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Sandstone Nab

BarsMiddlesbrough, ENG

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3(1,991 reviews)

Quick info

+44 1642 688477
Trunk Rd, Middlesbrough TS6 6TD, United Kingdom

About Sandstone Nab

On Trunk Rd in Middlesbrough, Sandstone Nab is a pub built around a pizza kitchen and a separate dining area alongside the bar. The menu runs all day, every day, with steak and ale pie a recurring item and Sunday dinners offered on their own. A gluten free menu is available, and orders can be placed online via QR code, with allergies asked at the till. Inside, bare brickwork and mirrors furnish the room, while outside a patio and a garden with wooden benches provide further seating. A pool table and darts board sit on site, and dogs are welcome with space and facilities provided. Bingo is hosted at the pub, adding a regular fixture beyond food and drink. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings, and two play areas give children somewhere to go while adults sit with a drink and the menu.

Good to know

“Like the sound of a bright and modern family-friendly pub with two play areas and a pizza kitchen? Come to The Sandstone Nab in Middlesbrough. It’s perfect for any large pizzas and all our main meals. That’s all day, every day of the week. Grab a table inside and enjoy eating and drinking in a warm and friendly setting. Touches like bare brickwork, mirrors, and lamplight make our pub feel like home. Go outside and you’ll find a stylish, contemporary patio area and a proper pub garden with traditional wooden benches. Sink into a comfy chair and browse the menu with a drink while the kids take over the play area! Plan your visit and book a table. Just turn up on any given day. Whatever best suits you.”

  • Reservations
    Walk-in only
  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating

Reviews

4.3/5
1,991 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention steak and ale pie, gluten free menu, pulled pork loaded fries and sunday dinners.

5★
1,317
4★
328
3★
139
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81
1★
126

Customer Review Summary

The steak and ale pie draws the most attention, with several diners praising it alongside dishes like the chicken burger, pulled pork loaded fries, scampi, and cheese garlic pizza, most calling the food tasty or lovely and the atmosphere clean and comfortable. Staff and servers are repeatedly singled out as friendly, polite, and attentive, with mentions of a gluten free menu handled with fresh cutlery and allergy checks taken at the till. One reviewer, however, describes the same pie as let down by a bulk bought, gelatinous filling lacking actual steak chunks, calling it overpriced for what was served alongside overcooked peas and a single portion of fries. Sunday dinners and a birthday celebration for a large group both come up as positive visits, with staff noted as attentive to children in the group. Several reviewers say they plan to return and keep working through the menu.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “Absolutely love this place, staff are amazing always super friendly and the food is gorgeous. Staff go above and beyond to make everyone welcome. Highly recommend Sunday dinners. Slowly working out way through the menu. Every visit is a pleasure”
  • Google user
    “Always have brilliant time at this pub! The staff are absolutely brilliant and super friendly, they really make you feel welcome. Aaron, who does the bingo, is brilliant too and makes it such a good laugh. The food is great as well, with a really nice atmosphere and excellent service. Definitely recommend!”
  • Google user
    “The welcome you get by the landlord and staff is wonderful. Makes you want to stay longer or come back soon. Food was lovely. Plenty of space and facilaties for all, even my veary large well behaved dog. Looking forward to a return visit. Thank you for your hospitality. X”
  • Google user
    “Visited here july 2026. We had a large group and were celebrating a birthday. The service was amazing, food was great with plenty to choose from. Staff couldn't of been more helpful and were very attentive to the kids in the group. Great place, will definitely be going back.”
  • Google user
    “It's a really clean, comfortable feel walking into the pub. It has separate dining also served with a bar. The staff are ultra polite and and the manager was born for the part. Unfortunately, cut backs/ cost of living show in the food. It is what it is, bulk bought pub grub. It's okay for the price though the steak and ale pie was mid labeled in the menu. As I've experienced in it's sister pub, the pie crust is beautiful but the contents.... Where there should have been juicy chunks of prime beef steak in a rich gravy ale sauce, there laid a rather poor gelatinous blob of brown gloup. No "chunks" of anything at all. Just a well flavoured slightly lumpy and rather unpleasant pile (spoon full) of beef gravy. To be honest the flavour wasn't bad it was just lacking the party piece STEAK! I would remove it from the menu as this doesn't bode well for the rest of what's on offer! A very very cheap, shop bought pie, peddled at a much higher end price. I would have expected much much more for the £15 spent on 1 potatoe worth of fries, a well measured spoon of very dry (overcooked) peas. The chef can only supply the meals that they are given, however, it's not hard to serve peas! Very polite staff, fantastic manager, clean venue with nice atmosphere, but let down by "corner cafe" budget meal.”

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Accessibility· 3
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Location

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