Welcome

The Fork in the Road is a place of great food, ambience and opportunity. A number of the restaurant’s staff will always be those who’ve come through our programme designed to offer precious opportunities to those who need a helping hand – recovering addicts, ex-offenders and the long-term unemployed. The fit-out costs and working capital for this social enterprise have come from our parent charity CEO Sleepout and Public Health England.

"We believe that society works better when everyone has the chance to contribute. The Fork in the Road is a sustainable social enterprise designed to give people a second chance to work, contribute and bring prosperity to their community."

Latest News

Fork in the Road restaurant celebrates first birthday

The Fork in the Road eatery is celebrating its first 12 months in operation, during which the charity-funded Teesside restaurant employed 15 local people plus 12 prisoners, provided works experience to 30 long-term unemployed and put 30 more through a training course. Unique in the North East, the Middlesbrough eatery opened on Christmas Eve last […]

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Marathon man Matty’s now running a restaurant too

Team GB athlete Matty Hynes is now combining his passion for running marathons with running a restaurant after being appointed as general manager of CEO Sleepout’s restaurant, The Fork in the Road. Having been the driving force behind the charity-run restaurant since its opening in Christmas 2016, I’ve now handed over the baton to Matty. […]

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Read the reviews that made us Tripadvisor’s Number One!

Here are some of the reviews that have helped to make The Fork in the Road Middlesbrough’s number one restaurant on Tripadvisor:  “If you haven’t eaten at The Fork in the Road yet then you’re missing a treat. The food is just fantastic. Although I’d enjoyed excellent lunches at The Fork previously, this was my […]

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