OMNI Cafe in North Tyneside

Having seen Jay Raynor’s rave review in the newspaper we were keen to try a Vietnamese inspired restaurant in WB.As Jay himself said the food is very nice but as been pointed out previously a bit pricey. We had tomato and lemongrass curry with tofu and also coconut and galangal soup, both of which were very good. But cold rice? Seriously, how hard can it be to keep rice hot? We had Vietnamese iced coffee which was not good at all. We were expecting a glass with condensed milk, ice and a coffee press on top (like you get in Vietnam) . What we got was a glass of some over sweet light brown liquid with ice cubes. And finally, 14 and a half quad for banh mi? No thanks.

First time I have been in a while. Had the sausage sandwich as only in for a snack. Was lovely.

Fab find. Really enjoyed the 12hr beef and peanut curry. Fabulous service

My wife and I had lunch here today and the food was properly delicious. We were stuffed and very happy out the outset. And you absolutely must try the crispy oyster mushrooms - they were divine. We saw many great looking dishes being served to other tables so we’ll be back here to try some of those too. One thing.. booking or calling ahead is advised as they were very busy.

Food nice yet expensive, however iced coffee price was absolutely ridiculous. Have been to Omni before, and had no complaints, yet received this earlier today. £3.50 for 2 sips of iced coffee. Ridiculous.

went tonight for the vegan supper club and had a great time!! all the dishes were so good! as a veggie who is picky and doesn’t really like vegetables🫣🫣🫣 i really enjoyed it and tried loads of new things!! will definitely be coming back💘

I visited Omni for the first time yesterday for a special lunch with a group of nine friends. The lunch menu is quite limited but we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. I chose the shin beef and peanut curry with jasmine rice. It was beautifully spiced and contained lots of melt-in the-mouth meat. I thought £18 was a bit expensive at first, but when I considered the generous portions and the fact that it had been slow-cooked for 12 hours I felt it was worth the price. After all, some restaurants these days charge similar prices for burgers and chips! The wine was also surprisingly pricey. Nevertheless, the pleasant, relaxed atmosphere, the extremely friendly and polite staff, and the 'help yourself' tank of iced water with lemon more than made up for my initial niggles about the prices. We lingered over numerous glasses of iced water well into the afternoon and were never made to feel rushed. Thanks to everyone at Omni for a lovely afternoon.

I recently visited Omni with a large group of friends on a Friday evening. We all tried a variety of dishes. The belly pork, the beef curry the Malaysian chicken to name some and it was all unbelievable. Cannot fault the quality of the dishes and the service was impeccable considering the size of our table. The staff were friendly and attentive. 5 stars….I’ll certainly be returning!

First timers and we will be back! Have been meaning to go for a very long and I can’t believe we’ve waited so long! Greeted with warm welcoming staff, Drinks came sharpish and ordered food…took about 25mins to arrive but for an extremely busy restaurant on a Friday evening -hats off to the chefs because that is good going. Food was delicious, hot spicy fresh and so full of flavour. Everything washed down with a couple of cocktails and a bottle of wine…absolutely perfect evening.

Fantastic as always! Another great visit to Omni cafe, this time for lunch. We had the beef shin curry which never disappoints (best curry I’ve ever had) and the squid salad! Food, service and atmosphere perfect as always!

Tried the beef curry with jasmine rice .. it was delicious. So tender and very tasty. It was a very busy evening but staff were always checking everything was ok and if we needed anything else! Good size portions too! Thank you .. I will be back :-)

Brilliant as always. Visited a lot over the years and can’t fault the place. The food is always excellent, the staff are so nice, welcoming and really knowledgeable about the menu and drinks selection. Most recent visit was part of a large group on a Friday night, food arrived promptly and tasted great. I wasn’t drinking alcohol and was really impressed with the selection of soft drinks especially the homemade lemonade. Would definitely recommend to anyone, the atmosphere is always great and I feel they cater for everyone at Omni.

Amazing food with very friendly and helpful staff. Our dishes were perfect and sides just as delicious! Would 100 recommend.

We were excited to recieve a voucher for a local restaurant that offered take away, so saved it for half term. Turns out it was closed Sunday and Monday so tried again on Tuesday. Website advertised open til 10. We ordered at 8.30 to be told kitchen closed at 8. So, tried against 5.00 on Wed. No answer. Continued to ring/email/fb message. Here we are at 7.15.... It doesn't let you use a voucher on their click and collect. And they haven't responded to calls,messages or emails. Very disappointing. (Still ringing- still engaged)

Omnicafe is truly a culinary blessing. Our fourth visit reaffirmed that both the cuisine and service remain consistently impeccable. The braised beef ribs and special chicken wings are exquisite, and every dish we've tried is simply superb. The ambiance and setting add to the overall delight. If there's any minor feedback, it's regarding the two-seater table near the bar, which unfortunately can get quite noisy due to bar activity, and the occasional inconvenience of customers bumping into my chair as they settle their bills. Looking forward to our next visit. Update:25/11/23 Once again, the staff intended to seat us at the less customer-friendly table for two at the bar. Despite our previous negative experience, we declined, and a staff member offered an alternative table for two but with a time limit of 1 hour and 15 minutes, which again felt rushed and confusing. It seems management hasn't addressed previous feedback, so we've decided to move on from Omni, having provided ample chances.

This place makes wagamama look like a pretender. Amazing flavourful food with a southern asian focus.

We have eaten food from OMNI on several occasions but tonight was so poor from the rice which was bland , the salad way way overdressed soggy and salty had no ‘ bite’ as a foil for the mains . The Malaysian fried rendang chicken was a soggy mess with a tasteless thick brown sauce . I’m not sure if there have been some changes in the kitchen or it’s the fact it’s mid week but it was so very poor. Disappointed it was if they weren’t trying for a take out plastic containers cheapen the whole thing more like a take away than good restaurant food which I’ve had several time in the past, it was faultless .

Always amazing. The prices look expensive and have gone up a lot since it's inception, but I only begrudge paying high prices if there's uncertainty over the food. You don't get that here. Incredible food guaranteed and worth every penny. We went for a selection of dishes; our normal go to dumplings, belly pork and beef shin curry. All can been seen below. Everything was absolutely spot on. Too good probably. We ordered too much but felt obliged to finish it all as it was that good. They offer incredible vegetarian and vegan options too. Great wine selection. All round amazing. The atmosphere is always very chilled and relaxed and the servers always really friendly and attentive. So hard to try new places when there's somewhere this good right on your doorstep.

Charged us for the wrong thing. No apology or offer to refund the difference. Had to ask for this to be done. After a lot of reluctant tapping l was assured the difference was refunded to my card. A week later no sign of the refund. You have to question their attitude and competence if nothing else!

Only go if you like everything spicy.

Never had a bad visit...just love it here.

We had an evening meal here, whilst the food was lovely, I found it overpriced for the portions. We had shrimp crisps to start (posh prawn crackers) and at £5 for a small portion, I found expensive. Even for the mains and sides, I think £2 could be knocked off all the prices. A large glass of rose wine was nearly £10, which I find expensive. The restaurant could do more deserts too, instead of just a choice of ice cream flavours and toppers. Food was good, I just found it expensive for what it was. I wouldn’t return for this reason.

Very expensive for what you get, small portions, certainly doesnt fill you. The wine markup is ridiculous. Wouldn't go back

Very expensive, small portions and the wine markup was ridiculous

A definite recommendation. Attentive but not over fussy service, food to die for.

Good food and nice atmosphere. It was the first time I tried the Chicken Rendang here and it would be great to improve the sauce with more spice and herbs. Pork belly was always tasty!

Visited for the first time just before Christmas with family. The staff provided a great welcome and service throughout. The food was both flavoursome, well cooked and plentiful. The menu isn’t huge but all the dishes are fresh full of flavour and utterly delicious! The slow cooked beef shin curry with peanuts was my favourite. A full range of ice cream sundaes awaits for dessert. Thoroughly recommended for a delicious evening meal in relaxed surroundings

Delicious breakfast options, great service and lovely atmosphere, reasonably priced menu

We pre booked our table for 7pm . We had a table next to a Xmas party and another Xmas party behind us . Out waitress noticed it was a tight squeeze for me and my dad as we are both 6 ft 5 . She had a better positioned table that gave us more space and offered it to us. The food was fantastic I really recommend the shin beef curry and ginger rice . The service was all done smile everyone so polite.

Amazing authentic tasting South Asian foods with lots of fresh tasty salads and flavours. We went pretty much all vegetarian which was easy to do, but the meat options looked delicious as well. Only possible improvement could be the deserts on offer, but they did pretty amazingly well to be honest given the size of the venue and the kitchen. Would definitely come again!

We ate Vietnamese style pork ribs with a Jasmine Rice bowl . And Yellow Hake curry ... both dishes were so delicious and flavoursome .. I've been to Omni quite often and never had a bad meal .. I also love the relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommend .

They didn't get off to a good start when they told us the list of items they didn't have, chicken and mushrooms for example. We were told our table was the big one around there, with a point. Menu is very very limited indeed. Food was quite good though. Ultimately we came.out thinking we didn't get much for the price we ended up paying. As a group we had been here before but won't hurry back.

Beautiful food, great portions & super friendly service. Love it here!

Great, good food in a casual, relaxed environment. Something for everyone here and the staff are lovely.

Utterly delicious food ~ great staff ~ great atmosphere will definitely be visiting again soon Brian

We came for an early evening meal, before a concert later on. We had heard it was an interesting place to try and were pleased to book a table for two at 5.30. When we arrived a little early, there were quite a few empty...

Amazing. Staff excellent. Food amazing 😋

Fantastic food and great service. The aubergine is incredible, they must cook iron nectar!

I do love the food at Omni, we have Miso pickles which were a lovely starter. We ordered chicken wings which weren’t soggie and had a lovely flavour. Osyter mushrooms which are recommended. The staff are attentive and lovely. It is recommended to book in advanced. We had a short notice booking which meant we were on the bar stools.

Tasty Thai food which is a bit different from the normal mainstream offerings. Would definitely return to try the other dishes.

Obviously the food is excellent but what you may not know is these guys consistently play the best music - classic breaks and spicy squid - what’s not to like…!

Fabulous food, lovely staff and an amazing atmosphere, really enjoyed our meal

I've been twice in the last couple of weeks, and it has been flawless each time. The curries are delicious!

High quality food with a very relaxed environment. Absolutely lovely. The staff were all smiley, accommodating and friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Can’t wait to return

Fab restaurant. Great atmosphere even on a Wednesday night. I'd advise booking as it appeared pretty much fully booked (can be done online). Really tasty food.

Food here was fantastic. We had the pork belly. It was very sweet (which I liked) but some people may not. The ginger rice was lovely. We also had the beef shin, which was good.

Came for a lunchtime meal. Pork shoulder Bahn mí was great as always and the raw Tuna Nam Jim was the highlight as a sharing dish alongside. Wish I had ordered it as a main with the glass noodle salad. Service was clued up as well as lovely and attentive. Please make sure you look at the specials, fantastic!

Excellent consistent food and service. Love the beef curry, love the rice bowls, love the mushrooms. Honestly, it's the best food at the coast.

Excellent food and drink. All of us were happy with the meals. The Shin beef with peanut curry was truly excellent, as was the pork. Good range of drinks and great service.

Loved every part of our meal and service was excellent. Thank you

Omnilicious, yum yum, the ribs and the guinness cake in particular will be in my dreams until I make it up north again. Fun little joint and great service.

Very busy when we went, would advise to pre book. Got chicken rice bowls which were OK, nothing startling. Not much space inside to move about.

A month ago I didn’t know this place existed but I got a tip off from some friends on the coast. I’m glad I did because I’ve been missing out! Nice little Asian restaurant in an area that’s not to busy but close enough to...

Excellent slow cooked beef/peanut curry and ginger rice. One room became so noisy after a large and rowdy group arrived. Alll kudos to our waitress, who, without a word of complaint from us, suggested a quieter table. It was very much appreciated.

Absolutely delicious food …. And that’s from a fussy vegetarian. We’ve been several times during the day for lunch and it’s been great. However we visited with a friend in the evening and it was a very different story. Table booked for 7:15, we weren’t seated until 8pm and food didn’t arrive until almost 9pm. Plenty of apologies from the staff but I won’t ever book a table in the evening again.

Really lovely food, quality tasty food and a chef that knows what he's doing. FAB.

Stunning food, really friendly staff, definitely going back.

A real surprise of a place, lovely food, great service and really lovely surroundings. Food is, I think, Asian fusion. I was pleasantly surprised by this as had no idea before we visited. Brunch menu was delish 😋 hubby had steak and eggs to die for, and I had a folded egg sarnie...just lush! Thanks guys!

Bit of a hidden gem here. The menu is perfect. You aren't confronted by a massive menu but this means focus is on the dishes available. Food is amazing, good portion sizes and feels like value for money. Staff are lovely. If you are in the area, please give them a go. I was literally torn between the options on the menu. Everything looks appealing.

Utterly wonderful Asian fusion restaurant. Don’t come here so there’s more for me. Beautiful and delicious.

People reviewing this place giving 5 stars are all crazy a bit like the Emperors cloths they can’t bring themselves to tell the truth.I had roasted nuts for starter £3.50 and a tiny bowl of nuts arrived (see picture)which I suspect had been heated in microwave, my main was the beef curry and when it came it was like a beef stew and I could only eat half of it, it looked like dog food you must be crazy if you think this place is great it’s like a back street greasy spoon cafe charging ridiculous prices £63.

This little gem in the heart of Monkseaton Village has the most amazing food and vibe. I’d eat here every night 🤭

We had waited a long time to go here. Hands down so if the best food that we have eaten in a long time. The curry was fantastic and the belly pork was sensational. Well worth a visit if it’s on your list! Photos do not do the food justice here. Friendly staff, plenty of comfortable seating and takes American Express!!

I visited for a drink and enjoyed the Vietnamese-style coffee that was served. I wasn't ready to eat but the dishes that were being served looked good. This is clearly a popular place to hang out. Many of the patrons stayed throughout the duration of my visit.

Amazing flavours, decent menu, not too much choice to get stuck, but enough to have decent selection! Service great, friendly and helpful. Dishes aren't too big so can have a couple or share a few dishes. Pricing fair for quality and service, a new favourite!

Amazing food. Best by far in some time we have had. We will be back soon. Wish we had visited sooner!

My family regularly come here and we are always happy with both the service and the food. Some of the best Asian fusion food we’ve had and unmatched against any other local establishment. Couldn’t recommend more !

Arrived here as part of a social event through work to catch up so booked out a room within the cafe. Arrived here with starters being on the table as we arrived which was perfect as it was a 7:00 sitting. We had a set...

A fantastic supper club experience! Every dish was delicious - a great range of flavours from across Asia - we lived in Malaysia for 4 years until recently and this is the best food from that region we have encountered in the North. The afternoon lasted from about 2-5.30. We started with a range of little dishes, increasing in size until the mains. Standout dishes were the steak tatar which was served on a Burnese spiced chana cracker, and a corn served with Chiang Mai butter - a yellow curry flavour with crispy shalotts. The pork belly with nam jim was perfectly rendered with crispy skin - super spicy. Cocktails were amazing - the special margarita with birds eye chilli and passion fruit is not for the faint hearted. The Viet espresso martini was like a bitter chocolate dessert and my favourite was the Hanoi Mule. Food was £55pp. The best!

Slow service, 40 mins for mains to arrive. Over priced for what you're getting: 18 for a broth ribbon noodles and a few slices of beef, thai basil and coriander. 16 for stir fry rice and a few veg + 3 for a few strips of chicken? Portion size of a bowl of breakfast cereal. Really? Nothing like the pictures shown here. Staff not interested in asking if everything is okay at any point throughout the meal. This should be cheap fast and very tasty food with low overhead if cooking at scale, somethings not right here.. Notice all the great reviews are 8 months ago. Much Hype.. Disappointed - wont be returning.

Not as good as it used to be. Used to be my fave, won’t be in a rush to go back. Just feels expensive for what it is now.

Recommended to try Omni by friends who live locally. And we’re so happy we did. Wow! The place is really cool, the staff are lovely and the food is amazing. I had the seafood red curry. It was THE BEST red curry I’ve ever had...

Excellent selection of meat and vegetarian dishes Well worth a visit

Food is absolutely incredible! Negroni was top notch too 😁

Having been to Omni several times, I can say with a huge degree of confidence that nobody will leave here anything but hugely impressed and totally satisfied. Omni is the place we wished was at the end of our street. The quality of food is...

Love this place, booked for Saturday

Our 2nd visit. Food is fantastic, very different but delicious. Had the beef curry, pork curry, Asian slaw and the squid between two of us, all cooked perfectly, big portions too! Staff great as well very relaxed and friendly. Would highly recommend

Second trip here! The food is stunning and caters for all. The service is great too!! Will look forward to returning.

Nice food but fairly expensive. I also think the drinks were very overpriced for the size. The coke was a very small bottle, just 250ml, and this isn't mentioned on the menu, which might help set expectations!

Always delicious - now expanded to twice the size so much easier to book at the weekend!

The ambience, service and food were all top class. We managed to squeeze into an 8pm slot on a Saturday night at short notice, sitting on high stools facing the window, which suited us really well. Despite the cafe being at full capacity, we felt...

Came for a birthday through the week. The food was outstanding as usual... delicious! But we were very disappointed that smacked cucumber has been taken off the menu! Especially the vegans amongst us. My vegan friend was also a bit miffed that the vegan/ vegggie...

Every bite perfect. Service excellent - recommended just the right wine to go with fish.

Cracking place Food is really really good with a good choice of drinks The flavours are intense Good service from a friendly happy team 5*

Truly lovely place, great tea, wonderful ambience, and lovely staff. Will definitely be back!

Amazing dinner at Omni last night with friends. 1st time eating here. It came highly recommended & didn't disappoint. Fresh, clean, authentic tastes. Every dish was superb. Service was attentive & friendly & I will return!

Visit Omni for the second time recently and it was as good as my first visit. It is a lovely place to have food. Nice atmosphere, great staff but best of all is the food. Whoever is the chef is they are doing a cracking...

Lovely little gem of an eaterie tucked away in Monkseaton.

Simply the best ribs in my life. I have travelled the world and am 61 so that is saying something.

I considered this as a cafe so when a friend suggested we went there we were a bit sceptical. We honestly thought we would need to get more food when we finished. We were wrong. The food was excellent, well served and hot. Staff were...

Brilliant food and excellent service. Thoroughly recommend.

We just visited Omni for the second time since the refurbishment and again thought the food was excellent. Everything we had was perfectly seasoned and nicely presented. We had a beautiful beef curry, beef special, amazing ginger rice, pork dumplings, pork belly, and the chef...

Great place to eat or have coffee and cake. First time at this lovely place, the atmosphere was lovely and bubbly the food was amazing with a variety of dishes on offer, homemade desserts as well. The staff were lovely and the place has a...

Favourite place in Newcastle to eat. Always outstanding food and great service.

Met my two friends there we all have children under 6months. The staff were super helpful getting us sat down and making we had enough space for prams etc. Nothing was too much to ask for and as always the food and coffee was lush.

Great food, surroundings and service. Specialises in Vietnamese food.. Would highly recommend.

Amazing vegan food from start to finish, delicious cocktails and wonderful service. Definitely 5 stars!

The soup was amazing. Lovely flavours and beautifully spices 😋

I've been going to Omni since it opened and can honestly say I've never had a bad meal there and the service is always spot on. Every single dish I've had is full of flavour and always served with a friendly smile. I'd highly recce...

Lovely place. We had a table of 5 and we ordered all of the side dishes to share - it was great! The deep fried mushrooms were the star of the show, the ribs were really great and the tofu (with lots of Szechuan pepper). The squid was superb. One of our party said "I've have never had tofu that nice!" The place was very busy, so we did have to wait longer than we'd ideally want - but they were short staffed. If the food is good you don't mind waiting. The staff were clearly busy, but they were never flustered - they took time our of their rush to still be very considerate and give great service! Can't wait to go again. So good.