Black Door Brasserie (Newcastle)

I was taken here on a date and it was fantastic. When we first went in we were seated on comfortable sofas and given olives and our order was taken for drinks. They also took our coats and hung them up. After a few minutes we were shown to our table. The decor inside is a mixture of brick/art pieces. It is very elegant as well as being quite unique. I had some kind of battered feta for starter which was delicious. For my main course I had butternut squash lasagne. It was served as a very small portion which the waiter asked me if i'd prefer a larger portion, but as i'd been ill I had a small appetite so it was perfect. The presentation of the food was quite modern but ...  Read the complete review

I visited the Brassiere Black Door at the Biscuit Factory yesterday for lunch. I have to confess I didn't pay as this was a business lunch, a thank you meal to the team I work for that one of the executive board members paid for (he also joined us hence being on the best behaviour). So maybe if this meal had been paid for by my own money I would have been a lot more critical. Location: The restaurant is located on Stoddard Street in Shieldfield Newcastle. It's within the Biscuit Factory art gallery. The surrounding area is quite rundown generally and not somewhere that you would expect one of Newcastle's "fine dining experiences" but ...  Read the complete review

Back in 2007 The Times ran a promotion whereby readers could enjoy specially priced two or three course meals at participating restaurants. Seeing that one of the restaurants taking part in our area was Black Door we collected the required four tokens with excitement. Black Door is one of Newcastle's leading restaurants, well-known for the high standard of cuisine often using local ingredients and with its premium prices it was understandable that we should jump at the chance of eating three courses there for just £20 as an average main course alone comes in around the £20 mark. As the instructions advised, we made our booking by telephone and the day before ...  Read the complete review