Tyneside pubs, pubs in Newcastle, Gateshead & more

Adriano's, High Street, Gosforth

ADRIANO’S, High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle.Read

The Lambton Arms, Rockliffe Way, Eighton Banks, Gateshead

WHEN I tentatively suggested a look around the Bowes Railway in Springwell Village, Gateshead, on the Sunday they held a Steam Open Day recently, I knew there was only one way Mrs Eats would agree.Read

The Royal Quays, Coble Dene Road, North Shields

IT'S been a busy couple of weeks in Eats Towers. We've had family gatherings, trips away and last week we've had some of the in-laws staying with us.Read

Gibraltar Rock, Tynemouth, North Tyneside

I'M not sure how or why it has happened, but Mrs Eats has become obsessed with carveries.Read

Taybarns, Hobsons Way, South Shields

MRS Eats can be a tricky customer sometimes. She’s just one of those women for whom nothing is ever good enough. Read

Red Lion Inn, Redcar Terrace, West Boldon

OVER the years, Mrs Eats and I have done more miles than we care to remember in the old Eatsmobile.Read

The Arch, Tynemouth, North Tyneside

IT can be a hard game, this lark of eating a Sunday lunch week after week, but sometimes we like to spare a thought for those eateries which are going out of their way to provide scrantastic menus for us to sample.Read

Copperfields, Grand Hotel, Tynemouth

COME the first sunny Sunday in ages, Mrs Eats was demanding a day out at the seaside.Read

The Robin Hood, Murton Lane, Murton Village

LAST weekend Mrs Eats was keen to make the most of the sunshine we’ve had lately, with a jaunt out into the great North East countryside for our weekly scran. Read

Café 21 at Fenwick, Northumberland Street

SHE’D had a tough week – poor thing – so come the weekend, Mrs Eats needed some retail therapy.Read

Toby Carvery, Emerson Road, Washington

MRS Eats has been fairly hard work recently. She has moaned constantly since the moment the World Cup kicked off, and the only relief came when Wimbledon started. Read

The Bacchus, High Bridge, Newcastle

ANY faithful reader of this column will know that eating is my consuming passion and I try to sample as many pubs as possible in the quest to find the perfect Sunday ScranRead

Sonny's Italia, Tynemouth

THE best-laid plans of Mrs Eats and myself can’t always be guaranteed to run smoothly.Read

Red House Farm, Whitley Bay

WITH petrol prices soaring to unprecedented levels, Mrs Eats and I decided to minimise the amount of driving we did at the weekend when searching for a bit of scran. Read

The Mill House Bar & Restaurant, Birtley, Chester-le-Street

WHEN I told Mrs Eats I was taking her to a pub in Birtley for Sunday lunch, she didn’t half dig me in the ribs when I turned on to the A1 at The Angel of the North roundabout.Read

Blackfriars, Friars Street, Newcastle

AS SUNDAY lunch regulars, Mrs Eats and I like to consider ourselves connoisseurs of the great British roast.Read

Twin Farms, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle

We decided to make the most of a snow-free Sunday and take a trip to the garden centre. Ever since the woman from up the street commented on my sweet peas, I’ve fancied myself as a bit of an Alan Titchmarsh. Mrs Eats wasn’t suited. She was hoping to look for a new kitchen. She should be so lucky.Read

The Magic Lantern, Preston North Road, North Shields

LAST week, as readers may remember Mrs Eats was banging on about her weight.Read

Stewart & Co, The City Library, Charles Avison Building

ALEXANDER McCall Smith was overdue. We weren’t waiting for a tardy associate to join us for Sunday lunch, however. Mrs Eats had promised to return a book to the library for a friend before she was clapped in irons and flogged for harbouring The No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.Read