In need of a meal on a Saturday evening we ended up at Smashburger. Not cheap, but the burgers were…read moreexcellent and so were the sides of loaded fries. Well worth coming back to if the focus is on quality rather than cost.

Definetly reccomend this burger place there was a a create your own burger section which was…read moreabsolutely great concidering im picky with my burger choices. There was even reriffable drinks which is always great!!! I was very full after my meal but it was very tasty! Thankyou for a great service :)

Fat Hippo Newcastle seems to be one of the few restaurants in the city actually open past 9 pm,…read moreafter being turned away from half a dozen restaurants nearby that either had closed early or closed due to their timetabled opening hours, I decided to visit Fat Hippo. It is located just off Grey Street, head down the steps into the main restaurant area. I was looking for this place on my Apple Maps and did have some difficulty as the sign from outside isn't too noticeable. The staff seemed friendly and explained how most of the menu could be adapted to be gluten-free - I ended up going for the American Burger, on the menu this was described as "Double patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!" I would have liked to see a wider variety of burgers on the menu, perhaps with some different and more exciting sauces - only the more premium burgers seemed to come with the Fat Hippo sauce or truffle mayo. With smashed burgers being in right now, I was surprised they didn't offer them on the menu here. My food was just OK, the fries were really skinny and a little too thin for my liking, but they were still seasoned well. My burger again was average, the meat was reasonably juicy for the type of patty used, the cheese was fine, the sauces were slightly cheap and it felt like it was overloaded around the edges, and not enough in the middle. The gluten-free bun wasn't too bad - certainly not the worst I've had but also not the best either. 3* - The food was average, if you're looking for a bite later into the evening in Newcastle, this is one of the few options, so for that it's good, I would be unlikely to return if other places were open nearby though but it's nice to have a reliable choice in the city if all else fails.

Love this place and its food. Great service and staff. Could eat here every night. If you like…read moreburgers you will love this place.

A solid burger option in Newcastle…read more Burgers are smashed and steamed Smashburger-style. There are lots of options (including a chicken option) with various combinations of jalapenos, bacon, BBQ sauce and various toppings. We went with the west-coast style (ala In-n-Out, for Americans). It was good, but definitely needs to up its game with tomato slices and raw onion. The buns are also good - fluffy, dont fall apart, a hint of sweetness. One of the best burgers Ive had in Newcastle. Fries are thick-cut, but not wedges (Wendy's-style for all my Americans out there). Apparently they are fried or coated in beef drippings. Not sure I got that taste, but they were definitely good. Also tried the buffalo chicken wings, which although small, had a spot-on excellent buffalo flavor and were covered with bleu cheese and celery choppings (?). Cant complain there. Would definitely order again. Only a few beers on draft (we had Goose IPA), but plenty of options in bottles and cans. Also appear to have some nice homemade moonshine and other similar options. The ambiance is a little odd. The entrance is not super obvious and Meat:Stack is actually just food served out of a dark, loud-ish bar. I am not sure if this is the normal experience, because I think they also have a stall in the Grainer Market? Maybe they just serve their food in the bar when the market is closed at night. Anyway, the bar is a bit of kitchy Americana, but the staff is nice. Definitely go Sunday-Thursday and get the £12 meal deal that includes any burger, a side of fries and a side of buffalo wings.

From the owner: Meat Stack do Real American Cheeseburgers and we do them very well! We use typical American methods…read moreto produce the finest cheeseburgers you will find this side of the Atlantic. We have been acclaimed in Newcastle as the voted 'people's champion' at the 2017 battle of the burgers and deemed Newcastle's best burger by Secret Diner.

I've been to a number of gourmet Burger restaurant and Byron in Newcastle really does rank as one…read moreof the best! With a friendly greeting and table service from staff, we ordered a delicious thick milkshake each to start. They were huge and tasty! For our main Burger orders, our server were happy to make customisations as requested. The burgers and sides we had were really tasty. No *really* tasty! By the end of our lunch we were comfortably full and very happy. Cost-wise, we paid £50+ for 3 people for burgers, shakes and side orders. Highly recommended. We'll be visiting again soon!

Left waiting at front of queue of 8 people for 10 minutes with a half empty restaurant…read more The waiter cleaned the bar and left us standing. Left and went to hippo burger just a couple streets away. Eaten here before. Burgers were a 3/5. (Hippo is a 4) Style over content ‍‍

The food is quite good, pizzas and burgers ive tried. Although when I went we ordered way to many…read moresliders 4 each, off the advice of a waitress who said they were small but 2 would be plenty. The cocktails are ok but everyone I've had has been soo strong, there aren't many 'long' cocktails. I think this place can't quite decide what it is, the music is always blearing considering the place is split 50/50 with food and bar area, the same through the day too. The decor is a mix of American dinner and sin city comic book walls again not sure what it is trying to be as the bar area is quite sleek. I'm still undecided if I like this place or not, as to me it has quite a 'manly' feel to it, and wouldn't go if I was just with the girls.

Had the dat burger in here, bursting with flavour tasty fried and damn those seats are comfy!read more

Red's is the best of all the BBQ restaurants in Newcastle that sprang up during the recent barbecue…read moreboom. When my husband said he fancied BBQ last Friday, I asked where, and he said "There's only one place." I think that sums it up. We've been here 3 times now, and while some items are better than others, overall the quality is good and the prices won't make you cry. Most recently, we got two barbecue trays: Brisket and burnt ends for £17, and ribs/wings for £15. Each comes with 2 normal sides or 1 fancier side. We loaded up with fries, sweet potato cornbread, slaw, Texas caviar, and mac 'n' cheese. I sipped a root beer, which was actually really good - served as a frosty mug with a can, and the root beer itself is some kind of local craft soda, which was a nice touch. I thought all of the meat was quite good, though my husband found it a little dry. To be fair, I slathered it in their delicious, sweet Kansas City style sauce - I could eat a shoe coated in that sauce - so it didn't seem dry to me. The burnt ends and ribs were particularly tender to me. The brisket was good, not as flavorful as I hoped it would be, and the wings were fine - enormous, which was fun, but I wanted a much stronger buffalo kick. I got almost no tang from them, which was a bummer because real buffalo wings should bite back, you know? The sides were a little mixed - fries yummy, Texas caviar very yummy (it's like a black eyed pea salad with veggies) and reminds me of summer picnic back in America, slaw average (I didn't try it, but my husband said it was just like supermarket stuff - bog standard), sweet potato cornbread surprisingly not-sweet but quite good, and mac 'n' cheese was uber cheesy and satisfied a craving, if it wasn't a particularly inspired spin on the dish. The atmosphere is fun and funky, and you get reliable BBQ with decent sides at a good price. I've been properly disappointed by other BBQ joints, and while this one isn't perfect, it is certainly the best in town and makes for a fun night out. If you're really hungry, they do huge sharing platters with a little bit of everything. They are a sight to behold, when that massive platter is popped down in front of you! Oh, and service could be a bit more responsive. But hey, good BBQ is hard to find outside of my home country, and I appreciate Red's devotion to the genre. Here's hoping they get even better!

Since I passed the branch London many moons ago, I've been wanting to try the newest American…read moreburger chain to hit the UK. It wasn't until last night that I finally got a chance. However, all the hype did not live up to expectations at all. To be fair, I don't eat burgers but the fellow meat - eaters I was dining with said the cheese burger wasn't great. Looks-wise, the burger meat was grey. I'm no expert but isn't there something wrong with the meat if it's grey? Anyway, I got the veggie sandwich which is literally a sad sesame bun filled with lifeless vegetable. It was edible but not worth almost £4. The "hand-cut" fries are not so. But with the skins on, they were the best part of the food offered. They were salty enough to make a good compliment for a milkshake (hey don't judge me! When in an American joint, do as the Americans right?). I choose strawberry but there's also flavours like peanut butter and cookie's and cream. I have to say, the milkshake was a little on the watery side but had ok flavour. The best part: strawberry pieces! Although these did not fit through the straw....Five Guys obviously need to get some bubble tea straws! Not a place I'd go back unless to take people who REALLY want to see why Five Guys is apparently the UK's favourite fast - food joint.

This is a nice, shiny new Five Guys. But it is so goddamn busy! Whenever I went to the Metrocentre…read morelast week, the queue was going all the way through the restaurant and by the time we had managed to nab a table and get our hands on the prized burgers and fries, the left hand soda machine was missing a lot of flavours. This time I decided to go for a Fanta with fruit punch and it was like a little taste of Hawaii! It was very similar to the raspberry flavour but a little more subtle. The burgers and fries were equally as solid too. Just like the Fort Kinnaird Five Guys, the staff were on their toes trying to keep up with all the orders that were flooding the kitchen every second. The toilets are at the back and were a bit messy when I visited. You go down this corridor until you reach a set of 4 doors. All of which are unisex cubicles with built in sinks. You don't have any space in the toilets because if you move you will set off the flusher, the tap or the hand dryer, all of which are closely compacted together. While it doesn't run as smoothly as other Five Guys restaurants I've been to, it is still pretty good and the food was well worth waiting for. (We had to come back after 4 hours! That's how crazy the MC was on Bank Holiday Monday!) We also struggled to get a space in the car park and we really pissed off someone who was going for the space that we were reversing into hehe!

I had a take away from Burger King seaton burn but not shown on map ? First class service and a fab…read moremeal

The food was good I personally enjoyed the loaded king fries with cheese bacon and peppercorn sauce…read morethe burger I indulged In was the single California king it was amazing though at some times the onions could be overpowering I really enjoyed it one of most liked things be me infinite drink refills

Been a few times. Customer service is always lovely, the food is well done and I recommend it to…read moreanyone, decent prices, large portions and a variety of meals to choose from. I have never found fault with anything and after 3years of visiting, it is still my favourite cafe.

If you're looking for a good and honest chip shop in the heart of Newcastle this is one of your…read morebetter bets. They have a good and reasonable-priced selection of tasty pizzas, burgers, and the usual fare, and their chip portions are cheap and plentiful (although not as good as Clayton St Chippy). Usually quite busy on weekends as it's open til very late, you can still usually find a seat or two to munch away your fast-food treat, and it doesn't seem to harbour as many idiots as nearby chip-shops in the vicinity. Also great in the late afternoon if you want a quick snack.