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Reviews of Forresters Bar & Restaurant With Rooms

3 out of 5
Forresters Bar & Restaurant With Rooms
52-53 Market Place, Middleton in Teesdale, Barnard Castle, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 74 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room. Spacious ensuite, generally very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Middleton in Teeside is a beautiful place and this hotel made the stay even better. Gorgeous room and attentive bar staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

P

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm welcome at the Forresters
Very welcoming staff, check in was very quick and pleasant. The room was spacious, well equipped and the bed was comfy leading to a good sleep. Would certainly use again if in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Dr John A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was fine, unusual to go upstairs to bathroom. Restaurant closed on Monday - only food outlets Teeside Hotel and Coop.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ann

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
A nice place to stay in Middleton in Teesdale. Has a good bar and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff Lively bar I did not eat there but friends said the food was really good
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Tarlochan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room had everything we needed, staff was very helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
Our short stay was excellent. The food was just delicious, the staff very friendly and helpful. The room was quirky but very comfortable. The only (very small) issue was that the TV didn't work but that did not spoil our stay at all. Overall, a strong recommendation.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Mrs K N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic food
The hotel, rooms and food were as fantastic as ever and 12/10 for those. Frank even e-mailed me to ask if we needed a booking for the night we arrived as they were not cooking that night. However ....... and there is often a however ....... on the Tuesday we arrived the owner was away and the person in charge of the bar kept it open after closing time with exceedingly loud music. And the other however is that on Fridays they have some sort of music night for all the locals going on until 1 am on Saturday morning. Not so good if your room is over the bar and patio area and you need to get up early the next day (Saturday). Next time (and there probably will be a next time if you continue the great food Mrs Forrester) we will remember to avoid Fridays. Thank you very much for a lovely friendly stay and lovely staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Mairi

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

VICTORIA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not bad
The room was slightly bizarre as it had an upstairs bathroom. However, the bed was comfortable and the room was clean. We were right above the bar, which was very noisy - however it all quietened down by midnight.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel
Really nice Hotel. With a pub style bar and French Restaurant attached, selling quality food at a reasonable price. The well fitted bathroom had a bath and shower, it was situated upstairs above the bedroom, and was "open plan".
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, brilliant food, clean room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant place and local walks
Brilliqnt food and very good beer gardens front and back. Staff outstanding. Walks are on your door steps. Only constructive critisism is T.V in rooms need up dating . I will be going again when more restroctions are lifted.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Ricci

Business traveler
No food takeaway as advertized
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly welcome
A relaxed and safe atmosphere. Delicious meal, great value. A couple of issues with the room dealt with in an apologetic and constructive way.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean room with separate bathroom up stairs. Dog friendly. Lovely village. We had a meal in the evening which was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Me

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gethin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Hidden Gem n the Durham Dales
The room was really lovely and it was great to have the freestanding bath for lots of bubbles! The huge bed was perfect as we have a super-king bed at home and we both had a brilliant nights sleep. We had dinner in the restaurant and the food was perfect. We both chose Gruyere the souffle with spiced mango jam as a starter which was amazing. My main course was the seafood risotto with beautifully cooked king scallops on top and my hubby had the Gruyere and Dijon Mustard topped fish pie that was equally outstanding. Although quite stuffed we still managed sticky toffee pudding for me and white chocolate and strawberry ring eclair for him. All was washed down with a decent bottle of Chardonnay. The staff were really friendly and offered a lovely service and i would highly recommend Forresters. We will certainly be going again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Andy, Cleethorpes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service and welcoming staff, great location well worth visiting..
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay - lovely food for dinner and excellent wine selections. No breakfast but that didnt stop us!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Neil

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ot worth staying here AVOID
Arrived at check in time to find place deserted Had to shout for someone to come Eventually shown to room Asked about getting an evening meal and was told that they where not serving Had find my own food Also no breakfast served Generally not interested in guests
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Restaurant serving french fare excellent. Choise of decore in bedrooms different, not necessarily in a calm and relaxing way. As was language in public bar.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More of an inn than a hotel
It’s more of an inn than an hotel. The stairwell had seen better days and I wondered what room would be like but actually it was a good size, fresh, well equipped and very clean. Good Wi-fi too. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The restaurant downstairs was reasonably priced and served very tasty food.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Middleton with very friendly and helpful staff. Enjoyed the restaurant and bar.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We stopped at Forresters while walking the Teesdale Way. The rooms were clean and attractive and the staff were friendly and helpful. The restaurant was very fancy but we didn’t patronise it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food
Good central location. Fortunately the weather wasn’t too warm as the Window was very small. Had an evening meal which was very nice and a reasonable price. Friendly Staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room we used was just fine for our overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked the bathroom and dog friendliness. I didnt like the squeeky bed and loud bar area
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value for money, pity no food and some areas requiring a little work, overall clean and tidy and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not stay again
WiFi does not work in room and restaurant was closed for food when I arrived at 2045hrs, pub across road stopped serving food at 2100 so I ended up going to co op for sandwiches.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great comfortable hotel
Amazing place to stay however not much around the area.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

ShropshireLad, Shropshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in an excellent location. Bathroom required some updating. Excellent breakfast with amazing coffee!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Sandra, Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were lovely and could not have been more helpful. This hotel has a family atmosphere and we were made welcome. The restaurant area is comfortable and the bar is light and airy and relaxing. Our room was directly above the bar, so if that might be a problem for you it’s worth asking for a quiet room. They did tell us about it immediately on arrival and offered to move us if we preferred, but we knew it wouldn’t worry us. It wasn’t actually too noisy and it was quiet by midnight. Our room was clean and well-decorated, if small, with an upstairs en-suite, which was new and very clean. The bed was comfortable and bedding was impeccably white! We’d booked room only but they were happy to add breakfast onto our bill and we had one evening meal which we enjoyed very much. This dog-friendly hotel was perfect for our 3 night stay, we would book again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
evening meal and breakfast were fine. Room was adequate but noise was obtrusive late into the night .
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend away
The hotel is lovely and the food excellent. Only down side breakfast would cost £15 per person which is extremely expensive in comparison to other hotels we have stayed in.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

eddie, runcorn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good friendly hotel. A good base for many walks
We stayed 2 nights. Our room was clean &warm. The breakfast was lovely. We ate here one evening & the food was amazing. The service was brilliant. We loved it so much we booked a return trip later in the year.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend
Comfortable good value hotel. Fantastic French food. Highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic getaway
A very last minute decision to travel and this was convenient for a stop over. Lovely setting, shame we just stayed the night. The room was amazing and so was the food in the restaurant. Owner Frank was very hospitable and we felt at home straight away.

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem in the highlands
Good Food service and room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal for walking the Pennine Way
Nice hotel. Ideal for walking the Pennine Way