Jesmond Dene House Hotel

 

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Jesmond Dene House 

Jesmond Dene Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE2 2EY

0191 212 5555

www.jesmonddenehouse.co.uk

[Re-reviewed in June 2011:

The bad news is that chef Pierre Rigothier has left to join Helene Darroze’s Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris as chef des cuisines. The good news is that the standard hasn’t slipped with the promotion of his sous-chef Michael Penaluna – indeed, on my revisit, I was even more impressed with the imagination and precision of the cooking.  Still the best value lunch in town.]

The Feathers Inn

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The Feathers Inn
Hedley on the Hill,
Stocksfield
NE43 7SW
01661 843607
www.thefeathers.net

Rhian Cradock has done much to improve the culinary reputation of the North East region. His tiny The Feathers Inn, up above Stocksfield in Hedley on the Hill, has deservedly won accolades over the last four years. 

It's a real local pub

He’s proud of sourcing seasonal produce from across the region and because the suppliers are small, he changes the menu every single day. However, in a tiny restaurant, that’s not necessarily such a good idea.

The Broad Chare

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The Broad Chare
25 Broad Chare,
Quayside,
Newcastle NE1 3DQ
www.thebroadchare.co.uk

What makes a pub a gastropub? Linen napkins? Mineral water with your pork scratchings? Lemongrass flavoured soap in the loo? Or is it just outstanding food?