Hot peppercorn sauce with salad?? (Spago (Jesmond, Newcastle uopn Tyne))

Member Name: kate2009

Product:	Spago (Jesmond, Newcastle uopn Tyne)
Date:	05/06/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Reasonably priced, good food.

Disadvantages: Salad does not go with steak

This is a nice little restaurant in the lively and 'student' area of Jesmond, Newcastle. It serves Italian food and most of the staff appear to be Italian, not like some supposed speciality restaurants. The staff are usually very friendly and service is good. The food is also tasty with a few quirks. For instance, I often order chicken or steak with peppercorn or Diane Sauce. Oddly, this is served with salad and not vegetables. As I know what to expect, I now ask for vegetables - sometimes this is a bit of an issue but they always produce the goods in the end. I mean who in their right mind would eat salad with hot peppercorn sauce!! Not me that's for sure.

I like the fact that this restaurant is reasonably priced compared to some of the others in Jesmond and overall the food and service is good. The only thing is that it is about a 7 min walk from the main bars in Jesmond - which might not sound like a big deal - but when you have had a drink and your high heels are hurting (boys and girls depending on who is out!) this can be an issue when there are closer restaurants.

The other thing to note is that I heard a while back that the roof had caved in!!! Thankfully - this appears to be fixed now!

Worth a visit.

Summary: Give it a whirl - you will like it.