Cross Keys, Esh

About us

Based in the heart of Durham in Esh village located just outside of Durham, we are a family run and owned country pub serving the very best of locally sourced and freshly produced home cooking.

Facilities

Beer gardenCar parkFamily friendlyFood

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Reviews

331 reviews

4.7/5

Michael Solomon

6 months ago

A real little gem. Wonderful choice of food on main menu and specials board. Catered for our party of 14 people without any issues. Staff were really friendly and helpful. Save room for the puddings. Superb. If you can get a window table, you'll be treated to some wonderful views

Adi

10 months ago

Nice place to stay in the well equipped lodge above the pub. The car parking area fills up quickly because the pub is very popular in the evenings. The pub itself is good, serves big portions of good food. The hosts were great. Highly recommend for the pub and the lodge.

Bill B

1 year ago

Nice little pub. Staff are very welcoming and polite. Has a good range on the menu and reasonably priced. Scampi was great with a good salad. Chips were good, a little well done but OK. The pie was full of meat which was excellent, but some the chunks were a little dry though. Desserts are great too. Overall we enjoyed our meal.

Selina H

2 years ago

Genuinely the most friendliest pub we have been to, everyone is so welcoming and the best home cooked food we have had (And we eat out daily) Staff are so good with the kids too. Food portions are fantastic and really good value for money. Check out photos. Beautiful picturesque village location with parking and Country views. Has pool table, dartboard and TVs for the match. Highly recommended 👌 A*****

Simon Paterson

2 years ago

Lovely little pub with fantastic views from the dining area. Fantastic food at great prices. The staff are all lovely here and the service was first class! We took my Uncle who has special needs here for his birthday meal and the staff were brilliant with him and made him feel special. What a credit they are! 👍 Would highly recommend to anyone and I certainly hope to go back sometime.