Colonel Porters in Newcastle upon Tyne

I went here with two friends yesterday evening, the atmosphere is great, they had good live music on, the staff were friendly and the decor is lovely. We had drinks there and stayed for a few hours until they closed. Would definitely recommend it.

Fantastic pub, live music, great atmosphere

There's a lovely atmosphere here. Lots of places to comfortably sit and a great variety of drinks. Friendly staff too.

Went in for some drinks with my partner and was pleasantly surprised by the great live music and interior of the place. Staff are brilliant and even provide table service and we was given complimentary popcorn :) A lovely chill evening and really enjoyed the cheap martinis!

Great live music, very quirky inside, liked it very much

Great bar with fabulous live duo performing. Quirky decor and delicious cocktails. Just wish we'd caught more of the act. Bar staff were so busy, but good humoured and helpful.

First time and thought it was great, lots of different places to squeeze into and will certainly be back.

Absolutely brilliant 👏🏻 👌🏻 😀 Live music (piano) fantastic choice of drinks with some brilliant rums. And great styling.

Great atmosphere good music. Drinks are extortionate

Love this quaint bar. Nothing quite like it in town. Great atmosphere. And love it when they have live music.

Nice pub. We were there in the afternoon, but I can imagine that it is very pleasant in the evening.

Very good! A bit expensive drinks! Amazing service

Stunning place, great acoustic music.

Amazing cocktails. Gem of a bar. Eclectic mix of things and great that they have live music too

Went on a very busy Saturday night when everyone was drinking only. Will have to go another time when people are eating and drinking.

Wow, wow, wow!!! This place is just astonishing. My first time visiting here today and I love it. The decor is beautiful with a good combination of lighting, plants and quirky furniture. The staff were lovey and so helpful and I had the most delicious cocktail ever which was a happy ever after. This was followed up by a strong but not forgotten which was delicious also. I would strongly recommend this place for a good drink and it offers sessions to attend cocktail making classes.

Great buzz about the place, love the decor. Staff efficient and friendly... great cocktails.

An excellent selection of rums from all over the world and with the benefit of live music, which adds to the atmosphere.

The usual, music/drinks & great atmosphere 👌

We absolutely loved this bar. It's the first time we have visited and we will definitely be going back. We had family up from down south, and we had been showing them different bars around Newcastle, so we had a drink in each, but this bar is the only one that we decided to stay in. They had a live singer on unfortunately I can't remember her name but she's in my photos and she made the atmosphere fantastic. Keep up the good work.

Always such a good atmosphere in here ! Great music, good vibes and even better cocktail recommendations from the lovely barmaid Skye ! 🧉🍹🍸

Great cocktails from the extremely friendly and knowledgeable Bartender Joseph. He recommended the Honey margaritas they were delicious!!

Never had anything to eat there, but the service and the DJ's make it a place you have to go to

A young man named Dan made mine and my wife special night that even more special.

Can’t help but rate this quaint little pub 5 stars, although me and the partner did not get to try the food, we really enjoyed the vibe and whole essence of the place. One bartender in particular Robert was very accommodating with his expertise in the craft of cocktail making he made our experience whole.

A real antiques den of a pub! Various daily specials on offer A few nice booths and comfortable seating to enjoy a drink

Really good bar live music,separate vip area to book if large group Great decor reasonable prices for Quay side

Just been to this place and it’s a breath of fresh air. So many places are generic. Thank you Colonel Porters for bringing some classy feeling back to Newcastle.

Great live music, really good time, nice decor

Great live music and fantastic service of cut price cocktails. Great night

Great cocktails 🍸🍹 so many to choose from ☺️☺️ live music 🎵🎶 and beautiful, quirky decor which adds fabulousness to this place 🙂

Went out for a girly family day and started off in Colonel Porters based off a recommendation. It was a lovely atmosphere, the staff were really nice and the drinks were great quality. We are planning to come back for tipsy tea.

Didnt have food but a couple of drinks. Really nice pub with a great atmosphere.

Live music and a lots of areas to perch and listen

We often come here on Saturday afternoons. Lovely bar, great cocktails and good service. Only thing that lets it down is the volume of the live music. It’s soooo loud, makes it very hard to talk to friends. Turn it down a bit and this place would be perfect.

i can’t believe i’ve not been here before, fantastic place with amazing music.

Loved the decor of this pub, drinks were great and we timed it right for live music. Just a little suggestion guys, don't crash the bottles into the bin...... we definitely return

About unbelievable atmosphere cant wait to visit again

Great pub and has a singer most weekends 😀

Lovely bar, had great service and a lovely musician to set the atmosphere.

Lovely place with great music on bank hol Sunday. Loved the decor and vibes.

Great place, but bouncers have small man syndrome! They need to get a grip!

Great place, very quirky with some amazing staff.

Cocktails were lovely and service was brilliant

Lovely atmosphere with live music and great decor. Apparently the cocktails are good, wouldn't know as wasn't allowed a try... 😒

I stumbled upon this unique place tonight when I was with friends - thinking it was just another bar before I entered I was amazed by the interiors and feel of the place. I felt like I’d stepped into a sailor’s 1800’s vortex - I LOVED IT! Ordering a Spicy margarita and a Orange Margarita (Margarita Mondays) they were brilliant and so we later ordered a second drink (more margaritas!) The bar wasn’t too busy with a chilled vibe about the place, with an attentive bar lady named Emma- was perfect for a casual Monday drink. Think I have found my new favourite bar! Affordable, good location, tasty and unique atmosphere 10/10.

We popped in on Saturday afternoon for a couple of drinks, we got a cocktail from the menu “Singapore Sling” sat back down and it had an overwhelming taste of gingerbread, I spoke to a staff member who said he would take it away, a few moments later I presume the manager or assistant manager came over to our table and said the drink is correct and just looked at me as if to say that is that, no offer of an apology or refund or another drink, I just looked and thought ok?… then I went to the bar and ordered half a beer and the same person served me and looked at me and charged me £3.20 for the drink. Need coaching in customer service. A change of drink would have sufficed.

Amazing bar, amazing atmosphere, harming back to the history of the British empire. Drinks are reasonably priced, and there is a good selection. There is regular live music which adds to the atmosphere. I highly recommend you stop off for a drink and a look around this fascinating venue.

Cracking beer and fabulous place

Love love love this pub xxxx brilliant atmosphere with fantastic live music loads very helpful staff service really good xx my fave place to visit

Quirky place. Good cocktails. Nice atmosphere. Music a tiny bit loud.

Such a fun night! Great live music and atmosphere!

Something a bit different. Nice friendly staff

Great place very quirky with lots of interesting things to look at and find whilst soaking up the atmosphere

Marvelous. We brought in the new year in here. Had a great night. Probably drank a bit too much rum than I should have done. We will be back.

Great bar for drinks and live music, good seating availability and fast service. A personal favourite!

Decent music and nicely decorated place but the price of the drinks were another level of extortion, this is after being charged £10 pp just for entry. One round for 4 people was costing £50! Just for double rums!

Only been once. Loved the feel of the place. Very tranquil.

It was a very busy Saturday night but service was quite quick. Live musician was excellent and made a great atmosphere. Didn't try any food on this occasion.

I had a wonderful time at Colonel Porter's Emporium, a 1920s-themed restaurant and bar on Dean Street. The place is full of charm and character, with a botanical garden, a secret disco, a rhum and gin bar, and a tavern of wonders. The staff were very friendly and attentive, and the food and drinks were delicious. I especially enjoyed the vintage cocktails and the lobster. The atmosphere was lively and fun, and I felt like I was transported to another era. I would highly recommend Colonel Porter's Emporium to anyone looking for a unique and memorable experience in Newcastle.

Such a lovely atmosphere and live music was great

It was a great time in there with my work colleagues. The beer was great and the live act played my favourite Green Day tracks to cap the night off.

Great live music... Great cocktails and service. Brilliant atmosphere

Very busy and loud, service was slow but to be expected on a Friday night, good vibes but not everyone's cup of tea.

Live music , quality dj , you gonna party hard.

First visit. The cocktails are canny as long as it is on 2 for £12, otherwise a bit pricey. Some local craft beers on tap would have been nice.

Update 21/11/23 weekends have become so fun here since live musics started. Dance floor is so much better here for the mint music and intimate settings. Tunes after acts are done are mint too. We were dancing till 1am I think! Hope Tim Gambles is brought back more, he's something special! Brilliant open mic night here on Tuesdays. Lush staff and brilliant service. The pictures speak for themselves - the vibe here is excellent, quirky and interesting. Great playlist too. Think mid week evenings here will become a regular for me - felt so relaxed here. Recommend!

Colonel porter's emporium is a great place for a drink and catch up good service but very noisy on a weekend as is all of Newcastle but we'll worth a visit steep walk back up the hill to city centre well worth a visit especially Monday to Thursday.

Great venue, very busy but lots of seating areas. Nice leather furniture, elephant foot stools, stuffed animal heads on walls, roaring fire etc It was like colonial Britain in pub form or probably what certain folk think Brexit Britain should look like.

Luved the atmosphere and music. Staff are friendly and helpful

Super quirky Victorian style decor, totally unique, quiet early on, with reasonable price offers of cocktails and fizz. Friendly staff. Fault free, fun, fine place to go

Had a lovely afternoon with friends ending in vodka and shots and god knows what else. Great bar.

Fun, cool atmosphere but a bit pricey.

Great cocktails. We were there for the 2 for £12 offer. Cocktails were well made. Great atmosphere.

Quirky place with a good range of rum & gin, but only Britvic tonic as a G&T mixer ! I expect a premium mixer if you're offering such a range of spirits.

What a cool bar!!! The interior decoration is gorgeous - so many interesting things to look at and amazing for anyone into the Victorian aesthetic. Super comfortable seating as well. And great drinks in my opinion! I got the Butterbeer Halloween cocktail which I thought was delicious. Caution if you don't like sweet drinks- my partner doesn't and we found that there literally wasn't a single thing on the menu that didn't have sugar syrup 😅 but if dessert cocktails are your thing (they are mine!) And if you don't like strong spirity-flavored drinks (I don't!), then you'll love this place

A really lively pub on the Saturday night when we visited, we stumbled across here while out, although we always knew it was there, we never actually used it, will definitely be back, with live music on a Saturday it would be rude not to lol !!

Awesome experience, amazing live music busy section and secret section, amazing staff and personnel, DJ and warm space.

A little expensive, but the atmosphere and ambience made up for that.

Not my kinda place, bit bougie but the drinks were great!

Good vibe and nice drinks. Didn’t get live music bc it was a Friday night but the DJ was fun.

Wow!! What can I say about colonel porters!! Good vibes, good drinks, good staff!! I’d definitely recommend asking the staff about the decor, there are plenty of stories (ask about the stolen bear). Also definitely ask for a spicy honey margarita they are unreal. Only flaw is the music is pretty annoying after a while, please change it xo

Interesting place with quirky decor and strange lounge music cover songs playing. The atmosphere was pleasant during my visit and the bar wasn't too busy which was nice (Sunday afternoon). Drinks were good although we has cocktails which meant they were on the pricier side. Staff were friendly without going above basic service.

Great live music and brilliant cocktails made by the guy that resembles Tormund from game of thrones, 10/10 would visit again

Lovely little spot. Would love to come back and see some live music. Great interior and fairly priced for its location

Aidan James behind the bar makes the best cocktails around. So attractive too. Wow. My man.

What a great pub, staff, atmosphere, music all good. Until a customer knocks a drink over and knocks a red candle over spilling red wax on to my wife’s jacket. Explained to GM Claire. What an absolute horror of a human being, liar, obnoxious and obviously attended the Adolf Hitler school of customer service. Her sidekick with the glasses wasn’t much better. Allegedly, candles were not lit. Video only available for her.Cleaned jacket and asked to leave as we were being disrespectful.

Lovely cosy pub. Good drinks didn't eat.

Excellent experience, great crowd, great atmosphere

Didn’t t eat here, but the bar is just perfect for couples

Dripped by for a nightcap with friends. Unusual and quirky place with a good selection of rums (my drink of choice)

Love all the bits and bobs dotted around the pub its like drinking in a second hand shop

Nice early evening drink. Singer was quite good but he asked for requests and didn't know any of them which made us chuckle. Nice bottle of red wine. In a nice atmosphere. Will he again.

Quirky pub, in a great location, with excellent staff. We did not get food!

Called in on the spur on a sat afternoon and sat for 3 hours cracking atmosphere live music spotty dog beer cold staff pleasant and helpful

Ambientación espectacular y muy vibrante, un excelente Pub para divertirse en Newcastle

Great bar and atmosphere. Staff were so attentive . Looked after us well. Thank you

Eclectic place with live music. Nice and relaxing.

Got hassled by a waitress who was very pushy trying to sell shots. She even sat at our table at 1 point trying to get us to buy them. Then she told a bouncer lies about our group after demanding we paid for some shots that were accidentally spilled. Subsequently we didn't pay for the drinks and were asked to leave. I've never been asked to leave a pub in my life! We were a group of 8 aged 40's-50's , all professionals and had what was a great night spoiled by a young dangerous individual. Will never return to this place and will 100% warn others not to too!

We had a bad experience here due to young girl walking around the pub selling shots. One of our party had accidentally bumped into her spilling a shot, she tried to demand for us to pay for it but we obviously refused. She then made up a story to doorman who then asked us to leave. Shame really as we were in there 3 hours, spent in excess of £300,interacted with other staff, customers and singers. We are in the 40-50 age group were having a great night till then. To have it spoilt my one silly member of staff meant what would have been a 5 star review is now 1 star. If this was my business I would be questioning what happened here and looking to get rid of that dangerous young girl damaging my business. Apologies if she has special needs or has mental issues as it may explain her behaviour but she needs to be no way near paying customers. Honest review here, You have been warned.