Newcastle Restaurants

Blake's Coffee House

#1 of 35 things to do in Newcastle

#1 of 88 café restaurants in England

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Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, service

  • Address
    • 53 Grey St City Centre
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 0191 261 5463
  • Hours
    • 09:00-18:00

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Lonely Planet review for Blake's Coffee House

There is nowhere better than this high-ceilinged café for a Sunday-morning cure on any day of the week. It's friendly, relaxed and serves up the biggest selection of coffees in town, from the gentle push of a Colombian blend to the toxic shove of Old Brown Java. We love it.

 

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    Almost an institution

    mackemtraveller recommends this,

    Frequented by a jarring mix of students and suits, Blake's does have a nice atmosphere when it isn't packed as tight as a slightly steamy snare drum and seems to have a Bohemian feel when there is little Bohemian about the clientelle. The wooden chairs wobble delightfully and the iron-legged tables are the heaviest objects outside of a collapsed star. The food is generally very good and actually brilliantly selected, catering (literally) for both the health-conscious and the circumferentially-challenged. Sandwiches, baguettes, salads, quiche, imaginative Indian food, big English breakfasts, and a very good vegetarian range which occasionally includes the delicious veggie sausages in veggie gravy with mashed potato. Yumkins!. The choice can be very disappointing if you arrive after the big lunchtime rush, but otherwise is jolly good. The staff serve pretty quickly, no matter how busy, and seem to be unceasingly cheerful and efficient. Perhaps a little too busy to be the Newcastle institution some claim, but I very much recommend the place. Oh, and it's nice and central on the very impressive Grey Street.

    Good for: atmosphere, food, Solo Travellers, service

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