The best restaurants in Stockton-on-Tees North East

This was an incredible experience I came here on my own before the cinema and the staff were very friendly and helpful food was very quick coming out and it tasted incredible would definitely recommend and would go again

Needs to be experienced! Unique pub, but make sure you take cash as do not take card.

Alec served my daughter & myself on Monday teatime at NEXT/Costa in Teesside Retail Park, Stockton . I’d just like to say we have now nicknamed him Buzz as in Lightyear he went ‘above & beyond’ to make sure we were happy with our order . So kind and nothing too much for him , Every Costa should have an Alec . See you next time we’re in Buzz ☕️ x

Ordered online like we have done on many occasions, making it very clear that there is a tomato intollerance and tomato’s should not be used. This has never been an issue before (that we’re aware of). When curry came it had lumps of tomato in it. Upon calling to complain and ask for a refund, we were basically accused of lying and told that there was no tomatoes in the curry. The man on the end of the phone then went on to say that they always have problems with our order and they don’t want our business anymore. When asked if that was why they put tomatoes in our curry, to stop us from using them again, he said “yes”. Absolutely disgraceful and fortunately only an intolerance and not an allergy which could have been dangerous, however my husband spending Saturday evening being violently sick having been triggered by consuming parts of a food we asked to be excluded from our order wasn’t how we expected to spend our Saturday night.

Me and my husband treat ourselves once a week to fish and chips. When we got home and opened them we were disgusted at the size of each portion, they looked like a little portion for a pensioner or a child. Even the box was smaller, about a third smaller than the standard size. They weren't cheap either, over £11 per portion. We will never go there again.

Order extra hot wrap no spice what so ever ordered hot strips no spice loaded fries tastless absolute rubbish not a patch on herman3 peri peri only ordered from here coz hermano3 to busy couldnt get delivery would not recommend this place absolutely tasteless £30 in the bin

In my opinion this chippy is overpriced, used to love it here but I wonder if it’s changed ownership… Chips are tasteless and undercooked and the mushy peas went straight in the bin. Portion size was small for a “large” chips, but on this occasion I was glad when they were gone. Sadly won’t be returning.

Excellent takeout last night. Food delivered very hot. Chicken kebab and pitta bread, all fresh and good quality, vegetarian pizza very moist and again quality ingredients.

This is good Icecream but the toppings are 85p each!!! Also the workers didn’t total the price right. I’ve had so many bad experience with the workers and in my ice cream there is different topping that I asked for.

Dropped in for a late breakfast on a Saturday morning, lucky to get a table as it was almost fully booked. Sat outside which was no problem as the weather was fine. Ordered the full breakfast and the wife had the poached eggs. Had a small but not unexpected wait for our food to arrive as they were extremely busy, but we were in no hurray. Always happy to support local businesses that produce good food with good service.

the service was fine, you could see the staff were attending tables and making drinks as quickly as possible, the bar itself is clean and has a good atmosphere but I would not recommend going for brunch. the brunch which cost £35 per person, includes a meal and an unlimited selection of alcoholic drinks for 90 minutes was a waste of money for me and my friends who went to Open Jar in Norton very recently. every single cocktail tasted bad and watered down, none were drinkable so we were forced to drink bottles of budwiser. the food was terrible, you could have cracked a tooth on the crispy chicken goujons that tasted like they were cooked in dish soap, the only redeeming food item were the Cajun spiced fries which were tasty. my party left open jar slightly hungry, bloated and not even tipsy. go elsewhere for quality drinks

I ordered a takeaway for my family and they missed the sauce but took the money for it realised when I got home so rang them staff member was really rude and arrogant on the phone. He said there was nothing he could do about it then expected me to drive all the way back from home 5 miles to pick it up so I said they can deliver since it was there fault and they have took payment for it to which I was told no and if I wanted it I would have to go back and get it. Their sauces have been so watered down they may as well serve water and their food has gone so downhill quality is so low but the prices are sky high defo not worth it! I will never be going back. Do yourself a favour save your money or spend it somewhere worth while.

Food glorious food is a simple restaurant aimed at the aged where singles who don't cook can get a meal it's simple food made simple, but sometimes this is just what is needed. The pizza was really good for the kids, however my parmo was poor with lumpy cheese sauce and an overwhelming taste of butter instead of cheese. We stayed for pudding this was ok but nothing to shout about. But I will say again for the clients this is pitched for it's just right.

Let me first say that first impressions were good, very welcoming although a little chilly. This was our first visit to Meat at 12, a birthday celebration. As I say first impressions were good. Alas that’s about as good as it got. Before ordering we were told that there were no pork dishes, no lamb dishes and no Oysters. That regrettably left a very limited Bistro menu, nevertheless we chose to stay and order. That we did but only to be told that yet another item, Mussells, were also off the menu. So in effect the whole event left us somewhat disappointed. To be fair though the manager did give us free drinks and was apologetic for the state of affairs stating supplier problems on the day. The food we did get was beautifully cooked and prepared but alas could not overcome that initial disappointment. We went there on a recommendation. Would we go again? Sadly I have to say probably not Norton has a number of good quality eateries all competing for a limited customer base. I understand that in the current climate restaurants can ill afford to over stock their “larders” but they must make sure that they have some sort of back up plan for events of the nature we experienced today failing which the risk is that what customer base they do have will quickly erode.

There are Times when COOKING is a Labour at home : Even for the most Keen. The 'Royal Chef' is One of Our Go To's, as Many Times : We have Been. IT is Even More Convenient , when Delivered to the Door. Of Late; as we've Got Older, we tend to use 'Takeaway', much More. The Food is Delivered quickly : Well within an Hour. Occasionally the Beef is Tough & Difficult to Devour. HOWEVER: TASTY & Indeed, prepared, somewhat To Our Taste. The Sauce was Once to Sweet & Mild for Me ; So: Chef kindly added more Chilli & less Sugar in the Paste!