Best find on holiday ever!!…read more Set in a beautiful little village with a huge village green with loads of parking round and about (although im sure that on a mid summer sunny day parking may be somewhat difficult!). The pub has a bar area and a restaurant area - we only ever went into the bar as you could eat int here and it was really cosy (dogs are also allowed!). The staff were incredibly friendly and chatty (lets face it, Yorkshire, particularly North Yorkshire folk are possibly the most friendly on the planet - i challenge you to disprove this!). The food was INCREDIBLE. Nothing fancy pants, just really good food, VERY big portions (trust me on this, you dont need three courses - choose your weapon of starter or dessert to go alongside your main - we made the mistake one night and 1) couldnt eat it all and 2)pretty much rolled home). We spent an evening in the pub, had a meal and then sat playing card games - we felt incredibly welcome. So welcome that we ended up visiting three times in a week long holiday. You cant really get a better recommendation than that can you??

If you make it to Sadberge, stop at the Three Tuns. Winner of our 2012 Pub Crawl with great cask…read moreales and excellent Pub Grub and beamingly friendly proprietors. Check our photos

First class experience delivered time & time again! Great food great service & great atmospher!read more

Been there twice with colleagues, everyone loved their food, from starter to dessert. service is…read morereally good compared to other restaurants I've been to in this country, a bit on the pricey side tho.

Boxing Day meal undercooked veg. Went for a Boxing Day meal-…read more4 of us and all chose the Christmas dinner. The turkey was ok but came with green beans which were rock hard inedible to all four of us and half of the carrots were also hard as were the Brussels.ri but the waitress under her breath said something about al dente presume that means uncooked. Overall the meal was so so but certainly not worth the money. We also had sweets which were actually good. Still charged full price. I have previously been here a few times and found it pretty good but will not be coming back.

Ordered pizza and pasta - both were yummy! The portions were pretty big too. Certainly worth the…read moremoney.

We have eaten at The Ship many times as a family and have always had a lovely time. The service is…read morefantastic, the menu is extensive with something for everyone, the place is very child-friendly, with good quality highchairs available, and I really have nothing negative to say about it at all! We happened upon the place purely by chance when returning from a day out, and I am so glad we did as it is now one of our favourite places to eat! I would recommend this pub to anyone who has a very healthy appetite, as i have never seen portions this big anywhere else! Many of the main meals would be enough to serve two people, especially some of the meat dishes, which are HUGE! Many of the meals have smaller portion sizes available, but to be fair these are still much bigger than you'd get in many other pubs. Even the children's portions are big! We have tried various dishes off the huge menu and all have been delicious; there is a quite a large vegetarian menu which pleased me; the mushroom stroganoff with pasta is lovely, and the puddings are gorgeous too! The prices are a little higher than many pub meals, but this is reflected in the portion sizes and the sheer quality of the food. I can't recommend this place high enough and am looking forward to returning there soon!

The Highland Laddie has recently undergone a refurb and is due to reopen 22nd April 2011 with new…read moremanagement. Sky sports and racing channel available and meals served 7 days a week 12 - 9pm

The Copper Beech is one of those cosy old fashioned pubs that like many others tries to keep up…read morewith the times without losing it's soul. A pub with two sides, one carpet the other tiled and a large room for entertaining, there's always something going on. It has a great front area where people can drink under the wonderful trees, and of course one is a beautiful Copper Beech; there's also a pear tree in one corner. Delicious food is available and on a Sunday there's no better way to enjoy a roast dinner with the family and friends.

Been here many times and the food has always been great and very good value. Always a pleasant…read moreatmosphere with friendly service. The Sunday lunch is superb I went for a large and wow it was large and extremely tasty can't praise it high enough.

This is close to where I work, so we often come here for people's bithdays or leaving dos. It's…read moretypical pub grub, but it's done well enough and you can be pretty sure that whatever you order it will be okay. It's kept very clean, but if I had to criticise I'd say the lights are too bright which can detract from the atmosphere. Not the place for a romantic evening but fine for what it is.

The Old Farmhouse is a traditional pub located just outside of Darlington. It is family friendly…read morewith a warm atmosphere. It offers a good menu and the food is fresh and tasty. It is large inside with nice decor. it is ideal to visit with friends, family or a partner for a cosy meal.

The Red Lion is amazing! Would highly recommend staying here. The service was amazing, and everyone…read moreis very nice. They breakfast comes out very quick, and servers are awesome. We stayed in a cottage and a room, and it was great! Will be back!

Set in a beautiful location, but if you go in summer expect lots of children. Food in the…read morerestaurant is subpar and you could tell it was all highly microwaved. We sat in the dining room area and it was very tired and worn, sit in the Pub area instead. Outside seating is very smoky. No A/C or even ceiling fans especially since we were in the new set of rooms. No one opened up the windows prior to our arrival and it was literally like an oven. As secluded as it is there is another hotel/restaurant nearby which we enjoyed better.

A basement bar, situated centrally in Darlington, and nestled in amongst a group of other pubs such…read moreas Barracudas, Hash, and Harveys. Perfect to visit on a Saturday night, with a great atmosphere, and a great little dancefloor. Not much dancing actually happens, but the buzz is good, and the people are always up for a good chat. In one part of the bar are a set of dining tables as overflow from upstairs Joe Rigatoni's restaurant. This is the bar to go to after a meal to enjoy a nice glass of wine.

I go to Joes Bar most Saturday nights. The music is excellent and the beer good. Sometimes get free…read morepizza given which helps soak up the beer. Its a great pub and handy as part of the Darlington pub crawl.