Booked for Sunday lunch for my Mam's birthday. I think you'll be hard pushed to have a better 3 course meal for £18. The restaurant is tastefully decorated, the service is attentive and friendly without being obtrusive and The food was exceptional. The flavours and textures were delicate and well balanced - nothing needed to be seasoned or was lacking anything. Presentation was beautiful. Meat cooked in the sous vide was cooked to absolute mouth metling perfection. We absolutely loved it. My 16 yo brother, whose favourite meal is a Sunday roast said it's the tastiest one he's ever eaten.
One minor point for the vegan brownie that was a bit too dry and cake like but that can be excused as it was vegan (and because I stole some of my mam's tart tatin- which was delicious).
I'm quite hard to please and I really loved this place from start to finish. We will be back.
My partner and I went here last night, after walking through Durham. The restaurant was beautifully designed a d the staff were really friendly and helpful.
We were seated by the window and the view was amazing! The menu had a good variety of dishes. We got a starter and main, and it was a taste sensation!
Thoroughly recommend the 'Duck, Duck, Goose' starter and the corn-fed chicken main.
Will come again! Thank-you to everyone who made our experience memorable.
We were here today and had the three course Sunday lunch it was absolutely fantastic. The staff were lovely especially our waiter unfortunately didn't get his name but he was so polite and friendly. I would definitely recommend it and we will be back x
As first time visitors to Durham we were delighted to find a great place to eat that understood good food and wine. If you are looking for a student free, mature place to enjoy a delicious meal, this is the place for you.
One of the best restaurants in Durham. Superb food in a relaxed atmosphere without the pretensions of some other restaurants. I cannot recommend this place enough.
Food was fabulous, great service, a little hidden gem. Ambiance and views of the river were superb.
Would definitely go back. Well worth a visit!!
We are a regular at this restaurant as its in my top 3 in Durham must say though on Saturday menu was especially great seemed to have raised the bar another notch ! all the dishes we had (party of 4 ) everyone throughly enjoyed and service was great and staff are friendly and it's refreshing when the young students actually understand the wine list. Looking forward to next visit as the great thing about Cellar Door is menu regularly changes so you got to keep coming back !
Amazing food, fantastic staff. Couldn't have asked for anymore after my son's graduation. . .
Joe Honeywood
Master of Science!
Would definitely recommend�
Sally Duggleby-Letheren
+5
Amazing seafood broth starter! Lamb to die for. Turkey dinner perfect for Christmas weekend away. Lovely atmosphere & super service. Would definitely recommend & return �
We've been here a couple of times now and it's fantastic. The food is exceptional and the staff are friendly and polite, they can't do enough for you. The choice of wines and beers is very good to so it's best to get a lift or taxi home!
Wow, so happy we found this little gem, top class food, service and location. Loved the different combinations of food, definitely be back when in Durham
After getting married yesterday we went for a meal to The Cellar Door and I can not praise this restaurant highly enough.
The food was delicious and the staff and owners went out of their way to make our day extra special.
Highly recommend a visit and we will be returning soon
Out for an early evening meal with friends to celebrate a silver anniversary. The food, wine and service were exceptional. Normally a meat eater, I opted for the lemon sole main for a change. It was delicious, the fish was cooked beautifully and the 'broth' it came with, complimented it perfectly. My friends all enjoyed their food too and we agreed not to wait until the golden anniversary before we returned �
The cellar door was a lovely little find offering a good selection of dishes, and seeming a popular spot among locals with the vibrant atmosphere.
Of all the options to have a Sunday Roast, this appeared to be the best on Google Maps and I wasn't disappointed. Firstly you could tell the freshness of the produce with the amazing taste and texture of the meet and veg. As someone who is from London I had an expectation on a Sunday Roast "from up north" and it more than delivered, with me almost not finishing my plate. When the plate arrives, you'll know where I'm coming from.
Overall I had a very good time at this restaurant, and would gladly revisit from the great food, atmosphere, and extremely friendly staff helping me have an chilled yet enjoyable Sunday, and being the cherry on top of the cake finishing off a very good weekend away in the North East of England.
Came with my student son. Incredible food. Please give a medal to whoever invented the shepherds pie roll! My lamb fillet was pink and melted in the mouth, his beef wellington looked amazing. Great gravy on both dishes. Really interesting wine list, great to see a few American wine choices on there. Staff were good. We were on a table right next to the top of the stairs and there was quite a lot of coming and going which was a bit distracting - I would’ve been annoyed if it had been a romantic date! But we hadn’t reserved so can’t complain. Pricey but overall worth it for such good food.
First time having food here, me and my girlfriend went for a date are waiter was John he was the best waiter I’ve had he made the night perfect I couldn’t of asked more, I did find a hair in my dessert but he controlled the situation and I understand things can happen. Beef wellington was perfect and again a great thanks to John he was amazing.
Excellent food. Particularly love the steak tartare, which isn't always on the menu, but the chef was happy to prepare for me (with notice) even while it wasn't on the menu! Good choice of wine and drinks. Quickly becoming one of my favourite places to eat 👌🏼
First time visitors to The Cellar Door. We we were downstairs in a lovely stone room. All 8 of us had the Sunday dinner. Outstanding plate of food! Lamb was beautifully rare. Plenty of veg. The crowning glory was the biggest yorkie I've ever had!!
Outstanding
A narrow door, off the street. Leads you down a set of old stairs, with the Cellar Door sign above the entrance.
The first floor (downstairs) opens in to an airy room with pine floors and simple, seating. We wnt down another set of stairs in to a smaller room, with a stone cave like, cellar seating area, with soft lighting.
The service was excellent, friendly and attentive. We came on Sunday and had 2 courses for £23.
The food was outstanding! Beautifully cooked and presented.
The Sunday lunch was gorgeous and highly recommended
This place is a must visit when in Durham. Or even if you are 10 miles away!!! 😍
The restaurant's entrance is just a small opening on one of the buildings with a wooden steps downward and opens up into a nice and neat dining area. Did not have the time to take more pictures as we were only on a short stop over from our land tour.
We ordered their Hoisin duck bao bun, crispy squid, broccoli with almonds and seafood fejioda. All I can say is that the food is superb, tasty and reasonable amount of serving. It's a restaurant worth visiting.
Unique restaurant. Need to head downstairs from the main street (hence the name "Cellar"). But restaurant opens up to the view of the river. Higher-end dining. Excellent food. Definitely an experience.
Went here for a birthday lunch and had an amazing time. The food is delicious and very well presented the lunch menu is very good value for money. Will be returning!
Visited The Cellar Door tonight for my special birthday celebration. From arriving to leaving it was brilliant! Alex and the the rest of the staff were very attentive, nothing was too much trouble! The food was out of this world, my husband thought the oyster starter was amazing but then said every plate was full of flavour. After desert I even received a desert plate with Happy Birthday on. We will definitely visit again and will be recommending to all of our friends.
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