19Twenty Bar & Grill

This is a comfortable clean restaurant. The style of the chairs has enhanced the look of the restaurant. … More

We visited 19Twenty for an anniversary under the promise of no-frills good quality British fare but were both largely disappointed. The house white was well-priced and thoroughly enjoyable but this was by and large the best part of our … More

We visited 19Twenty for an anniversary under the promise of no-frills, good quality British fare, but were both largely disappointed. The house white was well-priced and thoroughly enjoyable, but this was by and large the best part of our meal. The calamari was clearly cooked from frozen; the squid was chewy and unpleasant, while the batter was overly salted and akin to something one would expect on fried chicken, rather than the light beer batter that should be found on calamari. The bruschetta was better, but still largely lacking in any discernible flavour, with soft tomatoes which had forsaken all necessary acidity for wateriness. After the starters my cutlery was taken- and never replaced! I had to use my partner's (used) cutlery from his starter for my main as no waiters returned after delivering our mains (despite our requests for sauces to accompany the chips). Both of us found the meat- in the burger and the kebab- overwhelmingly dry, but the fries were perfectly edible: crispy, well-salted. To its credit, the kebab was flavoursome, and the burger aided by its accompanying cheese and sauce. Our waitress was unfailingly friendly, but there were just three occupied tables in the restaurant with as many waiters, and we still felt completely neglected! The ambient lighting was a lovely touch and the food wasn't hugely expensive, but I can say for certain that we will not return.

This is a comfortable, clean restaurant. The style of the chairs has enhanced the look of the restaurant.

The Hugo Spritz was really refreshing.

The Rib Eye was flavourful with mushrooms and lightly grilled half tomato. The combo with fresh salad greens and delicious fries was a plus. Highly recommend trying the rib eye with peppercorn sauce!

The Sea Bass with nice. It would have been better if it had been served with less sauce. The grilled broccoli was tasty.

The service was excellent with polite and enthusiastic staff.

Food was outstanding! Carol (blonde) was absolutely lush and amazing customer service! Definitely will be back

My wife and I don't get to have date nights very often so when we do we search far and wide for somewhere that's going to be memorable this little restaurant in Durham is situated just off the bridge not too far from the car park and you … More

My wife and I don't get to have date nights very often so when we do we search far and wide for somewhere that's going to be memorable, this little restaurant in Durham is situated just off the bridge not too far from the car park and you are in the heart of Durham. A lovely friendly atmosphere perfect for larger groups or if you prefer just a table for two it really is perfect. Excellent service from the polite and helpful staff. The food was very well presented, the only reason the food got a 4* and not 5* was we ordered the Sea bass and it was unbelievably fishy (I know, I get it, it's fish 🫣😄) but this was far too strong which normally means it's an older fish but there are ways to prepare Sea bass to avoid this off putting overpowering taste to allow Sea bass to taste as it should, I was however impressed with how well they took those feedback onboard and will definitely be back. In short, one small blip didn't 'spoil' ,(get it? 😆) our night and I would definitely recommend giving this delightful restaurant a go, you won't be disappointed! ☺️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Nice bar restaurant with good atmosphere. We wanted a drink and a snack rather than a proper lunch. I had the muscles with cream. The suce was good but the muscles were rather on the small size. The bruscettas were very good and the meatballs with sweet potato chips were delicious. They forgot to put our order through so we waited a long time. They apologised and brought it in. A drink on the house would have been a good .