Chadwicks Inn

The verdict on Chadwicks Inn

The monthly wine tasting evenings at Chadwicks Inn sell out fast; and that tells you something useful before you even look at the menu. This is a Michelin Plate-recognised village pub in Maltby that takes its food and drinks program seriously enough to draw a crowd that plans ahead. If you want modern pub cooking done with genuine care, at £££ prices that leave room for a second glass, book it. If you want a formal dining room with white tablecloths and hushed service, look elsewhere.

What Chadwicks Inn is

Chadwicks Inn holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025; the Guide's signal for well-prepared food rather than the star-level ambition of, say, Moor Hall in Aughton or L'Enclume in Cartmel. The distinction matters for your decision: the Plate means the kitchen is competent and consistent, not that it's pushing into experimental territory. What you get here is modern pub cooking that Michelin describes as colourful, eye-catching, showing a clear understanding of flavours, with steaks a recurring feature. That's a specific kind of promise, confident, flavour-forward cooking that respects the format without reinventing it.

The setting is a village pub on High Lane in Maltby, the operation is built to hold both ends of the spectrum: smartly attired staff and well-prepared dishes give the dining room a degree of formality, while the bar remains genuinely open to locals who come just for a drink. That dual identity is relatively rare and works in your favour if you're eating, the kitchen is clearly cooking at a level above the surroundings, which is exactly the combination that produces strong value.

The drinks program

The wine list at Chadwicks Inn is described by Michelin as wide-ranging, which for a village pub in a market town is a meaningful credential. The monthly wine tasting evenings are the clearest signal of how seriously the team takes this side of the operation: events that sell out consistently aren't happening by accident. They suggest a regular clientele that trusts the venue's wine direction enough to commit in advance and return month after month.

For a food and wine enthusiast visiting from outside Maltby, the wine tasting evenings are worth building a trip around if the calendar aligns, check availability early, as these are not walk-in events. The broader list gives you enough range to pair properly with the cooking, which leans towards the kind of bold, flavour-driven plates that reward a medium-weight red or a textured white rather than something delicate. The ££ price tier means you're not paying London markups, which matters when working through a wide list. For a broader picture of what's on in the area, see our full Maltby wineries guide and our full Maltby bars guide.

Value and the market menu

The 'market menu', available during certain hours, is the single strongest value argument for Chadwicks Inn. Michelin flags it explicitly as offering great value for money, for a Plate-recognised kitchen, that's the kind of access point that makes a visit easy to justify even if you're not certain it's your usual register. The ££ price range across the full menu already positions this well below the £££ and ££££ tier where most Michelin-recognised UK dining sits. If you're comparing spend, a meal here costs a fraction of what you'd pay at Gidleigh Park in Chagford or Midsummer House in Cambridge for food operating at a broadly comparable quality level within its own format.

The steaks are specifically called out as a feature of the menu, which is useful information: if steak cookery is your test for a kitchen's technical confidence, this is a reasonable venue to apply it. The broader modern menu shows range without overreaching.

Who should book

Chadwicks Inn works well for: couples or small groups who want a step above a standard gastropub without paying fine-dining prices; food and wine enthusiasts in the Teesside or North Yorkshire area looking for a reliable local anchor; and anyone whose schedule can align with the wine tasting evenings. It's a strong choice for a relaxed special occasion where the formality level matters, present enough to feel like an occasion, relaxed enough that you're not overdressed in smart-casual. Solo diners are well-served by a pub format that doesn't make single covers feel like an afterthought.

It's less suited to groups wanting a high-energy, large-table celebration or anyone expecting the kind of tasting-menu format you'd find at Ynyshir Hall or Restaurant Andrew Fairlie. This is pub dining with genuine ambition, not a destination restaurant with a pub aesthetic.

Booking and timing

Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which in practice means you don't need to plan weeks in advance for a standard dinner reservation. The exception is the wine tasting evenings, which sell out, if those are your target, act as soon as you know your dates. The market menu being available only during certain hours means it's worth confirming timing when you book if value is a priority. For a current-season visit, the combination of a warm pub setting and wine-focused evenings makes autumn and winter the natural window, though the kitchen operates year-round. For more on what's around, see our full Maltby restaurants guide, our full Maltby hotels guide, and our full Maltby experiences guide.

That's a more reliable signal than a handful of five-star reviews, it aligns with what Michelin's Plate recognition implies about consistency.

Quick reference: Chadwicks Inn, High Ln, Maltby, Middlesbrough TS8 0BG. ££ price range. Booking: Easy for standard reservations; wine tasting evenings sell out in advance.

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