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Had chicken tikka masala, chicken pakura , onion bhaji ,and they gave me extra cool creamy mint sauce , plz don’t change your recipe on all yr food 10 out of 10 😁

As for flavour, WOW it was bloody lovely and brought back memories of how fish nd chips used to be. Dont expect light crispy batter or firm crispy chips because its not going to happen. This is due to the beef dripping which doesnt cook as high temp as oil. I do feel it is rather heavy on the grease so therefore chips are limp and batter is soggy but get plenty salt n vinegar on jobs a good one. You go there for the original taste of the past. Staff are great as are the prices so whats not to like. Probably best taste outside of Beamish museum with same coal fired set up

Great food - on time - taste great and good price

Very flexible prices at Molly's Tearoom and antiques. Today 16/9/23 I went in for a mannequin that I had seen priced at £250 a couple of week ago. No price tag today, so I asked how much, the guy said £495. Now, was that optimistic price because I had a southern accent, I reckon that he assumed I was on holiday. I actually live in Teesdale not that far away. Definitely think he was taking the micky.

Nice and reasonably priced Lovely garlic bread with cheese Nice carbonara and Bolognese

Variety of tasty food available - a nice place to pop in for breakfast or lunch! The staff are friendly and helpful. It doesn't take long to get served and prices are reasonable.

Great night on New years Eve with Kara Morgan. Great friendly staff and a wonderful buffet supplied by Maggie and friends, thankyou 😊

Absolutely fantastic meal & service for a party of 11 people. The food was some of the best Italian food we have eaten and the service was first class. Shelley our main waitress was super helpful and attentive, she’s a real asset to the business. We would 100% recommend and return. Thankyou for a lovely evening.

Ordered Cantonese Ribs (which were nice and get the food 2*) but the fried rice was mushy, chips still cold/uncooked in middle, peeking chicken and king pawn was inedible (you could tell by smell and texture of food it really wasn't fresh... and I'm not chancing old pawns and chicken) and even the pawn crackers were discoloured with brown tinge from age...

We took this way as a change from Barnard Castle, Middleton in Teesdale, Alston route. What a super drive through Stanhope and up lovely quiet roads in beautiful countryside. Hill and dale, valley after valley, rivers and burns and more stone barns than you can imagine. We just happened upon this eating place and decided that it might be the last option. We were glad we did. The staff were very friendly and helpful with a bit of humour which always goes down well. The loos are upstairs, period in style and immaculate. The whole building must have been Edwardian Tearooms and still retains many of the original features. Furnishings are “ eclectic “, I think that is the right expression. The food is homemade not the often seen homecooked. The latter is really factory food heated up like you get at Franky & Bennys. I had homemade Steak pie, very tasty and filling. I forget my wife’s choice but she enjoyed it. They had a new lady cook who took over the day before. On this experience we will be back. Aside from the food, most of the antiques seem to have disappeared except the ones we were sitting on. Don’t except to see the stuff shown in the photos, it’s not there unless they restock. Look forward to our next visit. Thanks.

Lovely barman Johnny helped us with our win selection. We had a Gavi which was delicious. Food platters on offer looked good as did the desserts. Whole atmosphere was relaxed a fuss free. Will definitely go back.

Amazing selection of drinks, the staff are friendly and so are the locals. The atmosphere in there is friendly and there's always someone to share a pint with.

My and my sister received excellent service from polite and kind staff here. Drinks were incredibly well made and we had an exciting and interesting menu to choose from. I definitely recommend the Irish rose syrup in an Ethiopian cold brew as it’s a lovely and unique flavour combination! Plenty of milk alternatives are offered for those who are lactose intolerant. Service is efficient and prices are really great! Homemade vegan and gluten free cakes are offered which is a rare find in Bishop Auckland. I couldn’t recommend the Fox’s Tale enough! Support this local business.

Wow wot can I say about this place honestly foods to die for well worth the money always stuffed never had a bad meal yet went for afternoon tea yesterday for 3, son had brunch well worth the money very friendly staff this place should be heaving on a daily basis I think if this place was on the high street there'd be ques fantastic well done guys u were amazing credit to your boss xx

Nice rooms.good service and good food.