Tavern & Galley in North Tyneside

Tried Sunday lunch. Paid nearly 40 pound for 2 cold lamb dinners. Little turnip. 1 piece of carrot. Couple bits of cabbage and 2 potatoes. When we told the waitress it was cold she took them away and returned a couple of minutes later with same plates straight out of the microwave . 40 quid for 2 microwave dinners. Disgusting. With drinks I asked for a glass of rioja. Wast told none. Asked for malbec . Same answer. Asked for a temprinillo. The guy spent 3 or 4 minutes looking in the white wine fridge before I told him it was red. A pino grigio for the wife. Again. None. Not good at all. Staff don't know basic wines and really poor overpriced microwave food.

Great local spot for freshly made scampi and hand cut chips. Perfect to eat in but also ideal to grab a quick takeaway and eat out with a stunning view over St. Mary's Lighthouse.

Hi. The main body of the pub is beautiful. Fresh, new and stylish. Smelt of wood fire and food. Lush. The women's toilets had a random plank of wood there, board on the floor and outside it unfinished and untidy, by the accessibility lift. I wanted the food to be fab, given the price. We don't eat out often. Was it the huge plates that made the portions seem small? My 6 Yr olds burger from the kids menu was overdone, so she rejected it. I ate it and it was overcooked. My 9 Yr old enjoyed the kids pasta. My hubs curry he enjoyed, smelt and looked lovely and super spicy hot. I had sausage and chips. I don't regret going, nice atmosphere 😊 but we'll try elsewhere next.

Any food venue which allows 4 dogs to ly about an stretch out all over the floor is no hygienic and does not suit Bobby anda!@

A long weekend in the area, dropped in for a cheeky gin, 😉 food looked amazing, beautifully decorated interior

Got to say I was surprised at the selection of real ales they had on and it was a great pint

Good beers on the left hand side of the bar. A range from local breweries. Good service and friendly staff.

Attend the Wednesday night quiz. What I liked: the refurbished venue is great, nice fresh environment. Great selection of beers. The quiz was good with a great turn out. Free bowl of chips.

Didn't try the food but enjoyed a couple of drinks here with a friend and had an enjoyable experience. The drinks are reasonably priced and the service was prompt and provided by a friendly, welcoming staff. They're pet friendly too so a good place to pop in for a sit down if you walk your dog on the beach nearby

Never been in for twenty years so obv name change young lady piercing or not was a credit

Food was delicious would recommend

A friend and I came in for a drink and we were greeted with great service from a young lad named Reece. Will be coming again

Tasty food price's not too expensive.

Second visit last night. First visit the service was excellent with staff really looking after our large group. Last night total opposite..... Needed to ask for menus, for someone to take our food order and to take payment.... Whilst there were 3 or 4 staff chatting at the bar. Food as good as it was the first time but this poor service made the whole experience disappointing and the group won't be rushing back.

Had a lovely meal here and its dog friendly.

Excellent service from very friendly and attentive staff, especially Ashley who always makes us feel welcome, definitely hope to see her next time. Relaxing and friendly atmosphere, couldn’t recommend enough :)

Dropped in on a Sunday evening and had a very nice carvery

Excellent quality food, very pleasant place!

Dropped in on a random trip to Whitley Bay and we were pleased to see our little doggy was allowed inside. Extremely friendly and helpful staff and good food, Recommended! Steak burger pictured

Great food if a tad on the pricey side. Lovely building and facilities. Plenty of parking on site. Great staff nice and friendly.

All I can say is 5stars fab food fab staff xxx

very slow service limited vegetarian options on lunchtime specials , server reluctant to offer smaller portions - from childrens menu for 12yrs and under , could be more accommodating reasonable venue , light and airy but lacks atmosphere food arrived staggered for 2 persons not socially ideal when out for lunch , ice cream melting on arrival

Lovely decor since it's been done out. The food is excellent. Had lovely halloumi tacos. Really good puddings. Service is always fast and the people are lovely. Bowls and snacks for the dogs

So it would be 5* it not for one issue. We have been here numerous times for food and drinks, on sunday we asked for a pizza for my son who will only eat pizza. They do not serve pizza on a sunday and told us we could order one and bring it inside. Then returned and told us we could not bring in a pizza. Tho we had 9 people ready to eat and drink.

Had Afternoon tea today with a friend at T&G . This was excellent. It was fresh with a brilliant choice. Scones and cakes were fab . Best cakes I've ever had on an afternoon tea. The choice of sandwiches was very different from the norm very fresh though believe it or not there was actually too any of them enough to take home and share with my husband. Some of them might not be everyone's choice but they suited me. You also got two sausage rolls and a tasty Quiche Well worth £25 ,would definitely recommend. Will be back

First time back since the refurbishment and what a venue. We have monkfish skewers and then steak pie both excellent. Prices are on the higher side, food was piping hot however service was a little slow for a Saturday afternoon we waited approx 45 mins for our meals. We will be back 👍👍

Great pub. Excellent beer. Friendly atmosphere.

Fantastic food, great prices and brilliant staff.

Over priced, extremely slow service, wouldnt go back

Absolutely amazing food great atmosphere and brilliant staff would definitely recommend to people to try here

Very nicely done out, with a great selection of food including afternoon tea and a large variety of drinks. Has sufficient parking to the side and rear with another large carpark situated 2 minutes away right on the coast. This place has loads of wall mounted TVs so is great for sporting events

Large pub with excellent service and food

Great food and friendly staff with. Good atmosphere. We have been several times now and staff are always very welcoming and friendly. Great choice of beer and alcohol free options.

Another converted pub..shame it's lost its charm.imho.

Everything was great, however I’ve deducted one star as the menu on the table seems quite vague. Burgers don’t mention whether they come with fries/onion rings etc when they did and there are no dessert menus on the tables.

Having just moved to the area, was keen to visit my new local. Fabulous place. Really nice decor, friendly staff and great food. Will definitely be becoming a regular.

We went to this pub-restaurant, it is located about 20 minutes walking along the coast, very pleasant walk, enjoying a very nice afternoon. The place is very spacious, next to a, less nice, garage. Inside it is nice and spacious. The service is good, but they don't come to the table, you have to place the order at the bar. It has a variety of liquors and beers, but only 3 or 4 types of cocktails. The food menu is varied, but unfortunately that day they don't have steak. Food well presented and large portions, good prices.

We only had a bottle of wine . We will return

Very friendly staff. Pub recently done out & looks great. Decent food.

Good food, good ale, decent prices and good service- nothing not to like 👍

Paid a deposit to book a table, when we arrived it was a reduced menu plus items also out of stock off the reduced menu, the manager agreed to process a refund but I never received it, now they are saying I can’t have a refund, why would a company do that, no one wants to resolve the issue just leaving it to the staff to pass messages on, I even went back in to check it was processed & again confirmed it was, do not believe a word this company says a terrible & disgusting way to run a business, I don’t live anywhere near to go back in either, worst company I have ever dealt with

Great food will definatley be back. Childrens menu as well.

Shocking tough roast beef cold roast potatoes and vegetables. Had beef replaced with chicken again cold roast potatoes and vegetables. What a disgrace for a beautiful restaurant in prime position on sea front.

Food was nice we went for Sunday Roast but the beef was very rare

Lovely food and waitress very attentive could do enough for you. Would highly recommend

Really good food, delicious and lots of choice. The staff were friendly, efficient and helpful. I only gave 4 stars for atmosphere because at times it was quite noisy as the rooms are big and a bit echoey. Will definitely be back though.

Just had 3 meals which were OK. When they had been delivered to the table, neither one of the 2 waitresses offered any salt, vinegar or sauces, I had to get up and ask for them myself. Neither did they return to ask if everything was OK with our meals, as is usually the case with all other restaurants we have visited. The 2 eggs on my gammon were overcooked and very crispy with solid yolks which was disappointing, although my 15 year old son polished them off. Once we'd finished and a waiter came over to clear the table, he also didn't ask us if everything was OK. Not a bad experience but the service could have been better.... runny eggs next time please!

Staff could do with some supervision and guidance from management. Sorry to leave this negative review but the people in our company were disappointed with the lack of organisation and attention customer service

Just popped in for a drink ...... intending to go in again for some food which looked really nice.

Ordered scampi and chips and fish and chips, Sent meals back because we ordered triple cooked chips , manger came over with meals and said they were triple cooked chips, they clearly were NOT ,They were frozen Chips !!! Utter Rubish for the Price!!

We went here yesterday 14th May 2024, the staff are amazing lovely place plenty of parking, great food and drink, the only reason I never gave it a 5 was I ordered tempura prawns with my steak but they were just 3 prawns in their own shell no tempura batter, plus one of the prawns still had the black vein in the back. Would go back though.

Didn't eat just popped in for a couple pints after my morning walk lovely pub friendly staff & a great selection of Ales Will definitely have food next time what people were being served looked gorgeous

The food was nice .We were informed,there would be a 25min wait .The food came after 15mins. So pretty good.

Excellent pub food. Wide range of options. Prompt service

Much better after the second refurbishment, the first refurbishment was like a shipyard canteen. A central bar with several inside seating areas and outside seating. Carpark to the side and wheelchair accessible.

Food was beautiful hot well presented staff was polite well mannered very helpful would recommend this establishment and very dog friendly 5+

One of my favorite pubs after the visit. Nice place to drink/eat, staff were great, prices reasonable, food fantastic

Reopened and with a great atmosphere, with yummy menu.

First time here and it won't be my last food was beautiful and the fella was canny

Great food and excellent service. We were there for a 50th wedding anniversary and service was brilliant. Thanks to Reece for looking after us all night. Highly recommend

First visit but won’t be our last. Visited first thing on a Sunday. Lovely decor, very cosy! Sat next to the fire which was delightful! Food delicious, bit on the pricier side but worth it. Staff all very welcoming and eager to serve. Very spacious, nice to see tables not crammed together.

Tea was awful (one teabag in the pot). Beef stottie beef tasted of liver and was a strange texture, as if it had been steamed. Dirty toilets with poo marks in the bowl. The touch points on the toilet doors hadn’t been wiped and there was dirt on the tiles, under the driers. A disgrace for a newly opened venue.

It was a very enjoyable experience, The food was absolutely fantastic. Service was polite and quick, enjoyed every minute of my stay.

Great place for Sunday supper!!

Very pleased to have this open again and doing well. Drinks are reasonably priced and the food is good. Just had a Sunday lunch with really excellent meat 👍 A small point - they really need to finish / tidy up the building work.

Awesome food at a great location!

Exceptional quality and reasonable price for what is a chain pub. Staff super cheery if a little inexperienced, not that it made a difference to the great time had.

This used to be the best chippy in Whitley, it now doesn't exist! What a tragedy!

Tasty food when it arrived !!! Told 45 mins but waited 80mins, no explanation from manager or apology. Just from nice waiter

My son had his 30th birthday celebration at the Tavern and Galley recently. Jay was immensely professional and helpful: he set up an area of the pub to facilitate a private function, and was so attentive throughout — ensuring everything ran smoothly. I ordered pizzas and side orders for our guests, and the food was delicious; the staff serving our tables were very polite and helpful, too. Fantastic venue, great atmosphere, helpful staff, and delicious pizzas — would definitely recommend.

Stottie was on the dry side of life.

Had high expectations about my lunchtime visit and on first entry of this establishment I was not disappointed. The inside is well decorated and plush and very welcoming with separate areas throughout to eat more privately if you wish. I also loved the fact that dogs are welcomed with well behaved owners a touch always welcomed at a sea side venue. I ordered croque monsieur but was disappointed with the food when it arrived. The bread was hard to chew through, the ham although plentiful was one thick piece and very dry and the cheese was quite sparse turning what should have been a rather decadent ham and cheese sandwich into a hard to eat sandwich, I was pleased I asked for extra sauce as this did help. Would i return to this pub, most certainly i would but i would order something different next time, something that is their speciality maybe?

Cod goujons wrap with chips and peas Very good and great service

Been here half a dozen times and can't fault it at all.will be back!!

First time here. Used to visit a lot when Briardene. Was one of our friends birthday so thought we'd give it a try. Really nicely done, good atmosphere and staff friendly and helpful. Food was pretty good. Served quickly by very friendly staff. But what a shame about the price of drinks. 2 wine, 1 spritzer and 1 pt.....£36.55!! I needed oxygen. Blimey. I just don't know how those prices can be justified. I don't mind paying a little extra but that's just OTT. I won't be going back but only for that reason.

Roast beef was very fatty and tuff. Disappointing, won't be going back !

Food was out of this world top notch for sure and service was impeccable and worth the money too a very nice pint of blonde too

This is the first time I have been here since it was done out. Its been done to a really high standard which is a good indication of what to expect. We had lunch, the food was lovely and the staff were really nice. My friend and I had chose from the light bite/ starter menu and had the black pudding Scotch Egg and the 3 fish, both were really nice. The table next to us had the burger and fries which looked really nice. I'm definitely intend to go back on an evening

Generally a good offering. Drinks service and ordering was quick. Food service was a little slow. Food was good. But please sort out your small tables. Many have feet missing and are unsuitable for use. It would cost little to solve. Just do it.

Service & atmosphere was fine, food very poor standard, ordered Steak with egg & beans, a whole layer the waiter came back & said ‘No Beans’ so ordered 2 eggs, only to be told ‘No eggs’!!!!! Certainly won’t be making a return trip

Gorgeous mussels in white wine and cream sauce.

We went for Sunday lunch today and the food was delicious. The staff were also very attentive and friendly. We will return 😊

Myself and my husband went for a rare meal out. My husband had heard about the restaurant from his work colleagues, so we made a booking for a Sunday. The meal came and it was a lovely presentation but I found the green beans were nearly raw. Nearly at the end of my Sunday dinner I gasped, there was a long blonde hair in my vegetables. I went straight to the manager and told him that was discusting. We also heard another complaint from another table but I don't know what that was about. I would not recommend people to go, but others might have had a good experience

First class food but expensive drinking prices

Wow amazing food and lovely staff No complaints about anything at all Loved our visit

Nice friendly staff and comfortable. We were a large party with all different requirements but the food was good and nicely presented.

Visited for lunch, 4 couples, attentive service and a varied menu in comfortable surroundings. Our first visit and will not be our last.

Far too busy, not enough staff, ran out of most things for Sunday lunch, very long wait and was cold, our children's food didn't arrive at the same time and had to ask where it was as we were nearly finished eating. Overpriced for what we received! Disappointed.

They took a deposit (£40) at booking They didn't deduct it from the bill on the day I had to call the following day for a refund - the woman on the phone didn't question it or sound surprised Make sure they deduct your deposit

We booked a table for 3 with only a few hours notice. On arrival there was confusion about our table. Once seated it took about 20 mins to order drinks. And asked if we were ready to order food. I advised we had not yet been provided with menus. After another 20 mins we ordered our food. We ordered more drinks just as our starters arrived and received them long after finishing our starters. At which point we had been there an hour. Best creamy garlic mushrooms I've ever had. Soft boiled egg wrapped in black pudding to die for and the tacos were polished off nicely. The mains let them down. Chilli beef tasted lovely. Huge portion but eating food should ever take that much effort and I struggled to chew the beef. Scampi and chips were poor. Chips soggy and very greasy, scampi very fishy taste. And burger with cold fries was disappointing. We asked for our bill whilst I was still trying to eat the chilli beef because as I expected it took about 20 minutes to come. The price for some of the food was reasonable because of the food quality but the service really let the restaurant down. The front of house staff mostly walked around looking a bit lost and empty handed. We probably won't return.

Visited for food without a booking a got a booth, seating five of us. Service was brilliant, Jay was very attentive whilst also well timed, giving us time to get stuck in but also asking if we are enjoying food while our mouths are empty, not full as what usually happens. Jay was very friendly with a warm welcoming smile, observant and looked after ourselves as well as other customers to a great standard. Other staff were very friendly and courteous too. The food was lovely, triple cooked chips were so yum! And the batter on the scampi was lovely and crispy, not soft, with a home made tartre sauce. Would definitely recommend and return. I wanted to leave this review on Dish Cult but had difficulties with the website.

Very expensive can get just as good food and service in other pubs

Summary: Utterly terrible service; food fine. Good option during the week, less at weekends. Firstly, should highlight that I am ex-hospitality industry so have a professional viewpoint. Secondly, visited on an exceedingly busy Sunday around 330pm (traditionally quieter after the lunch time rush but not the case on this visit). Décor: Newly refurbished with the bar now moved into the centre of the property, décor is modern in dark colours; with lower lighting levels. Lots of high tables for drinkers; and an expanded restaurant seating area. What seems to be lacking in the new décor is any "please wait here to be seated" area. Food: No real issues, although some of the dishes served up were different from description on the (limited) menu. When it arrived, food was hot and tasted good. Does not appear to be pre-packaged catering compared with fresh food preparation. Staff: Utter disaster. Nobody is controlling anything, and the staff are poorly trained and we spotted three dressed in tracksuit bottoms, who had zero customer service skills. All the staff just spend all their time apologising. 20 minutes after seating we had to ask for our order to be taken; and 45 minutes later the food arrived; and drinks 10 minutes after that! We didn't risk anything else, as the wait times were too long. At asking for the bill, they had lost our order and had to ask what we had. It was clearly then entered into the till system and 15 minutes later, our original drinks from two hours earlier arrived (again). Someone from SJF needs to take this venue, it's staff, and take control and enormously turn around customer service and quality.

Drinks ordered immediately took so long to arrive they were flat so must of been poured and left standing before being served. Food took over 40 minutes was only just warm. My meal was dreadful pork sandwich Supposed to be served on ciabatta bun but was on a cheap dry stottie type. Thick Chunks of pork quite uneatable and round things that I thought were sage and onion but didn’t taste of anything. The only good thing was a young lady called Rachel who was extremely nice and did her very best to hurry on our meal.

Came here 1st time for Sunday lunch, won't be back!!! Food good apart from Yorkshire pudding which seemed to disintegrate and dry!! Staff could do with some training in customer service. After ordering drinks waited over 20 minutes before order taken, no one came at end so we waited 15 mins then paid bill at bar instead of waiting, tables not cleared promptly!!! Very disappointed .

It was the first time we had been in for food since it was done out and it has to be said that the whole place is so much better, the food was fantastic, one of the nicest Sunday lunches I've ever had and we will definitely be going back very soon

booked a table for 1pm, waited 15 minutes at the bar (only 2 customers in front of me) to be told you names on the table. took a further 20 minutes for someone to come and take food order. worst meal ive ever had, couldn't cut the beef it was that stringy and green beans were raw (not al dente) then couldn't find anyone to pay the bill. for context, we go to the twin farms and ridley Arms quite a bit. Will not be back.

Lovely food and beer. Great place.

Really good quality food cooked to perfection. Worth every penny.

This pub is a transformation and very welcome change to the previous disaster that it was.