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
  • The drinks, atmosphere, food and service are consistently good here. My only wish is that they would do more non-meat, non diary options.

    Zena Braithwaite Avatar
    Zena Braithwaite
    1/04/2017
  • Great food. Fast service. Well priced. Once food arrives you're left alone to enjoy it!
    Great as always!

    Darren Hardy Avatar
    Darren Hardy
    4/17/2017
  • Very nice lunch. Staff very helpful and friendly. Made to feel very welcome. Certainly go back x

    Sandra Johnson Avatar
    Sandra Johnson
    9/05/2016
  • Been going here for over 10 years! Always delightful, always welcoming always good!! Highly Recommend!

    Andrew Noon Avatar
    Andrew Noon
    9/29/2016
  • positive review Visited last night 15/01/2019 truly delicious food! So impressed.

    Bethany Jade Avatar
    Bethany Jade
    1/16/2019
  • Could not fault it good San Miguel and great tapas

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    Colin McCune
    4/14/2019
  • Loved the food and staff were great. .very authentic and tasty.. was surprised by the hefty bill tho.. much more than I was expecting.. I was charged for a couple of drink I hadn't had (staff corrected happily as soon as I pointed out) was also charged for too many mini bottles of fizz(but i didn't notice that til I'd got back home).. still overall it was a lovely meal and I would return. In future I'd be more careful about how much I order.. far too much food for us.. lol

    Clare Irvine Avatar
    Clare Irvine
    2/05/2017
  • Friendly staff and fantastic food never disappoints ?

    Graham Hardy Avatar
    Graham Hardy
    4/29/2019
  • positive review We visited this evening and had such a great meal ! The staff couldn’t of been more helpful if they tried. The lady checked with the chef what dishes I could have and highlighted the menu for me ( no dairy ) There was loads ! They even double checked something was for my partner that we ordered before bringing it out due to it containing dairy. I am such a fussy eater but I thoroughly enjoyed our meal and felt confident to be eating here. It’s the first place I’ve actually felt comfortable and confident eating at in a long time and even better that I had such a huge choice!! Thanks for such great service and see you soon :)!

    Aymie Parker Avatar
    Aymie Parker
    3/03/2019
  • positive review Always gorgeous food and drinks ??

    Rachael Graham Avatar
    Rachael Graham
    9/01/2018
Google Reviews
  • Just had drinks warm friendly atmosphere, big sports TV, apparently the food is good too.

    ritchie jones Avatar
    ritchie jones
    12/16/2018
  • Great service, good quality beer selection, lovely tapas

    Nigel Feeney Avatar
    Nigel Feeney
    8/01/2020
  • Lovely restaurant the food and drink selection are excellent.

    James Holton Avatar
    James Holton
    1/23/2019
  • Went in here for a family meal Oct 1st. Was really impressed with the range of food available. Absolutely lovely.. Well presented, authentic.
    Staff polite and friendly..

    Barbara Henderson Avatar
    Barbara Henderson
    10/16/2019
  • Had a lovely meal here last night. Great selection of tapas. Would highly recommend.

    Jackie Bell Avatar
    Jackie Bell
    12/03/2019
  • incredible food. very warm atmosphere and great for visiting friends and relatives while in the north east. highly recommend the prawns.

    joe hopkins Avatar
    joe hopkins
    9/24/2018
  • 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
  • Could not fault it good San Miguel and great tapas

    Colin McCune Avatar
    Colin McCune
    4/14/2019
  • 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
  • Good food. Good atmosphere. A bit noisy but very good.

    Paul Thompson Avatar
    Paul Thompson
    3/06/2019

For larger tables and events

Please call: 01325 467 385

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