The Bodega in Newcastle upon Tyne

Like many bars it's not quite the same after lock down. Prices are getting silly. Choice and quality of ale is poor, Bridge Hotel get better beers in. Open understaffed. Some staff not cellar trained Not a penny of investment in maintenance of this pub in over 20 years

Good pub for beers after the football.

Good selection of beers. Good TVs to watch the match

Lovely little real ale pub in Knaresborough centre.

Stunning pub in a historic location. The old domed skylights and wooden booths give the place real character. It, feels like stepping into history. A lovely selection of real ales and ciders are reasonable prices. Bar woman when we were in was lovely, happy to talk about the history of the pub and about the ales on cask. Very quiet on a Sunday night.

Met a group of ex work colleagues there. Nice pub not too crowded in weekday afternoon good range of beers.

Unfortunately I have found the service here very poor for quite a while, not just recently, but a steady decline for the last few years. This edited review is based on my last visit here and I can't possibly leave a higher score than one star as I didn't actually buy a drink. In the 20 minutes I stood in the queue last Sunday the queue barely moved - apart from when thirsty would-be punters walked out to go somewhere else. We have drank here on a match day for well over 15 years and the service now is as bad as I've ever known, which is a real shame as it has been a cracking boozer over the years and still can be. The bar is severely understaffed on a match day now and those who are serving are doing so very slowly. I understand the establishment had a change of ownership a while back which has had a detrimental effect i am sorry to say. There is no excuse for not being able to cope with the demand on a match day as that demand is totally and utterly expected.

Best pub in town great staff great choice. Super venue for the football too. Love it

Went here for a few after work. Loved the place. Speedy service and reasonable priced booze. What more do you need.? By the way, the 2 stained glass domes are stunning.

Great range of beers, fabulous ceiling windows and a great oche.

Didn't get food. Its still has the original features. Fairly cheap as well. Would defo recommend

I love it. A nice comfy place to spend time with friends. Not too crowded. Highly recommended.

Beautiful old pub in Newcastle really worth a visit

Nice enough pub. Large and spacious. I rarely criticise staff but instead of serving customers waiting the staff stood talking. Slowest service for two drinks ever and only one other customer waiting to be served and he was there before me. It was the male member of staff who basically ignored customers and would not stop talking to the other employee when I eventually got served

Good beer, which is why we were there of course.

Great boozer. Good beers, plenty screens to watch the footy.

Lovely vintage bar, with grat staff. The stained glass sky lights are worth a visit just to see them. I even bumped into some old work colleagues and had a bit of a catch-up.

It's OK, plenty big screens for watching the match but it's looking a bit shabby nowadays. Felt really bad for the barmaid on her own on a busy night.

I'm sorry to say this place is not as good as it used to be,there were very few people in and it was Friday evening, it looks very tired which is a shame because it used to be such a vibrant place

Could do better, beer very mediocre.

Lovely ambiance old style bar, well worth a visit

Great service, great beer, great pub

Great place to visit any time of day, I went Saturday evening atmosphere was great as was match day although away game, big screens and small screens all round, service was quick ans friendly, plenty of bar staff, good choice of seats too

Excellent real ale and real cider range, beautiful pub and great customer service.

Friendly folks in here, drinks are fine and you can chat to the landlord!

Big place. Plenty TVs. Darts board at the back was a bonus. Bit quiet for a Friday but good pub.

Out with a few work friends as I was up visiting, and they know a love a good pub and some fine ale. 'You must come to the Bodega' they said, and I wasn't going to refuse. Walk through the doors on a fine fronted and good old fashioned pub, and what greets me, but the most amazing glass dome and fantastic architecture I've seen in a while. The owners have resisted the fashion of 'Starbucking' the joine in favour of retaining that lovely character, and I'm in full agreement. A great ale selection, and a lovely patient lady behind the bar ready to serve. Fair enough, it wasn't busy at this point as it was just before 5, but coralling 5 people, of whom 3 are enjoying the wow factor of that entryway is probably quite tiresome after the first few hundred times! It's a proper old boozer, with loads of wood panelling and beatiful decor. Lots of nooks and crannies to hide away with your pint after a hard day's work. We played darts. The house set aren't the best, but they never are, are they? What I really like about this place, though, is its potential for being a true Winchester in the zombie apocalypse. As long as there's no access to that dome up top, then you're in for a safe 'lock-in' here whilst you sit back and wait for it all to blow over! If I'm in Newcastle when that kicks off, I'll be knocking on that door in the hope of shelter!

Only visited a couple of times, but found this a nice pub that's spacious and has a good atmosphere. Only visited for drinks, hence no food rating.

It was quiet for a Saturday. But the drink recommendations were great and the solitary barman did very well!

Nice bar, good ranges of draught beer.

Football on TV, dart board, good selection of ales

A proper pub. Great selection of beers and plenty seats and tables for a chat with ya mates

A great quirky friendly pub which is one of the oldest in Newcastle, and loads of original features within the building. Lots of drinks choice too.

Always great selection of real ales and not a problem to try all of them if you wanted! One of the gems of Newcastle.

Excellent choice of real ales, and friendly staff, great price as well.

Very lovely people at this restaurant. Highly recommend anyone in London to visit. Thank me later

Great pub, with a good selection of beers. The inside is an absolute gem. Plenty of seating. Great pub quiz on a Thursday

Great relaxing drink doing a little work. Perfect as always

Good choice of real ales. Quiet but only because early evening. Service good.

First time in here ,will visit again lovely oldie worldly feel

Canny pub, always liked having a pint or two here when I can.

Very good choice if real ales served well by a friendly and knowledgeable barman. The decor is impressive particularly the stained glass domes

Great boozer,fantastic aray of guest beers,typical old style meeting place for a drink

Always love it in there. Great selection of local ales and beers.

Crackin' little proper pub, great local craft beers and stouts, decent whisky selection, dar board and minimal areseholes

Went here on the Thursday for the pub quiz with my boyfriend. We were really bad and won the spoon which I will treasure. The inside is cute and the glass ceiling thing is lovely. 10/10.

Really good end to the evening with a few pints after the game

Lovely bar, great selection of beers.

Beautiful interior, good prices and pleasant barman

Beautiful place with great choice of beer! First time there but I’ll be back!

First time at this pub which I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Really glad I came here as nice selection of real ciders on offer, the Red Plum by Ascension is so good. The architecture in this pub is really nice. This is a real ale and real cider pub

Lovely place mixing the old and new to perfection

Great historic place for a quiet bevvy in town with a gorgeous interior and stained glass windows.

I will not pretend to be a reguler of this pub although I have spent may happy times there even when it was the three bulls (a long time ago). This includes being there when the pub was ram packed before and after NUFC home games and whilst it is clearly slower to get served on such days the service was always quite efficient. Today was completely different, although the pub was very busy but not as busy as I have seen it in the past, I waited without moving in the queue at the bar for some 20 minutes. In the end I decided to leave and go somewhere else. The inability of the staff today to cope with this predictable busy period meant that my trade was lost and that given the fact that it was taking so long to get served the pubs takings today would have been no where near as great as they could have been. In short the service was nowhere as good as it was under the previous owners. So all in all very disappointing.

Chokka on a match day with good beer

Always a good beer selection, but there does seem to be a questionable odour in there...

Nice little pub calming and relaxing atmosphere

Enjoyable pub for pre match and allows in away fans. Great selection of beers, would certainly recommend.

Definitely not the same now. Used to love it here. Lost much of its identity.

Lovely pub. In need of some refurbishment as it hasn't changed since we started going in there in the 90s. Just give it a lick of paint and varnish and do some reupholstering. Don't ruin it! Great range of real ales, kept well

Traditional old pub with great staff and amazing architecture. Don't have the biggest range of drinks, but there is something that will please most people! A hidden gem of Newcastle.

Decent pub with decent beer. What more do you want?

Great pub to watch the footy in!

Great pub good beer great atmosphere

Great match day pub. Quiet through the week. Excellent selection of ales

Been there b4 good selection of ales 🍺.but not cheap for a pint.

Flying visit, pre-match. Can't really comment but the Coke was cold and the glass clean.

Cosy and welcoming. Plenty of choice and will be back.

I am partially effused with their selection of refined devonian nectar. You simply must check out their redacted gravy chambers!

Lovely old pub. Fantastic decor and good ales.

Very good selection of Craft beers and a Rocking atmosphere

Nice place with good choice of drinks.

Lovely pub, good wine, friendly staff

Great service friendly staff. Great beer selection at reasonable price. Good coverage of sky sports football to. Will be back next football season for sure.

A great pub with loads of character.

Great prematch atmosphere and top staff.

Great bar Decent price good pint and a helpful pleasant barman

Lovely old building. Lots of great beers and a nice atmosphere

Love this place, quick service,great beers and plenty of room.

Very very quiet but member of staff was lovely

It's a rare haven.... a pub without pretence. Decent beer.... relaxed atmosphere. Give it a try....

Classic Geordie drinking establishment

Canny bar always packed on match day. Tad expensive tho

Very nice staff, amazing decor. Could do with some hipster treatment.

Always well kept beer lovely old decor. But wish their quiz didn't have "music" section that guarantees anyone over age of 30 a guaranteed no chance of winning !

Nice and friendly traditional pub, no food, just bat snacks and a great beer selection. Very busy on match days as it has near 100% visibility of a screen from anywhere in the pub.

Drinks were well priced and there was a lovely atmosphere. 10% student discount on all drinks. Friendly staff. We came for the 8:30 pub quiz which was loads of fun! Great prizes for the top 4 and the coveted wooden spoon for the team that came second to last. Highly recommend.

Good beer selection but a bit pricey compared to other options in Newcastle and the staff seemed very disinterested in their customer service.

Fantastic selection of ales, all kept to perfection. Great atmosphere especially during the football season for pre and post match beers. Away fans welcome. Update after 5 years. I have been drinking here for many years as a SJF pub but, following the removal of covid restrictions the bar reopened under new ownership. (Not SJF). The place still gets full but people are leaving to go elsewhere. Very poor and slow service from the new staff. Beers not kept as good as they should.( I've had to return several as undrinkable). What a shame as this pub used to be one of the best places for a drink pre and post football match. The website still shows as being SJF but it's not. 4 stars removed for this new regime.

Fantastic place, shocked at how beautiful the pub was. Great staff and friendly patrons

Sorry, not for me. Beer was cloudy as hell, and all I got from complaining was that it was real ale. Sorry, no excuse, I brew my own as well and it is clear as a bell.

Often a very noisy pub but on this occasion it was quite busy but still not at roaring level and thoroughly pleasant. Thankfully the remote did not work for the guy who wanted to blast the telly 😁

Went their after watching the newcastle eagles play, a proper old fashion pub, one note though theirs no designated disabled toilet!

This is my go to place in Newcastle, it has the rugby and the football on. Good selection of real ales which are always good, they have a good turnover so always fresh. A must from me.

Lovely bar great ale selection always got the sports on make it your local if you can 👍

Great barman; shame he was the only one working a busy bar.

Good beer nice n cozy. jukebox champion

Good beer selection and lovely interior

Lovely old bar, great domes on ceiling, good beer !

Great local pub.just off the city centre.