Where to Eat in the Toon and Beyond
I try to take the principle that ‘shy bairns get nowt’. While I appreciate how frustrating it is to not see vegan labelling on the menu in many restaurants and feel many diners will be deterred from eating here, if…
Read more
We’ve welcomed a fair few restaurants to the Toon over the last few months and there’s no shortage of burger and BBQ joints, that’s for sure. It was great to hear about a different type of eatery opening in the former…
Read more
As a vegan it can be difficult to navigate the numerous menus of Newcastle’s famous Restaurant Week, a biannual event offering special menus to encourage folk to dine out in the city. This led me to create Vegan Restaurant Week earlier…
Read more
Zizzi was historically leading the high street restaurants with its vegan offering until PizzaExpress announced earlier in the year it too was putting a pizza on the menu aimed at those who avoided dairy cheese. PizzaExpress had a suitable pizza…
Read more
It can be off-putting to view a menu of a restaurant online and see no mention or reference to dietary requirements. That was certainly the reason why I’d not made a quicker return visit to the restaurant of Malmaison, a…
Read more
Having previously featured Enfields – Gateshead College’s Catering & Hospitality restaurant – on the website I was already aware of the talent we are developing in the colleges of the region. Sunderland College has its own in the stylish form…
Read more
I took the family along for a leisurely lunch at Boat Noodle recently to give this newly opened establishment on Leazes Lane a go. The menu online mentioned vegetarian options but nothing leapt out as being suitable for vegans. I…
Read more
News reached us that local restaurant Fell’s Kitchen had changed hands recently. I’d previously taken the Teen for a birthday meal last year and had been impressed by the value for money and friendly staff on our first visit (which…
Read more
How do you feel about TripAdvisor reviews? I personally don’t check these before booking a restaurant. The Evening Chronicle, a local newspaper, recently published an article highlighting the Top 10 Restaurants in Newcastle featuring TripAdvisor comments and rankings. There’s no mention…
Read more
The wait is over! Since the launch of restaurants like The Temple of Seitan in London I’ve been waiting for an 100% vegan junk food experience to land in the North East. The Bohemian may have the dairy free pizza market…
Read more