The best restaurants serving British food in Dawdon County Durham North East

First time visit to Paws for 5 , had an excellent morning Kaiser our 18 week old Rottweiler puppy throughly enjoyed himself. We both had a lovely fried breakfast, tea and Lattes at very reasonable prices.

Beautiful decor, great choice of wines, wonderful service with sharing boards of food.

Booked online which was easy and very accessible. We have been previously and have to say the food was exceptional. Tonight however was very disappointing. Several things off the menu were unavailable, the starters from the tapas menu were average, steak, which was ordered medium was like cardboard, not eaten. Not asked how the meal was, we had to say it was overdone and poor. Did eventually take this off the bill. However the service was poor tonight which was disappointing as our previous visits have always been fabulous. The bill was in excess of £300 and I would expect better for this. I would be reluctant to recomed again as we have done in the past.

It was our 20th wedding anniversary and we came across Bulan the food was delicious and hot the lad who’s was serving us was so welcoming it’s a small & comfy environment we will definitely be going back :)

Total rip off. Couldn't make the booking due to one of the parry being ill so arranged a takeaway instead. Charged exactly the same price despite only the chef having anything to do with the meal. No service required as we collected it. Under no circumstances will visit ever again. Shamelessly ripped off despite trying not to cancel the booking entirely, which we could have done.

This used to be a wonderful place to visit, all members of staff were friendly, the food was always piping hot, well portioned and very reasonable. It has undergone a few changes, one being the name - now named "The Lighthouse by Poppies". It seems the new owners have made a few changes, the decor has been vastly improved, however there are couple of new members of staff who just aren't as friendly. Furthermore, the quality of the food is terrible compared to all our previous visits. The chips which used to be absolutely wonderful are now terrible - I'm not certain if a different oil is being used, but the quality is just not there, and the meal was also served warm as opposed to hot. To add to this, the prices are much more expensive, even a can of coke is £1.50 - a can that came from a multipack! I'm afraid what was a regular place and a highlight of Seaham has now been crossed off the list. Finally, a "Traditional Turkish Breakfast"... It's an English cafe for goodness sake!!!

The cod and chips are lovely, good size portions . I would recommend.

The service was slow and they made a mistake. We ordered a small size but, they bought us a regular and made us pay for it. They also brought us extras we did not ask for. And they were not nice. Terrible experience.

Staff super friendly, food delicious and atmosphere is great. We had our dogs and baby and was so welcoming with great views.

I last reviewed this place in 2019 where my main issue was poor service and would you believe it things haven't changed. Service today was non existent. We were seated for over 10 minutes .... Not even a greeting. Front of house totally disorganised. It's a wonder the floor covering wasn't worn out because of the too-ing and fro-ing which never seemed to produce anything. This service is the worst I've experienced anywhere.. Cone on.... Get a grip !

Waited 45min for breakfasts which was warm yes it was busy but thats no excuse won't be buying food there again

Incredible! Food and service were absolutely spot on. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Pub also has a dog friendly area so great if you want to dine with your pups! We all had steaks and they were gorgeous - so good that we’ve booked to come again tomorrow for their steak night! Special mention to Alison and Kirsty who looked after us so well, they were very accommodating and friendly!! And the dogs loved them bringing extra treats ☺️ Thank you and see you again tomorrow!

Came here for a bite to eat on a Sunday afternoon. Everywhere was full or fully booked so we called here for something small, food was ok for what we wanted & staff were pleasant enough.

The most delicious fish and chips I've eaten in years. Lots of choice on the menu and I liked the quirkiness of the restaurant