Dr Watson’s in Middlesbrough

Visited on Saturday 14th September and what a blast we all had. The bar staff had mint banter. Tony the DJ was fantastic from the minute we walked in until the minute we left. The bar lad I think his name was Tom recommended the black cherry kraken and wow what a drink. He recommended I also visit legends during the week so that’s on the to do list! Keep up the great work lads

Visited tonight -Sat 16th July 2022.Most pathetic "DJ" i've ever encountered on a Saturday night. Insted of just playing the music( DJ's job!!!) He seemed to think he was a one man comedy show. Problem was only he thought he was funny as he hysterically laughed ( alone ) at everuthing he said. Made a pest of himself with girls at least half his age asking them for kisses. So creepy that he managed to empty the place in the 10 mins we were unfortunately theres.MESSAGE TO OWNER in the words of Morrisey - HANG THE D J.... before it's too late

Not the same, much better as slaters , beer, style and atmosphere, lot of undesirables , beer was flat , don’t think I go back the whole area has changed, and not for the better. Shame was a good little pub before, think I’ll stick to my local than go to Boro

Me and a couple of my friends ventured to Middlesbrough for a night out because we had never been and wanted to go somewhere different. On the recommendation of one of my friend's girlfriends, we sought out Dr Watson's. When you walk you face some stairs which lead up to the toilets and you turn left into the bar area with the bar on your right-hand side. If you continue past the bar, you come to an outdoor seating area that has some heaters. The theme of the bar (as you will expect given the street it is on) is Dr Watson from Sherlock Holmes and it is themed throughout with nods and references to the books. From a victorian bicycle in the toilet to a full mural outside on the wall; from the contents of Dr Watson's briefcase to newspaper extracts, it is a step back to Victorian London. The theme is what makes the place so cool and definitely worth a visit. We went on a Saturday night but quite early in the evening so it was busy but not packed (which it soon went on to be). The building, like most in the area, appears to be an adapted terrace house which means that the bar area was previously someone's living room which explains why it is so small. We got talking to the barman who was lovely and chatty and made us feel welcome. The lads and I spent most of the time out the back because the bar began to get crowded when the karaoke started - to the point where it took me about 15 minutes to get out to the back past everyone. I would have taken some photos but as it was so busy I did not want to capture anyone in the photos but if you do go, look everywhere for different nods to Sherlock Holmes and get some photos to share. I would definitely seek this place out again for good beer in an intimate atmosphere. The only recommendation I have is to avoid a Saturday night from 6pm onwards if you do not like crowds otherwise you may feel slightly claustrophobic.

Good pub, nice interior, live music. Regrettably there is a 45 minute wait to get served due to the manager being too cheap to employ more than one server.