Eddy Eats, eating out in the North East

Pubs in Tyneside

Babucho, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

IF YOU totted up the hours Mrs Eats has spent looking at stuff she has no intention of buying, I reckon it would account for a good four-and-a-half years so far. Window shopping they call it – but this time there weren’t even any windows.Read

Oak, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

BILLING yourself as a “one of a kind” dining experience is a rather gutsy move, especially when you’re a restaurant without Heston Blumenthal in the kitchen.Read

Pubs in Northumberland

The Wellington, Main Road, Riding Mill

THE outlook from the Eats’s bedroom window, as the curtains were drawn back with the customary flourish, was not one to set the spirits soaring.Read

Fratelli’s, Bell Villas, Ponteland

ANOTHER Sunday, another chance to eye up other people’s lifestyles – well at least for Mrs Eats that is.Read

Pubs in Durham

The Peacock, Tanfield Village

DURING the 20 years Mrs Eats and I have been scouring the countryside looking for suitable scranning venues to share with our loyal readers, we have tended to favour the traditional hostelries.Read

Bridge Inn, Stapleton, Darlington

IT’S a new year and with it comes a host of new venues to explore in my quest to find the North East’s best Sunday lunch.Read

Pubs in Teesside

Castle Eden Inn, Stockton Road, Castle Eden, Hartlepool

FOLLOWING a recommendation from fellow keen scranners, Mrs Eats and I decided to head to the Castle Eden Inn, in the quaint village of Castle Eden in County Durham.Read

The Stables, Wynyard Village

ALWAYS keen to mingle with the rich and famous, She Who Must Be Fed this week ordered us to go on a run out to somewhere a bit more refined.Read

Pubs in North Yorkshire

Jet Miners Inn, Great Broughton, North Yorkshire

WITH the weather finally breaking after a weekend or two of rain, She Who Must Be Fed was clamouring to leave the house.Read

Cedarbarn Farm Shop and Cafe

MRS Eats was in a rare state of excitement this week, almost knocking me over on the drive in her haste to board the Eatsmobile for our impending journey.Read

Pubs in Cumbria

White Horse Inn, Threlkeld, Keswick

I’M not an outdoorsy kind of bloke, and I’ve never had a head for heights.Read

Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria

I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again. It can be difficult coming up with places to review week in, week out. Read

Pubs in Wearside

The Grange, Fulwell, Sunderland

PLANNING a Sunday Scran at Eats Towers can sometimes be a laborious task. I’m sure some people think its as simple as just finding a pub, sitting down and stuffing our faces then coming home and writing about it, but this isn’t strictly true. Read