The best restaurants serving British food in North East

Went for afternoon tea with 2 friends in one of Circa's vintage caravans. Food was lovely and plentiful. Staff were delightful and friendly. The wonderfully eclectic shop is guaranteed to have something for everyone. Highly recommend and will definitely be back

Good food and fast, even though we arrived late on a Monday evening. It was difficult to find details / website on the internet so I called ahead. The surrounding area was really quiet (end of October) and it seemed to be the only place open which was amazing for us. Small, local pub. Really friendly, really good food that catered for our specific dietary requirements (fussy child!!). Lovely helpful people, and recommended local amenities. Would definitely go back if possible!

Lovely food, comfy chairs, big portions and decent prices at £24 for a very filling lunch for two. Would like to come back and try more from the menu. Only criticism so far is lack of proper baby changing facilities. I know space is an issue but all there is is a small, hard tiled counter.

Rang 5 times to book a table but just goes to voicemail asking to leave a message and someone will get back to you but nobody did. Don't know how people make reservations.

Sadly, we arrived just before 3 pm, and despite checking the cafe was open and paying the parking, it was not a great experience. We were told there was no food available, just cake and drinks. Luckily, there was soy milk as my daughter is vegan but no vegan cakes. We sat down and one of the staff began mopping the floor around us with strong bleach , which made the coffee taste awful, we were reminded the cafe would be closing in 10 minutes despite it only being 3.35pm. The electric shutters were then lowered. As we got up to leave and were taking my granddaughter out of her highchair, my daughter was asked to move the chair she had just risen from. In 20 years of working in hospitality, these two staff could have cleared a pub during covid curfew, and that's saying something. One staff member drove off before we had even left the car park at 350 pm. My advice is to keep driving and go somewhere you are welcomed and your money over the counter is valued.

Brilliant service, amazing breakfasts very welcoming . We stayed for 2 nights over the road 13 of us and we enjoyed the massive breakfasts!! Really reasonable lroces too

Definitely the best Cafe in Darlington without a doubt, the menu choice, the food, the service is excellent top marks. I have been coming to this cafe for over a year now. This cafe should continue with same staff, service, menu choices and food. Best In Darlington by far. It would be an injustice and a tragedy if it was to close or change.

We were made very welcome on arrival and seated by a window with a spectacular view. The food was delicious, served promptly and was good value for money. A highly enjoyable experience.

Arrived at 10 on a Tuesday morning in half term and there was only one other table taken but by the time we left an hour or so later, the place was full. We all had different breakfasts and they were all delicious! Full English to French toast. Service was great, teas were piping hot and all reasonably priced. Wish we were around d long enough to sample lunch too but we will have to wait until we next do a trip back this way. Really clean and parking outside, gorgeous place to fuel before exploring nearby.

Excellent from start to finish, lovely staff, incredible spread for my nanas 80th birthday today! Couldn't have asked for any more, thankyou so much again!

Called for Sunday lunch. Service was good. The meal was OK, it was not superb and neither was it poor. The meal was reasonably priced and they had a good choice of beers as it has a full bar, and is as much of a pub as it is a hotel and restaurant.

So wanted to visit here with my aunt and cousins visiting from New Zealand and could not because you are not dog friendly. I am sure you would find dogs are better behaved than a lot of children. So disappointing

Simply put the best fish & chips I’ve had in my almost 60 years. Perhaps it’s down to the unique coal fired fryers of the dripping it’s cooked in but 10/10 .

Do not get hot meals we had mince and dumplings totally inedible dumpling rock hard mince hard and horrible..my partner had corn beef pie with veg it was better than my meal but very poor, I asked staff to try cut my dumpling and she couldn't the meal was £9.95.i left the plate full of the mince and dumpling and i was not offered any refund or even a free sweet.both meals frozen veg and we think tinned potatoes..

We stayed here for 3 nights whilst walking Hadrian’s Wall and visiting Vindolanda for a day. We had a fantastic stay. Huge rooms, very friendly staff and a central location, including the AD122 bus stop being just by the hotel. Food was wonderful, including the best breakfast menu we saw on this trip. My daughter is vegan and they had a great selection of items she could eat. Sunday lunch was excellent. Highly recommended.