Private Dining at SIX at the Baltic Art Gallery

HELLO to all you Scobberlotch followers out there!  We’re Laura and Vinny and while your regular Scobberlotch Mr and Mrs are off sampling foods in hotter climes, they’ve asked us to keep their restaurant seats warm and keep you posted on what tasty delights Newcastle has to offer.  We’re not culinary experts or food critics:Continue reading “Private Dining at SIX at the Baltic Art Gallery”

The Fat Hippo

If you’re a uni student and you live in the Jesmond area, chances are that you’ve dined at least once at The Fat Hippo. However, when we visited on a busy evening one night, it wasn’t just packed with students but couples and families as well. We hadn’t made a reservation (not knowing how busyContinue reading “The Fat Hippo”

Shark Club – Wing Wednesday

Our friend Dan happily wrote about his recent chicken wings experience with MrJ. Enjoy!  I’ll tell you straight off, me and wings had a big fall out several years back when I made the fatal error of trying some cheap microwave chicken wings from Iceland. Why, you ask? All I can say is: student. Broke.Continue reading “Shark Club – Wing Wednesday”

Archer’s Jersey Ice Cream

We uncovered the best place to have ice cream in Newcastle. It’s in Jesmond, at number 36 Acorn Road. Welcome to Archer’s. Archer’s ice cream is made with local luxury milk by the pedigree Newmoor herd of Jersey cows. Their ice cream parlour in Jesmond has a rotating list of ice cream flavours, with at leastContinue reading “Archer’s Jersey Ice Cream”

wagamama – spring/summer menu 2013

We were so lucky to be invited to a media preview evening in Old Eldon Square on Friday evening to sample wagamama‘s new spring/summer menu which launches next week! We have always been big fans of wagamama‘s fresh, healthy cooking and knew that we were in for a delicious night. The new additions to the spring/summerContinue reading “wagamama – spring/summer menu 2013”

Grosvenor G Casino Newcastle

Our friends Jack and Will over at JD Editorial were kind enough to review a night of fine food and after dinner entertainment held courtesy of G Casino Newcastle to sample their taster menu. The team at Scobberlotch kindly invited us to the Grosvenor Casino in Newcastle on Sunday 5th May for what was billed as “a meal and someContinue reading “Grosvenor G Casino Newcastle”

Ramada Encore Gateshead

We were so lucky to be invited to Ramada Encore Gateshead for a gorgeous dinner date. Just what we needed! This week has been so busy, for both of us, and we’ve felt like we’ve barely said anything other than a “hello” and “goodbye” as we ran out of the house on a morning/returned homeContinue reading “Ramada Encore Gateshead”

England Tourism Week (NewcastleGateshead Discover Deals)

From the 16th March – 24th March it’s England Tourism Week. To celebrate, NewcastleGateshead have some fab foodie deals on their Discover Deals page. It’s definitely going to be foodie heaven next week, what with Northumberland Restaurant Week as well! We’ve listed the foodie-related Discover Deals below with direct links to the voucher, so tuckContinue reading “England Tourism Week (NewcastleGateshead Discover Deals)”