A strange mix of a place... we came here the first night of Lumiere Durham. We ordered a jug of…read moresangria and some almonds but the sangria was terrible and tasted like weak fruit punch. Despite reminding them twice we wanted the almonds before the food - I.e. with the drinks, they were served with the meal. We also requested they bring the dishes a few at a time but it all arrived together so half the food was almost cold before we could eat it. Staff are friendly, but they don't listen and service is slow. On the upside the food (when it did arrive) was very good.

Ate some if their tapas. Pretty good flavours all around. Ribs and chorizos were awesome! Our food…read morecame out not all warm though. Acceptable but not the sizzling hotness you'd expect.

Beautiful food. Plenty to choose from. Nicely set out inside. Can be a bit pricey when ordering as…read moresome things have an extra charge on them on the Tapas menu. Would still recommend though!

There are some places that you simply can never tire of eating at. Casa is one such place! Since…read moreits opened I've lost track of the number of times we have eaten there, each time as good, if not better than the rest. The huge selection of Tapas dishes mean, the choice is endless. Gambas Pil Pil.. is a must and without a doubt the first thing we add each time. great staff, compliment great food and a fab ambience, this is must try, you'll thank me for the rec :)

Solid selection, friendly service and not overly expensive. I recommend 2 tapas per person while…read moreyou wait for a paella (the 2-person paella will suit 3 adults with this configuration), and then gauge how hungry you are after that. It won't make you throw your hands in the air and surrender to the Tapas Gods (for that, try Barcelona in Reston outside of DC) but you'll get a good meal.

AMAZING!!! Where do…read moreI start. Love Spain and all Spanish food. There are a few choices in the area decided to give Tapas Revolution a try. Staff were great, happy to chat about the culture of the food (if you want to) and happy to teach some basic Spanish if you are up for the challenge. The food, well it was amazing. The choices were great, a real cross selection they also did a black rice paella (died with squid ink) only seen that in Valencia so was great to try. Taste wise everything was spot on, Spanish food cooked in a traditional way. Could have easily have been in a decent place in Spain. Price was great, even got a card for 50% off via a postcard for them to post to a friend/family member. (Or You was even allowed) Over all I honestly don't have a bad or passive word to say about the place, food, staff or prices. One of my first suggestions when people ask about anywhere to eat. MUST GO ............................... 2nd Visit - Just as amazing on the lunch time menu. BEST SPANISH FOOD IN NEWCASTLE

I've only eaten here once, on a Sunday evening with a large group of folks, and it was absolutely…read moreheaving. We were squeezed into what looked like the last remaining table outside, which had the added bonus of being close to the Morris dancers who were performing in the street next to us. Or maybe Morris dancing is not your thing? Anyway, despite being really busy, the service was good, as was the menu. They coped with everyone's dietary peculiarities and we didn't have to wait too long for the food to arrive. Everything was very tasty and seemed quite reasonable when we got the bill. I'm not usually a big fan of tapas-style food as I prefer a main dish, but I can't complain about this place as there was certainly enough grub to keep us all happy.

Ate here recently and the food was to die for. I could quite happily eat here every day. We were 3…read moreand we ordered 12 dishes inc bread and some olives. It was the perfect amount and every dish was delicious. At ~£45 for 3 people it seemed reasonable. (not counting drinks) Speaking of drinks this place has a small nice friendly bar with a good selection of cask ales. I particularly like the sign that they have hung up on the wall that reads: This bar is dedicated to those merry souls who make drinking a pleasure, who reach contentment before capacity and whatever they drink, can take it, hold it, and remain ladies and gentlemen.

Food was so good. We each ordered 3 plates and it was just the right amount of food for everyone…read more It was great to be able to experience a few different dishes without spending a crazy amount of money. Dessert was delicious. All in all, for a party of 6 we each ordered 3 dishes, I was the only one to have dessert and a few of us ordered 3 drinks with the total coming to £180ish. I think that's a pretty good deal. We all agreed we would come back!

El Coto is located on Leazes Park Rd in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, a short walk away from Eldon Square. I…read morevisited here for lunch to take advantage of their tapas offer. I was disappointed with my experience overall, arriving back home from Barcelona just a couple of weeks ago, I truly felt like I had crash-landed back in the UK. The interior was freaky and strange - I entered through what looked like an old abandoned pub on a side street, you have to walk through an abandoned bar area to get through to the main restaurant area, through a very narrow corridor - it just felt bizarre, and I didn't know if I was heading to my death or walking into an abandoned building. There is also a very loud doorbell - which I presume alerts the staff members when someone walks in because of this, it just seems so uncomfortable to be going around the restaurant, too. The menu is extensive and has a wide range of dishes; I liked how they had common allergens labelled on their menu, including the dishes that could be gluten and dairy-free. The menu did seem larger than other tapas locations I've visited, and this could be part of the problem - they surely can't do every dish well. I also found the menu to be vastly complicated for a tapas bar... I ended up going for three tapas dishes to make up the offer - the tapas paella, chorizo cooked in wine and Patatas bravas. It certainly tasted authentic either; the chorizo was partially cold, and perhaps only half of it was warm, it lacked flavour and the red colour one would usually associate with chorizo. The potatoes looked anaemic; they also didn't taste of anything, and it was the first time I'd ever been served them without the Aioli. The paella, which is the dish I was most looking forward to, was almost inedible, the rice was clumped together, and the chicken was tough, it tasted like it just wasn't fresh and perhaps had been prepared a day or two before, it was reheated for sure. The staff member who served me seemed disinterested, and it always seemed her mind was somewhere else when she was serving our table. I've really tried to cut down on handing out one-star reviews lately, as I'm trying to see positives in a business but I'm truly struggling here unfortunately. 1*

For my birthday dinner, we enjoyed one of the best meals we've ever had in Newcastle. The food was…read moretruly exceptional, and we'd wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone. The restaurant is small and beautiful - definitely make a reservation - and the atmosphere is romantic. The menu apparently changes often, and bear in mind that if you love any particular thing you eat, it may well be available to buy and take home with you! Apparently they sell their divine black pudding, various meats and cheeses, and their house olive oil (which we took home with us for a great price). I don't know if some of the things we ate are gone from the menu now, but we had their "rice of the week" (black rice with seafood), tuna tartare with avocado, black pudding with some kind of apple sauce, a meat and cheese plate, and.... I know we had more, but the menu isn't online anymore so I can't recall! I think we had some kind of squid in a parsley pesto sauce too that was light and fresh. I will say everything was absolutely exceptional - the black pudding was the best I've ever had, and the tuna/avocado dish was impossibly fresh. The plates are beautifully presented and the flavors are outstanding. Clearly, they know what they are doing in the kitchen. We thought the food was 5-star quality, no doubt, but the service could have really used some improvement. My husband would ask for another beer and then it would seem to be forgotten, as would my water. We asked several times for the bread we ordered, not wanting to eat the charcuterie without it, but it seemed to take ages. The servers were certainly friendly (and served me a glass of cava without judging my pregnant self), but we often found ourselves waiting a long time for whatever it was we had asked for. It did interfere significantly with our enjoyment of the evening, which was too bad since the food was exceptional and the prices were actually quite good for a meal of this quality. Still, it wasn't enough to deter us from recommending it to everyone. We will certainly be back, and hope our next visit is even better.