The Bridge Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne

It's so dark and dingy when it gets dark you can hardly see who you're sitting next to especially at the front windows. We've stopped drinking there. Four of us were regulars Friday and Saturday night. A good pub spoilt.

Didn't eat , beer was 10/10 great atmosphere and surroundings

Lovely pub, lovely grub, staff very helpful.

Only 2 staff but the cider was fantastic

Great traditional 'toon' pub with an excellent selection of proper ales every time I visit. Served by friendly and 'beer-wise' staff.

Very nice pub and staff. Very nice indeed. Shame about the beer. Every single draft beer and cider is mass produced, additive laden, brewed in 18 hour crap. Not one premium (real) beer option. Even the so called real ales are mass produced chemical enhanced rubbish. Sadly won't be going back unless they change management to somebody who has pride in their products. Hate to think what their wines are like. Bet it costs them 2 quid a bottle.

In response to a recent post by Vern . 9 of the ten cask lines are always from independent breweries and constantly rotate. The keg lines are designated by the owners. The staff have no control over their placement.

Every time we come in the short guy who shaved his head or is bald instantly can ruin your day. What an absolute misery. A pub we use every time we go to Newcastle and the building is amazing, most the staff are great and the atmosphere is nice. But we've all started to notice that when you are met with his miserable personality, no smile, no hello, no care your day is a bit worse off. Also last Saturday the Guinness was horrible.

Nice traditional pub. Good service. Nice atmosphere. Does not do food. Female toilets are nice, but the staircase down stinks and has for years. This is the only negative.

Enjoyed an incredibly clean pulled pint here last night. Really great traditional pub that has improved over the years.

Good selection of beers and friendly staff

Good Pub in Newcastle, good selection of beers, first time I ever went in as the last time I was there it was closed as I was too early, I will be going back.

Lovey traditional pub close to the Newcastle Castle. Large selection of on tap beverages with reasonable prices. Great ambience, definitely a place to visit when you are in Newcastle.

A great place to have a drink. Lovely original decor, what I would describe a proper booser , loads of space, welcoming and warm atmosphere situated perfectly to hop into town or down to the quayside. A definite one if your visiting Newcastle, surrounded by some fantastic history and a true gem on its own 🍻👌

It's one of the most beautiful pubs in NCL. It's just across the Newcastle Castle and a few metres from the Tyne River. Drinks were good and service was quick. I'd recommend it as one of the "must visit" pubs in NCL.

Lovely pub, great location and good selection of beers

Lovely place with excellent beer on cask and keg. Beautifully clean and historic, it has loads of stained glass as well as seats outside across from the castle. Friendly staff, appeals to a range of people. You can come to read the paper, or chat and relax.

A beautiful building and old style bar where you still get a bar coaster for your drink. The way bars used to be.....fantastic

This is an old pub which you can tell from outside and in. Inside is very traditional which is nice. They had a good selection of drinks. The table we sat at was a bit sticky. There was lots of mould in one of their pictures and missing carpet on the stairs. Overall a bit grubby. The place needs a good clean. The barman could have been a bit more welcoming seeing as the pub was almost empty. I won’t return.

We walked in after seeing reviews and was met with no hello, No welcome, no food, and oh asked for a double scotch Glen fid and then said oh with diet coke please, to be told you did not ask for that. No smile just attitude. Place looks great could be great but service needs work. A message from two old very successful hotel and hospitality people. Not happy and left did not even finish drinks. Do not recommend

My first visit back to this pub in 43 years. It was great then and almost as great now. Friendly staff and very welcoming with a nice pint of Guinness served but many other beers available. Food no longer available, hence why I said,”almost as great”. This is a proper lovely pub with a full wooden (Oak) bar, its frequented by locals and tourists and has a lovely serene atmosphere. Hope to return sooner than 43 years from now.

Nice traditional pub. Buzzy atmosphere and great range of beers. Nice little outside area too. No food offering now otherwise it'd get 5 ⭐.

Didn't eat here but had a lovely pint of Guiness.

Can't rate the food but bar is very traditional and has great selection, staff are friendly. This place can get busy especially as a meeting place

A real gem of a pub and a toon classic. Wonderful old school setting with a nice view over to the wall gate and a top notch selection of beers at a very reasonable price. A must visit for day drinking

Great cozy pub near Tyne Bridge. If you’re a fan of the show “Vera” you’ll recognize it from a previous episode. Only downside was they don’t serve food.

They don't serve food but they serve real ale which my husband loves it's a great bar to sit and enjoy a relaxing drink but it's not always quiet but either way once you've been here you will return the staff are Always friendly you can sit like we do and look out of the window and watch the trains go over the bridge opposite the bar

Beautiful pub, full of atmosphere with the backdrop of the castle. Wood panelling, greens, and browns. Proper pub with an excellent selection of cask ales and helpful bar staff.

Good Guinness*, friendly staff and a nice outdoor sitting area. What more could you ask for. *A range of other beverages are available

The barman was rude and impatient. I am disabled following brain tumour, heart attack and blindness in right eye due to tumour. The pub has no disability provision such as disabled toilets on ground floor. Due to illnesses my mobility is terrible and I couldn't climb steps so was forced to go outside with help from friends to pee on path. People commend this pub as an old fashioned pub, it is with their service to serving drinks and disability awareness it is thoroughly stuck in 1800s. I won't be back

A great selection of cask and keg beers. It's a proper bar, nothing else to say.

wasn't sure if they had real ale here, but thought I remembered it being OK. how wrong I was. it's fantastic. they have 8 ales and a couple of ciders on cask, plus a large keg selection! tried a couple; both well kept. excellent bar!

Great setting and a decent pint of guinness

Did not eat hear but they always have a good selection of real ales on site

Nice friendly bar, polite staff, out of the Way From the hussle of Newcastle drinkers, live bands upstairs, relaxing bar.

Not eating. Staff normal tip top quality. Allowed to sample ales before committing. Always reliable and I have been drinking here for almost 50 years so you can trust me.

Recommended as a great Pub. I didn't stay or eat but we held a reunion here and the pub handled everything wonderfully. Great service. Great pub.

First time here for a very long time. Its great to see its retained the traditional British pub atmosphere. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The Guinness was great.

Canny place for a pint, good location. Shame they don’t do any food.

Always good pint and good staff

Great location near the castle and an even better choice of beers. Didn't try the food, but I'm sure it'd be just as good

Proper pub, great choice of beers 🍻.

Lovely warm and friendly atmosphere and a quiet area to have a drink

We enjoyed a beer and a board game here last night. + Such a lovely building. We loved it. Strong cask selection. Really tasty and a lot of variety across pale, blonde, gold and stout. Friendly and warm welcome from the bar staff - One independent brewery keg. More would be lovely.

Historic and traditional pub with a good selection of beers and a tiny beer garden overlooking the high level bridge.

Traditional historic pub, beautiful interior and very friendly staff. Excellent cask ale choices. This was a perfect stop for a sit down and a drink after wandering around taking in the sights. Highly recommend if you want to experience a proper British pub. The toilets were down a couple of flights of stairs, so something to think of if you have mobility problems.

Best pint of Guinness in the toon

Interesting pub lots of little cubby hole's to sit in ,good view of the Tyne, some Good beers to be had,lovely old pub you must have a look, but mind you it could be busy .

Pleasant little pub, staff friendly, only had a drink

Great spot for the quick pint, they don’t make pubs like this anymore

Beautiful old pub. Excellent choice and beers and ciders too. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Also near cathedral and castle. Highly recommended.

Short visit to one of my favourite bars where I spent most weekends for many years. Lovely warm and cosy on freezing cold night, beer choice and quality was spot on, as was the service. Great to see Simon too 😁 Would deffo recommend x

A lovely classic pub, with a great selection of real ales. The only issue was the downstairs toilets (very smelly). Also not a sports fan bar with small and few tv's which didn't have Sky Sports. Would happily pop in for ales again, when in Newcastle 🤣

Nice pub, a great stop during our sightseeing trip to Newcastle. Lots of nice ciders on draught. Spend a happy hour or so here. Staff were friendly and enjoyed a good chat with other visitors too.

Proper pub with a great atmosphere

Very nice pub and staff and beer

Absolutely gorgeous. Very ornate. Good beers. Loved it.

Took some out of town clients out for a drink in Newcastle. Junkie with an aggressive cnut dog in the bar at 10pm. Some guys came in and chinned the bloke, and his k9 mate didn't blink an eyelid 🤣. Manager asked us to leave for complaining about the cnut dog running wild. I think if I'm honest. The new management have let this place go to the dogs. Also something else going on in there, probably people hoying gear up their noses. Has always been a great friendly boozer, but is now just complete sh1thole. Utter bastardry. Avoid

very hard to get served staff just want to talk to each other

We visited the Bridge Hotel for a lunchtime drink and I liked the traditional dark wood interiors and spaciousness. The bar staff were welcoming and there was a relatively broad choice of beers.

This is a pub that was in the tv series " Vera." (Many years ago). We are Vera fans, and when we realised this was " it," we were chuffed. It's a lovely old-fashioned cosy pub. We watched Sherlock playing on tv and had a pleasant evening.

If you are a TV series Vera fan it's a must visit for a visit.

Great selection of real Ales. Decent prices. Great atmosphere. Will definitely return with friends

Really good selection of real ales, nice friendly pub need to the city castle

Still one of the best bars in the town.

Stopped in for a drink here while showing a friend round Newcastle. A lovely pub with a good range of drinks and a great view of the bridges out the back. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Just a classic welcoming pub with a great atmosphere, fast bar staff in a great location. Always grey place to have a couple

Full of character and friendly staff

I have been in this bar a few time and always find the staff are nice and friendly and the atmosphere is good too. It was nice and busy but not too busy where you had to wait ages to be served

Proper pub. Good selection of beers and 6 of us got a seat.

Went here to drink, no food eaten. Great selection of real ales. Old pub.

Wonderful historic pub with fab views.

Was jumping before the Man city match, lots of home and away supporters.

Best Guinness in Newcastle. Hands down. Visited The Dubliner, Crown Posada, Newcastle Irish Centre and Bridge Tavern. Nothing came close to this. Beautiful. Please contact me for further review. Good atmosphere in the pub too, coat hooks under the bar, winning! Will return soon. I can't stress how good the Guinness was!

I can't comment on the food, but the beers were decently priced and there is some variety. The main draw is really the location and beer garden view over the Tyne!

Lovely place to drink really big place really old but kept realy well Lovely atmosphere loads of different drinks plenty room to sit friendly people aswell overall great place

Great bar! Belter atmosphere and a very friendly welcome. Great pint of Guiness too

Spectacular pub with a great selection of drinks and marvellous chairs! That's right. You heard me. Marvellous chairs.

Good drinks and friendly staff and one of my favourite places in Newcastle

Not a hotel but a bit of a Newcastle institution that might need to start spending a bit of money. Not much changed here for years but missing carpets as you head to the unpleasant loos need sorting. It was busy enough but not that much to justify the huge number of empty glasses on the bar being ignored by staff. Prices fine but might need to care a bit more.

Proper pub, friendly staff and excellent Guinness. Spent a few hours here and it was lovely, got very busy around 5 but service never faltered.

Great pub. Very busy and understandably so. Some great beers and a lovely building to have a drink in.

Great pub. Lovely building to sit in for some drinks and a good selection of beers available. Well situated to visit between Newcastle and the Railway Quarter of Gateshead.

The Bridge Hotel is a very striking building close by the Castle; it was just a short walk from where we were staying and easy to find. We visited the Bridge Hotel last week to go to the Singers and Musicians Night at the Folk Cub which takes place in an upstairs room. What a great atmosphere when we walked into the pub-it was absolutely buzzing and packed - exactly how you want a pub to be! That said, we were served quickly at the bar; the staff all friendly and attentive. Great choice of beers available together with all the usual non-alcoholic drinks such as J2O. I loved the beautiful stained glass Windows showing what I believe to be local scenes. Well worth a visit if you enjoy a pub with a great atmosphere and good choice of beer; especially recommended if you enjoy Folk music and would like to visit the second oldest Folk Club in the country (Mondays).

Just popped in! Seems like a nice pub, very friendly!

Great place for meeting friends. Plenty space for the 10 of us .

A bar with character, reasonable prices and good beer selection

The whole pub is starting to look and feel tired. Missing carpet when going to the loos just give a poor impression been like this now for a few years now. Beers still kept well and staff a good. Always a good selection of real ales.

Excellent pub, with great selection of beer

Great selection of drinks, friendly helpful staff and a good atmosphere

Another must do pub when you are in Newcastle. Great place for a pint.

One of my favourite pubs in Newcastle the beer is kept in pristine condition on this stuff I always very friendly and helpful love going there thank you

Always love it in here, really cosy atmosphere and amazing fire. Have a great selection for beers, ciders (love the Sea Cider) and spirits too. Highly recommend a visit. Popular with all ages and ranges which is lovely to see 😊

Taken the wife for the first time and she enjoyed the atmosphere and the comfy chairs

Brilliant classic Newcastle pub. A gem of a place.

Just dropped in for couple of drinks...Nice Friendly service with a good choice of drinks

We've been coming to Newcastle for the last year and the Bridge Hotel has become one of our favourite pubs. They always have on a big selection of ales and ciders, and the bar staff are happy to let you try samples till you find something you like. There is always music on are reasonable volumes and sport on the TVs but not too much to take away from the pub atmosphere.

Good selection of beers, great service. Not currently showing sky sports (Sep '23), so something to be aware of if you're looking for that. Great views of the castle.

A bit pricy but comfortable bar.

Good traditional pub..a go to place for a natter with ya mates