The Central Hotel, Gateshead - pub details
Address: Half Moon Hotel, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 2AN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 37835) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Manors (0.5 miles), Newcastle (0.6 miles), Dunston (1.9 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.8/10 (rated by 6 users)
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user reviews of the Central Hotel, Gateshead
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| Not a bad bar at all. Good place to start before heading over to the Bridge Hotel then down to the quayside. Head of Steam have spent a fair bit of wedge doing it up. Seems to have a friendly atmosphere and decent beer. Enjoyed the times I have visited it. scoreboard1 - 29 Mar 2012 18:20 |
| Now reopened. A distinctive wedge-shaped pub at the Gateshead end of the High Level Bridge, a short walk from Newcastle and the Bridge pub. It features on CAMRA's National Inventory of Pub Interiors but was always a dive, my only previous visit 6 years ago being memorable for the wrong reasons. Now taken over by Head of Steam, it's looking up. 2 rooms are open and the flaky paint has been removed so the original sandstone exterior can be appreciated. A bar room and a lounge are open at present, both at the thin end of the wedge, so to speak. The bar has an impressive dark wood and mirror back, and all furnishings are traditional. A few contemporary things have been added, such as chandeliers, and one wonders if the NI listing will be downgraded, although it still has a great deal of architectural note. Still a work in progress (especially the toilets!), but the rest of the pub will be opening in December, and hopefully no traditional features will be lost. Looking good beer-wise, with bottled beers and real cider featuring alongside Prince Bishop Sunny Daze, Wylam Gold Tankard, Hopback and Cumberland Ales' Corby Ale. All tried were excellent. Looking up and good to see such a grand pub back on its feet. I heartily recommend a visit. Carlurmston - 7 Sep 2010 15:13 |
| Nearing the completion of the refurbishment, the Central is now open. Only one bar open at the moment with 5 real ales and a cider. When this place is completed it is going to be a real ale mecca. zipdiskdude - 4 Sep 2010 09:44 |
| Has been taken over by the Head of Steam chain and is to be completely refurbished. beerhemoth - 22 Oct 2009 13:05 |