Costco in Gateshead

This is my first time in Costco. I have to the staff are amazing. They are polite and professional. The range is extensive and the prices can be very cheap. My only issue is that due to its size and it is huge, there are no rest stations for disabled people on walking sticks. Whilst I can push a trolly using it as my sticks I needed to rest now and again and it was impossible. That meant I only shoped about a third of Costco. I will have to leave the rest till next time. A real missed opportunity. The unit is easily big enough to have rest stations for the disabled.

Fuel Numpties Trying to direct traffic - Crash Pending 2 idiots stood on a roundabout trying to direct traffic and giving conflicting directions. One holding a coffee and giving half attempts at directing traffic because she doesn’t want to put the coffee down. Costco are going to find themselves liable on someone’s dashcam for directing someone into an RTC. Management to wake up and get those idiots off the highway and get some paint on the lanes before they impact your liability insurance.

I live a long way from this store but like their contact lenses. I rang ti see if they would post them for me and they did- sent A cheque and my prescription and they arrived within two days! Fantastic service from Andy- thank you so much!

Always a great trip to Costco. The staff are smiley and the cafe is decent. It can get busy so you can’t always get a seat but you can take out to your car or you can go sit outside on the seats by the river over the road. Good portion sizes for a very good price. The cottage pie and the chicken burger are great value for money. Plus a fizzy drink with a free refill you can’t go wrong.

At the food court, although you get a lot of pizza for your money, it is quite frankly horrible. The base is thick and heavy and they put far too much tomato puree and cheese on. It results in a greasy mess. As a pizza connoisseur, I can tell you that less is often more. What you need is a nice thin, lightweight, flavoursome base, ideally with burnt edges, done in a wood fired oven. Not too much tomato and cheese, otherwise it results in overkill (like the Costco pizza). It's up to you what additional toppings you choose, but in my opinion, pizza is no longer pizza when you start adding loads of unnecessary things to it. Margherita, Salamino or Quattro Formaggi should be the only three existing pizzas. It should be finished with a light sprinkling of oregano.