Finbarr’s Restaurant
Aykley Heads House, DH1 5TS - Durham
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British
Overview
I can tell you that Finbarr’s Restaurant is a high-end eatery located at Aykley Heads House in Durham. The restaurant serves European and British cuisine, which suggests they focus on traditional dishes with a modern twist. Users have given them an excellent rating of 89 out of 100 based on nearly three thousand reviews, indicating a very positive sentiment towards their food. Some top dishes include burrata, coffee (which might be a dessert or specialty drink), crispy fishcakes with spinach fries and parsley cream, dill salted hake, and duck breast with cannoli beans and spiced carrots. Overall, it seems like Finbarr’s offers a sophisticated dining experience that has won over many customers.
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Phone:
+44 191 307 7033
🌐 Website:
http://www.finbarrsrestaurant.co.uk/
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Address:
Aykley Heads House, Durham
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Always been nice food, with a nice atmosphere.
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Food was amazing.
Expensive but you get what you pay for...
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If you want to make someone feel special or its an occasion, then this is the venue for you in Durham City. Enjoyed the meal too much to take photographs. Service ... outstanding!
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We have been to several restaurants in Durham and Finbarr's was certainly the best. The restaurant is comfortable and well designed for screened tables. All the food was delicious. We had the lunch set menu which was good value, as were the wines.
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A very pleasant dinner here, a somewhat limited menu choice but I was very pleased with my choices. The burrata starter was delicious, and I chose the salmon fillet for main course, with a langoustine bisque… could have eaten five more of those they were lovely. The atmosphere is warm and decor not described as modern. However, the restaurant did have a very welcoming field. Price wise I would say it is mid range, certainly not a cheap dinner. However, the quality was worth the price tag.
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Went for lunch on a university trip as part of my final year studdies. Staff were friendly and food was of good quality but it wasnt the best thing i have ever eaten. Would recomend for lunch if you want to experince a fine dining meal with a relaxed atmopher
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The food and the service were 1st class. Highly recommended 👌🏻
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Having returned to Finbars in Jan 23 I have to say that the experience was very different and disappointing the standards have not been maintained and the dress code for customers has now been removed, some of the staff were also wearing jeans and trainers which for a high end restaurant is very disappointing, children were present and there did not seem to be any maitre d in charge of the dining room food was still good but if standards continue to drop then we will certainly go elsewhere.
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Good, solid menu and my main course was truly excellent. My preference is for food to only be served on white crockery and tables to be covered in a white table cloth. That apart the service was pleasant and timely. The dining room is a little dark but feel sure for dinner dining it would be intimate and cosy.
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Main dish was a scotch beef. It was delicious. Starter is pigeon breast . Really good but other components on the dish were average. Decoration was very out dated.Room (up stairs) very claustrophobic.
Ambiance is really very poor. If you close your eyes and just focus on meal fine, else look for a better decorated place.
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