Gretna Green Wacky Warehouse — Local services in Great Aycliffe

During the week there's no need to book in advance as there is near always a seat available. During weekends and school holidays however I would definitely advise calling in advance to see if there's availability as the Wacky Warehouse side gets incredibly busy. We are frequent visitors (6-8 times monthly) and would advise buying passes (£21 a month for 2 children 8 & 9yr old) for the children as you get an extra 10% discount off of food as well as entrance to the Wacky Warehouse (which is usually around £5 per child, per visit) The staff are very friendly and accommodating, there is space plentiful for someone with accessibility needs and is wheelchair user friendly. If we have ever had questions or concerns with regards to our food, it's always been rectified quickly and without being made to feel like we've been a burden or on any way at fault as we have been left feeling in other local establishments. We honestly cannot fault the staff, the food or the waiting times between ordering and receiving our meals as we are always well looked after and leave with full stomachs and...

We had dinner and then breakfast at the Gretna Green...

Dinner was reasonable although a few things not available on the menu. Plenty of variety of options on the menu, as you would expect from a Hungry Horse pub. Kids enjoyed their kids meals and we all had some ice cream afterwards. The adult meals were OK, the wife had a Tikka stack, the Tikka sauce wasn't the best... I had the Korean Chicken Burger which was alright. The chips came with a Chinese seasoning which was nice. Ice cream was good, although the large chocolate mania never had any of the brownie bites or the chocolate caramel finger in it - just loads of smarties.

Breakfast wasn't the greatest - they really need to provide toast for the table or get a decent toaster as it was rubbish. Cooked breakfast you order from the waitress and they cook for you. Kids weren't keen on the sausages, and the scrambled egg wasn't all that...

The pub is very child friendly, so if your looking for somewhere to eat without feeling like you are upsetting other dinners then this is a...

I had a 3 night stay at the adjacent Premier Inn, with breakfast included, which was served at the Gretna Green Hungry Horse. My cooked breakfast was great every morning, and all of the staff I encountered were very friendly, welcoming and efficient. On the first morning, there was no fresh fruit available on the continental breakfast buffet table other than a few manky bananas. Fortunately these hadn't been wheeled out again the following morning, there was no fruit available at all. I also overheard another guest mention there was no plain yoghurt, only fruit varieties, maybe that's where the fruit had gone. Some of the bread was a bit stale but I was shoving it in the toaster anyway so I wasn't that bothered. Perhaps the produce on the continental breakfast table could have been a bit more appealing. That said, the service and cooked breakfast was brill. I also had my tea here for the duration of my 3 night stay, and again, every night the food was really good, great value and the service...