend.

A great place to spend the night. The restaurant is quite nice, with generous portions of well made food. The staff is super friendly and helpful. Our room was absolutely great, superb bed and very tastefully decorated. We loved it.

Great selection. Food fantastic and very friendly and efficient staff

Staff were extremely helpful, rooms are quirky but well equipped. Location is a little out of the way but the breakfast more than makes up for it.

We had Sunday lunch and it was very nice indeed, very friendly staff and a great place/ atmosphere 100% recommend 👍👍👍

Rooms were very clean and pleasant it had extras ( hairdryer and .fan ). Food was excellent and a good price. Service was better than excellent all staff was wonderful , friendly and pleasant.

A great place to go for lunch service was fantastic food great too. A popular venue even though it's a bit isolated.

We ate very well, everything delicious We ordered spicy pasta, fish with mashed potatoes and sausages with mashed potatoes as well, which by the way I have never eaten such delicious mashed potatoes. Very efficient and friendly service and more than acceptable price

Just went for a meal with family whilst visiting local family.

Didn't stay but the food was delicious and staff were polite and attentive, would definitely go back

Once on arrival was handed food menu we had to ask for the dri ks menu felt rushed as we were still wait for another two guests to arrive. No gluton free option. My family had arranged this for my husband and i 40th wedding anniversary. The whole party of people at our table was very disappointed and annoyed at the service. Plus we odered another round of drinks we are still awaiting of a bottle of beer to be brought to table . This is not acceptable and will not be coming back so i can safely say this was the worst anniversary get together i have ever had . I have been during the day for food and drinks and had no problems staff member very nice new what they were doing service excellent that is why we choae to come her to celebrate out special anniversary. Disappointed disappointed disappointed

Host, staff, bedrooms, food and general ambiance superb. A hidden gem! MJ Edinburgh

Nice Sunday Lunch, great service and it was very busy

Can’t comment on the rooms as have only ever have breakfast or lunch. Breakfast is great,good value for money- the service is good and the dining area is fresh and always very clean. Even when we arrived without booking for lunch on a very busy day we were made to feel welcome, the owner being very welcoming and accommodating for my wife’s gluten intolerance.

This was my second visit to this pub for a meal and once again had a lovely experience. The staff were welcoming, polite and courteous. The food was delicious and well presented and hot. They currently have an offer for 20% off starters and mains, Monday ro Saturday between 17.00hrs and 18.30hrs and I'd advise booking in advance.

Never had a bad meal here - very extensive choice with excellent quality and very friendly staff 👌

Food exceĺlent, service good and staff very pleasant. Nice place and nice views. Would reconnend.

Lovely pub in a lovely location. Can't comment on the rooms as I haven't stayed as a guest.

Had a two night stay here. We were very impressed, all the staff were super friendly, rooms were comfortable and well decorated. The food particularly the breakfasts were excellent quality and good value for money.

Lovely place. Great food. Good service. Sometimes problems parking as car park small for size and popularity of the place.

The three horse shoes has sadly lost its charm and character in the pursuit of more customers. It's warm and friendly still, but lacks the rural pub feel it once had. The staff are friendly and helpful, if not slightly in need of increasing in professionalism in respect of their clothing. We were provided with a number of menus which honestly is just not needed. Shabby paper inserts of lunch deals, specials etc, have created an extended menu I suspect the chefs and staff can't keep up with. Quantity over quality appears to be the current mantra. There are lots of options and most tastes catered for, though the vague attempts at meat free options remain sparce and lack lustre. Now to the food. My husband had his standard fish and chips. It's his go to choice and you can rarely go to far wrong, right? Wrong! The chips were ok, lacking in seasoning and flavour, but reasonable portion and nicely cooked. That's where the positives for his plate end. There was a ramkin of the most bright forest green peas I've ever seen. I'm assured they tasted fine, but I can't express how disconcerting it is to see such bright green peas. I can't fathom how that's happened short of adding some kind of colouring. The fish on the other hand was a shade of magnolia, perhaps grey, but most certainly anemic. Perhaps it was the colour of the peas next to it that dulled it's colour, but in any event it was less than appetising. It was soft and mushy with excess water seeping from the fish. I ordered Welsh rabbit and I was rather excited about it. I found the concept of egg on top a little strange but why not. Sadly I've yet to get my Welsh rabbit as what I received instead was simply cheese on toast. Not even good cheese on toast I might say, it was very basic flavourless orange cheese on a doorstep of bread that had been waved under a grill. The egg was a poached to perfection, but again lacked flavour. It came with a side of salad which was wilted and sad, yet ironically did have a nice mustard dressing on, and chips which again would have benefitted from a brief introduction with seasoning. For this and 2 cokes we paid almost £30. Overall I wouldn't recommend. It's off the beaten track so not somewhere I'd go out of my way for and sadly even if it were I still wouldn't go again. It's gone from a nice gastro pub to a waiting room for those about to depart this plain of existence who appear to prefer their food bland, lacking in texture and easy to swallow. It needs to skim down the menu and concentrate on having flavourful plates of food before I'd consider going back.

My mother in law and I had lunch today 24/6/24. Meal was delicious, waitresses very efficient well done. Can you please pass on my thanks to the waitress who drove us home as unable to get a taxi. We didn't get her name, she is an asset to you. Great customer service 5 stars.

Food was 8/10 as fish could have been better. One piece crispy other not

We booked Sunday lunch for today. A choice of 4 meats. We chose Lamb. The Yorkshire was second to none, and the veg was all done to perfection. It was amazing. Staff were brilliant, too. It was the best Sunday lunch in a long time. Well done, Chef, and thanks to all staff who made our time there outstanding. 5 star all the way!!!

A fantastic small lunch menu which included a roast dinner. Perfect in everyway, taste, texture and look. Highly recommend people to try this.

We came here on the off chance they'd be dog friendly and would have a table. It is absolutely wonderful. Fab service, super cosy and delicious food. What's even better is that I happened to notice the staff knew a lot of their customers which is always the best sign. I think we will be regulars. Highly recommend the lamb kofta kebab 🥰

A proper pub with excellent menus and choices of draught ales.

Lovely meal in a warm atmosphere. Friendly, helpful staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Enjoyed our evening.

We love visiting for food and drinks, a great selection to choose from and the food is always great, the staff are very friendly and helpful, we would always recommend the three horse shoes to any off our friends

Me and my wife have just paid our first visit to this wonderful restaurant, the place itself is so welcoming and the staff are really attentive, then where do I start on the quality of food and choice on offer, wow an absolute 5* experience. We will definitely be back, well done everyone.

My partner has been here on a couple of occasions, but a first for me. Really pleasant atmosphere and as it was a Sunday it was very busy.

7 of us dined, 5 of us stayed overnight. We went to celebrate my birthday. The food was fantastic (including breakfast the following day ), the staff were absolutely brilliant, the rooms were clean and spacious with comfortable beds. No complaints whatsoever, we will go back. Highly recommended.

Quick efficient service on a very busy lunchtime.

Lovely stay gorgeous food , fab breakfast. Very friendly staff . Gorgeous accommodation very clean modern

Mediocre. Had such high hopes. Nothing amazing

Food is good, not many veg with main meal. Staff a miserable lot.

Great food ,.dog friendly and friendly staff.

Fantastic food served here. Definitely give it a try!

Popped into Three Horseshoes today the staff are friendly the whole place is spotless and the food excellent would recommend it and will be back

Fabulous food and super dog friendly

Beautiful pub and restaurant. Went in for a light lunch. The food was outstanding an had four hand pull real ales

Just had a lovely meal here, service was great and quick. Everyone was so friendly. Definitely recommend

Impeccably run pub hotel with charming bar.

Stayed here on our way up to Scotland. The room was lovely, well equipped and spacious. The staff are amazing, so friendly and helpful. Would definitely visit again

Lovely gastro pub with excellent menu choices.

The premises are presented 1st class. Superb housekeeping. The staff are absolutely 1st class. Very friendly and pleasant. Getting served at the bar is painful. The staff are too busy to serve customers at the bar. The rooms are well appointed. Very comfy bed, but the bathroom in room one is very tight for use. The worst part of our visit was the food. It's just not nice. I wouldn't recommend the prawn cocktail. The sauce was like wallpaper paste, and the breakfast consisted of over dry overcooked hash brown, I have never had crispy and crunch black pudding. All said, the stay was well priced.

Having not been for a while, decided to call in after a day in Durham. The car park looked busy, but we were shown to a table immediately. Decided to go for the roast, which is on the menu all the time even though it was a weekday & my companion ordered the fish & chips. The beef was lovely, very tender & a fairly decent amount. The yorkshire pudding was as most pub yorkshires, tough & fairly inedible. The disappointment were the vegetables- one floret of broccoli, 2 slivers of carrot There was a spoonful of mash on the plate with a couple of 'roast' potatoes. However, can't mark it down because on paying for the meals they deducted 20% off the bill because we had ordered between 5.00 & 6.30 p.m! Come on Horseshoes, veg isn't expensive & why spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar.

Love the food here. Just had Sunday lunch beef melted in my mouth, dad had lamb he said it was delicious. Plenty of vegetables and gravy. Best to book as it gets very busy. Service is great and friendly.

1st time dissappointed with food..wanted camembert to share with wine....dont want salad on side.just want basic good bar snack.. dissappointed.love the bar vibe great oub.....

We often come here and the last few times we have been served by Olivia. Olivia is an absolute asset to your business, she can’t do enough to ensure your dining experience is 5 star. We will definitely be returning due to the service we received

I came with my sons for Sunday lunch. I called in advance to check that they served a gluten free option & was assured that they did. On arrival the waitress looked baffled by my request for a GF menu, I was told the chef would make any of the roasts GF. When the lunches arrived my plate looked like a child’s serving, I had half of what my sons had. The only thing that was GF was the gravy, they didn’t serve any roast potatoes, stuffing or any other accompaniments. I had meat, carrots & mash potatoes. I was charged the same price as a normal roast but for half a portion. Total rip off, will not be returning.

The rooms were really nice and clean and was well equipped telly,kettle with coffee tea milk and sugar there also a hair dryer. The on suite shower room was a bit tight but it did the job and was really clean.All the staff very friendly, nice and very helpful. We had booked bed and breakfast and the breakfast was excellent and so was the service. Definitely use this place again.

Came here for lunch only, good menu and food was great Service was very good

Lovely room - good value for money. Whole establishment fitted out to a very high standard, including the bar and restaurant areas. Very busy place - going like a fair when we stayed. Even breakfasts had walk-ins off the street. Its quite close to the M1 - we could see it clearly from our window so some outside traffic noise but not apparent in the room with windows closed. One thing that we noticed, and probably because of the walk-ins was that there isn't the usual breakfast buffet for cereals, juice etc , its all ordered from the menu - restaurant style, so remember to ask for orange juice toast if you are a resident etc. Definitely recommend booking for dinner as its a very busy place. They were able to advise on gluten free options although they don't have a separate fryer for chips etc. There was even a gluten free beer on draught on our first night but sadly off on the second. Service was quick and efficient and very attentive. Special shout out to the lovely 70+ year old housekeeper who asked us about our stay as we were leaving.

Mint place, nice staff, highly recommended

Beautiful pub to go and have food with the family.The staff were friendly and very helpful.The food was very good will go back soon.They have different food choices for different nights.Well worth a visit.

Arrive at hotel on Sunday the 17 March, a birthday treat on the 18th March for my wife up. We was here to meet to meet yp with friends we met in Egypt. Check in was so easy , are friends where already here in the pub side of the business. Spent the rest of the time in the pub , then went for meal in the evening superb meal . Monday morning breakfast was lovely and so hot and tasty. Then spent the rest of the day sight seeing for my wife's birthday and visited a few oldie World pub in Durham City centre.then back to hotel a few ore drinks and finally an evening meal . Today Tuesday just chilling out in room now . Waiting on are friends to arrive later on as they live locally to hotel. Good mix of drinks Food is to die for always piping hot . Thanks to staff for all being very professional. Amy Morris And the rest of the staff. Thank you Daryl fir taking our booking. Thank you all

Very disappointing - pork Sunday lunch. Tiny amount of vegetables, 2 thin slices of cheap pork, tastless gravy and a tiny pot of tinned mushy peas. Lovely staff but won't be back.

Had a Lovely Breakfast here. Very responsible Price plus free Juice. Quality of products very good especially the black pudding. Will definitely being going back for more. Breakfast is 9am to 11.30am.

First time there but what a place to eat (first class ) will be back Thank you

Booked at short notice, and considering it is Saturday before Mothering Sunday, they squeezed me and my mother in. On seeing she had limited mobility, walking with 2 sticks they ensured the table had easy access for her. The staff where extremely friendly, helpful and attentive. Considering how busy it was, the order was taken and food delivered very quickly. Thes very absolutely amazing, and though we didn't order dessert they looked amazing as they where carried past us. Highly recommended and now my mother is planning all family birthdays here. I for onecare looking forward to the revisits.

Visited the Three Horse Shoes for my mother’s birthday. Staff were very welcoming and showed us to our seats and took our drinks straight away. Good selection of different dishes on the menu. There is something for everyone. I opted for The Shoe Stack Burger with homemade chips and slaw. The burger included a beef patty, chicken breast bacon and cheese, a proper mouthful and the chips were tasty. Very filling, struggled to finish the lot. Lovely quaint pub, close to Durham. Would certainly recommend when in the area. Will be visiting again.

Great food, staff, and drinks as always

Amazing place, fantastic staff and the food is fabulous

Honestly if I could give 6 stars I would... Great food, great decor, great service, great value... Perfection.

Excellent service, food is beautiful. Lovely setting. My new favourite restaurant

An superb afternoon. 17 of us out for a celebration lunch. Food was excellent and enjoyed by everyone. Staff were brilliant and really helpful. Would definitely return. Great selection of real ale too. Thanks to Aimee team for making it such a great day.

Superb meal, service and atmosphere 👌