coarse

Lovely restaurant tucked away in a courtyard in Durham. Small and intimate yet with a good atmosphere. We had the tasting menu and wine pairing and all was fabulous. I enjoyed every course especially the halibut which is my favourite fish. Food came out quite fast which meant rushing the wine to prevent a backlog! Maybe a little slower would have been better! The girls serving were very knowledgeable and friendly, especially the young lady who was a student in Durham. She was genuinely friendly and spent time chatting and answering all our questions! Everything on the menu could be adapted for my friend who is a coeliac and this is very rare, so well done!!! Highly recommend this restaurant.

This restaurant is a different type to others in Durham, as you don't choose the dishes, but follow a set taster menu for that period of time, a few weeks. You can choose wether to add 8th course or not, or alcohol options. Portions are quite small, but because of the numbers you won't walk away hungry. And if you choose an option to acompany each dish by wine you won't walk out sober neither. Although we checked and all of us were walking in a straight line also in excellent spirits! This experience costs much much more comparing to other restaurants in Durham, but no regrets for us, we had great time! Look at my fotos to see what dishes we had, also by the end it was difficult to remember to take pictures. They use pretty simple ingredients, like cabbage, mashed swede. But unlike in other restaurants I wasn't thinking I might want to cook that myself. If I am made to pick on what can be improved, I'd say the decor of rooms is too sterile and feels a bit cold, but that didn't really matter when we had good company and fun at the table. Waitresses explain about each dish they bring, and each glass of wine they pour. We found it interesting and something to discuss while we tried that. They sound a bit bored repeating the same text many many times, but it's understandable, and sometimes they raise to some inspirational notes. I strongly recommend this restaurant, that is if you have some spare money!

By far the BEST restaurant eaten at in a long time. Food incredible. Staff so attentive without being over bearing. Can’t believe waited so long to try here. Cannot recommend highly enough. Every single plate was 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Had an appointment in Durham, so an excellent opportunity to try Coarse. Shame I don’t live nearer! First day of the new menu rotation. I had the main menu with extra course plus the wine pairing. Excellent all round. Cracking value for money. My favourites were the Monkfish dish and the Rhubarb, pistachio and white chocolate pudding. Hope to come back again soon.

Fantastic food on the tasting menu 5 courses out of 7 were exceptional, with the two others good. Very accommodating to individual dietary needs. Most staff lovely. Only issue was toilet opens out directly into dining area, and some diners left door open after use - not pleasant when eating - please fit an automatic door closure - this would up your score. Overall a lovely experience!

Fabulous meal, Michelin star quality and hard to pick a favourite course. Lovely wine pairings. Great value. The only fault I could find is a wobbly chair. But that could have been the wine

Another fabulous meal. Thank you. Every course is a work of art but flavour is not compromised as each mouthful is exquisite. Wonderful service too , staff were so pleasant and welcoming

Fabulous value for money tasting menu. Excellent service. Food outstanding. Menu changes 6 weekly. All locally sourced ingredients. Favourite dish of the current menu was the monk fish followed by the beef cheek and the raspberry and pistachio Mille-feuille.