The Jazz Cafe in Newcastle upon Tyne

Great Jazz Jam, fab atmosphere and superb music venue.

Love The Jazz on a Wednesday lunchtime always class acts

One of Newcastle's best meeting up places! good food n drink, live music and friendly staff

Buffet was superb as had a networking event there. Nice location will go back for the music and coffee

Popped in for a quick one on way to the station Had an excellent gin and tonic Very friendly staff Will return

Staff standing around talking, especially when so busy. Yes, people due to lack of space leaning on bar, but staff should be attentive to who is waiting to be served and those that are there already. Also, staff should look around the corner towards the piano, people were waiting there too.... 😁

Situated on Pink Lane, this pub can easily be passed. Selling local beer and a good selection of drinks. Very friendly staff. We visited at lunchtime so no performance happening. Enjoyed a light lunch as a break from the shopping. Good food; very tasty and well presented. Reasonable prices alongside quality mean the Jazz Cafe gets full marks. Very clean and tidy with a contemporary feel to the deco. Fits in well with the theme they're trying to portray.

Small place on pink lane, decent crowd..

I came back here after a long time of not calling in and was not disappointed. It is ideal for anyone wanting food or drink whilst waiting for a train as it is only three minutes walk up Pink Lane from Central station. It has a very pleasant atmosphere and serves a good range of casual food. I was here for a drink on this occasion but have eaten here in the past and the food was good. Service on this trip was very friendly and i felt welcome in the place. I would definitely come back here.

Had really lovely food and drinks whilst waiting for a delayed train. We had the pate which was fabulous. Also black currant and honey gin with ginger ale , amazing.

Always a warm welcome and fabulous live jazz! 😸

Silence was a bit much, couldn't even drink or cough without someone shhing me

A good meeting place when doing classes at Newcastle Arts Centre, down a narrow lane and at the end of an alley, with Central Station just across from the front door down another! In an old part of Newcastle. Very friendly folks serving and the food was tasty.

I visited here with my husband hoping for some food tonight. I was rudely told food finishes at 6pm. Online it states cafe service 11am till 7pm. We were there at 6.30pm, A bit pointless when you are open late to finish food at 6 and put another time on your website? But that's fine no problem We mentioned we were visiting from Edinburgh and this was our first time in the cafe......no response at all. I said we would eat elsewhere and maybe return for drinks and music later.....again no response. Scruffy looking staff that looked very annoyed we had interrupted their cigarette break outside. Felt very unwelcome no way would we order a drink in there. Had a lovely meal in Taste of Persia instead and ended up in Central a drag bar I believe. What a lovely welcome in there compared to the Jazz Cafe. Danced all night....fab.

Nice quiet plave on a busy Saturday efternoon. Very friendly and helpful staff

A nice place to relax, away from the madding crowd. Beer mats wouldn't go a miss.

Location was great and it had a cosy atmosphere. The food took a while to come and it was a bit cold but tasted good and they were able to offer me a gluten option.

So apparently if you are not vegan, in a couple, Greek or happy you are not welcome here. Came in with four of my friends after drinking in the next door Forth Bar and were told that the bar was closing in half an hour. OK, we will have one drink and leave. Obviously a massive inconvenience. Slam slam slam. Can we have a shot? No. All talking in Greek about how pissed off they are (my friend is Greek so it's quite hilarious but scary for whoever might own this bar). Now the 'chef' comes out the kitchen to remind us it's last orders in one hour... OK. Can we finish the pints we've paid a fiver for? It's weird as I've walked past that joint for years and always wondered why it was empty. First time I've ever gone in. It all becomes clear. Wow. What a laugh.

Warm and welcoming staff, it's a lovely little place tucked away. Great little place if you're waiting for someone to come out of a gig at the 02 academy not so far away.

Great quirky venue, slight shame no decent draught ale. Decent bottles though...

Niche venue which has a jazz cafe on the first floor. Small is size and very intimate but really nice. Not personally my cup of tea but can certainly see why people enjoy it. The drink isn't the cheapest but isn't the most expensive. If you like jazz, pop you're head in and find out when the next performance/show is. Quite unique to Newcastle actually.

Fantastic place fro coffee and cake with live music several times per week.

Jazz Cafe is a gem of a place for a great lunch.

Had a wonderful evening on New Years Day. A tribute to the late great Amy Winehouse. An Engergetic performance covering many songs from Back To Black and Frank. The Staff really were very professional and attentive. The Food was also delicious. You need to book tickets early for a dinner table, this is the only seating in the venue. Ticket only downstairs is standing.

C'était genial, avec le jazz de bon qualité...

As always a warm comfortable place for lunc, I had cottage pie with roasted parsnip, delicious. As old school musicians we know Jazz Cafe is going to play great music to accompany food and banter.

Found this lovely cafe when we were looking for a quick early supper before a concert. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and found the service and food good and very good value No live music when we were there but can imagine that the place would be be brilliant when on

Very friendly place for a drop in cuppa or something a little stronger. Music venue upstairs, downstairs smaller quieter.

Used to go to the Jazz Cafe when the old owner ran it. It had charm and allowed for intimate concerts, but it was in dire need of an update in order to survive. It's been in new hands a long time but never had chance to visit. Went today and loved it. Had a Brie and bacon sandwich which was excellent, friend has scone with coffee. There's a good range of food at a reasonable price. Food is excellent, brilliant art-deco furnishings, its brighter, more modern then it used to be. Comfy and cosy, when we went (Thursday lunchtime) there wasn't anybody else there but I'd fully recommend it. It's still very much suited as a music venue, the piano is still there, and it very much keeps the atmosphere of the 'old' jazz cafe.

Only one larger on pump when i went !! no music on a Friday night !! terrible ! there was only 1 person in the bar and 2 girls behind !!

Outside of the evening or 'normal' mealtimes, it's surprisingly empty. Nice snack food (cassoulet, sharing platters, cake) and drinks, good music. I believe it gets a lot busier and live music, which would be fantastic

Visited for the bi-monthly jazz jam and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Good service, reasonable prices and some pretty good music ( always variable of course due to the nature of the beast). Hope to be back.

Went yesterday with my wife and we both had a lovely hot chocolate and a chocolate and ginger scone with strawberry jam and cream. Friendly staff and an interesting cafe. I'm sure this place would be a great place to visit with live music but unfortunately we just popped in during the day for a quiet hot drink. Hopefully next time :-)

Really poor service. I booked tickets for my fiancé and I to see a band there for his birthday. We went in and where struck by the off-hand service at the bar. After watching half of the set, which was great, we came back downstairs for a drink and I ordered a gin and tonic. It was served without lemon and after a minute, my partner asked the bar staff to add lemon "to make it more fruity". We started to go back upstairs for the second part of the gig and as we left, the bar tender said to her colleague: 'there's only one word for him'. We heard and went back to ask what she meant and she denied having said anything. She then said she meant the two words were 'thank you' and proceeded to be sarcastic and rude to us. She changed our words and accused us of asking for lemon 'to make the drink less sh*t'. We were made to feel totally unwelcome despite having done nothing wrong, and we left without seeing the second part of the gig. Needless to say, the awful service completely spoiled our evening, not to mention the money we wasted on tickets and drinks. We were offended and deeply upset by the rude service we received and in no way deserved; I would not recommend going here!

Super place with tasteful background music, friendly staff and great value tea with delicious cake....in fact excellent Simnel cake. Really must go to live music session. A great find, why isn't it better known?

Excellent jazz venue serving meals early on. Music most nights.

Lovely café with some great live music, only gripe is that it is rather expensive

Realmente es confuso cómo este no es bien conocido me encantó el ritmo relajado sorprendido no música en vivo en una noche de sábado conseguir su acto juntos

Wine was excellent, music was impeccable — Had a lot of fun here, great band and shoutout to the lady in the green cardigan that shushed us when we coughed.

Found this cafe bar when looking for a place to have a light lunch with my friend. Food cooked to order, very tasty and with good service. The waitress was quite happy to stand and chat with us and let us know of interesting places to see/do. Very friendly towards tourists and a treat to see a genuine happy face waiting on us..

Good for so jazz and a glass of wine

Genuinely, I am truly heart broken. This place used to be my favourite bar in the world, I'd come here a few nights a week for almost two years, and loved Keith who used to own it, and has sadly passed away.His place was a safe haven for jazz and blues lovers, eccentricly decorated and piled up with decades of newspapers and rare records. There was great live music from talented musicians and poetry readings upstairs, it was perfect. Now it's been refurbished and the life and soul of the place has been destroyed. No character, just another modern, run of the mill cafe with lack lustre produce. A true shame.

Was there on a Thursday night recently. Great music, fab atmosphere. Really good choice of drinks (e.g. lots of different gins, which I love)However, I ordered two dry martinis (recipe: vermouth over ice, poured away so only a hint is left, then add double measure gin; shake/stir, pour, add lemon twist or olive, etc), and it became clear too late that the lady serving didn't know how to make one. I only spotted this when it was too late for the first martini: she put a double gin into the shaker then added a full measure of vermouth (the 'Martini' branded one) to the gin. When she began the second, I politely reaffirmed that I wanted dry martinis, to which she pointed to the vermouth bottle and said "This is the dry Martini". Realising that she didn't know that a dry martini had nothing to do with the brand of vermouth or what they called it ('Dry'), I said that the vermouth was put in first then poured away, then the gin was added. I hope I wasn't rude about this, because she was quite disgruntled and said "Well this is how we make them here". To be fair to her she did try and remedy the second one, and did offer to make the first one again. I didn't want to embarrass her by pressing it, and knew my friend wouldn't actually mind too much, so said no thanks. What compounded it was that she neither added nor mentioned lemon peel or olive, so I asked if I could have a bit of lemon in each. She didn't quite understand, as she just dropped a lemon wedge into each one.I'm aware that to some readers this may sound like a small thing. However, it's not a cheap drink(!), and besides, I had this strange feeling that surely the one place you'd reckon to guarantee getting a dry martini would be a jazz club...? :) Still had a good night, recommend it.

Great place to pop into when in town.Not tried the music events but the service is good and the hot chocolate should have a health warning on it!

A lovely surprise, welcoming friendly attentive staff, an apparent real interest and enjoyment in what they serve, good choice of reasonably priced eats, thank you

Very relaxed lovely place, homemade menu, fab coffee and smiling 'nothings a bother' staff.. Well recommend it!

If people pay by card for drinks downstairs, you need to advise them that this service is not available upstairs. Girl who was serving upstairs embarrassed me - "cash only" then removed drinks I had ordered and put them to the back of the bar as if I was going to steal them without paying. What should she be offering? A smile wouldn't go amiss!

We called in here on Tuesday lunchtime for a sandwich and a coffee because our usual haunt was unexpectedly closed (The Cloister Café). It is the first time I have ever been to this establishment but I enjoyed the experience. Really lovely, friendly service and a nice, calm, laid-back, unhurried atmosphere.

My fiancee and I wanted something different than a chain. Well... Mission accomplished. Staff really nice, the food is just AWESOME and fresh. Is the bread homemade??? Because it was sooo good. Atmosphere is relaxed and nice and comfy seats. I could almost take a nap. Really really good. The scones look delicious!!

I've visited the Jazz cafe on a number of occasions. The staff are always very friendly, there's a good selection of speciality teas and home made cakes. They can supply gluten free options and their raspberry and dark chocolate cake (gluten and dairy free) is absolutely gorgeous.

The Jazz Cafe is one of my first loves, I have been going for a long time, and it really tickles my pickle! Chilled, cool and rather nice cocktails, good wine list and smooth jazz. Quite simply blissful.

Excellent chilled bar, great live music, friendly staff. Awesome Mojitos. Would recommend to anyone wanting a chilled drink. Will be back!

We love it here , its like going from newcastle to paris very chilled vibe and have only been when there has been jazz acts on. Nice place to enjoy a chilled glass of wine while listening to some jazz

Discovered this place on Saturday 21st Nov. Had gone into the Craft shop on Westgate road and the lady directed us to the café. Very cool and laid back and lady serving was lovely. Will definitely return.

Very jazzy. Maybe too jazzy for some...

Had lunch here before taking train to London. Nice and quiet location. Attentive friendly staff. I had a daily special chowder with a brillaiant cup of filter coffee for £5.14p

I booked the upstairs room at the Jazz Cafe for our Green Thinkers bookclub. It was the ideal venue with cosy sofas and tasty food and drinks. All very conducive to a good discussion.

Changed owner and management since the legend that was Keith died. Has been given a complete revamp. Good to listen to the sound of a jazz saxophone drifting up pink lane again, do a selection of food and coffee tea as well as alcohol. Worth a visit

This is a fascinating place, music wonderful, cake, coffee are gorgeous! Been here a couple of times and thoroughly enjoyed the music plus drinks- yes they do wine and beer as well. Definitely worth a visit, don't be put off by the name if you don't like jazz - I do but you can sit away from the music if necessary but my advice give the music and the place a chance!

One of my favourite places in Newcastle!!!

Staff great, music great and drinks fantastic. I love the revamp! A beautiful setting with an eclectic mix of customers. I will be back. :-)

Excellent place to chill and listen to the music. Absolutely enthralled by the band who were excellent in every respect. Must get there early enough to get the good seats next time around. I'll be back

Popped into to town with my cousin to drop her off at the train station and wanted somewhere for a drink and a bite to eat. We stumbled upon the Jazz Cafe less than two minutes from Central Station but from now on it will be a destination. We received one of the warmest welcomes I have ever received and opted for a lite bite. Coffee was changed to melting hot chocolates with cream, marsh mallows and chocolate flakes. The BEST cheese scone I have ever eaten and a tasty cranberry and chocolate one. Looking forward to a proper lunch or supper there soon and enjoy some more treats and the super background music.

I've visited the newly refurbished jazz cafe quite a few times over this past year and it's always a great place to meet up for tea/coffee and cake or lunch. It's a calm and warm atmosphere with quiet background jazz music and serves delicious cakes and drinks and the food menu is very nice - all at a very reasonable cost. Cooked food isn't served in the evening as the cafe becomes a night time jazz bar with live music - great in a different way for jazz fans.The cafe is easy to reach just across the road from central station hidden up Pink Lane.

The Jazz cafe is ideally located for anyone looking for food or drink in the vicinity of Newcastle Central station. It is just across the road from the station entrance (head left in Pink Lane and walk up a few yards). It has a good breakfast and lunch menu including excellent omelettes. It also does a good range of other casual foods, cakes, pastries etc .The cafe is clean, friendly and welcoming and has a lovely atmosphere. It would seem a great place for evening music as well as daytime enjoyment.

Great little place! Awesome food and drinks and the staff are friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend it for a Brunch

I went to see Paragon on the 28th October. It was an extremely friendly and welcoming venue. Nice room upstairs where the performance takes place. Quite easy to find as it is just up the road from the Central Station. I would highly recommend attending a gig at this venue.

We found this cafe by accident, and what a great find it was! It isn't large; approx. 30-40 places. Firstly, it is spotless, and freshly decorated(always a good start). The menue is fairly simple fair, but great quality; offering a range of daily specials ie. mains; and a good range of light lunch type food eg paninis, baked potatoes, sandwiches,soup etc. They also have a great range of tray bakes and cakes to tempt you. The food we had was of very good quality and very reasonably priced ie. Two mains, a baked potato and three drinks for less than twenty pounds. Friendly staff and non intrusive quality background music(yes it was jazzy)completed a very nice relaxing eating experience.Jazz Cafe is located at 25-27 Pink Lane; about three minutes walk from the front of Newcastle Central Station, heading out the fronf of the station and a little to your left.

Great venue in a good spot - opens at 11am and is a great place to pop in for a cuppa at a decent price. There are so many coffee shops to chose from and this one offers spacious tables, wifi and decent coffee, drink and food at affordable prices. If you like a coffee without the jargon or price tag its a great place. The decor is nice, staff friendly and there is a good selection of magazines and papers plus some local listings guides. It is also a venue on an evening and does private parties. Ideal for popping into if you're waiting for a train too as its close to the station.

A great find. This place was recommended to us and we were pleased we made the effort to look it up.We went at lunch time. The food was simple choice but delicious with a good choice of wine. A good atmosphere.We would have gone back in the evening but it was closed when we got there which seemed a bit strange for a Saturday night so check its open before you go!

As it says in the title we found this place by accident while killing time before an appointment. The food was really lovely and reasonable priced and the staff were lovely too. I just hope we can find it again.

Food was amazing and very reasonably priced, really nice atmosphere and staff were very helpful... The chocolate brownies are really nice, the nicest I've had that I didn't make myself

great food tuesday to saturday at a good price, live music Friday and Saturday nightsyou pay for entry after 9pm on live music nights, get there before 9pm and its free entry.

Shabby venue in an untrustworthy location. Wouldn't want to walk alone around there at night. The music was great though.