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The Angel of Corbridge

Review: The Angel of Corbridge, Main Street, Corbridge

THE Christmas holidays are the laziest hols of the year in our house with the kids often not surfacing until late morning.Read

Babucho

Babucho, Tyne House, 26 Side, Newcastle

NEWCASTLE was certainly living up to its name as a party city last week in the run-up to Christmas, as it metaphorically donned its paper party hat.Read

Adrianos, 90 High Street, Gosforth

Adrianos, 90 High Street, Gosforth

ADRIANOS, just off Gosforth High Street, is a restaurant we’re drawn to on sunny days.Read

Cafe 1901 in Jesmond

Cafe 1901, St George's Terrace, Jesmond

POTTERING around Jesmond’s Acorn Road doing last-minute Christmas shopping one Saturday, we found ourselves in need of sustenance in the form of a light lunch.Read

Food at Greenhouse Brasserie, Gateshead College's Baltic Campus, Gateshead

Greenhouse Brasserie, Gateshead College's Baltic Campus, Gateshead

IT was a case of back to college for lunch – and this particular eaterie more than makes the grade.Read

Maida Table Spread, Walbottle, Newcastle

Ma'ida Table Spread restaurant, Walbottle, Newcastle

IT JUST goes to show first impressions aren’t everything. I’d probably have driven straight past the Ma’ida Table Spread restaurant without giving it a second glance if it hadn’t been recommended to me.Read

Las Iguanas restaurant on Grey Street, Newcastle

Las Iguanas, 62-74 Grey Street, Newcastle

LATIN American eaterie Las Iguanas is the newest restaurant to samba into Newcastle, with much fanfare.Read

The Baltic centre for contemporary art

Review: Six Restaurant, BALTIC Newcastle

SIX is a restaurant with undoubted wow factor. Named due to its rooftop perch on the sixth floor of the iconic modern art gallery, it offers breathtaking views of the River Tyne and the Newcastle cityscape.Read

The Living Room, 12 Grey Street, Newcastle

The Living Room, 12 Grey Street, Newcastle

A DULL and dreary day with the heaviest of grey skies made the prospect of a cosy lunch in a stylish setting all the more appealing.Read

The Badger, Street Houses, Ponteland

The Badger, Street Houses, Ponteland, Northumberland

I’VE popped into The Badger a number of times over the years for family lunches and drinks with friends.Read

Don Vito's restaurant

Review: Don Vito's, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle

IT’S great to eat out in a restaurant that’s buzzing with diners. It makes for a lively atmosphere and the mood is infectious.Read

Best Western Honest Lawyer Hotel, Croxdale, Durham

Bailey’s Restaurant at The Honest Lawyer, Croxdale

OVER two years ago the Honest Lawyer was devastated by flooding when the River Wear overflowed after a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.Read

Pasqualinos, Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Pasqualino’s, Theatre Royal, Newcastle

PASQUALINO’S has more than a touch of the theatre about it when you first set foot inside.Read

Rialto restaurant on Main Street, Ponteland

Rialto, Main Street, Ponteland

I MUST admit Rialto wasn’t actually our first choice for lunch this particular day. We were destined instead for The Blackbird in Ponteland, fancying a cosy pub lunch, only to find it all closed up, no notices on the door. Yet another victim of the recession?Read

Country Kitchen, Peter Barratt's Gosforth Garden Centre, Gosforth Park, Newcastle

The Garden Restaurant, Gosforth Garden Centre, Newcastle

STOCKING up on winter-flowering pansies and violas, we thought we’d take a detour past the scented candles and country casual clothing to check out the garden centre’s restaurant.Read

Cafe 21 Fenwicks

Café 21, Fenwick, Northumberland Street, Newcastle

I ENJOY being a lady what lunches on the odd occasion. Even more so when it’s a smart and rather stylish eaterie, situated a few steps away from designer label heaven. Investment buys, I’m always telling my husband!Read

Moor Farm Beefeater Grill

Review: Moor Farm Beefeater Grill

CHIPS were a big feature of this particular family outing. And it’s all the fault of those nice people at the Moor Farm Beefeater Grill – with their bottomless chips offer.Read

Poon's Gosforth Palace Chinese Resturant, Gosforth

Poon's Gosforth Palace, Gosforth, Newcastle

POON’S is one of those restaurants that I’ve driven past umpteen times ... and yet I forget all about it when it comes to dining out.Read

The Black Horse, Beamish

HAVING remembered this country pub from its old “Matchbox” days, I was keen to see how well it has settled into its extensive redevelopment which was unveiled in late 2009 and, most recently, has seen the addition of an orangery.Read

Handmade Burger Co

Review: The Handmade Burger Co, MetroCentre

CHOWING down on a big beefy burger wouldn't normally be my first choice for lunch. For my 12-year-old daughter it most certainly would be numero uno chow-down choice every day, if given the chance.Read