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171 Whitley Road
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE26 2DN
07599 833 611
Accessibility? Yes
Gluten free? Yes
www.elderandwolf.com
How many good restaurants does it take to make a scene? Definitely more than one, but where’s the tipping point? How do we know when a critical scene-defining mass has been achieved? So, I’m calling it. It’s official: Whitley Bay has got itself a proper restaurant scene.
The grim stag and hen sessions that used to besmirch its streets are largely a thing of the past and in their place have sprung up an interesting range of food and drink businesses, places like Hinnies, The Roxburgh and Omni (yeah yeah, I know, Omni is actually in Monkseaton). Incidentally, it’s worth noting that The Roxburgh has now reinvented itself as a proper evening restaurant, rather than the casual but fabulous dog-filled café I first discovered. This means it justifies another Secret Diner visit – I hope the food will be just as good as my earlier experience.
Elder and Wolf, open for about a year now, is a very nice place to eat, although not quite on the same level as its aforementioned neighbours on account of one troublesome issue: its bread.
You see, pretty much their whole menu consists of things being served on, in, or near some form of flatbread.
