The Village Inn - Menu

Richardson Place, DL16 7JQ, County Durham, United Kingdom

🛍 Pub, Fish, Steak, British

4.2 💬 3109 Reviews
The Village Inn

Phone: +441388817395

Address: Richardson Place, DL16 7JQ, County Durham, United Kingdom

City: County Durham

Menu Dishes: 9

Reviews: 3109

Website: https://omphfer.pw/the-village-inn-nzjomw

"We used the Pizza takeaway service a couple of times and the Pizza 's were absolutely stunning. Stonebaked and plenty of your chosen toppings, which were all very fresh. This prompted us to try their resteraunt food. We decided on a Sunday lunch, we sat in the bar area as we had our dogs with us and we were politely informed that they were not allowwed in the main resteraunt area fair enough . The table looked as though it had not been cleaned in a decade. My daughter cleaned it off with some baby wipes we had in the dog bag and three of them were almost black. We had already purchased drinks at the bar and taken them to our table with us. The young woman from behind the bar bought us over the Sunday lunch menu. We chose our starters; Creamy garlic mushrooms with a side salad Garlic mushrooms were in fact in a tart, not many mushrooms and not really much in the way of garlic! Salad was limp and consisted of lettuce and a piece of tomato! . Prawn cocktail a reasonable percentage of the prawns were still frozen! Salad...same story! . Pate and crusty bread with chutney Pate was ok. Crusty bread was three slices of a demi baguette toasted very hard . Chutney was insipid and tasted of not much at all!. We had approximately a 15 min wait between starter and main. We asked for a vegetarian sunday lunch and was asked if we would like beef or chicken gravy??? Then we orded a chicken roast and a steak pie you didn 't get an option with the veg, chips and microwaved, watery mashed swede! Vegetarian meal was a total tragedy. Concrete mashed potato, sloppy microwaved swede. Roast potatoes cooked in either beef dripping or goose fat and one small piece of parsnip cooked in the same! And a training football sized, rock hard yorshire pudding, that had also been cooked in animal fat! Chicken roast. Rubber chicken, I am sure it would have bounced if we had tried! Concrete mash, microwaved sloppy swede. The obligatory animal fat roasted parsnip and roast potatoes. Not forgetting the rock hard Yorkshire pudding that was about the size of a training football. There were vegetables to be shared between these two meals.... 'A selection of fresh vegetables '. The cabbage was boiled to within an inch of its life and the carrots were dried out in the middle, that was the entire vegetable selection! The steak pie was served with chips and sloppy microwaved swede. The chips were ok, but well over cooked. Swede awful, no flavour. The steak pie...wasn 't exactly a pie, it was a dish of actually quite nice tender stewed steak with a rich beef gravy with a puff pastry top. The puff pastry top was nearly 3 inches deep and hard as a bullet, you just needed to look at it and it exploded. Plusses: Staff are friendly and helpful Prices would be reasonable if the food was any good!! The location of the pub itself Great Pizza! The resteraunt area is bright and inviting Minuses: Had to teach the bar staff how to pull a Guiness properly! Most of the food is awful There are on average three different sports being shown at the same time in the bar area, making it very noisy. The non restaraunt pub area seating and area doesn 't look as though it has had a decent deep clean since the banning of smoking in pubs! The pub area is quite dark and dingy. Last food orders are taken at 18:50 ten to 7pm! !!!!"

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Main Courses

Fish Dishes

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Seafood

Mexican-American Food

Chicken Dishes

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There was 26 family members at village inn last night our food was lovely not a complaint the 2 girls that were serving us were absolutely lovely well done to them we were let down by another place just booked day b4 not a problem to them well done village inn

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P2001DQkyleg
P2001DQkyleg

I ordered a lamb roast dinner and unfortunately the lamb was not edible. In fact it was so poor I wouldn’t give it to my dogs. I rang the pub to complain and the manager wasn’t bothered whatsoever. Said it was the first complaint he had, as if I must be wrong. This isn’t surprising as his tone inside the restaurant is not friendly and welcoming.


Kelley1971
Kelley1971

Been for Sunday lunch today which was fine , until they were clearing our plates etc away, when they took the bowl which had the mint sauce in it they didn’t put it with the dirty table ware they placed it back into the table where all the fresh mint sauces were , I thought this might of been a mistake but no every other bowl was placed on that place


leannej479
leannej479

Visited on Saturday afternoon, food was disgraceful.3 tables in, staff disinterested. Ordered the veg stir fry.... it had cooked carrots, peas and boiled potatoes in it as if the chef had dumped left over veg in it. The rice tasted stale, chips OK. Husband had pepper chicken, clearly frozen chicken strips. Shockingly bad. Used to be a nice place. Will be avoiding from now on. View menu


Susan
Susan

This was the second visit for lunch, we returned as our first visit food was lovely. This visit was a disappointment, maybe it was what we ordered but out of 5 meals only one was really enjoyed rest was ok. I would avoid the dinner as it was like left over veg heated up with smash for mashed potatoes. The meat was lovely veg not so good. Previously had lasagne it was lovely came with home made chips.


deanadam1998
deanadam1998

Went to the Village Inn for a quiet meal with a couple of family members. Service was excellent, food was brilliant, however, a man I presume to be the owner came in and was shouting at the staff in front of customers. He was very rude, unprofessional and it really dampened them atmosphere in the place. Another customer had spoken to the member of staff in question and asked if they wanted anything said, to which they replied they didn’t. However I wouldnt feel right if I didn’t raise the issue as it is completely unacceptable for an owner to speak to his staff in that manner.


637KarenT
637KarenT

We come here on a regular basis for tea with family and to be fair have never had room for complaint but this visit was a wow ..on entering (there was 6 plus baby to an empty pub par 1 table off 4 we asked if there was any tables free ..we were quickly shown to one given menus etc to then be approached by (owner I think we need that table back in 2 hours..why give us table then? that pissed me off straight away but then went from bad to bad to be fair every meal we were served had a problem (fish greasy as hell,chips unbeatable,lasagne more tomato than anything else,dinner beef was inedible list could go on to be fair !! It’s a shame as always been high in my places to eat View menu


H2102ZRalinep
H2102ZRalinep

having been to this pub last year for meals through the week, we decided 4 of us Booked in for Sunday lunch 1.30 Arrived at 1.20 Shown to our table front of pub. We got our drinks at bar then waited to order Waitress took our order after taking orders from group who came in after us. The said group received their meals approx 5 10 minutes later. We waited until nearly 2pm then asked where our meals were Returning from kitchen and speaking to the Waitress who had originally taken our order , She returned to apologise say there had been a mix_up with our order??? We finally got our lunch approx 2.15. The pork was terrible, fatty and chewy Even the couple who sat opposite us said same. We did m...


luvfood2000
luvfood2000

Pizza's were good, the rest of the food was terrible. Vegetarian Sunday lunch consisted of roast potatoes and a slice of parsnip cooked in beef dripping, Yorkshire pudding, also cooked in beef dripping with a side plate of boiled carrots and boiled cabbage. I was given the choice of beef gravy or none. The Cajun Spiced Vegetable Wraps (with Tomato Salsa, Sour Cream Dressing, Salad Garnish and Chips) was actually a pot of leftover vegetables (peas, carrots, cabbage and peppers) in gravy with a hit of chili sauce, no tomato salsa, no sour cream dressing, no salad and a pile of chips cooked in beef dripping, there were three tortilla wraps too. The chairs in the pub were stained and sticky and...


redsensei2017
redsensei2017

We used the Pizza takeaway service a couple of times and the Pizza 's were absolutely stunning. Stonebaked and plenty of your chosen toppings, which were all very fresh. This prompted us to try their resteraunt food. We decided on a Sunday lunch, we sat in the bar area as we had our dogs with us and we were politely informed that they were not allowwed in the main resteraunt area fair enough . The table looked as though it had not been cleaned in a decade. My daughter cleaned it off with some baby wipes we had in the dog bag and three of them were almost black. We had already purchased drinks at the bar and taken them to our table with us. The young woman from behind the bar bought us over t... View menu

Categories

  • Pub Enjoy a lively atmosphere with our classic pub favorites. From hearty burgers and fish 'n' chips to savory pies and craft brews, our menu promises a cozy experience ideal for unwinding with friends.
  • Fish Delight in our exquisite fish dishes, crafted from the freshest catch of the day. From grilled favorites to savory stews, our menu celebrates the ocean's bounty with flavors to satisfy every palate. View menu
  • Steak Savor prime cuts of juicy, tender steaks, expertly grilled to perfection. Each bite offers a burst of flavor, served with classic sides and delectable sauces to enhance your dining experience.
  • British Traditional and hearty, the British menu offers comfort classics like fish and chips, succulent roasts, and savory pies. Rediscover familiar favorites, lovingly crafted with timeless recipes and fresh, local ingredients.

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