It's been months in the making - and there are now just days to go until a stylish new Thai-fusion restaurant opens its doors in Middlesbrough. 

Coco & Rum, which has been serving up "excellent" food from its home in Saltburn since 2017, is set to launch its latest venture on Middlesbrough's Linthorpe Road on Tuesday, November 12. 

It's new restaurant and bar is located within the former TS:One, which has undergone a major transformation in recent months. 

Now, new pictures have offered the first look inside the stunning new restaurant, with hanging foliage, LED lighting, wooden panelling and orange booths all featuring in the decor of the highly-anticipated venue. 

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The site has been closed since the popular TS:One bar called last orders back in July 2022 after almost ten years in the town. 

As previously reported, signs were erected for the new restaurant before summer this year, with pictures showing the new branding on the windows and above the main doors. 

Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM)

Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM) Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM)

It came several months after Mr Shobu Barua from Coco & Rum had plans green-lit by Middlesbrough Council to change the site from a public house to a restaurant. 

Once open, Coco & Rum's Middlesbrough restaurant will have opening times of 12pm until 3pm and between 5pm and 10pm, with bookings now being taken. 

Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM)

Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM) Inside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in MiddlesbroughInside the new Coco & Rum restaurant in Middlesbrough (Image: COCO & RUM)

Walk-ins are also welcome at the venue. 


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The news of the opening has been met with huge excitement on social media, with people praising how the site "looks amazing".

One person said: "My favourite place to go in Saltburn. I hope the food is amazing here too. It looks lovely."

Another added: "Love the Saltburn one... amazing service and food, definitely will be going here. Congratulations on the new venue."