The best restaurants serving British food in North East

Simply the best - great friendly staff fantastic selection of snacks - cakes - freshly made sandwiches - newspapers and magazines and general grocery and household necessities Every one is greeted with a smile and nothing is too much bother In my humble opinion simply the best

Called for Sundsy lunch. Ordered I beef dinner and 1 lamb. Excellent dinners. Plenty of meat plus a extra jug of gravy. We have been calling here often and have never been disappointed.

Nearest pub to our accomodation, spent several evenings here chatting with the locals and enjoying local ales. We had the pie off the day (steak and ale) one evening and it was delicious. Definitely more steak than you usually get in a pie. Had to have several more drinks before heading home else we would have needed a push up the hills!! Nice little corner with local products in the coffee shop area, cakes looked rather tasty but we were only in of the evenings.

Absolutely loverly - fantastic place, friendly family owned and run & it shows. Cakes, coffees, baked goods and much more. If you are ever near to Wolsingham then don’t hesitate to drop by, you won’t be disappointed.

Stopped in for breakfast on the way to do a walk at Kielder. Loved the place. Fantastic , well cooked , quality breakfast. Decent size and good value at £10.50 including toast and a brew. Couldn’t fault the food. One of the best breakfasts we’ve had. Ticked all the boxes for us. Dog friendly. Liked Falstone so much did a walk from there instead of Kielder and came back to the Old School for dessert. Bread and Butter pudding with cream or custard ! Although I was tempted by the Old School sponge. Thank you for a lovely experience

Excellent srvice and lovely lunch (I had roast lamb). Other dishes were good as well by the family...................

We were greeted immediately by friendly waiting staff who asked if we need a high chair or help with the buggy. They showed us to a table and were really helpful and patient. The sandwiches, scones and coffees we ordered were all delicious and well-priced. The manager even came over came to check that my husband didn’t want his sandwich toasted! Such a beautiful cafe with wonderful food and staff.

Really disappointed. Food wasn't up to standard and very overpriced. Made to feel unwelcome by locals and staff

Have driven past this pub countless times but never been in. Changed that today. Stopped for lunch. Lovely place and very friendly staff. Good range on menu and bar has a wide variety on tap. Had pork belly and fish finger sandwich with chips. Everything home made. Food was excellent. Portions are pretty big and superb quality. Bit of a trek to get there but will definitely go again.

We've been comping to the Ramblers for year whenever we're up in Wooler. Cam up this weekend, first time in a while and we walked up to get out normal latte and a slice of cake. Unfortunately it's no longer there and has closed down. So, so sad to see. Was a great little place, very friendly and welcoming.

This is a review of the Christmas Day lunch. We did not stay at the hotel. Firstly, the entrance and the fabulous building are very beautiful. What an impressive place Guisborough Hall is. We were warmly welcomed, the beautiful lounges were very busy but we found some good seating. At the appointed time we were taken through to a small but lovely dining room, (guests staying had their own large lounge. The serving staff were friendly and even though some had not had much training they gave good service. We were brought some excellent bread, then our starters. The two having trio of melon got a very small portion, the two who ordered the molten Camembert got a much more substantial portion. The Croque Messure (sp!) was very nice but the Camembert was not molten. The main course of Turkey was the worst Christmas meal I have ever had. The plates were cold, the chefs had poured a lot of gravy on the plates which caused some spilling on to the table cloth. The Turkey (from a loaf) was ok but all the meat and vegetables were just warm. This is not acceptable. As for the Christmas pudding. Again everything was only just warm, the pudding had a crust and the brandy sauce didn’t taste of brandy plus there was not much of it! Even the after dinner coffee wasn’t hot. All in all, apart from the building and setting it was a very disappointing and very expensive mistake.

Called in for breakfast with friends at the weekend. Menu was as expected, providing all of the usual options. We’re quite a discerning bunch and not afraid to offer polite comment if things aren’t as expected. The first indicator of a quality breakfast is the attitude of the waiting staff. This was excellent with attention to every detail which we threw into the mix. Second indicator is the quality of sausage and bacon. No supermarket bargain basement sausage here. Full of flavour and perfectly cooked. Bacon was the same. Cooked perfectly, no white stuff from cheap vacuum packed brands which are laden with water. Presentation: served on hot plates and nicely laid out. Not slapped on the plate without any care or pride. Tea was served in a pot and was full flavour. Overall an excellent breakfast although one of us had a cup of coffee which our friend suggested could have been a bit stronger. Then again he’s a bit of a fuss pot and the staff did listen when he made polite comment about his preferred strength of brew! Definitely will return and definitely recommend.

Popped in for a quick pint following the end of year celebration at the local secondary school, very pleasant gentleman serving behind the bar, good selection of beers, and a lovely pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord on pull, £10.40 for two pints and a large coke, would happily return

The landlord was abusive to both my wife and kids think U have other reasons and complaints about this location , U was rude and accresive,

I visited last week. The shop had good reviews and was fairly close to where I was staying. I bought haddock and chips. The main problem was a soggy, greasy batter. This had soaked through to the meat of the fish so it no longer retained its beautiful whiteness. The chips were mostly small and hard. One of the worst fish suppers I've ever had. I'm from the North East of Scotland and am used to excellently cooked fish and chips.