Bill's Restaurant Bar Durham

Disappointing visit. Went for breakfast on a rare girls day with my daughter. There was no one in the top area so we walked downstairs to the bar area as that 's where my daughter wished to sit. We were told we couldn 't sit there and to go back upstairs where someone would seat us. I advised there was no one upstairs and got short thrift about someone being on their way. Back upstairs and we were told we couldn 't sit in a booth as it was reserved but had no reserved sign on and none one used the booth for the 40 minutes I was there. We were also refused to sit at a table of 4 'just in case some more people came in ' and had no choice but to sit where we didn 't want to, under the air con and getting the draft from the main door which was open. The service was poor to start with but thawed after I ordered. I got the feeling they thought I was there for the kids eat free thing and decided to be nicer when I ordered two items of the usual menu. I used to love Bill 's in Reading and had been looking forward to going again so this experience was a big disappointment. This one definitely doesn 't have the same vibe as the Reading one. On the plus side, once thawed the staff seemed quite nice and attempted to be chatty but it was just a little too late by then sadly On a plus side, the food was very good. Pancakes looked great and my halloumi and poached eggs was super. I wouldn 't recommend this Bill 's though and wish we had gone somewhere else.

Beautiful large breakfast, all hot and quite delicious. also good coffee!

Fabulous freshly prepared food great service enjoyed with the best company in a beautiful Riverside setting. Highly recommend.

Very nice staff. Got free water as soon as seated but may be due to the heatwave. Very yummy and filling food!

What a great restaurant. really good selection of interesting foods, but trusted enough for most picky of edibles. really enjoyed eating and had a nice time. service was also excellent with attentive staff who were warm and friendly. great night had of all!