Tyneside Bar Cafe

Stopped in here on a Sunday for breakfast, and had no trouble getting seated at the long high table in the middle of the space. They play classic movies on Sunday mornings to accompany brunch, though we’d sadly missed it this week, but i think that’s such a fun idea and we’ll have to check it out sometime.
Due to my stupid elimination diet, the only thing I could eat was smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, and a salad without onion or dressing as there might be onions/​garlic in it. They normally serve this on toast, which would be lovely, but I can’t have that either. That being said, they were great about all of my needs and did everything perfectly. I enjoyed my fluffy scrambled eggs, savory smoked salmon, and dry but fresh salad as it was, and was really pleased that they could accommodate me. All of their menu items looked great and creative, so I hope to come back when I can try more things!
We’ve also come in here a few times in the evenings, and I find it a fun place to have a drink — not the most atmospheric, but good selection of beers on draft and you can always grab a seat and flip through a newsletter of the cinema’s coming attractions!

I absolutely adore the Tyneside cinema but I remain ambivalent about the café bar since its redevelopment last year.
I’ve been here a few times for drinks and although it’s definitely a laid back place to go I often find it lacks atmosphere. There sometimes isn’t any background music so yes you don’t have to fight to talk through overly loud music but similarly you don’t get the ambience or mood that music creates.
Upon sampling the food on one occasion they hadn’t kept the board updated so when I tried to place my order I was told that was yesterday’s special which was a tad disappointing but hey it happens! Personally I find there isn’t much variety on the menu and the food itself was just average so it wouldn’t be my first choice of venue.
That said the tyneside café bar is quite quirky and it’s fantastic that they offer free film screenings whilst you dine on various days of the week. They have a mural on the wall which is quite impressive and artistic-30,000 words of classic film dialogue! Definitely worth seeing.