Located just outside the town centre, this Middlesbrough branch of the Sporting Lodge Inn group is a comfortable modern hotel and leisure complex. The hotel's Old Poste House is a smart bistro-style restaurant which offers a simple menu of contemporary British food, accompanied by an extensive wine list served either by the bottle or the glass. A floor-to-ceiling wine rack dominates the mellow interior, sharing the part-panelled space with bubbling fish tanks and a sleek bar area.