Jeff Lyall — Newcastle Eats

Newcastle Eats is a food blog featuring restaurant reviews & local food writing for the greatest city in the world, Newcastle upon Tyne. Collecting large restaurant bills, and documenting them here since 2011.

Created by Jeff Lyall.

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The Roxburgh, Whitley Bay

November 25, 2024

🔟 years of being the best in Whitley Bay

Hibou Blanc, Newcastle

November 13, 2024

Classy Bigg Market bar does proper French cooking.

Pasta Making at Zucchini Pasta Bar, Newcastle

September 11, 2024

Always be learning 🍝

Cafe Andaluz, Newcastle

August 9, 2024

A bit more Aberdeenshire than Andalusia.

Dakwala Bombay Canteen, Newcastle

July 30, 2024

Another part-time cover for the Bundobust/Dishoom gap in the NE 🍛

Restaurant Pine, Northumberland

June 13, 2024

Leaves you pining to go back 🌲

Hjem x Fenwick Newcastle Pop-Up

June 9, 2024

I’m coming Hjem, Newcastle.

Uno’s Trattoria, Newcastle

June 2, 2024

Trentaquattro years of 🍝

Haveli, Ponteland

May 15, 2024

Where Madras meets Michelin.

Bawn Restaurant, Ponteland

April 8, 2024

Ten out of Eleven.

Rudy’s Pizza, Durham

March 28, 2024

No messing around.

Hinnies, Whitley Bay

March 19, 2024

🎵 The welcome sound of me mother saying ‘hinny howay’.

Wingstop, Metrocentre

March 3, 2024

How do you do, fellow kids?

31 The Quay, North Shields

February 13, 2024

Showing restaurant week how it’s done, in Shields.

Afternoon tea at Hibou Blanc, Newcastle

February 7, 2024

Scones & ‘Spresso martinis in Sunlight Chambers.

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Some lovely, lovely dishes from the @31thequay set

Some lovely, lovely dishes from the @31thequay set menu for November last week
- blackberry and vanilla mille-feuille
- hake, langoustine sauce
- lemon tart, crème fraice
- soufflé, cauliflower, walnut
#newcastleeats #foodblog #northshields

I’ve written about @theroxburgh on the blog whic

I’ve written about @theroxburgh on the blog which is a fave of mine and has been for a decade now. But more importantly with news of the likes of Barrio, Ophelia, Bawn, Papa Ganoush, Thali Tray all shutting up some shop this month the wider message is really to stop going to the chains even just a couple of times, be mindful of all those sponsored posts you see from restaurants that can afford the luxury of a marketing budget, and support your local indies. It’s always been that way here, but feels more important than ever given we just lost a swathe of the very best that we had. #newcastleeats #foodblog #supportlocal

New-ish on the blog: pasta making class at @zucchi

New-ish on the blog: pasta making class at @zucchinipastabar_uk. From rolling out simple spaghetti to fannying on rolling tortelloni, a really fun way to spend a few hours 🍝 #newcastleeats #pastamaking #foodblogger

September leftovers 🍽️ - just all round love

September leftovers 🍽️ - just all round lovely at @rileysfishshop, more thoughts on that soon
- @bellyofthebeastco back in biz at Sorcerer is a good thing always
- loved the ten year menu @theroxburgh “egg and chips”
- soup back in full swing with squash and paprika
- new weekly haunt at the home of foam = lager, chin chin and scampi fries
- @iztuzutynemouth good but £££
- little treat from @coaldropsyard
- never ending stream of pastry for office breakfast
- lifelong learning / being a wine wanker #newcastleeats #sep2024 #foodblog #tynemoutheats

August leftovers, but don’t mention the Autumn… - Prawn salad at @cafe.ngon was really fresh and just what I needed
- Finally got to the Feathers for the Saturday bakery — even better than expected, and bloody huge
- Big lunch at @snackwallah, all pleasingly healthy-ish
- Had some tapas at Fuego in Fenwick, the best of which might have been this gooey tortilla which was rammed with jamon
- Kottu from @kolamba.newcastle was finally something slightly outshining a lot of the Quayside market
- Pleasantly supsrursed by @chakhdhoomnewcastle and the tikka three ways was well done
- Salt + vinegar and a bowl of these to soak up some pints
- When it was really sunny and all we were eating was ripe tomatoes
- Apricot and almond slice from Pure Knead
- Can’t complain at a fiver Bloody Mary at Mercy Trying some places new and old this month and will be clinging onto the last bounty of summer for as long as possible. Where’s been on your radar? #newcastleeats #foodblog #august2024

Been to Dakwala on Grainger St a couple of times s

Been to Dakwala on Grainger St a couple of times since opening. And you know what, it isn’t all that bad. Full review on the site - link in bio - or just some tempters above:
- thali
- tandoori broccoli
- vada pav
- chicken curry
- gol gappa
- railway lamb If you’ve been, whatdya reckon? There’s a raft of new similar restaurants opened this year 🍛 #newcastleeats #foodblog #curry #bombayfood

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