Pub · Newcastle upon Tyne
A proper city-centre local, cheap and cheerful, and the sort of place where you'll get a genuine Geordie welcome the minute you push the door open. The bar team are well staffed and quick, and locals are friendly and witty rather than territorial — helpful when you're arriving with a buggy and a couple of kids in tow. There's a kids' menu, high chairs and step-free access, and prices on food and drink come in noticeably below the bars around the centre, with a loyalty card if you're back often. Weekday lunchtimes are the quiet, easy window; evenings bring music and DJs and it gets lively, so it's not a late-afternoon-with-a-toddler pub. One regular calls it "cheap and cheerful full of friendly Geordies" — that's about right.
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