I'm most definitely a meat man and there's nothing worse when you go for Sunday lunch and you get…read moreas many veggies as you want, but the smallest portion ever of the meat itself. I've been here two or three times recently and it's certainly not an issue. Excellent well cooked meat, nice properly cooked veggies (not soggy and tasteless) and the best bit.....they actually advertise a "Trio" where if you can't decide which roast to have, you can have a nice juicy slice of each. Even better, they do a "Monster" where you get a double portion of Meat. Great food, reasonably price (but great value) combined with 2 or 3 very nice guest ales available most days and some very helpful smiley staff and I couldn't think of a better place to spend a Sunday afternoon.

I've been here a good few times and has always been lovely…read more For the price you get massive portions and is always really good food.

Similar to a Werherspoons. Open, clean, centrally located, family friendly casual fare…read more Breakfast, lunch, supper menus available. Full bar. Lots of meal deal options. Most items under 10 pounds. Not necessarily a local gem, but it's a decent chain restaurant.

I came in with my boyfriend a few weeks ago and we were served by joscelyn. Service was brilliant,…read morethe drinks came very quickly and joscelyn was very polite and friendly.

A lovely little pub in a bit of a secluded location but not…read moretoo far out. Good Food, Nice atmosphere. Small Beer garden which is nice and can be accessed from the main entrance or conservatory. Can be a little bit noisy due to the road though. A decent sized car park is attached to the pub. The food at this place is very nice, good sized meals. My partner had the scampi and chips which he throughly enjoyed and my fav is the steak and ale pie which is delicious.

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at the Pack Horse tonight, the server was very friendly and helpful…read moreand even though half of the grill was broken, I didn't feel like we waited very long at all. The menu has lots of choice and I intend to go again and try more of the meals. This time I had spicy chicken tacos with sizzling onions, it was delicious. I also had a lovely cheesecake for desert with was fantastic. We went as a family of four and we shared a starter and two of us had deserts and the bill was still less than £60, in my opinion I feel like this is a more than reasonable price for a delicious meal. I would absolutely recommend this pub, great food and a lovely atmosphere!

A lovely quiet pub just on the outskirts of whickham. Nice,…read moreclean and relaxing inside with a very traditional look. Good friendly service. The food is very good value you for money with everything on the menu been 2 for 1. I can throughly reccomend the mixed grill which is lovely but very BIG, Comes with chips, chicken breast gammon, beef, sausage and tomato. Although the downside is the drinks are slightly more than you would normally pay, but they not too bad and the food and service more than make up for this. more than makes up for this.

Nice pub, very roomy and not to cramped. You have to go and queue to order the food which can…read moresometimes take a while. Its buy one get the cheapest meal free but the food is generally a bit more pricey anyway so not much cheaper. The food is nice enough not a good range for veggies though. The seating area is comfortable, although it seems a bit crammed and inprivate at times if its busy(which it usually is) Sometimes you get your meal quick and other times you wait ages, it just depends on which day you go.

It's people like Michael and Simone at The Miners Arms that make our entire trip worthwhile and…read morememorable. What a lovely group of people. The Sunday dinner was an epic traditional experience for us Americans. We will definitely be back.

Roast Beef n Yorkshires + a good selection of veg + a pint of Bulmers = a smile :)read more

Review refers to accommodation and food/drink…read more Live in Boston, USA, went back home to NE England to celebrate parents' 50th anniversary which was booked at The Moorings, so decided to stay there as well. As a country pub, the 100+ year old Moorings (formerly known as the Traveller's Rest) has some great local ales on draft (cask and nitro) and excellent food. Breakfast choice from full English, salmon scramble, home-made yoghurt, good coffee, and free newspapers. For dinner, the steak and black pudding suet pie was excellent as was the steamed chocolate pudding with home-made honey ice cream. As a hotel, the rooms are contemporary, light, clean, quiet and came complete with a hot tub! Excellent service from all staff members (including the load of an iPhone charger). Good spot for walks across to Waldridge Fell. Bus links to Chester-le-Street. Excellent value for money and a very restful. Website: http://www.themooringsdurham.co.uk/