The best restaurants in County Durham North East

It was my first time here, and we were served by Yecen, who was fantastic. The food was on point, fresh and delicious, go there now, you won't regret it

Ate early evening so not as busy as expected to be later, food was superb and service was helpful and lovely. A great little Indian restaurant with a warm welcome and a quick walk to the wonderful view of Durham Cathedral.

Met an old friend here for a pint, sat outside as was a half decent day, spoke to the landlady of the pub and she was friendly and easy to talk to, atmosphere was really nice. It's dog friendly too which is a massive bonus for me

The food was delicious, we had the Tia Rose onion which was lovely! All our main courses were amazing too. Not the fastest service, but it didn't matter as it was well worth it when it arrived, and the staff were lovely. Definitely recommend Tia's! 😁

50s Tea room was stepping a bit back in time. The staff had great customer service, attentive & smiles. The dress & ration books used for the menus has a nice personal touch,with the decor. I had todays special of feta and red pepper quiche with sweet potato fries & hubby had smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwich with chunky chips. 2 diet cokes came to £27.30 A reasonable price. In Market square, Bishop Auckland.

Lovely wholesome food. Selection amazing.

We are situated on the campsite 5 minutes drive away. However we are in a motorhome, so difficult to move, and thought we’d get a delivery as stipulated several times on the website. When we rang up to order they said they don’t do deliveries. Don’t bother looking forward to an Indian delivery and we’ve suggested they change the wording on the website. ORDER LOST

Absolutely fabulous restaurant, food and staff were amazing. Great atmosphere and a fantastic selection to choose from. Will definitely be back.

A Durham classic for a reason. Beautiful venue with an extensive menu and plenty of options for dietary needs. I've been visiting Vennels for many years and it's always been consistently good - large portions, homemade food and the staff are friendly. Highlights include the full breakfast, carrot cake and Stilton scones. The only downside for me is sometimes it's hard to find a seat and the stairs are pretty difficult when you're carrying a tray full of food. But it's a very old building so not really anything they can fix and once you're up, you can sit there for hours enjoying the vibe. The last couple of visits though there have been students with laptops taking over the bigger tables upstairs and plugging them in across the walkway. This is very frustrating and I'm looking forward to the end of term!

Just had brunch with 2 friends at this beautiful place. So pretty inside and the seating outside. The food was delicious and the staff were really lovely.

Service was very good food delicious would recommend it to anyone.

Food was lovely staff were awesome

Avoid like the plague. Rudest staff in any restaurant we have been to.

Food was excellent all staff very polite and helpful.A very good menu especially the deserts.We would certainly recommend The Copper Mine.

First visit but certainly not the last! Awesome atmosphere, wonderful staff and delicious food.