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The Old Yard Tapas

The Old Yard Tapas

98 Bondgate (at The Old Yard), Darlington, England, DL3 7JY, United Kingdom

Spanish • European • Vegetarian • Mediterranean


"Heading to the Hippodrome I looked for somewhere we could have a pre show dinner but not too heavy. The Old Yard Tapas Bar was sporting a tempting Spanish Tapas and Greek Meze Vegan Dinner Menu so gave it a bash. In the evening each table is candlelit, intimate but can be open for good chat for groups. Bar is well stocked, music was pleasant and staff attentive with a nice ambience. There is a different vegan lunch and vegan dinner menu which are extracts from the main menu with some dishes changed to suit vegans. The vegan dinner menu sported 9 Spanish Tapas and 8 Greek Meze choices, with 11 sides (see picture). Unlike many places which brag about a good a menu but in reality they don’t have half of the ingredients, only 2 were not available due to being let down by suppliers. We choose carefully to ensure the tastebuds had a different sensation or texture and we were not disappointed. The ‘Breadbasket’ to start with had soft olive bread with vegan butter, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. A lovely appetiser while the food was being cooked and very cheap too. Spanish ‘Patatas Ali Oli’ was warming comfort food consisting of tapas fried potatoes topped with a vegan ali oli (see picture) Spanish ‘Morcilla Y Chorizo’ tasted just like real black pudding, but was a vegan black pudding with soy chorizo, topped with red onion. Amazing. Spanish ‘Chorizo Con Pimentos Asados’ delighted our tastebuds. Rich with no obvious indication it was vegan at all. It’s a soy chorizo with roasted red peppers and pan fried in brandy and garlic. Delicious. Greek ‘Boorekakia’ was really tasty and while the texture may put some off (very soft and slippery) it tasted really nice. It’s sliced aubergine, rolled and stuffed with vegan feta cheese and topped with tomato and vegan parmesan. We also ordered the Greek ‘Halloumi’ but it was off the menu so they served at feta version instead (and never charged us for it it was on the house). It’s is pan fried vegan halloumi (feta for us) served with oregano lemon on top. Refreshing and real palate cleanser. Washed down with a jug sangria, it felt like we were on holiday. Without doubt we’ll be back next time we’re in Darlo try the vegan lunch menu next Updated from previous review on 2022 03 31"

Eleon

Eleon

2 Maney Corner, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Fish • Greek • Coffee • Ice Cream


"unfortunately the meal started with a flat limonade for my son. I had raised this to statin our waiter) and he offered to replace the limonade, but since it was from a bottle, it was probably something wrong with the type as these bottles are stored in this restaurant, it was safe to have water. my daughter ordered the oldest, but was given tonic water. everything was clearly overpriced and eating didn't taste as beautiful as we were made to believe. it was very bland and little taste. the service of statin was great, but the whole service was ruined by the owner of this restaurant. I have explained that the children did not enjoy the vegetarian muse. not even offered to replace the meal with an alternative. most restaurants want their customers to be satisfied with the food they are presented, and willtry their best to ensure that the meal is satisfactory. the owner also tried to calculate for the two drinks that were not consumed during the meal. I explained that they were returned to our waiter as soon as they were opened. the children enjoyed the Helloumi-Starter, but with the netzens (vegetarian mousaka and vegetarian gyros (too much happily.) overall the main and gloomy (all vegetarian deserts) did not meet our expectations. the owner obviously has no customer service skills and rarely smiled throughout the culinary experience. I am surprised when someone returns to this restaurant when they continue to be customer treated on this wise. I would not recommend ordering the salat, it was easy and was full of red wobbles. a very dissapointing experience and I will definitely not recommend this restaurant to friends or family. sheila"