Mama Mia!! This small, unpretentious restaurant serves wonderful food. The menu changes everyday…read moreand is hand written on a blackboard which is brought to your table. I ordered baked scallops with a herby crust and samphire which came with delicious seasonal veg and, being a pig, I also ordered chips. The scallops were melt in your mouth perfection. A very generous portion! I polished off the delicious veg and yummy chips too. But thanks to my second, or if you will my 'dessert' stomach, there was still room for pud. I had the warm orange cake with morello cherries and creme fraiche... delicious, light and very satisfying. The bill came to less than £50; we both had 2 courses and red wine. Amazing value for money and wonderful service to boot. I'm sure you can see how Imperial Express earns 5 stars in my eyes!

The Imperial Express is a really nice small restaurant located in Darlington town centre. I have…read morebeen here for breakfast and lunch, but not an evening meal - although I've heard the food on an evening is excellent. The lunches are really nice with a good choice of sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes and paninis. It is not the cheapest place in town, but it is worth the money. It offers really good food & excellent service. I would definately recommend this restaurant if you're looking for something that bit more special.

I have been a long standing customer at the Crown Cafe. It is more of a restaurant really, selling…read morebeautiful, tasty home made dinners like Granny used to make - DELICIOUS. The banter there is great. All day breakfasts are popular, I love the bacon, egg and black pudding in a bun. If you are in Darlington, pop in, its just over the road from the post office and tell them Duncan sent you.

The food in this bar is fantastic, the tuna and red onion salad is the best salad I've ever had…read more It's a very trendy bar loacted right next door to Lloyd's bar and it's a nice place to go to after having spent a couple of hours drinking in Lloyd's to start your night off. The drinks a very reasonably priced and the 2 for 1 offer on Cocktails between 10 and 11pm is a favourite of mine. The Strawberry Daquiri cocktail is lush. The staff are friendly and hard working. It's a great place for lunch or tea and a great bar for to go for a drink. Highly recommended!

My friend told me about this cafe.So me and another friend went and it was great service,food,staff…read moreand value in my eyes best cafe in town .

A lovely little bakery and café doing something a bit different from others in Darlington. I…read morevisited for brunch/lunch with my parents. My dad chose the black pudding brunch which includes black pudding bread (!), bacon, egg and mushroom. He really enjoyed it but wondered why there was a drizzle of honey mustard dressing across the plate, which didn't really mesh with the flavours or add anything. He thought that a drizzle of brown sauce would have been excellent though. I chose the rarebit which comes as a meal with a choice of salad (which I think changes daily but on this occasion included a pasta salad, a cous cous salad, a Greek-style salad with feta and olives, or a simple green salad) or on its own. I got it by itself and it came with a pot of chutney and a small dressed side salad. It was really tasty, indulgent without being too heavy and rich. The chutney was slightly spicy which cut through the cheesiness very well. We all ended up having a cake - my mum had carrot cake with Mascarpone, my dad had a bakewell tart, and I had a ginger, stout and dried apple cake. My cake was really good and I was even offered fresh cream with it which I obviously couldn't turn down. Carrot cake was also really good. The bakewell tart was a bit disappointing, very hard to cut into, and oddly out of three tarts in the cabinet only two had flaked almonds on top and my dad ended up being brought the one without any. Overall Clervaux is a great option if you're in the area.

Went once found it disgustingly dirty , staff were scruffy and the tables were not cleaned , sat on…read moretable , ordered breakfast and waited for table to Be cleaned ... Didn't happen and got served our breakfast on table with people's dirty plates and leftovers ..... Tried again 3 weeks later to see if it was a one off , it wasn't and still dirty and made it worse that the muffins were clearly stale and the eggs were cold ... Ergh never returning

Very friendly place and a very typical looking greasy spoon. I always find myself quite…read moredisappointed by the grub. But it's a Darlington institution.

If you are looking for the best hangover cure in Darlington you will find it here. Fabulous bacon…read morebutties! The decor is pretty much what you would expect for a greasy spoon but staff are friendly and service is quick.

great food at a great price ,…read moremeatballs are extra special

We went here at the weekend as we were new in town after just moving to the Pastures in Darlington…read more We wanted something quick to eat whilst we waited for the Bed to be delivered. We found Roosters as it was the closest decent eatery near where our house was. We love to try new places and Roosters will definitely be one we go to again. I had the smothered Chicken, that and a meatball sandwich, hot chocolate and a tea with 2 waters was only £6.77! Great value. If you are near by, get along. it is right next to Legacy Skate Board shop

Very pleasant cafe with a very varied menu. In the centre of town. Have been a few times and enjoy…read morethe quiet atmosphere. Food is good quality & plentiful. A welcome break when being dragged around the shops.

Fabulous renovation of the building. Great choice of drinks. GHDs in the ladies a hit!read more

Have used this cafe a couple of times, mainly on a Saturday which can be very busy. The menu is…read morepretty good but no chips served. I do find the seating pretty cramped, almost sat with your neighbours but that doesn't detract from the good service & quality food served.

There are lots of Cafes and Coffee shops in Darlington, from greasy spoon cafes, to those that…read moremainly focus on coffee and just happen to sell food as well. Cafe Valente is a proper small cafe located in Post House Wynd. They bake homemade pies such as their corned beef and potato pie and their homemade steak and ale pie which is packed with LEAN tender pieces of steak (yummy!) Their 'Smokey Joe' sandwich which can be ordered on either white or wholemeal bread is lovely, fresh pieces of chicken breast, basil mayo and smoked bacon absolutely packed into the bread makes for a very tasty treat indeed. On my last visit I thought I'd try their 'Wallace and Grommit' sandwich on wholemeal bread (this was made with grated Wensleydale cheese and mango chutney and some salad, I can't remember the exact ingredients, but needless to say this was also a great sandwich). Both tea and coffee has been good when we've visited and the staff are really friendly. I obviously wouldn't compare any small cafe to a restaurant, so my rating is based on cafes only and nothing else, great place to stop for a spot of lunch although it can get really busy at lunchtime, which I guess is a testimony in itself.