Mother's Day
Three courses £21.99
Join us for a relaxed Sunday celebration with a two or three-course set menu full of comforting roasts and classic pub favourites, all served in the cosy, welcoming way you’d expect from your local. No stress, no cooking, no washing up — just good food, good drinks and good company.
Love at First Bite
Treat yourselves this Valentine’s Day with our Three Course set menu for £19.99 (2 courses are available)
Whether it’s a loved one, or your Galentine’s dinner, celebrate in great company with delicious food (and a glass of wine or two). Why stop at just mains? Why not treat yourselves to the works and throw in starters and desserts too?
A traditional family-friendly pub
Welcome to The Cross Keys, a charming pub that has stood on the green of Washington for over 200 years. We're proud to serve our community as the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy our delicious menu with your favourite drink in hand.
We offer a warm, family-friendly atmosphere, a lovely beer garden and a menu packed with the most appetising dishes. Our passion for taking traditional pub classics and making them the best around by using the most decadent of ingredients, makes every meal served have you coming back time and time again!
Whether you’re here for a meal, drinks with friends, or to watch live sports, The Cross Keys is the perfect spot for every occasion.
SERIOUSLY GOOD PUB FOOD
There’s nothing quite like the great British pub when it comes to food, and that’s what we’re all about. A place where proper pub classics meet indulgent flavours, and irresistible bar snacks pair perfectly with our drinks.
With traditional family favourites, small plates to keep the little ones happy and generous sharers to enjoy between friends, our menus are bursting with flavour and promises to satisfy any craving.
RAISING THE BAR
Our bar is fully stocked with the best selection of your favourite drinks! From world lagers to spirits, wines to cocktails and every tipple in-between.
Join us for a fleeting cocktail with a friend, a quiet pint at the bar, or celebrate the big occasion and start your weekend with high spirits. No matter what you fancy, we’ll have something to tickle your tastebuds every time.
Fancy a pint of cask? Our three handpulls offer changing ales, with a spotlight on our local breweries, you can be sure to enjoy a proper pint with us.
FIND US
The Cross Keys is located right at the heart of Washington, right by the picturesque village green. You’ll find us just off the A1 motorway, a few minutes from Washington Wetland Centre, Herrington Country Park and Wearside Golf Club!
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the locals passing by as you take your favourite seat. Whether you’ve been exploring the local area, or just wanting a pub outing – we’ll see you soon.
Get your teams together and join us tonight from 7pm for our weekly quiz night. We have our pub quiz, card bingo and Play Your Cards Right, all with cash prizes up for grabs. Plus as always hot bar snacks for all quizzers 😋 See you tonight 😀
Part time Chef / Cook opportunity available! Are you an experienced chef who is passionate about delivering quality food and high standards of service? The Offer…. Approx 20 hours a week, with the opportunity of more hours covering holidays and busy periods where needed. Competitive rates of pay Paid breaks & holidays Role development Team incentives & rewards About You… Confident in a commercial kitchen, with experience of delivering against a varied menu. High standards of kitchen hygiene. Flexibility to cover a variety of days and hours across the week. A team player as well as the ability to utilise your own initiative. If you think you could be the perfect fit for our team, drop us a message via messenger, an email to rwandghospitality@outlook.com with your CV or pop in to find out more.
Join us tonight at the Cross Keys, Washington as we welcome the amazing Kelly Rox, live from 8pm.
Having fun at pub school today, learning all about our new food menu. 😋 Watch this space for more info and we hope you love the new dishes as much as we do 🍽️
Two fab nights at the Cross Keys, Washington 😁 Tonight get your teams together and join us for our weekly pub quiz from 7pm. 🤨 We have our quiz, card bingo and play your cards right, all with cash prizes up for grabs. Plus of course our free hot bar snacks for all quizzers 😋 Then tomorrow night (Friday), we welcome the amazing Kelly Rox, live from 8pm 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
One more day to go before the excitement of the six nations. 🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉 Join us for every game live 😁
Join us today for our delicious Sunday roasts. With a choice of Beef, Chicken, Turkey or Pork 😋 Not fancying a roast, no worries we have you covered with our Sunday classic menu. We also serve vegetarian and vegan roasts so you don’t need to worry about leaving anything off your plate. Food served 12pm - 5pm today. Give us a call 0191 300 6670 or direct message us to book a table for today.
We are so looking forward to welcoming Double Denim to the Cross Keys, Washington tonight, for an evening of 90’s classics. Music starts at 8pm but get in early to get your seat 😁 💃💃🎶🎶💃💃
We are looking for a Luke Anderson. You left something in the Cross Keys, Washington last night. Get in touch and let us know what it is as we have it safe and sound for you 😁
A couple of exciting nights ahead at the Cross Keys, Washington 😁 Tonight we have our weekly quiz night, including card bingo, play your cards right and our free hot bar snacks for all quizzers 😋 Tomorrow night we welcome Double Denim to the Cross Keys for a night of 90’s anthems 🎶