The Avenue

Friendly staff, cosy rooms, fabulous breakfasts! Two families booked four rooms this weekend as part of a get together with others in the city. The snow on the first day made travel into the city trickier than we had planned but staff at the pub gave us good advice. The rooms were comfortable with a lovely selection of teas and biscuits. The breakfasts were fabulous with endless top up of drinks too. Thanks for a lovely weekend 😊

We were only booked in for one night but it was a lovely experience. The room had a very comfortable bed with great pillows and bedding. Breakfast was very good and the pub itself was welcoming and fun. Above all the friendliness of all of the staff really added to the whole experience. I don't know when we'll next be up to Durham but we'll certainly look to come back to The Avenue!

Very friendly staff. Clare made us feel very welcome and looked after us. Monday night is quiz night, my work colleague and I had a go but didn’t win but it made a work trip more enjoyable. The evening meal was very good and the breakfast kept us going for the rest of the day. Rooms were nice and clean with a good shower. Definitely stop there again if in that neck of the woods.

We stayed before and had a fairly basic room on the first floor which was enough for our needs. This time we were allocated a room in the roof which frankly is not fit for purpose and is a health and safety hazard. The good bits: A nice seating area with TV The very bad bits: The ceiling is sloping and is an assault course of beams that cross the roof space. My 6 foot 3 husband had to stoop for most of the stay - the only clear run across the room is where the ceiling meets the apex of the roof and that is barred by a full size wardrobe, necessitating him to stoop to get past. The bed is shoehorned into an unsuitable space and even my 5 foot 4 frame struggled because the space on the left side of the bed is about 6 inches to the wall and the roof slopes above it. I had to shimmy sideways and lean back at the same time to get in. I cracked my head on the ceiling making a drink at the tea making station which is not quite in front of a dormer window. The bathroom is OK but tired with cracked tiles and poor siliconing. This room needs a health warning and anybody who books it needs to be warned about it. It reeks of trying to fit a room into a space that is not suitable. Coupled with our shocking experience in the restaurant we won't be coming back.

Really nice food. Friendly staff. Good portions of all food. Excellent chef and staff. Nothing is an issue for any of the staff. Also have various menus such as a lunch time menu, pizzas and curry menus Good affordable prices would recommend the Avenue pub Inn Shincliffe to all as a good experience for food drink and nights out.

Really nice food. Friendly staff. Nice chicken strips and hallomi sticks. Good portions of all food. Excellent chef and staff. Nothing is an issue for any of the staff. Good affordable prices would recommend the Avenue pub I. Shincliffe to all as a good experience for food drink and nights out.