The Grand Electric Hall

The Green Tree

➤ 41 Tudhoe Village, County Durham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Steak • Vegan • British

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"Had the Sunday dinner, veg were the too hard healthy option which nobody likes, the rest of the meal was just ok, didnt have much taste, this place also likes to hike up the prices with optional extras that most people will order anyway, I dont agree with this, it should be in with the meal. Come see for your self and support your local pubs before they all dissapear. Service: Dine in"

Village Inn

➤ Richardson Place, DL16 7JQ, County Durham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Fish • Steak • British

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"The food at this restaurant was good - tasty gravy and tender beef were the highlights when we arrived at 3:30 PM. However, the focus shifted to the service for me. Despite making a late booking, I was disappointed by the rude welcome from a young lady who simply told us to sit down. Our order was taken promptly, but the lack of attention to detail continued as we had to ask for cutlery and sauces. No one checked in to see if everything was okay or if we needed anything else. Overall, I don't plan on returning to this restaurant. I'm not sure if they would even care."

The Oak Room At Park Head

➤ Park View Terrace, Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European

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"We came here more or less every Sunday up until lock down. We have just been today since its opened back up and what can i say they never fail dinners are still beautiful. I will say this covid has made eating out loads easier it's more organised I like it better. Credit to all the staff for the organisation yous all are working really well. Yes it's still carvery but they put your food on for you, you can still have as much or as little as you want on your plate. So get yourselves to the park head for the lovely traditional Sunday dinner you will not be disappointed. Xx"

The Poachers

➤ Bridge Street, Metal Bridge, DH6 5LQ, County Durham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Steak • Vegan • American • Fast Food

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"Visited here for our anniversary meal. A lovely pub and place to eat overall. We both had starters and had a parmo for the main. The chips were delicious and got loads of them! The parmo wasn't the best we've had but fairly nice. The chips made the meal though. It was very busy when were we here so highly advisable to book as a couple we past on way in must of waited around 40 minutes who hadn't booked. Will definitely return."

The Grand Electric Hall

➤ 2 Cheapside, County Durham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Steak • Salad • Drinks • Chicken

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"Firstly the food was fantastic, me and my mam popped in for some light lunch and the chicken and halloumi in the wraps were cooked spot on. Chips were lovely and salad fresh. Really impressed with the food, wait times and the prices, much cheaper...than Newcastle where I live and do take advantage of the deals with drinks! The toilets were also very well kept. Unfortunately the measures put in place due to Covid 19 were really poor. As a pregnant lady with my mother who had been shielding for months it was a surprise that everything seemed back to normal. You go in find yourself a table order on the app or at the bar. Despite it not being very busy I wonder if they had had a rush previously as we could not find a single clean table despite there being many vacant. We sat down at a dirty one I tried to order on the app the WiFi was not working (and then my own phone provider couldn’t get signal so that part was not the fault of Spoons) so I had to order at the bar. I asked for my table to be sanitised whilst there. Food came, very uninterested lady put the plates and cutlery down ON THE DIRTY TABLE that had obviously not been sanitised and sprinted off. In shock I then went after her but there was now a queue of workmen at the bar, I waited a minute but gave up. Going back to the table my mam wanted condiments which were not offered when food arrived, I looked around, couldn’t find any, told her about the queue and she said not to wait and shared my salad dressing instead (we only realised on the way out condiments were by the door, but this was not the way you enter the pub with the floor markings and sanitiser, so we never would have known). They have screens up which are filthy, covered in food splatter and finger marks so I assume these aren't cleaned often. There was also a table with 2 empty pints on that in the hour we were there no one had cleared away or sanitised. I appreciate having the app (when it works) limits contact which is great, but a better system of cleaning and maybe a door greeter like every single other pub/restaurant I have visited lockdown has, to inform guests of the changes and help maintain cleanliness standards. Maybe they are running on reduced staff? Also track and trace? This seemed completely optional and we were never asked if we had left our details so I’m sure a lot of people don’t. All in all I didn’t feel confident that we were ‘Covid safe’ and will not be returning until measures have improved or the risk of Covid is minimal."