The Smiths (Carlton)

I live a few villages from Carlton, just outside Stockton-on-Tees, and so as one of my local pubs I have tried The Smiths on many occassions. The Smiths is the reincarnation of The Smiths Arms, and has been redecorated and brought up to date to attract the more discerning diner. I first started going around four years ago, when it had just finished the revamp, and was a proper gastro-pub with all the trimmings. And I wasn't dissapointed. There was a very reasonably priced early bird menu, which still had great dishes on including steak. Everything was well cooked, and the Madagascan green peppercorn sauce had me back on a fortnightly basis for months. ...  Read the complete review

The Smiths is a local village pub which serves food. As it is in the next village along from us, it's in a very convenient location. My fiancee used to go regularly several years ago, so now we've moved back to the area we decided to give it a try. The Smiths, formally The Smiths Arms is a village pub on one side, and a gastro pub on the other. Both sides are completely seperate and have very different characters. The gastro pub side has a small bar, and is decorated in a semi basic farm house style, vintage style details on the whitewashed walls and functional, chunky wood furniture. The pub has undergone a change of ownership in the ...  Read the complete review