Hardy's Bistro in Northumberland

Not really a bistro! Options were a basic sandwich with either soup, chips or salad. That was it! The staff were friendly and were doing a good job, but they only had to serve a sandwich with a drink so I'd hope so!

Very well run Bistro situated in a beautiful building. The food on offer was to a high standard and service very good too. Well behaved dogs allowed too.

I don’t like to leave negative reviews of restaurants as I know that waitstaff and line chefs are overworked and underpaid, but our experience at Hardy’s Bistro was so memorably bad, there’s nothing good I can say about it.The member of staff who was waiting on our table kept giving us the stink eye throughout our time there - not sure whether it was because we were the only family with a toddler there or because I was the only Indian person there. It took close to 40 minutes to actually get the food we had ordered because they brought out somebody else’s order to us in the meantime. No apology was ever issued.We ordered two toasted sandwiches, one in a baguette and the other with white bloomer. What we got was one cold limp sandwich on cheap supermarket white bread that had never seen a pan or a toaster, and the other where the baguette had clearly been baked from a pack of part baked baguettes and the filling shoved in afterwards because the bread was warm while the filing was cold. When I asked for a glass of water, I was given foul tasting room temperature water in a massive pint glass. Please don’t go to this place, there are loads of other restaurants that deserve your money instead.

Just left after ten minutes of waiting for anyone to acknowledge our arrival. On leaving told they had stopped served fifteen minutes earlier despite all notices saying serving food No eye contact by any member of staff including waiting staff and hotel receptionist. Poor and disinterested all round. I'll spend my hard earned money elsewhere.

We ordered a basic lunch from the bar and had our drinks. Although there was only one table occupied we still hadn't been served after 35 minutes. When I asked about it was told our chit had got stuck behind another one and so the kitchen did not know about our order. Unacceptable so we got our money back minus drinks and left. The place has a down at heel feel.

Hardys Bistro. Comfortable lounge with soft furnishings. Nice restful place to enjoy a drink. Tuna mayo cheese sandwich was basic but chips were hot and enough for two to share.

The food is awful and expensive-Please avoid

My fish and chips was truly truly awful. Overcooked and undercooked at the same time. Cold hard peas, soggy strange chips and battered fish which was mainly dark brown batter with a hollow cente and hardly any fish. On arriving we were told to pick up the menus ourselves...not a good sign. On a good note they did acknowledge the bad food (although still tried to charge me for it) and the bistro has a nice, comfortable ambience.

Very poor service. Paid for drinks and left. Lacking atmosphere. I'm sure food would have been lovely if we ever got to taste it !

Wonderful cheese plate and lamb dish. Great feeling to the place