Coach House Bistro, The

Eggleston Hall's Old Coach House has been transformed into two large and light spaces for eating and relaxing. The large arched doorways have been glazed to give a spectacular view across Teesdale. With its attractive flagstone floor, painted peach walls and al fresco seating in the summer it acts as a licensed Café, but each Thursday, Friday and Saturday night the Café is transformed into a bistro, providing local people with a new and different dining experience. David Jackson is the creative director, ensuring that whether served 'al fresco' on the terrace or in the comfort of the coach house, the bistro menu delivers.

A typical meal could consist of: chicken liver paté with Cumberland sauce and toasted sun dried tomato bread; field mushrooms baked with blue cheese and a red onion marmalade; Loch Fyne smoked salmon with dill and lemon mayonnaise or pancake stuffed with spinach and Cotherstone cheese with a beetroot and caraway seed salad to commence the meal with.

Followed by: fresh salmon and prawn topped with gruyère cheese tagliatelle; grilled sea bass with a crab mash and roasted red pepper coulis; pan fried fillet steak with béarnaise sauce and fat chips; suprême of corn fed chicken with fresh asparagus, smoked bacon and red wine sauce or mozzarella cheese tart with a spicy chickpea and tomato salad. There is a selection of desserts to finish your evening off.