Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland, Durham

Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland, Durham

Today, I am going to share my visit to the Lord Crewe Arms pub and hotel in Blanchland. Situated a short hop from Derwent Reservoir in the Durham countryside, you may remember the name of the village from my review of the White Monk Tea Room.

After undergoing a huge £1.5m renovation, the Lord Crewe Arms re-opened in 2014 with a beautiful restaurant and luxurious rooms.
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Miller & Carter, Newcastle

Miller & Carter, Newcastle

Last week was one of my oldest friends birthday so we took ourselves off to Miller & Carter to celebrate in style and the lovely Vicky from Describe the Sky also joined us. 

Having previously been a bar venture by Ant & Dec, the Miller & Carter chain have landed in Newcastle in an imposing, grand building in a prime location on Moseley Street, between the ‘Diamond Strip’ and the restaurant run of Grey Street and Dean Street.

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House of Tides – Newcastle

House of Tides

In a first on the site, I have welcomed a guest review for Food Friday.  Carter (or Andrew to his mother) is a talented local DJ who has pioneered club nights for many many years. Not only is he a ska punk legend he is a good old local lad and all round super top chap. I challenged him to give food reviewing a go on his visit to House of Tides and I think he has done a bloody good job…..

You can follow Carter on Twitter over at @carter182

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David Kennedy’s River Cafe – Fish Quay, North Shields

David Kennedy's River Cafe
Recently, we had a family outing to David Kennedy’s River Cafe on the Fish Quay in North Shields. Voted North East Chef of the Year in 2008 and former captain of the Black Door Brasserie and foodie mogul behind Vallum Farm.
 

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Arabesque Egyptian Restaurant – Sunderland

Arabesque Sunderland Egyptian Restaurant

We piled in to the car last Saturday to try out Arabesque Sunderland as I had been dying to try it since it opened. Located at 144, High Street West, the restaurant is very conveniently located to the Sunniside multi storey car park (90p p/h) as well as the bowling alley and cinema.

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