Welcome to the award-winning Old Yard Tapas Bar

We are delighted to welcome you to Darlington’s Award-Winning Tapas Bar at The Old Yard.

TripAdvisor Reviews
  • •Good food.
    •Reasonable prices.
    •Friendly staff.
    •Good atmosphere

    Darren Gardiner Avatar
    Darren Gardiner
    1/01/2017
  • 5 star ratingTaken here by relative of my wife. It was clearly the best tapas we have had in the UK. Truly compares with meals in Spain.three of us crazily ordered 12 dishes but nine would been sufficient for the three of us. Dishes of meats, chicken in wine sauce; pork, whitebait, duck, deep fried manchego, chorizo in tomato sauce; etc.
    All matched with excellent Spanish red.

    If you are in Darlington make this tapas restaurant a must.

    Thank you. It was an amazing meal.

    alexhL6457QI Avatar
    alexhL6457QI
    10/05/2019
  • Great place to eat, absolutely delicious fresh food.
    The staff are all friendly and polite, couldn't fault this place and have been many times. You are all doing a good job, keep it up.

    Sandra buckle Avatar
    Sandra buckle
    2/05/2020
  • We come here regular! Lovely little place, staff are great and the food is outstanding! Xxx

    Anna Garnett Avatar
    Anna Garnett
    9/29/2016
  • Friendly service, great food (pleasantly surprised by the eggy bread!). Mixture of Spanish and Greek tapas. Great selection of gins and rums too. Has a laid-back pub atmosphere and also shows sport.

    Jonathan Anderson Avatar
    Jonathan Anderson
    9/24/2020
  • Gorgeous food and lovely atmosphere - margaritas ?Definitely worth a taste!

    Gemma Luan Scoffin Avatar
    Gemma Luan Scoffin
    1/01/2017
  • First time food was lovely and staff pleasant and helpful will be going again busy for a Saturday afternoon

    Pat Heron Avatar
    Pat Heron
    8/25/2018
  • positive review Great food, atmosphere and bar / waiting staff.

    Tim Sedgewick Avatar
    Tim Sedgewick
    2/17/2019
  • positive review Great place, friendly staff and great selection of Tapas

    Bev Foard Avatar
    Bev Foard
    12/22/2018
  • positive review Great Food (and a great pint)

    Andrew Purkiss Avatar
    Andrew Purkiss
    11/08/2018
Google Reviews
  • Great place to eat, absolutely delicious fresh food.
    The staff are all friendly and polite, couldn't fault this place and have been many times. You are all doing a good job, keep it up.

    Sandra buckle Avatar
    Sandra buckle
    2/05/2020
  • Excellent food and good value.

    David West Avatar
    David West
    6/26/2019
  • Plenty of choice on the menu, gorgeous food, and social distancing well observed too

    Denise Bennett Avatar
    Denise Bennett
    10/04/2020
  • Great food, fantastic service. Great place to sit outside on a sunny day and watch the world go by

    Anth Liddle Avatar
    Anth Liddle
    12/10/2018
  • The service is great. The staff are lovely and accomodating. Food is really nice. Hygiene is very good at the moment.

    Nirujan Kaileswaran Avatar
    Nirujan Kaileswaran
    7/26/2020
  • Lovely selection of freshly cooked Spanish tapas and also some Greek dishes. Well kept Real Ale on tap and good choice of wines. Good atmosphere with friendly staff.

    Patricia Vince Avatar
    Patricia Vince
    11/09/2019
  • Friendly staff and fantastic food never disappoints ?

    Graham Hardy Avatar
    Graham Hardy
    4/29/2019
  • Haven't been here for a while, still just as good. Had a great lamb gyros and a pint

    Neil Tunstall Avatar
    Neil Tunstall
    4/28/2019
  • My partner and I were passing through Darlington last night on our way home to Scotland and decided to stop here for a meal. We arrived wearing tracksuit bottoms etc and were told on arrival that there was a dress code which meant no tracksuits allowed. We were given a table, however.

    We ordered our food and didn't have to wait too long for it to arrive. Everything was lovely until I found a long hair in my Tzatziki. I pushed it aside and continued with everything else. At the end of the meal I pointed out the hair and was relieved to have the item removed from the bill and a very embarrassed waitress couldn't apologise enough.

    I would definitely come here again if I'm passing through Darlington in the future as it was genuinely a nice place to eat.

    Peter McDougall Avatar
    Peter McDougall
    3/12/2019
  • Great service, good quality beer selection, lovely tapas

    Nigel Feeney Avatar
    Nigel Feeney
    8/01/2020

For larger tables and events

Please call: 01325 467 385

Bookings are for restaurant tables only, bar tables are first come, first served. Thanks!