Oldfields (Durham)

Having read an excellent review of Oldfields and planning a mini-break to Durham, I decided that this would be the perfect place to go out for dinner. It was conveniently situated in the center of Durham, near to the Gala theatre, although from the outside it looks rather nondescript and has nothing to pick it out from the rest of the street. Inside, the decor was slightly nicer, although nothing about it really sticks in my memory, so I imagine that it must have been fairly basic. However, the dull decorations were more than made up for by the food, which was superb, and rightly so, as the food should be the best part of a restaurant! For a starter we had ...  Read the complete review

When we first moved to the North East, one of the places everyone mentioned as being somewhere good to eat was Oldfields. For various reasons, it never really appealed to me and it was only recently (when I was invited to a lunch there) that I went along and found that they hype outweighs the reality. Oldfields has branches in Durham and Newcastle. This is a review of the Durham branch, but I would assume that the experience at either branch is pretty much the same. In common with increasing numbers of websites these days, Oldfields has its own website where, amongst other things, you can look at the menu. There are two menus: lunchtime and early ...  Read the complete review