We are always a bit doubtful about Wagamama, simply because we are not a big fan of the principle…read morethat the food arrives at arbitrary times. Having said that, we went there prior to the cinema and had a lovely meal. A couple of sides, a ramen a noodle and two rice dishes later we were very pleased, worth coming back to.

Excellent! My co-worker and I were visiting from the U.S. and stopped in here and had dinner a few…read moretimes. Very tasty and fresh. I would strongly recommend! Great stir fry dishes and the appetizers were excellent.

Satisfy your craving for freshly prepared hand made noodles! This place rocks! Prices are…read morereasonable and service is speedy. So yummy. Our party ordered 77, shredded pork and pickles, house special biang biang noodles (on the chalkboard), #88 stir fried noodles seafood. Also got the Chinese hamburger, #53 stir fried beef w/ chilli, #27 spicy pork and vegetable wonton, #7 spicy salt and pepper ribs and #16 prawn dumplings. All were delicious! Highly recommend this establishment.

We have been waiting for a great place to get noodle soup in Newcastle, because we are such pho…read moreaddicts. Lucky for us, this place delivered! We came here on a Sunday for lunch after a late night, and the food hit the spot. Delivered very quickly to our table, were two big bowls of hand-pulled noodles in soup. I got the pork and vegetables. Honestly, it doesn't matter what kind you get, because the noodles are the star. They are chewy, delicious, and abundant. There wasn't much meat in the dish at all, though it did have a bunch of chopped veggies like potato and carrot. The flavor of the broth was nice, only a little bit spicy. Comforting, a little sinus-clearing, and yummy. My fiancé felt the same about his - the noodles were the best part, but his beef noodles had more meat than my pork ones did. My pork was almost just there to flavor the dish, while he had actual pieces of meat. I might get that next time. We also got pork and veggie wontons, but they were pretty slippery with oil and hard to eat with the plastic chopsticks. Seriously, they should get wooden chopsticks, it was so hard to grip the food with the plastic ones! I'd skip the wontons next time, a waste of stomach space when there's such nice noodle soup, and they weren't particularly special. Pretty low prices, cute atmosphere, and judging by the clientele, they are offering authentic Chinese food. The hearty slurps around us were the sounds of happy customers. We'll be back for sure! Nice to have a place to get this food besides Wagamama - and it's even better.

We are visiting my cousin and her family in New Castle. Im…read moreoriginally from Latin America and my husband is Polish. We live in the USA and love Hibashi. We decided to bring everyone to this place that I found on Yelp. We sat down and they took our drink order. Normally my husband and I prefer natural drinks over soda. (Orange juice, tea, lemonade). I heard someone order lemonade so when it was my turn I ordered the same and then my husband who was next to me ordered one as well. When the drinks arrive we both get soda: a Sprite. Then they explained to me that in UK there is no such thing as lemonade (fresh water, lemon juice, sugar) but Sprite, the soda has completely replaced the natural drink. I explained to the lady the confusion. Told her we were visiting UK and this was our first experience ever in a UK restaurant. Explained what lemonade was in the US and asked if she could exchange both our drinks to coke. If We were going to have a fountain drink we prefer coke and did not like sprite. She came back again with our Sprites explaining how they had already come out of the fountain sprayer and they could not sell them to anyone else. We had to consume them. I asked my family if we could just leave and go somewhere else where customer service was existant and they were fine so I got up, paid our drink tab and we all left to a really good restaurant. I will write a good review about it. The manager/owner of this place is so xxxxxx that he lost 11 patrons just because he wouldn't exchange 2 sprites for 2 cokes. They were not even can or bottle. The guy was pouring them out from that fountain hose looking thing. I bet the cost is pennies. Not smart at all I understand the confusion and how I should have research how words differ here. However, customer satisfaction is global. Im not giving any restaurant a penny more of my money if they cant even change a sprite for a coke. Especially because there was a good reason why. It wasnt that we changed our mind. I explained we were foreigners and for us lemonade is lemons, water, sugar. This guy didnt care about his buisness (lost 11 patrons and possible later referrals plus a bad yelp review) Did not care about his city, New Castle (our fist experience in NC) Did not care about how tourists view his country as a whole. If he is the manager, he should get fired. If he owns the place they should close it down for bad service!!!

I was recommended this place by a friend. Me and my girlfriend went and it was lush!…read moreHas to be tried at least once. If you are up near Newcastle, get over

King Neptune is an old fashioned Chinese restaurant with table cloths and lazy Susans. We decided…read moreon a mixed starter, crispy duck and a number of mains. Many dishes were very tasty, but the noodles, rice and spring rolls were rather bland. That in itself would probably give 4/5. However, we were also disappointed due to the lack of any cold desserts. Not bad, but could be better and other, better, restaurants are available in the neighbourhood.

We were four and my wife and I were just over three weeks into our tour of England yet it was only…read morethe third Chinese meal we're had. They sure are generous hosts and the food brought me back to the good old days of tasty Chinese fast food. The place is cosy. I've no photos of the food as my elderly iPhone ran out of power as we arrived, so these gentle good folks charged it while we dined. We opted for a set meal as it gave us duck & pancakes as well as chicken & sweetcorn soup, four main meals, a sweet & sour chicken, a beef & black bean, a chicken satay and a King prawn dish as well as fried rice. We were given a huge portion of very good quality prawn crackers on arrival. We were so hungry we polished them in no time and a similar huge portion was served up with a smile. We started with the steaming hot soup and I kid you not there had to be a gallon of it, and it was good. On delivery the server gave us our first portion thereafter we were left to our own devices but despite our best efforts some soup went back. Next the duck and pancakes with cucumber and spring onion again we didn't finish all the pancakes. We had a 10 minute pause then the lazy Susan kicked back into action for the mains. The four main dishes were accommodated by a huge portion of fried rice, similarly on delivery, the first portion was doled out to us. Once again some rice went back. We chatted drank and joked the night away and then we realised all other diners like most of our food had gone so we called it a night and got gone too. We had beers, wine and on as well the set meal dishes we ordered separately portions of ribs, fried cashew nuts, seaweed and a salted chilli king prawn. I'd quietly handed over £200 at the start of the night, to the staff, to thwart our hosts paying. That worked perfectly and I was surprised to get change at the end of the meal. It's not haute cuisine yet it was a great experience and this place is worth support.

Delicious food. Plenty to chose from. There's vegan, vegetarian and meat options. There's also a…read morenice variety of fresh salad (including a gorgeous prawn salad with prawns, lettuce and Marie Rose sauce), fresh fruit and dressings for the health conscious. There are also options for those who aren't too fond of Asian cuisine but have tagged along with others who are! There's pizza, chips, rice, chicken nuggets, cooked veggies, apple pie, sponge/cheese cakes, ice cream etc...the list is quite long! The soups are immense as a starter. Today, Chinese pork soup and also chicken and sweet corn soup was available on the menu. I tried both! Hmmm very tasty. I mixed Sriracha sauce into the pork soup to give it some extra kick. There's plenty of condiments on offer. Including sriracha sauce, dot sauce, sweet chilli, mayo and ketchup. There's also hot sauces to pour onto your rice or chicken balls (or whatever you like). There's Chinese gravy, sweet and sour sauce, curry sauce and (I think it was) Cantonese sauce. I filled some of the tiny soup bowls up with the sauces I liked and took them to our table to dip our food into or pour it over our dishes. The staff are very polite and very accommodating but not over-baring. You aren't made to feel rushed in any way. Nor do they watch you whilst you plate your meal up!!! Would definitely recommend. It wasn't too busy today (it was a Wednesday afternoon), so even though there was five or six tables in, the atmosphere wasn't buzzing. There are much nicer places to visit nearby if you're after a vibrate buzz and somewhere more upmarket. Having said that, in my opinion, the prices and the delicious food are just too good to miss! It's cheap and cheerful. Thank you to the staff, for a Lovely visit with my Mum and for making us so welcome.

I like this place as you can eat all you want for as little as £5.50 if I remember correctly, so…read morewith a drink, you could have a good lunch out for as little as £6.50 and it is hard to do. I love the food, but I am disappointed that they only have seafood on offer for the evening pricing bracket. The problem is that the staff have poor english and I find myself asking them to repeat themselves, which makes me feel rude if I ask more than once. Also if I am wanting to purchase alcohol, they need to take my ID to a manager (out the back) to check that it is okay. I do not feel comfortable with someone taking my driving license.

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.

We visited Chilli Padi on a Saturday evening in the summer and the place was buzzing. It couldn't…read morehave been more authentic, in its setting, in its (very friendly) service and in its food. The latter was extremely high quality, whether it was the starters (spring rolls, satay and roti canai) or the mains (smoked chicken, beef rendang and nasi goreng). We finished off with a nice talk to Charles, the owner. A great find.

As a first time visitor to Newcastle, I was delighted with the food scene, and Chilli Padi was…read moredefinitely a highlight. There was a real freshness to the food. This isn't Malaysian food from a can. The vegetables were achingly fresh, and the spices in the dishes I tried were absolutely top notch. The chef is clearly an expert. And the service! How kind they were to this solo traveler. Friendly service from the door to the table and as I left. I also appreciated my waitress' explanation of the dishes. She was clearly proud of the food they serve, and she should be. The dining room was spotless, and it was modern and bright. The chairs are very comfortable, so this is a nice spot to take friends and sit for awhile. Overall, just an exceptional experience, and one that makes me want to come back to Newcastle just for Chilli Padi!

I had a half day in the office and what better way to use a Thursday afternoon in November than…read morehaving a long lunch and finishing more of my Christmas shopping! It was a bit of a belated birthday lunch with my mum so we both started with a glass of fizz for £4. The drinks arrived promptly and thank god as I was parched and we order straight away from the set lunch menu - ready to get going on our afternoon shopping. My mum opted for the pate starter which looked tasty and I went for the mushroom fritter which was altogether different but tasty. Given we hadn't ordered anything too fussy it did take some time for both starters and mains to arrive which was tricky. The mains were delicious; chicken risotto which I opted to taste test for my Mum! Served with a whole chicken breast it was great value for money. Whereas I went for the fennel sausage served with roast potatoes and garlic mayo - again a very different choice given it was from the set menu. The sausage was full of flavour and with the nice addition of homemade garlic sauce meant the potatoes weren't to dry. Overall the service was great and the atmosphere relaxed - it did just seem to take that tad too long to get the food as it was a quiet day. Having said that we did have a busy day I can imagine this place being great for a long boozy lunch.

5 of us went here Saturday for lunch and I think I'd have been happier in McDonald's!…read more While the service wasn't particularly bad, it wasn't great either. The staff didn't even look at you while taking the necessary drink & food orders and we had a quite a wait for the food to arrive when the place was barely 'busy' Between the 5 of us we had- Cannelloni di coniglio e poro :-Rabbit & leek cannelloni with spinach, mascarpone & wild mushrooms Gnocchi di salami*:-Potato gnocchi, wild boar salami, rocket, red onions & crème fraiche Linguine con polpette:-Pork & beef meatballs, mozzarella, tomato & rosemary Caesar :-Roast chicken, Parma ham, cos lettuce, croutons & parmesan Con rosmarino - Garlic bread with rosemary None of the dishes were exactly hot and none of them blew us away with their presentation or flavour. The 'Ceasar salad' was all lettuce, croutons and dressing The Canelloni was tart tasting The Gnocchi was bland, unseasoned and has the worst excuse for 'salami' The meatballs were lacking seasoning and tasted like they we just cooked in a tin of tomatoes. The only thing which I was pleased with was the Garlic bread. @ £12.50 with a soft drink each I would have expected to have had a nicer lunch. Sadly, with the choice of restaurants competing for your business in Newcastle this place really needs to up its game.