House of Tides

The scran is absolutely elite, unbelievable flavour and beautifully presented. Although on the smaller side due it being a taster menu it’s still unreal. The waiting staff present your bait and tell you in detail about it. We didn’t opt for the paired wine but we did get the cocktails which were very strong but very tasty. Overall a lot of money for a different experience, a big occasion type of meal.

Last went a couple of years ago when I would have rated it 5 stars.. this time it's a 4. Reasons, although it cost less than our previous visit, we felt the quality of the food had been reduced to cater for that. Every mouthful on our previous visit was met with smiles due to the flavours of each dish from the tasting menu.. this time this didn't happen. Although good, starters definitely didn't have the wow factor at all, normal in taste just that they were fine, a 3 out of 5. Main courses were good though, still no wow feeling like previous visit, but still lovely (4 out of 5) and desserts were similar very good but not outstanding, 4 out of 5. Add in a £60 bottle of wine and a service charge, it makes it a pricey day for a good meal.. not a memorable meal which we had 2 years ago, which cost more but made us want to come back at a future date.. unfortunately our recent experience disappointed us slightly and we will have to go somewhere else to try and get that feeling again.

Great meal with a few things that could be improved. I thought the food was overall great, but one small part in each of two courses were over-salted. Wine list great. The service was young and inexperienced and not to the standard at other Michelin starred restaurants. The need to invest more time educating the staff maybe. In contrast, the manager was really helpful and knowledgeable about the food and wine. Atmosphere was ok, room a bit big maybe to encourage this or maybe that we were located at one end of it?

Post Christmas Present to each other. Excellent food and Wine, it deserves its Michelin Star.the staff are very friendly and helpful Totally recommend we shall return..

Lovely place, great ambience, feels very cozy and intimate. The food was great, balanced courses, great flavours. The starter was splendid, would come back just for it. The lamb was great, even if the star of the course was actually the vegetables and purée. The dessert was one of the best I’ve had, I hope to have it again in the near future. It loses one star because compared to other similarly starred restaurants I’ve been in Europe, it is more expensive for the experience it provides. More than a single starter is a staple, and ongoing bread and butter wouldn’t hurt also. Other than those it’s an experience I would recommend.

We went for a lunch sample menu on a Saturday. The food was perfectly balanced and not one course disappointed. The portions initially may look small, but with the number of courses and the flavours that come through, it is satisfying and scrumptious, and we did not leave hungry, like some people have mentioned. I feel people making those comments don't actually appreciate beautifully crafted and balanced meals. I also chose the additional cheese board, which I expected to be quite small, but it wasn't. There was a very good amount of cheese for the extra cost. I would definitely opt for it again. We opted for the wine pairing to go with the courses, and they were perfectly matched to either complement or cut through the flavours. The staff member explaining the wine was very professional and knowledgeable. The atmosphere was great, in the gorgeous wonky listed building. It has been decorated and celebrated well. Love the exposed brick and the large fireplace. The staff were knowledgeable, kind, and very attentive. We will definitely be going back for an evening meal.

I enjoyed another fantastic experience at House of Tides last weekend. This restaurant is for me the best in the north east! The venue itself is beautiful and full of charm and very welcoming. the food is unbelievably good, incredible combinations of excellent ingredients, the kitchen really do know their craft, hard to pick out one dish however the stone bass was truly magnificent! The team here manage to balance the "formality" of fine dining in a warm relaxed manner, professional, knowledgable and so subtle with their attention to detail. A must if you're in Newcastle! Thanks to Kenny and his amazing team for a very memorable evening.

Had the tasting menu with my wife with the wine pairing. The food was unbelievable as we'd expected it would be. However, the staff were just as impressive. Loved it. If you're getting the wine pairing, don't go for 4 pints before hand then get a cocktail when you arrive. Rumour has it, that would make so absolutely mortal by the 3rd course.

House of Tides is the best restaurant in Newcastle that I've been to, and frankly it's hard to imagine one better. It's the sort of place you'd be more likely to find in London, and we're lucky that it's here. My fiancé took me here for dinner on the night that he proposed to me (!!) We had a reservation for a Wednesday night at 8. Definitely reserve, even on a weekday - it wasn't totally full up but at a place like this, you can't risk walking in! When we arrived they seated us downstairs in a casual seating area, where we were told we'd have a drink and decide which menu we wanted. We ordered a bottle of wine (many selections quite affordable - surprisingly), and opted out of the wine pairings with dinner as we'd already had loads to drink. We got the 7 course tasting menu (£65 per person - wine pairings would've been an additional £40). As we sipped our wine, we were brought our first appetizer - beautiful oysters served on a bed of seashells, and some chicken liver parfait. And a non-edible bowl filled with something that looked like seaweed, they poured broth over it to create this smoky scent and white smoke actually poured down over the table, for atmosphere. You know you're at a fancy place where they bring you something inedible as part of your course. After this, they took our wine upstairs where the main seating area is. The building is old and rustic, with exposed brick walls from the 16th century (so we were told). It has that cozy feel you get in an old building, smaller rooms and lower ceilings, etc. We then enjoyed the remainder of our courses over the next two hours or so - no sense telling you what we liked best as the menu no doubt changes seasonally and often. Almost nothing on the a la carte menu that they show on their website was in our tasting menu, it was a mostly totally unique menu. They cater to allergies and preferences even - I told them I didn't care for mushrooms and they left them off of 3 different dishes, each time I could hear the server saying "oh that's the one with no mushrooms." Nice touch! Service was very attentive and they explained each dish. The dishes were beautifully presented, like artwork on the plate. Some of the plates/bowls were quite fun - the soup was served in a tall, narrow bowl that was almost like a stone glass. Our favorite course was the onion-chorizo soup with house made bread. How ordinary does that sound? Yet it was STUNNING. I'd love to recreate that soup!! The fish courses were excellent, the quail was truly delectable, and I can still taste this sumptuous piece of foie gras when I close my eyes and remember. Everything tasted wonderful, nothing was overlooked at all. We skipped the cheese course (£8 per person if you go for it) as we really did get full, though all the courses were small. I think that quail is on the a la carte menu, by the by, as a first course. Go for it. Dessert was a very rich chocolate cake of some sort, my least favorite as I'm not a dessert person and it was so rich, but my fiancé loved it. We had another glass of wine at the end - they have some very unique wines by the glass including some from Uruguay and Lebanon. Yes, it's pricey - I think the bill came out to around £170 or so, for two. But you won't have another meal like it in town, and since it was the most special of all special occasions, it was worth it. Well, ask my fiancé if it was worth it, he treated me! It was a night I won't soon forget and you should absolutely spend a birthday, anniversary, or engagement dinner here!