The Crathorne Arms Blog

new opening hours

From the beginning of this week we will be closed for food in the afternoons from tuesdays until thursdays.  Panic not! we will resume normal service in April, and we're still here all day through the weekend.  If you would like to drop in for a pint with our smiley...

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Warm Up Your Cockles- Evening Prix Fixe Menu

Good news people! We have added some delicious new dishes to our Evening Prix fixe Menu. We know January is a cold, miserable month.  Here's a few dishes to cheer you up and warm your tummy. We have Home made fillet of beef ravioli, with rosemary, chilli and tomato...

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First Band of the year confirmed!

Our first music night here at Crathorne Arms will be..... The Colin Holt Band featuring Snake Davis on Wednesday 15th February. Tickets are £12.50. Doors at 8.00pm and as usual, we will be serving our early bird dinner starting at £15.95.  Call 01642 961402 to reserve...

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Christmas at Crathorne

Here's a quick look at our December menus chaps....... Christmas Prix Fixe - served through lunch times, from 6.00pm until 9.30pm Tuesday - Thursday and from 6.00pm until 7.30pm Friday Evenings. Also available for parties over 10 guests, Pre-orders required 2 Course...

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Beajolais Day

Celebrate Beaujolais Day  and the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau on the 17th November in style at the Crathorne Arms this year.  As usual, we will have Steve Roxton, our accordionist to entertain and our usual fantastic menu to tickle your french taste buds.  Call...

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funky things

Hey you, yes, YOU! Do you have drive, ambition and just a little bit of funk?  Do you like working with people? Would you like to be part of one of the best restaurants in Teesside? Are you bored with your life and living in your mams basement, staring into the abyss...

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Boogie Nights!

Good afternoon ladies and gentleman! Here is our list for the next 6 months of music nights.  Entertain your ear drums from the 26th August with The Samantha Holden Band on stage from 8.30pm.  Then there is the fantastic East Coast Mainline on the 30th September....

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Attention!

Due to ongoing renovations, we will not be serving our afternoon menu between 2.30pm and 5.00pm from Tuesday 12th July until Thursday 14th July.  Normal service will resume on Friday 15th July.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.  If you have any...

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Get Your Boogie On!

Guys Guys Guys! Our next music night is on 1st July and we've got the beautiful Emma Wilson with her Blues Band giving it rock all!  As usual we have the pre gig dinner at £19.95 for three courses.  The Lady herself will be on stage from 8.30pm and tickets are £6.00 a...

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Ladies Who Lunch…..

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Crathorne Arms Presents… Luncheon with Rory McCoy Kombucha & Drinking Vinegars £24.50 Per Head Rory will be talking about & showing how to make age old fermented drinks such as kombucha.  Kombucha is a Japanese fermented tea & water...

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Roll Up! Roll Up!

We here at the Crathorne Arms are looking for a full time member of waiting staff. Experience preffered, quirkiness essential.  If you think you've got what it takes or you just like watering plants with teapots and hanging out in really old buildings get us on Mr...

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Wild?!…. You Bet!

Wild Rover, Wild Rover, we're calling you over! 3rd of June sees our next music night, hosted by non other than Mike McGrother and his choir on the Wild Rover Tour. Call us on 01642 961402 to reserve tickets and a table for the pre dinner Prix Fix menu.

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Team Zac

Congratulations to our Chef Zac Osbaldeston for qualifying to compete in the NECTA Future Chef Professional 2016.  A hard working chap, he's come on leaps and bounds since he joined us over a year ago through Middesbrough College.  He arrived as an apprentice chef and...

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Good Old Pie

Spring is just around the corner, but its still pie weather!  Dave is on making some fresh beef pies today.  Traditional suet pastry, succulent beef and rich gravy served with mash and peas, or for those who just can't resist, we can do it with chips instead!  It will...

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Wild Rover

The infamous Smoggie Mike McGrother comes to Crathorne Arms with his Wild Rover Tour on 3rd June 2016.  The front man of the Wildcats of Kilkenny has launched his Wild Rover tour.  Following in the footsteps of his grandfather Jimmy McGrother.  A Plater by day, Jimmy...

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Colin Holt & Snake Davis Return

Music Lovers, get your dancing shoes on...... The Colin Holt Band with Snake Davis returns to The Crathorne Arms.  On the 27th April we have the privilege to host this fantastic band.  As usual we have our Prix Fix menu available for those who would like to have a...

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Feeling Blue?

Blue blue blue blue.....room. Feeling a bit down, under the weather, BLUE?  Come and have a pick me up from our Prix fix menu, served all night Tuesdays - Thursdays and until 7.30pm Fridays.  Or come and try our heart-warming favourites from the lunch menu, Croque...

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The Orange-Erier

Put your sunglasses on and dine like a rock star in our fabulously, outrageously vibrant orangery.  Its like a wake up call for your eyeballs!  No one else could get away with a colour scheme like ours, mixed with our vintage plates and decades of mix and matched...

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Mellow Yellow

Our Reception area was the next to receive the paint treatment....welcome to the mellow yellow room.  Relax in the comfy sofa and get toasty by our fire, even eat here if you desire.  We warn you, once you sit down, you wont want (or be able) to get back up!!  the...

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The Green Room

Next on our painting agenda, The Restaurant.  As usual, we havent been shy when it comes to picking colours.  The Blue and green compliments the out door eating area, maybe a bit chilly at this time of the year, but come summer, the perfect place to dine al fresco....

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