Castro's in Newcastle upon Tyne

Nice venue in the city centre . The service was good and the atmosphere too

Great cocktail bar! Decent music, good value cocktails - 2 for £12 all day every day. Never too busy but never quiet.

Never eaten food here but wow the drinks are goooood! Best pina coladas in Newcastle and excellent service along with it. If they're quiet enough, they'll bring the cocktails to your table so you don't have to stand at the bar for ages! Amazing service. Love the atmosphere too. Relaxing and quiet with great Cuban decor and music. Been multiple times and I'll keep going back. Two perfect pinas for £12 (June 2024).

Always love going here for a drink or food. Everyone is always friendly and the bar is clean as are loos. Good vibe too.

Sorry but this place is not for me no atmosphere at all they had the air conditioning on far to low there was four of us we had one drink then left because we were freezing cold, so cold bar with cold atmosphere, sorry possibly just picked a bad day.

Had a great night out for my birthday. We tried at least six 🍹🍸

Only went for cocktails, 2 for £12 on a Saturday afternoon. Staff are friendly and plenty of seating for a catch up

Fabulous bar. The staff were amazing

Fantastic meal, very good for large groups

Atmospheric place, well worth a visit when in toon.

This place is really cool, the staff is really friendly. I don't know why was empty most of the times I have been there.

I went on a Friday evening with friends during Newcastle restaurant week, and we all left severely disappointed. Our food took over an hour to arrive, the portions were tiny (maybe because of restaurant week, but still unacceptable), we had to order some fries to share as we were all still starving. The waitress was polite and kept apologising, but it was rather bizarre as it wasn’t very busy, so unsure why the food took so long. I highly doubt we’d visit again, so disappointing.

new years eve party . great night and music

Had a great night in the private dinning room called the Rum Bah private bar entertainment and food only one option with a few variations for the party package ok nachos big soggy pulled pork lush

Very lively for a Saturday afternoon with a DJ and loads of girls dancing.

Great bar, nice atmosphere and good beer

Came to Castro's for drinks and light bite to eat. We ordered cocktails (2 for £12) and food to start with. We ordered the Tropical Frozen Daquiri and Zombie which we both very nice cocktails and would definitely have them again. Had the Cuban Style Picadillo Beef burger and Picadillo Beef Nachos. I enjoyed my burger and would get that again if I was going back. Nice setting within the bar area with good music, friendly staff.

This bar was incredibly unhygienic. Upon arrival we found the staff to be passive aggressive and disrespectful towards our party. Furthermore, we felt the staff were serving short measures.

Lovely atmosphere and music l felt like James Bond could walk through the door any minute.🤣🤣

Love it in here, always go for the delicious 2-4-1 cocktails when in town and it has an amazing atmosphere.

Such a nice place, we had a booth. Food smelled lovely next time will order a burger.

It has nothing to do with Castro, Cuba and nor is it a gastropub. Its a lame attempt at getting a bunch of accountants to buy the "concept" and roll it out as a chain. There is a 30 foot wide and twenty foot high display of old broken wooden window shutters on the wall. Its like a Frankie and Bennies with the sign scribbled out and better booths.

Superb bar very underrated great diverse drinks collection and the best of it is they know how to make cocktails properly... Well worth a visit

Terrible service, you can't get the specials on their app, you are told to order at the bar, then the bar staff don't acknowledge you exist. Must take some practice and dedication to ignore people so effectively. Drinks are fine, certainly not worth the awful service.

I couldn't find a nice pub near Monument. I was heading back to the metro when I spotted the back door of Castro's. It is a rum bar so not what I was looking for but they did have Camden Pale keg ale which is always reliable and tasty. I had one while I perused the rum menu. I tried their guest rum and the local Alnwick rum. Both very tasty. The decor was highly fun faux Havana, great Cuban/ Spanish music. Lovely loos. The barstaff were absolutely lovely and shared their wealth of local knowledge. Having arrived down-hearted I left uplifted. Thank you, Castro's.

Simply not enough food with the bottomless brunch deal compared to other places. Barely lines the stomach. Drinks service very good, cant fault that. Food lets its down due to tiny portions.

Beautiful place, great atmosphere, food & drinks

Really nice experience, food was of a good size and the drinks on offer were good. The bar is amazing and nice staff. Would definitely recommend this place and will definitely be going back!

I didn't have food but we stayed for cocktails. Really enjoyed it! Good range of drinks on the menu and 241 cocktails!

Plenty of Latino-esque tunes but no Ricky Martin. Who like Ricky Martin? I like Ricky Martin. AY PAPI 💃

Popped in to meet a friend for a beer, food looked nice although we didn't eat. Friendly staff, and nice bar area.

It was very quiet when we were in but it was nice. The staff were attentive and the cocktails were nice.

A Fantastic Place. Food was good. Staff were Friendly Helpful and the Atmosphere was Amazing.

Excellent waste of 3 of hours of my time for no pay. Thought they could bin me off without a little bit of payback😎😎

Loved it. Good food and atmosphere

Nice friendly staff only called in for one but ended up having 4 lol

Called in for a beer, will be back

Absolutely disgusting experience. The food & drink was below one's expectations. Cocktails served over 90% ice. Overpriced dining is all i can say. This was my first and certainly my last visit. Appalling!

So good we went twice. Excellent food. Very very good cocktails. Really nice toilets. Very impressed.

Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Clean throughout and well maintained.

Enjoyed a lovely prosecco afternoon with friends at Castro's. The staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was lovely.

So disappointed. Booked castros back in June for a dinner in July as hubby and I were down to see Kevin Bridges. Arrived and the place was quiet. Spoke to waitress and said I had booked a table but she could see no details of this. She did say not to worry and we could sit in one of the booths. She asked if it was drinks or food and provide the menu. 2 minutes later she comes back and says oops I've been told it's not this menu and hands over the lunch menu which is really just a load of sandwiches. We were there for an evening meal! When asked why was told supply issues. Had to quickly find somewhere else to eat before our show. Totally disappointing. They need to sort out their booking system so we could have been informed before we arrived that they couldn't offer food. I won't be back and certainly don't recommend.

Lovely bar/restaurant... Great atmosphere and the food is delish!

1st time in, won't be the last. Served me wrong drink, but quickly rectified. Great atmosphere. Seemed quiet expensive, but still had a good time in there

Dined pre theatre and the food was outstanding. There were 4 of us and every dish was fantastic. We had a few starters to share and a main each. So much flavour in the beef dishes. Service from Liam made the night. And all of our cocktails were great and served quickly too! Highly recommended what a great addition to Newcastle.

Hannah and joe (very best of bar staff) made my 40th birthday celebrations very personal and special! Thank you so much

We had a great time at Castros, staff were so friendly and helpful. Food was so good, the chef hadn’t been there long but you couldn’t tell it was really nice and good value for money!

Visited with friends for drinks and food. Lovely relaxed atmosphere- staff were so very accommodating to all our needs. Cocktails were very tasty too. Will definitely be visiting again!

Castro is such a hidden gem ! Great way to start a weekend in city. Attentive staff faultless service from Liam & team , great atmosphere and venue , wowser food portions and cocktails - amazing ! We had a fabulous afternoon and defo will be back . Check out the cubanos sandwich omg delish and leave room for the churros !!

The drinks are always amazing, staff are friendly and the tapas and Cuban sandwiches are really tasty

Best rum cocktails I’ve ever had. The mango daiquiri’s are unreal and perfect for a hot summers day like today.

First time coming here and what a great place. Great cocktails with amazing deals. Lovely atmosphere and friendly bar staff. Definitely recommend and will be coming here again soon.

Excellent cocktails and 2 for 12 quid during happy hour. We had a mojito and a watermelon twist. Relaxed atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Was supposed to go to the beach but it unfortunately started raining, but these daiquiris brought the sunshine instead 😍 unreal cocktails and a great vibe and atmosphere along with really nice staff! definitely coming again!

Had a fabulous bottomless brunch for my sister's hen do. The staff were lovely and thank you to our waiter Liam for putting up with our random drink orders and for getting involved in our antics. Food was great as well!

Always find this place relatively quiet when I've visited. Paid £5.50 for a good pint of kneck oil, a bit pricey for my liking but I had 4! Great staff, chatty, attentive, polite.

Fab place, came for cocktails and had a great night. Service was friendly and fast and the cocktails were lovely. Loved how they do a different spin on popular cocktails. Going to have to come back to try the food .

Love this little diamond! I'm a rum drinker and this is the place to be, fab rum selection and amazing cocktail menu. Lovely 241 deals buy one get one free cocktails and you can mix and match. My fav rum is bumbu and they legit do cocktail with bumbu in !!! WOW I would say inside is very dark but staff and quality of drinks and pricing is all good can't complain. Could do with better outdoor seating also.

Phenomenal food and service, not only that but they served the best espresso Martini I've ever had in my life.

Birthday party downstairs was wonderful. Lively / friendly. Bar with friendly staff.

Good food, great drinks, excellent service. It's an attractive space, and well worth a visit

Horrible, this is the only way to describe our food last night. We paid £60 for food for 4 people. Restaurant week. Honestly, was dire. I've had better kebabs on a night out. Dined at another restaurant earlier in the week and that was good. Would not recommend eating here

I don't know if we were just unlucky but we were served really awful food when eating here tonight. The sticky chilli beef consisted of tasteless rice with 4 slices of processed beef slices on top. The rum soaked chicken had no rum, a small slice of tinned pineapple and 3 pieces of chewy chicken. Also, all the food (starter & main) arrived at once; terrible i'm afraid and very disappointing. The drinks were nice though and 1 star reflects this. Please avoid for food and stick to the drinks.

Really good experience in here. Nice spacious venue, right in the centre of town. Not usually a cocktail kinda person but they have a happy hour and a pretty extensive menu - wasnt disappointed. Recommend the Mojito or Mai Tai. Food was excellent - honestly wasn't expecting it to be so good. Definitely worth a visit.

Someone spent some money decorating this bar/restaurant. Very nice inside, really good drinks, especially cocktails and rum menu. Food menu looked good and not expensive, well worth a visit.

Had a surprise party here, really good bar

Loads of different rum to try. I'll be back on a few occasions I reckon.

We had our Covid-delayed wedding party in the Rum-Bah room. Castro’s and Vaulkhard were fantastic throughout. Our guests loved the food, the atmosphere in the room was great, the DJ supplied was excellent and the staff were attentive and friendly. Thanks for looking after us!

Excellent service waitress brilliant food fantastic drinks spot on ambience Cuba to a 'T'

Great interior, nice lighting, friendly bar staff, cocktails are amazing and food is a really interesting menu served to a really high standard. Very well priced too!

Nice bank converted into a bar. Menu could be better

Great food 😋 , good service & not overly expensive

Amazing venue, great menu, the veggie sharing platter was delicious! Fabulous function room, and the smartest loos in town 😁

Great bar, great food. The selection of rum is insane. Definitely be back 😎

Excellent drinks and the ham croquettes where amazing!

Sure you canny beat a £7 cocktail.

Had a lovely meal and cocktails. All tasted lovely. Port of Prince Stew was delicious. Great service too!

Cocktails and food menu equally as scrummy. Have been twice in the past week with family and will definitely be booking the function room for our next work outing as fabulous Rumbah Room inside.

Great staff ,food & beer location is good too. Decor is like a bond set.

Speedy service! Food was really tasty and there's lots of choice on the drinks menu. A great addition to the city centre.

Cocktails OK, place lacks character and atmosphere. Not somewhere I would visit again, sparce interior and cold, lacking the wow factor, and took long time for cocktails to be made