The food was not bad and the staff was kind. I think we're a long way from Asia up here in the top…read moreof the UK, almost to Scotland. With that said, the vegetable side dish was fresh and steamed just right, but too bland for me. I imagine that they could wok it with a little pop garlic, salt and pepper, but Then maybe the local clientele wouldn't like it. The pad Thai is a long way from Thailand and normally spicier, sweeter, and I think missing peanuts, Thai pepper and cilantro? but I asked for chili oil and that helped. Still was not bad. The fried rice was overly healthy for being "fried". While it's not traditional, i suggest fry with butter and oil and add some color and flavor: diced red bell pepper, a little corn, grated carrot, green onion, and a pinch of cilantro wouldn't hurt at the end,. Fried prawns starter was very good. Servers need training but very nice.

Actually had to laugh at how invisible I was there asking for the bill. 5 times ignored haha! Food…read morewas great though, service a little better than last time even so.

Another great night with excellent service. Highly recommend for an Asian fusion with plenty of…read morechoices. Mother in law had the lobster in ginger tonight and was cooked to perfection! Even my oldest tried a couple of new things from the menu. Looking forward to our next encounter, keep up the great work!

Love this place! Beautiful food, stunning restaurant, staff are fantastic and the manager is a…read moresweetheart. Makes the effort to speak to you after your meal which is rare. The restuarant itself has amazing decor and the views are night are stunning. Would recommend to anyone

I had no idea this place existed, but we found it on a random Friday night while hanging around…read moreJesmond. Easy to get in, even on a Friday without booking, though there were plenty of other patrons around. Interior is very swanky for Newcastle - looks like the kind of place you find in a much bigger city. You don't need to dress up, but you certainly good. A stylish, dimly light atmosphere with colourful touches all around. I started with a cocktail, the delicious (and pretty big!) Sohe Collins, which has rose-petal infused gin, elderflower syrup, rose soda water, and lemon juice, and is basically everything I like in a drink. So pretty and pink too! £6.95 for that, so quite good price really given the size and the hand-crafted nature of it. Took a while for the drinks to come, but they are all unique and clearly somebody is thoughtfully preparing them behind the bar. The three of us split the fried squid and soft shell crab for a starter, along with prawn crackers. These were £5.50 and £8 respectively. All were very lightly breaded and fried, maintaining a crisp exterior, and served with variety of yummy sauces and even a seasoned salt to sprinkle over. Attention was certainly paid to presentation, with all the dishes looking beautiful on the plate. Then I went with the North Thai Yellow Chaing Rai, a curry with breaded pork, prawns, spinach, edamame, and green beans. It was a bright yellow curry, not terribly spicy, a very big portion! For £16.50 you'll be very full, I couldn't finish it. I found it a bit salty, but all the vegetables were fresh, the meats were cooked very well, and the presentation was lovely. Everyone found their meals very tasty, it's definitely a cut above your average restaurant. Tone down the salt, and it would be even better! Service was friendly, and it's a great place to go for a slightly more upscale night out.

Sohe felt like a very classy dining experience on both occasions I went there. The service was very…read moregood, the food was both well presented and incredibly tasty, and the cocktails were beautifully presented. The ambience in sohe is spot on, with dim lighting and well set out tables. I dislike places where you are seated very close to a strangers table but this didn't happen here. The prices aren't cheap here with the average dining experience, when having a starter, main and two drinks, will cost you between £20-£60. I would say it is worth the price though.

Attended 13/9/17…read more Food Standards Rating: 5/5 My rating would really be 3.5. I think this system needs to start catering for these types of marks. Situated in the area know as China town in Newcastle. 10 of us attended, and total bill with selection of starters, mains, and drinks: £247.00. Attentive staff. Extremely busy with local Chinese. I have long discounted this as some form of standard, but that was the clientèle. All the food was tasty and well presented. My only main complaint: Plate to eat of were extremely cold; as were the plates on which the food was served. This meant that the food went cold very quickly. Given the chosen starters, I think we feasted too soon before the mains. I had the Kung Po Chicken, and it didn't contain much chicken. However, other dishes of other people were quite ample, especially the fish. Would I go again, yes, maybe, but I'd have to make a comment that the food needs to be on hot plates. I did mention the situation, and the waiter was surprised , and said that they'd make sure next time.... So who made the mistake? Forgot to mention that the menu is like an encyclopaedia, and as thick as a book.

It was at my suggestion to got to the fat Buddha with colleagues, and in hindsight, I wish I…read morehadn't.... Unfortunately, I am going to rain on previous reviewers' parade. There is a main bar area, and a slightly enclosed area to sit, presumably when your table is ready (not sure if they do takeaways). If you face the bar, to the left are a series of booths. To the right is a main restaurant area, with a few booths. When two of us arrived, we struggled to get any service at the bar, and clearly there was an extremely loud group in the main part of the restaurant (about 35 blokes). There was also a hen-party in too, but they were less noisy. Let me make it clear, no restaurant can afford to turn away 35 paying customers. However, I learnt that there was an upstairs' area, and this would have been the best place to have accommodate this sort of number. However, I suspect that they were short of staff this evening; as we were struggling to get attention. They knew they had this booking!!! One colleague said if he had arrived, on his own, he would have walked out. The rest of our party arrived, and our compliment was a total of 5. We sat in the waiting area having a drink, and was assured of being seated soon. I had to chase this up. We then taken to a table with a few feet of the noisy throng. Fortunately, within 10 minutes they moved to the bar and seating area; carry their basket containing bottles of beer. THE DRINKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, I THOUGHT, AND COLLEAGUES SEEMED TO CONCUR. The food: Salt and Chilli King Prawns - £6.75 Stir-fried with Five-Spice and Chilli I enjoyed, and very succulent, and I enjoyed the spice and garlic. Thai Red Curry Beef - £13.80 Spicy Thai Curry with Red Chilli, Galangal, Fennel & Coriander The beef was chewy, only five slithers of beef, not red, but a beige colour. Although, the sauce did taste nice, and I this with: Yaki Ramen Noodles - £4.00 - Nothing special in the taste. The other problem was that the noodles went cold pretty quickly. The star dish from two colleagues was: Spicy Lamb (A Buddha favourite) - £13.95 Thinly sliced and cooked with Five-Spice, Chilli, Cumin and Steamed Buns. I shan't return. I could not recommend the place, after this experience, to any friends and colleagues. One of the reasons I wanted to try is that family are travelling to Newcastle with me and I thought I'd take them somewhere different.

How have I never been here before?! I LOVED it!! The interior is just brilliant. Upstairs you have…read morebig round tabled booths with an absolutely great atmosphere. The hanging chain mail style decorations are a great touch. Downstairs is more of a bar area, which also looks great. I'd advise you to make a reservation before coming here so you're not disappointed. The menu is extensive with dishes from China/Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, and Japan. Yes, I know what you're thinking...with such a huge and varied menu the food is probably going to be mediocre compared with a restaurant that just specialises in 10 dishes for example. Wrong!!! The food was insanely good. I started with salt and pepper squid which was really excellent. Light and crispy (and non-greasy) batter, excellent flavour, and a good portion size. Then I had sizzling aubergine in teriyaki sauce and rice. Again I absolutely loved it. Great flavours and texture. The aubergine was perfectly cooked. Great atmosphere on a weekend in this place. The music is great...pop/dance music but not too loud that you can't hold a conversation. Can't wait til the next time I visit home so I can come back!!

The location is very easy to get to - it's just behind Dance City or Central Lofts, depending on…read morewhich way you're coming from. The decor is great - it's very homely and very comfortable inside. Low lighting and asian ornaments that look like they've been accumulated over time allow you to relax and breathe in a relatively well-thought out asian atmosphere. They normally ask if you've reserved a table and it can get quite busy, so if you're thinking of going even after this review, then be sure to give them a call first. So far so good, but the elements that let this restaurant down are the following: - speed of service - food - customer service - price You might be thinking "that's everything apart from location and decor"... and you'd be right. We only ordered two main courses (smallish servings which most probably have pre-prepared ingredients) but we found we waited for around 30 mins or more to see them arrive. When we dugg in, the salt levels in one of the dishes was just completely overwhelming. Our tongues were literally humming with the sodium in the food. We were in a rush to see a movie on the other side of town, so the dish was not sent back. Instead I mustered the courage to eat most of it - else it would have gone back immediately. We complained as we were asking for the bill, but the waiter just nodded his head and didn't give much of a response at all. Similarly, when the manager came over to take our payment she did not mention the issue at all. Instead it was swept under the rug and left there presumably to fester for the next unexpecting guest. Which brings me on to the final point - price. The most expensive main course is around £18 and the least expensive main course is about £10. I can get a much better tasting, much larger meal just a block down at "Utong" which is a Thai restaurant with seafood and hotpot as its speciality. What you end up paying for is the relatively different interior and not much else. To be completely fair, if Barn Asia's food had much less salt in it, it would taste delicious. Eat here if you have a good heart. If you don't, I'd not risk it!

Amazing food, very reasonably priced. Not really designed for people with very simple and…read moretraditionally English tastes - as the name suggests, this is Asian food. Because it is not a Chinese restaurant, or Japanise, or Korean, there is more variety than you would usually find in any one of these. Some dishes have alternative versions, based on the different cooking styles of different Asian countries. But the food is not only interesting, it is also of very high quality. If you find the menu a bit confusing, the staff are very helpful, and knowlegable if it's advise you're after. As some of the best bars in town are near the Central Station, and this isn't too far from there, it would be a great place to start a good night out with friends.

Nice interior, warm service but we were a bit rushed. Drink menu was a little sticky which made me…read moresceptical about this place. We ordered 2 dishes from Shanghai part of menu, a Thai soup and a Malay dish. I do have to say, both Shanghai dishes were spot on!! Very homey taste and authentic. However it's a shame I couldn't say the same for the Thai soup or the Malay dish. Also quite expensive place when the bill came.

Fat Buddha is an Asian restaurant/bar situated right in the middle of Durham. This is a great place…read moreto visit either for a few drinks/cocktails or to have a nice meal with family or friends. The bar is downstairs as soon as you walk through the door, with nice seating and great surroundings. If you are going to the restaurant, you will be led up stairs, and through what looks like a catwalk (lights under foot, and beads hanging down from light fittings) Not sure what all these bad comments are about, as its like I've been in a completely different restaurant/bar to everyone else. I wouldn't be lying if I would say i have been here 10 or more times this year with family and friends. Yes drinks are a tad expensive, but its a nice posh restaurant, and the drinks are priced about the same around that area anyway. Service has always been great (I have to admit some of the staff do not understand great English, but we always got the correct orders) The Chicken Satay is to die for, I always get this as a Starter. We have spent lots of hours and money here, and cannot really think of anything bad to say about the place.

Etsuko is a Wagamama-style Asian restaurant (but trust me, much cheaper!) where guests sit around…read morelong tables on benches and eat with chopsticks (although if like me you're completely incapable they will offer you cutlery!) There's a wide range of dishes on offer (including western desserts such as tiramisu), and I'd particularly recommend the meal offers- for £1.99 before five o'clock you can get soup, a main meal and chips- unbelievable value for money! While the decor and general set-up can take a little getting used to for anyone not familiar with this style of dining, I'm sure that once you've tried the delicious meals you'll be utterly converted to the Etsuko experience.

i heard that, etsuko got another restaurant called paparazzo…read moreat stockton, they are doing half price everyday.