Tea Barn - County Durham

Very good plant varieties to exceptional preisen. is definitiw a kindergarten instead of garden center, as it did not interfere with all this extra. cafe looked good, although not in.

Ordered breakfast for me and husband drinks came first and were finished before my toasted cheese scone arrived. My 2 sausages came 15 minutes later when I asked for my scone to be reheated as it was now cold. Husbands full English came even later so I was finished eating. His beans were extremely ‘tangy’ and the black pudding was very sweet. Sausages were all black, hard on the outside and dry inside clearly reheated. Really not a good experience! They did however refund the full English but were unconcerned when we commented we would have preferred to eat together having ordered at the same time

Warm and pleasing the eye on arrival. Lady cleaning tables found it difficult to crack a smile when we said hello. Food arrived promptly with a friendly waitress. Fruit scone ok but the cream that came with it was off. This was rectified by an apologetic manger (I think) and refunded. Gone off cream is not acceptable, can't understand why it hadn't been checked before customers arrived. On leaving it was chaotic and dangerous with a delivery lorry manoeuvring. Definately will not return or recommend. Such a shame as I had heard good things about the place.

Fruit scones are the most delicious I have ever tasted.

This used to be my favourite place. Now it has a shop in the cafe which takes up part of the cafe and blocks the windows, so it's dark and cramped. The shop's not properly blocked off so there's a draft when the door opens. Poor selection of cakes and if you don't like fresh cream there's not much else. Shame.