Hanahana

45 Bath Lane
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 5SP
Tel: (0191) 2220282

This Japanese and Teppan-Yaki restaurant is a breath of fresh air in Newcastle’s famous China Town. Traditionally robed chefs entertain you enthusiastically throughout your whole meal. Their performance is exceptional alone, and well worth the money paid even before the fantastic food is served. The varied menu makes the mouth water, with various set meals, single dishes, a sushi menu and an extensive range of drinks.

If shared tables aren’t your thing, you can opt for a private table, but you will miss the excitement that is involved in the preparation of your meal.

www.hanahana.co.uk/

Flatbread Café

Unit M11/M12 The Studio
Yellow Mall
Metrocentre, Gateshead
NE11 9YG
Tel: 0844 7366166 (option 2)

A unique leisure and dining experience, Flatbread Café is the eatery of the future. At
this restaurant, cuttlery is not an option (unless you find eating difficult without it).
Using hands and flatbread as spoons, this restaurant brings the term ‘tear-and-share’ to a whole new level.

Perfect for lunches, evening parties and romantic meals, the customer is able to buy a few dishes from various eastern cuisines to share, a flatbread and munch their delightful meal in the comfort of the warm, cosy surroundings. Live music sometimes accompanies – for applicable dates, please check the website.

www.flatbreadcafe.com

The Purple Onion

72-80 Corporation Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 2RF
Tel : 01642 222250

A relaxed ambience greats the customer at this restaurant in the heart of Middlesbrough. Offering mouth-watering meals and a fine wine list, the Purple Onion caters for all occasions and ages. This restaurant has a children’s menu, and even a matchday menu which is served before kick-off of every ‘Borough home game.

This restaurant also has a cellar bar night club which hosts several events, so why not make an evening of it?

www.purpleonion.co.uk

Court Inn

Court Lane
Durham
DH1 3AW
Tel: 0191 3847350

Serving food to customers of all ages and from all walks of life, this traditional
family-run pub has areas to eat and drink outside as well as in.

This is a mobile-freezone, so if you are looking for the perfect place to enjoy reasonably priced , tasty food in a relaxed atmosphere with no disturbances from other people, this is the place to go. This is an all-rounder, serving drinks from all across the spectrum, from cask ales to cocktails, and they use locally produced food for their British Isles-European based menu. (There is some Asian food thrown in for good measure).

www.courtinn.co.uk

The Oven

30 Duke Street
Darlington
Co. Durham
DL3 7AQ

Tel: 01325 466668

This restaurant has been said to serve one of the best Sunday lunches you will ever have. An award winning restaurant in Durham with a warm and elegant atmosphere, The Oven might be a more pricy option, but the fresh food produces spectacular flavours.

Simple French and Italian home-made dishes are the speciality, served with flair to get the taste-buds wanting more. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, and for Sunday dinners, this is one of the finest places you can possibly choose to dine at in Darlington.

www.ovenrestaurant.com

The Shipwrights Hotel

Ferryboat Lane 
North Hylton 
Sunderland
SR5 3HW
Tel: 0191 5495139 

The Shipwrights hotel in North Hylton is situated right by the river. A listed building,
this traditional family-ran pub that dates back over 350 years is famous for its good
selection of ales, lagers, wines and spirits, and the exceptional food. A comfortable
atmosphere makes it the ideal place to relax. This family friendly pub also boasts a large screen which is often showing some form of sport, and five en-suite rooms for travelers.

The high-beamed ceilings reproduce the atmosphere of the good old days, where strangers would become friends over a pint of beer and a traditional pub meal.