Barbecue

• Greed is Good - Rub Smokehouse Review

  Rub Smokehouse is one of the latest contenders in the ‘dude food’ battle – basically the bigger the portion, the better. Think double cheeseburgers INSIDE calzone pizzas, towering mountains of belgian waffles and fried chicken and every man versus food (#foodporn) dish imaginable. Greed is good here people! The restaurant is in The Gate complex, […]

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• Island Life - Turtle Bay (Newcastle) Review

  The minute you walk into Turtle Bay you’re hit by the party vibes and island-life atmosphere. From the bar serving a multitude of cocktails (they have a selection of over 40 rums from across the Caribbean) to the reggae music and genuinely cheerful staff, it makes for a great first impression. We were shown to […]

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• Not Bowled Over - Lane 7 Review

  Sometimes you want more than just good food, you want to let your hair down and have some good old fashioned fun. In Newcastle we’ve got somewhere that aims to combine the two – Lane 7, the ’boutique bowling’ alley. Open for nearly three years and a staple part of newcastle’s hipster scene, if you’ve never been […]

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• Meet Me Here For Meat And Beer - Bierex Review

  Meeting up with my friend GG we blew away the Monday blues with a trip to Bierrex. Having heard good things about the self proclaimed ‘finest BBQ spot in Newcastle,’ it was time to investigate if this was true… Bierrex hangs its hat on two things – beer (duh), and the best quality meat, aged in Europe’s only himalayan […]

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• Alchemy and Gastronomy - The Botanist Review

  We thought it high time we checked out the bar and restaurant that everyone in the Toon is talking about to see if it lived up to the hype. With a name like ‘The Botanist‘ we were looking forward to lots of fresh herbs and other plant-based ingredients. My friend SK and I turned up for dinner […]

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