The Old Yard Tapas - Darlington

Dietary restrictions: I am garlic intolerant. I informed them when I booked a table, and they indicated many dishes that are garlic free or can be made garlic free. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Fabulous food. Definitely some of the best tapas I've ever eaten. Loved that there were so many Greek tapas options and how good they were! The atmosphere inside was really charming. I particularly enjoyed the little paragraph of history on the back of the menu. Service could have been better ordering by marking your choices on a piece of paper is certainly more efficient, and I did enjoy that aspect, but is also pretty impersonal. More importantly, we did have to wait a long time on a relatively quiet night with our coats on indoors for our dishes to be cleared. Menus were pretty sticky. The waitresses were pleasant enough though, and it didn't really impact too much on the night Overall, I'd definitely recommend and would love to go back.

Fab tequila, lime ginger ale combo Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Really enjoyed the vegan halloumi, red pfeffer and mushroom gyros with maple glaze that I had for lunch today, which perfectly boiled, spiced and full of taste. textur wise, the halloumi was nothing like the real thing, but I still enjoyed it. the meal also came with chips, an aioli dip and a small beside salad that were delicious. the employees were very friendly and attentive and the mood during the lunch menu was excellent with the entire outside seating area full and vivid. it would be great to have an evening meal here one day.

They had a separate vegan lunch tapas menu with loads of different options. One of the tapas dishes was vegan black pudding and chorizo, it was really tasty. They also had small bottles of vegan (labeled) prosecco which was a nice treat!