Aveika in Newcastle upon Tyne

Absolutely terrible service had to ask for cutlery after waiting 40 minutes for food which was bland soggy and Luke warm staff just didn't seem as if they knew what they had to do the restaurant is actually in a bouncing bar with music blasting I couldn't here the waitress or even have a conversation with my wife it was that loud I have never experienced anything like it in my life I would definitely not go back and would definitely not recommend to my worst enemy it was that bad there is much better places to eat but if you like sitting in a night club and dining go for it!

Went in for the sushi club, £34 each with a friend, so £68 in total including service charge. First few plates of salmon nigiri were nice, but after that they probably didn't prepare enough rice as it started getting mushier and some grains were clearly hard and not fully cooked. The one plate at a time meant that most of the time was sent waiting in between, at least 5 minutes per plate of 4 nigiri (rolls take longer). There were only three tables including us in at the time. Quality of food wise, the salmon was fine, the tuna had gone brown, I personally would skip the rolls as most of them taste the same. The panko ones have sriracha drizzled generously over them so just tasted like a fried sriracha donut. Almost everything else had some sort of sweet/sour sauce drizzled over it to which I cannot understand why (including on the nigiri and even on the 'mexican' nacho beef and cheese roll) Overall, the sushi was a major disappointment, huge gripe with the horror of the nigiri rice, sriracha and sauce on everything for some reason. You can definitely get better value japanese food or other cuisines elsewhere for £68... Only good thing was that our server was very nice and quick with taking our orders!

Lauren was an amazing manager looked after us all great. Jade was very efficient on the floor serving food and drink. Romero made some stunning cocktails would definitely come again.

Lovely food. Good price. Good night out

Food amazing - we visited on Sunday it was quiet(prob due to footie & the quayside market) but we wanted somewhere to sit. Wanted to try this place for a long time. Separate GF menu & there was plenty of choice. We also had sunday set menu & normal menu that we all had something from. Food did not disappoint from the portions to the flavours.

It was absolutely amazing from start to finish. The food was unreal, staff were lovely and atmosphere was great. Highly recommend.

We were looking forward to dining here after reading reviews but that was short lived We had the set 3 course menu which we opted for chicken wings and spring rolls to which chicken was dry and rolls soggy Mains we had chicken teriyaki which was completely tasteless and served with weird vegetables so overall very disappointing

Went for bottomless brunch on Saturday and Lauren and Sophia were amazing hosts. Could see it was very busy but we always had a drink in hand, the service was brilliant. The food was also some of the best I’ve ever had at a bottomless brunch, will definitely be back!

We chose Aveika on my father's recommendation as he'd been several times before. There is a bar area and a large restaurant. We arrived for a 1.30pm Sunday lunch, and there were very few people in, despite the Quayside heaving with people. We were presented with 3 menus: a la carte, a set menu, and a Sunday lunch menu. My father went for a beef roast, very traditional with Yorkshire pudding, but the Japanese twist was the broccoli had been cooked in miso butter. He also had salmon nigiri for a starter. We went for the a la carte, with a mixture of tempura vegetables (hardly coated and almost tasteless), salmon skewers (good), chicken poke bowl (good), and a dim sum selection (in a bamboo basket, almost tasteless, essentially 4 gyoza that fell apart) The drinks took ages to arrive, appearing just before the food, weird given how empty it was, and a request for salt and pepper also took a long time to fulfil. There was no atmosphere and the staff seemed confused why we were there. While the Sunday roast was satisfying, it was not a place to return for Japanese or even fusion cuisine.

What a disappointment from beginning to end. Male member of staff greeted us with a grump. Drinks eventually arrived but glass was dirty. Table was grubby. Food only ok. Spiced chips were under seasoned. No cutlery brought for main course. Had to ask. Drinks very mediocre and expensive. Huge service charge added so bill was huge. Won’t return.

Lovely food, great service from Jade 😊 she was so professional and friendly, and very on the ball with drinks! Would recommend to anyone!

Writing this on behave of my niece. She and a friend had the bottomless brunch. Food was excellent and the service they received was exceptional. They want to thank David for making their experience so enjoyable.

Ate here this evening with a friend. We are staying at the vermont hotel and this restaurant was one that we were able to use our wine and dine offer through the hotel This was a set menu of 3 courses, with a glass of wine To begin with a warm friendly welcome Seated and menus given, water to the table also, which is a nice touch We both had the same dishes Starter chicken spring rolls with sweet chilli Main Katsu chicken Dessert sticky toffee pudding Each course was lovely, presented well, and staff were so curious and not in your face The dessert in particular, WOW you have to try this AMAZING Thank you guys for such lovely food and wonderful service Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 4/5 Recommended dishes Chicken Katsu Curry, Sticky Toffee Pudding

Ate here this evening with a friend. We are staying at the vermont hotel and this restaurant was one that we were able to use our wine and dine offer through the hotel This was a set menu of 3 courses, with a glass of wine To begin with a warm friendly welcome Seated and menus given, water to the table also, which is a nice touch We both had the same dishes Starter chicken spring rolls with sweet chilli Main Katsu chicken Dessert sticky toffee pudding Each course was lovely, presented well, and staff were so curious and not in your face The dessert in particular, WOW you have to try this AMAZING Thank you guys for such lovely food and wonderful service

Great food and atmosphere, friendly staff

We went to Aveika yesterday and tried their 3-course set menu. Amazing chicken sushi and spring rolls. We ordered beef skewers and mini sliders. The taste was on the point. They have best sticky toffee pudding in the Newcastle (10/10). Halal friendly. Go there if you love sushi 💯

Went as family of 4 had a lovely table overlooking the bar. Staff were really friendly - thanks Lauren and Sophia your service was fantastic. Food really tasty, we tried Salmon Poke bowl, Katsu chicken and sliders - all excellent. Drink’s great, good atmosphere. Will deffo go back

I had a really bad experience at the bar by one of the bar people regarding the 2-4-1 cocktails. However Chloe, one of the bar people was really professional and calmed the situation and made me want to return to the bar. She was a credit to the establishment, well done Chloe!

Love this place! Nice staff at the counter. Surprised this place wasn't packed with people at 5 pm 😃

Amazing setting with the best food in town!! 2 courses for £19.95 you can’t get better than that🥂

We have visited Aveila a number of times and always e joyed the food. We recently tried the bottomless brunch for a date night and would highly recommend it. The food was delicious as always and a good portion size for a bottomless brunch. We were delighted with the professionalism and attentiveness of our waitress, Hannah. She was friendly, accommodating, and knowledgable; she visited our table with a huge smile each time. Thank you.

Spent a fab afternoon at Aveika. Food, staff and atmosphere all first class. Will definatly return and would recommend to family and friends. Well worth a visit.

We might as well have been invisible the service was so poor, took ages to take orders, even longer for drinks to arrive and it felt like we were an inconvenience for the staff. Food seemed to take an age to come and the crackers that were suggested to us to keep us going till the food arrived, arrived with the food! Food wasn't bad in terms of flavours however some were tepid as though it had been left out for a while and portion sizes for some dishes not great considering the price. It was a bizarre setting, felt more like we were in a nightclub at the end of the night, not many dining, loud music from the bar was all we could hear, aircon on full blast meant we kept jackets on throughout the meal. Toilets in a very poor state. Someone who appeared to be a supervisor or perhaps manager eventually came with the bill (when he found time between conversations with others in the bar/restaurant) and didn't ask us how our food/experience was. We all paid separately and opted not to pay the huge service charge put on our bill, but later that night got an email to say we'd were short and they'd taken more from the card used to book. It left a bitter taste as we would never knowingly under pay and every one of us had handed a card to him to take payment - perhaps if he'd been paying more attention instead of breaking off to talk to people in the bar he would have realised his error. Instead he walked off without further acknowledgement and we were left none the wiser that 1 card had not been charged (until we checked bank accounts following the email). All in all, not one of our group will be back and would recommend no one else does either. For reference, we've been meeting as a group for weekends away all over the country for over 10 years and of the many meals we've booked, we've never had such a terrible dining experience.

Food is below average They charged over £5 for the crackers, which should be complementary given the way they offer. The whole chicken we had was badly marinated

Amazing venue and service from Hannah !!! She has made our experience so fun and was so friendly and helpful throughout x

Nice spot by the quayside. Dj music

Great food with a wide range of vegan options that are delicious. The staff are friendly and helpful making the experience super relaxed. Highly recommend.

Had a lovely afternoon Bottomless Brunch with my friend. We had a lovely welcome, the drinks on offer were top quality and great variety to choose from. Our server Martyna was extremely helpful and friendly, very sad to hear it was her last day. She will be a big loss. The food was exceptional; I chose the salmon bowl - very tasty and generous portion. Would highly recommend this experience and look forward to a return trip.

Brilliant service from Maja and Sophia, will be back again!

Came for a bottomless brunch for my friends birthday. Food and drinks were all unreal and amazing service from Maja.

My waitress Sophia was so attentive and welcoming will deffo be back again !!

Went for bottomless brunch early on a Thursday, we were the only ones in the restaurant as a table of 4 but my word, Lauren and David were the perfect hosts!! Jim cooked our delicious food and we were never without a drink (triple parked at times!). Thank you so much for an amazing experience we loved it

Bottomless brunch with David and Lauren as servers. Had to ask for both names as it was truly phenomenal service. Incredible work by all staff.

Mia our waitress was a fantastic hostess and made sure we felt very attended to. Food was lovely and drinks were flowing a fantastic visit

Mia was an outstanding waiters and the bottomless brimuch so tasty. Really recommended. Lovely choice even though vegetarian

We had a bottomless brunch for a friends birthday and the service was great from start to finish. Our waitress Martyna was very attentive, keeping our drinks topped up and she was so friendly.

We did bottomless brunch yesterday for my friends birthday and the service was amazing! Martyna was our server and we had the best experience!

Absolutely fantastic bottomless brunch. Thanks so much to Maja and David for a great service

Went for bottomless brunch had an unreal time. Had Sophia as our sever and she was amazing so attentive 10/10 food was great aswell!

Did brunch in Aveika, the drinks were absolutely amazing and came so fast, Lauren was doing our service, she was so welcoming and lovely.

I had brunch here, it was amazing, lauren done our service and she was so welcoming and kind, would recommend this place to anyone.

What a lovely experience , Lauren was amazing so attentive and fun :) thank you Lauren and the team

Booked late night brunch for a birthday, we got a sharing platter between 3 that didn’t even have enough portions for 3 people. This included 2 prawn skewers, 4 chicken strips, 5 spring rolls and a small portion of chips, we weren’t asked if we wanted to order anything else or if it was ok, the platter just came. Definitely not worth the £50 each we paid. Drinks came in jugs which was also disappointing for a bottomless brunch. We ordered birthday desserts whilst booking that we didn’t receive, which we mentioned on the way in.

a group of me and my friends visited here for a bottomless brunch and let me start by saying one of our servers, Alliyana was brilliant and i can’t fault her! However, after spending almost £300 here one of my friends overheard 2 of the staff talking about how ‘the group of girls here think they’re something special when they’re in fact they look cheap’ one of these men was called david i believe and he had actually been serving us alongside the other server. after hearing them say this my friend questioned if they were speaking about us in which they replied ‘of course not’ but there were no other groups of girls in the restaurant that it could be about. in addition to this the bouncer on the door was also very aggressive towards us whilst we were waiting for a taxi in the doorway as it was raining. very disappointing experience when we were celebrating 2 of our friends birthdays. on a positive note the food and drinks could not be faulted!

Bottomless brunch very sneakily served cocktails forgetting the alcohol. We complained and then told us we had to give our table up to wait in the bar for fresh drinks.

Came to bottomless brunch, had one drink in 45 mins, had the mini sliders which smelt of fish and sushi, was not satisfied with my service at all, the waitress’ were rushed and felt like they didn’t know what they were doing. Asked repeatedly for a new round of drinks which were the exact same as before as you have to pre order and took 40-50 mins to come, very dissatisfied as this was meant to be a great place. I would not return for even casual drinks or an occasion!!

Hmmmm what to say. Our server was so nice and helpful and patient as there is a lot on the menu to understand. Me and my wife so wanted this to be her perfect venue for an anniversary dinner and having read the booking information regarding their rules regarding dress code etc we hoped for the best. Safe to say the whole experience was ruined by groups who don't seem to know the difference between a restaurant and the football terraces. The noise, language and increasing drunkedness were just totally unacceptable. Food was OK but for vegetarians, no protein so basically - vegetables.

Booked for a corperate event and staff were amazing

Highly recommended we had a bottomless Prosecco lunch The food was lovely I had the fish and my wife the meat both were very tasty Our waitress Mia deserves a special mention so friendly and very efficient she made our day We will definitely return

Everything was perfect, food was gorgeous. Came from middlesbrough and wasn’t disappointed. Staff were so lovely! Definitely be back soon. Thank you :)

Went for Valentine’s Day, the set menu of 3 courses for £20.95 was amazing. Good portions, tasty food and the customer service was fab from the staff. Will definitely be visiting again

Alliana, David and Rachel Staff/chefs made the evening. It was what I expected, and went above and beyond, I thanked them so much and they made my night and my girlfriend, very special. Very much like to come back again. They are a credit to the team.

I went to Aveika Restaurant today as part of #NE1RestaurantWeek and was not disappointed. Delicious food. Lovely venue and very attentive staff. Can't wait until my next visit.

I was here on Saturday for bottomless brunch and have to say I couldn’t fault it at all. The food was amazing, we both had the duck bowl and absolutely loved it. Sophia was our waitress and made the whole afternoon amazing, nothing was too much and we were never left waiting for a drink. She was delightful and made us feel very welcome. We will definitely be returning soon!

Beautiful food and lovely staff.

Visited Aveika on Thursday for the restaurant week offer. Service and food amazing throughout. Lauren provided us with everything we needed and more. Will definitely be coming back!

Food was lovely, staff were excellent. Well priced on the restaurant week menu but I also think that the main menu was fairly priced for the quality. Just found the music a bit loud and club-like for a relaxing lunch. Uncertain if I'd return for this reason.

I came with a group of friends on the 13th of jan and the customer service was horrible and distasteful. The server had a bad attitude and always looked miserable. I think her name was mya/maya. Would’ve put 0/5 stars if it was possible - not a good experience!

I went here with a group of friends on the 10th of jan for my friends birthday. The customer service was disgusting. I think are servers name was maya, she was rude and disrespectful and felt like she didn’t want to be there. Wasn’t a pleasant experience. Really need to improve her customer service skills.

Bottomless brunch was amazing. Sophia was so fast with the drinks and so polite. Gave us everything we needed. Great service and amazing food

It's a great Japanese restaurant with excellent food. All the staff were very friendly. The interior of the restaurant is quite stunning. Dave helped me with the booking and Maja and Martyna looked after us and kindly boxed up our food, we simply couldn't manage...

The staff especially Martina where so friendly, continually checking we were ok and asking if we would like more drinks, would 100% recommend.

Beautiful beautiful time for Christmas lovely scenery food amazing. Martina was the best. Love the chandelier in the room very vibey

Thoroughly enjoyed our bottomless brunch for my daughters 21st birthday. Food was excellent and drinks kept flowing. Even though they were extremely busy staff couldn’t do enough for you. Brilliant experience would definitely recommend and go back.

To loud music for our taste. Good food, but drinks were not up to par.

Great service and great food, Martyna really looked after us. Small plates menu was just perfect for two persons. Enjoy

Amazing service and food! Lovely atmosphere x

The atmosphere is electric , time is 25 minutes faster in there, i check my time and i dont know have been there for long, music is a food to the soul ,their dj chef knows so well about cooking.

Last night I had the pleasure of a meal with my friends in the restaurant followed by drinks up in the mezz after. I couldn’t fault one part of the night, door staff were polite, bar staff were quick, the food was gorgeous & having the upstairs area booked out for our party was a lovely atmosphere- it felt as if we had the whole place to ourselves! I would very much reccomend if you are looking to book for an event/ party/ celebration!!!

Couldn’t recommend Avekia enough - especially if you’re looking to book for a meal/ drinks (or both!) for any kind of event or celebration. I had a Christmas party with my friends last night with food & drinks and the night couldn’t have went any...

Excellent food and serve from staff, David has been extremely helpful and couldn’t do enough for us during our visit! Highly recommend Aveika!

Sadly cant remember name of the manager in the restuarant.. think David. He went above and beyond to find fever tree tonic for me. I was impressed. I should have written an email to say that I thouhht he waa very attentive to the cistomers and hope will go a long way in the industry!!!! He stood out. 1/12/23

Bottomless bruch, fantastic friendly service from staff, food lovely, great cocktails delivered as fast as we could drink, great atmosphere, very complmented by their request we take part in some publicity filming and photos our smiles were genuine, definitely recommend and will return again Thank...

Came as a group of friends for out Christmas get together (really hard due to working shifts) table booked 7:30pm. Trouble as party ran over totally understandable, seated at 7:45pm meal ordered and starter arrived at 8:20 lovely. We sat chatting lovely catch up, and...

Lovely festive menu. Sliders were delicious 😋

Went here for bottomless brunch at the weekend the service was unbelievable our waitress martina couldn't of done anymore for us. I gave 5 stars for service but had there of been more stars she would of got more. See you again soon

Absolutely fabulous bottomless brunch. One of the best we've had! Food was amazing and the range of drinks were excellent. The service from Sophia was top class. Thank you for a great afternoon!

I came here with friends yesterday for bottomless brunch and it was one of the best. The food was beautiful. I got salmon teriyaki and added chilli and garlic chips. Maja well and truly looked after us and kept those cocktails flowing, thank you. We'll...

Booked bottomless brunch for 2pm Saturday afternoon. Seated straight away and service was amazing throughout, special shout out to Maja very friendly and kept the drinks flowing. Food amazing. Would definitely recommend.

Bottomless brunch with the girls was brilliant , food was gorgeous , drinks came quickly and service was perfect, cannot recommend enough and maja was fabolous host

Out for a friends birthday - Very attentive no hassle and great food! Really impressed with this bottomless brunch! Would deifnetly recommend!

Lovely service by martyna always there to help. Really enjoyed my time and food

Just been for a bottomless brunch and can not complement the young woman martyna enough she was absolutely a pleasure great service great talk what a lovely young lady a asset to the bar/ restaurant

Gorgeous food, really tasty and beautifully presented. Our server Maja kept our drinks flowing for our brunch.

We were served by Martina who was so attentive and friendly. Made our experience really enjoyable.

Unreal good and drinks Martyna was amazing and looked after us all night could not fault her at all food and drinks were all spot on xx

Martyna was the loveliest server, she made sure our drinks were filled at all times, and the food was lovely she was a gorgeous girl!!❤️

Was there for afternoon brunch, our waitress Georgina was fantastic and the food and cocktails were spot on, only down side was it was very noisy but I’d definitely go again!

Bottomless brunch was lovely, food amazing and drinks were always topped up. Thank you Martyna great service 🤍

Bit noisy but we are old. Food fantastic and Sophia our waitress was lovely, smiley, pleasant and nee her stuff

Our waitress Maja was attentive and always made sure our glasses were filled. Food was beautiful and we felt very welcome. Thank you Maja.

First time here. We opted for the bottomless brunch. The food was amazing. I had chilli beef skewers whilst my partner had thai green curry. Beautifully presented and fantastic flavours. I’d return for the food and service alone. Very attentive staff keeping us topped up...

First time visiting Aveika for a meal, having only ever been for drinks. Can only describe it as like being at the circus. People dashing around, being asked the same question multiple times by different servers, one waiter was rushing around that much he actually...

Food was good for most of our group, but unfortunately several could not have what they wanted due to a 1 hour wait time for the sharing platters initially ordered. It was only 8 in the evening so a bit of a shame that a...

Me and my friend done the bottomless brunch on Saturday afternoon and it was the best service from a brunch I have ever received. Sophia our server was so accommodating and we were never without a drink, she was so attentive. The food was lovely...

This place is an absolute shambles. They should not be able to cater for large groups. Say large but only 10 of us!!! We had a deposit down for our table and they tried to make us pay £225 up front without having spent any...

Would not recommend. Very bad experience here after booking drinks for 10 people and paying a deposit. They tried to make us pay £225 up front before we had any drinks, which we hadn’t been told about before we went. We were waiting over 40...

We booked this for our friends special birthdays and it was an absolute disgrace. We paid a deposit for 10 of us and as soon as we arrived we were seated in our 3 tables and ordered drinks. Within 10 minutes the lady came over...

I went to this restaurant, we were greeted and welcomed by the door staff. They were really helpful, polite and asked us were we wanted to be guided to in the restaurant and said hope you enjoy your food. The food was awful, it wasn’t...

Drinks were flowing and food was quick. Maja was amazing with service. Very friendly and happy. Can’t wait to come back