British, Modern Restaurants in Sunderland
1. 21
British, Modern restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne
Trinity Gardens, Quayside - NE1
The venue where it all began for local restaurant hero and 21 Hospitality Group owner Terry Laybourne; even well into its third decade, the Quayside icon (though not as commented-on as it once was) is still a “very dependable destination” (“good for celebration meals” especially), and turning out “well prepared and beautifully presented” food that owes a debt to French classics.
2. Cook House
British, Modern restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne
Foundry Lane - NE6
This Ouseburn outfit is “worth seeking out, even though it is off the beaten track”, for its “quirky but delicious food and really good service”. Founder Anna Hedworth worked at Quo Vadis and Rochelle Canteen in London before setting up in a shipping container in Newcastle, and moved on to the current open-kitchen venue six years ago.
3. Six, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts
British, Modern restaurant in Gateshead
Baltic (Sixth Floor), South Shore Road - NE8
2022 Review: Consistently inconsistent ratings on the food front were echoed again this year (reports ranging from “quite ordinary” and “pricey” to “very good”), but by common consent the “amazing views” and “plentiful outdoor seating” make this upscale art gallery restaurant “worth the visit”.
4. Trakol
British, Modern restaurant in Gateshead
Hillgate Quays - NE8
An unabashedly carnivorous outfit in a “fantastic location on the quayside” – part of the container-bound By The River Brew Co. – housing brewery, street-food market, and bike shop. The “brilliant food is cooked over flame”, with a “lovely use of different cuts” doled out in “hearty servings” (“the pig’s head crackling is so plentiful you have to share it with other tables!”).
5. St Vincent
British, Modern restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne
29 Broad Chare - NE1
2021 Review: Terry Laybourne’s 21 Group closed the beloved Caffè Vivo in August 2018 to much local ire, but after a remarkably short interregnum, the space was “reinvented as an imaginative, wine-led tapas restaurant” (“still with an Italian slant”, and featuring a new bar and metro-chic décor). Reassuringly, head chef Emanuele Lattanzi, a carry-over from the Vivo days, oversees the menu, which dances about all over the place (mac ‘n’ cheese, black pudding, etc.) but so far it’s the “fascinating wine list” which draws all the comments.
6. Dobson and Parnell
British, Modern restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne
21 Queen St - NE1
Troy Terrington’s casual fine-dining venue (sibling to Blackfriars and Hinnies in Whitley Bay) occupies the well-known Quayside address which became famous as ‘21 Queen Street’ (long RIP) in days gone by. There was the odd “disappointing” experience this year, but for the most part feedback praises its “excellent” cuisine, including the optional five-course and seven-course tasting menus (£40/£65 per person lunches and Thursday, £60/£75 per person at weekend dinners) praised for “some exceptional dishes”.
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