The Raby Hunt - Menu

this was a lovely experience can’t recommend the staff highly enough the food is great when you get the 1st dish you think i am going to be hungry by the end gets to the 13th i was wishing they would stop bringing food out...

I organised the chefs table experience an overnight stay for my fiancé’s 30th birthday this year and it’s safe to say we were both utterly blown away by our visit. We were greeted by one of the amazing staff, who showed us to our...

We cannot fault the food tasting experience, lovely to see the chef who serves a few of the courses too , lovely service not pretentious at all . We did the overnight stopover as we were celebrating my husband’s 60 birthday, the room overall was...

I have now had the chance to compare my dining experience at the Raby Hunt with a couple of similarily Michelin starred establishments so here are my observations. On arrival, we were taken to our table and were surprised to find we were the only...

From minute we pulled into the car park we were warmly greeted by a member of staff, which set the tone for the rest of the evening! The whole experience was amplified by the incredible attention to detail, fabulous staff and even better food. As...

We had a wonderful meal, everything was just perfect. The food was incredible and the staff delightful. We stayed overnight and our room was lovely. Breakfast was delicious. We can't wait to visit again. Can't be long before the 3rd star is awarded. Just wonderful...

The first proper dish was easily one of the best things I've ever eaten, an all-too-rare plateful of flawlessly prepared components working together to create a whole that tastes as if it has had magic dust sprinkled over it. Cylinders of rich liver parfait came wrapped in wafer thin sheets of eel.

this place is not a flash in the pan. even if james close is practically dressed and only cooked for a few years, its eating is confident, passionate, immaculate. Therefore his Michelin star was renewed last month, still the only one in the northeast, and why he won our 2013 north east restaurant of the year and best fine dining awards. james is constantly experimenting and improving. I first checked the raby hunt in the year, and although I was very impressed, and gave him a rare 6-star battery, I reported the strange weak. a few weeks ago, women diner and I returned to the lunchtime after darlington (it's only half an hour away in train), and james had...read more

The story of chef patron James Close at Raby Hunt is a remarkable one, though veteran chefs with Michelin issues might wish to look away now. Three years ago, James was searching for a new career, having till then been involved in the world of professional golf. When a local Inn came up for sale, the Close family decided to buy it and, passionate about food but a novice to professional cooking, James manned the stove in the kitchen, where he was taught to cook bistro dishes by his mum, a former hotelier. His dad meanwhile ran the front of house in what was now a full and proper restaurant, with them somewhat bravely having decided not to go down the gastro-pub route. More recently, the...rea...