Tyneside pubs, pubs in Newcastle, Gateshead & more

Beehive Inn, Hartley Lane, Whitley Bay

THE sun was shining and Mrs Eats was full of the joys of spring. She’s been a bit down in the dumps recently, poor soul, what with the credit crunch, worries about swine flu, and those fat cat MPs living it up at our expense, so it was nice to see her back on form. Read

The Victoria, Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead

I’VE always been a fan of the arts and culture, especially when there is something in it for me.Read

Ravensworth Arms, Lamesley, Gateshead

IT’S amazing what a bit of sunshine and a wedding invite can do for the soul. Mrs Eats has had an extra spring in her step this week. Read

Tavistock Italia, 13-17 East Parade, Whitley Bay

MRS EATS has been hard work of late. It began with her failed attempt at giving up the hard stuff for Lent – a plan which lasted all of a week before she gave in – and has been followed by increasingly oft-occuringly demands for me to redecorate.Read

The Keelman, Grange Road, Newburn

THE KEELMAN, Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle.Read

Ale and hearty fare at brewery

THE KEELMAN, Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle.Read

The Ship, Mount Road, Eighton Banks, Gateshead

The Ship, Mount Road, Gateshead

MRS E was on a mission this week. The neighbours have been decorating and bought a fancy new leather sofa, so she came back from next door with a head full of ideas.Read

Fitzgeralds, 2 South Parade, Whitley Bay

THE chalkboard sign said it all... “Best Sunday Lunch Around” it claimed in big, block capital letters, stopping us in our tracks as the smell of meat in gravy wafted into the street.Read

The Coach Inn, Forest Hall, North Tyneside

New Coach Inn, Forest Hall, North Tyneside

ARE there no limits to the fairer sex’s appetite for shopping? The answer to that question, I have recently concluded, is “no”.Read

The Redburn, North Shields, North Tyneside

I KNOW it sometimes seems that Mrs Eats and I are a pair of fussy eaters but, really, that just isn’t true. Read

Coach and Horses, Leybourne Hold

WE had friends visit us a couple of weekends ago. They had travelled up from the Big Smoke and were keen to do the tourist thing.Read

The Royal Quays, North Shields

REGULAR readers of this page will know I’ve had mixed results at chain pubs, although I believe it’s wrong to turn your nose up at them. Read

Bowes Incline Hotel, Birtley, Gateshead

IT’S always a delight to stumble upon a hidden gem. Experience has shown hidden gems are often discovered when plans have to be hastily rearranged.Read

Toby Carvery, Kingston Park, Newcastle

WE seem to have hit a run at the moment, the missus and I. Every now and then on our travels we stumble upon a carvery, but lately we have notched up three in a row. Read

All aboard for an Italian treat

REGULAR readers will know that nothing — and I mean nothing — ever stands in the way of Mrs Eats and I in the pursuit of the perfect Sunday lunch. Read

Hadrian Restaurant & Bar, Lead Gate Cottages

HADRIAN RESTAURANT AND BAR, Lead Gate CottagesRead

The Sand Dancer, South Shields

ON a scorching hot Sunday, what better place to head to than the coast? However, picking the right spot — with such a wealth of delightful areas to choose from — can be difficult.Read

Yates's, Grainger Street, Newcastle

YATES’S, Grainger Street, Newcastle.Read

Copperfields at the Grand Hotel, Tynemouth

IN my humble opinion, there are few sights more majestic than the North East coastline. Read

Salutation Inn, Tynemouth

SOMETIMES, it seems as if Mrs Eats and myself must walk around with a big neon sign over our heads telling waiting staff to do their best to mess us about. Read