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The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers
The Cellar Door
78/100 - Durham, County Durham
- Modern European
- By the glass
- Mid to high
- Beta
What's this?
These are confidence labels — how sure we are that what we publish still reflects the restaurant's current practice. They are not a judgement on the restaurant; the wine and cooking are scored separately, out of 100.
- Beta — assessed and scored, but we are still confirming some details (such as the current wine list), so it is published with that caveat.
- No label — a fully confirmed entry.
- In development — not yet a review; it appears so you can see where coverage is coming.
Some restaurants change their menus often, and we cannot always keep pace. Even so, our review stands as a point-in-time assessment — it can help you decide whether to visit, and it sets out the principles of pairing wine here, which should serve you whatever is on the list when you go. If things have moved on, the Vinealto pairing app can give you up-to-date advice on the spot.
The Cellar Door is a Modern European restaurant in central Durham with a seasonal kitchen and an unusually wide, well-curated wine list. Its programme earns its place through breadth, a genuine by-the-glass and Coravin offering that reaches from everyday bottles to fine wine, and honest guidance built into the page. It will most reward the curious drinker who wants to explore beyond the familiar and does not mind doing a little of the matching themselves.