Pleased To Meet You Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Newcastle upon Tyne

Address: 41-45 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441913405137

Rating: 4.3
based on 224 reviews.

Location & Decor

Pros:

  • "Location is good. Decor is good. Clean and well appointed."
  • "Love the location just off the beaten path down a cobble stone alleyway."
  • "This is a really lovely cocktail bar and restaurant just off the beaten track."

Cons:

  • "Sat us down in the dark corner behind the pillar next to walkthrough to the outside sitting space."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were remarkable and very attentive but not overbearing."
  • "Staff all so polite, pleasant and friendly."
  • "Staff were super friendly and helpful."
  • "Very friendly and efficient staff."
  • "Service was brilliant very helpful and friendly staff."
  • "The restaurant staff were amazing and the food was lovely."
  • "All the staff in here are wonderful, Chris has been exceptional, so friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "The host could not find our booking."
  • "Below par service."
  • "Service charge was high for what we had experienced."
  • "We waited 25 mins to get our drinks."
  • "After walking in, no staff acknowledged us, so had to make ourselves known."
  • "Service: friendly, not always attentive."
  • "Service was absolutely shocking. I must've waited approximately 45 minutes at the bar to order."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

  • "The non alcoholic cocktails were refreshing and full of flavour."
  • "Cocktail choices are really good, not just the classics... I had an orange espresso martini and I have to say it was one of the best cocktails I've had, beautifully served."
  • "Food was great."
  • "The portion size was value for money too, filled us up!"
  • "The Sunday roast lunch was amazing too, flavour and quality reflected the price point. Quality cooking and quality ingredients."
  • "The cocktails were inventive and original."
  • "Food was amazing, we had starters, mains and desserts, each course was as good as the last."

Cons:

  • "Had afternoon tea today. Not the best value for money. Sandwiches are small bread rolls with filling (if that's what you can call it) almost non existent."
  • "Wouldn’t advice getting the smashed brownie for desert; there was hardly anything to it."
  • "Drinks were nothing special."
  • "Terrible service at such a highly regarded restaurant."
  • "The food all tasted like it had been bought from a supermarket and warmed up."
  • "What sounded delicious on the menu was, without doubt one of the most underwhelming and disappointing meals I've ever been confronted with. Inedible."
  • "The fish was tasteless and lacked substance due to its size."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "Over in Newcastle to spoil my student son...this place ticked all the boxes for Sunday Lunch."
  • "Happy Christmas!! Well please to meet you didn't let us down again food was out standing great atmosphere staff where full of the festival e spirit."
  • "Really nice surroundings, warm and friendly atmosphere."
  • "Great atmosphere in this place, especially for a Tuesday night."
  • "Atmosphere lovely Christmas Decs and really comfortable surroundings."
  • "This obviously very popular venue had great atmosphere and ambience."

Cons:

  • "The only thing that spoiled it was the air conditioning being on high and the place was freezing."
  • "So if they invite me to come over for free, I will pass. Not in a million years they will see me ever again."
  • "Quiet during the day and felt a little souless."
  • "This bar looks lovely on the outside and the pics on Google maps make it look lovely too but it wasn't that nice inside."

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