The Coffee Bar at The Durham

This restaurant is inside the Durham Hotel in downtown Durham, it is definitely a retro vibe. They offer more than just coffee, there's a full menu. I would suggest making a reservation if you come on the weekend. The food is delicious and they service is good also.

Price was good, food just OK. A very noisy spot with high ceilings and loud music pumped in. Met a friend for Sunday brunch and she had to change her seat to sit next to me so we could hear each other. Poor service. First cup of coffee wasn't hot. Asked for a new cup and still not hot. Waiter said he would top it off to warm it up but I explained the original cup wasn't hot and I wanted a fresh mug. Manager later explained that it was a "dead pot" so wasn't kept hot. My friend had to get up from table 2x to track down server for her drink refill and still didn't get it. Manager did remove drink charges but shouldn't have to track down help. Very poor service and mediocre food and far too noisy. Would not go again.

Food is well-priced but well-prepared. Service was wonderful. No complaints if you want a nice, but reasonable priced brunch in a hassle free environment.

The experience wasn't so great. The food took awhile to arrive at our tables, when it came was cold. The bacon seems stale, not fresh and had a funny taste to it. My friend ordered the stuffed French toast and sent it back bc it wasn't good, tasted bland, and her parfait was very sour and tart. The waiter was forgetful more than once. It was just “OK” probably won't be back for a while at least not for brunch.

Went for Thanksgiving dinner and it was fabulous. The door was fresh and uniquely flavorful. Never been there before but Durham Hotel is now in our rotation of favorite restaurants.

Under promise and over deliver. Love it. Beautiful space. Tasted 4 brunch dishes around the table, all tasted great.

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at the Durham. The food was phenomenal, everything about the special supper was excellent. Service was great, our server was very attentive and kind. Very wonderful environment to have a nice cozy date night. 

It was my first visit. The food was great, but the seat closed the deal it was a half booth which was perfect for my date.

Love any excuse to visit the Durham Hotel, so was excited to learn about their Sunday Suppers! The family-style meal was delicious and the Coffee Bar dining area (where they serve Sunday Suppers) is lovely. Even though we were more than satisfied after this meal, we did save room for ordering coffee at the bar as well (they have a nice selection of specialty coffees as well as the usual options). Highly recommend! Note: Sunday Suppers are not served every Sunday...we were told it is typically offered approximately once per month.

We had a reservation for 10:30 brunch and were seated promptly. Our server was a little delayed getting to us, but we had placed our orders by 11. Two of our three coffees came out quickly, but the simplest drip coffee order didn't. We sat waiting for our food- quiche and avocado toast, super simple orders- until 12:15. We inquired a couple of times, thinking that the server forgot to actually submit the order. There was no offer to refill coffee. No water top-off, even. We literally had to flag our server down for every single thing. I was stunned. The food was ok, nothing particularly special about it. My salad seems like it was spritzed with olive oil and nothing else- no flavor. No salt and pepper on the table, either. The server and someone in charge eventually came over to say that they were having an unusually busy morning (now early afternoon...) but TBH, the dining room was not bustling. Probably a staffing issue, is my guess. I won't be going back.

Poor overall, would not go back. Two immediate fixes the management can make: 1) runners never knew where the food was going, two people in our group got someone else's order, so it didn't have the customizations we asked for and we had two people eating while five people waited for their food. We saw this happen every single time food came out of the kitchen, the runner would literally go table to table asking if what they were carrying was that tables food, and 2) don't use the vacuum cleaner throughout the restaurant while people are dining. We could hear each other speak, made us feel like they should have just closed between servings. Food was a mixed bag.

We had a lovely time. It was heavily air-conditioned so we were glad we brought COATS. Our food tasted excellent, but it took longer to get it than we expected. We will go back again for brunch.

The Sunday Supper was fantastic. The cook on the chicken was perfect, with the right texture on the fry coating, and perfectly moist chicken underneath. The jalapeño glaze, and the blueberry bbq sauces were fantastic and really kicked the chicken up to the next level. The corn was decadent and delicious, and the tomatoes with the mint was a great contrast to the corn. The saltines in the blueberry cobbler dessert was an unexpected and pleasant surprise and really enhanced that dish. The best part of all was that my family enjoyed, and were fully engaged during dinner

It was enjoyable. Not the best experience I've ever had, but not the worst either. Satisfactory.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Look for one of their dinner events, always fantastic!