The best restaurants in Barnard Castle East County Durham North East

Returned to this village pub restaurant to sample their menu after a change of chef. No longer an Italian restaurant though they still offer good pizzas and some pasta dishes prepared by their Italian sous chef. The new chef has extended the menu to include more bistro type dishes. The belly pork and beef cheeks were delicious. Service and atmosphere continue to be exemplary. Lovely to sit in their curtained gazebos or pergolas on a sunny Summer evening.

Fantastic food. Really fresh and good quality food. This is a must visit outlet we are definitely going back to try out more of the menu.

Nice chocolates and presentation for Christmas. Plenty of choice / flavours. And nicely wrapped. appreciated by recipient.

Best kfc around clean restaurant hot food lovely staff

More of a restaurant than a pub. Didn't have any food but the beer was fine.

Probably the best curry I've ever had. Lots of big chunks of chicken. Not greasy .

Visited for a family lunch in Barnard Castle. The décor was beautiful and the atmosphere was very homely and inviting with warm, dim lighting. The staff were approachable and friendly, and even the chef / owner was doing the rounds to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves! I ordered the Halloumi and mango burger and it was delicious and very generously portioned. My partner order the Sirloin steak, which he is very picky about, and it was cooked perfectly! The rustic home cooked chips were to die for. I felt terrible for the server in particular as a table near me were behaving horrendously! They claimed they didn't get what the ordered when we literally heard and saw that they did. The server remained friendly, professional and polite while they had to endure this disgusting behaviour. They should be ashamed of themselves!! In a nutshell, beautiful place, warm, friendly staff and the best food I've ever eaten at a restaurant! 100% recommend and will be returning.

Keep in mind there's 3 parts of runa farm. We had our wedding here this year and we're now ready to write a honest review. 1. The accommodation, brilliant, rooms are lovely, expensive but worth it, breakfast is amazing, staff for accommodation are top of their game and inclusive. I highly recommend them and we're planning to stay again. 5 star all the way! 2. The wedding it's self, the team at the actual venue are hard workers, on the ball. There was some mistakes, for example we only got half the drinks we paid for but over all they are amazing at keeping the whole day together, never seen people work so hard. The food however wasnt great, dry and not very nice, kids food was amazing though. They need to be more clear about where food and drinks are for people. I do not recommend a buffet style but more sit down so everyone gets the food they should. 5 star, dispite the mistakes like no drinks put out or issues with food they were brilliant. The day ran as it should. 3. The apartment group, the people who plan the wedding with you. This would be a 1 star, these were the only reason I had stress about my wedding, they added random people to the day, charged twice for items, and all they said was "sorry typos" check your bill and check it twice! They constantly got things wrong, I emailed corrections constantly and had to get management involved and they still got it wrong. They clearly have zero experience and it was very very upsetting. The amount of times they tried to rip us off was a joke, just really keep a eye on your bill! I actually had to drive a hour to the venue once as they wouldn't respond to me so went on a open evening to get them to actually reply to a email. Once they've got you signed on they don't care. Then after the wedding they asked me to do a review! I did a nice one for them for an award! They didn't even get my partner's name correct when emailing back thanks! Changed my partner's gender as well! Surely they should at least get that part correct. Dealing with the apartment group was the only thing that brought me any wedding stress, they had me in tears one day with the amount of "mistakes" they made. They give zero cares on complaints too. So I'm summary, runa farm is amazing, but you have to deal with the apartment group which arent. If you want the venue have your eyes open and be prepared to correct all them mistakes they make. When you get to the actual day and the wedding team at the venue take over, they'll pull it around for you. Even they said they've never seen it so bad with ours and then trying to bump us.

This appears a small cafe but has more cosy seating upstairs. Staff are friendly and efficient and thr breakfast was as good as we have ever had with a good choice. Well done. We will be back.

What a lovely meal we had! Pleasant service. Delicious food. Great surroundings! Nothing not to like. The roast loin of cod and steak with all the trimmings were excellent. Will definitely go back!

We heard this cafe had been taken over by Clarendons in Barnard Castle so decided to see how much had changed. Happy to say that, as far as we can see, nothing had changed; it was as good as ever. We both had the Ploughmans which were platters and featured dressed salad, two types of cheese, quality ham, egg, caramelised onions, lovely bread and butter and house made coleslaw. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole meal which was very fresh. There is a Specials Board next to where you order. They are open Wednesday to Sunday until the end of October then will close for the winter. We will certainly return.

Just travelling through the area and thought we would give the moorcock inn a look and we were not disappointed! Very chilled atmosphere great food! We both had cod and chips and very impressed! Good value. Would highly recommend.

2nd time here Myself and my mam and dad went for Sunday lunch and I have to say that it was absolutely outstanding. Sue is very friendly and her staff are also brilliant. The food was outstanding tasty and the puddings are also amazing. Would highly recommend it to anyone!

Place is spot on! Lovely decor, great background music, clean, tasty pints and an enthusiastic young landlord. Well done young man keep it up!

This shop always delivers. From portion size, to value for money and friendly staff. However last night they excelled themselves. Our takeaway was first class. Well done everyone, thank you so much 🙏 I'll be back 😊