Muse in Stockton-on-Tees

Delicious, friendly, a little noisy

Enjoyed a light lunch of a Croque Madame and a poached eggs and avocado on sourdough. Drinking a can of alcohol free lager and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc.

Fantastic food ans service. Couldn't want for more.

Sunday lunch was very small portions no mash potato. For the price really expected more on the plate. Wouldn’t recommend. Dissapointed

Lovely food in a great and busy atmosphere. The service was relaxed so plenty of time to enjoy the food and drink

Friendly atmosphere good food x

Had a fabulous lunch with good gluten free choice. Great staff, too.

Not too expensive for high end Michelin star Restaurant. Many mains around the £30 pounds mark or less. Portions generous. Wine reasonably priced with lots of bottles under £30. Very friendly staff. Drinks arrived quickly. I order serloin steak with fries for £32. Lovely piece of steak cooked to perfection. Unfortunately the fries were dry though and represented fast food outlet uniformity. The peppercorn sauce was a saviour as it provided something moist to soak the fries in. In a restaurant of this high reputation I did not think it was unreasonable to expect home made fries. I know of some much cheaper and more casual restaurants who still make the chips with fresh potato cut by their own chefs. The good quality of the rest of the food just made the frozen chips seem more out of place in the dish. The business could also make more money from asking more frequently if we wanted another drink and making recommendations on the wines. In my opinion it would have been also good to receive the tiniest portion of free nibbles whilst waiting for our mains.

Well worth the visit, brilliant food selection and the desserts are amazing

I live locally and have driven past Muse on a number of occasions without cause to stop. Working in Yarm today, however, changed that and my small party stopped for an excellent light lunch in comfortable surroundings with delightful staff. I'm sure we'll return.

What blooming century do you think this is, No Vegan Brekky! Told you can swap stuff about! Donyou realise how stressful and expensive you make this! Plus im not a fan of 12.5% service charge pay your workers fair pay and i will always tip good service.

best place to eat in Yarm, never disappointed. wish it was bit closer to me :( can't wait to be back the food is reasonably priced and absolutely amazing!

A separate gluten-free menu. Coeliac safe food, which was tasty, but the food is pricey. Service was decent.

I previously came here back in June for an oat milk latte, I enjoyed it so much, I came back for another! Good quality coffee, see you again. Thank you.

Never disappointed Guaranteed great quality and service

Excellent food, good waitress service.

A delicious brunch and very accommodating with my daughter's request. Topped off with a great coffee

Our go to favourite restaurant in the area. Consistently excellent for many years. Breakfast, lunch, a la carte or Sunday lunch it never fails.

Decent breakfast, not too heavy. Sausages tasted nice quality. Perfect portion size. Coffee ok. Overall- a nice little spot for brekkie.

Lovely restaurant. Never fails to deliver delicious food quickly. Staff are very friendly and the interior is beautiful.

This establishment never fails to be a go to spot. Lovely interior, professional staff and cafe culture. The menus are extensive, good wine menu and nice cocktail list too. We were waited upon attentively and the experience was super. The sea bass was lovely as was the plant based risotto. Everything flavoursome, tattinger cocktail very cheeky and delicious. Sav blanc was also nice. Always recommend this eaterie.

Best restaurant at the North east so far! Great modern European cuisine with menu updating regularly. Perfect place to go for a date or having celebration. Would recommend booking in advance (2weeks at least). Among the desserts - sticky toffee pudding is defo the best!💫 braised beef and cod dishes are great! Took star of atmosphere, music was a bit loud last time.

Sunday lunch with friends, great food and service. Sat inside for the meal in the air conditioned area and then sat outside for drinks in the sun 😎, thank you

Haven’t even had my food but it is unbelievable

A very under whelming Sunday lunch, meat slices very thin, served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and gravy and average selection of vegetables. The glazed carrots were not to be seen. Tomahawk in Yarm offer a much tastier better quality Sunday lunch.

Nice place with excellent set menu.

Only had morning coffee but very nice

Great tasting brunch and coffee. The waiters were very friendly and chatty. I really enjoyed my brunch

Never ever get disappointed with the Muse, great food great service 10 out of 10

Very helpful staff, we sat outside as the sun was shining, but it looked lovely inside too.

Nice place to sit and watch. Food is good, decent range of options and well.cooked. staff attentive and helpful. Children's menu is good value and the portions were not small!!

Ordered the home made burger. Very very disappointing. Overcooked. Burnt on the outside, grey on the inside. No taste. Chips were passable ( described as pomme frites on menu to justify high prices ) A restaurant charging these prices should be able to cook a burger

Excellent experience food was high quality and service was spot on. Fabulous place to dine would definitely recommend.

Loved it, the atmosphere, the food and srvice as well. I had mocha coffee, the best I've had so far. The muse eggs Florentine I ordered with smoked salmon was superb. Will definitely go again. Highly recommended!

Eaten in Muse many times over the years but I think last night's meal was the best I've had. Was a bit gutted that moules were not on the menu despite them being on the website menu but the scallops more than made up for it. We also regularly eat at the Devenport & Cena and never had a bad meal or first class service in either. There's a reason these restaurants last while others in the High Street come and go. 👌

Loved it, quality food and service, with pleasant friendly staff.

Chilli nuts, seafood pancake, lamb rump, chocolate delice. All the food was great. Delice dish of the day. Sat outside in the spring sun and watched the Yarm set drive by. Recommended.

Sociable. Good food, wine and service.

The food was brilliant. Young girl who took our orders etc was brilliant. However, the bar maid ( red hair ) was very rude to us constantly giving dirty looks and then the bottles of wine we PAID for we over heard her saying to keep because she’s going to take it home! Absolutely disgusting service needs to crack a smile when working with other people. Never seen someone so moody.

Staff not very friendly or welcoming. I waited by the wait to be seated sign to sit outside but while I waited all I got was ignored with the occasional filthy look. When I eventually got seated the sullen faced waitress took the order from the street side, couldn’t even be bothered to come around to the table! I only wanted a coffee and banana cake. There is plenty of choices in Yarm, so I’ll vote with my feet next time and go elsewhere.

Phoned up and explained we were wanting to come and try there oysters and was told yes they had oysters so we booked a table traveld 30 miles to be sat down and told they only had 3 oysters left needless to say myself and my wife were very disappointed finished our drinks and left.

staff are fab only down is the starter of king scallops, not worth the money had bigger scallops in other restaurants at a lot less price, every thing else delicious.

A lovely breakfast and catch up

Excellent breakfast sat in the sun 🌞

We visited here for a special occasion & we certainly weren’t disappointed. Friendly attentive service & an outstanding meal. Our food was delicious, full of flavour & colour, we really enjoyed our meal. Especially the split prawns. Although quite a drive for us, we’d definitely return & highly recommend.

Celebrating an anniversary , had a hiccup , food was okay . Decided to eat at Muse normally very good , felt a little underwhelmed after ordering the fillet steak , very over priced I felt when had better quality elsewhere, but I love a steak and thought why not. It was served to me with a little pot of chips and a little pot of salad only and a pepper sauce. Had to send mine back as there was a hair sat on the steak. How it was missed is a mystery to me as it should of been checked on the pass. Longer meal as wanted as both meals replaced which was a nice touch. A sweet and coffee knocked off the bill at the end and the waitress only was apologetic, no sign of a manager .

A guaranteed lovely time - great food, friendly staff, excellent wine selection.

Beautiful atmosphere, lovely staff and amazing food. We will definitely be back as it was by far the nicest meal we have had in over a year.

A lovely place..I have been before.The decor & ambience is lovely. The staff are brilliant & so polite. The best thing of all is that they do different menus for different requirements. I am lactose intolerant. They do a dairy free menu with good choices. One of the few places where I can actually get a meal (inclidin a pudding!!). I would 100% recommend this place. Staff don't treat you like an ailen for having dietry requirements!! That is very rare in this country!!

Incredible food, lovely service and staff with a cozy and warm dining room. Top notch!

Great lunch with family at Muse. Excellent quality food, service was very good and helpful and the atmosphere was welcoming and relaxed.

A really lovely place for brunch. Everyone was super welcoming and friendly. Great service and tasty food. Would 100% recommend. We had the Eggs Florentine, Warm Banana Bread with Mascarpone (craving this again already) and the Fried Egg with Salmon. DELICIOUS! :)

As always great service from a great team

Yet another great experience. We’ve been coming here for over 30 years since it’s days as Chadwick’s and it’s still our go to restaurant . Well done team.

Food and staff fantastic will come again

Muse has become our “go-to” breakfast and coffee destination in Yarm. Great quality food and we’ll made coffees, alongside friendly service, and nice surroundings

Came for breakfast for mother's day with my family and was beautiful. The food was cooked gorgeous lovely drinks too. The service was friendly from being greeted to the waiters. Definitely be returning

Great atmosphere, great serve, and most of all great fresh food full of flavour !! Second time visiting muse, the scallops to start are beautiful and the prawns are fantastic. For mains we got the salmon. This was a perfectly balanced pallet.

Ate there tonight can't say enough food off the scale service above and beyond. Definitely be back

Had some lunch here food is lovely salmon was absolutely divine, juicy and flavours were beautiful, good service lovely restaurant

A fantastic place to each with superb food and a wine list to match London at the fraction of the price - THIS IS A GREAT PLACE

Out for breakfast with my boy of 8 years and we dropped into Muse, I had the English Breakfast my Son had the muse oat milk porridge with banana and nuts and he loved every mouthful ! My breakfast was quality cooked to perfection and well presented. The staff were extremely friendly and kind. Also my Son had two Hot chocolate drinks saying these were the best he has ever had. I would highly recommend this establishment it's not cheap but good food is worth paying for ...excellent

Fantastic meal with great service. Highly recommended.

Only place I trust to deliver consistently when I eat out with friends or for an occassion.

The food is always amazing but the Valentine’s special menu was really well thought out. Just enough of each portion with quality ingredients.

I had a look at all the bad reviews to get an idea of what the place might be like at its worst, only to see someone deciding that white pepper on swede was an unidentifiable spice unsuitable for sunday roast. I decided to try the place anyway since I'm not a NIMBY like that person. Food was phenomenal, staff were excellent, greeted when we walked in and tried hardest to find a table with no booking, had to wait half an hour but went down the road to the pub in the meantime. When we came back food was delivered in the expected time and after dining in various Gordon Ramsay establishments, Marco Pierre White's, Michelin Starred restaurants and highly rated locations throughout Europe and the USA, this meal was undoubtedly the best thing I've eaten. It was the braised beef. Absolutely stunning. PS. anyone complaining about portion sizes and price, get yourself to the chip shop instead.

Food and service are always very good, and meue selection at other lunch and dinner is extensive. Have been dining here for years and have always been satisfied.

Booked via OpenTable but on arrival we were told that there was no confirmation on their system. I showed the email/sms showing the confirmation and they were happy to honour the reservation. A few minutes later the head waiter informed us that the confirmation had just come through. We had a lovely meal consisting of a Sunday roast and a cod dish followed by a lovely crumble. Service was very good

Excellent dining experience but please do not add the voluntary service charge to the bill. It makes it embarrassing for customers and staff when you ask them to remove it! If people choose to pay extra for excellent service, they will do. But don’t try and force people to do so. It’s like paying the checkout person at Tesco for putting your shopping through checkout.

Superb service throughout, staff are warm, welcoming and charming. Great variety on both the early bird & a la carte menus. Minimal waiting time before the delicious food arrived. Muse is a firm favourite, we visit often and everything is always to a high standard. Thank you Team Muse!

Family evening ruined We were allocated a table for 4 behind the entrance door which was a waiting area and draughty. A very rowdy group were waiting and the language they were using was not appropriate. Also someone vaping in the entrance doorway in full view. Fortunately the quality of the food was good. We decided to leave after main course which was a shame as we were looking forward to a good evening.

Went in with high expectations as this restaurant was recommended by a few friends of mine Positive to start: stone bass was lovely and very different dish to what I’d usually go for . Wine was lovely too. Dessert was pretty nice and presentation of all dishes was great. Service was pretty good overall, smiles and frequent visits. A little bit underwhelmed by the quality of the dishes , think it was a case over over promising and under delivering on a couple of them. In our humous we found a piece of solid black plastic - these things happen , so I raised it to the waitress just so they knew and didn’t kick up a fuss. However it wasn’t particularly acknowledged or taken off the bill meaning I had to ask when it came to it. (Maybe a lack of comms to her superior ) they did knock it off. My starter was pretty dry so I didn’t finish it which was a shame and my partners pate had a grainy texture :(

Met a friend for lunch today, it was absolutely fabulous from start to finish! Fantastic choice of food, from fixed price menu to light lunches & a la carte. We both had the seafood pancake with Thermidor sauce from the light lunch menu, it came with french fries & a lovely salad that even had strawberries in, it was really delicious. We then had sticky toffee pudding & the carrot cake for dessert, both amazing. The atmosphere was great & the service was outstanding, we’ll definitely be back. Would strongly recommend.

Lovely place to eat. Nice and bustley. The service is excellent. Food is very good and well priced with good selection of wine. There could be a real ale on draught.

Great food and service. A little chilly and draughty sat under one of the aircon units.

Food from the main menu was superb, a little disappointed in the specials . Had a good meal and service was fantastic as usual

The fillet steak was fatty and chewy and my wife left most of it. We had to ask for it to be taken off our bill as they didn't do it automatically when we complained about the steak.

Still my favourite place to treat myself to breakfast. As a vegi it's lovely to have more than 1 option and for them to actually have had thought put into them

Really enjoyed our dinner last night. Steak and truffles chips is my new definition of happiness!

As usual the food is of that level hard to define. The Sunday lunch option was value for money and well cooked and presented. Took a while to arrive but it was very busy. One chicken dish option was a bit light on fries, bordering on a snack portion. Overall, recommended.

Sunday lunch not very good compared to alternatives

Food amazing, service perfect, could not help enough, fast efficient. Slightly pricey but worth every penny. Sea food pancake, needs a Michelin star!

A really delicious meal in lovely surroundings. This restaurant is consistent in its high standard of food. Thanks a lot.

Food is of a consistently good standard with a reasonably priced lunch menu. The restaurant was almost full, although I only booked a couple of hours before going.

As usual Muse lived up to our expectations one of our favourite eating places

A fab evening at Muse, food was excellent, portions good but remember to add sides to your mains. Service and ambiance good, will return 👍

1) no vegan menu 2) porridge was not the same as had previously sicky sweet 3) dont like service charge added - feel pressured by this, more than happy to leave a tip but not happy about the added charge. Pay the staff properly! 4) coffee was lovely! 5) no good value, most of the tabke were disappointed with an element of the brekkie

Superb food, great menu, we loved it. Our waitress Stephanie was fantastic. Will definitely be going here again. Many thanks

Lovely meal, great service. Seafood pancakes never fail to disappoint!

Lovely breakfast. I had the French toast and it was delicious. My girlfriend had the banana bread and she thoroughly enjoyed it. A lovely environment to start the day with good service. Keen to try the dinner menu now.

Really good food met Sarah the chef! She has a bright future. Wine prices a touch high for the quality and the gratuity add on was too high so we reduced Overall excellent we all enjoyed

Superb food, great menu and excellent service 👍

Wonderfull staff and amazing food, thank you we will visit again

Eight of us were dining and all the food was excellent. Staff very lovely and there was even a great alcohol free beer! Lovely ambience even though lunchtime. Will definitely be back.

As ever Muse is consistent with exceptional food & superb friendly service, all in a beautiful relaxed atmosphere..

Always great service and the food is always delicious.

Always find both the food and service to be of an excellent and consistent high standard. With the choice of menus there is always something new and interesting to suit everyone.

Nicely decorated restaurant with a good menu. Both the eggs royale and florentine were excellent with good quality ingredients.

We dined on New Year’s Eve and were treated warmly and the restaurant had a great atmosphere on the evening. I am vegetarian and my wife is vegan so we knew pretty much before we dined what dishes we were going to eat. The parsnip soup starter was excellent very tasty and presented well. The main course of beetroot wellington looked attractive on the plate but was not worth the £20 price as the wellington was very small and the garnish of mushrooms and beetroot although tasty was very small. I am glad we ordered a side of chips which I feel should have been included considering the size of the main course. Would recommend the restaurant very nice dining experience but the vegan/vegetarian options could be improved and increased in portion size for the price being charged.

Food and service really good .... i have no issue with leaving a 'tip' and usually leave around 10% ...Muse have a Discretionary 12.5% automatically added which in my personal opinion is excessive.. A good percentage of customers might feel uncomfortable asking for a reduced percentage