Newcastle places to eat?

Newcastle places to eat?

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Fast Charlie

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35 posts

129 months

Tuesday 11th February 2014
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Hi I'm in Newcastle next Thur, Fri with work. What's the standout places to eat around town?

md.

476 posts

190 months

Tuesday 11th February 2014
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Fat Buddha on the roundabout where Metro radio is, just off the Tyne bridge for Chinese/Asian.
La Tasca on the quayside for reasonably cheap tapas/spanish beer.
Or theres 1 or 2 Greek places somewhere aswell.
Eta theres a few chain restaurants in "The Gate" also and of course China Town!

Edited by md. on Tuesday 11th February 19:22

rsv696

474 posts

149 months

Tuesday 11th February 2014
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I can recommend "The Kingdom" at the top of Northumberland Street - good quality / value multinational buffet restaurant yum

Fast Charlie

Original Poster:

35 posts

129 months

Tuesday 11th February 2014
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Thanks some great leads there. Kingdom sounds v good.

Inverted

2,172 posts

215 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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Pan Haggerty on the Quayside is very good.

toon10

6,425 posts

163 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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My g/f has friends who own a lot of businesses on Stowell Street (China Town) including Palace Garden. The food is great and more authentic than most of the street.

Planet Claire

3,346 posts

215 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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My favourite Italian is Francesca's in Jesmond. May need to queue (can't book) depending on what time you go, but it's got a great atmosphere. I always try to go there when I'm back in Newcastle.

The GMan

2,508 posts

261 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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I eat out in Newcastle at least twice a week through work and if you want standout places I will be honest and say Newcastle really doesn't have that many compared to other large city's.

House of Tides is brilliant, only been open a short while but is really up there.

Café 21, is still good but I have found it very hit and miss recently.

Broad Chare, same as above (same owner so not surprising).

Six, great views of Newcastle from the top of The Baltic but very mediocre food.

If you want Chinese I always go to The Landmark which I find good but not really authentic.

For Indian food I haven't found anywhere in Newcastle I like and usually venture down to Ocean Road in South Shields. Here you will find most of the restaurants look like throwbacks from the 70's but that's how I like my Indian food.



Sierra Mike

881 posts

201 months

Saturday 15th February 2014
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Fast Charlie said:
Hi I'm in Newcastle next Thur, Fri with work. What's the standout places to eat around town?
What kind of food do you like? Whereabouts are you staying and will you have a car?

minimoog

6,942 posts

225 months

Monday 17th February 2014
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rsv696 said:
I can recommend "The Kingdom" at the top of Northumberland Street - good quality / value multinational buffet restaurant yum
Scored a whopping 0 out of 5 in its 2012 food hygiene inspection vomit

To be fair it had dragged itself up to 2 out of 5 by last October.

rsv696

474 posts

149 months

Monday 17th February 2014
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Never let some bacteria get between you and a good meal! To be fair we've always had a good time there. Great value & a good selection of food available. At least the food hygiene is going in the right direction!

KillaPowa

12 posts

128 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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New to the fourms, first post...food...

I can vouch for House of Tides, excellent, I would agree that it is probably heading to be the only current Michelin Star in Newcastle.

Cafe 21 I have always found consistent, dining there Friday so hoping it still is. Broad Chare and Caffe Vivo by same owner also always found reliable and good.

If it is Indian, the city centre is not great, I would be steered towards the west end, the BYOB Kamal Balti house in Fenham is decent and efficient.

Chinese I would only recommend Hei Hei on Dean Street, much more authentic than the tourist traps on Stowell Street (however there are some decent cafe type ones on Stowell street and surrounding areas, but not where you would go 'out' for a meal especially to)

Newcastle has seen the opening of lots of new places over the past couple of years, but nothing that stands out apart from the above. I prefer a drive out in Northumberland for a meal as of late, lots of very good pubs that serve food these days.

ashway

532 posts

171 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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+1 for the Landmark in Stowell St

Heaveho

5,639 posts

180 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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Nudo chinese / oriental in Low Friar St does superb food.......I'll be in there on Saturday, and go every time I'm in Newcastle, but it's advisable to book.

Another shout for the Fat Buddha, been a couple of times and enjoyed it.

Black Friars, just around the corner from Nudo, very civilised, interesting and well thought out menu.

I've eaten in Kingdom, and enjoyed it, my other half loathes it, she regards it as "processed"! Fascist!

There's Red Mezze, Turkish, very nice food, very near St James' Park on Leazes Lane.......I have nothing negative to say about it really, other than I walk past the back of the place regularly, as I have a flat nearby, and until recently, the place was a real mess in the areas customers don't generally see. Kind of put me off, which is a shame.

Enjoy your weekend, I'm up for the football, so I won't!

adamInca

213 posts

149 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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Sabatinis, Italian just off the Quayside: http://www.sabatinis.co.uk

More gastro-pub type stuff:

Pleased to Meet You: http://ptmy-newcastle.co.uk - awesome burgers and the mussels are meant to be good too
Bridge Tavern: http://www.thebridgetavern.com - haggis toastie; great fish and chips
Red House: http://www.theredhousencl.co.uk - pies smile

Sierra Mike

881 posts

201 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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KillaPowa said:
New to the fourms, first post...food...

I can vouch for House of Tides, excellent, I would agree that it is probably heading to be the only current Michelin Star in Newcastle.

Cafe 21 I have always found consistent, dining there Friday so hoping it still is. Broad Chare and Caffe Vivo by same owner also always found reliable and good.

If it is Indian, the city centre is not great, I would be steered towards the west end, the BYOB Kamal Balti house in Fenham is decent and efficient.

Chinese I would only recommend Hei Hei on Dean Street, much more authentic than the tourist traps on Stowell Street (however there are some decent cafe type ones on Stowell street and surrounding areas, but not where you would go 'out' for a meal especially to)

Newcastle has seen the opening of lots of new places over the past couple of years, but nothing that stands out apart from the above. I prefer a drive out in Northumberland for a meal as of late, lots of very good pubs that serve food these days.
I haven't tried House of Tides but plan to check it out.

Cafe 21, Broad Chare and Caffe Vivo are all safe options as you've stated above.

In my opinion, the best Chinese restaurant in Newcastle is now Orchid which is on the Quayside opposite the Copthorne Hotel. There's been a change of management and a new head chef was brought in who is excellent.

For Indian food, I would either do Dabbawal on High Bridge Street (off Grey St) or Haveli which is newly opened in Ponteland. Dabbawal is 'street food' but they only sell Cobra so have a few craft beers in the Bacchus first. Haveli is "comfortable fine dining" and offers excellent modern Indian food which is no surprise considering the head chef and manager are both formerly of The Cinnamon Club in London.

So far as Northumberland goes, I enjoy the Duke of Wellington which is a gastropub at Newton and easily accessed from the A69.

There's a great little Thai restaurant in Morpeth called Nadon Thai. It's not the best Thai food ever but pretty decent.

For Italian food, try either Adrianos in Gosforth or Vincenze's in Heaton. Both are excellent. Best pizza is probably Cal's Own on Chilligham Road in Heaton which is BYOB as well.

16plates

1,844 posts

133 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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Babucho
Black Friars
Living Room
Pan Haggertys

Been to them all more than once and would happily eat in them all again.

I really love Babucho... modern, classy place, good crowd of diners, good wine list, good cocktail selection and a good food. Reasonably priced and there's a bar that is busy on the weekends if you're like me and love people watching between courses.

DAmiJO

1,064 posts

159 months

Tuesday 18th February 2014
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We are crying out for a decent steak house!

Like CAU in amsterdam I love steak,

Ocean road if your into currys,favorite being Indigo at the moment

Spider of Punjab near the life centre for chicken tikka kebab! Lol

Fenham fish bar for fish n chips or battered black pudding mmmmm mushy peas also delightful

The mill tavern near Bowes incline, tum yum style muscles,steak n chips, sticky toffee pudding

Pitcher n piano on the quayside for a posh fish fingers sand which or a jalapeño burger

My guide to fine dining paperbag

KillaPowa

12 posts

128 months

Wednesday 19th February 2014
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Sierra Mike's guide is spot on!

Can also vouch for Duke of Wellington at Newton, its my dad's local so have eaten there a lot since it re-opened, it has had poor spells though but all good at the moment.

r129sl

9,518 posts

209 months

Wednesday 19th February 2014
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There are only two restaurants worth eating at.

Pani's. (Very cheap Italian café. Only any good for lunch.)

Café 21. (Very reasonable modern British. Good for lunch or dinner.)

Everywhere else is st, I am afraid. The problem is the lack of a discerning clientele.

There are no good hotels.