Read Reviews About Holy Cross Restaurants

British, Traditional Restaurants in Holy Cross

1. Colmans Fish & chips restaurant in South Shields 182-186 Ocean Rd - NE33

Not all chippies can boast 100 years of operation (the business started as a hut on the foreshore in 1905) – this traditional operation is one of the few that can, but has moved with the times and only uses wild fish from sustainable fishing grounds, fried in additive-free vegetable oil. Nowadays its ‘Temple’ spin-off generates more interest in our poll, but the original remains highly rated for what it does.

Price*

£37

Food

Very Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

2. Longsands Fish Kitchen British, Traditional restaurant in Tynemouth 27 Front Street - NE30

“Beautifully cooked fish and really good chips” (and a good approach to dietary requirements, like “good gluten-free options served without any fuss”) help make this well-located fixture “the best in the local area”.

Price*

£45

££

Food

Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Average

3. The Broad Chare British, Traditional restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne 25 Broad Chare - NE1

“This lively pub close to Newcastle’s waterfront” has an “excellent bar downstairs where local brewery offerings can be tried with proper pork scratchings, scotch eggs or a pint of prawns. Upstairs offers more choice and a good wine list” – “I’m looking for an excuse to visit Newcastle again so I can return” to this “great venue”. Through a unique arrangement, a proportion of its profits helps fund the Live Theatre next door, a haven for new dramatic writing.

Price*

£68

£££

Food

Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Good

4. Blackfriars Restaurant British, Traditional restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne Friars St - NE1

A “very historic dining room” – set in a thirteenth-century former refectory that may be the oldest of its kind in the UK – adds a sense of occasion to a visit to this “atmospheric” outfit, but it’s arguably even better in summer “when you can eat outside in the courtyard garden”. The brasserie menu is “quality” (think “good seasonal produce such as game”) and “you can hear yourself talk, so it’s good for taking your parents too if they like traditional with a slight twist”.

Price*

£63

£££

Food

Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Very Good

5. The Ship Inn British, Modern restaurant in Wylam Main Road - NE41

2022 Review: A “super-friendly and efficient” stone-fronted country boozer, where chef Paul Johnson (a Nathan Outlaw alum) delivers a “great menu selection” that saw it walk off with a CAMRA Pub of the Year accolade not too long ago.