The Town House

Name: The Town House
Address: 34 Old Elvet, Durham, Durham, United Kingdom, DH1 3HN
Telephone: 0191 384 1037
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.1

4.1

8 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

Our talented, proven and experienced team continue in the tradition of all great restaurants - choosing the best quality and freshest meats, seafoods and produce - all sourced locally whenever possible.

Our restaurant has also been awarded 'Highest Quality Assured' status by TasteDurham.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British
Hours of Operation
Monday - Saturday: 17:00 - 21:00 Sunday: 12:00-16:00
Phone number
0191 384 1037
Website
http://www.thetownhousedurham.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
34 Old Elvet, Durham, Durham DH1 3HN
Area
Durham
Parking details
None

Today's Market Soup£5.00
King Prawns£10.00
Cooked In Chilli & Garlic Butter, Served on Toasted Ciabatta
Black Pudding Scotch Egg£6.50
Apple Puree
Smoked Salmon Horseradish Mayo£7.00
Ciabatta & Crisp Caper
Minted Pea Risotto£6.00
Poached Egg
Panko Goats Cheese£6.50
Redcurrant Jelly Watercress
Pressed Ham & Pork Cheek£7.00
Piccalilli, Warm Toast

Mains

Duck Breast£16.00
served with Potato Fondant, Green Beans, Butternut Puree & Red Wine Jus
Roast Rack of Lamb£18.00
with Mashed Potato, Carton Carrots &Minted Jus
Sea bass Caper & Shrimp Buerre Noissette£16.00
Sauteed potatoes
Cod Wrapped in Parma Ham£16.00
Samphire New potatoes
Chicken Ballotine£14.00
Stuffed with Cumberland Sausage with Buttered New Potatoes, Green Beans
Mushroom Risotto£10.00
cooked with garlic Finished with Parmesan Chives

No Bull, Best Steaks In Town!

Aged for 35 days for tenderness & good old fashioned flavour Rare, Medium & Always Well Done! Served with Fat Chips, Grilled Tomato & Balsamic Roasted Red Onions. Sauces (£3): Peppercorn, Béarnaise, Red Wine, Garlic Butter, Chimichurri; Surfed (£5): All steaks can be sautéed with King Prawns in Chilli Garlic Butter

16oz Chateaubriand£50.00
Roast middle cut to share
8oz Fillet£26.00
Always tender, fat free
16oz T-bone£26.00
Huge lump of meat best of both sirloin & fillet matured on the bone
10oz Rib Eye£24.00
Excellent flavour best all round steak

Desserts

Chocolate Fondant£6.00
with Vanilla Ice Cream
Creme Brulee£6.00
with Chocolate Chip Cookie
Sticky Toffee Pudding£6.00
With Butterscotch Clotted Cream Ice Cream
Selection Of Ice Cream & Sorbet£5.00
British & Continental 3 Cheese Selection£8.00
Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Tart£7.00
With Raspberry Sorbet

Sharing Dinner For 2

£95

Tiger Prawns
Cooked In Garlic Butter, Dressed Samphire & Watercress and Toasted Ciabatta
Brown Shrimp Salad
16oz Chateaubriand
Served with Fat Chips, Balsamic Roasted Red Onions & Confit Tomato's (With A Selection Of Sauces)
Sorbet
Chocolate Plate
Fondant, Tart, Pave, Ice Cream

Sides

Fat Chips£3.50
Sweet Potato Fries£3.50
Creamed Spinach£3.50
Mashed Potato£3.50
Seasonal Vegetables£3.50
Cauliflower Cheese£3.50
House Salad£3.50

What 8 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.8Service
4Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Energetic

8 Reviews

CA
ColinA
County Durham
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 20 November 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Chose The Town House after looking online for somewhere special to take my partner for a romantic birthday meal and this came highly recommended. Have to say that it was an excellent choice. Lovely venue, great food and outstanding service from the lovely Linda who made the evening really special. We liked it so much that we've booked lunch for New Years Day and are really looking forward to the occasion.
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DarrenF
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 27 April 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The Chauteaubriand meal for two is a wonderful experience wolfed down with a nice Malbec. Great food quality, attentive service and a good setting for an evening meal. Had a great time.
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LornaY
County Durham
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 28 March 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Sadly when we arrived the Lunch Menu had not "started" although advertised on their website. We didnt stay to eat. We were offfered a discount on the menu but we declined.
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MalcolmC
County Durham
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 24 February 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Booked for wife’s birthday and found a really nice ambiance, good service and excellent food, so thoroughly enjoyed the evening
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OpenTable Diner
County Durham
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 6 January 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
The location and decor were wonderful however I felt the food was slightly over priced for what you actually got. The ambience in the restaurant was sterile with the usual piped music over a sound system where you could hear the kitchen staff more than the music...however when booking originally for 19:30 told it was fully booked so had to book for 18:30 where the restaurant was empty apart from 2 x couples with a very young child in the corner. We left at 20:00 ish restaurant still empty with no other diners there? Don’t understand why 19:30 was fully booked? ...shame. Food was ok along with good service however my starter of squid felt a little over prepared and presented where once getting passed the meagre squid was really a bowl of standard salad with crispy noodles, partners starter of prawns the same. Wine was ok however again nothing of note and over priced for what it was, same bottle available for £5 from supermarket and with a screw cap. I don’t mind screw caps but I do mind paying 4 x the price to open in my self!? Main courses good steak cooked well and parfait of duck a little over cooked but fine. Deserts fine too. great location and great staff...all be it a little naieve and under trained. not so great ambience and food acceptable. Price and portions quite disappointing.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 9 September 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very good meal and service.
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LocalLad
Newcastle
15 reviews
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on 4 May 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Good food, good service, nice place. Reasonable prices too.
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Entertainer
London
53 reviews
vip
4.0
53 reviews
Dined on 6 February 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Good menu choices. The food was excellent. Very comfortable. Very pleasant and efficient staff. A pity that our group of 4 were the only people in the restaurant having lunch.
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34 Old Elvet, Durham, Durham DH1 3HN

Additional information

Area
Durham
Hours of Operation
Monday - Saturday: 17:00 - 21:00 Sunday: 12:00-16:00
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.thetownhousedurham.co.uk/
Phone number
0191 384 1037

The Town House

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Nibbles

Olives£3.00

Bread Oil£3.00

Nuts£2.50

Battered Chipolata£3.50

Starters

Today's Market Soup£5.00

King Prawns£10.00

Black Pudding Scotch Egg£6.50

Smoked Salmon Horseradish Mayo£7.00

Minted Pea Risotto£6.00

Panko Goats Cheese£6.50

Pressed Ham & Pork Cheek£7.00

Mains

Duck Breast£16.00

Roast Rack of Lamb£18.00

Sea bass Caper & Shrimp Buerre Noissette£16.00

Cod Wrapped in Parma Ham£16.00

Chicken Ballotine£14.00

Mushroom Risotto£10.00

No Bull, Best Steaks In Town!

16oz Chateaubriand£50.00

8oz Fillet£26.00

16oz T-bone£26.00

10oz Rib Eye£24.00

Desserts

Chocolate Fondant£6.00

Creme Brulee£6.00

Sticky Toffee Pudding£6.00

Selection Of Ice Cream & Sorbet£5.00

British & Continental 3 Cheese Selection£8.00

Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Tart£7.00

Sharing Dinner For 2

Tiger Prawns

Brown Shrimp Salad

16oz Chateaubriand

Sorbet

Chocolate Plate

Sides

Fat Chips£3.50

Sweet Potato Fries£3.50

Creamed Spinach£3.50

Mashed Potato£3.50

Seasonal Vegetables£3.50

Cauliflower Cheese£3.50

House Salad£3.50

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