twin farms in Newcastle upon Tyne

Came here for a Sunday roast, was a bit skeptical after visiting the ridley arms (owned by same company) however the roast here was unbelievable. Great service, great portions and great food. Opted for the three roast!

The atmosphere, the staff, the food was excellent! We go to Twin Farms regularly. We have never been disappointed. The food is wonderful. I had Sunday Lunch. It was first class. I would recommend the meal to everyone. Fish and chips are second to none.

Lovely Sunday lunch, had to book a table but am not surprised it's popular. Meat was plentiful and veg was so nicely cooked, deffo recommend.

Nice friendly place for decent food and beer, at reasonable prices. Friendly service.

Very expensive!! Myself and my family visited for my sister's birthday. The staff seemed very fed up and like everything was a chore. I had to regularly ask for utensils and condiments, and plates sat on our table for a very long time once we had finished which put us off getting dessert. The building itself was lovely, well maintained, very clean, and had a great feeling to it. The food wasn't great. Fish and chips- there was 75% batter and 25% fish! Satay skewers were dry, and very small portion size. Should have been warned about spiralled cucumber on the menu as I would have ordered something else if I'd known! Vegetarian options were mediocre and bland. Kids food was great I must say! Great portion size and well presented. It's such a shame that the food and service let us down. We have visited on numerous occasions and found the experience to be the same as above. Very unsure as to whether we would visit again, having been locals since it opened!

Been coming here for many years and really enjoyed watching it evolve into a modern, welcoming pub with brilliant food. Sunday Lunch always hits the spot but my favourite is the evening menu, perfectly sized one side of A5 menu (my heart always drops when I get handed a book!) Always left very satisfied and whilst it's not cheap as such, It's not unfairly priced in my opinion. On a sunny day, the beer garden is large and gets the sun most of the day. Always a good selection of taps and they make the puppy feel welcome! A favourite spot

Freshly made , value for money food which was decent portions. Friendly stafff. Decent outdoor seating round the perimeter of the building. Definitely recommend

I a person who when I go to restaurant I bace on quality tast and flavor we had mix grill on average most are about 5 out of 10 normally average food this one was 10+ food was top quality all the meat was cook perfect you know when you had good food when full I strongly recommend to anyone

Sunday lunch for 20 pound sorry not worth it veg not the best no turnip wouldn't go back

It's somewhat off my beaten track even though I've worked within the locality many times over. My Friday afternoon turbo drink (maybe my third in a decade) was impeded at the bar by gents approaching their 200 year old birthday. Their infirmity whilst not outrageously invalid, set everyone back at least a week. This made me slightly sad. Once that joyously sweet ale passed through my chops after much anticipation, a state of supreme happiness returned forthwith!

Had a superb Sunday lunch with family on Sunday. Lovely roast with all the trimmings including crunchy roast potatoes and the swede is always the best Back to your best Staff great as always

Lovely dog friendly outside area, food so much better than you'd expect from a "pub". Fast and friendly service with massive car park.

Stumbled across this little Gem when early picking up my son from the Airport. Only had a coffee, but staff and assistant manager were so polite and helpful. Look forward to calling into eat in the future. Thank you

Beautiful day out, food amazing

A nice pub. But the food could have been better. A soup was sent back, as it was cold. My sandwich was tasty. But it definitely was not a hot roast sandwich. But a warm one, as we're the chips accompany it.

Great Sunday roast, exceptionally fast delivery, friendly service

A superb Sunday lunch thoroughly enjoyed it well priced and pleasant staff too

Wow this used to be our go to place every 3 weeks but never again. Went 3 weeks ago and it was awful. Price hike and what a hassle asking for a veggie dinner as I hate Wellington. We left and said cross this off the list. Today we thought maybe it was just a bad day. Bad decision. Ordering veggie dinner without Wellington was frowned upon. Anyway it came. Just veg and yorkshire. We had a side of Yorkshire and potatoes too. Gravy no taste. Potatoes dry as sticks. First time ever we have had to swill plate with salt for taste. Smaller portions. Bigger price and reduced taste. No swede. So basically I had a burnt yorkshire. Dry toasties and chewy cabbage with gravy that had No taste. WILL NEVER GO BACK. OVER PRICED BAD FOOD. AVOID. 40 pounds down the drain for 2 people's Sunday lunch!

The seafood linguine was divine! This place never disappoints.

Staff are great but so under trained. How can anyone justify not serving a basic pizza which is on the kids menu as a the snack with the rationale that you can only eat off the over-priced and poorly cooked main menu is amazing. And to then get the response that we only want yoy when it's quiet but otherwise this is not a pub and an eating place for others. Sometimes venues need to realise where there income comes from and understand how to embrace and bring it all together into what should be a great, cohesive environment. This is not the place.

The food and drinks are nice. Good place for family and friends gathering. However, if u bring ur furry one with u, u will be sit at the bar, not the Restaurant. We didnt mind, but there was way more crowded. ps. Wont recommend their dog food or drinks.

Dog Friendly A little expensive Clean and lovely interior

Often come here for Sunday lunch, never disappointed. Food is served almost before you return to your seat after ordering at the bar. Always hot, always tasty.

Great food and excellent service.

Wonderful pub friendly service and great food

Went in for a pint on Saturday 5 or 6 filthy mouth pigs sitting next to the entrance. Managent and staff didn't seem to care won't be back at that dump.

I was there today with my husband for Sunday lunch. I chose the chicken breast. Bearing in mind I don't like chicken on the bone we always ask if it is or not on the bone. My husband duly asked the bar staff and they said it wasn't. It doesn't mention either way on the menu. Unfortunately when my food arrived I was disappointed to the chicken breast was still attached to the bone. A waitress was passing by asking if everything was okay and I explained the situation. She passed on my concerns to one of her colleagues, Kally, who listened and was very helpful in rectifying the situation with a replacement meal of what I wanted. As my meal had already been paid for we had a pudding and a partial refund. Kally was very attentive to us, she listened to us, was very friendly and happy to help.

Excellent lunch time menu, for light meal. This was our first visit and was an impulse move, whilst out with our baby grandson. The staff greeted us with a smile and after sitting at a table we were approached for our drinks order. Drinks arrived quickly and food order take, again food arrived quickly, hot and delicious. We had shawarma chicken on pitta bread with chips and salad. During the meal, staff discreetly enquired if everything was ok and did we need anything. Rounded off with a coffee and a very reasonable bill under £40. Will certainly return.

An unplanned pitstop at Twin Farms for a quick bite to eat. First impressions were friendly, and a warm welcome was given. The menu was a little pricey for a luch time snack, but they did offer small plate options. We settled on x2 chicken swarma wraps and lamb tikka loaded fries. Food arrived quite quickly, and there wasn't too much of a wait. The three plates were presented nicely. The loaded fries were described to be topped with a garlic yoghurt and pickled red cabbage. however, when it came, it was more like a teaspoon of sour cream, and there wasn't much red cabbage, making the dish overall quite dry! The lamb was not lamb but was a similiar texture to and tasted like a chopped up lamb burger. It was edible but not worth the £9.50 price tag. The chicken swarmas were deconstructed, served on what was more like a naan bread, and again, it was quite dry with no sauce (other than the tomato sauce we requested) Drinks were fine, the latte could have been hotter. Overall, the food was ok but a little overpriced for the quality. I also didn't like the awkward "to you want to leave a tip" when paying by card. It was quite awkward. 🫣😬

Not been for a few years ... food was fantastic will be back very soon.

Good service. Very good parking area. Food quality good but mostly unhealthy as found anywhere in UK pub or restaurants mainly due to limited choice for healthy eaters

Avoid at all costs, ordered a chicken flatbread and it came out in 3 minutes cold and uncooked so sent it back. They then gave me another one which was the same, 12 hours later I had food poisoning which has made me so ill & lasted for days

Good pub that's quite close to us. Lovely food and quick service in a nice cosy setting. Would recommend the Sunday dinners and fish and chips. 😎😎

Beautiful salmon fish cakes, highly recommended.

Nice location, bar staff are friendly, but the food was poor to say the least. Ordered fish and chip which was £18, more batter than fish and very bland, we also had an Aberdeen Angus burger which was probably microwaved, not a place I would eat in again.

Food was lovely. Atmosphere not great and found the dining area I was sitting in cool. Not a comfortable temperature, but maybe that was because it was quiet. That comment was in the autumn but on a sunny day 😎 it is nice in the outdoor terrace garden.

Great food and service. Eliza, our waitress, was brilliant. I could not praise her more highly.

Lovely place always great food and decent service

First time I have visited Twin Farms. The layout is very good. Different rooms/ spaces to eat but open plan. The service was pretty quick and the food was first class. Thee of us had different main meals. Barnsley chop, fish and chips and scampi and chips. The proportions are large and very tasty. Prices were more than reasonable. I/ we will be calling again.

poped in for a lite bite, really quick service, food was exactly what you would expect for a mid afternoon top up. thanks

We frequent Twin Farms quite often The food is very well presented and tasty. Always served with a smile by staff who are smartly dressed and professional. Lovely pub and it's dog friendly.

Popped in for late Sunday lunch, the food, service and welcome was excellent

We had table service today, Food and service was excellent definitely go back when we are down that way. Look

Have eaten here many times over the years and always enjoyed our meals for taste, quality and value for money, especially the Sunday lunches, but today was a huge disappointment! Not only were the portions much smaller, the variety of vegetables poor; amongst them 3 peas and 4 slices of a carrot, and the value for money definitely non-existent at £17! What has happened? The staff were attentive, welcoming and friendly, as always, and the only saving grace of the lunch was the great Yorkshire pud!

Wait ages at the bar, and they serve people who just walked in. Disgraceful service.

Disappointed in what was previously an excellent pub. We decided to have something to eat and were guided to a table with just one menu and no drinks menu/list and told it was table service only. We were asked by a polite server what we wanted to drink and we asked for a wine menu - sorry we don't do one all the wines are written on a blackboard above the bar. So I had to walk back to the bar and read at a distance the 5 white wines/5 rose/5red BUT NO indication anywhere of prices per 125ml/250ml/bottle for any of the wines on offer. The same thing with the beers - the server had to go to find an ale menu to bring to the table then asked if we wanted beer, lager etc again with no prices. We ordered a pork chop and a burger and waited a reasonable amount of time for the meals to be served which was fair enough. What arrived was presented as though they had just been dropped on a plate without even a thought for how it looked. Both meals tasted OK but nothing like the standard that the Twin Farms used to serve. The only dessert menu was on a blackboard that you had to get up to read (apologising to the couple sitting underneath it) so we decided not to bother, got the bill , paid and left. I really find the lack of wine lists or prices unacceptable and just a method to extract more money out of the visitors and diners to the pub.

The breadcrumb on the chicken burger was quite clearly burnt (black) but still served. This was returned, replacement was better but they hadn’t taken the time to melt the cheese or add the onion rings, returned again. Family meal spoilt😡

The staff were absolutely excellent, all staff were lovely, and food was amazing. I came with my two friends, and had the battered North Sea cod on Good Friday, and it was wonderful, everyone really enjoyed the food.. many thanks :)

Delicious food and excellent service. Slight confusion over my order but immediately sorted out with a smile😃 Definitely coming back Thank you

Called in for a bit of lunch as we were in the area, the first time we have eaten here as when it first opened, the menus wasn't to our taste. glad we chose to eat here,è they had small menus, but this means that they can perfect what is served. Had the hot beef stottie with fries and the seafood plater it was cooked well and greatly presented. It has a large bar area as well as plenty of outdoor seating. The staff are welcome and professional. I would recommend calling in We have just returned to twin farm for evening meal as we hadn't booked we were told that we would have to have a table in the bar area this didn't make any difference to the food quality or the service. We will definitely return again

Popped up for a rare midweek meal. Seated quickly, service was absolutely excellent and the food was great. Will definitely be back soon.

Poppe in for lunch as we knew it was dog friendly. Shown to the bar area where dogs are allowed. Menus on the table with attached specials list. Was a little disappointing to see so little vegetarian/vegan choice. Anyway chose fish and chips (small portion) it was delicious and substantial considering it was described as small. As we left we noticed a chalkboard showing veggie options, shame they couldn’t have another board in the dog seating area or a printed sheet on the table. So be aware if your a vegan or vegetarian.

Ordered the Flat Iron Steak, cooked very rare, not offered how wanted it cooked at time of ordering and when asked waitress was only told that is how it comes. Emailed my feedback following day and reply from manager was not very helpful. Overall, poor customer service and we won’t return - shame as it used to have good food and service.

Arrived to meet with a friend for a lunchtime catch up. Only the second time I’ve been to Twin Farms, the former only for a drink. I ordered the fish n chips as I’m used to the same menu at The Ridley Arms in Stannington, part of the same group which I had enjoyed and my friend had the burger. Really enjoyed my meal and I noticed my friend’s plate was empty too, so we’re both happy campers. Followed it up with a very strong americano and paid the bill which we thought was reasonable for the quality of the food. The staff here were great and really looked after us. All done with a smile too, which makes a difference these days. Would recommend and will be back.

Totally disappointed put on a small table for 4,we eat a lot there and shoved in the back , the table was not big enough, had ordered beef 1 slice was totally fat, service not the best had to go to bar and order food and drink not what I expected for Mother’s Day, I ordered early expecting the restaurant totally disappointed, I think you took too much on for money remember ur usual visitors.

I ordered the beef and wine casserole. It looked ok but impossible to eat gristly and hard meat no taste of any wine I would not have feed it to a dog such poor quality. 18.50 for inedible good is disgraceful I told the man in duty who just said he’d let re chef know. No apologies no refund no alternative offered I would certainly never go back again. Think carefully before going here.!!!!!!!

Very good menu and delicious food. Friendly service

Great Sunday Dinner. Good service and food

A great little pub if you want a quiet friendly place.

We went to Twin Farms for lunch on a cold rainy Monday. We were able to choose the "table service" side where several big groups were already eating so it was pleasantly busy. The main menu items looked expensive and I couldn't see the boards with the vegetarian specials from our seat, so we went for one of the lunch specials. This was an open club sandwich which I was really looking forward to: chicken, bacon and avocado with a fried egg on top - what a great sounding combo. The problem was that it was all a bit dry, lacking perhaps a light sauce to add moisture and glue it all together (the egg was a bit overcooked so the yolk didn't help much), as well as the avocado! In theory the avocado was present, but only as a smear of chilli-ish guacamole on the piece of sourdough. :( As a huge avocado fan, I was very disappointed. 😞 The chicken and bacon was nice enough, but as my husband pointed out, it felt like it'd all been pre-made (bar the egg) and quickly warmed up in a pan and assembled.

The pub was very busy but we still had excellent service. We were a large group and able to sit together. All our food arrived together without problem. Excellent choice on menu including GF and vegetarian food. Thank you

Food fine and service good Pleasant surroundings. The only negative for us is allowing dogs in when people are dining.

Brilliant service 1st time iv been to twin farms but it won't be the last asked the barman about the place and got the whole history from being old farm buildings to reusing the old bricks nd beams to build the new building can't wait to go back and try the Sunday lunch drinks reasonably priced

Great place, food, staff! Service can occasionally be a little slow but food absolutely superb. Sunday lunch is perfection and the fish and chips is huge. Desserts were rich and tasty without being too heavy. All absolutely delicious.

Delicious Sunday dinner! I got the three meats. The service was so quick! 👌

Following a business meeting, we all needed a snack and The Twins was en route. Ordered small fish and chips £15, along with a number of friends and hugely disappointed when it arrived. In comparison to the others, mine looked like a kids portion and I am still looking for the fish amongst the batter now! To infuriate more, the waitress on completing her table check, asked if everything was ok, and was told “no, my fish is terrible, and actually, there is no fish inside the batter” ! Her initial response was to offer replacement, but given at this point everyone was almost finished their meals, I declined expecting recourse to be compensated from the bill. Said waitress clearly could not care less, did not further address and I’m now informed by another diner that the meal remained on the bill and got paid for. Result - till benefited from full payment, staff got a nice tip but the business has lost a customer and we will not return. You had your opportunity to address and didn’t - I don’t need the £15, but you certainly need to address customer satisfaction, attention to detail and longevity of customer relations.

Food excellent service very good and staff really friendly. Will definitely go back.

Very busy on a Rugby night, staff were coping with the crowd well. My pint of Ozzy was reasonably priced and very tasty.

Fantastic staff. food well made my little dogs are made so welcome 🙏

After a very disappointing meal and lack lustre service at the Badger earlier last week, we thought we'd give Twin Farms a visit. It was like night and day. The staff all have an energy that exudes that they are happy to be there. You could also tell that the chef here (unlike the Badger) loved his profession/art as the food was incredibly tasty and wonderfully presented. So much so that we have already been back and jogged the memories of friends as a place to go. Even if it's just a coffee or hot chocolate (deeeeeelish), these also are exceptional. It's so refreshing to see some pubs are still using high quality products from the drinks to food. Thank you to all staff and management for your professional turn out and service.

Beer to expensive for me when I brought this up with the staff I was told we have a business to run....so they can run it without my money

Lovely Christmas get together, food was very nice

Nice surroundings,good vibe Here for Xmas lunch with friends Had tempura prawns for starters very nice indeed,only 3 on your plate for £11 needs to be more for that money Had the pie and veg £16 bang average Dessert was apple pie n custard nice enough Also a latte

The food was lovely, the restaurant was busy but our food came quick. Atmosphere is really nice, with a cosy feel from decor and lighting.

Really looked after. Loved the food n atmosphere.

Very avery good meal as always and the staff were very friendly.

Good place to meet & drink but some of the seats & furniture is looking tired.

Excellent service and 5 star food! The Sunday roast is quite simply the best around! Can't recommend enough.

Had the smoked haddock special. It was fab.

Good quality, tasty pub food with a lovely relaxed atmosphere in a tastefully decorated old style pub building with friendly, helpful staff. I certainly would recommend and will return.

Absolutely amazing sunday dinner. Probably the best iv had. Few young servers. One didnt understand what i was saying when ordering table service and rudely turned and asked another server to help as if we weren't there. I would definitely recommend the food though. Top quality😋

Think it's time Twin Farms had a total refurbishment. Very dark, very old fashioned, really bad lighting. Food was good, service was good. This could be a fabulous pub, just needs a total new, modern look

This was the first time we have been here but this is our famiies local. Lovely pub very nice staff. Nice and clean , and the food was excellent..Recommend...

I came here with my daughter and it’s a really cosy, clean and friendly place. Unfortunately we had to wait 50 minutes to get two sandwiches and although we were told this was because of the chicken burger as everything is cooked fresh it doesn’t take that long and when it did arrive the coating was very ‘soggy’ and came off the chicken The rest of the meal was fresh and hot I have been here before and it was lovely so trust we were just unfortunate on this visit

We called into. Twin farms on the way back home from the airport, greeted by your staff who were very pleasant and welcoming , I do have to extend a special thank you to Byron, such a cheerful young man, made us feel very welcome, and entered into light conversation with us. Service with a smile, makes all the difference to a night /evening out. The food was delicious nicely presented and hot , will definitely be back.

Sunday lunch with Mums, wife, and youngest son. Food and drinks arrived very quickly, friendly staff. Food was great, although having to pay for mash as a side was a little bit cheeky we thought. However, great treat, we enjoyed the visit.

Probably the best atmosphere this pub has got in whole Newcastle!

Very disappointing. Feather blade was mostly fat and what meat there was was very tough. Waited for ages to order desserts and eventually gave up and left. It will be quite a while before I risk eating here again

Regular visitors to here always have the scampi .on this visit the quality of the seafood in the batter was not up to normal standards.Chips where slightly hard .the coleslaw had cheese in it which didn’t in my option go with the scampi and salade in the past we got lettuce tomatoes and spring onion in a nice dressing this occasion was just lettuce leaf’s no dressing .service was excellent as normal .will be a while before we go back

I didn't think I would need to book a table for 5.30 on a Wednesday evening but just as well that I did as the place was very busy. The group comprised four adults, three of us played very safe and ordered fish and chips which were very good, a generous portion but they also have a small portion for people who don't have a huge appetite. My wife ordered the salmon fishcakes, served with spinach and creamy sauce - the same super recipe from the late lamented Cafe Royale. Her chips were tepid when they were served but where changed for piping hot when we mentioned it. The staff were friendly, helpful and cheerful, the service prompt, overall ambiance in the pub was good ( although our table was too small for four people). I'm surprised at the negative commentary in previous reviews, our experience, other than the niggles described, was very good with no evidence of the criticism of by previous reviewers. I just wish SJF would reopen the Briar Dene and I wouldn't have to travel so far.

Enjoyed a good meal in nice surroundings....perhaps a bit over priced compared to competition. We had chicken salad /excellent and salmon fish cakes. The evening was ‘saved’ by the lady looking after the restaurant who was attentive and effective. What a shame the welcome was not brilliant. The barman looked as though he didn’t want to be there with no smiles or pleasantries as though he didn’t want our custom. Think his name was Jake.

Music VERY LOUD, difficult to have a conversation. Very few customers. Didn't stay long.

Called in for a lunch after visiting near by Cowells Garden Centre. No eaten here before. Went in and found a table and chose off the lunch time special menu. I chose the Temura Sea Bass fillet with Asian Slaw and my friend has the beef on Scottie bread. Sorry ran out of sea bass, bear in mind this is 1.00pm on a Monday. The menu printed on a square of paper should have been changed. We do the Tempura King Prawns instead I was told, so I said yes to the. Had soft drinks so can’t comment on the beers. The food arrived and the first thing that hit me was the so called Tempura batter, it looked heavy as on fish & chips. Tempura I batter should be light. Also the prawns were greasy and the oil from the pan had gone onto the slaw. Took the prawns off the salad and drained them on the serviette. Slaw was ok and fresh but not of an Asian feel. Perhaps some bean shoots and red pepper to go with the lettuce/cabbage, carrot and spring onion and needed more chilli. No dressing, sesame oil would have been nice instead the oil the prawns had been fried in. The prawns however were nice and tender. My friends meal was nice, however the chips which were Rosemary and Sea Salt Chips. Not a hint of rosemary and the sea salt non existent. We will give it another go. Ok but could be a lot better, just needs a bit of effort. Marked just 3 because first day of the week and ran out of sea bass and didn’t delete it from the menu and also weren’t told when we asked for a menu plus greasy batter on the prawns.

Booked a table on line, which was easy. I did put a comment in the comments box. I always do this just to see if they ever get read, and I wasn’t disappointed as with other establishments it wasn’t read or acknowledged. All I put was “15 years ago to this very day, is where I met my future wife”. I don’t expect anything for free, would have been nice for them to acknowledge or even ask can you remember which table you sat at and we will see if we can seat you there. Staff were very friendly, food very nice. Watching plates food coming out of kitchen was like “ooh I wish I ordered that”. Will be going back again at some point. Great location.

Love Twin Farms 👌🏼 we have visited a few times and it has always been lovely. The food is always really nice and the staff friendly and welcoming. Went recently for Sunday lunch and it was delicious 😋 would definitely recommend!

Great food/menu, good portions and sensible prices, friendly and helpful staff. the pub itself is a nice traditional setting with exposed beams and fire places... good size car park too. There are a good selection of ales and beers...

The place is decent enough and food average, its just that the staff need to learn customer service, which means for a start learn to smile when dealing with customers which seems to be the hardest thing for them to do. The Manager if they have one needs to look at this as it really spoils the place.

Excellent service, excellent food which came in less than 10 minutes from ordering. Dog friendly for our two border collies and a dog menu! Shame we live over an hour away as we were visiting Belsay Hall and popped in on the way home. If ever near again will definitely be back.

Called in on our usual Friday night for drinks with friends so we were not partaking in a meal. This pub markets itself as a real ale establishment and they have the provision to offer five different beers . However recently it’s been down to three or four which aren’t always the best either. However on this particular visit matters were even worse when it was down to two. The main cause for complaint on this occasion was the attitude of the duty manager on the night . We asked a very reasonable question as to why there were only two on and what was likely to be hooked up next. I was informed by the DM that she had no idea what she intending to put on next as was clearing the lines and then would see what was available. I commented that I would have thought the management might be aware of the next beers to be tapped but instead was informed that ‘ I don’t know what’s on next and frankly I’m not bothered and don’t care’. I was quite astounded by this comment as we had asked a simple question and didn’t expect a response like that. In this day and age when pubs are desperate for trade I would have thought that managers and staff would be doing all they could to maintain trade as opposed to vilifying customers and putting them off……. Perhaps this was just a one off as the pub was otherwise quite busy but even so we don’t think it should have occurred ….beers are cheap in price though in comparison to nearby establishments so that’s a bonus.

me and my friends from uni went here for lunch and to watch the match but a waitress who looks fairly young, she looked like a year 8 with glasses started getting cheeky. Did not appreciate this