I am in our Newcastle all week again with work so time to try out some of the new cafes hanging…read moreround and about the Central station. After strongly stating I wasn't going to subway, burger king or any other chain I eventually got the suggestion of this little gem round the back of the station in the archways. I nipped round early on lunch and scrutinised the menu which was HUGE! With a dozen sandwiches, toasted wraps, paninis and jacket potatoes it took me a while to narrow down my choice! I went for a special which was a toasted wrap loaded with chicken, cheese, red onions and lashings of sweet chilli sauce. It only took a few minutes to warm up so I used the time to peruse the small space. They had a few bar stools for those wanting to sit in with numerous leaflets for round and about Newcastle and Gateshead with events and offers on show. That is when I came across the wonderful Christmas menu whereby you can order a selection of festive sandwiches and get them delivered to the office on your selected lunchtime. At only £5.80 ahead it looked like great value. After taking my wrap and crisps back to the office (steal for the wrap at £3.10) I was definitely satisfied. The sweet chilli sauce oozed out and covered the moist chicken but without making a huge mess over my desk (extra points!) There really is something for everyone here with the addition of a breakfast menu. £2 for bacon or sausage sandwich and £3 for a breakfast wrap (including hash brown and cheese)! Definitely worth giving this place a go for a quick lunch if you are travelling or having a hectic day in the office!

Great bagels, good value. Service was fast and kind. Would come back again or try another locationread more

Such a shame. Healthy food that tastes great but they serve it on paper plates and cardboard…read morecutlery and paper straws. Please fix this. Disposable cutlery is not green, it's just wasteful and it's horrible to use

My personal favourite place to buy meat, veggies and bread…read more Big barn type market in the centre of Newcastle. Numerous stalls that offer all types of different services. Numerous award winning butchers that offer prime cuts of meat, fantastic mince and healthy plump chickens and eggs! Wonderful bakery that makes the best breads and pastry I have tried. Wonderful vegetables and fruit stands where you get can a serious deal on great vegetables. Cheapest and most authentic pick and mix selection I have ever seen Fish monger, show repair, tea shop, cafes, clothing and boot sale, cd shops, home repair, clothing alterations ... Even a room with a scale in it! Grainger Market is magical. A must see, I consider the market a tourist attraction because of how traditional it is. The people in the booths all seem very authentic and very helpful.

It took me far too long to actually go to Grainger market. I love places with lots of little…read moreindividual businesses. I was used to markets being places with cheap tat and someone with a thick Black Country accent yelling from a van about sausages, and it's just definitely not like that here. There are still veggies, butchers (and decent cheeses to boot), but there are some seriously talented craftspeople too. It's good for a look around even if you don't feel like buying anyth8ng, odds are you probably will end up doing so.

Made Deli is an amazing sandwich shop offering a huge selection of sandwiches and salads made to…read moreyour liking! Whatever you fancy from basics to weird and wonderful combinations they have it covered and you can see it being made in front of your eyes! I've visited here a few times in the last couple of months and I have to say the food is so fresh and high quality that you can indulge and savour each and every ingredient. Very reasonably priced too. My only criticism would be I've yet to see any of the staff smile so doesn't seem the friendliest but equally I wouldn't hesitate to go back. Be warned!!! It gets incredibly busy over lunchtime so take advantage of pre-ordering online before 10.30am to avoid spending your lunch break in the queue. They do deliver on orders over £10 too.....rally the troops and you need not leave your home or office!

Very good sandwich shop just up from the quayside…read more This is a simple concept. You build your own sandwich with a great selection of fresh ingredients it's easy and fun to make ridiculous sandwiches. ... For the less creative, they have pre designed sandwiches also! It's my understanding it gets quite busy. I didn't experience how the busy because I visited in an off time. Keep your sandwich game proper. Go to made.

Great little shop in the bustling Newcastle city centre market 'The granger Market'…read more They have all the little bits I need for baking my bread and all the oils i'll ever need to dip them in. The owners are passionate and dedicated foodies and will always off you some advice.

800th review, and pleased to give it to "mmm...." Silly name, but very fitting!…read more I'm a massive foodie, and I love to cook. I have a huge recipe collection and that includes several that very unusual ingredients. I file those recipes away in my head, thinking "if you can ever find amchur powder/palm sugar/tamarind paste/quail eggs/ancho chile powder/etc, you'll have to buy it and make this recipe!" Having just moved to Newcastle, I have already been impressed by how many ethnic ingredients and spices are just in your average Tesco, but Mmm... blows them all away! I think I spent 30 minutes in here, just scanning the shelves, trying to memorize what I saw so that I could come back when I needed a specialty ingredient. They have everything! For such a small shop, the selection is truly impressive. Lentils/grains/beans, hard-to-find spices, and my very favorite - a Mexican/Latin section with lots of different chile powders, chipotle chiles in adobo, and even Mexican cheese like queso fresco! And fresh corn tortillas! I thought I'd never ever find those things in Newcastle, and was well impressed. They also have olive oils and vinegars, some in bottles on the shelf and others to be tasted from large dispensers. You can fill an empty bottle of oil/vinegar then bring it back for a refill when it's empty and get a discounted price. Oh lord what else - hot sauces, preserves, loads of unusual condiments, beautiful dried pastas, various flours.... and yes, quail eggs! As they say on their website "Don't ask if we stock something, ask us where it is!" Right in the centre of Grainger Market, you will find this small but perfect foodie paradise. There's not a recipe in the world you can't make when you have access to everything that Mmm...has to offer! I'll probably be in here once a week.

I called in this branch of Waitrose after dining at Nando's nearby, both are part of the intu Eldon…read moreSquare shopping mall, due to Waitrose and John Lewis sharing the same ownership, this branch of Waitrose is located next to a giant John Lewis store. This store was a little small and the product range in a way lacked especially compared to other stores, such as my favourite branch of Waitrose at Stratford City, near the London Stadium, now owned by West Ham United FC, and ir also in a sense struggles to compare to other stand-alone stores, in town centres and not inside malls such as Sheffield, Alderley Edge and Wilmslow. I didn't notice as many staff around the store as I'd expect from Waitrose, they didn't seem overly helpful either. The store basically seemed to follow a typical Waitrose layout, in a way the layout seemed like one would associate with a Little Waitrose store, just larger as their was so many similarities between this branch here and one of my "local" Little Waitrose stores, located at Manchester Spinningfields. This branch does use scan as you shop, but through the mobile app and not the scanners, I prefer this, but the QR code can be barely seen and is not in a great location overall. This store is okay, below average and doesn't compare to other branches of other supermarkets nearby such as Tesco Extra, which I have also reviewed today, giving their Gateshead Trinity Square branch a four star rating, sadly this Waitrose store here I only find to be worthy of a two star rating.

Who doesn't want a cuppa? A a free one at that?!…read more This is always my number one stop off when I'm in town. You'll definitely find me loitering around the hot beverages machine as I'm getting my daily freebie. You can get your free drink too by getting hold of a myWaitrose card (which is like any other supermarket loyalty card but grants you FREE drinks once a day). Located in Eldon Sqaure, this is a handy little Waitrose to shop at for your essentials that you have forgotten or want to grab on your way home (or like me, when you are waiting for you S.O. whilst he's in the loo which is right next door). Although it is quite pricey compared to other supermarkets, they have lush food on offer and things you may not easily find elsewhere (Okra anyone?), plus they are constantly reducing products that are going out-of-date. The store is simply laid out and has a deli counter located in he middle where there is always a smiling member of staff. Following the store around,you can pay by using the automated paying machines (accepts cards only though) or line-up for the numerous small tills. This store is really quite small and you can even shop with mini trolleys that can be taken from the left of the store. It's small but makes do, just don't expect to find everything.

A review of two halves! First - and only 1 star - For many…read moreyears I bought, and loved, the packets of 4 Fenwicks cheese scones. But yesterday I got some for the first time in a long while and they were really not very nice - tasteless and dry. No go! But second - and this is the 5 star half - the rest of the foodhall. The cakes we had were really yummy! And the special breads and biscuits were very tasty. The deli counter in the middle of the dept is anenormous array of everything from pies, pastries, salads, meats and cheeses, to more unusual savouries and even prepared dishes ready to be portioned out however you want. There are of course, all the usual grocery items which sit alongside a wonderful selection of speciality and interesting foods, all very tempting! Juicy fruit, veggie veg both allow for the indulgance elsewhere and the choccies just finish it all off very nicely. Therefore on balance - 3 stars!