Great place to stop in for dinner. Large bar and seating areas. All food ordered was delicious…read more Desserts were spectacular. Great serving staff and great location right on square.

Stopped here in a Coach for a late lunch. The restaurant opened especially for our large group…read more Staff struggled to serve everyone in a timely manner. Food was good. Service was ok. Good menu options. Certainly worth stopping in and giving them a try during regular hours.

While the food is good and the service efficient, neither are especially remarkable, for it's the…read moresame kind of fare as you can get at a 'pub lunch' in many other similar establishments. Where the 'Gretna Green' scores points is its 'child friendliness'; children's portions are available and a play area is provided, if required. Another factor is price if there are many of you, their 'meal deals' provide a substantial saving. So, naturally, the place was bustling not crowded. But, that was no problem; the food still arrived reasonably quickly. And, there was a more than adequate car park.

On the main road between Darlington and Aycliffe; The Gretna Green is a popular pub which is…read moreusually busy. It seems to attract a range of people and there are often groups of adults making the most of the 2 for 1 meals menu. This offer is all day every day and means that you can take advantage and grab a cheaper steak or mixed grill. Another great feature of the Gretna Green is that there is a Wacky Warehouse and small outdoor play area for children so weekend days sees a lot of young families. There is also a small children's menu with the usual popular kids meals. There is plenty of parking and is easy to see from the road. All in all it is nothing flash but very typical of this type of chain.

Great tasting food, still has an independent feel to the place though, some people might find this…read morea bonus, I found it a off putting, staff a rather rude and would rather talk about lasts nights shift than pay attention to a paying customer. Outside facilities a great in the summer and its well located.

A nice hotel, not far from town with good bus links. Used to be a landmark for people in…read moreMiddlesbrough, but not so much anymore. Good standard of rooms and reasonably priced.

Very friendly staff and a wonderful neighborhood vibe. Stayed here two nights and brekkie. Very…read morenice. Convenient to local attractions.

We stayed here for two nights and ate at the restaurant on both evenings…read more The service, food and atmosphere were all excellent. Highly recommended !!

Wow!!!! so started with some delicious cocktails before dinner. Once sat a lovely amuse bouche of…read moresmoked salmon mouse while we looked at the menu. delicious salty and smokey. My friend got the blue cheese voulote. main course were a seafood salad with lobster, shrimp, scallops and pork belly in an amazing tangy dressing, also the lamb loin. cooked to a beautiful pink juicy tenderness. Desert was a beautifully presented crème brûlée. The service and surroundings are impeccable.

I stayed here for a night recently, very convenient location right at the city centre…read more Beautiful interior, I would say not that long ago that it must have been refurbished in high standards. The bed was very comfy, lots of pillows, dark furniture, modern shower. Their breakfast was pretty good although the chef decided to discard my preference for scrabbled eggs and offered a simple fried one, just because ?? I did raise it to the waiting staff and he did remember my order and offered to correct it, but I was too hungry to wait :-) More eclectic options from the typical breakfast are also offered, like eggs Benedict, cooked per order, so I will definitely give them a try next time I'm around. It would be appreciated if they would provide in advance tips for accessing the wifi from a non-Windows device / Internet explorer rather than having to call their reception to troubleshoot it. Even in that scenario though, I still didn't manage to connect successfully from my room, luckily I could use the phone fine - 4G reception is strong within the centre. Last but not least: book your breakfast from the reception rather than at the restaurant on the spot: it's about £4 cheaper that way! Enjoy!!!

Now called The Reubens. Lovely ambience, lovely staff and excellent, good value for money food…read more Lots of choice too! Highly recommend

As we were going for a ride on the Wensleydale Railway and we were early for the train we thoiught…read morewe would seek out some lunch. The first place we came across was The White Rose who proudly proclaimed that they did a carvery and that was enough for my partner to be happy. We parked in the car park and noted that it wasn't particularly busy. Inside the pub has been modernised and re-decorated and looked very nice. The pub was fairly quiet which surprised me. The girl behind the bar was smiling and cheerful and greeted us warmly. We ordered three carveries (without viewing the rest of the menu) and a pint of beer and two cokes came to a little over £30. We picked a place to sit which wasn't difficult as there were only about 6 people in the main pub area and about the same in the bright airy conservatory. Then we went to the carvery. There was a choice of beef, turkey and gammon and the server was happy for us to have more than one of the meats. He then asked if we wanted Yorkshires and stuffing and then we helped ourselves to the veg and gravy and sauces. There was a good selection of veg including carrots, cauliflower cheese and mashed swede. We sat back down and that's when I had a bit of an accident. The tables were too close to the bench seating so I tried to move it a bit and my drink spilled all over. The male staff member, possibly the landlord, quickly got a mop and cleared up the spilt liquid politely but without humour and didn't try to put us at our ease. I explained what had happened. He didn't comment. We discovered the veg were lukewarm. The meats were okay although my beef was a bit grisly. Nice enough meal but nothing terribly exciting. My daughter then had the most expensive dessert on the menu, chocolate scrapheap, which was like a brownie with bits of maltesers, dime bars etc in it. It looked lovely but was very dry and quite tasteless. There was nothing with it ie ice cream, cream or custard to moisten it a bit. The bit I was most surprised at though was that it contained nuts and there was nothing on the menu to indicate this. No problem to us but it could have had consequences for others. At £4.25 it was definitely overpriced. I wouldn't make a beeline for the place again but I wouldn't avoid it like the plague either.