The Bridge Inn Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Darlington

Address: The Grn, Stapleton, Darlington DL2 2QQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441325350106

Rating: 4.1
based on 344 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Thank you to the chef and staff for a truly making our time there amazing."
  • "Amazing service, amazing food."
  • "The staff are very friendly and brighten up the overall dining experience."
  • "Served by attentive staff. But not overpowering. Who genuinely wanted to serve you."
  • "Girls serving very pleasant."
  • "The staff are very friendly and polite, couldn't fault the service that I received."
  • "Great staff and great service always from the lovely Linda :)"

Cons:

  • "We waited over an hour between our starter and main."
  • "The service was friendly but erratic."
  • "It got to 50 minutes after our table was booked before we went to ask how long our table would be."
  • "We continually had empty drinks and got sick of asking so just didn’t bother."
  • "It was around 30 minutes until someone took our order."
  • "The service however was really slow."
  • "20 minutes to get a drink, nearly an hour for our starters and then nearly another hour for the main course."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food offering was immense and great value."
  • "Brought my mother here for a early mothers day, was outstanding, the food was excellent."
  • "The meals are a little more expensive than your average pub - but totally worth it! Tomahawk steak was cooked to perfection."
  • "The food itself was lovely."
  • "The food was 1st class."
  • "The food was fantastic and very hot."
  • "Really good food, we had three Sunday lunches and two desserts."

Cons:

  • "The 'roasted vegetables' were disgusting, alongside the onion rings which were soggy and very unappealing."
  • "The roasted vegetables were mushy and tasted of vinegar."
  • "Very disappointed with the food, this use to be our treat place and we went last night for birthday starters were lovely but the mains wer not good."
  • "The food is substandard and overpriced."
  • "The burger tasted like no meat I've ever eaten."
  • "The gravy was like dishwater and the veg looked like it had been desiccated by the afternoon sun."
  • "chef sent out off slimy, mushy bitter tasting prawn cocktails out."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "And what a relaxing atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere was warm and friendly, with a family friendly atmosphere."
  • "very relaxing Atmosphere lovely decor."
  • "Perfect country pub with great decor and amazing food."
  • "Absolutely fantastic place!"
  • "The atmosphere is nice."
  • "Perfect country pub with great decor."

Cons:

  • "Felt like I was in Wetherspoons, noisy, overcrowded, and very dark."
  • "A very cold dim/dark atmosphere, with no one to greet us."
  • "Entrance area had an aroma of stale urine!"
  • "Absolutely freezing inside."
  • "Oh and it was really dark. Not 'atmospheric' dark, but 'couldn't see my food' dark."
  • "PLACE IS ABSOLUTELY FREEZING, having to sit with coats on the keep warm."
  • "it was freezing no heating on, it was all dark and gloomy."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Been here a few times for meals for special occasions, portions are always excellent."
  • "We will definitely be coming back, this is well worth the drive!"
  • "3 of us had the mixed grill and it was *massive*."
  • "The meals the other members of our party had also looked really good and the portions generous."
  • "Honestly the food was so good, big portions and great value."
  • "Gave it 3 stars because the early bird is very good value at 3 courses for £20."
  • "The prices may seem high, but the portions are large and the quality is phenomenal."

Cons:

  • "so wont be eating again here unfortunately."
  • "We continually had empty drinks and got sick of asking so just didn’t bother."
  • "Too many people had been booked in and the staff were run off their feet."
  • "We were there for 2.5 hours and spent more than £40 per person - great value for money eyy!!"
  • "Overall very disappointed paying over £50 for 2 meals that we could of got delivered from a Chinese which would of been much better."
  • "And lastly how can a pint of lager and a malibu and coke cost £22?"
  • "We offered a £100 note as part of the payment which was very rudely refused."

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