Old Orleans (Newcastle)

Old Orleans Bar/resturant is very conveniently located in the centre of Newcastle, right by the Haymarket Metro station and bus concourse. It is quite spacious, with a long bar downstairs along with plenty of seating area and also standing room. The resturant is upstairs. It does sometimes get busy, but never too busy - and you will not have to wait too long to get served at the bar. As the name suggests, it has a jazz theme with the music being mostly easy listening/piano/jazz. The music is not too loud and it has a pleasant relaxing atmosphere, so Old Orleans can be a nice place to meet friends for a drink and a chat. The ...  Read the complete review

The bar is situated in the centre of Newcastle in the Haymarket area and is right next the Haymarket bus station. As a result it's a good place for meeting and starting off a night. Its not a lively type bar however most of the bars in the Haymarket area have a more "pub" feel like this one. There are areas to sit and talk. There is music playing however its not the type of place for dancing etc. The price of drinks are reasonable and there are often drinks offers on. Two bottles of beer/ Alco pops for £5 or cocktails for £3 at happy hour which runs until 7pm or 8pm (depending on what night you go in!!) However outside of happy hour the ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to food I am a terrible snob but when it comes to money there’s not a great deal I won’t do (guess what happened to granny!). It was only because I was getting a free meal (mystery shopping of course) that I agreed to go to Old Orleans in Newcastle upon Tyne. There were two reasons for my reluctance. First, I don’t really do chain restaurants unless they are at the higher end of the market (Livebait, Chez Gerard) and even then with a certain degree of reluctance. The other reason is that the Newcastle branch is not a place I find particularly compelling. As usual, I should have trusted my instincts….. Old Orleans is a national chain of ...  Read the complete review

Old Orleans is a chain restaurant, with it's menu content being loosely based on Cajun/ Tex-Mex food. The Newcastle branch is very well located for the city centre, and close to the Haymarket bus station. We arrived about 12.30 on Saturday lunchtime and were seated straight away, although I noticed that there was a wait for tables later on. The entrance is straight into the pub area, and the restaurant is upstairs, although set around the large staircase, making the place seems very bright and welcoming. The restaurant walls are decorated in posters, banjos and other artefacts from the 'deep south'. This seemed a little 'twee' but not too ...  Read the complete review