Brewers Fayre Derwent Crossing in Gateshead

DONT EVEN BOTHER- used to go here quite regularly as a family now they don’t even take walk ins- RUBBISH- what a shame it wasn’t even busy

Only available to premier inn customers not the general public. Only had a pint, pretty decent to be fair. Totally lacking any atmosphere, why it is marked so low. It was silent. Didn't eat on the evening there. Breakfast was as expected from premier inn.

My husband and 2 children went here on Tuesday 17th September 2024 and refused service, as they had not booked into the Premier Inn Hotel. What a way to run your pub???????? We've been here loads of times and have never had this problem before. Cannot understand why they would have changed it. Plus the place was practically empty so it's not like they were just wanting to squeeze in. Very bizarre

Great steaks, friendly atmosphere, and thank you to Donna and Peter.

Very let down, went for last meal before it became for Premier Inn only guests after the 5th July. It was already closed and it was the 5th. Has the definition of after changed!

Brewers fayre is known for good basic food. I eat when I'm away for work regularly around the country. So I know what's expected. Car park sign says free 3 hours and the bar man says 20 mins make sure you input car reg no hello welcome . Ordered mixed grill I think there would have been more taste on my slipper. The steak was inedible, the sausage as you put your fork in fat spat out. Pepper sauce cold and watery. Come on you let the brand down

The food is not the best but you pay for what you get

Reserved a table for 5, when we arrived there were tables available for 5 people but they stuck us on a table setup for 4 people then when we pointed this out they suggested we sit in the soft play area. They didn't bring out cutlery for the 5th person we had to get it ourselves. Poor service and certainly not value for money.

It's a good place to go with children. Our table was clean, but I saw some rubbish on the floor close to us and some free tables are dirty, not clean enough.

It's actually really good food for the money very friendly staff as well

Good place for kids and generally tasty basic food. Internet is not great and if v busy or short staffed, service is slow.

Always enjoy our meals always hot and service is good 👍

We nipped in out of the blue to Derwent Crossing Brewers Fayre just to get a bit of lunch after a long day's work,and decided to go fir the carvery. The food was hot and tasty and no complaints there, however we were a tad befuddled as the price of the carvery was nowhere to be seen. We checked all the menus and nowhere is that information displayed, so we asked a member of staff who just mentioned it back in passing, barely skipped a beat, he was clearly run off his feet busy bless him. Only real issue was the member of staff behind the bar who seemed to have a poor grasp of English, when I asked if a soft drink was included in the meal, to which she replied yes, and of course they weren't, not sure there. I'd return if I'm in the area.

We were driving around Newcastle looking for somewhere for Sunday lunch when we came across this place. It was very busy but we managed to find a table,which we had to clear ourselves. We went up to the bar to order our carveries and drinks and were served by a friendly young woman who struggled to understand what we asked for. We were given two glasses with ice and cordial in and told to use the water machine to fill them up and then told to queue up for our carveries. The chef was very friendly and chatty, and I was given a good size portion of gammon. We had to wait as more veg was being brought out. There was cauliflower cheese,carrots,peas,potato gratin,roasties, and parsnips, so a good selection. The peas were rock hard, unfortunately. I was also surprised to find macaroni cheese available as well, but it was actually very tasty and a nice addition to a Sunday roast. Overall, the food was ok but not worth the £11.49 per person, and lack of service let the place down somewhat.

Food always well cooked and tasty. Some great deals available.

We love coming here, as we are regular visitors the staff have got to know us. The food is great and never an issue with the fussy eaters in our group. We love the carvery on a Sunday and husband and son always order from the menu. The staff are super friendly and even when busy they will always make time to say hello.

Decided to come here for breakfast this morning and it was AMAZING!!! Julie and Loraine couldn’t do enough for you 10/10 service well done lasses xxx

Fabulous Sunday lunch and great entertainment for granddaughter in soft play friendly and helpful staff great value for money

The service was great, Lorraine was attentive and welcoming. Food was delicious, and the scrambled eggs were amazing!

Very average food, no atmosphere.

Came for carvery great as always, Chris on bar was perfect got everything we needed and helped us loads, will be coming back

Service was amazing and the food was lovely! Will definitely return.

Rude staff, really unhelpful, very pushy with ordering before you’ve even taken your coat off. I was offered food service to my room by one member of staff, turns out he was new and they’re not allowed to do that, understandable, mistakes happen. The issue was that nobody told me and I didn’t find out until 40 minutes later when I phoned to enquire as to where my dessert was and nobody gave me a ring, brought it to the reception desk, I could’ve come and collected it 20 minutes or more earlier but no, they waited until I enquired and I had to come back down and get it myself. Were they just never going to tell me and leave it to get colder and colder? Ridiculous.

Love the burgers from here, eat them almost every day!

Great service lovely food brilliant staff especially the excellent lady Betty brilliant customer service *********

In this morning for Breakfast and was greeted by Adam, top guy really helpfull, quality fry up too!

Perfectly cooked food! And very good vegetarian option for my girlfriend, will be definitely be returning

Perfect food is awesome staff are friendly and polite, not much to say, but 5* keep up the hard work guys

Had a lovely family meal out with the meal deal and desserts great value, staff very polite and helpful Adam served on the bar and Chris served on the floor, will definitely be back again.

burger was lush, proper sound pint of Stella, really reccomend. Lovely restaurant and staff. Amazing manager! :))))x

The food in this place is first class and the staff are very friendly

Absolute con this place! Family pub/restaurant that has a little play area for kids to keep them occupied, 11 of us in total for food paying over £300 then also tried charging to use the little play area! Disgusting! Told them im not paying £300 for the meal and paying £4.50 each for kids to play in the small little play facility. Anywhere else this is free !

Recently visited on Mothers Day with family (9 guests) and it was the busiest we've ever saw the place. Despite all tables being occupied it was freezing cold the restaurant. 4 of our guests sat with their coats on from entering to leaving. The food is what you'd expect from pub chain restaurants. Not terrible but not very good. The male toilets had one cubicle that was out of order and there was water all over the place from what can be assumed to be an over flowing toilet or broken toilet/pipe. There was no heating in the toilets, there was no hot water from the taps and amazingly the hand dryer stayed icey cold too. I can only guess management have done everything in their power to make the running as cheap as possible which makes you wonder what corners they cut in the kitchen.

Good value if there before 6pm and getting the 2 meal deal, but portion size is much smaller now, so wouldn't pay full price

The worst brewers I've ever been too, service was slower than slow and that's if they even can be bothered, cleanliness was absolutely shocking, dirty tables even still had a used napkin I had left the previous night so tables are obviously not cleaned properly in bar area. Won't be back again

Been here a few times. Not always the best but have had a few good experiences. But today has put me right off. Brought my mother, my partner and her children for Mother’s Day. Had a table booked and was very disappointed. Got our table fine but the service was just terrible, badly organised for Mother’s Day. Waited about 15 mins to get drinks as there was only 1 person serving on bar, baring in mind this place was very busy!! After that we decided to order food. Went to order carvery and was told it was just finished. Was plenty of food left so not sure why? Was no time stated on menu as to when it would finish so ended up having to order off normal menu. Even then it was another 15 to 20 min wait to order as again only one person serving and a big queue. Then it was a 45 minute wait for food. After we finished that. There was no staff to clear table and get desserts that were ordered with the meals. We had to track someone down to get things moving. Food was fine but everything was just badly organised and they were not prepared for an occasion like this. Was some food on menu we couldn’t order as they had ran out. Badly understaffed as well. Way I saw it, was one person on bar, one person bringing food and taking away plates when done and one person greeting guests when coming in. Considering how busy it was, it wasn’t good enough. Should have had more staff in to deal with the busyness. Hopefully this is something they will fix for the next big occasion.

We came here for Mother’s Day today, first of all we waited almost half hr in the queue to be served for drinks then waited again to order food, mother in law wanted carvery however they took the carvery off at 5pm, had hardly any cocktails left, ordered brownies yet they had none. We then waited 50 mins for food, once we finished we waited another 30 mins to see a waitress and ask her for the kids desserts. Then another 20mins for these to arrive. Barely no staff, no service, massively disappointed. Wouldn’t have minded if it was like other places where we can order from the app etc but the fact that this is an expected busy day for and establishment like this and only seeing 4 members of staff! It was crazy! Will never come back!

Staff friendly good selection on menu maybe a larger selection of scotch on gantry though saying that I found a whisky to suit

Lovely little place, tucked away and not as busy as nearby Metrocentre on a weekend. Food is good, staff are lovely, and looking forward to popping into the softplay soon!

Came for food as I know the food is nice and filling. Came with 2 friends from work. Mains came out in a standard time. But the dessert took forever! We can in at 5pm and the dessert came at 7pm after waiting 45 mins from completing our mains. We ordered drinks and the servers seemed like they didn't have a clue what drinks they were making being mixed drinks. On the menu it stated Alboslute Raspberry Vodka and Cream soda. £4.60 single or double for £1.50 extra. £6.10 for a double, should have came to £18.30 which I assumed would be the case. My final bill after 30 mins of waiting for the drinks to be made came to £21.30 because after questioning the final amount I was told that I'd been charged extra for the cream soda, this wasn't included in the price. 30mins to make a drink is absolutely ridiculous, even more so whilst waiting for the drinks to be made I would have thought the desserts would have arrived or maybe at least gone cold by the time I arrived back to the table, low and behold, no desserts had been served. I'd hate to imagine how this place runs on a busy day, most of the tables were empty. Absolutely ridiculous will not be visiting again. Huge let down for Brewers Fayre.

Good food, good service, looked after well by staff, Donna W on the ball throughout. For an extra £2, couldn't resist the dessert on the meal deal to finish the night off.

I've been to many Brewers Fayers and this has the best food of all that I've tried - great work chefs Donna W, Eddie and Peter!

Standard chain fare. Not the biggest portions for the price, but reasonable quality.

Great value , friendly service staff

My husband and I had Sunday lunch here today as usual everything was brilliant from the food to the service and the staff . However whilst in the queue to get my lunch a lady on crutches more elderly than myself was struggling to put food on her plate , so the carver came round and helped the customer select her food she then proceeded to walk the elderly lady with her lunch to her table . The carver deserves a pat on the back and a well done and from myself who is also disabled thank you for your caring service .

It's not that the staff weren't working hard the place just needs more staff or a drinks only till or something its a nightmare when you just go for a drink and get stuck behind someone orderi g lots of food

Visited for breakfast several times in the past month, overall the breakfast is good. The quantity of food sitting under the lamps at the self-serve counter seems about right as the quality, on my visits, has been very good. The hot breakfast items have been exactly that, not dried out or soggy. The only issue I have experienced, on 4 occasions, is requesting poached eggs. It seems like there's a miscommunication between servers and the kitchen so the request for them has to be made more than once. On my most recent visit I requested them 3 times, I finished my breakfast 10 minutes before they arrived. Good value for money, great if you have kids, especially if you like juice or coffee with your food as it's included in the price, as is the continental selection.

Fab dinner just wish the beef had been cooked a little more but staff are lovely and the softplay ideal so you can relax a little while the kids play

Service very slow not alot of choice as out of most things girlfriend looks depressed and not happy not good for the price

Food real nice good value for money. The Team were really friendly and the restaurant was nice and clean.Chris was outstanding he was very friendly and polite

Can't really knock the place for the price, only annoying thing is all the kids in the soft play that hadn't paid for it.

We ate here on the evening we arrived and breakfast the next day. We had the early bird deal before 6:00pm, which was a choice of mains. We had a lasagne with garlic bread and some salad, and a gammon upsized to 7 oz with fries peas and a bit of salad for just over £12 for both meals. Service was excellent friendly and very effective. We had a couple of drinks and were well looked after. The food was very nice and tasty and for the price excellent value. Breakfast was served at the table as it was quiet. The choice was great and the food was delicious hot and plentiful. Finished off with several rounds of toast and marmalade and pan chocolate. Great start to the day and once again the service was excellent.

Been here quite a few times but today the place was cold (heating did come on as we were leaving about 530) food was not very hot either but tastes nice except the fish batter was soggy. Staff were great but girl couldn’t get my loyalty card to work for mains someone helped and it worked but for deserts didn’t . Hopefully just one off will go back . If you have kids great play but for them too.

Always visit to this brewers fayre, it's warm and friendly staff, Donnaw was very helpful and always with a smile! food is always lovely and tasty. Children loved it too, especially the soft play.

Lovely visit for lunch, Tom served us today and was very friendly and helpful. Very reasonable prices and good simple food.

2nd visit to this brewers fayre it's warm and friendly staff especially chris on the bar, food was lovely and tasty and good selection will definitely be back for more

I have wrote great reviews about the Derwent Crossing before, but sadly not this time. Got the mixed grill which was not even warm, yet all the meat was burnt. The sausages where pink on one side and charcoal on the other. As they we're quiet, they could not use that as an excuse. It also took ages to clear the table and management didn't seem to be bothered. Going to give this place a miss for a while.

Unfortunately, the food was not great. Several meals were unavailable, complaints made about a few dishes. The play area was the redeeming feature. No staff in play area on arrival, several members of staff chatting and not serving customers. Usually I wouldn't comment on that but it was pretty bad on this occasion.

Vegan options should be vegan. The coleslaw served with the vegan burger is NOT vegan.

It was cheap and cheerful but freezing cold. Kids loved the soft play and kids menu was great.

Had a pleasant visit for lunch. Seemed to be a shortage of staff as no-one was behind the bar when we went to order but think they were all busy serving food. The food was quite good and the prices were fair

Went in for an hour for a beer. First pint was taken back cos it was a bit 'off'. Another was started, I asked for a taste before pouring full pint, still off ! Opted for a Guinness instead which was not the best, but drinkable. Its a shame cos its an OK pub.

Great staff and very good service. Food is reasonably priced and was very good. A few kids running about but not intrusive. Great place to catch up with old friends

We booked for Christmas day lunch, five adults and three children for a 3pm sitting. They were very busy, but wow we had a fabulous lunch and the staff worked so hard! The paté, tomato soup, pulled pork Yorkshire pud amazing, the carvery was spot on ... ham (delicious), turkey (succulent and tasty) and beef (medium rare, thinly sliced and so tender!) all the vegetables were cooked to perfection and ohhh the roast potatoes were just amazing ❤️ not forgetting the wonderful puddings. I just had to say that we had a really lovely Christmas day. Many thanks to the hard working staff.

Excellent service by very friendly staff this morning. What a shame a rude customer made a fool of himself and upset a lovely staff member. Where was his Xmas spirit?? Nice breakfast served piping hot! Thanks guys.

Meet there every year with family at this time of the year ,

I mean, it's fine. Service was OK, but you have to order at the bar. Burger and chips were tepid at best. The constant drone of screaming children wasn't for me. For £30 including wine I'm not sure it represents great value really.

First time back after a number of years and nothing has really changed, which is a shame. Starter or sharer nachos was pitiful to look at (forgot to get a photo, unfortunately). Stone cold, tiny dollop of sour cream barely enough to scrape together for a few bites, & cheese-flavoured sauce instead of any amount of actual cheese. Mains were great. 2 for £11.50 so definitely good value. Chips were delicious, sandwich and gammon both hot and tasty. The biggest issue was the time difference between starter & mains - easily 40+ minutes. Could be justified if it was particularly busy or we were a large group etc. but it was absolutely dead and we just ordered two of the most basic things from the cheap menu.

Great morning with grandkids and soft play, food was good and kids had a great time not to busy

Lovely place to eat, great service, Tom + Chris were very polite

Our Sunday lunch was really lovely. The server Chris and Jess were very friendly and polite. The restaurant had a good atmosphere.

Moved to Rowlands Gill a couple of years ago and struggled to find a family friendly local. Brewers staff are always friendly and welcoming. Cheap and cheerful menu with really good Sunday lunch. Always feel comfortable with children and staff go above and beyond. Pop in for a cheap pint on a Friday, soft play and burger Saturday or family Sunday lunch, always consistent.

Lovely food, clean and tidy. ,Friendly staff, great prices and fast service. VERY disappointed as all the locals are to hear the friendliest manager Dwayne is getting moved. Plaice won’t be the same

Its a budget place to eat ,staff amazing, food not so ,garlic mushrooms very disappointing as just frozen bread crumb fried ,garden peas warm and over cooked,fish ok ,sloppy chicking ok but i advise ask for crispy bacon as it tasted precooked from a packet, its a chain why expect quality on a budget, won't return

It's a Premier Inn, you know what you're gonna get.... pretty good!

Would like to say a huge thank you to Lorraine and Norma for there help when I visited this place with my grandaughter Unusual to find some most helpful and friendly staff these days Keep up the good work ladies x

Service was great couldn't fault that bit the food was poor gave me a bad stomach pretty quickly

Absolutely fantastic place for a get together with family and friends for a meal or party. Food is outstanding and the plates well filled (one meal could feed two.) Kids have a play room with staff on watch. One of the best places for food. Plenty of space around tables and chairs. I would recommend this place to everyone.

Haven't been for awhile but food was really nice

I've stayed here for 1 week while I've been working away, I can honestly say the staff and the food was excellent, I've been requesting different options on the menu as I'm on a diet plan, the staff here have done everything to accommodate me. Food was brilliant cooked perfectly thank you to chefs Eddie and Mark. The manager Donna was very welcoming and polite and couldn't help me more if she tried. Excellent service from kaitlyn. Biggest thank-you is to the loverly laddies who made my 8 boiled eggs every morning and made Mr laugh Very welcoming with good energy. [ Norma, Lorraine ] Thank you again highly recommend.

Popped in for a quick dinner after metrocentre. The staff were very welcoming and the food was excellent, really well cooked and presented and served quickly. Huge thanks to Mark the chef. We will be back👌

Decent place, really quiet, amazing service, very funny people. Though, food was good for the rest of my family, the cheese & bacon burger was quite grim, the bread was stale, bacon was hard and crispy like some sort of wood, the beef was really tough and chewy, the salad did no taste correct, and in general tastes stale and sour, I did eventually finish it as I was starving. Would recommend coming here but just possibly don't get a burger 😂

Perfectly cooked steak and gammon. Excellent value for money. Great staff. Fantastic children’s menu.

£4.50 to use the soft play Was £2.50 per child Been to a few pubs with the soft play but don’t make u pay to use it Pie chips and peas £13 not really special about the food Unlimited pop is no sugar drinks and taste rubbish

Been to this venue many times. The staff are always happy and the manager great. Very nice atmosphere. Food always very tasty Would definitely recommend

I went here for breakfast with some friends and our babies. I was a little late so arrived on my own. I put in my car details and then was greeted by a lady who told me to come and pay first. I went and joined my friends and then helped myself to a coffee and toast from the breakfast buffet. The lady the came to order our cooked breakfasts. I ordered scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, tomato and beans. When it arrived it was luke warm. The scrambled egg was watery and had no flavour. No one came over to clear the table of empty dishes so the place felt cluttered. Staff kept looking over and every so often would come over and say the buffet was closing in X amount of minutes. It was like they were wanting us to hurry up. I won't be back again.

We had booked breakfast for 10.45 Sunday week ago, but when we had paid and sat down it looked like they had stopped dishing out food at 10.30. We had some leftovers but there was little juice and no dessert, yogurt or fruit. Just one egg each and no seconds on their 'all you can eat' buffet. Still waiting for them to get back to us after complaining on their own Web site.

Nice place and lovely friendly staff. Food not the best but we still go as we like the atmosphere. Prices have just gone up aswell which i really dont think its worth it. Especially the katsu curry, it really shouldn't have chicken goujons in it. For that price it should be pure chicken breasts🙈. Also think its missing chips or a nan bread with it. I hope they change it...But there are offers they send like 33 % off which is great.

We come regularly for meals out here and have never ever had a bad meal, the staff are all lovely. We recently had our little boys birthday party here and it was amazing value for money, food was great.. huge portions and everything was very well organised.. the girl who was in the softplay area doing the party was so lovely and I couldnt have had a better day for him, everyone commented about how good it was 😊

Went for breakfast with the kids last week, great service, great price, great choice!

Staff absolutely incredible! Donna on bar was super friendly, Julie was very quick bringing food. Food made by Mark, was hot and very tasty. Breakfast team Norma & Lorraine and super friendly and very attentive. Great experience all round. Clean, tidy and great atmosphere

Ideal business or short break location. Comfortable rooms and reasonable value for money food.

Lovely food and staff were so friendly, give it a try!

Great place to go to food excellent

Breakfast only . Please buy new toasters as these are past there best. Wait ages for pale hard toast

It's always a lovely change to have breakfast out and even better when it's as affordable as here. Food is lovely. So much choice too. Staff are lovely and helpful.

Had an absolutey cracking night for my wife's 60th gathering. The staff were nothing short of amazing, nothing was too much trouble . The food was excellent andthe service spot on. So I have to say a massive thank you to Donna and all the lads and lasses at Derwent, the Mrs was blown away.👍👍

Not great. Remember to put car reg in computer

Very quiet for a bank hol but food we had was delicioud.... compliments to the chef

Excellent food here , staff are very helpful and very friendly .