The best restaurants serving British food in County Durham North East

The visit was fine and everything is OK. Typical Wetherspoon offering.

What a great place. Good atmosphere and friendly. Three of us had sea bass in prawn sauce and it was delicious. One other had the most enormous roast which apparently was great. Really good Sunday evening menu. Very good value for money. Thanks to staff for an enjoyable time.

The staff were amazing friendly courtious and helpful. They looked after me very well in a really bad week of my life made it a bit better to bare , thank you very much.

We stopped here for a quick bite to eat after shopping it was spot on. Very well priced and great value, tasty food served by staff that never stop attending to customers, outstanding service by Brianna. Wholly satisfied by our visit

Quiz Night is a must on a Monday Jack is amazing and takes to time to interact with us every week. Plus you get 20% off food for doing quiz

Came in lunchtime and was not disappointed food was great really well cooked and presented staff really helpful and nothing any trouble even though it was very busy

The hotel, rooms and spa are lovely - I often have people staying there who visit us but…….Three of us ( all locals, in our 60’s) have been going to the bar at The Manor House regularly for about 6 years for a monthly get together for wine / whisky and chat and spend well over £150 a session. However since some staff changes (staff leaving) the service and the attitude of some of the (largely untrained) staff has become very unwelcoming. There’s a definite atmosphere of ‘we don’t want locals’ which as we’re often the only ones there is quite surprising and disappointing given our custom over the years.

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.

Stopped here a couple of times for warming hot chocolate. Staff were polite and the toasties were very nice too

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.

I went for breakfast with my two daughters today as a holiday treat. On arrival we were met with a rather surly welcome and we were shown to our seat. I noticed the bearded chef, who didn't have his beard covered and wondered if there would be any loose hairs in our food. I ordered a coffee which arrived spilled into my saucer and I had to get up and ask for milk, which was speedily slopped into a container that dripped milk as I returned it to my table. I ordered two breakfasts that were 'ok' but the outside of the sausage was burned to a crisp and the bacon had clearly been kept warm for a while and wasn't freshly cooked. The toast didn't have any butter, but the surly lady who served us soon literally dropped 4 pats of butter from a height onto our table!!! I'd say this visit was 'ok' but I certainly won't be hurrying back for a sour tasting, spilled coffee, surly service, drippy milk and butter pats thrown at us!

Tea was Luke warm Don’t have any sachets of salt so egg sandwich was very bland Hubby had a latte which was ok Need to bring bk salt

Quaint pub on my parents street. Classic pub, no frills and good prices, highly recommended.

This place has changed, service was disinterested, no Diet Coke, was pointed in the general direction of the fridge. Coffee used to come in a nice cup & saucer with a tiny biscuit. Not worried about the biscuit but I honestly drink coffee at home in a better cup & I don’t get it slung In front of me with a shrug On arriving at my table I find I have no glass for the water, j asked the person cleaning the table if she could get me a glass please, she also seemed fed up & slightly annoyed to be interrupted Meanwhile I’m trying to watch out for my 93 year old mum. Unlikely to be back, not value for money or relaxing & certainly not what I expect from M&S

First, they take card payments so thats a plus. I was in a bind and needed something quick and hot for my 5 year old whilst awaiting an emergency doctors appointment in the building adjacent. Saw there was a childs meal deal option £3.50. Small sausage and some chips were the ony things ready to walk straight out with. Lady who served me was a bit blunt, seemed annoyed I just wanted food for my child, and then when asking if the childs meal came with a drink or if I needed to buy one she rolled her eyes and said no but I could have one anyway. Bit of an odd experience.