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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seaham hall dining room review - snacks

Revisiting The Dining Room at Seaham Hall

August 23, 2023

When hotel food doesn’t suck.

Newcastle poke bowls

6 of Newcastle’s Best Poke Bowls

August 8, 2023

On patrol for poke bowls 🍚

Birria Bella, Jesmond

June 27, 2023

Much more birria than bella 🌮

Square, Newcastle

May 31, 2023

NE1 🍕, Detroit style

Hen & Hops, Newcastle

May 24, 2023

More homemade & ho-hum than heavenly & harmonious.

Thali lunch at Dabbawal, Newcastle

May 21, 2023

The Khai Khai kid.

Lunch menu at Portofino, Newcastle

April 24, 2023

I’ll never quit these old-school Italians…

coarse in durham, front window

Coarse, Durham

February 23, 2023

It’s great, of course.

The Best Pizza Slices in Newcastle (and beyond)

February 8, 2023

BTS 🍕

Smoke & Sear, Heaton

January 30, 2023

Quality sourcing combined with a Josper grill equals 🥰

lunch deals newcastle

My favourite Newcastle lunch deals for 2022*

November 1, 2022

Save some pennies but still eat well 💸

Leave Me Alone, Lisa, Newcastle

October 27, 2022

Spicy margs & riffs on Pablos‘ greatest hits 🍸

Lunchtime Tasting Menu at Nest, Heaton

October 17, 2022

Roosting on Chilli Road 🪺

best pizzas in newcastle

The Best Pizzas in Newcastle

August 17, 2022

Pizza – now there’s something I can talk about 🍕

Gingerino’s Kitchen, Ouseburn

August 9, 2022

“Unless you are a pizza, the answer is yes, I can live without you”.

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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
#newcastleeats #foodblog #northshields

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