The best restaurants serving British food in County Durham North East

Love this place atmosphere brilliant music good

Had breakfast here. Was lovely. The black pudding was the best my husband has ever had! The veggie sausage was really nice. Coffee good and plenty of selection for the kids

Wonderful place. Lovely nursery and great restaurant with lovely staff. Been going there for years. My go to coffee place with a large expanse of seating both inside and out. I can not fault it ♥️

Been here a couple times for cocktails, brilliant price. 2 for 1 and can even go back and get your second cocktail after the first so it doesn't go warm. Very helpful, definitely need to try the food also

It's good value no frills home cooked food . Good portions and the steak pie and mince and dumplings are good . The chips are also great ! Prices are fab and staff are canny

The staff were friendly and helpful. The food arrived quickly and was fresh and tasty. The staff member also took the time to explain the lunch deal to my mum. Hearty soup with a roll and hot drink for £1 😀

A huge thanks to Trisha and the team for providing me and my family with such a lovely Sunday lunch last week! I contacted Trisha a few days ahead about a vegan option and she pulled out all the stops and made me a vegan apricot nut roast with a tomato coulis and load of veg, which was DIVINE! My family (all meat-eaters) said it was the best Sunday lunch they had had in ages! And the service was warm and friendly too! Really looking forward to sampling your food again! <3 <3

Unfortunately I stopped using this pub because of the poor quality of food a couple of years ago. The management have changed so I thought we’d give it a go. The atmosphere is better and I must say the quality of the food has improved immensely, I had a had a Parma and boy was it good, it can with salad and some of the best chips I have ever had. Nothing frozen just fresh, tasty and wholesome food.

tried their new parmo range bought 2 cajun chicken ones ,very nice but not a parmo,no bechelm sauce and chicken not breadcrumbed

Stayed at the Manor Hotel over the road for 1 night and decided to pop in here for a couple of drinks. Has the feel of a proper local pub but the regulars and bar staff (Kieran was a great laugh and very welcoming) were all friendly and chatting away with us. It was Karaoke night with everyone getting involved having a right laugh. If you're visiting the area give this place a visit - you'll enjoy yourself!

Sunday lunch ok £15 expensive,there was one carrot on our plate we asked for a few more they gave us 3 and charged us £3 50 how mean maybe it was to pay for there plastic flower deco hanging from ceiling, lunch at valentinos seaham is better value £10 50 and more enjoyable.we will be going to valentinos from now on.

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.

I live on the other side of the valley from The Derwent Walk and it is my pub of choice for a good quality meal with my wife. Unfortunately when I was going to eat there a few nights ago I was too late since last orders for meals was 19:45 (very early cut-off) and it was 19:50 when I phoned - aaaarrrggghh ... that was a major bummer but it is what it is. Everything myself and my family have eaten at The Derwent Walk has been well cooked, substantial and good value so I'd definitely recommend it.

It is really stufie and has a smell.they should open some windows but th food and severes are brill

Very good service from our waiter Niall, very polite young man. Also the bar staff jack was excellent and provided quick and friendly service ❤️ Definitely one of the nicest pubs ind county durham