The Victoria Bar & Kitchen in Gateshead - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I always fancied going in here. It always looked so cosy and was often very busy, when I drove past. I got the feeling it had been taken over, but can’t be certain, because the bicycle wasn’t outside. Maybe someone had stolen it! On arrival, I asked for a beer shandy. There were mostly lagers on the pumps. The lady behind the bar said ‘they are all beers’ (She obviously, didn’t have a clue, because beer is an ale, not a lager)! I had an IPA shandy. My husband had Stella Artois. My IPA shandy had a funny taste - not clean and even his Stella didn’t taste as nice as the lager in Germany, where we had been recently). I had a chicken and bacon Caesar salad and a burger with bacon and cheese and my husband had chicken Parmo. The chicken and Caesar salad was quite nice. It wasn’t massive, but kind of filled me up. I gave 3/4 of the burger to the dog, the burger had definitely been deep fried, because it had a crispy skin! The breadcrumbs on my husband‘s parmo, looked incredibly orange; (but I don’t suppose this was helped by a Red Leicester cheese that was melted over the top). The skinny fries looked awful - straight out of the freezer and tasteless. For £40, I didn't think it was worth it really. I wouldn’t return.

Booked here after our son who lives locally received a few recommendations, we booked a latish lunch for his birthday on a bank holiday Monday. It was busy with a nice vibe, as a family of 3 we have very different tastes and all very much enjoyed our meals. The staff were very pleasant and helpful, courteous and attentive but not overly so! Would definitely go back as we all enjoyed the food, there was also a good selection of drinks to entice ys back.

This venue has lost a 8+ years visiting customer for good for shier disraspect. I ordered food whilst at the venue at 11:55am on 7th April 2024. The venue was not busy, I waited 25 minutes with no one noticing I was still waiting for food, the venue filled and the whole venue had been served food before any of mine had arrived, I approached the manager who tried to initially say 10 minutes I waited, that was the forst instance of disrespect don't gaslight the situation and lie, bad managment, I advised him he was completely wrong and it was 25 minutes he agreed, not a single penny was taken off our bill which is so disrespectful regardless of the reson a customer should not have to pay the bill when there is a sheer lack of service, if the staff spent less time watching the football mabey they would have noticed. Such a shame when the chefs are amazing and the food is fantastic.

Whenever you visit here you are met with friendly attentive staff, amazing food and fantastic service. Never been anywhere that is as consistently good as here.

We came on Monday for my partners birthday meal and had looked at the menu beforehand really looking forward to it both wanting to try the rotisserie section of the menu. Upon ordering drinks the waiter double checked our order however my drink was still wrong when it arrived. My partner ordered the beef brisket and had the idea it would be lovely soft brisket kind of smokehousey vibe however what he was served was top side or silverside beef slices not brisket at all. Still very tasty but not at all what was on the menu. I ordered a side of greens with my meal which also never arrived. The food we had was tasty and the waiter was attentive however it was not at all what we were expecting and the errors with our order would put us off returning.

Absolutely shocking takeaway Sunday lunch. £27 for 2 dinners I’d expect much much better. Barely anything in the trays, the smallest amount of meat, 1 small soggy Yorkshire pudding each, the veg was hard. The whole thing was just a mess & hardly any of it. Won’t be going back! Rip off!

This place never fails to deliver. Food, service & staff all fantastic. Honestly can’t find fault at all and would highly recommend to anyone. Thanks Team Vic for another cracking service.

I went to the Victoria last night with family for their festive fare. The food was delicious, I had the ox cheek as I’d never tried it before and it was so tender really nice. Service was great too, not too pushy but there if needed. The restaurant was busy so a lovely atmosphere. A really great night!

Rude manager/owner, supposed to be dog friendly pub he clearly doesn’t know that dogs do bark , maybe someone could tell him 🐶

Mince n Dumplings wow fresh and delicious Also green vegetables and carrots , waiter even asked more gravy or vegetables … very nice touch … More mash please not a problem , one moment lovely little extra .literally 2 min pipping hot mash . Cleared our plates … Place is full of Energy and Nice vibe … No wonder the Resturant and bar area is busy . Busy for a reason.. Lush food will be back soon .. Pizzas looked something else nearly ordered a takeout ..

Have been here a few times over the last couple of years when visiting family, tonight being the latest. As always the food, staff, service, atmosphere and interaction with the staff was fantastic 😊 Literally can’t find any faults. Thank you #TeamVic

We love the Vic food and have made several visits during the week however, we were very disappointed with sunday lunch. I had chicken meal which was £13.95. I got a thigh and a small leg and both were very dry. We got one small bowl with a small portion of turnip about 3 carrots and a couple of broccoli stems and this was for 2 people. Definitely not worth £13.95!

Came here with my 2 friends for Sunday dinner & really enjoyed it. Pork was cooked to perfection & veg was lovely. We shared 2 cheesecakes for dessert which were lovely too.

Really nice pub, lovely atmosphere, lovely staff and the food is lovely too. I had the goats cheese pizza and that was beautiful, friends agreed with there meals too: crab and prawn pasta, chicken burger, chicken pizza, pepperoni pizza. Also lovely Rioja wine, stunning ! Thank you :)

We called in for lunch on passing and what a lovely place it was. The food was reaonably priced, well cooked and nicely presented and the staff were friendly and helpful.

We are regular visitors, often have a sandwich but we went for pizza to share this time. It was lush! Thru also do a fab banana gin which I love! Be back next week.

We pop in regularly and love the sandwiches. Such good value. Chips are so good too. The banana gin is my fave now. Nice staff too.

Nice food. A good menu. Great portions and very cheap/excellent value. Meals are good but on my last visit, I opted for the Rotisserie Lamb which actually had no taste and was more like braised beef. The rest of the meal and other meals I've had are always great. Big portions, and good value. Will return.

Absolutely love this place. Excellent food and service, especially Tom the pizza chef, whose pizzas are outstanding and Michelle the server who got us seated even though we hadn’t booked and there was a large party in. Great banter as usual,can’t wait to return.

Went for a lovely Sunday lunch today and would thoroughly recommend but when it came to pudding my mum (the vegetarian ) asked if the cheesecake was vegetarian and was told by several of the staff that it was . We double checked and treble checked , but another staff member overheard and said she wasn't sure so would make sure . Then came back and said there was gelatine in there . Just seems that it needs a bit of veggie education as unless we pushed mum would of eaten it . No markings on the menu advising what is and isn't veggie . But a great meatfree selection on the Sunday lunch . Would go again but it did make a great experience a bit uncomfortable.

Thai curry was unbelievable fresh and taste fantastic staff and atmosphere best bar in low fell if not Gateshead …… lots of ENERGY in this place

We love the Vic! My husband and I have been coming for our dinner for about 6 years - usually mid week about once or twice a month. We usually opt for the rotisserie chicken/belly pork with garlic and rosemary potatoes, or the chicken burger...

This is our local pub and has been for the past 4 years. We absolutely love the vibe, food, drinks and most of all the staff. Great for family celebrations, couples and dogs. Food is delicious and varied. Take a visit!

We had Sunday lunch today and quite honestly we good not fault it. The meat was superb and the vegetables cooked to perfection, we will certainly be back.

My friend and I visited the Victoria today and had the most georgous Belly Pork - the crackling was amazing! The lady who served us was very pleasant and had lots of time for us I think she was called Val

We come here for regularly drinks but not really for food. This is my second time eating here, first time wasn’t the best but I’ve seen a lot of stuff on Facebook so we thought we would give it another go. We asked for a...

Been recommended to try this place for Sunday lunch. Although today we didn’t quite make it for food we stayed for drinks. We’ll certainly be back!! Great little place, really good atmosphere and such a good vibe when you first walk in. Fantastic gin selection....

Nice place , quite busy food area busy, I really don’t know how they can justify the price of drink, certainly the dearest on low fell and won’t be back at them prices!,

Wow. Absolutely fantastic Christmas Day lunch. Right from the soup to the cheese and biscuits. Staff amazing, couldn't do enough for everyone. Compliments to the chef. Thank you.

We visit the Vic regularly and it’s always great. Sunday dinner is superb, loads of room inside and out and staff are excellent - especially our Turkish waiter! Cannot go wrong with this place, best pub in low fell with a top atmosphere.

Great to be back after lockdown. Sunday lunch amazing, staff fantastic as always. Social distancing good. Thank you.

Absolutely terrible! Cost us £50 for an absolutely awful dry lamb plate, overpriced fries and burger! It seems like £15 has been added to the lunch menus since lock down with reduced portion sizes and disgraceful presentation! Terrible 😢!

Whether it's Sunday lunch or a midweek meal. Fantastic. Staff really look after you. Social distancing and hand sanitizers good. Highly recommend. Well done to all.

Tjia pub is fantastic. It serves the most delicious food at amazing prices. My boyfriend & I went last Thursday night. The ambience & the general friendliness of this pub is so good, but the food is the star of the show. It is definately...

Trying to support our local restaurants as a family of 4. Despite the heavy rain we still made the effort and it was well rewarded. My wife and daughter had the belly pork and changed the new potatoes for chunky chips and how wonderful they...

Popped in for a quick bite and drink yesterday. My wife and I ordered a hot roast chicken sandwich each priced at £5 each without chips. To be honest I was disappointed as the portion was extremely small I.e. arrived in a small, heavily buttered...

We went for food with family to take advantage of the ‘eat out’ scheme & the service was pretty poor, it was fairly busy but we waited 50 minutes for burger & chips to arrive. In that time we were onto our third drink and...

Enjoyed the takeaways, now back enjoying Sunday lunch once again. Amazing. Social distancing good. Great to be back. Thank you.

If your favourite tipple is a Gin you will be spoilt for choice in this place amazing selection very warm welcome from the moment we walked through the door and it’s great as it’s right in my doorstep

Visited the Victoria on Sunday (26th July) for Sunday lunch and I can honestly say it was AMAZING!!! Do not listen to the bad reviews!! The COVID19 restrictions were so closely monitored it is quite surprising the bad reviews which are on here. You enter...

Visited today for tea today. Wasn't given any information about distancing, one way system or hand sanitiser available and saw no evidence of any of them in operation. Even worse the server gave us unwrapped cutlery she had touched and menus that had been used...

Thank you for a great Sunday lunch takeaway. We were missing the Vic' s great dinners during lockdown. Great to be back. Thank you all.

Finally got an IKEA piece asembled and went for lunch to celebrate. Good food on the roast menu and very reasonably priced. Excellent service and good beer. The Vic is a decent food and beer pub with a lovely atmosphere.

Can't praise this place enough, whether a Sunday lunch or mid week meal, food always great. Staff always helpful and service fantastic. Thank you Val and her team.

Having never been to eat here before but always being told how good the food is , we went on Wednesday evening as a family of 5 adults. Horrendous attitude by a male server whi just constantly rushed us and made us feel like such...

Hello I am a regular visitor to The Victoria bar and grill. Always here for the slimmers pizza with my wife. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff especially the restaurant manager who I think is Turkish who manages where possible to find us...

Nice pub, lovely food and excellent staff especially the Turkish waiter, excellent service and very friendly.

My husband and I unplanned lunch at the Vic.We were pleasantly surprised with the menu and service.Staff very pleasant food excellent.It was mid afternoon and wasn't too busy.Will definately return.Thank you Victoria staff

Called in for lunch at this ph in a group of four and decided to order some hot stotties and chips.The food arrived after approx 20 mins - hot chicken,lamb and fish finger meals.It was disappointing as they were not stotties but large buns.Aside from...

I have to write a review as my past 3 visits to the restaurant have been really grinding on me. I’m a regular drinker in the bar and the bar staff can not be faulted. They probably have an impact on the scores of the...

Wow! 5 courses. All well cooked. All well presented. Staff had it all to perfection. Cannot fault. Absolute perfection. Compliments to the chef and his staff too.

Popped in here for a quick afternoon coffee. The place was very quiet for people, the music was loud and Euro News was on in the bar area. I’m now better informed on the Croatian presidential elections! I had a good coffee and sat by...

Visited here with my partner on a busy Wednesday night. Ate their slimmers pizza with a salad served with coleslaw. Tasty. Large portion. Couldn’t finish it. Service was quick. Partner ate a fish wrap with fries. No complaints apart from preferring black jacks as treat...

We booked Sunday lunch for 3.00 pm. On arrival, as usual the place was heaving and bar and serving staff alike were rushed off their feet but as usual very professional and so friendly. We did have to wait 10-15 mins for our table but...

The place looks really nice and the drinks are ok priced. The downside is how packed it gets and the layout. There's very little room to actually order drinks and if anyone is sitting at the bar it's reduced further. Also the toilets (when I...

Haven’t been in the Vic for a Sunday lunch for a while . We hadn’t made a table reservation .we. Just bowled up at about 130 for a Sunday lunch the restaurant was very busy and we were about to leave a member of staff...

The Victoria came to our rescue when needed! 2 Fabulous Sunday Roasts, ordered, picked up in 20 mins with the extra gravy. Tastes Lovely as usual. Always a great happy smiling service. Thank you chef & everyone at The Vic. You made our day :)

Saturday dinner with friends. Sunday lunch with hubby. Great service, great food. Highly recommend this place. Thank you.

Its been a long time since we ate at the Vic, really went downhill several years ago, but now back to its best. Only thing wrong was the price of the beer £4.50 for a pint of Shipyard, the drinks cost more than the meal...

After visiting the Angel decided on lunch only 2 minutes away Good choice food excellent Lovely to see the rotisserie with the pork I had and other meats cooking Most off the mains where a set price of £8 and the whippersnapper meals all £4...

The Rotisserie meat here is lovely, I’ve visited a few times Took friends for their 1st visit today and they weren’t disappointed with the food but the young waitress seemed as if she didn’t want to be there, she didn’t leave the best impression on...

I booked a table and when I arrived we was told we had 1hour ok fair enough, no mention of that on phone.. food is tasteless I am convinced they deep fry the bland roast potatoes.. the staff seem miserable also.

Dropped in to what looked like a nice bar on the outskirts of Gateshead. Just had a beer but what an unexpected place, it was a real pub very lively for a Tuesday night and had a really nice menu which I didn't have time...

Decided at the last minute to go out for a bite to eat. So glad we did. The Vic is lovely. Food is gorgeous and the pub is just lovely.

Menu is varied, choose your meat and sides or try the pizza made on the premises. The Gin menu is fab ! Highly recommend The Hoxton Gin

There was 14 of us on Saturday afternoon 15th May celebrating Fathers Day and a Birthday, adults and children. We had an amazing day!! Food all home cooked and red hot, plenty of choice and very good prices. The staff were all very friendly and...

Friendly unobtrusive service. Lovely cosy atmosphere and the best food in the area. The pork with crackling mash and buttered greens is awesome. Highly recommended.

We decided to on a meal out so went to the Vic without a booking not a prob taken to a table within 5mins.My wife decided on Prawn and crab starter followed by spicy chicken piazza I had king prawn followed by seafood piazza.The meal...

Our first visit here for a very long time it was extremely busy as there was a celebration going on in the back room,so noisy and kids running around so maybe not a true reflection of what it’s like normally.We did manage to find a...

.Son and daughter in law took the wife and me for sunday dinner last sunday,,never been before,but def will be back,,what a cracking dinner and plenty of it,as tasty as ya ganna get..the wife and me gan oot every sunday for dinner,and have had some...

Met my daughter and her boyfriend who’s local it is for Sunday dinner today and I have to say what a lovely friendly pub/restaurant it is from the moment we walked in it felt homely The food was amazing I had rib of beef which...

I love eating here.All the food is good.They have never messed up. I normally have a burger but this time I had a chicken and chorizo pizza. Not so spicy

we ordered 9oz steak which came with french fries and 1 onion ring, i ordered the steak rare but it was more well done and very chewey, my partner had chesseburger which was terrible and burnt on the outside and pink in the middle, my...

Full of character and the food is beautiful. Priced very well would definitely recommend it. The rotisserie menu was great with the various choices available.

We visited here to day for a Mother's Day treat. What can I say We had 3 roast dinners of beef, lamb and pork alll amazing asked for more mash as hubby does not eat veg and that was provided as well. We did not...

I've visited here numerous times and I would say it's my favourite place to eat in the area. The decor is quirky and unique, and you can even sit outside in the beer garden when it's sunny. I'd recommend eating here if you want a...

Food was amazing staff brilliant very happy an enjoyable place will return again and would highly recomend

Great meals, can highly recommend the mussels. Hubby had steak sandwich, I had chicken and veg, all excellent. Great service, great food, great staff. Highly recommended.

Best pub in the area. Nice vibes, quirky decor, cheeky but very friendly staff and 5 mins from my house

We arrived at 7pm without booking and within 20mins we and are drinks were sitted at a table.The pub has over the years reinvented itself but it is a cosy friendly neighbourhood pub specializing in good beer and more importantly good food.My wife had the...

Spent Sunday afternoon here eating great food with family. Busy vibrant atmosphere. Would highly recommend

Cozy, good beer and great food. The food is well priced for the great quality and they have a selection of rotissery meats available daily. Highly recommend.

Good food my Sunday lunch was good very nice place with a couch outside that is very comfortable good place

Once again fantastic Sunday lunch. We've been away for a couple of months so we were looking forward to this. Did not disappoint. Thank you, fantastic. Great to see nice friendly, helpful staff.

I had a really tasty beautiful Christmas dinner all the trimmings for a works Christmas meal out. We all said how georgious the food was also the presentation was excellent. Couldn't fault it. I have not eaten at this place for years, after a bad...

I love this bar, I really do but you really need to take down the clutter and do a proper deep clean! Please look at the toilets too - just awful! The air circulation for the fire needs to be looked into as well (you...

We went here on a Saturday afternoon, and were pleasantly surprised. Decent real ales were on offer, and we had a nice sandwich for lunch. We also had our dog with. The staff were helpful, and the surroundings were very quaint, with a nice atmosphere....

Visited here last saturday for lunch with family. Great selection of meals , ordered the 2 course meal. The soup was very taste nd hot, Had the gammon steak with roasted vegetables. Arrived quite quickly and was hot. Staff were very friendly and polite.

Havent been in for food for long time but do love the atmosphere for a drink.nice people friendly staff good service

Been to this place loads food good and the Gins on offer are lovely it's always full so you must book but worth it

This is a pub with a difference very oldie worldy and great choice of food.Can chose any meat any veg and any potatoes.Do great fish and chips and also big meat sandwiches home made chips if wanted

Came last Friday for dinner, just as good as the Sunday lunches. Staff attentive, highly recommended.

I've been a few times now and always enjoy it. The food is very reasonably priced and I think it's delicious - the fish "burger" (which is like battered fish in a nice soft roll) is absolutely lush! We also had the sticky toffee pudding...

£10 and absolute rubbish, get 2 meals for 2 more delivered from team valley dont waste your cash mine went in the bin.

Have eaten here the last two Friday evenings, both times had pizzas, which tasted fantastic and were great value for money. The only negative for me is that the bar gets very busy (totally expected for a Friday night) and the music is really loud,...

We love the Vic and always come here, great food and drink..... However on the last 2 occasions the music was way to loud and had to shout at one another. The nights were a Thurs and Sat.

Best pub food i've had in a long time. Will definitely return. Food came nice and quick and staff were friendly. We loved the interior deco also, very quirky and unusual.

Food very good, bar staff were more than helpful. However we waited for a long period of time for our table to be cleared so our desserts could be delivered to us. However 20+ minutes passed and nobody came to clear our table, as we...

We booked the vic for a party of 18 for an 18th birthday family meal, we had to pre order(makes sense for a big party as it's small inside). Food was beautiful, everyone was happy with what they had and no-one had to wait or...

Came here for lunch with some family members. Staff were extremely polite and helpful, the place itself is beautifully decorated. The soft drinks we ordered with our food were served chilled and fizzy and we didn't even wait long after ordering food for it to...