Durham Times | Eating Out

The Green Tree, Tudhoe, Spennymoor

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:17:27 +0100

EATING out can often be a bit of a lucky dip but with our latest dining experience I think we may have hit the jackpot.

Zizzi, Saddler Street, Durham

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:57:39 +0100

CHAIN restaurants are not usually popular choices for restaurant reviews, as they can be seen as a bit staid and sterile places where everyone has to follow a corporate mantra.

Gadz Grill, Fallen Angel Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:07:09 +0100

AH, the Seventies, the decade that good taste forgot – or so it seems 30 years on. A sharp reminder of that came in the garden of the Fallen Angel Hotel in Durham’s Old Elvet, in the shape of a vintage Rolls-Royce.

The Duke of Wellington, Darlington Road, Durham

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:17:42 +0100

AS my excitement over the prospect of seeing Take That later in the day reached fever pitch we decided to go out for a bite to eat.

El Coto, Durham

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:04:55 +0100

EATING out in Durham City can be an unsettling experience for those of a certain age.

The Queen’s Head, Gilesgate, Durham

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:11:07 +0100

BY the landlord’s own admission, The Queen’s Head, close to Durham city centre, has had a chequered history of late.

Bishops' Mill, Walkergate Leisure, Durham,

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:32:04 +0100

I SUSPECT I’m not the only one who finds shopping in central Durham a bit of a hassle at present. The seemingly never-ending refurbishments see crowds shuffling down restricted walkways, workmen shouting to one another and an unwelcome feeling of hassle, rather than an enjoyable hustle and bustle.

Bistro Ialiano, Durham

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:53:03 +0100

AFTER working up a hunger walking around Durham, we decided to pay a visit to Bistro Italiano to finish off a lovely day.

Derwent Manor Hotel, Allensford

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:15:36 +0000

NOT a lot of people know this, to paraphrase Michael Caine, but it is a fact that the Derwent Manor Hotel used to be a farm owned by the grandfather of the Mr Bean comedian Rowan Atkinson.

The Stables, Wynyard Village, Billingham

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:42:52 +0000

THE last time we visited Wynyard, it was to call at the vast stately home of that name, the former ancestral seat of the Londonderrys now owned by Sir John Hall.