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
  • positive review Great ambience to go with fab food

    Anita PickfordTarn Avatar
    Anita PickfordTarn
    12/30/2018
  • Food was amazing staff were really friendly definitely coming back again

    Donna McStravick Avatar
    Donna McStravick
    9/28/2017
  • positive review We have had a lovely meal and the staff were very friendly and efficient

    Anne Foster Avatar
    Anne Foster
    11/16/2018
  • A lovely evening was spent here. There is a wide variety of Spanish and Greek tapas dishes and service was relatively quick. The food was tasty and just about right to accompany a chat. Will call again

    Stephanie Anne Avatar
    Stephanie Anne
    11/26/2017
  • 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 Fabulous place to eat, staff incredible, amazing food , atmosphere incredible, so welcoming,

    Sandra Maddison Avatar
    Sandra Maddison
    9/13/2018
  • This was a Google find after spending time in the north east. Highly recommended. Great service and great food ! If your ever near Darlington city centre and fancy something fresh and authentic give this place a visit. Has a split menu, half tapas style dishes and half meze style. Luckily on my visit they had a special offer of 3 dishes for £10 off a slightly smaller version of the main a la carte. Again highly recommend this place. I will be visiting again very soon

    Chris Kelly Avatar
    Chris Kelly
    11/08/2019
  • Love this place fab atmosphere!!

    Laura Ward Avatar
    Laura Ward
    6/26/2014
  • Great place, I stopped off with my 2 sausage dogs for a quick drink, highly recommended

    Brian Pattinson Avatar
    Brian Pattinson
    8/15/2017
  • 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
Google Reviews
  • Nice food, but its not sure if it wants to be a bar or restaurant. Staff were fantastic and we left a tip for that, price was reasonable but you need to take your order to the bar and we weren't offered a dessert menu. Not really what I want from a restaurant

    Lisa Jones Avatar
    Lisa Jones
    11/09/2019
  • 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
  • Mostly go to the Tapas to watch rugby on a Saturday afternoon, with some food. Food is great, beer is great plus an extensive wine and spirits list. Well worth a visit!

    Ian Morris Avatar
    Ian Morris
    11/03/2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Great service, good quality beer selection, lovely tapas

    Nigel Feeney Avatar
    Nigel Feeney
    8/01/2020
  • Love the food here. If you like tapas, you'll love this place. Great bar too.

    Alex Sproat Avatar
    Alex Sproat
    1/22/2020
  • 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
  • This was a Google find after spending time in the north east. Highly recommended. Great service and great food ! If your ever near Darlington city centre and fancy something fresh and authentic give this place a visit. Has a split menu, half tapas style dishes and half meze style. Luckily on my visit they had a special offer of 3 dishes for £10 off a slightly smaller version of the main a la carte. Again highly recommend this place. I will be visiting again very soon

    Chris Kelly Avatar
    Chris Kelly
    11/08/2019
  • This place is amazing. Great food and wine can't recommend enough. Will definitely be returning

    Michael Fowler Avatar
    Michael Fowler
    2/09/2020

For larger tables and events

Please call: 01325 467 385

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