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

We are parkrunners (google it if you don't know about it) and have been trying different parkruns across the north-east followed by breakfast as a couple or with friends. This is top 2 or 3 of the 25+ places we've eaten. There are more stylish or cool places but you'll struggle to find anywhere else with the quality of food, great value and is so super firendly. We've already gone back and will be again. And again!

My thoughts are haunted by this pint. Half pint? Unsure what to truly call it, but if I have to think of its existence every waking hour for the rest of this short, meaningless life so do you Google Review Viewers. So do you. I can't give it one star as the bartender was young and I can't be cruel to the next generation just yet.

This was a gem found by pure chance. Stayed a couple of nights ate both evening meals there. Huge portions and served very hot. As you’d expect but not always get. Good real Ale. Very busy so if fining probably best to book. Rooms very in keeping with period. No skimping on heating. WiFi good. Shower also good and very clean. If I’m looking to moan a designated soap and shampoo is expected. The only complaint is the mattress. To protect from springs slept on duvet. A memory foam protector would no doubt rectify this. We would definitely stay again. And as everything else so good giving full marks.

Truly, we had a fabulous visit A great selection of drinks, food was well presented, the staff were warm and friendly. We couldn't have asked for more We will visit again without fail

Love this place, the rib room is downstairs in the beautiful Hardwick hall hotel & surroundings. The staff are fantastic & the sharing steak for two, was cooked to perfection, wow the whole meal was gorgeous. Nice area out of the way to have peace & quiet & so friendly & welcoming. After we took a walk near the lake & was really lovely to see two weddings happening in the hotel. We got married here 8 years ago & the standards of the hotel never change, just perfect.

Very good service. Very nice staff. The ice cream wasn’t bad. I should of had it in a tub but I had a cone. Recommended.

Bacon ( undercooked very fatty) mushrooms (watery awful) Bun. Always have dinner here ( beautiful). My partner had a full breakfast he said it was so greasy. ( Definitely looked disgusting) Very disappointed. Sorry for bad review. I'm always honest. Staff extremely nice. Price ok. Restaurant clean Thank you Lisa ward.

I was here for an afternoon tea gathering for a large group of persons and I was SO disapppinted with the food and the service. The vegetarian tea had incredibly poor choices. I have had many vegetarian afternoon teas in the north east of England and this was the worst by a long way. Service was also very poor. The setting of this hotel is magnificent but the food and service was well below what you would expect from a hotel of this advertised quality.