Central Park

this place is the tops from everything you want on a night/​day to have a gorgeous meal & a wonderfull place to be in the family & staff take 100% i would eat here all the time !!!

The food isn’t something amazing, but compensates with big portions and reasonable prices.

Went for a friend birthday, service was terrible and food came out undercooked and cold.

Central Park in Middlesbrough is a fairly safe bet for all the family.
Extensive menu, good portions and value for money. The service is usually quick and friendly.

Excellent food and well priced. I have been here several times and have never been disappointed.

I went here on a Sunday afternoon for a special family meal. It had been recommended to us by a few people but had been warned you can often have a long wait for a table so we booked ahead as we had a party of 10.
Positives — there was a good range of food available which suited all the age ranges in our group. My parents are OAPs and are very picky on what they will eat — they liked the range available and the kids loved the childrens menu. The price was reasonable.
Negatives — we arrived at our reserved time and the table was not set up for us so we had to wait. The staff were not busy as the place was half empty but the service was quite slow and we had to wait about 15 mins just to have our drinks order taken and about another 10 mins for the food order to be taken. so if you have the time to wait its good if you have somewhere to be it could cause issues.

I regularly go to Central Park for special meals with family and friends and have always found the staff to be professional and courteous. We have never had a long wait for a table and the food has always arrived in a timely manner. The food is always hot and tasty and the menu is extremely varied, with something for every tastebud. The mussels come very highly recommended! The prices are very good value for money and this venue is perfect for family celebrations or romantic occasions. The premises are clean and tidy and the kitchen area is easily visible from the eating area, inspiring confidence in the food preparation

I visited Central Park restaurant with a group of female friends for an evening meal last year and have mixed feelings about the place.
I must say firstly that the meal i had was delicious; the portions were a perfect size for me and it all tasted lovely, a view that everyone else in my party shared. I’m not sure if the portions would be sufficient for a man with a hearty appetite however!
The main problem I have with this restaurant is the service, which I have heard many people complain about. It’s not that the service staff aren’t doing their job properly; they just seemed to be rushed off their feet as the restaurant was packed and there just wasn’t enough of them. We were trying to get their attention for some times before they came to our table. The location of the restaurant is a little out of the way if you’re planning to make a night out of in the town centre; we actually ended up getting a texi into town afterwards!
I would recommend central park for a meal, but I think it would be much better to visit during the week when it’s not so busy.

excellent food, great place to spend the night with a group of friends, a1 waiter service, don’t wait long for food after ordering, not rushed after finishing meal, pleasant and alive place to go, nice and spacious inside staff very helpful and friendly

Recently refurbished, this is and always has been a favourite of mine.
They probably still do the best chicken parmesans in town and their pizza /​garlic bread are nice and thin just how they should be.
I think you always get good value here as I would never class the prices as expensive even thou the food is as always top quality

One of my favourite restaurants in Middlesbrough. Staff are very friendly and accomodating. Has a good range of chicken, pasta and pizza dishes. People rave about the Chicken Parmesan and say it is the best in Middlesbrough. If you are looking for somewhere to meet after work there is a great happy hour — I am a fan of the half pizza and half pasta deal. The only downside is that parking is not always great in neighbouring streets.

One of the best places to eat in Middlesbrough, it is slightly out of the centre of town, but worth the trip.
The menu has a wide range of dishes on it, from pasta to pizza to burgers and is all quite reasonably priced (especially if you go for the lunch time special). You can see the chefs at work in the kitchen from most of the seating and this is a really good touch.
It can get really busy, so I would recommend that you book your table rather than just turning up, because although there is a good bar there that serves amazing cocktails, no one likes to have to wait to sit down to eat.
Parking can be an issue for Central Park, but as long as you think about where you park your car (not in any ill-​lit side streets) then you should be fine.

One of my favourite restaurants, beautiful food, service and quality is spot on. Bookings required as it get really busy especially at Lunch time.

Excellant quality food, and it can have a lovely atmosphere spoilt only by the cram them in type of seating arrangement. some tables are almost double stacked they’re so close together.

As A newcomer to Middlesbrough I was just looking for someplace ‘nice’ to go with my lady. Central Park was ‘not’ the place. Service was poor — I didn’t want to see gum-​chewing, strangely dressed kids, purporting to be waitresses. I didn’t need to be asked every 40 seconds if I was ready to order when clearly I was in the middle of a conversation it was the quickest tab I’ve ever settled. Having been in once before the refurb I was quite prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt — but as this was the ‘benefit of the doubt visit’ I am pretty sure I won’t be back, nor would I recommend it.
Chavs at the tables, and chavs on the payroll. If you’re a chav I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Central Park is located right down Linthrope road. This is perhaps one of my favourite restaurants in Middlesbrough, they offer lunch time specials were all Pizza, Pasta and Burgers are £5.95. The American does not have that much of an America feel but it is tastefully decorated with Plasma TV throughout. The bar is the first thing you see when you walk in the restaurant then through further through from that you have the seating area. This restaurant allows you to watch the Chefs cooking as the kitchen has a glass wall that faces the restaurant. Central Park is knows for its Paramos which again are reasonably priced and taste amazing. The service is normally very prompt even though it is always extremely busy, particularly on a Friday and Saturday night. Worth having a look if you have never been

Not the best food, or even value for money in town, and experienced particularly poor service on a recent visit. Also seated facing into the open kitchen, which wouldnt have been a problem at all if there wasnt a huge grubby looking old pizza oven with a hole in the side spoiling the otherwise much improved overall up finish to the place after a recent refurb. Took the edge of a family event for us.