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

I get 150 trip advisor points for writing this, I hope they can be cashed in for something useful, coffee hot and black like I like it so 5 stars

Scam artists. So not do business with. Where is oir 1200 deposit?

This place is amazing! The staff were really nice, and the food was delicious. I believe we as a family only ever went for Breakfast, but it was really nice even if we only went for Breakfast. The toast they did was lush (as said by one of my family members) and so was the English Breakfast. (with Toast, at least I think so) The toilets were easy to find in case we needed to get to them, and the atmosphere of the place was just outstanding. As much as my family would love to come again, we only came here because we were on holiday and it’s a bit too far for us to drive so I don’t think we’ll have a chance to come again, but I’m sure other customers who come will have a really good experience. Personally, I hope nothing but the best for this place and the staff who work there because this place and the staff deserve it.

Bought a portion of fish strips that were nearly £6. There was 8 pieces of what I can only describe as scraps. I think the fryer must have forgotten to put the fish in. Un fortunately we had taken them home before opening so was impractical to return them. Chips were OK but cold

Homemade minted lamb pie delish , was bit disappointed that it was minced lamb rather than chunky but other than that 100% delish proper homemade with beautiful pastry. Deffo go again next time over this way. Lovely staff, freshly cooked food and reasonable prices.

Really good sunday lunch. Clean plates all round. Beautifully cooked pork. Sausagemeat stuffing a treat. Apple crumble divine and lovely custard. We eat out A LOT and have to say this sunday lunch up among the best.

I walked to Barnard Castle one lunch time and popped in for a bite to eat. There’s a big choice on the menu and a list of specials. I had the chicken and asparagus pie with veg and chips and it was delicious. My only observation would be that the service was a bit slow but I wasn’t in a hurry.

Charming little coffee shop on the high street. Lovely welcoming staff, great coffee and light dishes too. Highly recommend!

Very clean and welcoming coffee shop. Staff ver friendly and welcome. Service first class. Food hot and reasonably priced.

Passing through on way back from holiday. Stopped for morning break. Delicious freshly baked scone and coffee. Lovely and clean quiches looked great. What a great find would recommend.

Popped in for a bite to eat and a drink. Both dog and baby friendly. Nice and quick for food to come out. Ordered some cheese on toast which wasn’t on the menu for our little one and they very happily sorted this out and provided childrens cutlery and plates.

Excellent atmosphere if you like thinks old. This place dates back to 1690. Quiet location with good car parking. Good food. We had a salad and a pasta that went well together for sharing!

Called in on a Sunday for a dinner, the menu was really varied and offered a great choice of dishses, from pub classics to some locally sources fare that was very well presented. The portions were large but not overwhelming and everything we ordered was hot and delicious. Staff were attentive, polite and couldn't do enough for us. Will definitely be back next time I'm in the area

This was our second visit. The first, between Christmas and New Year, was perfect. Wonderful food, great staff and super atmosphere. It was pretty crowded then. As a result we decided to take our daughter and her fiancé for their birthday meal as a special treat - it’s an hour away from where we live, but we felt it was worth it to get a really special occasion. It wasn’t. Although it was no more crowded than before, we were put in the main bar (we had our dog) so constantly had a queue behind us. People were calling to each other over our heads and the serving staff had trouble getting to us because of people waiting to be served at the bar. There were also lots and lots of flies. The food was fantastic but the atmosphere was not. We had booked many months before to get a place but it seems not early enough to be able to secure a decent location to eat. It was a very disappointing experience on a day that was supposed to be special. We won’t be back. Our advice is to avoid this restaurant on a Saturday, especially if you have a dog. We felt very sorry for the servers so gave an additional tip (on top of the automatic service charge) because they had a pretty hard time getting to us. Our table in the bar rather than the rather nice side room where we’d been before (also with our dog) was simply not fit for a place like this and certainly not a good place to serve food of this quality.

This is a pleasant place for lunch when visiting the falls. It was very busy but the staff were kind and attentive. We would recommend the veggie burger and the soup and sandwich deal. It's a leisurely stroll from the hotel to the falls, which are well worth a visit in the autumn.