BITE user comments - Chris1978
Comments by Chris1978
Easily one of the best pubs in Newcastle. It has a good selection of real ales and nearly always has a friendly atmosphere (I went in once after a Newcastle home game and it was a little bit lively to say the least). The building is nice and big and situated right next to the old Keep. The beer garden downstairs provides views of the Quayside, including the Sage Music Centre and the car park used in Get Carter. I prefer looking at the car park.
15 Mar 2005 16:15
Keel Row Lloyds No 1, Newcastle
It's cheap. It's very dark. It gets very, very crowded. The staff do their best but nobody could be expected to deal with the masses that throng there on a weekend. Lots of people seem to love it. I hate it, altough it isn't too bad outside of peak times.
15 Mar 2005 08:44
It's a Wetherspoons and like every other Wetherspoons it divides opinion. As you'd expect from a Wetherspoons the service can be slow to say the least. The frist time I went there I was waiting 3 hours for a chocolate fudge cake, although I did get some free drinks to help kill the time. What sets it apart from other Wetherspoons is the building, which is not only impressive, it is big enough to cope with the crowds. The beer can be hit and miss but more often than not you'll get a good selection of real ales. Worth a visit if you're prepared to sacrafice service for paying less than �1:50 a pint.
15 Mar 2005 08:37
The Halfway House is a must for anyone leaving Edinburgh by train. It�s only 2 minutes walk from the station and there is no better way to end your visit than in here. The friendly staff serve 4 constatly changing real ales and too many brands of whisky to contemplate. If ever I admit to being an alcoholic this will be the place I miss most.
15 Mar 2005 08:25
The pub is on the top of Claypath about 10 minutes walk up a steep hill from the city centre. It�s certainly worth the trek though. There is usually a choice of 6 regularly changing guest ales, mostly from the Durham brewery, and the staff are always friendly. Because it�s a bit out of the way you don�t get many students in and even the ones who do make it in there aren�t as annoying as the students you find elsewhere in the city. If ever I�m in Durham it is normally just a tedious excuse to have a few in the Woodman.
15 Mar 2005 08:15
The Percy Arms, Newcastle
The Percy is not a place to go for quality beer as such. It's not a place to go if you don't want Thin Lizzy blasting out from the jukebox. However, if you want to be blistering rock music to play pool to this is the place to go in Newcastle. The Percy has a bit of a cult following and you seem to either love it or hate it. It's not been quite the same since it was done up but it still oozes character and maybe a little sweat too.
15 Mar 2005 16:24