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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Frankie & Tony’s, Newcastle

March 28, 2012

One of my favourite sandwich shops.

Blackfriars Food & Drink Matching Night*

March 14, 2012

Learning what to eat & drink with what at Blackfriars.

Pizza by the Slice, Grainger Market

March 2, 2012

Exactly as cheap takeaway pizza by the slice should be.

Lakeland Fudge

February 27, 2012

Bacon fudge, init.

Dabbawal, Newcastle

February 6, 2012

New kid on the Indian street food scene in Newcastle

Jesmond Dene House Hotel, Jesmond

February 1, 2012

Newcastle’s Finest?

Electric East Launch Party

January 23, 2012

UPDATE: Electric East is now closed and Mark Lagun is at The Earl of Pitt Street

David Kennedy’s River Cafe, North Shields

January 16, 2012

Update: David Kennedy pulled out not long after this, and the restaurant now seems to have closed forever in 2019.

Liberty Brown Pizza House, Bar & Grill

January 11, 2012

When Apartment Group food goes wrong…

Blackfriars Events 2012

January 10, 2012

Lots of events happening all the time at Blackfriars.

Newcastle Restaurant Week 2012 (Updated!)

January 2, 2012

Happy New Year!

Best of 2011

December 27, 2011

Jumping on the bandwagon of end-of-year awards, here’s our take on it.

The Waterline, Newcastle

December 5, 2011

Was a decent pizza, once.

Barn Asia Rescued!

November 25, 2011

Good news this week that Barn Asia – recently closed – has been rescued!

Lunch at Deli Fina, Gosforth

November 17, 2011

Top-tier lunch break.

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Few pics from Dood from just after it opened - Ku

Few pics from Dood from just after it opened - Kunafa was great
- Monkfish the best of the bunch
- black chickpea hummus nice and rich
- could have ordered another portion of this aubergine dip
- surprisingly decent chips, if not fitting
- had better manakish Seems to have been popular since day dot, but I’ve heard very mixed opinions. What did you think? #newcastleeats #foodblogger #persianfood #quayside

March leftovers: - lovely pink rhubarb panna cott

March leftovers: - lovely pink rhubarb panna cotta
- the best burgers in another town
- where to even get tacos from anymore?
- I love brown food but changing seasons thankfully means fresher vegetables
- old news but really impressed by the patisserie at Spanish city
- slab of meat and pastry after a walk up in sunlun
- pulled the pizza oven out at the first glimmer of sunshine
- new kebab place, it’s alright
- the almond PAC fast becoming a fave Reviews of the burger, the tacos on the site now, with the rhubarb and more coming this month. #newcastleeats #foodblogger #march2025

Was lucky enough to visit @solstice_ncl last year

Was lucky enough to visit @solstice_ncl last year and have the full shebang: - ‘Pea & celery’ was my pick of sixteen dishes on ‘Best things I ate in 2024’ (find that on the site)
- Duck liver & PX as pretty as it gets
- Smoked eel brandade and chicken skin 😮‍💨
- ‘Catch of the day’ with Craster kipper sauce
- ‘Honey’ 🐝
- Lamb, turnip and a big red
- Halibut sashimi
- Scallop
- Petits fours
- Wine older than I am ⭐️ ⭐️ surely, and a full review on the site if these have tickled your fancy, or Google ‘solstice Newcastle review’ #newcastleeats #michelinguide #foodblog

Back in the game, February leftovers… - Panacke

Back in the game, February leftovers… - Panackelty at Propa — chock full of corned beef and a wedge of stottie, christ 🙌🏻
- Full Scottish at Smoke & Sear — Irn Bru on the side, obvs
- Donzoko Tap probably being my most visited boozer this year so far
- Mussel and nduja flatbread at St. Vincent 😮
- Made a few biryanis lately with the help of Dishoom, banging
- check out @gnp_pies I promise you will love them
- Triple pep from Rudy’s
- Flame-grilled meats at the coast
- Made a clafoutis with some cherries past their best
- Couple of donuts post kebab
- Second wine tasting of the month
- Might be the best burger I can remember having
- Eating @perellofoods by the tin load now, the best #newcastle #foodblog #feb2025

A few bites from Manchester recently: - savoury s

A few bites from Manchester recently: - savoury squash and beans on a cold day
- Caesar with the best buttery rotisserie chicken
- finally got round to a happy, happy hour here 😵‍💫
- gorgeous pastries at Companio
- cheeky Nells, still one of the best
- laughably large schnitzel
- a very good steak and onion sauce Flying visit but there’s always something new and fun to be had in Manchester alongside classics. See you again soon 🐝 #manchestereats #pizza #steak #foodblog

Sunday roast @restaurantfaru, just one of the best

Sunday roast @restaurantfaru, just one of the best I’ve had in ages, can’t really fault it. Link in bio if you wanna get into the detail 👨🏻‍💻 #durhameats #sundayroast #roastbeef

If you’re headed to the monthly @drumnthigh pop-

If you’re headed to the monthly @drumnthigh pop-up on Friday here’s what you can expect - crispy batter, great fries, lots of sauce, beige is best, and of course, juicy chicken. For those with longer attention spans there’s a full post on the site, link in bio ✍️ #friedchicken #chickenburger #sandyford #newcastleeats

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
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