Reviews The Pennyweight

First time visit and had Sunday lunch. We really enjoyed our meal , thick proper gravy , roast parsnips , Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese . 2 different meats to choose .We would have liked more veggies. But overall we loved it and will definitely return.

I’d decided to travel to my old home town of Darlington. A place that I spent most of my years growing up and having some great memories. Tbh, I don’t remember a lot about the pubs and restaurants from my past visits there but this pub definitely deserved a mention. It also deserves a revisit in the New Year. I’d called in the previous day with my friend to have a sit-off and a cheeky drink. The outside of the restaurant looks stunning and inside was warm and cosy looking and felt very festive but without being OTT. The bar staff seemed very professional, chatty and friendly. That’s just how they are in Darlington, so I’m glad to see that hadn’t changed. I took a seat and decided on some food. I went with “Double Bubble” dirty burger. I had no idea what it was going to look like as there were no photos to get my tastebuds going. I read the ingredients and that was enough 😋. I didn’t have long to wait before my food arrived. Piping hot and served on a wooden board along with a small basket of home cooked chips (absolutely delicious too) and a small side bowl of red cabbage, and other salad items, which was also fresh and tasty. The burger looked impressive on its own. Two beef patties, loads of melted cheese, relish, gherkins and I would assume a brioche bun. Honestly, it was one of the tastiest burgers I’d had in a long time and definitely worth the price. Presentation, taste and quality were excellent. All washed down with a bottle of cold Peroni 😋, it was just a lovely experience. Service from the staff was excellent and would highly recommend to anyone wanting a nice cosy ambience and great tasting food. Great work from everyone to helped to make my first visit a memorable one 🤜🏻❤️🤛🏻

It's good and reliable, food is nice but a tad on the expensive side. Usually has some free seats beers selection can be a bit restricting. Didn't allow pre-order for a speedy lunch which kida sucked :/ Edit: changed to a 5* after coming in for dinner today and even though it was busy my Allergy got seen to and had a wonderful meal :)

Parmo was incredible!! Service was lovely, food came out quickly and I cannot stress enough how much we enjoyed our food 😍 would 100% recommend

Ok pub,pretty quiet. Bar was very sticky as was the floor. Nice big glass of gin.

Great place, friendly staff and a good setting! Good pub vibe.

Always fab home cooked food, nice staff and a good atmosphere, oh and they allow dogs too :)

Wow. I have heard about Parmo... But wasnt sold. I was wrong. Tonight was a good chef apparently... But I only know that because of the great service. They nailed every part of my experience. Thank you!