The best restaurants serving British food in Heighington and Coniscliffe Darlington North East

Just had to write one final review of this excellent restaurant which is now sadly closed. We were lucky enough to have our second (and now, final) chance to try their tasting menu, and every dish was a delight. Looking forward to seeing whether there will be a new place with Michelin stars to try soon!

This was my favorite restaurant and had such amazing food, came for years . Unsure what happened over the last 12/18mths but the menu change and the food has changed so much and not for the better . Unsure if theres been a change of chef ,Unfortunately after our last visit In July wouldn't return for food If it isn't a change in chef please bring back the old menu

Quite often go here for lunch on a Friday and always been nice, until yesterday. One of the specials was steak and mushroom pie, I was quite fancying this until I saw them, they were anemic, needed to of been cooked another 5 mins in the oven, they looked terrible. So my friend and I decided against that and went for the quiche, disappointed again, quiche part was ok but again the pastry underneath wasn’t cooked, it was grey and doughy, very unappetisingly. Don’t know whether they have a new cook or the oven is faulty but certainly needs looking into, not as busy as normal either, maybe they should wonder why.

Could not fault the dinner and breakfast and the service from all the staff in the restaurant. Everything was spot on

Having just had a similar afternoon tea in a castle in Cheshire we can say that this was streets ahead of that and any other other afternoon teas. The setting is very glamorous, the staff well trained and the food was lovely. Really made the day for our parents' anniversary.

Had a great meal with family recently. Would recommend

Lunch was fine but had lunch disturbed by an angry man leading the kitchen… don’t have a kitchen open to the restaurant if you are going to rant and rave and be mean to the waiting staff as customers do not want to hear this whilst having lunch that they are paying for! Not the best experience and view shared by others dining around us.