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Durham’s Tasty Trio Receive Top Food Awards
Three Durham restaurants are celebrating after being receiving TasteDurham awards in a nationally accredited food quality initiative.
Gadds Town House Restaurant and Zen have both received the Higher Quality Assured Awards and Tango, which only opened three months ago, has already received a Quality Assured Award.
Gadds Town House Restaurant and Zen, both located in Durham City are owned by Deborah and Nigel Gadd, and they also part own the newly opened Tango Burger House on Elvet Bridge.
Showcasing Durham's food and drink - TasteDurham is a national standard, awarded by Visit England to businesses based on their menu and quality of food, as well as the comfort and cleanliness.
The Highest Quality Assured award from TasteDurham is only awarded to businesses achieving at least 80 per cent of the TasteDurham criteria, which include physical features such as the condition of an establishment, the food on offer, cleanliness, comfort and ease of use of facilities. And also looks at the warmth of the welcome and the atmosphere experienced.
Deborah Gadd, owner of Gadds Town House said: "This is great news for Gadds Town House and our other establishments in Durham. We wanted to be part of the TasteDurham scheme as the quality of the food we serve is very important to us. Diners and hotel guests expectations are high and it excellent news to have it confirmed that we are able not only to meet but also exceed these."