The Engine Room

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Exactly how a pub should be. Beautifull location. Plenty of parking. Good range of drinks including my favourite craft beer Pagan queen. Excellent menu and lots of specials on the wall. Big portions and great quality food including proper chips. Good safe atmosphere and great staff. Very good value for money.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Service abysmal, the blonde old trout behind the bar had a shockingly bad attitude and very miserable, not attentive to tables at all. Looked like she didn't want to be there, and just generally unfriendly. Table wasn't cleared and starter didn't arrive saying it hadn't been ordered?Waited 40 mins for the main, food was lovely but unfortunately the service ruined the whole experience. Attitude was disgusting when ordering at the bar. Would not recommend. 1/5. Could be so much better with friendly, attentive staff. The older blonde waitress needs some serious training in customer service. Maybe not the job for her.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “I write this as someone who has previously worked as front of house staff for many years in various establishments and my partner is a chef and has been for 15 years. We arrived 10 minutes late for our 7.30 booking (totally our fault). I gave the booking name to the lady behind the bar who told us where our table was and that the kitchen closed at 8pm (something that would have been nice to be told when we booked the table but it wasn't a massive issue). It would have been nice to be shown/seated at our table. We sat for a bit and realised you must order at the bar - again we would have appreciated this being communicated as it was our first visit here. My partner went to the bar and ordered our food - one starter and two mains. Upon ordering we were told one of the meals was sold out (usually this is something you tell a table once they are seated). So we ordered something else. After about 15 minutes with no starter of mozzarella sticks , I asked the staff how long it would be. They told us there was no starter ordered, just two mains - I personally didn't order but my partner assured me he did order the starter. Anyway, our mains came and we were asked if we'd like any sauces etc. My partner asked for another pint and was told you have to order it at the bar (personally found this a bit odd). Our food was beautiful; I had the chicken parmo and my partner had the mixed grill. We agreed the food was absolutely delicious but my partner did explain to a lady behind the bar that the service was really bad. He came back to the table and mentioned the dismissive and rude attitude staff had to his comments. During our meal, we had nobody check in how the food was (hospitality 101). We didn't feel welcomed or looked after during our visit which is a shame because the food is stunning. We mentioned our concerns at the end to a young blonde woman and a young gentleman who were very apologetic (which was appreciated) and we asked them to tell the chefs they cooked a delicious meal. Overall it's really sad, we try to support local businesses but won't be returning and won't be recommending to others.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Staff really friendly, Food excellent, Recommend hot beef Baguette if you can handle it 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “We called in the Engine Room while on holiday in Gateshead. The food was excellent with reslly good portion sizes. The staff were really friendly and helpful.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Lovely lunchtime meal. Gorgeous well done chips salad and sandwich. Baked potato with prawns. Good size portions. Saw the fish (haddock) and chips come out, so must take hubby next time. His favourite. Well done.”

• G

  Google user

  ·10 months ago

  “Absolutely stunning food friendly attentive massive portions highly recommend, hubby had mixed grill , I had chilli beef buritto, daughter had mince n dumpling and granddaughter burger and chips”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Always a pleasure coming here - the food is always good quality with massive portions at a fair price. Really good vegetarian options too. Lush pub with lovely friendly staff! (This is the vegetarian lasagne that comes with homemade chips, salad and garlic bread. Our lad got the parmo with chips and salad.)”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Had heard good reports, and got invited by Amy to meet for lunch. Wow what a fantastic meal. Large portions, quick and courteous service. Lots of specials on board, as well as a good selection in the menu. Also sell double maxim on draught. Tastefully decorated for Christmas. Don't know why we have waited so long to visit. Will deffo return.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “I visited here for the first time today with my mother & uncle for lunch and a catch up. Before we left the house, my uncle advised to call ahead to make sure there was a table free - luckily the woman who answered the phone reserved a table for us. Which turned out great as not long after our arrival, the place was heaving! It’s obviously VERY popular and I can certainly see why. There’s parking at the back with plenty of spaces - but be mindful, many guests on our visit clearly didn’t know how to park within the lines, meaning bigger cars struggled to get a space! The place inside is great - plenty of seats without being overcrowded, along with some lovely little booth seating dotted around. There’s different areas to sit in which breaks it up nicely. You give your drink and food orders at the bar which can take a little time when it’s busy. Plenty of choice on the drink front. Due to how busy it was when we arrived, the food itself did seem to take some time to arrive but it was worth the wait. If you’re impatient, then this may frustrate you - so be warned especially if they’re busy. However - the food itself was great. Just the right size portions - very generous which is a plus. The chips are divine and I would have happily ate a boat load of them. Highly recommend and will definitely return. I would also recommend booking a table just to be safe, if you’re going at a usually busy time of day!”

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