Harden's survey result
Summary
“A rather anonymous exterior in the ubiquitous local red sandstone makes this excellent little restaurant somewhat missable at first glance”, but venture inside the former bank and you’ll find a “remarkably creative restaurant” offering “a menu of essentially bistro classics, all done well and with obvious generosity”. Add in “relaxed, thoughtful and non-intrusive service”, and it won nothing but praise this year, with one reporter even keen to award it “11 out of 10”. Top Menu Tip – “The slow-cooked beef with Parmesan and truffle chips was a dish of the year”; “a venison suet pie, rich with port, and served with an improbably delicious blue cheese mash and whisky stock-based sauce was the ultimate tasty comfort food, whose deliciousness outweighed the large portion… I still managed a lovely sticky toffee pudding though!”
Summary
“Behind a rather nondescript exterior of the local red sandstone”, this converted old bank near the town’s market square “was once the sister restaurant of the remarkable Mrs Millers at Culgaith, which disappeared with the closure of the garden centre which housed it” a few years ago. “It continues where Mrs Millers left off, with an attractive and attractively priced short menu”: “very comforting, hearty dishes, but also delicious” and “beautifully presented”. “We live in Darlington but regularly drive over to Four and Twenty. The food is amazing value! The staff go above and beyond to make us feel welcome and comfortable” (“jugs of iced tap water come unbidden to the table!”).
Summary
This “great quality local bistro in an old bank” in the centre of town near the market square “was historically the ‘other’ restaurant to Mrs Millers at Culgaith, but the garden centre housing the latter closed down a couple of years ago”. “It's all bistro stuff, with a very firm grounding of classic technique, that’s not going to set star chasers’ chins wagging. But it’s all very well done, and there’s the same unbelievable value as there used to be at Culgaith. At these prices… rude not to”.
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42 King St, Penrith, CA11 7AY
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £25.00 | £28.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £25.00 | £28.00 | |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £9.00 | £27.00 | £10.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.90 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
42 King St, Penrith, CA11 7AY
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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