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Based on 237 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 350 in 670 in North Tyneside

Nº 49 of 90 British in North Tyneside

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..old

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Been a long a time since I was last there ,won't be long before I'm back 😊

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george mitford . 2024-11-02

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Few drinks after work with friends, and it's dog friendly!

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pamela green . 2024-10-06

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No food, nice service & old man's pub, nice place, friendly, pool table & darts. TV 👍🏻

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rebecca spence . 2024-07-08

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Lovely pub but it’s spoilt by a very aggressive and hostile member of staff (female). Otherwise it’s a great spot for drinks.

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Charlotte B . 2024-07-07

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Cracking local pub, loads of seating, darts, pool great music and sports.

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Mikey King . 2024-07-06

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Very smart, traditional local pub. Recommended.

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Stephen Beckett . 2024-06-13

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We popped in for a drink service was good but it was very quiet mind it was through the week maybe better atmosphere on a weekend

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Angie Howse . 2024-05-15

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Quiet but not unexpected given time and day

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Linda Rowson . 2024-04-01

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The most friendly welcome pub in the area! Kate and Scott are the best hosts.

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Lisa Coleman . 2024-03-22

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Very chill place, buzzing it's one of my lady's locals. Dog friendly also. Will totes be visiting again soon

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Matt Rocke . 2024-03-14

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Nice old world charm..Well priced drinks. Lovely customer service. Went in for drinks before and after a meal at geisha which is conveniently next door.

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Melanie Hoggart . 2024-02-13

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Great bar..and so so clean with pool table and quiet lounge. Books to read and great locals drink here. Not to be missed if in newcastle. Good place to take a new girlfriend. Next to great restaurants.

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Aristotle Change . 2024-01-28

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A real traditional pub, doesn’t feel like a generic corporate pub, great staff and lovely customers, even has food on when certain games are on tv. A local favourite

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David H . 2024-01-06

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Good vegan food, girlfriend loved it and her family, who were vegan, were very impressed and loved how it was vegan, but wasn’t making its “veganess” the focal point of the pub. Felt like a normal pub so the atmosphere was great!! amazing location. Our server at the bar was lovely, helped us when needed and was sure to clear the table as we sat down. We played a game of Guess Who, which was great fun, the selection of games was great to see and nice to see people off their phones and enjoying eachother company. Overall, would definitely recommend the “chicken” burger, the BCT or something like that!!!

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Jack S . 2023-12-15

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No complaints spic and span pub where you can have a relaxed evening

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Syamantak Basu . 2023-11-21

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Lovely traditional pub with comfortable atmosphere. Good selection of drinks and welcoming staff.

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Derek Jenkins . 2023-11-13

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Do not visit this pub. On my visit there were people openly taking drugs in the toilet. Also all of the staff are miserable and rude. Needs new management!

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Anthony Baker . 2023-11-13

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Went here on a bustling Saturday afternoon for drinks with friends. The atmosphere was great, full of people and a good vibe about the place. Good selection of drinks available and service was relatively quick given how busy it was. Would recommend and return again!

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Kilian Sloan . 2023-04-26

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Great night with good friends live music makes a big difference.

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Ron Cartwright . 2023-04-20

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Saturday 15th April, a sunny afternoon, we waited 40 minutes for an olives and hummus dish with a toasted pitta bread. We asked three times why there was such a delay for what was essentially a cold dish. When it eventually arrived I asked to speak to the manager JS. The manager claimed the delay was because everything is prepared to order, in order and that they were exceptionally busy. My view is that operations at this premises are not efficient.

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MJ . 2023-04-18

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Came for a retirement party, lovely staff and a great bar

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Rachel Donaldson . 2023-03-19

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Nice bar, god atmosphere and a good beer coverage.

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Paul Whitworth . 2022-11-08

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Very much a locals pub. The usual rage of beers, nothing to excite a real ale fan.

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Kevin spark . 2022-10-31

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Great welcome from the lady behind the bar it was a late Sunday afternoon and a good selection of beers and lagers the place had a good crowd in too. The place is clean and tidy and I enjoyed all aspects of the pub.

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neil fraser . 2022-06-20

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A quiet pub on the Thursday I was there but that's exactly what I wanted to catch up with mates I'd not seen in years. A decent pulled pint of Guinness and a friendly atmosphere are worth a visit.

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Paul Melrose . 2022-05-14

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Freezing cold bar, £4.30 for a pint of lager. If I'm sitting in comfort, I don't mind the price. But I wasn't.

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DAVID SCOTT . 2022-04-17

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Brilliant for peace and quiet and a beer

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Stephen Anderson . 2022-04-13

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We had a really nice afternoon meal at The Ship Inn last weekend. The place was quiet when we arrived and the staff were welcoming and friendly. We ordered a couple of local beers and some food. We really liked the place in general. Food arrived quickly, I had a burger and my partner had the falafel wrap, we both loved it. We were starving but the portions were quite big so we were stuffed. After a short while the place got busier with chatty friendly people, couples playing board games and even a cute friendly doggo. We left very happy. Highly recommend :))

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Ido H . 2022-02-27

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If you like your pubs old school with no jukebox and a dart board, you've found your home.

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Gary . 2022-02-07

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Spend loads on a round and cant even shelter from the rain outside. What a joke ! Very unhelpfull staff. Waiting for taxi in rain and asked to leave 😪 😴 😒

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natalierW5869FP . 2021-10-28

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A traditional boozer woth a lot of ambience

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David Hyslop . 2021-09-17

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Great breakfast and coffee with detail to the presentation of the breakfast, very helpful in getting refills. Great room, clean, it was a shame the restaurant closed early. Isolated location but nice.

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Roving10640003017 . 2021-08-06

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It was my birthday and we weren’t told the kitchen closed at 18:00. When asked if we could at least order takeaway to the pub this was declined Despite good service here previously I won’t be visiting again

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xbrouwer90 . 2021-05-09

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Excellent hospitality and a friendly bunch of punters

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Stephen Wood . 2020-11-11

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Lovely early afternoon few few beers in the Ship Benton x the blonde cask ale was spot -on - as was the service and company - both bar staff and customers were great. Bar felt very safe and everyone was so friendly. Will deffo return, thank you xxx

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suebell262 . 2020-10-06

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Lovely friendly pub, nice atmosphere,not expensive for drinks, nice and relaxing place to go. The bands they have on a Saturday night are brilliant. Can't speak highly enough of the place.

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Craig Edward Scobie . 2020-08-15

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Old fashioned Sunday Dinner with no frills and very good value

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Philip Johnson . 2020-02-17

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Two ales on tap most nights. V glad to see Heineken 0.0 alcohol.

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J H . 2020-01-21

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En Nochebuena, durante muchos años, hemos ido a The Ship Inn, ya que vivimos localmente. Siempre ha estado lleno y tenía un buen ambiente. Mi hija, que trabaja lejos, siempre se encuentra con sus viejos amigos de la escuela. Este año, fue tranquilo, así que fuimos a otro lado. Sus amigos la contactaron para decirle que estaban en The Ship y que le habían comprado una bebida. Regresamos a las 10:45 p.m. y a mi hija se le negó la entrada a un hombre hosco en la puerta, diciendo que no había más entradas permitidas y que su actitud era inútil, extremadamente inflexible y grosera. Creo que él es el gerente. Nos fuimos muy molestos y no volveremos a visitar, ya que muchos de mis amigos también se han quejado de una falta similar de servicio al cliente recientemente.

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C4725TErachelw . 2020-01-04

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A friendly locals pub which is well worth a visit.

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Andy Urwin . 2019-12-29

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Had a great Sunday lurch here after reading a recent recommendation by the Evening chronicle. Found the staff very friendly and the pub had a nice atmosphere. The food was very tasty with the beef being cooked perfectly, veg had a nice bite, tasty Yorkshires and roasties served with a nice rich gravy. Will return soon.

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barryo . 2019-12-29

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Had a great Sunday lurch here after reading a recent recommendation by the Evening chronicle. Found the staff very friendly and the pub had a nice atmosphere. The food was very tasty with the beef being cooked perfectly, veg had a nice bite, tasty Yorkshires and roasties served with a nice rich gravy. Will return soon.

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Barry Oliver (Newcastle Chauffeur Cars) . 2019-12-29

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There was a lovely atmosphere in the pub in Christmas Eve and the staff were all very friendly

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Tracy Cuthbertson . 2019-12-25

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Had a nice sunday dinner prices very reasonable will be back again

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Jean Clarke . 2019-12-01

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Friendly staff, Lovely food. Always a warm welcome and dog friendly

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Ty Mcintosh . 2019-10-25

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Just had an amazing Sunday dinner roast beef and veg followed by delious sticky toffee pudding would highly recommend going here great staff and great food will definitely be back soon

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sophies dad . 2019-09-15

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Love the atmosphere great friendly staff and cheap too 😛🥴

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Chanel Jade hyatt . 2019-09-09

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Servicio al cliente horrible! Nunca volveré. Mientras esperaba en el bar, un bar muy enojado sigue recogiendo un letrero del área de servicio del piso y lo golpeó exactamente en frente de mí, después de moverse, ella continuó ignorándome a mí ya mi compañero y movió el letrero más allá. Ella no hizo ningún esfuerzo por explicar que el lugar donde estábamos parados se había convertido repentinamente en un área de servicio e incluso después de que otros clientes me indicaron que estaba delante de ellos, ella siguió ignorándonos. Cuando mi compañero le preguntó cuál era su problema, ella dijo que él era el que tenía una mala actitud.

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216rootytooty . 2019-07-20

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Friendly and cosy. Protects from the rain as well

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Nils Tanner . 2019-07-20

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Very nice pub , and a excellent pint .

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Bob Atwell . 2019-07-17

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I like this pub but needs the carpet taken up in the Bar room and made dog frendly. Carpets are for lounges. Not bars. :-)

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David Robson . 2019-06-26

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We decided to give this a go with the new management. Unfortunately it was not the best. The service was great, we didn't wait long for our meals. There was a good selection of vegetables but the beef was tough and fatty. When we went to get cutlery there was dog hair in the cutlery basket. We were given clean replacements from the kitchen but to be honest it put us off our meals. Hope these issues get sorted out.

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Elaine Lord . 2019-06-23

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The pub had ceased trading. Hopefully someone new will take it over soon. Indicentally several of the reviews on this site are clearly on the wrong page. It's a pub in Benton not a restaurant in Byker 😕

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. 2019-03-18

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Great, met friends from years ago.

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Tim Walker . 2019-01-27

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Nothing to write home about.... I drink tequila and orange as my basic drink in a pub.... Guess what.... We don't keep tequila 🙄... Well I'll not be back 👎

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Brad Butler . 2018-12-30

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Great traditional pub. With brilliant staff and a canny bunch of friendly regulars

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ken atkin . 2018-12-29

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Me and my boyfriend went last night here for a nice drink before we went to the restaurant but it was closed there was no sign up to say why it was closed or anything. There were regulars waiting outside there but they had to either go back home or go to another pub further down the street. They should have put a notice up the day before telling people it would be closed on the 14th of December 2018.

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Susan Short . 2018-12-15

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Este brillante pub se encuentra en Ouseburn East Newcastle, lleno de carácter y sirve excelentes comidas veganas. Está literalmente debajo del puente Byker.Acceso - OK, los autobuses son un paseo por la orilla, no hay una estación cercana de METRO, en una ruta ciclista tranquila. El aparcamiento se paga junto al pub. Hay varios lugares interesantes cerca, The Cluny, un gran pub con mucha música en vivo, el centro de libros para niños Seven Stories National, los establos Stepney Bank Riding y Ouseburn City Farm compiten por su atención. El acceso está en el nivel pero no pude ver un inodoro discapacitado.El pub - una gran sala con un bar en el medio. Hay amplios asientos al aire libre. En el interior hay varias cervezas reales más las cervezas habituales. El pub es una "zona libre de acoso sexual", por lo que debería ser seguro para todos. La única persona del bar de turno se veía un poco sobrecargada de trabajo y estaba desesperada por salir de la comida y servir bebidas.La comida era increíble, sabrosa comida vegana en grandes porciones, incluso los que comían carne en carne viva serían seducidos.The Ship Inn es un excelente lugar para ir de comida, buena cerveza y un ambiente agradable en un área de destino real

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cantiumrex . 2018-12-12

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Not very busy, good stop of on way home from work

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Christine Cockram . 2018-12-08

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Excellent live music , Cheap house doubles.

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David Palmer . 2018-12-02

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Fantástico restaurante vegano! Al principio estaba un poco preocupado, pero definitivamente recomendaría esta gema. ¿A alguien incluyendo a aquellos como yo que disfrutan la carne? La comida es tan buena que comí tofu que no había probado antes y estaba delicioso. Una buena variedad de cervezas y cervezas de verdad, así que no tengo ninguna queja.

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micktheDJ . 2018-11-23

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Should be a great local pub but isn't. Sells Fosters lager which in my opinion is only suitable for kids in the park 😒

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Kevin Lye . 2018-11-19

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Lovely food and great service thank you

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David Metcalfe . 2018-10-01

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A great little pub with lots of character. Friendly staff and reasonable prices. Not much on offer for food as of yet but it's a great place to have a few drinks with friends.

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Daniel Dotchin . 2018-09-12

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Old fashioned beer pub, ideal for the locals.

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George Forster . 2018-09-08

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The sex pistols are now an old man thing...

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John Thomas . 2018-08-28

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Traditional old style pub serving a lovely pint

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Andy Atwell . 2018-08-17

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Funny looks as not a regular. The back room that leads to the toilets smells. I think it’s a damp smell but I’m not sure. Very smelly though.

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Drew Hayes . 2018-08-10

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Fantastic vegan restaurant. It's a superfood restaurant with fresh food and amazing flavours. They have vegan alcohol and the portion sizes are huge. Absolutely phenomenal and very reasonably priced. Best place for vegans in Newcastle in my opinion.

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Navigate433189 . 2018-07-29

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Always low stocks of beer if any invariably no real ales run short very often. Shame really always been a favourite of ours for 55 years. Cant rate restaurant as only does Sunday dinners we don't go. Which they say are very good

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maiseyNewcastle_tyne . 2018-07-23

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Nice family run pub with live music at the weekend quizzes and different events throughout the week.

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Kimberley Penn . 2018-05-07

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Love this pub gud music gud staff etc

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Kevin Spence . 2018-04-29

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Tried twice to get a meal, unfortunately gave up. Pub looks good, menu looks good. But stops selling food after 4 and before 2.?

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Joe Cornwall . 2018-03-23

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Tasty Sunday lunch, though worth pre ordering your choice of meat.

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Timothy Lord . 2018-02-18

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Amazing pub and lovely staff. Such a lovely environment and great service. Really love this place and wouldn’t go anywhere else, would absolutely recommend to all. Sunday dinner is amazing and you won’t be disappointed when you visit.

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Michael P . 2018-02-11

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Best pub I’ve ever been to, staff are lovely and owners are too. Such a lovely atmosphere and place to be. After visiting the ship wouldn’t want to go anywhere else. Sunday dinners are amazing and would highly recommend. Overall an amazing environment, you won’t be disappointed

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Megan Horror . 2018-02-11

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good home cooked food great staf

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Tony ravie . 2018-02-11

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Best pub I’ve ever been to, staff are lovely and owners are too. Such a lovely atmosphere and place to be. After visiting the ship wouldn’t want to go anywhere else. Sunday dinners are amazing and would highly recommend. Overall an amazing environment, you won’t be disappointed!!

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Megan R . 2018-02-11

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Live bands great beer moretti .lush place.

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geordio . 2018-02-05

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Traditional pub. Good interior and good value beer.

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victor reid . 2018-01-26

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Popped in for first time in years as was closed last time we were in area. Hasn't lost any of character - proper local boozer, comfortable and warm, great reasonably priced beer - the Theaston's Shipwreck was excellent. Helpful friendly barmaid - will return x

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suebell262 . 2018-01-20

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Amazing place filled with absolutely beautiful people the owners and bar staff are amazing deffinelty my local, highly recommend to all

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Michael Patterson . 2018-01-07

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great food good drink lovely staff.

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Mary Mulroy . 2017-12-27

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Great local pub... Does what it saying on the tin!

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James Wade . 2017-11-08

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The owners are always very nice and give low prices definitely recommended

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Ams R . 2017-11-08

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Lovely little bar, staff were very friendly and the kids could be kids, really relaxed and would definitely go back

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LisaS4080 . 2017-09-29

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Popped in for a pint and ended up staying till closing. Good range of cask ales and wine was sold by the bottle if you wanted. Pleasant staff and an added bonus was a really good band called Palladium playing who had the locals up on their feet dancing !

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KenS307 . 2017-09-24

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Came to see Palladium, absolutely fantastic!!! Great music and covers, everyone's up and dancing. Amazing night. Will be back every time they play!!!!

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Beth Watson . 2017-09-24

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lovely friendly owners, nice bar staff, made a genuine effort to make us feel welcome. nice beer and food, sunday dinner is incredible! looking forward to trying the new menu!!!

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Steve Armstrong . 2017-09-21

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To call this pub a restaurant is an absolute joke. There were signs everywhere including a blackboard outside stating food could be ordered but when we went to order we were told this stopped at 6pm. It was only 7pm when we asked not exactly an unreasonable hour. This is no reflection on the staff who were brilliant or the live music which was the only reason we stayed. Even the beer garden sign was posted on a private door?! Please update before many others have to starve!

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Victoria W . 2017-08-13

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I'm here tonight with my family for a gig with prog rock band Palladium. We're having a great time, enjoying their music, their own songs from their album "Beyond the Red Curtain" and other cover songs, a good mixture of genres. This pub has an area for bands and there's enough room for the audience to enjoy themselves.

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Fiona Rushton . 2017-08-12

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This is the second time we have been. The weather was good so it was crowded outside and busy inside. The drink choice is very good and the vegetarian food is varied tasty and well presented. The veggie teriyaki burger was fantastic. Service was good for a very popular pub and the staff are helpful and friendly.

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RMP1958 . 2017-07-30

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En realidad no es una gran oferta que puedo decir sobre este hotel! Que probablemente dice mucho en sí mismo!Metimos en hoy a la hora del almuerzo, después de asistir al desafío de encontrar un sitio para aparcar, por lo que esperábamos, pero sería una bastante agradable para comer algo. . Fallan.!La primera impresión fue de confusión, no un único para ser visto y parecía sucio, así que pensamos que quizá no era en realidad abierta. . Fue así que no es un buen comienzo!Pregunté a la camarera qué comida, sólo me dijeron que bastante repentinamente que gerente y chef eran fuera de compras, así que no hay comida hasta que regresamos. . Período pico. así que es hora de almuerzo el chef al enviar tiendas? Basta decir que la izquierda inmediatamentesuena como mal las decisiones de gestión, mal ambiente y falta de atención al cliente. Así que supongo que he sido, visto y pensamos volver

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mitchw1 . 2017-06-14

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Pleasant enough. Well kept ale.

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Jonathan da Silva . 2017-06-08

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In to see Shake the Snake sans brass😕 Great band and I could have any beer I asked for, unlike my last visit, fifth choice was available. Three stars at the minute, time will tell.

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Chris Batey . 2017-05-13

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Decoración pub tradicional, que aún mantiene separada, aunque vinculada, zonas que evoque el bar público. sala de estar y sala de días. Un par de cervezas normalmente disponibles y sólo £2. 20 una pinta cuando visité la semana - entiendo que esta es la política general de ahora. Vale la pena apoyar -como pubs están desapareciendo rápido y te perderás de ellos (y la camarera de la amable acogida) cuando están ocupadas.

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Chris N . 2017-04-06

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Did not let uske the toilet in a timely of desperation, although seemed like nice guys

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Rachel Burn . 2017-03-12

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First visit here since change of management, food, staff, service, portions as good as they were in the past. All fresh veg, proper good sized and tasty Yorkies, always the acid test for Sunday lunch. Meat plentiful and tender. Give it a go.

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Pauline C . 2017-02-19

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Volvimos al barco para comer el domingo y inn eran muy decepcionado con la comida. Hemos estado aquí muchas veces a lo largo de los años y siempre he dicho que sirven la mejor comida de domingo en Newcastle, pero no ahora. La comida era insípida y tenía lo que parecía varios artículos congelados o en lata.

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Stephen K . 2017-01-29

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Brilliant Staff and Sunday Dinners

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Adam McGowan-Newell . 2017-01-07

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