Fun eclectic strange but awesome bar. Took my American girlfriend there last month and she…read moreabsolutely loved it as I do. Brilliant atmosphere great drinks and live music. One of the first must dos on every trip back home

Had my wroks Christmas PArty here. Thoroughly enjoyed it, However the food was not to good, and the…read moredrinks were a bit pricey, apart from that though, I cant complain and enjoyed my night!!!

Had a great night on Friday for our work's xmas party. The comedians were hilarious, food wasn't…read moregreat but you expect that at these type of xmas nights. Room was tastfully decorated and everyone seemed to have a good night

Fantastic art supply and art learning centre smack in the middle of Newcastle. Friendly art…read morepassionate staff, good selection of products and lots of courses and workshops going on all the time. Plus they offer custom framing on sight for your projects.

This is just about the only pub in the whole of Arthur's Hill due to it mostly being built by…read moreQuakers (at least that is what I was told) and it used to be called The Spital and from what I remember it used to be pretty ropey with minimal choices of beers etc and 80's decor in peach and green. This was the first time I have visited since then, and what a massive improvement!!! Bright open windows, reclaimed furniture and interesting decor, a fire burning in the grate and a music night. There was a good selection of beers and ales including Theakstons IPA at 5%, some interesting spirits including the locally mage Poetic Licence, and a broad menu including a beetroot burger! The chunky fries were lovely and the sauces on the table included Jalapeno, and scotch bonnet! Phew! I love the fact that I can walk here with ease, and although a couple of the musicians were appalling (think Neil Young meets Doom) we had a very pleasant few hours! Well worth a visit. It would be good for Students, locals out for Sunday lunch, even a date.

I like the drinks and desserts in this pub... just not the food. When we first started going here…read morethe food was nice but the menu was too massive for a pub kitchen. Now it seems to continually go downhill. The staff seems to get the orders wrong and things on the menu are not available. We went for food some time ago and after we ordered, we were told the items on the menu were not available. So we picked different items and waited, for a long time. When the food arrived we weren't impressed. My partner ordered a pie and the top of the pie is just a piece of puff pastry placed on top of it. I ordered sausages and I have bought cheap sausages from a supermarket which tasted better. These had no texture and lacked any flavour. I was also supposed to have a special gravy with them, but all the gravy was the same watery bland liquid. The chips were mushy and grainy and the vegetables overcooked. this last experience I don't think we are going to come here for food again soon. I have had better tasting and more reasonably priced food in other pubs.

Came here for a little celebratory dinner recently, as it's one of the relatively few upscale…read morerestaurants in Newcastle. It's very out of the way, but if you're up for a walk, it isn't really that far from the city centre on a nice summer evening. Service was extremely friendly from beginning to end. Our server was new, I think it was his second day, but he was funny and delightful and always answered our questions even if he had to ask someone else. Other hosts and servers came to take our coats and offer us water, and we felt very "looked after" all evening. I had a few glasses of wine - they only do 125 ml and 250 ml, so though I had originally planned on a 175 ml...well, oops! Guess I have to have a big 'un! They had quite a nice list of bottles, offering a variety of choices. We started by splitting the ham terrine with a crispy pig's head fritter, which was very good and must be ordered with bread - they'll bring it to you for free if you ask! Nice toasted bread on a plank with soft butter. The terrine was delicious, and went well with the creamy caper sauce served on top. The little fritter was excellent, filled with tender, flavourful cheek meat. Yum! I had the hake for my main, which was cooked very well, and was fresh and light. The flavours were subtle and simple, and I think I hoped for a little more close-your-eyes-and-sigh amazingness. My fiancé loved his veal, which I tasted and thought was absolutely excellent. Both dishes were beautifully presented and filled with fresh ingredients. The double-dipped chips were outstanding, as was the seasonal side of rainbow chard. For dessert we shared some kind of luscious chocolate thing (useful I know) with raspberries and a side of fantastic ice cream. All in all, a great place to go for a celebratory meal. It is a little pricey but very appropriate for the lovely setting, excellent service, and high quality of food.

This is the third incarnation of a restaurant at The Biscuit Factory I have been to. The first was…read moreBarn at The Biscuit Factory, then came Black Door at The Biscuit Factory, and now it's NE2 Food Social. It's not the best name in the world, and the guests at the meal I attended last Saturday agreed it sounds like a soup kitchen! It's the old Black Door chef, having parted from the owner, who has gone to the Morpeth Black Door. If that makes sense :-S However, the food was fantastic. My pea soup was VERY pea-ey, in a green and pea-esque way. I was going to say full of peaness, but that sounds really wrong :-) My main was Coley and greens, which was fresh and tasty, and the dessert was Lemon posset, which had blackcurrants on the top. They counteracted the sweetness of the posset, and flattered the flavour of the lemon. The staff were friendly and helpful, and completely on the ball. My only criticism was that I got the sediment from the red wine 3 times in my glass which, although harmless, looked like tealeaves, and on the second time I asked the waitress to change my glass, she thought it necessary to tell me it was "just sediemnt" implying that I perhaps should accept my fate. I replied that I knew what it was, but that it didn't make me want it any the more. It's an odd location, the Biscuit Factory, but I would say it's easily one of the best around Newcastle.

staff are friendly and helpful and the bar is popular with locals from the villiage which gives it…read morea nice feel. the rooms are dated but clean , its a shame the owners cant give this place a makeover it could be an amazing place. an old manor house in a rural location with beautiful country gardens. The hotel offer meals in the bar or resaurant and the food is pub grub. On sundays they offer a carvery in a canteen style room at the back of the hotel. It really is like school not hotel but the food is reasonable and to feed 10 people together with no washing up for me is always welcome