Durham Restaurant Guide

Nando's - Durham

From South Africa to Ealing to Crawley, Nando's has taken the traditional peri-peri flame-grilled chicken on a fantastic journey, all the while maintaining its proposition of good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

• Address: Unit 5, Walkergate, Durham, DH1 1SE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Portuguese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £18.00

Oldfields Restaurant - Durham

It is thought that the premises were originally built as the headquarters of the Durham Gas Company in 1881 which has left them with their magnificent boardroom upstairs - a stylish oak-panelled room with stained glass windows and a 17 ft high moulded plaster ceiling - that's their main restaurant.

• Address: 18 Claypath, Durham, DH1 1RH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £30.00

Pizza Express - Durham

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 64 Sadler Street, Durham, DH1 3PG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pump House Restaurant, The

The Pump House Restaurant is situated in a converted Victorian pumping station, in a small woodland glade behind Houghall Agricultural College and Houghall Farm just on the outskirts of Durham City Centre.

• Address: Farm Road, Houghall, Durham, DH1 3PJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Steak
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £38.00

Restaurant at Premier Inn - Durham City Centre

• Address: Freemans Place, Walkergate, Durham, DH1 1SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Seven Stars Inn

Mention has been made elsewhere of the insufficiency of eating spots, never mind good ones, in the city of Durham, so it is a relief to find outposts of the empire lurking in the vicinity making a determined effort to redress the balance.

• Address: High Street, Shincliffe Village, nr Durham, DH1 2NU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £30.00

Shaheens Indian Bistro

Durham is a big city, it has a major student population, yet the number of restaurants to meet the demand is woeful. What is on offer is good straightforward Anglo/Indian, with leanings towards comfort food which must come in handy if you are a first year student away from home and finding it all a bit daunting.

• Address: The Old Post Office, 48 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Slug and Lettuce - Durham

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Slug and Lettuce has a chain of almost a hundred bars spread across the country sharing a common love of serving down to earth, undemanding food and drink. The group prides itself on offering dishes prepared using quality ingredients, and you should be attended on by attentive staff in a safe, welcoming and cheerful environment.

• Address: Unit 7 Walkergate, Durham, DH1 1SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Bar, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Zen

An interesting mix of Asian cuisines characterises Zen, the menu offers a wide oriental choice, based on a fusion of authentic street and market foods as well as international favourites. Some of their specialities are crispy salt and pepper squid and King prawn; som tum salad; dim sum; wonton soup Zen twist; Mongolian beef and green curry.

• Address: Court Lane, Durham, DH1 3JS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai, Bar, Restaurant
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £26.00