The best restaurants in Barnard Castle East County Durham North East

We arrived at the accommodation to be greeted by a lovely welcome pack. We stayed in Raby and were impressed by the space and amenities. My brother in law was particularly fond of people watching from the living room window. A comfortable and very reasonable way to enjoy Barnard Castle and surrounding area. We also enjoyed having a drink in the bar downstairs. Very handily situated. Will definitely return and can highly recommend to anyone.

Friendly staff and a good pint. Lovely local pub. Very lucky to have it as my local.

Stayed with friends Friday night in the camper vans. Had a lovely evening meal and breakfast. Staff, Matthew and willow were really friendly and welcoming. Food and drinks lovely and honestly can’t wait to return. Ideal spot for our weekends adventures 🙌

I Love Bolam & the Countryman, which didn't Disappoint ; for ME. However: 'She who must be Obeyed' Stated; the Plain/Painted? Wood Tables were 'STICKY'. Our Sunday Lunch was TASTY & Enjoyed by ALL Four. However: 'One' was Not Pleased & won't visit Anymore. Folk have to Accept the Rustic Appearance which is Uniquely, Nice. Staff were Fun & Efficient, Allowing us to change Our Table: Twice! My Advice is to See for Yourself : Because some 50 Diners can't be Wrong. Perhaps Table Cloths will settle the Quandry : 'A Ha'prth of Tar' won't Cost A Song!!😁

Im a regular customer of this fabulous tea room. The staff are really friendly. Food is amazing as ive basically had all on menu. No complaints. Fair priced also.

This is a great organic farm shop. We have rejected supermarkets and chosen to buy from independent shops, which makes this a brilliant place for us. The fresh fruit and vegetables are top quality and buying here means that we also generate virtually no plastic waste or even plastic recycling. Ecover refills are available, along with other eco-friendly cleaning and household products. Their own organic products, whether fresh or frozen, are excellent - we love the soups. The beef and chicken are also absolutely top notch. The friendly and helpful staff are also to be commended.

I should have learned by now that if the price of the drinks aren't displayed its because they are too expensive. Sure enough I was charged £3.50 for small cup of coffee and sitting in put the price of the already expensive scone, up to £2.50. There were only two tables in the shop and the only one that was occupied was the one we were at. The woman who I presumed to be the owner, brought out a bowl of chopped lettuce and while placing it in the cooler, proceeded to cough over all the salad items without covering her mouth. Surely when offering seating there should be facilities, but all they could offer was directions to the public ones. Maybe that is were they go to use the toilet. Although the scone was nice the coffee was so weak that I was left wondering if that maybe they reuse the coffee grinds. We had looked up and down the street for somewhere to have our snack and made a bad choice. Best to stick with Costa, at least you know what to expect.

We recently visited this restaurant that we had previously enjoyed for its great food and service. Unfortunately, our most recent experience fell short of expectations in several ways. Upon ordering drinks, we had to wait 20 minutes for the first round to arrive- it was two cocktails but this is an awful long time bearing in mind our table was booked for 8:00pm so quite late really On to the starters, compared to previous visits, a bread bun was served with hummus instead of the usual flatbread or breadsticks, which was a bit unusual. My husband enjoyed his meatball starter. The service further lagged as we waited over 15 minutes for our empty starter plates and drinks to be cleared. The next round of drinks took as long as the first. On to the main course, despite the understanding that meat needs to rest, the steaks we ordered arrived cold. The waiter took them back and returned them warmed, but all of the accompaniments were cold as a result. Additionally, the chips were disappointingly rock solid, and there was a lack of butter on the dry steaks and the promised greenery was missing from the plate, both stated on the menu. It was evident that the restaurant was understaffed, as indicated by the delays in service for both drinks and meals. Even when we expressed our concerns to the waiter, the manager, in the background, did not make an appearance or address our dissatisfaction. It’s really disappointing that our recent dining experience here was marred by slow service (not the wonderful waiters fault who was running around), cold food, and a lack of attention to detail. I hope that they can address these issues- really unexpected from The Apartment Group. We’ve eaten in many of their venues and this visit was by far the worst.

Lovely birthday treat. Food is great. A bit noisy as it was very busy although that just shows it is very popular . Will be back

went for sunday lunch crap service even worse food! told the waitress and she could not have seemed less interetsed! will not be returning