Tynemouth has fast become a bustling mecca for wine bars and chic eateries. A place to be and be seen. We made the visit to check out Buddha Lounge. An asian restaurant tucked innocuously away next door to the famous Land of Green Ginger. Blink and you’ll miss the single doorway tucked away between Allards and Davanti’s.
Did you know that it is really hard to single handedly fill the boot of a Mercedes with massive helium balloons? Planning a small impromptu baby shower was hard work! This is how my first trip to Jesmond Dene House for Afternoon Tea began and thankfully it ended on a much less stressful note!
Tucked away in the George Washington Hotel, Carter & Fitch is a new heavy hitter on the South of Tyne dining scene. Given the size of Washington and the captive audience of hotel guests, restaurants have always been lacking in the area.
This is where the £500,000 investment in the dining venue starts to earn its keep.
Way back at the beginning of the year, I stumbled on a tweet from my lovely twitter buddy Helen (@honestlyhelen) and she was talking about Marmite. Skip forward a few dozen tweets and we were bending the ear of the burger gurus behind Fat Hippo and finally convinced them to make a burger we had dreamt up.
Every foody’s dream isn’t it?
Tucked away in the coastal village of Craster, The Jolly Fisherman draws customers from far and wide. A favourite spot with walkers and visitors to Dunstanburgh, the posh pub ticks all the right boxes.
Fighting howling gales and torrential rain, arriving at bang on 12, we were lucky enough to bag the last spot right in front of the pub. Given the grim New Years weather, we opted for a seat in the bar by the cosy roaring fire – something which would prove to be a hot commodity with all the drenched walkers.