The Magnesia Bank, North Shields

Well I don't know what the above review was on but when we went to the Magnesia Bank last week for a friends daughters wedding we had the best weekend ever. First we thought hmmmmmm a wedding in a room above a pub - yes one thinks sticky carpets, smelly room, dark atmosphere, dingy crappy toilets. BOY were we shown wrong, the bar downstairs is immaculate, clean, light, airy even at 10.45 in the evening !! The staff had to have been the most pleasant, helpful, accomodating, happy we have ever come accross and you don't find staff like that even in the 5* hotels. The function room is better then we have been to in a long long time ( and we've been to loads all over the North East over the years ). We first went in on the Friday night before the wedding, we had a fantastic night, had dinner int eh non smoking restaurant, the menu so varied and interesting it was proving difficult to chose what we were going to have, the restaurant staff were charming efficient and knowlegeable about the wines and beers. Afterwards we ventured into the bar at first seeing how busy it was we were unsure, but within minutes we found a spot to stand next to the bar and were served each and every time within moments by happy staff enjoying their evening's work. We had such a good time that night we had no qualms about the wedding the nest day, we had such a great day and night following we had to return one last time for Sunday Roast at � 7.25, four of us turned up on spec without booking, we were found a table in the bar by a lovely french student and had possible the best Sunday Roast ever, followed by home-made puddings - that in itself a rare find in any.
THANK YOU Magnesia Bank for giving us a fabulous weekend and we will return from Cornwall soon !!!!

4 Aug 2006 23:05