Best Lunch in Darlington

192 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Esquires Coffee Darlington
Esquires Coffee Darlington
70/100 (213 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Cafe
Lunch
Breakfast
Shaved Ice
Marshmallow
Eggs Benedict
Toasties
Toasts
Café
Seating
Accepts Credit Cards
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"Honestly some reviewers quite frankly need to get a grip. Lovely cafe, decent prices, absolutely gorgeous chai latte and vanilla latte. We had..."
PastelGal
"I must visit on good days, either that or there must be a more than high level of coffee experts in Darlington. We always stop for coffee and when..."
Graham Blount
"So strange to see so many empty seats but we where in town really early and took advantage to grab a hot drink and toastie sandwich and just enjoy..."
Mondo Daftasabrush
"Drinks and food good price, club sandwiches looked and tasted amazing, really good altogether..."
Wayne Stevens
"Visited at lunchtime. It was busy but our toasties came quickly. We had a flat white and a decaf latte and both were delicious as we're the toasties...."
Teresa Smurthwaite
"We started visiting here shortly after the first lockdown last year (takeaway only) and have been back every time we are in town since. Always great..."
Drew McGrath
"I’m not sure why there are a few 1 star reviews. I can only think these are isolated incidents. I find the staff to be friendly and helpful. The..."
Sharp
"Very good place. Nice food, and drinks. Great menu and they do all day breakfast. Coffee takes some time to come, but they just need to hire another..."
Jake Grose
"Great food and service. A bit pricey. Me and my son come most weeks for a Tea cake and coffee and bacon..."
Andrew Coltman
"Lovely cafe run by lovely people, I told the young lad I was deaf and he removed his mask straight away without me asking, I thanked him for doing so..."
Old git
"Had a lovely cuppa and jacket potato for lunch , very tasty too! Very clean surroundings and polite staff . Great service and i shall be back..."
Hh Ww
"Great to see the vegan options including the full vegan breakfast and the oat, soya and almond dairy alternatives. Will certainly come..."
Dr Nick Rudman
"10 star from me,lovely staff, I really enjoyed my..."
Bekim Karaj
Crombies
70/100 (320 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
British
Cafe
Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Salad
Beef
"Great service and helpful staff. Also meals are tasty. Highly recommended for..."
Bradley Moore-Toas
"Havnt been in for over 20 years but lovely friendly staff..."
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Andrew Chrystal
Joe Rigatoni's
Joe Rigatoni's
70/100 (219 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Salad
Salmon
Prawns
Pesto
Burger
"Fabulous new menu with great choices. Lovely..."
Michelle Babat
"Buen sitio para comer, buena antecion y buen..."
Adria Drieguez Mallen
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Tess Wright
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Gillian Brown
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Stuart Leary
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Ada Guza
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Jon Metcalfe
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Les Morton
The Chinese Buffet- Darlington
The Chinese Buffet- Darlington
70/100 (2153 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Waffles
Cakes
Noodle
Fish
Beef
Fried rice
Pork
Dumplings
Pancakes
Duck
Mussels
Salmon
Dim Sum
Ribs
Curry
Prawns
Toasts
Cantonese
"Found this hidden gem on a roundabout in Darlington drove by and almost missed it . Glad i didnt . What fantastic food, lovely staff and very good..."
kazzyd63 northeast
"Lovely fresh food and staff amazing family experience highly recommend if you have been out and about and need a family restaurant. Serves plain food..."
Simon Lambert
"Excellent place to go, good range of food for everyone, all staff spot on, good atmosphere, we'll definitely be going..."
Kelvin Hardy
"Very pleasently surprised. Excellent choice of meat fish and vegetarian food. Cocktails need a little work but everything else was..."
Giselle O'Donovan
"Second time visiting this restaurant and yet again we thoroughly enjoyed our food, the staff were lovely and welcoming and just the general look of..."
Amanda Glendenning
"This is not your average all you can eat. It has an extremely large selection, very friendly staff and some of the best food I have tasted. You do..."
Soarfly Concepts
"Fabulous lunch again today. Hot food, plenty choice, clean place. Took friends for their first visit and they loved it. Waitress heard me wish my..."
louise richmond
"Lovely place to visit whether before you go to the cinema or an after shopping treat. Friendly staff and quick service, waiting bar area for when..."
DanniMac3787
"Good range of buffet food and attentive service for drinks. On the downside, many parents left their children unattended when selecting food and it..."
Circle Divers Tec and CCR
"Very nice place. Expensive drinks. Good selection on food but didn't eat that much ...did I eat £15.99 worth ...not sure but I loved the crisky duck..."
Donna Atkinson
Megans Munchies
Megans Munchies
70/100 (61 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
Fast Food
Lunch
Breakfast
Fast food
Breakfast
Lunch
"The owner is sooo lovely, food was amazinggggg, let's gooo..."
Oliver Horn
Cherry Tree Cocktail Bar & Kitchen
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
British
Dinner
Lunch
British
Dinner
Lunch
Morrisons Darlington - North Road Cafe
Morrisons Darlington - North Road Cafe
70/100 (96 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
British
Cafe
Cafe
British
Lunch
Breakfast
Sausage
Breakfast
english breakfast
Café
Café
British
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Breakfast
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Our meal came in as asked- requested for hard cooked egg- we got exactly that Opted for the vegetarian breakfast option, as I don't eat pork and the..."
hajarah lasisi
"Breakfasts are good, lovely coffee’s, place is always..."
Darren
"Good food for the price. Friendly staff and a play area for the kids. Plenty of..."
Sebastian
"Excellent value food , shame about the glass roof in cafe its just like sitting in greenhouse..."
Kevin Wilde
"Love this cafe. ..afternoon tea with sandwich cake and cuppa for under..."
Ever Clean home and office
"Good service and didn't have to wait too..."
Treez Cutler
"Couldn't fault the breakfast . . . and half price ! ?? It's a no..."
Terry Wright
"Reasonable food at Reasonable..."
Tommy Todd
"Was a nice breakfast and..."
Charles Wason
"Great food super..."
Anthony Gibson
Morrisons Darlington - Morton Park Cafe
Morrisons Darlington - Morton Park Cafe
70/100 (227 ratings)
Quick Bites
Restaurants
Fast food
Cafe
British
Cafe
Fast Food
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Toasts
Sausage
Fish
Café
Fast food
British
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Accepts Credit Cards
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"You can always rely on a local Morrisons cafe for an all-day breakfast. This was a full English without Tomato 🍅 Beautiful presentation post..."
Euan Phipps
"Great food and service, the staff are wonderful true northern hospitality. Cant wait for my next..."
Andy Braithwaite
"Breakfast always plentiful and good..."
Paul Wilson
"Tasty and..."
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Trevor Lyons
The Tanners Hall
The Tanners Hall
70/100 (3323 ratings)
Quick Bites
Pub
Vegetarian Friendly
Bar
Pub
British
Gluten Free Options
British
Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
Drinks
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
After-hours
Cookie Dough & Ice Cream
Curry Night and Fish N Chips
Coke with Lime
Chicken Tikka and Rice Naan Bread
Gift Basket
Small Mixed Grill Platter
Fish and Chips and Mushy Peas
Apple Juice
Curry
Pint of Larger
Lasagne Chips and Salad
Burger
San Pellegrino Orange
Fish
Pepperoni Pizza
Beer Festival
Tequila
Chicken Wings
Rhubarb Gin and Ginger Ale
Sit down
Pub
British
Bar
Television
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Drinks
After-hours
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Good pint with wife and friends in a nice place with plenty of seats and good atmosphere what more could you..."
Les Moon
"Fantastic staff and quick service ,unfortunately, our meals came out cold, but the staff changed them and gave us a pudding as an apology.Toilets..."
Jane Woodhead
"Always busy, but the staff always try to serve you in an orderly fashion, not as expensive as a lot of other places I could mention, anyone going out..."
Donald Armit
"Great cheap place for a drink with my friends after college. Some loud day-drinker drunks are the only issue. But the service is fast and LOVELY..."
Heicho Valentine
"Good quality food. The service was great and a variety of beers and other alcoholic drinks. Vibe..."
Karen Aitken
"Warm atmosphere, friendly staff, fast service, good menu, reasonable price, great pint,..."
Allen A Mills
"Awesome place. Great service. Great staff. Food is spot..."
Mark Thompson
"Cheap and cheerful and a good..."
Ged McBride
"Lovely staff unfortunately our meal was cold 🥶 waitress asked how our meal was & right away she offered a free dessert 🍨 or a free pint 🍺..."
George Ritchie
"A busy town centre 'Spoons. You know what you're getting food wise. The tables are a little too close for me, but cheap and..."
Johnny Hughes
"Leffe £3.72. Lively crowd in. Good ceramic. Full of..."
alan nolan
"Normal spoons but staff were absolutely great and food was piping hot and fresh- manager was fabulous..."
paula brown
"Had several meals and drinks here, good clean tidy venue, lovely good. Angus steak is fabulous. Good service from staff. Fabulous..."
Rob GSD (GSD)
"A decent place at the heart of Darlington town. Would recommend a hangout for a drink and food is too good and the best part are the prices which are..."
Chaitanya Varma
"Called in for breakfast. Good value and good service. The coffee refills were appreciated..."
Geoff H
"Good service and friendly staff. Large 6oz burger fairly disappointing but decent..."
Bob Smith
"We got two hours free parking at short stay car park in the town centre. Five minute walk from the car park to the resteraunt, it was vey busy when..."
Steven Tallents
The Quays
The Quays
70/100 (676 ratings)
Quick Bites
Restaurants
British
Bar
Pub
Bar
British
Pub
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Spirits
gin
Bar
Pub
British
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Drinks
Mid-range
"Good pub for karaoke and music. Can be a bit rough at times. But it's worth a..."
gary fowler
"Brilliant little pub. Very reasonable prices, too cheap if anything! The dj is brilliant, puts on a good karaoke night. Nice little smoking area,..."
MACAW Media
"Great staff strict no trouble tolerated. The DJ who dose Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays he is excellent. But the other DJ who dose the other..."
Bobby Lamb
"A small but really nicely presented pub in the town centre. Friendly staff. The Quays has live bands on most Saturday nights and the last Friday of..."
jack hall
"NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Ignore any historical reviews, new licensees have taken over The Quays and are in the process of bringing it back to its..."
David Cooper
"Last week (6 June) I popped into The Quays with some colleagues for a working lunch, we hadn't been in for ages as last time we found a particular..."
katy johnson
"Friendly staff, wide variety of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. Fun and entertainment most nights. Highly recommended..."
Tracy Battye
"Friendly staff great atmosphere. Good beer.what more do you want...."
Emma Harper
"A fantastic atmosphere, very friendly staff and a good food! Definitely recommend a visit if you're out in..."
Alexander Bell
"Fantastic little pub, friendly staff, good drinks, good karaoke and fun..."
Ondré Barrow
"Brilliant Bar Recommend You Try This Bar You Won't Be Disappointed Great Bar..."
David “Dave” Simpson
"Great selection of home cooked food and great prices. Friendly staff and the draught beers that never fall to hit the..."
Graeme Vickers
Papa Johns Pizza
Papa Johns Pizza
70/100 (797 ratings)
Quick Bites
Restaurants
Fast food
Fast Food
Pizza
Pizza
Dinner
Lunch
Papa John's Festive Feast
Papa Johns the Works Pizza
Papa Johns the Vegan Works Pizza
Papa John's Chicken Poppers
Vegan Bites
BBQ Chicken Classic Pizza
Papa Johns Italian Sausage & Pepperoni Papadia
Papa John's BBQ Chicken Wings
Chocolate Scrolls
Bacon Cheese Sticks
Papa Johns Philly Cheesesteak Papadia
Papa Johns Garden Party Pizza
Papa Johns Cheese & Tomato Pizza
Peppers
Half and Half
XXL Double Pepperoni Pizza
Papa Johns Hawaiian Pizza
XXL Bee Sting Pizza
Papa John's Giant Choc Chip Cookie
XXL BBQ Chicken
Fast food
Fast food
Pizza
Wheelchair Accessible
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Finding a decent takeaway is like finding a decent car mechanic; you trust them to do the job but never quite sure what you're going to get. This was..."
Mark O'Brien
"Super fast delivery of an oven hot and delicious pizza,..."
Graham Bodycombe
"My colleagues and I love the collection lunch deal at Papa John's - £4.99 for a tasty hot fresh 10" pizza and a drink. Brilliant value for money and..."
Andrew Hancock
"Delicious and perfectly cooked wings, pizza base crispy and edible, well done, super..."
M
"Best pizza in town by far 🙌 excellent service and delivery. The food is exceptional, if I could give 10 stars would do so :P Recommended..."
Tia strange
"Great pizza and great..."
andrew hall
"Food is spot on loads to choose from..."
Jamie Coverdale
"Best pizza in town never ever experienced such taste if you would love American food straight away opt to choose papa johns #quality# food# yummy..."
gangireddytrinadhvenkat reddy
"First time I've visited has we were from stockton but I was very impressed top pizzas 🍕 highly recommended..."
Lesley Kirk
"Delivery time is very quick. Food is always hot and excellent quality. Delivery staff are always so friendly. Would..."
Priya Patel
"Unbelievable. 16 minutes from ordering to having it delivered to the door. Piping hot fresh pizza and sides. Must be a world..."
Tim P
"Once you have had a pizza from this place you will never eat any other..wow so fresh and beautifully cooked. .love..."
Hazel Saunders
"Always been great food and on time every time I've placed an order so can't fault them..."
david john robert
The William Stead
The William Stead
70/100 (6292 ratings)
Bars & Pubs
Bars & Pubs
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Bar
Bar
Pub
Pub
Vegetarian Friendly
British
Gluten Free Options
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
After-hours
Brunch
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Chicken Jalfrezi Curry Chicken with Onion Rings
Puddings
Fish
Sausage
Paninis
Onion Rings
steak and chips
Hash Browns
Stella Artois
Iced tea
Ultimate Burger
Pepperoni Pizza
Chicken & Rib Combo
Full english breakfast
Salad
Bubble Gin
Latte
Chili
Shipyard Pale Ale
Egg and chips
Salmon
Sirloin Steak
Cider
Hamburger
Chocolate Brownie
Fish and Chips
Sandwiches
Chicken Wings
Burger
Shots of Vodka
Toasts
Small Cod Chips and Mushy Peas
Sit down
British
Bar
Pub
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Television
After-hours
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
Cheap Eats
"Great little pub with a relaxed atmosphere Drinks all reasonably priced. Nice interior and a great place to eat also. This pub has 2 floors and clean..."
Paul Barwick
"Really nice architecture and cosy place for gatherings, meals or a drink 🍸 😀 The staff is very friendly and efficient during our visit...one of..."
PH PC
"Lovely pub. Watched the Lionesses in the cup final here. Lots of people, quick service, clean and friendly. We had the all day brunch. There's a..."
Maxine Ann Bailey
"never have an issue with going here even though my wife is in a wheelchair really friendly and helpful staff , very clean and friendly put prefer..."
Rory Mccallum
"Place was absolutely buzzing for a Saturday afternoon. Extremely busy and lucky to get seats. Able to order to table from app was good and prices as..."
Chris Wade
"Husband has sausage chips n beans n served chicken gravy. It was AWFUL. I HAD BURGER equally dry and served within 5 mins think maybe pre cooked..."
Kath Hilderley
"This was only awarded 3 stars for service because of the volume of crowds who arrived from a 60's show nearby. Otherwise, this would have been..."
Ronnie Coats
"Beans on breakfast look warm but everything else was great. Male member of staff good service with a smile ☺..."
Elaine Wilson
"Great Disability access at the rear, I use the Wetherspoons app and within 5 mins drink s were brought with a smile , another 15 mins after our lunch..."
Wayne Richardson
"Always great food and friendly staff and the prices are alot more affordable when your feeding a family of..."
dawn allum
"Great modern spoons plenty of choice of seating areas staff keen to keep tables clear pleasure to have been here..."
andrew golding
"Very clean and good atmosphere. Very clean and tidy. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Will go..."
Bil Lynas
"Always great service. Food always on point and brought to table quickly. Great place to start pre drinks on a weekend. Staff are always friendly and..."
Stephen Harte