Tees Business Tees Business Issue 10 | Page 40

40 | Tees Business Muse in Yarm was voted Teesside’s best restaurant by our readers. TEESSIDE’S BEST Results of our second annual poll among Tees business leaders The results are out for foodie heaven! For the second successive year, we carried out an exclusive poll among the Tees business community, asking you to vote for your three favourite restaurants. Nearly 80 different eateries received votes but our top 20 form a mouth-watering list to ensure you’ll never go short of ideas for where to eat next. Here, we present the Tees Business Best Restaurant Awards. 20th Joplins, Great Ayton Long-established restaurant where the emphasis is on a locally-sourced selection of seafood, while meat is supplied by award- winning butchers, Petch’s. 19th The Orangery, Rockliffe Hall, Hurworth Rockliffe Hall’s flagship 3AA rosette restaurant is set in the charming 18th Century Old Hall. Executive chef Richard Allen has a passion for premium ingredients that look good, taste good and that are good for you. 18th 12 Harland Place, Norton Provenance Inns last year with plans focusing on a hotel expansion and preserving the venue’s tremendous reputation for fine food. 16th Meze Lounge, Middlesbrough Authentic Turkish cuisine from welcoming restaurant on Linthorpe Road. Opened in 2014 by Bulent Yalcin and Ozgur Burgaz. 15th Vadah, Stockton Retained its position as the highest-placed Indian restaurant in our annual poll. Vadah serves up traditional Indian cooking with a 21st Century twist, with views overlooking the River Tees and Millennium Bridge 14th The Masham, Hartburn Village Small, characterful pub serving up succulent food in a relaxing atmosphere at the heart of Hartburn Village, run by the Eddy family for more than 20 years. 13th Brasserie Hudson Quay, Middlesbrough 17th The Cleveland Tontine, Brasserie Hudson Quay is a contemporary waterside bar and restaurant. The eaterie sits alongside the Riverside Stadium with panoramic views of the iconic Transporter Bridge. A 19th Century coaching inn, the renowned restaurant and hotel was bought out by < Vadah, Stockton Restaurant that also features a bakery, delicatessen, patisserie and food shop. Staddlebridge