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items: Best restaurants in Northumberland: where to eat, drink and stay
items: Best burger restaurants across the UK
items: Tour de Yorkshire: where to eat and drink along the route
items: Castle Howard, North Yorkshire: afternoon tea review
items: St Mary's Inn, Northumberland: pub review
items: Jesmond Dene House Hotel, Newcastle: restaurant review

Best restaurants in Northumberland: where to eat, drink and stay
type: item
date: 2025-01-02T16:00:03.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: North East
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Discover the best restaurants in Northumberland, from Michelin-starred dining to cosy pubs and unmissable ice cream
encoded: England’s northernmost county is a culinary treasure trove, from Michelin-starred restaurants to remote and cosy inns. Discover our picks of the best places to eat in Northumberland, plus fun foodie activities in the region and the ultimate foodie town to explore. For more like this, check out our guides to the best restaurants in the Cotswolds, best restaurants in Newcastle, best restaurants in Perthshire or the best UK pubs with rooms. Best restaurants in Northumberland Hjem, Wall Dream destination One Michelin star restaurant with rooms where Swedish chef Alex Nietosvuori and Northumberland-born Ally Thompson skilfully blend Scandinavian and Northumbrian influences in design, food and even Hjem’s name. Pronounced ‘yem’, this Scandi word for home is also used colloquially in the north-east. High-end local produce underpins a tasting menu in which resonant flavours are handled with precision and flair, in dishes such as BBQ North Sea squid, rostï, parsley gremolata and razor clam sauce, or waffles with brown butter ice cream, coffee caramel and a hazelnut milk and crumb. restauranthjem.co.uk The Rat Inn, Anick Epic country pub This 18th-century drover’s inn ticks all the boxes. In winter, hunker down by open fires amid exposed stone, oak beams and antique curiosities. In summer, drink in the Tyne Valley views from its gardens. Throughout, chalkboard menus display seasonal, local produce (and harvests from the inn’s kitchen garden) in winning dishes such as breaded lamb, Gem lettuce and sriracha mayo, or pork loin, cider apple sauce and honey mustard glazed Hispi. Cracking roasts, too. theratinn.com The Old Boat House, Amble Seafood catch This attractive harbour restaurant makes deft use of the ocean’s bounty, including Lindisfarne oysters and lobsters, langoustines and haddock landed in Amble itself. Dishes range from fish and chips, and hot dressed North Shields crab, served under a parmesan crust with garlic butter and focaccia, to a blow-out sharing seafood plat…

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Best burger restaurants across the UK
type: item
date: 2019-09-03T09:10:57.000Z
creator: Mark Taylor
subject: East England
subject: East Midlands
subject: London
subject: North East
subject: North West
subject: Northern Ireland
subject: Restaurants
subject: Scotland
subject: South East
subject: South West
subject: Wales
subject: West Midlands
subject: Yorkshire & Humber
description: Get your burger fix courtesy of Britain’s finest patty purveyors, from Korean brisket burgers in the North West, to beef short rib cheeseburgers in the capital
encoded: Looking for the best burger restaurants across the UK? Want to know where to find the best gourmet burgers? Read on for our restaurant guide, or check out our burger recipes here... Best burger restaurants in London… Buster's, Brixton A stone’s throw from Brixton station is potentially the best new burger in London. You’ll find it at Buster’s, effectively a hole in the wall joint, bar a few small tables, serving up delicious wagyu beef and fried chicken burgers. The London restaurant scene is full of spots trying to claim they do ‘simple things, executed perfectly’ but Buster’s is a spot that is actually nailing it. The wagyu cheeseburger is made up of tender meat, seasoned perfectly and cooked to a juicy medium. The green peppercorn dijonaise adds a welcome acidity, and the potato roll it is all sandwiched between is soft and bouncy. The chicken burger is equally excellent, crispy, juicy and served with plenty of pickles. The IPA cheese sauce is aerated and rich, perfect for dipping lots of hot, crispy fries in. We finished off the meal with a chocolate mousse, which was light but decadent. If you’re looking for a great burger south of the river, Buster’s is where it’s at. busterslondon.co.uk Supra Burger, Queen's Park Housed as a permanent pop-up in the cosy rotisserie restaurant Cocotte, Supra does smashed burgers and it does them well. The burger menu is short and the five burgers on offer are a variation on double stacked smashed cheeseburger, to which you can add bacon or salad, or change up the sauce to make it a Supra, truffle or barbecue burger. The burgers are generously portioned but without being too big to eat. There’s attention to detail in the preparation, along with the use of high-quality ingredients, resulting in burgers that are juicy, flavourful and smashed to perfection. The fries are crisp, golden and fresh from the fryer, and a side of chicken tenders were succulent from what we guessed must have been a wet brine. As well as a choice of six sa…

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Tour de Yorkshire: where to eat and drink along the route
type: item
date: 2018-05-02T13:10:56.000Z
subject: North East
subject: North East travel
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: We've found the best places to eat and drink along the Tour de Yorkshire 2018 route – sunny beer gardens, hip coffee shops and proper country pubs
encoded: Watching Tour de Yorkshire 2018? Here's where to eat along the Tour de Yorkshire route to watch the cyclists. Find out the best restaurants, pubs and cafés along the route and where to watch the cycling race, from Beverley to Doncaster, Barnsley to Ilkley, Richmond to Scarborough, and finally Halifax to Leeds. Click here for plenty more tips for a foodie road trip in Yorkshire... Tour de Yorkshire stage 1: Beverley to Doncaster (Via Hornsea, Catwick, Beverley, SKidby, Holme on the Wolds, Pocklington, Howden, Fishlake, Auckley) The Westwood, Beverley Housed in a Grade-2 listed Georgian courthouse, this restaurant focuses on modern British cuisine. Local produce is a big focus, from local Waterford Farm's grass-fed beef to wild sea bass from the shores of Skipsea. Hearty dishes of pan-roasted Yorkshire lamb and duck breast are served with wild garlic buttered new potatoes and creamed spinach. Puddings are equally comforting, from chocolate fondants with peanut brittle to chocolate caramel tart served with milk ice cream from Cherry View dairy farm, just three miles down the road. thewestwood.co.uk The Pipe and Glass, South Dalton Set on the Dalton Estate, this Michelin-starred country gastropub serves British dishes. Pop into the bar area for a bottle of Two Chefs (an ale that was developed by head chef James and produced by the Great Yorkshire Brewery) and a ham sarnie with piccalilli, or settle into the elegant restaurant for a dinner of braised onion with wild mushrooms and cheddar rarebit or a plate of the first-of-the-season English asparagus with crisp hen egg. Be sure to explore the lush gardens and herbarium where you’ll find rosemary, lovage, violas and myrtle growing. pipeandglass.co.uk The Wellington, Lund The Wellington, or ‘The Welly’ as locals call it, overlooks the village green and is the place to stop off for pub classics. Serving both a pub menu and a restaurant-style dishes, there’s something to serve everyone. Cosy up by the roaring fire for hearty…

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Castle Howard, North Yorkshire: afternoon tea review
type: item
date: 2017-05-24T10:01:38.000Z
subject: North East
subject: Restaurants
description: We review afternoon tea at Castle Howard, a picturesque stately home 15 miles north of York. Expect fantastic coronation chicken, plenty of savoury bites, and an unforgettable strawberry tart
encoded: There’s a lot to explore at Castle Howard: an impressive stately home, 1,000 acres of land, and fragrant gardens filled with roses and rhododendrons, among other delights. So it’s worth arriving a couple of hours early before settling down to afternoon tea in the Grecian Hall. Built in the 1750s, the hall was originally household staff quarters, but is now home to much grander affairs. Roaring fires, tables laid with crisp white linen and vases of fresh flowers created a welcoming environment. There was a quiet hum of music playing in the background when we arrived, but the room felt a little still. Slightly louder music might have been nice, and maybe a little colour in the furnishings. The tea menu offered plenty of variety, including a few loose leaf options. Organic white tea (although not loose leaf) was refreshingly subtle in flavour, with slightly floral notes. Sandwiches were cut symmetrically and the bread was soft. Classics such as cream cheese and cucumber were pleasing, but the stand out had to be the coronation chicken: creamy and spicy, with a freshness from the added grated carrot and coriander. We’d have welcomed seconds. Afternoon tea is often heavy on the sweet treats, but the second tier of our stand was a variety of savoury bites, including a light cheese scone topped with chive crème fraiche (clean and velvety), wild sea trout and pickled cucumber. The lentil and beetroot wellington was a veggie-friendly twist on the classic beef version, with crisp pastry and a slightly sweet filling from the roasted beetroot. Scones make or break an afternoon tea, and the selection of one plain, one sultana didn’t disappoint – they were well risen and golden on top, with a crisp outside and light centre. Their sweet flavour was made even better with rich clotted cream and a simple strawberry jam. Although the jam wasn’t homemade, it was at least local, produced around 40 miles west of Castle Howard in Masham. The top tier of cakes was delicate and enticing. A …

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St Mary's Inn, Northumberland: pub review
type: item
date: 2015-06-17T15:09:05.000Z
subject: Family
subject: North East
subject: Recipes
subject: Restaurants
description: Read our review of St Mary's Inn, Northumberland; a cosy country pub with rooms, set up by the people behind Newcastle’s well-loved Jesmond Dene House Hotel. Expect warm hospitality, a great selection of local ales and a menu driven by local producers.
encoded: Secluded in the Northumberland countryside on the site of an old hospital, St Mary's Inn is a cosy pub and restaurant with rooms. Set up by the people behind Newcastle’s well-loved Jesmond Dene House Hotel, the Inn’s focus is on simple but well-prepared pub food and luxuriously fitted, spacious rooms. The long main bar is separated into cosy snug rooms, each with a wood burning stove. The whole pub area is dog and family friendly, and even in it’s slightly out-of-the-way location feels more populated by friendly regulars than one-off visitors. The same menu is available in both the bar and dining area and is peppered with some nice North-eastern touches such as the braised ham hock and pease pudding stotties (from the sandwich menu), or wild watercress soup with Northumberland goat’s curd on the all day menu. Suppliers such as Latimer’s seafood and Ken Holland’s organic veg are also name-checked and there’s a definite sense that the kitchen is committed to using local produce as well as fruit and veg from their small kitchen garden. The bar stocks a great selection of local ales - including its own St Mary’s Ale brewed specially by nearby Wylam Brewery - and there’s a great value wine list with bottles starting at £16 for the house wine. You’ll need to book ahead for the extremely popular 3 course Sunday lunch and the kitchen has recently started serving a bargain afternoon tea at £14.95 (£22.50 with a small bottle of Prosecco). The first floor bedrooms are airy and uncluttered with wrought iron bedsteads, top notch beds and beautifully fitted white tile and marble bathrooms. Guests can also make use of the a courtyard roof terrace for lounging on sunnier days. All stays include a hearty cooked breakfast which ranges from a traditional full English to an expertly cooked eggs benedict or avocado and poached eggs on toast. Rooms from £80 per night on a B&B basis. stmarysinn.co.uk You might also like: Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle; restaurant review Cook House, Newcast…

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Jesmond Dene House Hotel, Newcastle: restaurant review
type: item
date: 2015-03-26T09:40:22.000Z
subject: Family
subject: North East
subject: Recipes
subject: Restaurants
description: We review the food at Jesmond Dene House, a restaurant and hotel right next to the beautiful Jesmond Dene public park in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne. Expect bold, delicately cooked seasonal ingredients such as North Sea monkfish cheeks.
encoded: Secluded at the bottom of a long curving driveway on the edge of Jesmond Dene (a narrow wooded valley on the outskirts of Newcastle), Jesmond Dene House feels more like a country hotel than one which is a short hop away from the city centre. The always-busy restaurant offers all-day dining with brunch, set lunch and dinner menus, as well as a blowout multi-course tasting menu. You’ll need to book ahead in the restaurant, although anyone can eat in the bar area without booking if there is room available. There are two rooms: the relaxed, warm music room and the light and airy garden room whose glass windows open out onto the terrace in good weather. We arrived for a late lunch on a Saturday and the restaurant was full and buzzy. It’s obviously a place that people book for special occasions – one large table looked like they were celebrating a landmark birthday and there was a very dressed-up group enjoying the afternoon tea that starts at 2pm. Other tables were filled with couples and families enjoying an informal lunch. It’s one of Jesmond Dene House’s strengths that they are able to accommodate all of this with a warm and relaxed service style, which is never overbearing or fussy - it may look like a posh country house hotel but the vibe is very friendly and inclusive. The great-value set lunch menu (£22 for 2 courses, £25 for 3) showcases some great cooking, with bold seasonal flavours given a very delicate touch. Starters include melt-in the mouth North Sea monkfish cheeks in a cute little bowl of parsley spelt risotto and roasted spiced chunks of butternut squash with light-as-air whipped ricotta and crisp sage leaves. Mains of confit duck and hake in a creamy but light seafood broth were both perfectly put together. Puddings are not an afterthought either – the apple tarte fin with vanilla cream and cider sorbet was a lovely combination of sweet and tart. We didn’t try the cheese trolley (too full!) but watched longingly as it was wheeled past us to the next ta…

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