The Garafraxa Cafe - Durham

We stopped for lunch at this Cafe for the first time. The food was pretty good, too bad we could not stay for the entertainment for the evening.

Popped in for lunch. Good options incl vegetarian choice. Great value and left quite full. The downside was the relatively unfriendly service. In fact, we were not acknowledged for some time after walking in. A good option as you drive though Durham.

We've been to the Garafraxa a couple of times in the summer whilst passing through Durham. The topic arose with Kevin and Michelle the owners of what business was like in the winter months and a New Years Eve party was mentioned. Well we booked tickets in advance and between the rockin' funk band, the champagne,finger foods and treats we had an excellent New Years Eve. My wife and I hadn't danced that much since high school. The Garafraxa is all about quality not quantity in this small rural town who knew that this place could generate such big city excitement. We had a blast.

What a wonderful little venue. And the quality of the food was fantastic. We stopped in for a lunch and both the sandwiches we had were made fresh to order and the Americano's were excellent. We also shared one of the desserts (a lemon tart) that was very fresh and tasty. As previous reviewers already mentioned they have a lovely stage setup and it would be a very nice venue for a small intimate concerns session. We'll stop here again when we come through Durham!

Great service, great food (homemade). We loved it. I hear that there is live entertainment. We didn't see that at the time of our visit but what a great spot. Durham is a great town to visit.