The Cellar Door

Lunch is served🧑‍🍳

Join us 12-5pm everyday for lunch. Check out our pinned post to see the menu! 🍽️

Too pretty to eat?

This is our smoked applewood chicken terrine with melba, carrot gel, parsley emulsion and fennel slaw. Find this on our lunch menu everyday between 12-5pm 🍽️

Mackerel, parsley foam, sea herbs, saffron mussels, sweetcorn… new on the September lunch menu!

Serving lunch every day 12-5pm if you fancy trying this dish 🤤

Got a sweet tooth? Our pear tatin with blackberry sorbet could be right up your street!

Find this delicious dessert on our lunch menu served 12-5pm every day 🍽️

New on the September lunch menu:

Plaice, edamame, dill mash, roasted cauliflower, meunière sauce 🤤

This is light but also satisfying, come and get a taste this afternoon! Served until 5pm…

Tuna Tartare

A beautiful starter on the a la carte menu that tastes as good as it looks!

Tuna tartare, dill cream cheese, sesame, cucumber, fried bagel. An absolute delight 🤤

If you’re in Durham today why not pop in for lunch? We’re open 12-5pm for lunch and serving the A La Carte menu till 9:15pm.

This is our breaded tilapia with sweet & sour puy lentils, coconut & lime curry and coriander. Find this, among other delicious dishes, on the starters 🍽️

Brand new on September’s Lunch menu:

Spinach & ricotta ravioli, shallot bon bons, wild mushroom cream, ‘Parmesan’ crumb

Decadent, delicious and an all round treat 🤤

Lunch is served Monday-Sunday 12-5pm - book ahead online or pop in on your way past!

New month, new menu 🍽️

We’ve just launched our September menu, lots of new additions on both the Lunch and A La Carte!

Take a look, if you’d like to book a table head to our website, give us a call or drop us a message 👀

Loch Duart cured salmon, avocado, dill, fennel, rye, elderflower 🍣

Find this starter on our a la carte menu!

Delicious lunchtime stater incoming 🍽️

This is our Thai fish cakes with wakame & sesame salad, coriander, coconut and lime 😋

Find this on our lunch menu everyday between 12-5pm

Have you spotted our door on Saddler Street?

Our entry way may be small, but step inside and discover not only two indoor restaurant spaces along with outdoor terraces overlooking the River Wear and private rooms large enough for wedding parties!

Look out for our door the next time you’re in the mood for lunch or dinner…

Sunday Roasts at The Cellar Door

Choose from chicken, lamb, beef or vegetarian. Served with parsnips, carrots, cauliflower cheese, roasties, mash, broccoli, kale, jus and a massive Yorkshire pudding!

Available every Sunday 12-4:45pm. We are usually very busy so make sure to book.

Our normal lunch menu is available on Sunday too if you don’t fancy a roast.

If you’re dining with us this evening, you’ll find the Beef Wellington on our a la carte menu. Cooked perfectly pink and served with tenderstem broccoli, crispy onion, potato hash chips and jus 🍽️

Book your next dinner with us online or over the phone!

The perfect dessert for a summer’s day 🍋

Amalfi lemon panncotta, blackberries, Northumberland honey and chamomile ice cream

Find this delectable dessert on our A La Carte menu!

Tandoori Chicken Breast

One of the most popular mains from our lunch menu - served with chicken thigh croquette, coriander, chana masala, onion bhaji and butter chicken sauce 🤤

OPENING TIMES:
Monday-Saturday 9:15 12–9:15 pm
Sunday 12–4:45 pm

Peruse the August lunch menu before taking a table in the restaurant or on our terrace!

Lunch is served Monday-Saturday 12-5pm - this menu is also available every Sunday alongside our roasts 🍽️🍷

Book online, over the phone or feel free to walk in

Love a roast? Get your hands on ours, the Yorkshire puddings are literally the size of your head. 😍

Restaurant fills up quick so head to the website to check availability and reserve a table!

Fancy a spot of lunch?

Find this moreish plate on our lunch starters menu…

Lamb merguez scotch egg, freekeh & chickpea, harissa cream 🤤

Dark chocolate fondant. Swipe for ultimate indulgence 🤤

With honeycomb, salted butterscotch and tonka bean ice cream - it’s an absolute classic crowd-pleaser, available on our lunch menu (Monday-Sunday 12-5pm)

Riverside dining 🍽️

For lunch or dinner, take a seat on our terrace with views of the River Wear and enjoy good food in good company!

Find the King Prawn & Isle of Wight Tomato Bouillabaisse with Focaccia on our August lunch menu; available 12-5pm Monday-Sunday

Our New Lamb Loin Main

Our new Lamb Loin is served with garlic & Parmesan mash, crushed peas, and a lamb shoulder pie. Brightened up with carrot purée, baby carrots, and finished off with a drizzle of jus. This dish is one of our most popular main courses on our Á la Carte Menu, and we can highly recommend it as a light, yet filling dish perfect for a summer weekend.

Dark Chocolate Profiteroles

Our new profiteroles, found on our Lunch Menu. Made with pâte à choux stuffed with mango cream; served with saffron yogurt, pineapple compote, and drizzled with dark chocolate sauce.

Our Cured Trout Starter

This starter is served with a base of green apple sorbet topped with cured trout, Douglas fir ice cream, and yuzu pearls. Finished off with a garnish of grapefruit zest we can highly recommend this dish as a refreshing start to your meal.

The Beef Shin

Our new Beef Shin dish, found on our À la Carte Menu. Our slow cooked, pressed beef shin is accompanied by new ingredients. Served with a burts blue croquette balanced on diced courgette and tomato relish, a fondant potato spiral, and spring onions. Garnished with crispy onion and jus, this main course maintains its delicious flavours with some fresh summer ingredients.

The À la Carte Chicken

Our chicken breast main course is covered in a layer of mushroom and served with a thyme potato gratin, and confit grelots. With a sizeable confit leg, wild garlic, and leek croquette this dish is brightened up with some wild garlic butter hispi and wild garlic oil. Finished off with Parmesan foam and a wild garlic crumb for extra flavour.

Our Overnight Lamb

Slow cooked for 12 hours in a mixture of herbs and spices. Our Overnight Lamb is shredded and served alongside roasted vegetables, saffron and chickpea freekeh, and pomegranate. With a garnish of toasted almonds, parsley, and sumac accompanied by a side of jameed to pour to taste.

This dish is served on our Lunch Menu from 12-5 daily.

Our June Menu

We have now launched our June Menu, and are excited to serve our new seasonal dishes! Visit our website at www.thecellardoordurham.com to book a table over the weekend.

Functions at The Cellar Door:

We’ve held some lovely functions over the last few weeks, and this colourful set up particularly stood out to us!

Our room is available for private hire for you and your guests to personalise as you please. With a set menu available to larger groups, planning and preparation couldn’t be easier. Contact our reservations manager at [email protected] to kickstart your event at The Cellar Door.

Our Crab Linguine

One of our delicious Lunch starters, made with squid ink linguine, snow crab, and a garlic cream sauce. We garnish this dish with spring onion and fresh parsley for added flavour. Served daily until 5pm!