Bao Down in Newcastle upon Tyne

Never been there before I have no idea where this place is ....

Food was very good. Prices are good aswell. Very nice Service. The cook is a lovely singer! Added some fun to the overall atmosphere!

Had the loaded fries with Korean pulled beef, was a tasty and filling.

Nice to have something different for a change. Fresh tasting and generous fillings lots of seating

Had high expectations for this place but were quite disappointed with both the food and the service. The staff members both seemed a bit grumpy and distracted as they took our order and weren't particularly friendly. We got 4 bao buns - the pork ones were decent, however, the other two just weren't as advertised. The "oyster mushrooms" were just cheap sliced button mushrooms. It also didn't seem to have all the toppings as advertised. The most disappointing one was the prawn katsu. It was advertised as being served with pickled cucumber and a lime and chilli mayo. The bun contained one small breaded prawn, a few bits of dry lettuce, grated carrot and a bit of garlic mayo. We understand that places can run out of things and need to make substitutions, but it would have been nice if they'd let us know when we ordered that the dishes wouldn't be as per the menu. It just all felt a bit cheap and bland and not the quality I'd expect for the price. We left feeling pretty disappointed.

Lovely place for a quick bite to eat. Food is delicious, great atmosphere and music and really friendly service.

After jumping off the train I headed straight up to the market and this place for lunch. Two baos I decided to go for were the Korean BBQ pork and the Peking duck along with veg&chicken gyozas. Baos were the better half of the meal, really tasty and well filled - not too sweet either and hit the spot! Gyozas were, as previously mentioned just better than OK as they were deep fried. All in all still a positive experience and I thought good value for a quick lunch. Would return.

For the price, this place isn't really worth it. Its good, but its not the authenticity and flavour I expect for bao buns. You can get better more authentic bao buns for cheaper in Newcastle The gyoza are good but deep fried gyoza is very weird. Normally its either pan fried or steamed. The sauce that comes with the gyoza is just soy sauce which isn't normally what you would have with gyoza. The metal seats are wildly uncomfortable and in dire need of cushions

Lovely little pop up tucked away in grainger market, went early and the lad working hadn't completed set up for the day, explained himself and was extreamly polite, we were eventually able to.order food which was fresh and made quickly, food was immense will be coming again and highly reccommend.

It is a very nice place in the grainger market to enjoy some delicious bao buns. The service was fast, and the price was decent. All in all, I recommend it for a quick and tasty bite.

Food was great and cooked fast.

Had bao buns. You get to pick 2 for the price and they can have different fillings. Was tasty and liked the concept of seeing how my food is prepared.

Delicious. But a bit stingy on the portion sizes, for vegetarians at least - for £8.50 I'd like more than 3 bits of tofu in my curry/on my loaded fries.

Food was lovely, staff went out of their way to be extra helpful

I took my little lad out for the day today (I don’t get much time with him these days after his mother left me) and we stumbled upon this hidden gem in the grainger market. The sweet aromas of Asia caught me upon turning the corner and I knew this was the place for me. The server and chef megan was absolutely fantastic, and she wasn’t bad at her job either. We each sampled some bao buns and gyozas and we weren’t disappointed. Absolutely beautiful Reuben. Tell your friends. Get down to bao down.

The bao buns were the best I've had. Korean pork and pekking duck were my two sampled but there's a wider selection of bao as well as gyoza and dressed chips. My partner had the katsu prawn and pekingese duck bao. The gentleman serving was very friendly and service was quick even during the lunch rush.

Delicious Bao Buns, particularly the pork and chicken ones. Fries were delicious. Service was quick and very friendly and a nice little seating area to sit in. Great place!

Amazing food with care taken, tofu fries and Korean bbq bao bun!

Honestly the best bao buns I've had. Cooked fresh Infront of you and great service

Had two Bao, the classic barbecue pulled pork was amazing, the crispy Peking duck was a little bland but still nice. Overall good experience, would come back

Extremely friendly staff, excellent and efficient service. Their bbq korean pork loaded fries are also to die for!

Located in the indoor market of Grainger Market, the place is small but very clean and the dishes are excellent. Friendly staff. Excellent value for money. A delicious lunch that is worth it! After eating you can stroll calmly through the streets of the covered market sheltered from the rain. Highly recommended!

First time trying this place after several times passing and have to say the food was tremendous. I tried the Korean bbq pulled pork loaded fries and they were delicious. The fries were well seasoned and crispy whilst there was plenty of sauces and a tonne of pulled pork. Packed with flavours and lots of meat and the guy serving was very cheerful. Overall fantastic place to grab a quick bite and will be returning to try the gyozas and bao buns.

Best place Eva for food and service will definitely recommend this place

We stopped off here whilst wandering Grainger Market and thought we would try some bao buns. My wife was also drawn to the katsu chicken. Unfortunately they had only just opened and didn’t have any rice yet so my wife went for the katsu chicken with chips instead. The guys that served us were very friendly and chill. They clearly have a passion for food because we could here them chatting about different food creations that they could try. The service was also pretty quick. We liked how they had some interesting fillings of buns. We went with bbq Korean pork, crispy peking duck, katsu chicken & teriyaki chicken. Now, bao buns are often a hit or a miss but these are top notch! My favourite was the duck, closely followed by the pork but all buns had a perfect texture and the fillings were fresh and delicious. The loaded katsu chicken fries were very good!! The caramelisation on the chicken was wonderful and the sauce was so tasty! The chips were also pretty good. You often find with loaded fries that too much emphasis is put on the filling and the chips themselves are disappointing but these were quality! The only slight criticism is the price. You could argue £9.50 for 2 bao buns is quite steep but it was that tasty that I can’t complain. They also gyozas with a mixture of fillings. We’ll maybe give them a try next time.

Great little place in the granger market for lunch. Our Bao Buns were beautiful, husbands Katsu fries again were lovely.

Absolutely unreal katsu chicken and korean pork bao buns

Had lunch 5/04/23. Food amazing and great staff. Will be visiting again.

Meh. Looking forward to it but my Vegan oyster mushroom and tofu bao was fairly bland and over dominated by hoisin sauce. There was no contrast in flavours. Some pickles and chillis on top might have helped. At £9 or was it £9.50 it was expensive for what it was and I left feeling hungry.

Shockingly expensive for what you get. Two bao with a shortage of filling for £9 is unreasonable. They make it sound even more expensive by selling 'loaded chips' for £8.50 which just makes chips sound really, really expensive. If they sold Korean pork with chips, even if it was the same, it would sound less overpriced. Put the focus on the pork, etc. and not the chips. Get off the bandwagon!

Really enjoyed it, looking forward to going back to try the other baos.

I was really craving bao buns when I was heading to town and found this restaurant after a quick search, and oh my god. They were absolutely incredible, definitely get the Korean bbq buns, it was 100% just what I needed 😋

Fantastic, gorgeous instagrammable food, charming staff, fast service, lovely sit in options and something for all tastes

A great addition to the Grainger Market food scene. Pillowy soft bao buns, crispy bottomed goyza and fantastic katsu curry. Loads more on the menu too. We'll be back

Just tasteless and delisiousless

Without fail, some of the rudest and most incompetent staff you will experience in Newcastle. Will be lucky if they give you more than a grunt. Food is OK, nothing to really write home about - definitely not worth the price.

Ordered from here a couple of times, the food is extremely tasty and presented well.

Food was really good. However, the lady with the black hair behind the counter had a disgusting attitude. With the cardboard box for the bao buns, I went inside to thank the lady for my food. Instead I was questioned why I am bringing my rubbish inside when she was stood right next to the bin. Smile darlin, can’t be that bad.

veggie options i had were really mediocre and lacking flavour

Wow taste sensation! Defo worth a visit!

I was really looking forward to trying this place and it didn't disappoint at all, I went for the spicy pork option which was incredible.