The best restaurants serving American food in County Durham North East

Came here with a friend whilst it was a little quiet and got two lovely bagels! Couldn't help but get a hot chocolate as well, and a slice of red velvet-the slice was absolutely massive, and waiters very friendly. Nice spot!

food is superb and always consistent the desserts are well worth a try, great value for money compared to other takeaways

Now has been turned in to big joe steakhouse food was beautiful price was good staff were helpful and polite will definitely return ribs were falling of the bone bbq sauce was to die for and the steak looked beautiful they also do a burger challeng whitch looked massive not sure if anyone will be able to beat it

Very tasty pizza , don’t get many chances to order on a lunchtime but will defo order again 👍

Friendly welcome, good choice of tasty food. It's becoming a regulator occurrence! Today was a jacket spud with coronation chicken, and a vanilla cheesecake to follow. I've previously had the carbonara and Whitby scampi - both excellent.

One of the best if not the best Sunday lunches locally

First visit and will certainly be back again and again. Everything was great and not too much trouble for the staff or too expensive.

Called in last month, ordered a beer and it was totally undrinkable no problem have a different beer which was also totally undrinkable so ended up with a 330ml bottle, being called an Irish bar i expected something Irish not just Guinness,so its nothing like an Irish bar

We have visited quite a few times, for bottomless brunch, but last visit 14th September was my daughter's (small) hen party, I must say it was a such a pleasure to be looked after so well by all staff, Never had to wait for drinks and food was lovely, Would most definitely recommend,

Nice burgers. Great shakes (try: Meet Joe Crack"

Fantastic eatery! Burgers/side were delicious and caters well for non meat eaters. Good selection of beverages too. Lovely feel inside, great decor, helpful friendly staff. Highly recommend!

UNFORTUNATELY Cape to Cairo Shildon is closed now. Totally unexpected find in Shildon. Very interesting and different menu cooked by one of the owners who is from Sierra Leone and therefore had her own take on all the dishes on the menu. Both the chef and her husband are extremely friendly and made the visit even more memorable. We were fascinated to find that the first passenger railway in the world started outside the restaurant (which was a pub in those days) and passengers bought tickets actually in the room we were eating in. Well worth a visit and we'll be back soon

Visited on the evening of Sunday 27/10/2024, 6:30pm. From the outset, there appeared to be problems with service, with a queue of people waiting to be seated at the restaurant reception desk. Order was taken efficiently, and we had the Steak Sharing Board for two, with a couple of sides. Some bread and butter were provided while we waited. The quality of the food was exceptional and could not be faulted. When we had finished, we had some difficulty attracting attention for our bill. We said we wanted to pay by card but no card machine was brought. After waiting for some time, we had to get up and stand around the restaurant reception area, almost to purposely get in the way, to get attention, and I had to collar a member of staff to say we were waiting to pay. In summary, food excellent, but the service - which may be due to insufficient staff - leaves something to be desired, and pulls down the rating of this review. Nevertheless, we would return.

Great live music venue on a Friday night. Good beer, great bands and friendly folk to chat to. Never tried the food there so can't comment on that

An amazing night with an amazing host Viorica ❤️ Nice meal with friends. Nice steak friendly staff and a lovely room in the old country hall