Low Lights Tavern in North Tyneside

This place!! Been 4 times and each time it has been amazing! Staff are very friendly, they pour a beautiful pint of Guinness and the food is on another level! Can’t wait for next time

Another trip to the Low Lights Tavern on a cold April day. 4 of us sat in the same snuggly area as before, by the roaring open fire. 4 plates of delicious hot food were served to us - 2x corned beef and potato pies with chips, peas and real gravy, a chicken and black pudding meal on a bed of mash with spring cabbage and a mince pie and mashed potato meal with peas and gravy. All were absolutely immense. Service was lovely.

always a pleasure to visit Danny & Camron at The Lowlights. Home cooked food at its best. Proper oil fried hand cut chips the way they should be. Pies amazing as allways served by fantastic and freindly staff. 7 of us eating a range of dishes from the menu (its not just pies) and 7 clear plates went back. One of the greediest of the group even managed a desert. Great selection of beers and ales. Cant wait to get back.

There are pies and then there are Low Lights pies….it’s as if I’d entered Pie heaven when we visited for a spot of lunch. Pastry that was as light as a cloud and the mince filling both generous and tasty, I prefer mash, the good wife chips, and we agreed both were spot on, mushy peas on the side so what’s not to like. I’d heard the Tavern had entered legendary pie status and the truth is it has. I love a pie and to me this has hit number one spot…sixty odd years of pie eating and this was the best. Total appreciation for the best scran in ages.

Great beer, great service, great food ***** We always visit the Low Lights Tavern when in the area and are NEVER disappointed. Please visit, you won’t be disappointed.

Overpriced and over rated. Thought we would try this place after reading all the good reviews. Nice pleasant staff and a decent pint. We both chose the steak and ale pie an we were really underwhelmed. For £14.95 each we were expect better.

Always excellent service from Lindsay and Lilly, the food never disappoints. Fire burning great atmosphere exceptional service.

This is a nice old traditional pub and I would recommend the food 😋 tastes brilliant Best chips 🍟 I've tasted and steak pie was 10 out of 10 thank you 😊

Make sure to drop in when in North Shields!! Lynsey and the team are fab and the food is amazing! Lucky to be local to such a little gem. Came in with the family for Mother’s Day and was looked after from start to finish. Lovely place and lovely people! Couldn’t ask for more

Absolutely amazing food and service. Best pie and peas meal, good portion size. . Well worth the money. Will definitely be going back.

This tavern - restaurant never dissapoints. The food is first class and the service excellent. Add a friendly atmosphere and you get ten out of ten. Wonderful!

As ever the home made pie is delicious. Ancient tiny pub with fantasitic fod and a great atmosphere. Friendly staff and reasonably priced.

Great pie and cheesecake. Lovely atmosphere and very welcoming staff who accommodated our two children. Our favourite pub for a Sunday chill!

Love this place! Never experienced anything other than excellent food, an excellent pulled pint of Guinness & black and friendly welcome from the brilliant staff! Had the Salmon special this time and I could've ordered more to take home with me as it was delicious l!

Made the trip specially to sample the famous pies. How to ruin a classic Steak and Ale pie? Turn it into a curry by adding spices to a mouth burning level. My wife had the same problem with a different pie. Same gravy? The cold beers were only partially effective in dealing with the mouths on fire. Suggest they take the chilli powder or whatever it was and lock it out of reach of the chef. The pleasant guy who took payment asked if we'd like the uneaten food boxed up. No thanks.

Been coming to LLT over the years since discovering Fish Quay, along with Tynemouth, Cullercoats and Whitley Bay after our son moved to Newcastle. LLT is a gem of a pub, great, honest, VFM Geordie food! Absolutely love it. The family and staff who run...

I love it here. The staff especially Kate, she is so warm & friendly. The food is top notch. My Dad loves the Low Lights real ale. What's not to love great atmosphere & good food & drink. We don't go enough, but will try...

We had heard that the pies served here were legendary, so we decided to find out for ourselves. The pub does not look much from the outside, but inside it is welcoming and comfortable; a real traditional pub with wooden floors, an open fire and...

Very busy but staff were super-helpful and accommodating. Lush food. The garden burger was amazing and the steak & ale pie, and steak burger were very much enjoyed by my family. It's our second visit, we will definitely be returning.

Absolutely fantastic staff, we were welcomed from the moment we walked through the door. The pies were delicious, child's meal was huge. Our little one wanted my pie too perhaps a smaller version for the little ones maybe worth a try. The desserts and ice...

Visited her one cold windy evening in January and took a seat in the snuggly bit (to the left as you walk in)! Fire was roaring hot, ambience on point. It was quite busy for 6pm but i don't recall ever being in when it...

Lovely atmosphere in a pub that serves great food. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Recommend the great pies with proper chips and mushy peas. Portions were large a we left happy with full stomach’s. First visit to this great traditional pub but will not...

Yet another fabulous lunch, great service and always such a friendly welcome. We love this place. Today my some ordered the cod and chips and we received this whale sized beauty.. Pies are exceptional too.

Amazing food as always . Staff very friendly and attentive without being overbearing. Lovely afternoon. Couldn't fault any part of it . Probably the best staff of anywhere iv ever been .

We ordered the pie and chips, I had a steak and ale pie, unreal, all home cooked and absolutely delicious. Would highly recommend.

Great place for food and drinks. Fantastic steak and ale pie served by Jack who was very welcoming and helped me pick what to have. Definitely will be coming back for that Xmas pie!!!

Fabulous pies with very generous portions. Fast and friendly staff. If anyone is stressing about cooking Christmas dinner make it the day before and pop it all in a pie!!!!!

Been fancying here for a while, brought the mother and mother-in-law for lunch on a Thursday, arrived at 1pm ish and got a table by the fire. Staff were dead friendly and down to earth, drinks brought quickly and we all ordered the pie. Steak...

I have always loved the pies at Low Lights but I had never tried their corned beef pie until last week. WOW just WOW, it was the best corned beef pie I have had in my life and I have had a few as I’m...

The food was absolutely amazing! 100% recommend to be visited. The staff are lovey and polite and the food and drinks were served very quickly! Absolutely delicious food! Warm and cosy feeling inside!

What a big mistake we made going to try the pie lunch at Tynemouth Castle Inn, after being served a warm/cold lunch we decided not to accept their off of another meal and decided we should stick to what we know and like, we upped...

We were warmly welcomed for lunch and enjoyed the most delicious proper hand-made pie s and chips. Generous portions and lots of great art to admire. Really tasty Neck Oil too!! Thoroughly enjoyable treat to cheer ourselves up in the rain👍

Fantastic meal once again. Pies are out of this world. Very friendly staff. We go at least once a month. Highly recommend.

Second time dining at this pub and once again it was gorgeous. The pie's are amazing. You have the choice of mash or twice-cooked chips plus Mushy peas and gravy. They have 1 vegan pie available and it's amazing 😍 Very friendly attentive staff and...

Good choice of pies. We had chips and mash with it. Hot and nice hot thick gravy, which was needed to pour over the luke warm mushy peas.

Entering the low light tavern its like a proper old fashoined pub ...the lass behind the bar was very welcoming and got us a table straightaway..i got steak and ale pie with real chips the pies are homemade and beautiful ..the wife got beef dinner...

Had lunch during the week with my family have to say the staff were very friendly and accommodating we were a party of four it was busy the lady behind the bar made room for us and as ever the food was amazing highly recommend

Phenomenal as always! Fresh, local produce really makes a difference. Tasty and generous portions. Our kids love it and if they don’t finish it, we take it away and they have it later. Still tastes great! Lovely welcome from owner Cam and Danny; charismatic, charming...

Four of us had pie dishes including chicken and ham, minced beef and corned beef. All were delicious and the service quick and friendly.

Been a few years since our last visit to North Shields so we parked up near the Low Lights Tavern and decided to actually have a walk around the quayside. What a transformation from when we’d get the ferry up. Great fresh fish shops, restaurants...

Just been to the Lo Lights for Sunday Lunch roast beef dinner which was amazing and very reasonable. We from Ireland 🇮🇪 so when visiting our daughter again will definitely go back.

Popped in for lunch.. Had the steak pie, mushy peas, chips and gravy. It was excellent. A proper old fashioned pub serving stunningly good bait. Will be back very soon. Excellent value for money.

First time visiting today and definitely won't be the last. We ordered 3 different pies ( steak and mature cheddar, peppered steak and mushroom , and the corned beef ) all done with twice cooked chips (or mashed potatoes if you prefer) and with home...

Best pies we've ever had!! Been going to the fish quay for many, many years but this was our first visit to Low lights Tavern & it certainly won't be our last.

Visited here today after hearing about the pub, read the reviews. Great friendly welcome. Although they have different food on the menu. We ordered the famous pies. Can definitely day the pies were excellent. Would recommend here for anyone wanting to taste heir pies

Lovely friendly welcome when we arrived tonight. The staff were very helpful and advised us on vegetarian options. The pie's were 10/10, Aberdeen Angus burger was delicious and absolutely huge. Only one of us could manage a slice of the apple pie, which was to...

THE place to go for most excellent home made pie. Proper comfort food in a tiny ancient pub on the quayside. Staff are always really lovely too.

We just fancied a midweek drive out from Blyth after a very grim rainy weekend! Pie was mentioned and what better place to try after reading rave reviews both online and from friends and colleagues. We arrived at 7pm and our food and drinks were...

The Low Lights Tavern is known to us and when we were in the area for a late lunch yesterday the light came on. Low lights it was. Perfect IPA pairing with Steak and Mature Cheddar pie and a warm rich Malbec for my wife’s...

I've been meaning to visit for lunch for some time and it was well worth the wait! The staff were so friendly, the Low Lights Ale was refreshing and the veggie pie ...WOW!! The pastry was light and crispy and the filling was incredibly tasty....

We turned up at the low lights tonight as a family of 9. It was busy and was a long shot asking for a table. Lynsey told us she would do her best to get us seated but within minutes we were all sat comfortably...

You won't get a better pie anywhere, served with proper chips Mushy peas and thee best gravy ever,good selection of drinks as well, unfortunatly we have not tried the rest of the menu as we can't refuse the pies !

Fabulous food and great staff at the Low Lights Tavern. Popped in for a bite to eat and had a lovely veggie Sunday dinner.

We went down to the fish quay looking for a bite to eat and a couple of drinks. I remembered the pies from a previous visit, albeit a long time ago. popped in with intentions to sample the same, though on the specials board there...

This is without a doubt one of the nicest pubs in the region, the staff are so welcoming that it's actually a pleasure to go. We went for food today and it was unreal, I got the steak and cheddar pie while the better half...

This is the way pubs should be done with a nice mix of beers, friendly staff and good clientele. It’s not flashy and it’s not all singing cos it’s a pub.

When the being invented pubs he used the Low Lights as the template ! Great beer, lovely food, especially the pies, fantastic staff, especially Lyndsey ! Had to push for a seat as the place was rammed with local celebrities!

Raved about the pies to my work colleagues, so decided we would have a lunchtime trip so they could try them themselves. All were suitably impressed and one of my colleagues even took a takeaway meal back for his wife. Doesn’t matter what you have...

Got the ferry over from South Shields with one thing in mind....Steak n Ale pie and guess what not disappointed in the least. Amazing pie, chips, mushy peas and proper gravy. finished off with homemade apple pie which was equally delicious. The staff were warm...

Another fantastic visit for the Best Sunday Lunch on the Fish Quay , superb food and service , met old friends and made new friends, what a pleasure , never mind Marksies Best Pie Ever , the Pies here beat them hands down and every...

Chicken, ham and leek pie wow just WOW absolutely packed with meat , homemade chips mushy peas and gravy , its was tremendous.

I live in South Shields and always look forward to arriving at the low lights for our lunch. As always l had the best Chicken, ham and leak pie you could ever imagine! Service, staff, environment so friendly and atmospheric. I recommend visiting the low...

Always love coming to the low lights for some of the best pies in the country. Mother had the salmon and said it was the best she has had in a long time. Starting to wonder if there is anything they can't cook to perfection....

We visited on a Friday afternoon for my mam’s birthday as she had heard such amazing things about the food and we were so hungry. The bar was dead busy so we sat in the dining room where someone came straight over, cleaned us a...

Had lunch today and it was absolutely delicious . Also the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant. Thank you.

Great place, lovely food. We will definitely be back again. Also dog friendly. Try to avoid when football is on as tables are hard to book.

Out for lunch again and a second trip to the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields. The first visit was amazing and I have to say the second was equally fine. The home made pie is, chokka block with steak, absolutely delicious. It is worth...

After receiving high recommendations to visit for the pies, I managed to pop in with my young son yesterday. Those recommendations I'd received were totally correct. The photos you see do not do them justice. I couldnt decide on which pie to get and with...

Visiting family in North shields we called in for one drink around tea time..........staggered out around 1am steaming after a great buskers night, fantastic live singers in an intimate, friendly pub, bar staff were amazing and proper canny, didn't have to repeat our order once...

A brilliant lunch A lovely trip to Tynemouth and the North Shields fish quay today and my first time to the Low Lights Tavern there, and I have to say it is amazing. Its the haunt of many of my friends and have been meaning...

If you’re looking for something to eat in the area, I would thoroughly recommend this place - the pies, chips and gravy are absolutely to die for! All homemade and packed to the brim - come hungry, you won’t be disappointed!

We came here, only because of TripAdvisor reviews and we were going to North Shields anyway. The pub was just that, a 'pub', a 'good' old fashioned pub. Not modern in any way so I was a little apprehensive when we went in to order....

Had a really good steak and ale here pie today. Fast and friendly service. Brilliant welcoming atmosphere and a lovely building.

Had a delicious Sunday lunch and desert with my girlfriend in comfortable surroundings with friendly efficient staff,always recommend to others

We went for the pies! Second time we’ve had food here and was just as good. You have to try the pies, chips and mushy peas with gravy. Absolutely delicious! Lovely little pub full of friendly people, canny dogs and helpful staff. Nice vibrant atmosphere!

Been coming here for years, can't rate the place highly enough. Food is consistently excellent, staff are very friendly and efficient, take no heed of the review titled Vile, this person is a total fool, looking at her photo, she obviously had her pie and...

The food was amazing as always, i would not go anywhere else for a pie! My little girl really enjoyed her kids meal as well The staff are amazing and friendly Pay no attention to the bad review, she clearly enjoyed the pie since it...

We tried the Low Lights Tavern on Mother's Day for a change. We usually take the ferry from South Shields to North Shields for fish and chips each year, but this time we came with our young four-legged friend, so a new dog-friendly destination was...

We have eaten here a number of times over the past few months and the food is always excellent. Today we tried the Sunday Lunch and it was delicious. The staff are so friendly and very efficient. Not sure how anyone can say the pie...

This is what the £13 beef pie with chips pie no taste and looks like the chips been done in old fat and I had asked for mash disgusting only thing nice was the frozen garden peas and must have had if in a tin...

Stopping in for lunch & a pint with family & a dog. Staff were helpful and friendly. Food was excellent and value for money

Popped in here after seeing some live music nearby. I was driving so had a soft drink. I ordered a pint of John Smiths and a half of lemonade. It comes in a larger glass than a half presumably to accommodate the ice. Cost £7...

Thank you. Yet another great meal. Hubby had the mince and dumplings. I had the mince pie with veg. Absolutely fantastic.

Even tho I live 2 mins away and have drank there so many times today we eventually had a Sunday Roast. It did not disappoint. Cant recommend it enough it was bloody lovely. Deffo be back soon but next time for a pie.... get yourselves...

Once again amazed by this little gem on the north east coast. Visited with our family for a drink, couldnt say no to a bit of diner too! Best pub on the fish Quay as always un-real food, great atmosphere and top quality service by...

This is a consistently excellent pub for friendliness, food, a warm welcome, great freshly cooked meals, and just a homely pub that you can’t resist returning to time and time again. Well done to all the staff - it’s a credit to you all

Visited with a small group of walkers. Had built up an appetite which is just as well because the steak pie that I ordered was one of the best pies I have ever tasted(and I've had a few over the years) and I was determined...

Called in today for lunch . Very friendly Barman . Delicious Pies seem to be their speciality . Well stocked bar. Beautiful paintings ( for sale ) on walls . Highly recommend.

Waited ten mins for a table whilst enjoying drinks on a bar stool! Service food and atmosphere excellent. Three huge dinners and drinks for less than £50 highly recommend

Well here we are doomed to be dissatisfied by any other pie we will encounter ever again. Been eying them up for a while and made the journey through the Tyne Tunnel to see if they were as good as they reckoned. And they were....

We have heard that the pies here are very good. They are better than that. Fantastic. Both of us had a pie and chips, real thick cut chips, with a decent portion size as well. Prices were good, staff excellent. Cant complain at all. We...

Excellent home cooked food wholesome and good value for money tiny place but worth the wait staff great food arrived quickly if then it was busy 10/10 going back also dog friendly 🐶

Enjoyed fabulous steak pies for lunch. They were packed with the most tender and tasty braising steak. We were welcomed immediately on arrival and seated in a cosy room. Lovely fire roaring so we quickly defrosted from the Arctic conditions outside. Looking forward to returning...

We have been coming here on and off for years and we are never disappointed in the amazing sunday dinners. Huge portions, all home cooked, fab selection of beers and great service. Highly recommend. The only thing that stops us coming every week is the...

Keep visiting, continues to never disappoint! Had the famous Steak & Ale Pie “obviously with a pint of Guinness to wash it down”…. Fantastic food, service and craic 👌🏻

We have been a few times to the establishment and every time the food has been amazing best pie around and great choice of drink.

We are regular eaters at the Low Lights — the pies are the best I’ve ever had. Staff great, lovely setting in front of the open fire and great choice of drinks. My favourite (and the dog’s) is the peppered steak and mushroom pie. Thoroughly...

Absolutely brilliant pub great staff in Jack and Linzi, best pies i have ever eaten great little venue will deffo come back next time im here xxx

Best new year ever ! Bagpiper at midnight amazing, nxt year more kilts please, amazing service, amazing people top notch. Pies are out of this world aswell :)

Another first class meal at the Low lights Tavern. 4 meat roast followed by cheesecake. Simply Devine. Best Sunday lunch in Newcastle. Thanks to all the staff and hosts Danny & Cameron