Porky's - Blyth

The food was all nice except the steak was way too over salted to the point where we couldn’t eat it Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Late as hell Service: Delivery Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Food: 3 Service: 1

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Recommended dishes: Steak

Booked in for a table for 2 Friday evening last week! Super impressed it was our first time in this restaurant and will certainly be back. Stunning food, lovely staff, great selection of drinks and a buzzing atmosphere. See you again soon guys! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

We were visiting the area from Edinburgh for my birthday, and had been to Porky’s before and wanted to visit again. We were travelling with our dog so I phoned ahead and asked if they’d allow the dog into the restaurant to which the response was it was fine as long as he was quiet, and that whoever answered the phone said they had discussed it with the manager. We drove half an hour to get there and were looking forward to our meal however when we arrived we were met with hostility. No one smiled or welcomed us the staff including the manager looked at our Labrador with disdain. I explained that I’d phoned ahead and whoever answered the phone had said that we could bring our dog with us. The manager then very abruptly said “is it quiet” and I explained that he is quiet and that I’d confirmed this during the phone call. The manager then replied in a rude, sarcastic tone. At this point I decided that we were leaving and we would not be parting with our money to be treated in such a manner. If they’re not dog friendly (which they clearly aren’t) then they need to say so. The way they were acting was as though they’d be doing us a massive favour by letting the dog in. We won’t return and will take our money elsewhere. The manager needs to consider how his attitude can come across. It’s absolutely fine to not allow dogs dog owners will go somewhere else, but don’t be rude and disrespectful to customers. The place was absolutely dead with staff like this I can’t say I’m surprised.