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Cast Iron Bar @ Royal County Hotel, Durham
Durham
DH1 3JN
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Reviews of Cast Iron Bar @ Royal County Hotel (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Cast Iron Bar @ Royal County Hotel
During my recent stay at the Royal County Hotel I was offered a free drink voucher if I signed up to their members club, which was also free, so I took them up on the offer and used the voucher in the Cast Iron Bar where I had a Stella, it was this or some mainstream craft keg. There’s a mix of lounge furniture and tables around the bar area and beyond there are mostly high tables. BBC News was muted on one of the televisions and there was some very low music playing in the background. Out the back is a patio with seating. The service was polite, but I found this to be a characterless space akin to an empty conference room. I’m not sure I’ll get another free drink voucher now that I’m a fully signed up member that’s waiting to be bombarded with spam emails, so I don’t plan on returning to the bar, although I will say that the hotel accommodation was very good.
On 6th February 2026
- rating: 3
[User has posted 6560 recommendations about 6522 pubs]
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custodian 42 left this review about Royal County Hotel
Marriott hotel bar - actually had Old Specked Hen but not on hand pump.
On 5th January 2017
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]
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David Ross left this review about Royal County Hotel
Over-priced and over-rated. It used to be a four star but has slowly become a poor three star!
On 23rd November 2006
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1 recommendations about 1 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Cast Iron Bar @ Royal County Hotel - whatpub.com
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 30 September 2021 by ROB Camra
