Finbarr's Restaurant

A very pleasant dinner here, a somewhat limited menu choice but I was very pleased with my choices. The burrata starter was delicious, and I chose the salmon fillet for main course, with a langoustine bisque… could have eaten five more of those they were lovely. The atmosphere is warm and decor not described as modern. However, the restaurant did have a very welcoming field. Price wise I would say it is mid range, certainly not a cheap dinner. However, the quality was worth the price tag.

Best restaurant in Durham (admittedly the City is not famed for its cuisine, but Finbarr's would be deemed good in any location). Great food, well cooked and a good wine list. Excellent venison and duck, local seafood and delicious haggis scotch eggs. Yummy souffle and mousse for dessert. Really good bread. Service not very slick and one waitress was clearly not having a good day, as she offered a frown from first meeting and was lacking a smile throughout the evening unless encouraged. We will return.

Main dish was a scotch beef. It was delicious. Starter is pigeon breast . Really good but other components on the dish were average. Decoration was very out dated.Room (up stairs) very claustrophobic. Ambiance is really very poor. If you close your eyes and just focus on meal fine, else look for a better decorated place.

We were a party of 9 at a work Christmas Dinner and were very well looked after. Restaurant is gorgeous inside, very elegant. The bar was cosy (a little too warm at one point with 9 of us, but we had fun). Drinks are reasonably priced for a place like this. Service was friendly and efficient (especially the lady looking after us in the room upstairs). Food was delicious - steaks were perfectly cooked, chips crisp and desserts tasty. Cheese croquettes - could serve a couple instead of one. Steak could be accompanied by a few more fries too (the fish cakes got lots though). Great meal overall and excellent service.

Located somewhat outside the city & in a farm house. But understaffed that Sunday we went. Food was ok but quite competitively priced especially for set.

Nice atmosphere, friendly but somewhat slow service. High quality tasty food and lots of screens between tables. Would recommend!

Good Sunday roast - the meat was fantastic although everything else slightly paled in comparison. Staff were great and one of the best COVID set-ups I’ve seen.

We went spur of the moment on Saturday they were very busy but we still managed to get us a table excellent service and nothing too much trouble excellent food as normal.