The 16 best bars and drinks in Cramlington

Annual Christmas meal with the family, 6 adults & a child, slow service 30 mins to ask if we were ready for our starter.Told the mains were almost ready so the 3 having carverys got there's, we'd almost finished so my husband went to ask where there's were. No one asked if our meals were ok which luckily they were apart from the childs very disappointing. We visit Willow farm on a regular basis and felt rather let down with this experience especially when we were treating the family to a Christmas getogether.

If you are on the motorbike we highly recommend this place. We were on the long journey on the motorbike. Found it on the google maps. Really nice place. Very friendly atmosphere. We experienced very friendly welcome even though we entered in bike helmets with bags. We were approached straight away. We asked how it works here and been given explanation. The carvery was very nice. I had turkey and my husband had gammon. Good selection. We stayed for about an hour to get some rest. We were asked if we needed anything and if everything is good frequently always with a little chat and a smile. Served at the counter by Cameron we got a great service. We sat close to the bar and we have seen Cameron serving every customer with a smile and courtesy.

I've been to Willow Farm quite a few times, it's usually ok. But tonight 13th May, my partner and I travelled from Consett to go for dinner, but upon arriving just before 7pm, we saw this notice saying last orders for food is at 7pm, not later than that due to staff training. We have been told if we had looked on facebook etc we would have known about the closure, I dont look on the internet everytime I go out. Why cant they do staff training when it's actually closed or early morning not at a busy dinner time, I expect they wont pay staff extra money to come in early. What a wasted trip! Not happy at all!

We were staying at the nearby Premier Inn and recommended to visit Willow Farm. 2 of us had carvery and 1 person ordered off the Classic Mains menu. We all had a fab meal and the people/service was great. We stayed for a few drinks and were the last to leave, the team gave us some free cake to take away which was going out of date… but it was delicious! 😋 I would definitely recommend for meal/drinks or just coffee and cake.

Haven’t been here for a long time as had been very disillusioned by the service and the food quality. On a whim we decided to try again and we are so pleased we did, food was fresh, hot and ofa great standard much different to our last trip. We had a lovely all you can eat breakfast with refillable tea and coffee to help yourself to. Food range was varied and all items were available. Fabulous service from Nathan who was friendly and attentive to all needs and wishes. He was a breath of fresh air compared to previous staff experiences. Thank you Nathan. Will definitely come again.

Very nicely laid out,well decorated, good food,staff attentive and friendly,always asking if we needed anything and seeing we enjoyed it. Reasonable prices and enjoyable atmosphere. Very good .

Carvery on point every time, staff kind hard working, atmosphere always has a home feel to it. Play area well loved by the kids. The cake is a big hit.

Warm atmosphere, friendly service. Food was disappointing considering the price and reputation. Table behind ours sent theirs back as it was brought out cold. Frozen veg and Yorkshire's, very small portions of meat and all overcooked and tough to chew. Gravy watery and not enough of it. Ordered a scotch egg starter which was very nice. Overall too expensive for an average Sunday lunch. Great parking though.

It's a very nice pub/resteraunt! It's even better when we got a 40% discount from the loyalty App. The lamb skewers and Moroccan chicken were excellent, as was the service. Thanks for a nice lunch.

Me and my partner booked a table to give our parents some special news but was spoilt by the snotty member of staff on arrival. We ordered four meals two roast trio and two normal roasts with extra pigs and blankets . Very disappointed that paying an extra £7.40 for extra meat but receiving the thinest piece of beef and a fatty lump of pork as the extra meat , even the pigs were so pale and under cooked. Even after advising the staff of our plates felt like a waste of complaining as they just brushed it off. Definitely will not be returning from receiving poor service and long waiting times for each of our family members to receive their meals and missing drinks. Feel very disappointed from wanting it to be a special day for our parents but spending a lot of money to get poor value and service.

Racheal gave us brilliant customer service at the Snowy Owl — so friendly and welcoming, especially since I’m not a local and was up visiting my boyfriend. I absolutely loved the decor too — it gave proper cosy vibes, like being by a warm fireplace on a cold day. The fish and chips were delicious, and finishing off with sticky toffee pudding was a treat. I was over the moon to find vegan custard on the menu too — such a lovely surprise! 💕

My girlfriend has severe allergies and finding somewhere out to eat has been very difficult. However, Kirsty made it so simple. She made us feel so comfortable and confident in the food and cooking process. We can not thank her enough for her attentiveness to everything, she answered all questions we had and double checked everything to make sure all was safe. She made us feel so safe there that we have now been back a further 2 times, where she has served us and made us feel so welcomed. Even remembering my girlfriend’s allergies! Thank you so much Kirsty.

What a disappointment. We went for Sunday lunch and this is what we got. We paid around £22 each. For this price you could go to an amazing restaurant and not feel hungry after. The roasties were anemic, the beef was terribly overcooked. Terrible portion sizes, looks like the veg is missing. My Mother In Law found tin toil she almost swallowed. When mentioned to the waitress she just said oh well sorry. Not even that she would pass this on to the chef. Wouldn't return. It's a shame as we have been before and enjoyed an evening meal but I've never felt so ripped off!

What a lovely lunch today! We sat to the right, table service. The area was nice and bright, unusual for a pub as they're normally dark. Our server, Rachel, was so lovely, as were all of the staff. Menu had a good choice and the lunch menu for 2 courses was also appreciated. Food arrived quickly, nice and hot, every request taken into account! Needless to say, we all thoroughly enjoyed our food. We shall definitely visit again.

I was staying in the Premier next door and had received multiple emails informing me that the pub was shut. Upon arrival, I was pleased to find that it was not! A work colleague and I had an early evening meal and ended up staying until closing. We then returned for a late lunch the following day. The food is standard pub-grub. It's reasonably priced. The service however was excellent. The staff were lovely. If however the management read this, you really need to sort out the music. There are 4 songs played on a loop. I now know each of them word for word!

Fantastic service tonight from Lewis S. He was very attentive and for the first time ever in a restaurant I was asked if I wanted a free refill before having to ask/go get it myself! Food was very decent, ribs were a highlight. I thought the broccoli in my veg side was a bit tough but the meat was great.

Nice clean environment, staff are very friendly and efficient. Food was tasty and beer was good. What more do you need.

Large pub next to a premier inn. Very spacious and tasteful. The staff I encountered were all friendly and keen to ensure that we had a pleasant meal. Beefeater was keen to promote some enticing food offers, but drinks prices are still quite high. The food itself was delicious and to a good standard.

Excellent food and staff. This Restaurant/pub is definitely open! But It is no longer a Beefeater Restaurant, and is in the process of been taken over. I can't highly recommend the syeak and ale pie, plenty of meat, it was delicious.Plenty of parking.

Friendly staff recently been rebranded/changed ownership, hopefully will improve but on basis of my meal last night I could not recommend . Service was fine, friendly and helpful staff, decor inside and out work in progress?? Three of us ate, 2 of us had steak, one a curry, I had a steak which unfortunately had a large amount of sinew/ gristle, although was cooked how I requested. The curry was apparently ok and the other steak was much better than mine. With little or no gristle so I may have just been unlucky, but I'm sure the gristle in mine would have been obvious prior to cooking.

Stayed at the Premier Inn next door. Used the Beefeater for evening meal. Standard set up, clean with plenty of space. Fairly quiet. Service from James was excellent. Polite, efficient and with a genuine smile 😁 Good value food and the cocktail deal was well worth taking advantage of 👍 perfect for an overnight stay on our travels.

Got the beef roast dinner, meat was tender gravy was flavourfull, veg was cooked great not overcooked. Portion wasn't massive but thought it was the right amount for me personally. Definitely recommend will be back mid week as my daughter wanted to make her own pizza, only to be told they do not do it on a Sunday, looking forward to there mid week menu

We had a Sunday lunch here and it was delicious and ample serving for us. Gravy was really nice, best we've had so far from a pub lunch. Staff were not overbearing and left us to enjoy our meal, there was plenty of meat on the plate and it was very tender....Highly recommend The Keel Row Dave and Dawn

We live locally but rarely eat out. We were passing last week and decided to go in for some food. I am gluten free and a vegetarian so eating out is very difficult. But they had a good GF menu. I ordered a cheese and broccoli pasta bake. It came with home cooked chips and salad and was really nice. My partner got the steak pie, which he enjoyed too. My daughter got the chicken nuggets. They were proper chicken breast so really good. They have a little play park for little ones out the back and they have a play room inside too. The staff are really friendly too. We would definitely go back.

We had a family birthday with eleven other people. The service and food were great and the staff joined in with the singing. Nothing too much trouble for them. Been a few times before and always a great welcome back. Thank you very much.

My family and I visited for lunch on Friday, this is a gorgeous pub serving proper food! We were all very happy with our meals (mince and dumplings was lush) my son was very happy to dine out somewhere so child friendly, he loooooved the outdoor play area. Will definitely return.

This was my first visit, and it won't be my last. The atmosphere was very good, the staff were brilliant, chatty, helpful and they couldn't do enough for you. I had a chat with the owner, and she was lovely. The food was so good where I normally can't eat a full plate, this one I cleared. A wonderful place, well worth going to.

Great service and friendly husband and wife!! Had a few good bloody Mary’s …and a friendly pup!!

Food took 40 minutes and then arrived cold. Front of house couldn’t do enough and looked after our order making sure it was ready cooked. It’s not as if the place was busy either.

Wouldn’t recommend at all. Horrible food, and arrogant staff. I could ignore the standard of food if the staff weren’t so rude. After all, it’s a pub not a 5 star restaurant. The staff have this weird urge to provoke confrontation with customers by creating problems that weren’t there in the first place. They pick and choose their favourite customers and give them special treatment while doing things like refusing to serve customers who they take a disliking to for absolutely no reason. A very strange, surreal atmosphere to be in. I would almost go as far to say, toxic.

The waiter walks up to our table to announce (at 8:57 p.m.) that our children have to be out of the restaurant in three (3) minutes due to liquor licensing laws... nothing posted, nothing about it on the menus, and nothing mentioned by the staff in the previous trips to our table. As an international traveler, I was not aware of this policy. I'll not be returning to the Brockwell Seam, and would advise others to seek a better, more welcoming dining experience elsewhere.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat, chicken tikka was nice came with rice, poppadom and a naan bread, the chopped salad was very tasty, had a lovely fresh dressing in it and was topped with a very large piece of tasty salmon.

Well considering I’m a silver haired old bugger. I would say it was more a silver day all around. It was nice and pleasant I just wanted to sit and have my food nice and hot and nice and relaxed so it was champion. Usually go to the Bay Horse but they’re getting done up. Same company so happy days. But probably stick to the Brockwell Seam though

Absolutely disgusting food. We ordered a chicken dinner and three rump steaks. We asked for two steaks to be rare and one medium rare. All three were well above medium rare and all were very very chewy and full of fat. The skilllet that the steaks came on had previous burnt food on (the mushrooms were stuck to it). The missus had the chicken dinner. Her Yorkshire pudding was brick hard and said that is was cold. We would have complained but there was no one around, not the usual "is everything okay with your meal". £75 wasted. The toilet stunk as well. PLEASE AVOID!!!!!!

Ate here for breakfast. David the owner manager was very friendly, professional and accommodating. He couldn't do enough for us. The food was served quickly and cooked to perfection. Will definitely return in the future.

A busy lively pub with plenty of outside seating. Very homely inside. We only had drinks, but the prices seemed good. Staff were very efficient as it was a busy Friday night. Would happily visit again.

Manager defo in the wrong line of business. On my own, killing time until i met up witb friends. I ordered a cider and my card pyt failed. Tapped again and tried to get the bar maids attention, as no one came back to me I took my drink outside. Manager then came and told me my drink had not been paid for. I told him I'm shouted for the barmaid. He said shouting "at" staff is no way to get served. I tried to explain that I didn't shout at her but for her to check. He accused me of being aggressive. Told me to drink my drink and then leave. No need for me to ever go back there 🤬🤬🤬

Hate leaving bad reviews but Ordered a vegan burger and fries and despite it clearly saying vegan they put bacon and chicken in the box not sure if it was a genuine accident but can’t leave a good review for that - do not order if veggie Update on this review - they said someone would be in touch - no one was so the issue was never resolved

It was lovely sitting outside in the sunshine with a lovely drink. Excellent prices. Only shame was the number of smokers in the same space

My server Tori was kind, attentive and gave 110% service. She check on me a few times to make sure I was enjoying the food and service, I’ll come back again and hopefully she’ll be serving me! Atmosphere is really nice, it was a bit quieter than the other pubs in the area but I was very happy about that! Pub was clean and looked after and the food was good, would recommend here!

This is a great little pub in Cramlington village. It has a large outdoor seating area at the front of the pub which is ideal for breakfast. The breakfasts are very reasonably priced and delicious. There is a massive beer garden at the rear which often has live entertainment. I would highly recommend this pub.

Beautiful pub, great food, great service, at an affordable price too!

Very impressed with the food in here. Bugers are real home made party's and taste amazing. Guest the same. Hand cut chips are lovely too. Even my wife who is a veggie likes the veggie options. Good selection of lagers. We are becoming regulars !

We went in for a drink & dinner. Unfortunately we were too late to eat. The staff are excellent. There was live music playing. It was a Sunday night and quite busy

What a perfect Mother’s Day & yet again another Fantastic Sunday roast from The Blake Arms ! One of the best Sunday roasts I’ve ever had ! Great portion sizes and the food is just beautiful !

Food was great and excellent portion sizes. This is the first time we have been in since change of ownership. The new owners are making a difference, we'll done we will be back I'm sure.

Every Thursday, the stage is for live music, and everyone can play and sing there. Unique ❣️

Brilliant food and great service. Highly recommended. Oh and the beer was great as well 😎

Had a great Parmo tonight for tea excellent price with a couple of Cruz Campo’s to wash it down 🍻

Always come in for a drink or a game of pool with a few mates, staff are always friendly and enjoy a good chinwag, dogs are always welcome with treats on the bar and water available upon request. We had a small gender reveal for our bundle of joy due in December in the function room upstairs and the size was absolutely perfect for the amount of people we invited. We recommend this pub to all of our mates all of the time and they always say how glad they are we introduced them to it!

I've been going to The Lord of the Manor since it first opened as The Pheonix , When the outside retail area of Manor Walks was built , the pub lost out on footfall, and it was never the same handed for manager to manager , went into a bit of disrepair, no soul . NOW after an overhaul and change of bar position and toilets, etc, revamped . What a change , the atmosphere has uplifted , the bar staff seem happier in their jobs , the quality of the tap and optics has greatly improved as have the choice of drinks both soft and alcoholic. We were in Thursday the place was nicely busy, music loud to be heard but not too loud you can't have conversation also there was a pool tournament on .

Since the revamp, this bar has a much friendlier atmosphere and vibe. Bar staff are fab, especially Lexi.

Would not normally put a 5 start review, bit can't fault the food or the staff. Was very surprised that it was proper chips. Had a pensions special 2 course £6.50 excellent. Will definitely be back.

We went for the afternoon 09/07/2023 they had a singer on absolutely brilliant atmosphere everything and the drinks are nice as well Well done Bridget and Mark me and me Welshman had a great time what a pub five stars x

First time in this bar. Decent boozer, good atmosphere. Reasonable drink prices and the pool table is spot on. I'll deffo be back.

Went for Sunday dinner, the staff were so helpful accommodating one of my fussy eating kids going off menu. Nothing was a bother for them at all. The Sunday dinner was lovely and recently priced

What a lovely pub. We booked our table for a Friday date night, the atmosphere was great, nice and relaxed. The staff are all very friendly. Clayton took our orders and served our drinks, he was well mannered and very helpful. A big thank you to Martin the Chef. Our meal arrived in a good time and was delicious. I had the steak which was cooked perfectly, rare, as I requested. My partner had a burger which was enormous, he thoroughly enjoyed it. The meal portions were more than enough. Thank you for a wonderful evening. We will be back soon

Super food from the 2 for £12 menu. Chose the gammon and egg with skin on fries. Plentiful portion and the best fries ever tasted. The gammon was perfectly cooked by chefs Ryan and Callum. The staff were warm and welcoming and brought us everything we needed. Would definitely visit again when up this way. Thank you Bay horse for a lovely start to our mini break.

Great time at the Bay horse the other night!! Excellent drinks and gorgeous food served by Katie. Nice to see a happy face behind the bar and service with a smile. Will be back again !

Amazing experience! The food was great but to top it off was Katie. She made our experience so special and personable by being kind, cheery and on the ball with her service!

It was quiet when we arrived. Staff friendly and helpful. Menu had plenty of choice and depending on what day you go there are meal deals. Food was served in a reasonable time. The food tasted better than it looked and was fair value for money.

Good vibe, food was great. Beer garden was nice in the warm weather. Overall clean and I'd reccomend it to anyone. Plus free car park that's got plenty of space

Chef Callum, thanks so much. The crispy chilli chicken was surprisingly fantastic and I will definitely return. Katie, fab service with a smile. Thanks for making a memorable experience

New owner, since i was last here, friendly and seems to have changed clientele. More diverse range of drinkers. Sat night DJ was decent and prices very good.

Great pub, friendly, atmosphere good on match day. Drink prices ok.

took absolutely forever to be served at the bar, then the staff were very rude, nice place but the horrible staff ruin it. Will NOT be returning

Nice boozer, was recently done-up. Busy, friendly crowd on a Saturday night. Good accessibility at the entrance and large wheelchair accessible toilet in the rear. Staff are great.

Hmmmm , the disability loo absolutely stank of (P) puddles of it around urinal . Smelling the pub out . This place has the potential to be a fantastic . Pub it has a lot to offer. Little beer garden , good cocktail list , great variety of rums and gins . I've even seen some canny bands here . But the smell . Bah

Have autism both me and my son ..I also have a walikng frame ..several weeks ago got verbally abused and laughed at by customers due to a comment I made i am neuro diverse and the whole pub laughted at me making me feel so bad and it upset me and my son who is also neuro diverse.. even reported it to staff..but stayed away for 8 weeks. As no one needs this with or without disabilities.Then 6 / 8 took my dog with us ..we left first ..a man then followed with his dog ..who had previously said didn't like other dogs so we stayed away ..on exiting this man let his dog off the lead ..extention..to full max we had our dog on a short locked leash as she is assisted dog and trained .. but he didn't.. knowing his dog was not friendly with other dogs .suddenly what looked like a friendly dog went south ...his dog attacked ours he purposly let his off the leash and gave it the full run ..at ours .but ours got the better and defended herself and her carer .. he then took a boot at our assisted dog which had a large black and white harness with large lettering on stating assisted dog ..Not to mention that he was part of the same group reported several weeks ago .. who caused concern ..so reported to 101.. and tried to ring pub 8 times each time no one answered poor customer service and feels like they don't like disabled people e mail them to date but seams like they let regulars abuse anyone that has a disabilities. Or talk different..won't be going back again

Good laugh playing the Bingo. Always a nice atmosphere. XX

Excellent beer, & prices friendly clientele , good parking space, & concert room.

This was my local for 25 years. Always a good pint, always made me very welcome, and the staff were brilliant. Been two and a half years now since I moved to Spain, and I can honestly say, I've never found a local here to compare with it. Keep up the good work guys!!

Attended a friends 60th birthday bash had a great night. The staff were great even though the room was full never had to wait to be served recommend this club if your planning a celebration

Marvelous place, keep the bevvys coming and I know the lads in there are very helpful.

Rebecca behind the bar is unprofessional and rude! Don’t have a wet floor sign for health and safety protocol when a glass smashed on the floor they left unattended and just carried on serving. Working in the hospitality industry myself customers safety comes first not money in the till! Absolutely shocking

Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. An excellent night out with the commrades darts team 😁👍

This club has cheep beer and a friendly atmosphere. It is however very dated, it hasn't changed in many years.

The Story Book is the perfect place for children to run their energy off, at £5 per child for 90 mins is amazing! The drinks are really cheap for a soft play also! The fruit shoots are £1.25. Also the perfect place to eat afterwards as the food is cheap but gorgeous! There’s a decent amount of parking spaces too which you just put on the tablet inside either the restaurant or the wacky warehouse which registers you do you don’t get fined. My kids have loved it!

Drinks were good, atmosphere was spot on, weren't overly packed so I liked the peace. Service was brilliant. Staff very friendly. Dinner was great, the Yorkshire puddings were stunning and I loved how they have calorie counted all the food on the carvery. But the potatos were super hard even tho they looked so nice. I couldn't eat them. Mash was super tasty. I came before this too for the soft play. Soft play is 5 pound a child for 90 minutes and it was super affordable. Drinks on the other hand for a coke or bottle of coke was 3.10 or 3.30 if I remember rightly. Bit of a rip off. And it was super noisy but what soft play place isn't loud lol. I'd come back and defo try something else on the menu

Great food and service and very friendly,had both kids and adults with us big party of 10 and chloe was very patient,helpful and friendly thank you.

Excellent carvery, self serve after choosing your meats, pay prior to collecting carvery so no waiting round to pay after you’re finished. Top class service from Tanya, we will be back

We go to storybook regular. It’s always spot on for a lazy tea. Staff are always friendly and helpful. The food is cheap, tasty and always hot! Tanya served us this evening and she is always great, especially with the kids. Thanks again Story Book!

Decided to stop for a late dinner after my girls played in the wacky warehouse. Ordered the girls both sausage peas and mash with gravy. Both very tasty and girls enjoyed it. I just chose 3 small plates , chicken strips, hallumi fries ad garlic breaded mushroom. Also yummy. All food and drinks brought to us at a reasonable time. No faults. Chloe our server was lovely, very smiley and helpful. Will be returning as happy customers :)

Carvery is great value for money and Tanya was very helpful, made sure our table had cutlery while we were at the bar and got us takeaway boxes with fresh gravy for our leftover food. She made us feel very welcome and made our experience enjoyable

Lovely curry night on Thursday, friendly staff & great service - highly recommended.

Outstanding food everytime. Lovley staff and just a lush pub.

23/03/24 - Finally managed to get back here to try the food. The menu is small, but there is a decent choice with additional specials most days. I opted for the Clayton Cheeseburger, which was very good; Juicy, tasty and with lovely onions. It was paired with skinny fires and onion rings both of which were really good too. To drink I had the Pubs only draft ale - Burrows Blond from Black sheep, it was ok. More choice would have been nice. My other half had a fish finger sandwich, which was also nice, with a nice homemade tartare sauce too, this was accompanied by a side of truffle and parmesan fries and some onions rings, which were superbly crunchy. We both had the sticky toffee pudding for desert, which was excellent. Hot caramel custard, the pudding itself and a scoop of very nice vanilla ice-cream. Top notch. In summary an excellent little pub with staff that are very friendly and welcoming and a very decent feed; having a single ale was a tad disappointing, but we'll definitely be back. 07/12/23 - Attended here for a post funeral do, it's been many years since I was last here but it seems to be a great little pub now. The buffet laid on by the pub was excellent, by far the best buffet i've had in a while, especially the corned beef pie and sandwich selection. The draft real ale selection was limited, but at least they had some. I stuck to the Black Sheep Session IPA. The pub got busier as the evening drew on with many coming for food, the menu is small, but seems worthy of a try. The food we saw coming out of the kitchen all looked good. We shall be back in the near future to try the food for ourselves.

I'm sat here now in the beer garden, I've been here a few times and this place is just glorious. The staff (especially the owners) are so friendly and welcoming. The beer garden is beautifully maintained and peaceful. It's a bit of a hidden secret of a pub! Would definitely recommend.

We’ve been meaning to try food here for a while and were not let down. The menu changes weekly with the exception of the Clayton Burger, which is delicious by the way! Most dishes on todays menu came in at £10 or less so great quality and value. There are chain pub alternatives close by which don’t come close to the food available here and you can see the pride the owners take in their business. Thanks for taking care of us 2 Adults and 4 kids

Lovely friendly pub with better than expected food was very nice.

Absolutely delighted with our Sunday lunch and will be sure to return for one of your curry nights.