The Waiting Room

9 Station Rd, Stockton-on-Tees
01642 780465

Recent Reviews

rebeccabH4684CO

The greatest quiz of all time!! Love love love this place and we always look forward to going whenever we can. It's brought so much joy and happiness and all the staff work so hard to make it possible. The staff make you feel like you are apart of the family! Andy keeps us laughing all the time and ken keeps us thinking with his super hard questions......but they are only hard if you don't know the answers! Every week I've learnt something new! And the strokes are now my new favourite band! Most importantly the food and drink is incredible! Never ever had a bad meal from here and the sticky toffee pudding is divine. :)

Lizziewiggs

We love this place - it's so nice to have so many things to choose from on the menu ? and the place has an amazing vibe. My favourite place to go for a meal, and we live an hour's drive away - if we were local we'd go much more often. As someone else has commented, not everything is vegan, but even the non-vegan meals can be veganised. I've honestly found the staff there to be absolutely lovely on every occasion we have visited and they are extremely accommodating. I've taken a few non-veggie friends and family there over the years, and while they have initially approached with trepidation, they have all had an amazing meal and have said they'd go back with their other meat eating friends. There is also a full range of ethically sourced drinks. Brilliant! Service is always fantastic and I've never thought the service was slow (as remarked by another reviewer). Food is obviously cooked to order. It's fresh, honest, food, not fast food. Final point - I'm sure we have all experienced eateries where the veggie option is a miniscule portion.... yeah, that doesn't happen here! One of the options is labeled as 'big, ' and that isn't an exaggeration as my other half found out! Love you guys, keep up the good work!

K4662RZsallyr

We were regulars here and have noticed changes in the past 12 months. After our visit recently I believe it will be awhile before we return. I booked a table roughly 8 weeks ago and was not told it was card payment only. Only two tables being used and service was very slow. Not once were we asked if everything was alright with the meal. It would however have been nice to be asked. Staff not very attentive! When paying I was informed that 10% service charge had been added. I believe in paying for a service when it is good. I was not told it was optional however I was told it is the norm now and everywhere does it. The service tonight did not warrant 10% service charge. I cannot complain about the food as it was very good. Service is well below par! Shame really.

dobbi1971

Nettle cheese soufflé Puy Chilli bowl Puy Enchilada Sesame potatoes Sticky toffee pudding Ice cream & butterscotch sauce. AS TINA TURNER SAYS :- SIMPLY THE BEST !!!! Food , Ambience, Staff 100%!! ?????????

Coolie Davis

Amazing, they really now how to do a vegetarian meal. Just plain good atmosphere is great too!

Lisa Stephenson

Amazing food. We both had their curry, think it's mushroom and feta, which I've had before and it's so good. Dessert was chocolate roulade... OMG ... staff are lovely, service was good, had a really nice night.

Pauline Raine

Friendly, helpful staff. Tasty vegetarian meals. Generous portions.Vegetarian options: Lovely to have such a good selection of tasty vegetarian meals.

Stephanie Smith-Paul

Love this place. I haven't been since before Covid, pleased to see it remains as great as ever. The food and the staff are lovely.Not a bad word to say.Vegetarian options: FantasticParking: There is a very limited number of free on street parking.Wheelchair accessibility: Accessibility is good, a little tight in places, but manageable

Chris Payne

Our second visit even though we're not actually vegetarian but food service and attention were sublime just wish their lasagne had been on the menu but otherwise perfectKid-friendliness: Please don’t bring noisy badly behaved children here

Charlotte L

Absolutely brilliant place. Staff are so friendly, food is absolutely fantastic, and general vibe and decor are great. The food is like homemade food more than its like “restaurant” food, and all the better for it. The flavours were just wonderful. The best veggie place I’ve ever been x

HannahH411

Delicious food and great service. The only thing that I was disappointed about was the lack of gluten free options, they didn’t have any! Which was a shame as they promote having gluten free alternatives. Hopefully the next time we go they will have found some alternatives to offer.

SuzCF

We attended the quiz in The Other Room, It was an absolute shambles. Not convinced there wasn’t some cheating going on. But regardless of that, the questions were inaudible and seemed to be based on the bar man’s music playlist which strangely his friends, who won, seemed to know. Won’t be returning sadly.

john jamieson

Really wanted to love this place.. but I don't! Very average food £18 to £20+ for mains. My main was luke warm. Not terrible but not £18! Over all very underwhelming. Surroundings felt dated and in need of upgrade (some damp on walls etc) I'm leaving this in fear of the extremely long reply from the owner!....But its just my humble opinion and it seems lots of people seem to love it! So I may be the problem!

Ingrid dawes

Not vegetarian but this was a delicious meal . Service good and lovely atmosphere. . Would definitely go back . Portions huge.

RedFiona

We always visit here when I'm home at Mums it absolutely never disappoints! Everything I ever choose is absolutely delicious and the staff are so friendly and helpful. Mum is not even vegetarian but she also loves it, a resounding endorsement. I would highly recommend this place!

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