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!

Ok let me just say the burger patties are excellent top quality and delicious buuuut the main problem for me is the use of brioche buns for burgers they were flabby and greasy they shouldn't be anywhere near a burger this could be easily remedied by adding bun options and would easily be best burger in the area till then i wont order again in a hurry....sorry

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

food was delicious always is their salads are the best got ham and egg again and it was lovely just like the last time all the food they sell is lovely.

Really disappointing. I had ice in my tacos. I have done a lot of brunches in my time, and a £45 price point is far too expensive for the offering. For example, Ebony Champagne Bar in central Durham charges £40. You aren't supplied with a drinks menu, which leads to confusion.

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,

order was due to arrive at 4:45 ended up getting here at 6:20. food was cold

Been to Tango many times at this site and the previous one and was normally very good. Had a mediocre experience last time but called in again to try and it was the same. My wife's cold burger came and she was done with hers before mine arrived, which was 'okay', not the usual standard. I understand it's busy this time of year, but we were a very easy table of two. No-one came to us to ask how we were and were taken back when I said I don't want to add the service charge onto the bill (always happy to tip) Shame as it was always a great place to eat, wth great burgers and atmosphere. Don't think we will go back

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

PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE. Awful. They are taking their customers for fools. A lovely setting serving appalling food. I ordered the rack of lamb only to be served 2 small fatty lamb chops. I thought I had been served the wrong dish only to be told that this was indeed a 'rack' of lamb. The “confit” potato was just a tasteless slice of boiled potato, the 'meat juices' virtually non existent. But there was a huge pile of green beans to fill in all the empty spaces on the plate. When I questioned the potato, I was offered additional potato dauphinois thinking it would be complimentary, only to be charged for that also. So a total of £36 for an awful lamb dish pretending to be something it wasn’t. I wrote to the restaurant and also to Marco Pierre White HQ. They all insist 2 lamb chops is the same as a rack of lamb. It is clear they don't really know better and don't really care. Message to MPW HQ : read all the Durham reviews in the past 12 months, the majority are really poor. The good reviews were mostly 1-3 years ago.