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.

A wonderful little walk to clear the cobwebs

Absolutely gorgeous food. Will be back.

Always a pleasure to drink in this bar

I feel ashoka is better than samrat in food quality, but samrat is cheaper.. Staff at ashoka are great,helpful and friendly.. Unfortunately we were sat at the table near the door so, with customers in and out, it was cold.. Defo recommend out of the 2 indian restaurant's in seaham..

Kids loved it. The food was good. we were made very welcome, including our little dog x

Took my wife for Valentines day and I can honestly say that it was the best food I've ever tasted, absolutely beautiful. 5 star from me

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.

Highly recommend this place. Burgers with fries and breakfast sarnie were both delicious. Very good coffee too. Really friendly staff. We must have walked past here so many times. We have been missing out! It’s great. Will be back. Soon!

Received uncooked raw food, told the staff & was told “I’ll take it back” & received nothing else. Miserable staff. Atmosphere was ok. Will not return.

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!!!

Nice rooms.good service and good food.