The best restaurants serving British food in North East

This is outstanding cafe highly recommend this place if you are in sedgefield coffee great cakes to die for try it.staff are nice friendly with a warm welcome

Just been for Sunday lunch with the family, we all had the trio of meats, was very very nice and tasty, reasonably priced too. Staff lovely and friendly and service was excellent

Visited from out of area based on local recommendations on a Friday night. Staff were all very good/welcoming and the food itself was excellent. The large chicken parmo is massive!!…tender, juicy and crispy chicken with great sauce/cheese.

Always had a fantastic experience with great food and service with Andrew and Alex. Unfortunately the last visit before it changes hands left me with an awful experience that will leave me with a negative memory. One of their staff was rude, pushy and plainly bullying. A long haired woman, who always seemed through various vsits create a less than positive atmosphere when left to run the cafe. Hoping she is not going to be left behind to work in the new cafe to open at the location, would not be a positive start for them. Such a shame after all the hard work by Alex and Andy and pleasure they have brought to so many people.

First time visiting Marshall’s with my husband and 6 year old. It was quite full when we arrived however we managed to get a table within 10minutes of waiting and got served almost straight away. The waitress was incredibly helpful with the menu regarding my son’s peanut allergy and although it was busy she genuinely seemed happy to help us. The food was INCREDIBLE. My husband and I had the breakfast option 2&3 and everything was cooked fresh and beautifully. It was hot to the table and no faults at all. My son had the pancakes and absolutely loved those too! Overall, it was a great experience food and service wise, it is however quite loud as it is a small cafe. If you have anyone with sensory issues I recommend bringing earmuffs.

I ordered gammon and chips with a side of peas and a pint of beer. Staff were really nice and OMG this food was amazing. The chips were proper home made ones and the gammon melted in my mouth 100% spot on. Hotel room was great and I would return.

Absolutely incredible service from start to finish, in particular want to thank Franco for his exceptional customer service so friendly, polite and ever so helpful and informative an absolute asset to the place. Food was delicious highly recommend the chicken lemonado incredible.

Fabulous cafe ! The owners are so friendly and the food was delicious, lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended. We called in for hot buttered scones and tea , scones we’re the best we’d ever tasted , lovely happy staff .

Popped in for lunch before driving home to Glasgow after arriving at Newcastle airport. Food is absolutely delicious! Baked potatoes were huge and very tasty. My husband raved about his soup and sandwich combo. Staff were so friendly and welcoming, wish I was closer to be able to pop back in!

We heard this cafe had been taken over by Clarendons in Barnard Castle so decided to see how much had changed. Happy to say that, as far as we can see, nothing had changed; it was as good as ever. We both had the Ploughmans which were platters and featured dressed salad, two types of cheese, quality ham, egg, caramelised onions, lovely bread and butter and house made coleslaw. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole meal which was very fresh. There is a Specials Board next to where you order. They are open Wednesday to Sunday until the end of October then will close for the winter. We will certainly return.

Excellent fish and chips ,proper chips ,fish excellent flakes ,the owners are lovely,service again brilliant,grub spot on I’ve just moved there and it’s my regular place,,

Ordered two cheesy chips and the top layer was cheese when I opened the boxes. Under the cheese was chips swimming in some sort of watery sauce. Absolutely was not cheese.

Came for Sunday Lunch as a family of 6 plus dog. Found this place on opentable, booked the day before. The food was amazing, everything was delicious and cooked to perfection - and just the right portion size for both the mains and dessert.

Not a restaurant, but a shop. We've visited previously and saw inside the smokehouse, but were here for kippers this time. As we were staying elsewhere, the very knowledgeable lady behind the counter said we'd better have the vacuum packed version, so they wouldn't stink out the car, and then told us how to prepare the kipper so they wouldn't stink out the house! They were just delicious. Also the Crab Terrine in jars is just wow. It's worth the trip if you're in the area.

I visit Hartlepool from London several times a year and always make a beeline for this lovely cafe. The staff are friendly and the coffee is delicious - they know how to make a decent espresso which isn't a given in many cafes. I recommend the gorgeous vegan chocolate sponge pudding - ask them to heat it up. Goes nicely with coffee. Thankyou to all the staff.