The best restaurants serving British food in Barnard Castle East County Durham North East

Great friendly service, food and drink top notch also. Support these small businesses, pop in as you pass if possible..

Nice chocolates and presentation for Christmas. Plenty of choice / flavours. And nicely wrapped. appreciated by recipient.

Enjoyed a family dinner, food was delicious and kiddies meal great value. Friendly atmosphere and the service was excellent too!

Visited last week with a friend who took me out for for my birthday. A lovely friendly welcome, & the choice of seating. Relaxing atmosphere, with gentle background music, out doors looked very appealing , but we chose indoor as it was a hot day. The menu has a great choice, definitely something for everyone.Once ordered the food wasn't long in following ,piping hot , and great portions. Clean plates from us ! very nice, quality and freshness is certainly the chefs priority at Valentines. Will certainly be visiting again very soon.

Lovely hotel Friendly staff but cold so all out door fires put on and that helped I was a guest at a friend's wedding x

As usual, veggie all day breakfast was brilliant. Five stars. Always good quality and glamorgan veggie sausages. Love that they don't offer fake meat to vegetarians. Food is hot and fresh.

Lovely little place, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food and cakes. What more can you ask for, we will be back

2nd time here Myself and my mam and dad went for Sunday lunch and I have to say that it was absolutely outstanding. Sue is very friendly and her staff are also brilliant. The food was outstanding tasty and the puddings are also amazing. Would highly recommend it to anyone!

What a lovely meal we had! Pleasant service. Delicious food. Great surroundings! Nothing not to like. The roast loin of cod and steak with all the trimmings were excellent. Will definitely go back!

My partner and I dropped in on a Wednesday night whilst staying in the area and it happened to be Burger night. It was our second visit to the Moorcock in a space of a week while staying in Barnard Castle. The food was immaculate on both occasions. However the burgers were to die for!! I had the special burger, juicy, tasty, cooked to perfection, we left with very full belly’s! Service is warm and friendly, very tasty ales on tap (Red Dust!) and also, excellent value for the quality of the meal and service provided. If we’re in the area again, there’s no question of a 3rd visit. Thanks again!

Stayed in motorhome in car park, had a few meals which were absolutely amazing,friendly staff, very welcoming, definitely recommend coming here

Rebecca and Thomas are a delight! From the moment I opened the door they were so lovely and welcoming. Fish and chips were delicious and served with a smile to my table outside. I would highly recommend you visit right on the high street especially after a walk around the castle. Perfect!

Amo a Bolam y al Paisano, lo cual no decepcionó; por MÍ. Sin embargo: 'La que debe ser obedecida' dijo; ¿la llana/pintada? Las mesas de madera eran "pegajosas". Nuestro almuerzo del domingo fue sabroso y disfrutado por los cuatro. Sin embargo: 'Uno' no estaba satisfecho y no visitará más. La gente tiene que aceptar la apariencia rústica que es única, agradable. El personal era divertido y eficiente, lo que nos permite cambiar nuestra tabla: ¡Dos veces! Mi consejo es que lo veas por ti mismo: Porque unos 50 comensales no pueden equivocarse. Quizás Table Cloths resuelva la duda: 'A Ha'prth of Tar' no costará una canción! 😁

This is a great organic farm shop. We have rejected supermarkets and chosen to buy from independent shops, which makes this a brilliant place for us. The fresh fruit and vegetables are top quality and buying here means that we also generate virtually no plastic waste or even plastic recycling. Ecover refills are available, along with other eco-friendly cleaning and household products. Their own organic products, whether fresh or frozen, are excellent - we love the soups. The beef and chicken are also absolutely top notch. The friendly and helpful staff are also to be commended.

We recently visited this restaurant that we had previously enjoyed for its great food and service. Unfortunately, our most recent experience fell short of expectations in several ways. Upon ordering drinks, we had to wait 20 minutes for the first round to arrive- it was two cocktails but this is an awful long time bearing in mind our table was booked for 8:00pm so quite late really On to the starters, compared to previous visits, a bread bun was served with hummus instead of the usual flatbread or breadsticks, which was a bit unusual. My husband enjoyed his meatball starter. The service further lagged as we waited over 15 minutes for our empty starter plates and drinks to be cleared. The next round of drinks took as long as the first. On to the main course, despite the understanding that meat needs to rest, the steaks we ordered arrived cold. The waiter took them back and returned them warmed, but all of the accompaniments were cold as a result. Additionally, the chips were disappointingly rock solid, and there was a lack of butter on the dry steaks and the promised greenery was missing from the plate, both stated on the menu. It was evident that the restaurant was understaffed, as indicated by the delays in service for both drinks and meals. Even when we expressed our concerns to the waiter, the manager, in the background, did not make an appearance or address our dissatisfaction. It’s really disappointing that our recent dining experience here was marred by slow service (not the wonderful waiters fault who was running around), cold food, and a lack of attention to detail. I hope that they can address these issues- really unexpected from The Apartment Group. We’ve eaten in many of their venues and this visit was by far the worst.