The Fir Tree Country - County Durham

I don't even know where to begin... the beef literally melted in my mouth and the turkey was so juicy. The selection of vegetables was fantastic as always, the roast potatoes were incredibly delicious, and the Yorkshire puddings were cooked to perfection. The meal was complemented by a flavorful gravy and a vinegar salad that reminded me of my mother's cooking. The restaurant was well-organized and very clean. We have dined here several times over the past few years, and the food has consistently been excellent and reasonably priced.

We have stayed at this restaurant multiple times and each visit has been fantastic. The friendly welcome and excellent staff create a relaxing atmosphere. The wide selection of drinks and delicious menu make it challenging to decide what to order. The food is freshly prepared and tasty, and the staff are delightful and attentive. The breakfast is exceptionally good, especially when served by the amazing pair of Ali and Lisa.

We have stayed at the Fir Tree Hotel for New Year's Eve three times now, and each time has been fantastic. The staff are genuinely friendly and helpful, always willing to go above and beyond. The menu offers a great selection of delicious dishes. The room was immaculately clean, with a comfortable bed, a fantastic shower, and fluffy towels. The room also had tea and coffee facilities. Breakfast was excellent, with plenty of options and great service. We can't wait to stay here again in the future.

Although we know the owners personally we have not previously been for a meal, we finally managed to get there yesterday evening, and what an absolutely gem it is. We turned up without a booking, but the very friendly and helpful staff managed to squeeze us in for which we will be forever grateful. After grabbing drinks at the well appointed and spotless bar we were shown to our table, perusing the menu was a pleasant surprise to find that there was a really good choice that would suit any diner. The long haired Colonel went for potato skins and dip with side salad as a starter, my choice was the creamy garlic mushrooms with sour dough toast, both starters were excellent and enough of them. For a main course the Colonel went for the Chilli Con Carni, with nachos and 2 dips, I went for the steak pie with seasonal veg and mash (chips are also an option) We were totally amazed at the size of portions, and the Colonel loved her mains and can be very fussy with food, mine was fantastic with a good size pie full of chunks of proper steak veg was cooked perfectly and the pan made gravy that came in a separate jug was out of this world and to die for. As with the starters everything was piping hot. As I mentioned at the start of my review this place is an absolute gem, and will definitely be our go to place to eat out, all staff friendly and helpful, atmosphere wonderful, food a real pleasing experience at a very reasonable price, we eat out quite often and this knocks the usual pub chain restaurants into a cocked hat while maintaining a comparable cost. If you haven't been you really must try it. The one bad review I came across must have been posted by a competitor who's only recourse was to try to malign this wonderful restaurant.

We stayed here for 3 nights, visiting family and friends in the area. We used to live in Crook so we were very familiar with it. The room was clean and comfortable but we did have an issue. This was promptly resolved without issue, which is testament to the good customer service. The breakfast is exceptional and the lady managing the breakfast room is a gem. We ate dinner on one night and it was great. All the staff, bar one, were lovely.