The Head of Steam Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne

I've been going here since the day it opened, it's changed a bit since then, new owners, a brand name in multiple cities etc. It's still, however, a nice place for a drink when you just get off the train. Prices are a bit eye watering but it is middle of town next to the station and goes with the territory.

Great pub, lots of beer selection. Great music and vibe

Great pub! We ended a night out here, it was perfect. It is upstairs with no lift so not accessible. I was able to leave my mobility scooter downstairs and go upstairs but only because I chose to leave it unguarded downstairs. Toilets are downstairs only and require a code, completely understandable.

Nice bar staff but the atmosphere wasn't great. Also I appreciate the barmen might like Screamo but that's a niche form of rock that isn't appreciated by many.

I haven't been to all of the Head of Steam pubs, but I can tell you that this is the most disappointing one of the 3 I have spent time in. Some of the negatives aren't exactly their fault: the toilets being downstairs by the street entrance and secured with a coded lock is clearly because people were wandering in off the street and using the place for all sorts of less-pleasant activities. However, having the cubicle door locks effectively removed - they were obviously kicked in, but then painted over instead of fixing them - makes the place feel very insecure and not a nice experience when I needed to use one. I'd go as far as to say that if my wife wasn't still sat upstairs I'd have left and found another pub. The beer selection seemed reasonable, as you'd expect from the chain, but the staff couldn't have been less welcoming without actually ignoring us. At one point I looked at the bar and wondered if the guy was actually just watching the bar for a pal while he went for a pee. Some of the furnishings were threadbare and the overall ambience was closer to an old working/social club that had tried to update itself. I give it a 3 rating because nothing was truly awful (except the toilets) but it would be a last resort if I was looking for a station-adjacent pub in Newcastle again, and it would have put me off the chain if I hadn't already experienced the joy that is their Leeds flagship bar.

Great pub, and great atmosphere 👌

Great selection of pints, only bad thing I could say is the prices can be a bit crazy. Like 2.20 for a small glass of cola 😂

Great place for decent ales and intimate gigs

Staff not interested, more interested in talking to friends and mobile phones

Female staff are more then welcoming Male staff was not so accommodating & over charge us.When questioned he was unprofessional & had a tint of attitude.Check your prices

Always a great rompus. Always a banging playlist and usually when I go on a sunday late at night not too busy either so very autism Freindly eith tge right vibes and some lush songs with Freindly staff.

Excellent range of interesting craft and cask beers. The Oakham Citra was particularly good

Canny bar, always liked it in here. Been to some canny gigs in the basement over the years. Great selection of beers.

Great craft ales. One of my favourite bars in the world.

Decent, chill place with good beer selection. Wish they still did Theakston's Barista Stout but you can't have it all! My only real complaint is the lighting is quite heavy-handed - too many LED spots making the whole place starkly lit and detracting from the vibe. Seen a couple of banging gigs downstairs, too

Quality ales in a friendly setting. Decent playlist of 90s heavy guitar stuff while we were there.

Excellent beer selection, friendly staff, great music.

Great bar with a good choice of beer.

Cosy atmosphere, with friendly staff and lots of different drinks to choose from. Always a solid choice for a few sociable drinks!

Great venue and handy for station. Great selection of sales and lagers Friendly staff and clean bar with code for toilets. Geordie Paul ( Bodega)

Went downhill a lot since my last visit. Used to be quite a friendly bar. Toilet code is 9155, enjoy

Visited at noon on a Saturday. I was the only one in for a while so I can't score the atmosphere. I was disappointed with the choice of real ale. Nice and clean pub though.

Great bar.. Amy was so friendly and made our weekend. Went there for late drinks 2 out of 3 night

One of my favourite pubs in Newcastle - great beer, fair prices and fantastic service! The staff really make this place welcoming and different from other bars (and they're not bad to look at either!) If you haven't been before I'd definitely recommend it

This place has two pages. Presumably once did some sort of food and don't any more. Beer was terribly kept and overly expensive and the attitudes of the bar staff matched. All seemed either inexperienced or too comfortable. Particularly the little lad (older, short, full of himself) Club night was so loud it interfered with the music playing upstairs and continuously spilled out to the street where fights broke out and no-one intervened. I don't think they've heard of "duty of care". The doorman was pointless as he was alone. Avoid if you want something drinkable.

Some cracking beers on offer and IPA s . Well worth a visit

Never been to a head of steam venue that I didn't like, this one might be my favourite

What a great selection of beer! We were chuffed to see some random belgium beer.

Head a couple of pints after the match. Enjoyed it a lot! Lots of friendly people.

Great pub. Friendly staff. Been 16 times in Newcastle coming from abroad for Newcastle United. Never been in this pub until last September. Thx for the Motorhead beer😎 We’ll be back end of March next year.🍺👍

Great gig venue. Visited to see Dictator who were amazing as always. Enjoyed the venue. Great bar upstairs with a nice atmosphere so we stayed there without moving on afterwards

Atmosphere fantastic, staff fantastic, selection of beers, second to none. Got to give it a go

Aspall guy here as the bar lady calls me, great bar. Really inviting, we found this bar on the Saturday night and spent considerable amount of time and money here because the atmosphere was amazing, so much so that we made a point our last night (Sunday) finished in this bar. Can’t rate food only because we didn’t have any and don’t think they do food. They do however have a live music venue here down stairs.

Bad attitude from the barman, £16 for a wine and a pint, I asked how much the wine was, told £9 a glass, I said I thought that was expensive, came back with, if ya drink in Weatherspoons you pay Weatherspoons prices!!! No wonder there was only a couple people in, never again!!!

Josh is the boyo, best service in newcastle!

Great beer, great music and the staff were fantastic 🍻

Great staff and customers last night 👍

Visited both branches both great.This one is opposite the station and was a fun experience due to great staff. Fantastic selection of beers from across the world much to choose from covering most tastes. Very happy atmosphere and great for a late night drink.

Top drawer atmosphere and decor, genuinely welcoming and a great selection of beers... If Carlsberg did bars.......

Attended for a few hours to see a band, good set up and good atmosphere. Very central straight across the road from Newcastle Train Station.

Nice place with loads of choice but bit pricey

Laid back, friendly pub with great beers.

Good pub near Newcastle Station. Six cask ales on handpump when I last visited including a porter. Open until 3am on Saturday night!

Love it but 0lease get beer on draft in the basement

A bit of a hidden gem with one of the best selections of beers and ales in Newcastle. Pretty small bar area up a load of stairs (not wheelchair friendly) but well worth the climb.

Only bad thing is the toilets are downstairs and you need a pin code

Great pub with a lively late night atmosphere. Two separate bars, one downstairs and one up with loos on street level. Good range of cask, keg and bottled beers and an eclectic decor. Open late at the weekends and atracts post gig crowd when porirua pubs are closed.

Nice bar if you are into pale ales and different drinks from the usual bars

Went to a gig, was very fun, nice place however the managers attitude was disgusting. We came in before the show Started and we all waited downstairs near the doors as my friend has a disability it's unnecessary walking for her and her legs could collapse, me, my friends and another group of people where told by staff it was okay to stay there, another staff member said we can't stand there as we are blocking the fire exit, we said nicely we where told its okay so he went to get the manager. The manager said the same as him, that we are blocking the fire exit and need to wait outside or go upstairs, my friend explained she can't as she's disabled and it's unnecessary walking for her, the manager then turned round and said "well you are going to have to walk downstairs to the show anyway so why can't you walk upstairs" she again explained cos it's unnecessary walking for her as she doesn't need to go upstairs but needs to go downstairs to the concert. She said " well wait outside then" and I said "if everyone waits outside isn't that blocking people as well?" She kept going on about how we need to go upstairs and that if my friend can go downstairs she can go upstairs, I explained she was being ableist and she said "no I'm not, YOU are blocking the fire exit" she then on purpose slams the door into me and says "this is the fire exit" very aggressively. We all eventually just go outside cos we didn't have a problem with that its just we had been told two different things and my friend couldn't physically go upstairs. Apart from that good night and nice bar staff.

Amazing pub, friendly staff, safe atmosphere, really like it

Very friendly staff, cosy atmosphere

First time in the town for many years with living elsewhere. Lance made me want to visit my home city more often. 👌

A classic, great beer great crowd and decent tunes played at just the right level so it doesn't affect conversion

There are two Head Of Steam Pubs in Newcastle, one down Quayside and this outlet on Neville Street ,we visited both and I thought this one was the best even though their other outlet is brilliant. Walking in and I knew I would enjoy my visit here, the interior is superb, wood panelled walls,a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room, tv's to enjoy the sport, eclectic decor and furnishings, nice wall art and there's plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub, its a very cool Head Of Steam Pub outlet. We were here on a Friday, we had just had a great day/ night out in Durham visiting the great pubs in that beautiful town ,we arrived here well after midnight and this pub was packed with a great atmosphere, a quick study of their beer range and we both opted to have a pale ale each, these were served in pristine condition, we just kicked back, chilled out and soaked up the great atmosphere in this busy and popular pub. The pale ale served in here was spot on, a well balanced pale ale, hints of citrus, a big hit of hops, very pleasant on the tongue, so easy to drink, a totally refreshing brew on a hot night, it was just so good being in such a lovely pub enjoying a quality brew and soaking up the great vibe in this pub. We ended up staying here for a couple of hours ,we enjoyed another pale ale each and a nice German beer that was out of this world, we couldn't fault anything about our visit here, great staff, wonderful pub and a great range of well kept beers, when we are back in Newcastle again its a pub we will most definitely revisit This Head Of Steam Pub is easy to locate along Neville Street facing Newcastle Central Station. Opening hours are; Monday & Tuesday, Closed. Wednesday & Thursday, 5pm till 2am. Friday & Saturday, Midday till 3am. Sunday, 5pm till 2am. A wonderful Head Of Steam Pub, most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area.

Such a shame great venue food was terrible there were 14 of us on a stag weekend the food came out cold sent back came back exactly the same the only positive is the chips were delicious

I was really looking forward to having a drink and food with my wife after a lovely day in Newcastle. I unfortunately sneezed when walking towards the bar and caught this in a tissue. The barman was very aggressive in his attitude when I approached the bar to order. The barman raised his voice and told me to sanitise my hands. I understand the caution, however he was truly unpleasant and belittled us in front of other customers and a very unnecessary response. Such a shame to be encountered by unpleasant staff, what was obviously an issue for him and could have been dealt with in a more humane way.

Great place for end of the night. Not expensive and ideal for placement. It's a pub not cocktail bar or a night club. Sit and chat or just fall asleep the staff will wake you up and the staff chuck you out, with sensitivity.

Hada drink before dinner and returned later for the live music, not realising that there was acharge to get into the lower area where the music was on. Went to the upstairs bar for drinks before returning to the hotel

Great range of beers and ciders which is kept well, great bar staff in a great atmospher, great night spent there

Went in here for a drink as we were staying just around the corner at the indigo hotel. Quite busy with decent atmosphere and staff were friendly enough.

This place was busy but there were still seats left. There were busy runs at the bar, but the staff were quick enough to serve. Will definitely be back.

After taking part in a choir performance at the Sage Gateshead I met up with some friends in the Head of Steam, and had some great beers. Well worth a visit.

Die Quayside von Newcastle lohnt eher einen Besuch als das eigentliche Zentrum in der Oberstadt. Am Tyne hat sich in den letzten Jahren um die Millenium Bridge ein attraktives Viertel mit Kunst und Gastronomie entwickelt. Auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Ort für unser Lunch stießen wir auf das Head of Steam Quayside. Das Restaurant und Pub zeichnet sich durch ein äußerst umfangreiches Angebot einheimischer und internationaler Biere aus. Nett ist die Speisekarte, welche zu jedem Gericht ein passendes Bier empfiehlt. Ausstattung und Gestaltung sind historisiert-modern und passen gut zur Quayside. Angenehm ist auch die räumliche Trennung zwischen Bar- und Restaurantbereich.

Fuimos aquí para tomar una cerveza tranquila con algunos amigos. . ¡La "cosa" del Bar parecía sacada del show de Rocky Horror y olía a olor corporal! Tenemos nuestras pintas y alguien bromeó sobre su extraño tatuaje de tetera. . ella se puso a la defensiva y pasó los siguientes 10-15 minutos mirando a mi novia. Sugiero que este lugar encuentre un personal decente y servicial que se lave y sepa cómo bromear. . nunca volverá a la cabeza del vapor. . más como cabeza de ser. o!

Nice friendly bar with pleasant staff and an excellent range of beers. Good value and excellent location near to the train station. For those with mobility issues the bar is upstairs

Popped into this quirky little bar following Sunday lunch for a pit stop before heading home. Excellent array of beers and lagers for those who love trying new things. We didn't eat but menu prices were very reasonable and meals been served looked lovely. Cool quirky decor Friendly staff and reasonable drinks. Would return.

Tip top bar similar to the one in Durham. A cosy venue with an array of real ales. We loved it in here. You will find it directly opposite the rail station.

This place is great, upstairs is a nice cosy warm pub with decent selection of drinks and a nice crowd on a late night. Downstairs they put on music and bands and the like, so that's a nice space. Never any trouble here, class location

What amazing food and ales served. Huge portions and clean surroundings, cracking music. Will be back

My friend and I were in Newcastle for 3 nights recently staying at royal Station Hotel, which is directly opposite The Head of Steam. We returned from eating out and thought we would call in for a nightcap! Lovely atmosphere, lovely quiet bar upstairs. A special mention must go to the lovely, friendly barmaid, Olivia. We enjoyed it so much we called in again the following night. If I am ever in Newcastle again this will be our first port of call! Keep up the good work Olivia...

As a lover of Real Ale and quaint places I thought we'd give this place a go ! Started off with sampling the beers with the help of the lovely Olivia the bartender who was more than accommodating to allow us to sample each real ale . As time was getting on we decided to grab a bite . Now I'm not a fan of nachos by any means but WOW. The nacho master Darren produced what I can only say is both the tastiest and generously portioned plate of nachos I've ever seen let alone eaten . If you are in Newcastle and want a nice ale , pleasant surroundings , lovely staff and great food this is got to be one place you visit .

Love this place , right near the Tyne & lovely views of the river Tyne & Millennium Bridge & The Baltic . Nice decor inside & they do lovely food too . Staff always friendly & helpful too .

After curry thought we would drop in for a quick pint. Great ambiance and good range of beers. The menu board "our beers" at the entrance is a good touch. Enjoyed our brief visit here.

Great food great staff and a nice clean restaurant certainly be calling back. Having checked out a few other restaurants this was not as busy so we made the right decision

Después de haber disfrutado de mi visita a la cabeza de vapor en Durham, decidí probar este ya que tacaño alojándose en el hotel muy cerca. Está muy cerca de la estación central (en el otro lado de la calle). Es un establecimiento muy concurrido para beber pero tiene un ambiente acogedor. La variedad de cervezas es muy impresionante, parece que se especializan en cervezas belgas, pero tiene de todo el mundo. Tiene un menú bastante extenso comida a precios muy razonables. Volvería aquí.

Went as a family on a quiet weekday. The bar was very impressive with an unusual selection of beers including some of the best Belgian beers. The service was prompt and exceptionally good. The seating was comfortable and the food was good. Our highest rating went to the steak and fish, but the burgers and Pie could be improved.Overall it was an enjoyable experience which would like to repeat.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat. I can highly recommend the chowder. Staff were friendly and the place had a lively feel about it. Really enjoyed ourselves. Would recommend.

After our lunch time effort to come here when the Head of Steam was shut (even though according to their website it should have bee open, we came here for a drink before heading up to Grey Street to eat at Carluccios. Excellent range of beers which were all reasonably prices. There was a match on at St James Park but we managed to get served quickly. Great atmosphere so well worth a visit !

Really enjoyed this Bar - the bar staff were great, really chatty and knowledgeable about their beer, good atmosphere, 1st visit - can't wait to go again next time I'm in Newcastle - would love this chain of pubs to come to my town

A friend recommended this place and I can see why. A simple layout on the first floor of the building with knowledgable staff serving a range of real ales and decent wine options.The food offering is a bit limited so I wouldn't go there to eat. Maybe that's the point?We all really liked the quirky "corner" tables - they feel really strange at first but after a while you start to wonder why other pubs/bars don't have them. A roaring fire or stove would have been an improvement and don't let the strong smell of disinfectant in the entrance put you off.

We visited the head of steam for our staff night out, the bar Maid who looks like a character out of hell raiser with more piercings than a pin cushion and an attitude like Donald trump with haemorrhoids completely spoilt our night with a cutting homophobic remarks to one of our party. We loved the bar and the beer but this bar maid with a mouth like a sewer completely spoilt our night, we won't be returning !

Popped in for a quick drink with a mate. The two girls behind the bar were great. Friendly and knowledgable- they identified me as a stout drinker (having asked for Guinness...that they don't sell) and then gave me some great tasters to compare. Great service!

Next door to our hotel, Hampton by Hilton, with great variety of real ales and import lagers. Smart décor and good bar staff

Before coming we checked out the opening times against our train arrival time as we were staying over the road at the Royal Station Hotel and wanted to drop our bags off there and come over here for a drinki poo. However, all the info said it was open at 12:00 but when we tried the door at 2:30 it was all locked up. Not happy bunnies so we headed off elsewhere ! However cam back later on in the day and all is forgiven !

Superb little bar with loads of really cool real ales. A suppose a bit on the 'hipster' side but the beers great, the musics good and it's all about the company you keep. A little bit on the pricey side.

Why would you reduce the seating and table space? Why?! It used to be a really good place for a late night pint with pals, now its harder than ever to get a seat because they have replaced some of the seating with silly little tables. urgh.

Out with a group of friends and headed here nice clean pub, great music good choice of drinks, bit pricey but same everywhere!. Although really busy we where able to get served quite quickly, comfy seating not over crowded.One gripe only one toilet for women! then we found the others eight toilet thank God!!!!!! the queues in that one toilet my mates went in with a crowd of girls just coz they were so desperate. Might need better signage for the drunks ;-) Really good time had thank you head of steam

We had drinks at this pub after a meal. We had some Red Wine and some spirits. It was a well stocked bar with some interesting Trappist beers. I will back to try them later on this weekend. We could talk without shouting and able to sit at a table.

Lovely pub!!! Plenty of beer to choose from, warm friendly atmosphere and the staff are bang on point! Nothing's to much trouble for these guys!

Called in to kill some time with friends prior to catching train. Live music downstairs and well stocked bar upstairs. Well kept ales and enthusiastic staff who knew something about them. Samples helped customers choice and kept waiting time down. Special mention must be made to the 7.5% pale ale. It was taste!

The Head of Steam was a bit of a disspointment. It is extremely noisy and when the fire alarm went off nobody moved nor was any explanation given when the alarm was turned off. On the other hand, the variety of beers offered is quite impressive.

A very large range of beers to choose from - guy behind the bar offered some advise on which I would enjoy. quirky layout and room décor, not an awful lot of chairs but enough that it isn't too crowded. Drinks averagely priced.

Great selection of bottles. Nice and relaxed place and finally Blue Chimay on tap. I don't need to say anything else! Give it a visit!

This place has an excellent selection of beers that are looked after so good quality also. Great place to meet friends and try some different & unusual beers

Called in before going up to St James' for the rugby. A reasonable sized bar with a good selection of beers, we didn't eat but the food we saw looked good.

Not sure how the other review got written. its August 1oth and the sign outside says closed until late August. so don't turn up too soon though no reason to belive it wont be worth it

I love it here. Staff are friendly and the beer is good, they had music in which was fantastic. A little pricey but everywhere is these days.