The best restaurants in Barnard Castle West County Durham North East

Great pub. Tom and Amanda have a lovely setup. Would always recommend. Our local since moving here 3 years ago.

Met up with friends at Clarendons for lunch today, lovely staff lovely food could not fault it, it’s always a good experience at this wonderful cafe

What a fantastic restaurant! So many delicious options to choose from on the menu. Also an exceptional, well researched dog menu! We were passing through after a visit to High Force waterfalls and decided to try our luck for a table. I had the pork fillet, it was incredible! All 8 of us thoroughly enjoyed our food, the price was great and service was friendly. The only thing I’d change is moving it 100 miles closer to our house 😀

Bloody marvellous. Try the french onion soup and beef bourguignon. Like the warm embrace of your French lover. Thank me later.

Called in for lunch. We were served quickly, and the food did not take long to arrive. They are also dog friendly, which was a bonus.

We have been to the Fox & Hounds many times over the last few years and once again we found it to be absolutely fantastic with a great range of lovely food - this was one of the last times that we managed to get away with our boxer dog as she died suddenly in July but we will definitely be back again In May 2024 with hopefully a new boxer puppy. We returned in May 2024 with Ruby our new boxer and as ever the food and beer were fantastic.

Charming little coffee shop on the high street. Lovely welcoming staff, great coffee and light dishes too. Highly recommend!

As my girlfrend and I walked in we were a bit surprised that the lady didn’t look up / acknowledge us or say hello or even ‘please wait I’ll be with you shortly’ etc. I thought she must be busy so didn’t think too much of it. We waited a few minutes until the people in front of us got their order and left. By this point we were at the front of the counter and another lady worker walked in, again, didn’t say hello or acknowledge us. We both thought this was very weird and quite rude. Not even acknowledging our presence never mind saying anything. We waited another few minutes. I was trying to make eye contact with the ladies as if saying “helloooo we are here we exist!” but they didn’t even look up from what they were doing and when they did they looked past us. After 5 minutes we both thought that if the staff can’t even be at the least courteous what’s the rest of the establishment going to be like. We walked out and went to the next coffee shop and got immediately sorted there.

Fantastic small Bistro, tastefully decorated. Intimately uncrowded both downstairs & upstairs. Cozy and delightful. The authentic food was a delight. Three courses for a very reasonable price. Drinks weren’t expensive either. Four of us had a very enjoyable evening tonight and will certainly be returning.

There were 19 of us booked in for a meal. They gave us a room to ourselves. We had pre-ordered our food so we had no waiting to be served. The food was excellent, the staff were friendly and polite and the price was reasonable. All in all a very good experience. Highly recommend it

This place is like Faulty Towers run by Ken Dodd, inside the bar looks like they have been ransacked and probably hasn't been cleaned in a while, however Paul the landlord is completely bonkers and hilarious, if you love banter and are not offended easily then please visit, we spent hours here talking to Paul and some locals and laughed from the minute we got there until the minute we left, we will definitely be visiting again.

Staff are so friendly & helpful . This is a great little cafe & deli a short walk from the High Street - well worth the effort . The cakes & coffee are divine . The deli in the adjacent room is well worth checking out- their stock of cheeses made in the north-east is extensive. We will definitely visit again when next in Barney !

Passing through on way back from holiday. Stopped for morning break. Delicious freshly baked scone and coffee. Lovely and clean quiches looked great. What a great find would recommend.

Popped in for a bite to eat and a drink. Both dog and baby friendly. Nice and quick for food to come out. Ordered some cheese on toast which wasn’t on the menu for our little one and they very happily sorted this out and provided childrens cutlery and plates.

Great pub, lovely landlord, great beer & cider plus home made pizzas. Great beer garden over a very, very quiet road. What's not to like?