Harry's Bar Newcastle Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Newcastle upon Tyne

Address: 77 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441912612621

Rating: 4.3
based on 188 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The whole atmosphere of the place was really nice."
  • "Atmosphere sociable but quiet just the way me and my girlfriend like it."
  • "A iconic place in the middle of Newcastle it has everything, a fantastic atmosphere."
  • "Very mixed age groups in there, atmosphere was superb music was good, a real mix."
  • "The atmosphere was great......a typical Harry's bar atmosphere and we had a great time......you can't beat Harry's for a night out in Newcastle."
  • "Great atmosphere, food and service."
  • "It's a party bar, very fun atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Feels a little flat I think personally."
  • "Sometimes it does lack atmosphere."
  • "One star off for atmosphere because the DJ kept playing the same songs on repeat, which was a bit weird."
  • "Unfortunately is becoming boring with the music on the night time over the weekend."
  • "Way too noisy and you don't get served at the bar the staff are quite rude and ignore you when you want to drink."
  • "The music is relatively loud as well which makes it less than ideal if you're trying to have a conversation with friends."
  • "For some reason there was a definite atmosphere between staff and management, with servers scurrying about the place."

Service

Pros:

  • "Bar staff very polite and our waitress was lovely, friendly and attentive even though it was very busy."
  • "A big Thank you to Christina that yesterday make my dinner very special."
  • "Had a fantastic birthday meal at Harry's. Myself not being particularly well off went for the pre-theater meal which was very reasonably priced and a very lovely waitress."
  • "Incredibly helpful staff."
  • "The service was welcoming."
  • "Food is absolutely fantastic and the service is great."
  • "Their professionality and friendliness of the staff are always surprising me."

Cons:

  • "You can always tell how good a place is (or isn't) by the way management deal with complaints. Unfortunately Harry's failed miserably when I raised a complaint."
  • "We’ve been treated extremely rude by the bouncers."
  • "Christina rudely cut me off on arrival while I was asking whether my friends were there."
  • "One of the rudest waiters we have ever seen came to our table and said that we were very rude for calling him to our table that he was not a dog."
  • "The restaurant manager was appalling the way he spoke to us and the waitress who was trying to fix the problem."
  • "The 'manager' suggested that the hair may belong to 'her' - a rude and reprehensible comment."
  • "The waiter was a joke... He seemed constantly inconvenienced by serving tables, had zero table decorum, never offered us drink refills."

Food

Pros:

  • "Had Sunday lunch and we had several choices of meats, we chose the beef which was carved at our table... Over all the best Sunday lunch I've had by far, would recommend."
  • "The food was delicious I had a steak cooked perfectly my friends had burger and pasta they had no complaints best steak I've ever ate worth every penny great atmosphere."
  • "Food was fabulous, as was service."
  • "Fresh pasta was insanely divine and portion size was perfect."
  • "Food is excellent, staff are so friendly and the ambience is amazing."
  • "The food was very tasty and very good for the price."
  • "The food was absolutely incredible! Everyone finished their plates."

Cons:

  • "Some of the worst food I've ever been served."
  • "The guacamole was out of a bottle or tub. Taste wise it was offensive and inedible for both of us."
  • "The food: Calamari was under cooked and rubbery. Pasta was under seasoned and bland."
  • "Other people in my company had pepperoni pizza which was served undercooked in the middle."
  • "Unfortunately overall we were Disappointed with our food the first main the chicken was over cooked, margarita pizza was OK and the other 2 mains were carbonara I had something plastic in my dish and none of the food was hot."
  • "Been into Harry's today for Sunday dinner with my Friend. The service was welcoming however was let down by the 2 chicken dinners we ordered. The chicken was not cooked enough and was pink."
  • "However, took mum for a meal for her birthday today and have to say it was below standard."

Price

Pros:

  • "Had a fantastic birthday meal at Harry's. Myself not being particularly well off went for the pre-theater meal which was very reasonably priced and a very lovely waitress."
  • "The drink prices were very cheap for City Centre in my opinion."
  • "Wine by the bottle not too bad a price."
  • "Drinks area reasonably priced for the area."
  • "A fantastic treat that isn't going to break the bank."
  • "Food is to a good quality, they do a discounted set menu except weekend evenings and is very tasty."
  • "The food was really delicious."

Cons:

  • "Was in Harry’s yesterday bought 2 drinks which came to £11.85, the guy who served me had a beard probably late 20s wasn't polite at all no please thank you or anything."
  • "2 small slices of pork Not even a whole potato with my £15 Sunday dinner!!!"
  • "We had 2 starters 2 mains and a bottle of wine which came to £80."
  • "We only had 1 cocktail each, 2 drinks equated to £16. Bit excessive for my liking."
  • "Quite pricey for drinks but there are nicer bars in Newcastle that are cheaper than this place."
  • "At £18 for child bit expensive."
  • "Fairly pricey at £25 per head for the set menu."

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