We were recently in the area and had dinner here. The staff are really friendly (on the phone and in person) and it is dog friendly. Even though you sit in the bar area with the dog it is so nice that it seems more like being in a restaurant. Great food and caters for vegans. We enjoyed our first visit so much we went back later in the week and were not disappointed. Recommend booking as it was busy even mid week.
A four night stay at Laird's House was excellent. The location was ideal to explore the area. Our room was on the top floor and had dual aspect views. To the front was the high street via a velux style window and to the rear via bi-folding windows. There was a separate bath in the room but also a shower room. The bed was lovely and comfortable and a large TV is also a bonus feature as often it is a small affair. We dined at Laird's House restaurant 3 out of the 4 nights ( caught a show in Newcastle on the other night). The food was fantastic. It has a lovely cosy bar and is extremely dog friendly. The breakfasts were equally as nice as the restaurant food we ate. All the the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. I would thoroughly recommend staying at Laird's House.
Gluten free Sunday lunch was excellent. My daughter is used to having roast without yorkies, so was pleasantly surprised when it came with gluten free options.
We called in on a miserable Sunday, we got their early and it was quiet, but filled up while we ate. We were welcomed in the bar with our dogs and there was a lovely open fire.
We had all 3 courses, I was a bit disappointed with the liver pate starter, it came with 2 tiny pieces of bread and was freezing cold (I know it's cold food, but it was almost frozen), but everything else we had was excellent, the veg had a lovely crunch and the crackling on the pork was divine!!
I was last there in April and service was great but food was very mediocre, when I said this to the person taking the payment, she shrugged and said sometimes the chef has an off day. which is why we hadn't been back in so long. It's a real shame if it's hit and miss like that.
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