Address: Yarm Rd, Darlington, DL2 1JZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441325332191
Rating: 4.3
based on 243 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Attentive staff."
"The wait staff was pleasant, well mannered and prompt."
"Staff were friendly and attentive without being intrusive."
"Friendly and chatty staff greeted us as soon as we got through the door to take us to the table."
"Welcoming friendly and entertaining staff, relaxed atmosphere."
"Great friendly service, lovely ambiance."
"Staff very friendly and welcoming."
Cons:
"Worse than all of this however was how the management treated the waiting staff and how stress was passed on to customers."
"Staff had a bad day. Three glass (some full) dropped, a long wait for the food order to be taken."
"However the staff seemed miserable, mumbled and like they didn't want to be there."
"Had to wait a while at the bar to pay staff seemed very busy and more concerned with preparing drink orders."
"Service was poor. We were left without drinks whilst eating our main course."
"The service was very slow, certain parts our order was wrong and forgotten."
"Service was extremely slow. 20 minutes before the drinks order was taken and almost 40 minutes before the drinks arrived then another long wait for our food."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Such a cold day but the lovely log fire was on."
"The interior itself felt really comforting and homely."
"The atmosphere was very Christmassy and the decor and style of the pub is really classy and well done."
"Very warm and cozy old fashioned pub with plenty of open homely fires."
"Ambiance was warm and friendly. The roaring fire was a welcome addition on a cold December night."
"The atmosphere was warm and Cosy and we had a wonderful welcome from Andy the manager."
"The pub is decorated to a good standard, had an open fire, great atmosphere and a warm welcome."
Cons:
"No logs were put on the fire in the whole 4 hours we were there."
"Despite log fires blazing, the place was so cold that most of the diners kept their coats on for the duration."
"The temperature in the pub (or where we were seated) was very cold."
"Seated near open fire but it was cold and draughty."
"Only other slight thing too was that a work party group were sat on a table near to us and we just wanted a quieter time."
"The only 'gripe' would be the dogs. This wasn’t a total surprise as it did say in Google reviews about it being a dog friendly pub, but as cat lovers it could be quite off putting having dogs everywhere."
"Roast dinner was poor, over cooked turkey, beef and pork unfortunately."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was lovely we had a pulled ham and cheese hot sandwich with triple cooked chips."
"The food is absolutely amazing, best Sunday roast I've ever had."
"The food was very good in quality and portion sizes we're just right."
"The food was good quality and well cooked."
"The food was delicious and with a great portion size."
"Food was fresh and very tasty, and very well presented."
"Food was absolutely amazing, with fabulous choice of meals and top quality dishes."
Cons:
"Out of the meals at least 4 of them were cold, the vegetables on some were hard and undercooked on the 'Sunday lunch style meals'."
"Served us very 'high' beef. Really bad!"
"I was quite disappointed with the sea bass because it wasn’t fresh."
"The burger itself was very good but the portion of chips wouldn't of filled a six year old!"
"Food was lovely but would have been higher if they had taken notice of the fact one of us had a seed allergy."
"The food that we received was lovely but they forgot our onion rings and the sauces, wait over 15minutes for both of then ended up cancelling both because we had pretty much finished the pizza."
"Unfortunately, the food that was served wasn't particularly nice."
Value for Money
Pros:
"An excellent evening meal at a reasonable price for these days."
"Very good value for money."
"It was very good value for money."
"Overall great value and we were able not to have to rush."
"The food is top-notch and a great variety of wines, spirits and beers and definitely good value for money."
"Food was delicious, large portions and even gave us a discount."
"A very friendly welcome, excellent service, delicious food and great value for money."
Cons:
"Drinks very expensive."
"I thought it was quite expensive."
"Very over priced meals."
"Overall all of our food extremely overpriced for what you get."
"The prices are above average but the food is below average."
"Expensive for an average meal of shepherd's pie."
"Just feel like with everything rtnw that the prices are higher than you'd expect."