The best restaurants in Dawdon County Durham North East

First time visit to Paws for 5 , had an excellent morning Kaiser our 18 week old Rottweiler puppy throughly enjoyed himself. We both had a lovely fried breakfast, tea and Lattes at very reasonable prices.

We ate here before Covid and truly enjoyed the lobster. Such a shame it hasnt returned as we keep visiting Seaham hoping they have returned. It was a real delight and they were so accommodating to make sure the lunch was fantastic. We can only wish them well for the future and live in hope ....

Heard alot about Charltons so decided to give it a try. Best breakfast butty i've had in a long time! Beautiful food & great service 👌

Beautiful decor, great choice of wines, wonderful service with sharing boards of food.

I love the place I was born añd lived in for 77 years even with all the changes

Very good food, excellent service and good fun atmosphere all round. Thoroughly enjoyable and would go again and also encourage others to try also.

Love this place, good beer, nice staff and a nice beer garden

We are regular customers. The food is great, service is excellent and staff are very friendly. We will be back.

Service slow, staff not very pleasant. Won't be going back.

Booked online which was easy and very accessible. We have been previously and have to say the food was exceptional. Tonight however was very disappointing. Several things off the menu were unavailable, the starters from the tapas menu were average, steak, which was ordered medium was like cardboard, not eaten. Not asked how the meal was, we had to say it was overdone and poor. Did eventually take this off the bill. However the service was poor tonight which was disappointing as our previous visits have always been fabulous. The bill was in excess of £300 and I would expect better for this. I would be reluctant to recomed again as we have done in the past.

Friendly staff and service is usually pretty quick. The pate starter is always good and the pizza and pasta portions are big. Good value for money. Will be back again soon

Out for a walk & popped in & booked a table for Sunday lunch. Great service, pipping hot food & plenty of gravy. Lovely food at a reasonable price.

It was our 20th wedding anniversary and we came across Bulan the food was delicious and hot the lad who’s was serving us was so welcoming it’s a small & comfy environment we will definitely be going back :)

Total rip off. Couldn't make the booking due to one of the parry being ill so arranged a takeaway instead. Charged exactly the same price despite only the chef having anything to do with the meal. No service required as we collected it. Under no circumstances will visit ever again. Shamelessly ripped off despite trying not to cancel the booking entirely, which we could have done.

This used to be a wonderful place to visit, all members of staff were friendly, the food was always piping hot, well portioned and very reasonable. It has undergone a few changes, one being the name - now named "The Lighthouse by Poppies". It seems the new owners have made a few changes, the decor has been vastly improved, however there are couple of new members of staff who just aren't as friendly. Furthermore, the quality of the food is terrible compared to all our previous visits. The chips which used to be absolutely wonderful are now terrible - I'm not certain if a different oil is being used, but the quality is just not there, and the meal was also served warm as opposed to hot. To add to this, the prices are much more expensive, even a can of coke is £1.50 - a can that came from a multipack! I'm afraid what was a regular place and a highlight of Seaham has now been crossed off the list. Finally, a "Traditional Turkish Breakfast"... It's an English cafe for goodness sake!!!