The best restaurants in Bellingham Northumberland North East

Stayed here as we were at a brewery tour nearby and it was such a lovely night stay. The rooms were immaculate and beautifully decorated. The beds were comfy and brilliant shower. The breakfast options were fab and this was lovely and tasty. Service was personal and really friendly. Great value for money. Highly recommend 👌

A bit out if the way , but well worth a visit

Food tasted ok. Very expensive fornwhat it was. I had a full English qnd my wife had a vegetarian breakfast. Came with no meat substitute. Both breakfasts unbelievably came with no bread or toast. Had to pay extra. Worst of all was the price of the toast, 2 slices of sliced bread for about £3.50. Came with jams, but having a breakfast these wasn't needed. After asking, it was still the same price.

Food below average, customer service a mixture of good and bad. I ordered a breakfast with orange juice and on seeing the low quality kids' carton of orange juice with a straw, I rejected it. It had printed on the side "orange juice drink" which is usually on artificial orange juice cartons made with cheap flavouring and colouring. The waiter took it away, and then I was surprised to find the cafe manager, a strange looking woman with orange skin and purple hair, somewhat like one of Roald Dahl's Oompa-loompas standing over me and shouting at me that the content of the carton was "fresh orange". I was completely taken aback. I'd rejected it and didn't expect overbearing and threatening behaviour from one of the locals. As it turned out, the carton was a carton of orange juice, that is, squeezed orange juice made from concentrate. But I still didn't want it. It wasn't fresh, and it was cheap and nasty looking. She didn't seem to understand that it having been in a carton for weeks did not make it "fresh orange". Instead, she seemed to think I wanted orange squash when I told her I wanted real orange juice, straight from an orange. She just went on and on at me. It's a minor thing, a misunderstanding of terminology, but I was not feeling well, and she basically bullied me into accepting it. The English breakfast when it came was dreadful. I had asked for the bacon to be crispy. Instead, it was hard and cardboard-like. Everything was just low quality - the bread - everything - which the juice carton should have told me. I'll never go again. I didn't know the idea was to replicate the experience of the 1970s, when train food had a reputation for being awful and service worse, but you live and learn.

Second time we have visited and stayed, everything about this place is amazing. Views, rooms and the food is to die for really can’t stress how fantastic this place is. Close to kielder observatory it’s a must visit

Absolutely brilliant - home made fish & chips - fresh & delicious. We took two home made cakes away and they too were delicious. Well done 👍

We visited for lunch en route to Kielder and opted for the lunchtime special. Excellent selection of starters, mains and desserts, something for everyone’s taste. My partner and son were slightly disappointed with their food as the description on the menu stated that it had gammon and also duck eggs but when it arrived it was cold ham and the eggs were not duck eggs. My steak and ale pie was delicious though, and son’s partner really enjoyed the fish and chips. The desserts were fantastic! Chocolate mousse with honeycomb for the guys which they really loved. Dairy-free ice cream for son’s partner and I had the mixed berry cheese cake with some double cream. That was absolutely fantastic so much so that I am tempted to ask for a whole one to take home next time we visit, which I hope will be very soon. The pub itself is very homely, with a wood burning stove and I noticed a bookcase including kids’ books etc. The staff were extremely friendly and attentive, very typical of local Northumbrian hospitality. We went on a sunny(-ish!) day and the view was lovely across from the pub. It was very handy for a lunch stop on our way up to Kielder as it’s on the main route from Otterburn up to the border (Carter Bar). Thank you very much, see you soon.

Lovely little place, good size portions. I needed coeliac safe food and the chef came out and discussed everything that I could have. He was very attentive and had good understanding of the difference between gluten intolerance and coeliac disease. I had the Thai green curry and it was delicious - a bit spicy but still lovely. My husband had the salt and pepper chicken and he enjoyed his too.

Tolles klassisches Landhotel mit extrem gutem Essen! Es gibt auch eine gute Bar. Das Personal ist sehr engagiert. Insgesamt sehr empfehlenswert!

Stopped in for breakfast on the way to do a walk at Kielder. Loved the place. Fantastic , well cooked , quality breakfast. Decent size and good value at £10.50 including toast and a brew. Couldn’t fault the food. One of the best breakfasts we’ve had. Ticked all the boxes for us. Dog friendly. Liked Falstone so much did a walk from there instead of Kielder and came back to the Old School for dessert. Bread and Butter pudding with cream or custard ! Although I was tempted by the Old School sponge. Thank you for a lovely experience

What a great 2 night stay we had. Set in a wooded area with great views. The rooms are clean and certainly adequate. Paul the host is remarkable. He is so friendly and couldn't do enough for my partner and I top service throughout our stay. Fantastic

We were staying at the hotel and so had our dinner here in the evening. I think it is only at present open to hotel guests which is why tripadvisor thinks it is currently closed? Really nice dining room. Very grand. Great menu. I had the steak and chips which were delicious. We were looked after well by the staff. Good wines. In all an excellent meal.

Hunter's chicken was really good, portions big, quality price ratio is very good. My wife had one of the best mussels in white wine sauce.

Smokey wet log was put into the open log burner/fire, causing the entire place to be filled with smoke. Bar was well stocked with alcohol but lacked in other options (e.g. not many soft drinks or hot chocolate). Young employee behind the bar came across unexperienced and possibly sheepish. They probably serve food but all we saw was an unplugged buffet fridge and empty plastic containers. Very central and close to Kielder Castle though

Great food and very friendly staff