Kaltur Wine Bar & Restaurant

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  Pam Gartland

  ·1 month ago

  “This was our first visit to this fabulous Tapas restaurant. What a superb restaurant, the ambiance from the minute you walked in ,Su was smiling ,happy to welcome you and find you a table. Once sat all the other restaurant clients were recommending dishes and saying how we will enjoy our meal and it certainly didn’t disappoint . I have lots of allergies dairy, pork,tomatoes and all were accommodated by Daniel the expert Chef with Su’s expert advice on menu choices which made this meal for me such a pleasurable experience . Each dish was beautiful prepared with adjustments and absolutely delicious . Friendly, fabulous hospitality, such a great find we would highly recommend or should we keep it a secret as we will certainly be back regularly thanks so much for such a wonderful Thursday date night Su Daniel and the rest of the staff at Kaltur Dene street .”

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  Loredana Acquaviva

  ·1 month ago

  “This is the worst place where I have been in New Catsle. The waitress was not nice. No child food ! They served all the adults in the restaurant and in the end a 9 years old girl although we arrived before everybody. The waitress laughed while ordering the plate of my daughter to the chef just cause I asked to have a simple steak and salad. It’s not a place for children or simply friendly! What a sad place ! The food : in the stews there were white beans Be Carefull you need them cause the portion are very smalll ! Don’t go there ! If you like Indian go to SIMLA! Absolutely good food and nice people.”

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  Lidia Nikolova

  ·5 months ago

  “Worst restaurant experience I’ve had in my life! Visited Kaltur on 26/04/2026 after a local friend recommended it. Sadly, both the food and service were very disappointing. We were seated at a table with a dirty wine glass covered in greasy fingerprints. When I asked for a replacement, the waiter inspected it first instead of simply apologising and changing it. As a first-time tapas customer, I asked for a quick explanation of the menu, but the waiter was dismissive and unhelpful saying things like "Well it's tapas, we usually recommend 2-3 dishes per person. It is tapas haha". We were also asked about allergens three separate times during a 47-minute visit, which felt disorganised rather than attentive. Food arrived in the wrong order (mains before starter), and most dishes lacked quality or flavour. The tortilla was unbearably salty, the garlic prawns tasted frozen and bland, the bread was dry, the padron peppers tasteless, and the sangria was overly sweet like fruit juice. Only the olives were enjoyable. Going back to the service issues: After quickly finishing our food we requested the bill. The waiter asked us whether he can take the plates, to which we explicitly said that he can take everything except for one plate from which I was still eating. He then proceeded on interrupting me and my friend 2 times, by asking whether he can take some of the plates. Now, part of waiters’ etiquette is to know when to interrupt a conversation and when not. It was extremely uncomfortable to be asked the same thing 3 times (as it happened with the allergens question), after you have been explicitly told what can be taken from the table and what not. Worse part: The bill comes, and I see a charge of 7.40 for a ‘Service Fee’. Now I am not from the UK, so naturally I did not know what this meant. So I asked the waiter: “I am not a local, could you please explain what the service fee is”. His facial expression indicated he was extremely surprised by the question, and his answer (similar to that about the tapas question) was “Well it’s a service fee, ser-vi-ce fee (pointing at himself).” And I asked: “Well isn’t that supposed to be included in the price I pay for the whole restaurant experience?”. To which the waiter proceeded on explaining that ‘Service Fee’ is a widely known practice in ALL restaurants in the UK (lie, I’ve been in London many times and never had been charged for such a thing), and that this fee is optional, so if I do not want to pay that is fine. To which I requested that I indeed do not pay. He later returned with a new bill, without the Service Fee, and when handing it to me he asked me “Do you know what the word ‘tips’ means?” I reply “Yes, but what has that to do with service fee?”. He replies: “Well it’s the same?”. And I just replied “Excuse me but isn’t tips something that I decide to pay you, myself, if I am happy with the service?”. After he just started overexplaining, my friend had to interfere, because obviously the waiter did not have proper training, to know that when a customer requests something (even if that is not profitable for the establishment) they should just complete the request, without attacking the customer. Because surely those customers will never return again. After paying the waiter disappeared in the kitchen, and so nobody even greeted us goodbye upon leaving. Poor food, poor service, inflated prices, and very unprofessional staff behaviour. Would not return and would not recommend.”

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  Aysegul Ergin

  ·6 months ago

  “As someone who recently returned from vacation in Madrid and Barcelone, this place exceeded my expectations on the variety and the taste of their tapas.lots of options for vegetariona and other spcial dietary rwstrictions. We sampled at least 10 different dishes and each one of them was made fresh and very good.Very warm, knowledgeable and helpful service. Nice and cozy environment. Great for small groups dinners.”

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  Katy Romney

  ·8 months ago

  “Visited during Restaurant Week and had a great experience. The food was absolutely delicious with lots of choice, the vintage wine was lovely, and the service was friendly and efficient. The atmosphere was cosy but still had a nice buzz. We especially loved the North Shields cod tempura with lentils. Would definitely come back!”

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  Jim Armstrong

  ·1 year ago

  “Found this fabulous authentic tapas restaurant by accident. So glad we swung by and sampled 3 dishes - scallops, cod and pork. Each one was excellent and as we sat at the counter, the chef was right there to chat interestingly and intelligently about what we were eating. Prices on par with the quality and the wine selection is extensive (we had a lovely Albariño) Would 100% recommend it to anyone who enjoys a Spanish vibe...we had a great time chatting with staff and thought the food was as good as the best we've tasted in Andalusia. Will definitely travel from Glasgow just to do it all again, but will try more off the menu next time.”

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  Nyla Drisdale-Gordon

  ·1 year ago

  “Went for a double date during restaurant week and ended up having such a fabulous time with some amazing tapas food! I have to commend Kaltur’s extensive wine menu with information on which regions of Spain the wines come from and the lovely waitress who gives spot on recommendations. The only thing I can comment negatively on is the lack of staff and slightly slow service but it was mentioned to us that they were short on staff and of course restaurant week meant things were busier than usual! Other than that everything was lovely and I’m looking forward to returning.”

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  David M

  ·1 year ago

  “We had dinner here yesterday. The waitress was very friendly and had great knowledge of the menu and explained to us the ingredients and where the wine was from. The food was exceptional. We also had dessert and dessert wines which was wonderful, too. Would highly recommend.”

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  Laura Moscrop

  ·3 years ago

  “Not the best tapas restaurant in Newcastle in my opinion. Expensive food with fragrant flavours but it was disappointing. It wasn’t anything special and I don’t think it’s worth the prices. They put a service charge on that they won’t take off, think it was about 10% per head. It was recommended that we got two plates each but I think three would have been better. I felt like I ate just enough but felt as though I’d be hungry later on. A knife was accidentally dropped on me by the waiter too 😳…I didn’t feel like it was massively authentic tapas food and would rather go elsewhere next time.”

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  Vicky Holmes

  ·4 years ago

  “Incredible food. Staff were so attentive and friendly, helping us pick a dish. The best slow roasted pork belly I've ever tasted. We'll definitely be back.”