My kids love Planet Leisure. Parties are made easy and so many activities to choose from. Bowling, Laser tag, Roller skating, glow and the dark mini golf, trampolines... We have done them all!!!

What a fun place. We were 2 adults who went roller skating. Glad it was crowded but they do need a better check in system or queue signs. Decent priced beer for a cheeky one after the mini workout.

Big spot Accessible entrance Lots to do Bowling Skating Trampoline Later tag & more Food available Coffee Snacks A couple of rude staff members. Politeness and a smile goes a long way. Pre booked for bowling so no wait (ish) we obviously had to que to see someone at main desk/book in. Didn't book for later tag, half hour wait to get in so Recommend pre booking. Party going on upstairs, looked well set out.

This is a really nicely kitted out leisure venue. It was my first visit although my wife and children have been a few times. I was really impressed with the facilities, cleanliness, food and atmosphere. The roller skating and bowling were great. I popped my head in the laser quest and it seemed great. I wouldn't hesitate to come here again even though it's closer to 30 miles from our home

Massively impressive place. When you think of industrial unit businesses you think of basic, one trick pony, places. - not here. Been massive money plumbed into here. Loads to do. Like absolutely loads, menu is really expansive and very reasonably priced too! Will definitely be back!

My son went to a friend's laser quest birthday party and overall it was pretty good. For the party the kids had 2 rounds of laser quest, party food which was chicken and chips baskets. Which the kids all loved. Now onto the negative points, we stood just outside the laser quest arena in the area where the kids get the guns. During the actual games there was no one of the staff around to help, on several occasions some of the kid guns stopped working and they came out to get help, and there was no one there. Then one of the children actually fell over during the match and hurt his leg and was in tears, again there was no one there to attend to him, it was left to myself and other parents to help him. Which of course we would do anyway, but not what you expect at a party event. Also we had to swap out broken guns with ones on the stands as again there was no one to assist with unfunctioning guns. The staff were also just going around doing a job, not engaging with the kids or communicating with people. Can only describe them as just going through the motions of doing the jobs, almost drone like. Also as the party was booked for 2 months I feel another 20 minutes game would have been better and 3 instead of 2 rounds of laser quest, as the kids spent some of the time just generally playing.

Great facility with lots of fun things to do. The staff are brilliant but we had problems with the bowling. It kept breaking when resetting the pins. It happened 5 times and we had to keep going to ask them to fix it. The staff moved us to another lane but it happened again so the game took ages. I think perhaps some maintenance is required

Kids love the trampolines and adventure climb. Large warehouse so normally cold but kids keep active. Coffee/snack bar service very slow, but restaurant food is decent. Outside food allowed so helpful for snacks/water with kids.

The place was empty so we had to wait 50 minutes for the next session as they sent staff home. However when we went back for the 3 o’clock slot, there was numerous staff jotted about. The young blonde female staff member was very rude. Constantly shouting at the children, baring in mind they are children, you couldn’t do anything in there without being shouted at. Family caught her pulling faces and shrugging her shoulders at other adults in our group when tending to the children. Took my little girl who is 3 years old onto the slide bit, got told I couldn’t take her up then got told she couldn’t go up as she was too small. If she is too small why am I paying the same price as everyone else has for their children? If I paid the same price as another child/ adult, we should be getting the same access to the area as they are. Wouldn’t go back again, you felt as if you couldn’t do anything without being pulled up on it. Would recommend going to planet leisure over the road. A lot more nicer staff and area.

We visited for the 1st time today. The staff are nice and the place is cleaner and less crowded compared to similar venues. The only thing is that we found it a bit overpriced.

Went climbing with an instructor, the staff were really friendly despite being a bit over busy, great enthusiasm and activities on the different types of wall. Was surprised on the no photos/videos policy but there are now signs everywhere. Didnt realise food was on offer fairly late but the loos were looking a bit tired at the end of the day, looks like they don't flush all that great.

Good clean place to take the kids. Can work out costly for some of the activities especially if you are with smaller children who are limited. Cafe prices appear reasonable. No issues

Been trampolining dozens of time but decided to give the climbing a go. So much fun! We did a taster session and Charlie was our instructor. He was superb; encouraging, knowledgeable and very safe. Would highly recommend and we will most certainly be back.

Excellent trampolines for children to play on, run about etc. We attended a 2 hour toddler session so only young children. 90mins of play followed by 30mins of singing and dancing in adjacent room. Cartoon of milk and a couple of biscuits for the children. Staff fridndly and led the dancing, children loved it. The milk was a vanilla flavoured milk which perhaps not everyone liked, it was quite sweet. I would suggest so plain milk for those that want it. Afterwards ordered a childrens meal which cost £5. Pizza and chips both of which were great, especially the chips. ( other meals available, all at £5 for children). Only a short wait. Coffee good price at £2.10. Toilets clean and spacious. There is a small bar area for adults. You have to use thier branded socks, £1.50 so make sure to keep them. The 2 hour session was £7.50 which is very reasonable. Climbing walls were varied, lots of different types but for older children. I think you can go onto the roof but not sure. Plenty of staff around looking out for and checking children used the equipment safely.

Oh my goodness! What a fantastic place this is. We did a 3 hour round trip…. I’d have travelled for 6 hours if need be. Next level in every respect…. Nicole is an absolute diamond…. Her customer service care was truly something else. We spent almost an entire day there going over everything and Nicole was so helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. Originally found these guys on Facebook / YouTube and couldn’t wait to go see it all in person. The moment you walk through the door it’s simply stunning!!!…. I didn’t know where to look first. Everything is so well set out….( hardscape in a room / mechanical in a room etc ) it really did make it so easy to both see and get everything I needed. I’m new to aquascaping and though these guys are true pros in their field they couldn’t have been any more helpful in breaking it all down for a beginner if they’d tried. Another noted point is these guys use what they sell…. For every item I purchased Nicole readily walked me to show me the product in use….. How many businesses do you know that are not just promoting a brand they choose to sell, but selling what they truly believe to be the best available products? …… Then there’s their gallery……. Well if reassurance was ever needed of just how amazing this guys are just sit for a while in front of their displays….. Online purchases are always convenient but treat yourself to next level face to face customer service and pay them a visit. The best service I have ever experienced buying anything….. “ If you need any help at all setting up when you get home just reach out and I can FaceTime you “ That’s what I was told by Nicole…….. You’ll never beat customer service that’s still continued after the cash drawer has closed…. It shows these guys clearly love what they do and likewise want the customer to achieve their dream scape….. Thank you so much Nicole and James for a brilliant day! ( James is a great guy and very funny!!! ) Look forward to buying more from you…. 😊❤️

✨️SIMPLY AMAZING✨️ This store has such a great reputation, I simply had to make the 5 hr drive to see what all the fuss was about. Oh my, Horizon Aquatics just doesn't disappoint on any level. Greeted on arrival with a smile, a warm welcome, and a very well needed cup of coffee, I made my way around this Aladins cave of aquascaping wonders. Throughout my 7 hr stay, I slowly made my way from room to room, leaving the aquarium gallery till last. No spoilers here, but if it's aquascaping equipment, plants, fish, or simply fantastic customer service is up your street, then trust me, you will be in complete heaven. The gallery is breathtakingly awesome, with some real quality scapes showcasing world-class aquascaping techniques. So quiet, peaceful, and relaxing, I just had to return the following morning, and luckily enough, I managed to spend time chatting with staff and owners. Can't thank you guys enough for looking after me for so many hours and making me feel so at home and very welcome. I will return ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The friendliest people I’ve ever met. Never any pressure to buy and they will shower you with information for free. Bought our drift wood and plants from here. We visit once every couple of months and we’ll new back as we build our 3 nano tanks. Our tank is continuously a working process and we are learning every day something new. Their YouTube channel is great for tips and tricks!

Embarking on a 6-hour round trip to Horizon Aquatics proved to be a journey that was entirely worthwhile. Having engaged with Horizon Aquatic's exceptional online services for over a year—ranging from their user-friendly website to their outstanding email communications—my in-store experience only served to solidify my high regard for them. Horizon Aquatics stands as a paragon within the UK's aquascaping industry. The store presents an awe-inspiring gallery that captivates at first glance, complemented by a meticulously organized layout that epitomises the zenith of high-end aquascaping retail environments. James and Nicole, the heart of Horizon Aquatics, are lovely individuals who provide an exceptional level of service. Their warm welcome instantly made us feel at home, and their willingness to spend considerable time answering our questions underscored their deep-rooted passion for aquascaping. It's this very passion that radiates throughout every facet of their business, making it abundantly clear that they're not just running a store—they're spearheading an evolution within the UK aquascaping industry.

What a beautiful store. We made clear on arrival that we were there mainly to look around and not to purchase anything. Yet, we were made to feel so welcome, had a good long chat about our Koi pond at home and were given some really great insight into the aquascaping hobby. My mother is now looking forward to her retirement when she'll set up a beautiful tank like the ones we were shown at Horizon!

Just wow! From the outside the shop looks so small but inside its massive! So much selection. It was a 45min drive but the staff were amazing, they dont hover over you all the time but the second you ask for help they are there and jeeeeze do they know there stuff. So much help i will 100% be going back soon

Great place. Staff was helpful and knowledgeable. And the place itself was just fantastic. Great set-ups.

shocking wait time food was cold staff just kept saying food will be a couple of minutes, went to the shop down the road and still sat for 30 minutes afterwards, what’s the point in ordering early to then not get food, people were just walking in ordering food and walking out before us. All this for 2 doner wraps and cheesey chips, absolutely shocking worst takeaway in aycliffe full stop.

My order came to £36 not cheap we got a pizza 2x chips and 2x chicken kebabs with salad the chicken was nice the pizza ok but the chips were rock hard a couldn’t even eat them when a dipped them in the garlic and the salad looked and tasted like it had already seen a couple of birthdays they were not fresh probably made up Saturday night and re-used Sunday. Then when a rang to complain I was offered 20% off my next order as if I rang for the discount and not to complain about my ruined meal. I order from here about once a week and i actually travel here I live to far away for a delivery but that’s me tapping out a won’t be back poor food and poor customer service such a shame it used to be really nice.

Food was burnt and response from owner was "sorry u don't like it", forgive me for not like eating burnt food. Ordered a parmo and the cheese was way too burnt, see photo. And there was a piece of wraping paper underneath got too soggy and melted onto the chicken.. couldn't eat that so had to give up some part. A little disappointed cause we use this takeaway fairly often before this.

Garlic bread with Donner meat... The little meat that was actually on the bread was solid and dry as Garlic bread wasn't too bad though Chips were dry and tasteless Overall a waste of money Definitely one to avoid

Got a mini kabab and Donner wrap for delivery chips were stone cold and not cooked and mini kabab had salad on after saying I did not want salad they said I had to pay to get the salad off. New one was sent out but never said I had to pay for no salad when ordering.then when it came I got given this as salad

Outstanding cheesy doner garlic bread, very flavourful and cooked to perfection, friendly staff, efficient collection food was hot and fresh on arrival. Will definatley return, thanks

I don’t use Olive Garden very often, although my daughter seems to like them. This was the 2nd time I’d had food from them & once again, they’d forgotten items off the order. The food was ok, but getting the order wrong really spoiled everything, maybe they’re short staffed?

Went there first time about two weeks ago encouraged by the reviews and unfortunately didn’t like it. The ambient of the place is very nice as well as the service( can’t blame the waiters) but the food was well below average. I had (a very pricey) Sunday roast and I couldn’t be more disappointed. It was truly a bizzare concoction… never had a jacket potato with my Sunday roast before? One pig in blanket, one of each boiled vegetables (broccoli etc), gravy that tasted like made from granules, bland turkey, no nice sides. No effort was put into this dish and it tasted like hospital meal rather than something served at a top rated pub.

We stayed in one of the deluxe studios, the room was clean and well decorated, unfortunately these rooms are not next to the restaurant as stated on the website, they are 300yards down on the main road (A167) which is a busy road, so the noise from the traffic kept us awake and It says it has WIFI but it didn’t. Staff in the restaurant were pleasant and helpful, food of the evening was very nice, breakfast not so good.

Didn't stay here. But had a meal here and the quality was exceptional the service was great, even got 20% off the meal. Not the cheapest night out, but definitely worth it..

A lovely pub, friendly staff, great food. Stayed here one night, room was spotless and had everything you needed. A great find

Rooms are stunning, good food and friendly helpful service

My wife and I stayed overnight on our way home from Scotland. The room,though small ,was good with a nice shower and a very comfortable bed. We both had the 3 course set menu at £22 p.p.Every course was excellent.Breakfast reached the same standard. The staff were welcoming and helpful. Tremendous place and such great value.

Midweek family get together. Pleasantly surprised as to how busy it was. Booked online the evening before, smooth experience. Meal was on the high side of good. Last visited more than 15 years ago (different owners). Would recommend certainly. Newton Aycliffe needs decent restaurants / eateries and I would say that currently The County leads the way.

Tasteless and wishy-washy. Lacking any depth of flavour. The starters of chicken pakora and onion bhaji were okay, nothing to brag about though. Overall I was disappointed and would be hard pushed to visit again based on this experience.

Heard the old owners were back and food was back to being good, had onion bhaji and chicken tikka masala and was very disappointed both were tasteless and masala was very watery. Very disappointing it's puts me off trying again

Ordered takeaway - the best food I’ve have from Elachi in a long time. Happy to hear under old management again!

Absolutely loved our evening eating in the restaurant. Staff were amazing and atmosphere was so chilled. Beautiful food from starters to main 👌

First time. Lovely food, fast delivery - well before time given on Just Eat app. Clean plates all round. Will definitely order again.

very friendly staff, food was fantastic. had a takeaway last week and dined in this evening, both fantastic. thank you, will be back.

we opted for the set menu for 2. the lamb was gorgeous and plenty of chicken Korma left over for the following day lunch too

Visited for my granddaughter's birthday party. The ideal venue is well organised and great fun for the kids. Very busy, staff helpful. We had 19 kids in the party room, and I wouldn't recommend any more for comfort.

Absolute joke of a place, booked for 2 children online and when we arrived, all of the tables were reserved for "parties" so therefore we couldn't find an appropriate table to watch the 2 children under 5 whilst playing. I work in a restaurant with an adjoining play area, so if you know your facilities cannot accommodate for the masses, that have also booked, why allow people to book online or why not contact them about their booking or make sure there is a table reserved for them? The place is an absolute joke and the staff are incompetent and miserable, the staff member signed us in and seen us leave less than 5 minutes after but thanked us for coming??? This place is past its best and the staff all need better training evidently. Waste of fuel money and a waste of £15 from booking online. AVOID.

We used to visit twice per week, we will find a new place as they refused our cash at the door. We travel 30 minutes (1HOUR ROUND TRIP) to this venue they see us regularly they have all my details. YES I HAD 3 £50 NOTES IF THE NOTE WAS FAKE THEY WOULD FIND ME EASILY. ITS DISGUSTING THAT COMPANIES REFUSE LEGAL TENDER . 4 kids plus food 1/2 per week you done me a favour. An as for the owner forcing these policies to force cashless your a joke. There was no foul language at the old girl either so cut that out. Cosmic Kingdom will get our twice weekly visit now. THANKS AGAIN. 😊

Excellent softplay for toddlers. Dedicated under 5 area filled with toys, puzzles, soft climbs and slides. Larger softplay for kids over 5 also available. £5.25 for 2 hours play per child, no payment for adults. Plenty of seating and spacious with a good selection of reasonably priced food and drink. Lots of free parking.

Good play frame, which adults can also access. A separate area and playframe for children up to 5. Plenty of seating for adults and the section away from the main frame is quieter than elsewhere. Electronic door controls are only operated by staff, so you can be sure your children can't exit on their own. Party rooms nicely decorated but could do with a little more ventilation. Maybe some large fans would help. Cafe to order food, which was better than the usual fare. Coffee £2.50 for an americano, acceptable quality. Staff friendly and efficient. They monitored the play areas at times, which was good to see.

Really good, soft play. Clean, with plenty of toys for the children of all ages! Very friendly and obliging staff. Very good food.

Ruff'n'tumble, just what it says on the box. Great place for the kids, special area for the younger ones and a bigger area for wannabe rambo's, girls Included. Quick service for food and drinks portions are of epic size. Well worth the entrance fee.

This park consists of a very large playing field that once over had a cricket pitch at its centre and football pitches. Don't see many games being played here these days. It does have a modern high fence enclosed 5 a side come basketball area which is in regular use.

Lovely little playgrounds for younger children. Well maintained and clean. Little slide, seesaw, swings and little roundabout. It is gated and can be locked. There is basketball and football areas enclosed. Good grass area outside the playground for children to run about or sit and have a picnic. Dog friendly on the field nearby.

Swings and roundabouts etc for younger children. Tennis courts football areas basket ball hoops for the older ones. Always clean and tidy . Small parking area.

Has tennis courts and 2 football/basketball courts. It also has 2 parks for younger children and older children and a big grass football pitch. Enjoy!

Good park. Football/basketball court and tennis 🎾 courts. Smaller park for the Smaller children and a large park for the older ones....large fields also

Some love it some don't, occassional antisocial behaviour however the park grounds and ponds are very good and generally well maitained.

Nice small park to walk around plenty of seating for people who find walking distances hard

Everything about this place is superb. The golf shop is modern and has some great products in, the clubhouse is elite and multipurpose and the course was exceptional. Course also wasn't crammed and the booking system means you can breathe while playing without being up someone's backside nor being pushed along by someone inpatient, will 100% be back.

What a fabulous course ! 👏 Great bar / restaurant accompanied with immaculate practice faculties. Proper golf shop also which all golf courses should have. Ernie served us who was great crack and really helpful when I enquired about getting a new grip for my putter. Really enjoyed today and I will be coming back ! 🏌️‍♂️

Played for the first time in ten years still a great layout Lots of hard work being done for drainage which will make a great difference Greens getting there and putted really well Clubhouse and welcome top drawer, just a lovely feeling to the place If I wasn't a lifer at Durham city I'd be joining full time

My sister had her wedding reception here in July, brilliant from start to finish, Wendy and her team were second to none, from time of booking right through to end of reception, they were there as a team to help with anything we asked of them, from Wendy and her little army, to the bar staff and cleaners, it could not have been smoother in any way, the meal was beautiful, the chef very helpful, from all of us many, many thanks.

This course gets 2 stars for having a great layout. Otherwise, it would be 1 went today as a group of 6 unfortunately 2 couldn't make it last minute we had ordered 4 buggies for the 2 original 4 balls but had to go out as 2 3 balls not sure why maybe to speed up play? Even though it was painfully slow anyway in front. After 3 of us teed off the guy from the pro shop walked out and asked if we could just wait and let this 2 ball nip out quickly why didn't they book an earlier tee time if they knew there was 4 balls going out? But the worst thing was the course and the price we were charged! I had played here years ago, and it hasn't gotten any better. Greens are still very slow compared to any other courses in the area and lots of damaged rough patches on some greens, there is terrible maintenance all over the course left over dead grass everywhere from the rough we had numerous balls lost just off the greens and fairways shocking and a lots of uneven poor tee boxes! We played a championship golf course 2 days ago for £24 through the golf now app which makes this look like a farmers field with flags on it and this cost us £45 each for golf and shared buggy so i presume £30-£35 for golf and rest for buggy ridiculous! It should be no more than £15 Won't be back much better value elsewhere!

Played Woodham today and have to say considering the dry weather the course was on good condition one or two tee boxes were a bit sandy and a couple of greens seemed to have some kind of disease in patches but overall everything was positive. Clubhouse staff were extremely polite and friendly and it's a pleasant change from some clubs we've visited in the past.

Wedding venue was held here at Woodham Wendy and her staff went above and beyond with the wedding prep and their hard work on the very hot day of the wedding thank you so much would highly recommend this venue for all occasions x

Local chippy at rear of Newton Aycliffe shopping centre with accessible parking. Very peasant friendly staff. Good choice of food ie fishcakes, sausages etc in addition to fish and chips. Food is generally good but the chips can vary. Small or large portions are available.

Great food always nice and freshly prepared. Staff are friendly and helpful will cook things for you if they have not got it on display.

Service without a smile. Popped in unplanned for a cheap n quick tea. Abrupt , miserable and grumpy staff. Zero interaction with neither me or the two customers in front of me. No please , no thank you and no eye contact. On the plus side the food was delicious. Shame about the customer service.

Fish chips sausage curry All filled up beautiful food witty staff offered my jumbo sausage to a lady customer in Exchange for two small 😀 Yep they went there !!

The best Wednesday weekly fish and chips in the North East without a doubt, with a side of cheeky banter thrown in too!! Well recommended *****

Didn't get my order right but was good staff and good price

Mikes fish bar is a lovely Friendly place the staff are great food is lovely.

First meal in a long time uk wide that has all been piping hot ,staff pleasant and restaurant very clean and tidy served quickly and everything delicious thankyou

After i use them several times,i can say...Not great,not terrible! The only "problem" is that you have to wait a lot untill your order is done,even if they are not busy.Mabye KFC food,is getting done slower than MC or BK,i don't know. Another thing is the drive thru.This KFC is located in a Motorway Service Station,but they have a height limit of 2.7 meters, and means that I, with my van, cannot enter the drive thru,which is ridiculous for a service station 😂 Staff is friendly.The location is always clean and tidy.Toilets are free and very clean.

Maddie was very fast with out order, she had a kind personality and she even had a laugh with us. Good customer service.

100% the worst kfc I’ve ever been to, went in there between half 9 and 10 and was the only person in there, I tried to look for the deal they were offering, so went on the computer screens and couldn’t find it so decided to walk over to the counter, after 5 to 10 minutes of no one coming to me I decided to go back to the computer screen and eventually found the deal on offer, mini fillet burger popcorn chicken and chips £2.99, on then placing an order for myself and my missus I stood there for over 20 minutes before a young girl passed me my order and said sorry about the wait with a somewhat smirk has if she couldn’t give two hoots, so after all that I thought at least the food should be freshly cooked and piping hot, which to be honest my missus 3 piece of chicken were but for £5.49 they were tiny pieces of chicken, then for me to start eating my food which was stone cold and my mini fillet burger had no lettuce on, I think is one pee take to much, if I wasn’t so far away from home I would of returned the food but like the staff I couldn’t be arsed

The staff where nice but the food is disgusting. This is obvious by the fact it was totally empty. But MC Donald's over the road was really busy. And the food there isn't much better

I've visited this place multiple times, hoping the service and quality would improve, but it consistently falls short. The service here is never the quickest, and ordering ahead doesn't seem to make much of a difference-it's still a long wait every time. On top of that, I'm often left disappointed by the portion size of the 4-piece meal. As you can see in the picture, it feels a bit underwhelming for what I'm paying. To add to the frustration, the chips rarely come properly seasoned. The new seasoning is actually really good when they apply it generously, but usually, there's barely a sprinkle, and it doesn't do the flavor justice. I keep hoping for better, but this place just doesn't seem to deliver on speed, portion size, or consistency in flavor.

Food was very good for a KFC tbh service was very typical of other KFC I have been to. Disclaimer I was there at 9pm on a Monday

Deceptive from the outside, a really decent Indian restaurant. Pleasant staff, food is very good with an extensive menu. One small complaint is that they only accept cash which in this day and age is a little challenging. Fortunately an ATM a few shops down , but there are charges to withdraw money…. So most people unaware of the ‘cash only policy’ will start the evening a little peeved. The food and staff make up for that but I would ask that they reconsider this policy…. I guess the taxman would also desire this as well😂😂

Nice restaurant with very friendly staff and a nice selection on the menu. Both tried something different and enjoyed it. Definitely recommend a try !

Excellent authentic Indian restaurant that serves massive portions which are well prepared and cooked to perfection. The wines are paired perfectly for each dish and I would recommend getting the rioja to go with the duck. There are lots of combinations to try. The only downside is that they only accept cash, which you can get from the cash machine next door to it

Lovely Indian restaurant in Newton Aycliffe. Parking nearby. Very good atmosphere service and excellent food well presented. Staff friendly and helpful.

Ordered Chicken tikka masala, was probably the worst masala I’ve had. We could only eat the chips and poppadoms

My partner and I decided to try the banquet night which is poppadom with dips, choice of a starter a main and rice or nan £14.95. Banquet nights are Wednesday and Sunday and are very popular so booking is recommended. We chose Bhuna prawn puree, potato shamin starter, vegetable jalfrezi and vegetable dansak mains, vegetable pilau rice and mushroom pilau rice, in addition we had a side of vegetable vindaloo and Cucumber raitha. The distinct flavour of the Prawn Bhuna was to die for and the quantity would have been enough for a main, the potato shamin which were dumplings served with a mint sauce how ever were just too bland and failed miserably so would not order again would probably go for garlic mushrooms instead. The three curries were all vegetarian by choice and were all individually flavoured and unique and would definitely order again. Both the vegetable and mushroom pilau rice were light and full of flavour complementing the meal. My only negative was the lack of a sweet menu to finish off the meal other than that staff were attentive and pleasent to deal with. They only take Cash and we only spotted this half way through the meal, fortunately on this occasion we actually had some cash on us which is rarity. We intend to try them out Sunday as well. They are licenced and the prices are reasonable.

Came for a little a meal and was very impressed with what was offered i had a Shashlick and Tandoori Roti and it was lovely got to say the food was very good could even say the best Indian ive had if your looking for a quick nd simple meal i wld recommend the interior is very nice for aycliff wouldn't expect something like this to be in aycliff will definitely be coming back for another meal some time soon!

Extremely disappointed. My partner and I were passing through the area today and made a reservation for Sunday lunch (made over the phone yesterday). Very picturesque location and beautiful building. Unfortunately I can’t comment on the food as we sat for 25 minutes without anything arriving at our table. I wouldn’t have thought that a particularly terrible wait in normal circumstances, however three table whose order had been taken after ours had been served their food in this time?? Wine was lovely though. We paid for that and left.

Monday afternoon and we find a pub open that serves food! The reviews match up with what we found. Our friend loved the pie/mash/peas combo with lashings of onion gravy! Hubby had the pork medallions whilst I went with the steak burger, both very enjoyable. It was quiet which suited the dogs, plenty space for them to lounge. Will go back.

Second visit in a couple of months. 10 of us went for Sunday lunch and it was excellent. The service was pretty quick for the size of the group and we were all really pleased, between us we had most of the menu and everything was fantastic - especially the vegetables. The kids portions were a good size and everything was fairly priced. We had delicious desserts too. Definitely be back.

This is a local place for local people!! We waited over 10 minutes to not have a drink order taken then went to the bar instead.. after having our food and drink orders taken, we waited for another 25 minutes for nothing to happen and watched 3 tables of regulars seated after us to be served in record time. We paid for our drinks and left. Very disappointing service in what could be very nice pub.

Absolutely STUNNING afternoon tea for a special birthday. Gorgeous good, lovely atmosphere. Staff so friendly and couldn't have done more to make us feel welcome. Highly recommend. 10*

Found us a table even though we had not booked and they were clearly very busy sat us in the conservatory part which was lovely ,light and enough space to not feel cramped. The dinner itself was delicious, roast beef cooked just right not over cooked and enjoyed the cauliflower cheese and the red cabbage something different to your usual veg.

Best Sunday lunch around, located in a beautiful village which we have the privilege of living in. Grill night on a Thursday is fantastic too.