The Plate - North Tyneside

Been in the Park View restaurant twice, both on race days. This restaurant is well overdue a refurbishment, but I hear this may be in hand. I have tried the buffet and three curse lunch. On both occasions the service and food have been very good. The only thing thats not going for it is the decor and price.

We had a fantastic afternoon tea experience at this restaurant! There were plenty of sandwiches with both brown and white bread, along with delicious scones and cakes. The crisp linen napkins and tablecloth, as well as the comfortable seats, added to the overall enjoyment of our visit. This hidden gem exceeded our expectations and we definitely plan on returning in the future.

My wife and I were staying at the Marriott Gosforth Park, so thought it would be easier to eat in the hotel rather than look for a restaurant nearby. What a mistake. We had been told on check-in that it was advisable to book a table, as the hotel was so busy. We reserved a table for 7.00 pm. On arrival, there was actually no staff to receive us, and show us to our table. We waited a few moments, they couldn't find our reservation, and indeed, there was no table reserved. It didn't matter, because the restaurant was entirely empty, and stayed this way until at least 7.45 pm, when another couple came in. We should have know that for such a full hotel, on a Friday evening, that for a restaurant to be empty (or near empty) at 7.45 pm speaks volumes about its popularity. A waitress arrived, and I asked for a wine menu. The cheapest of the cheap wines were on sale, the cheapest at £17.95 for a house white. We had taken the time before travelling to review the online menu options, and found to our horror, that, due to lack of food (they had been so busy up until Friday evening), they were only offering the lunchtime menu. We therefore ordered from the lunch menu, whilst being reassured by the waitress that the portion size was suitable for dinner. The short story is, the portions were tiny, we both ordered fish, and there was less fish than in a jumbo fish finger. No-one came by (even in an empty restaurant) to check if all was ok, and no-one even offered to top up the wine (which the waiter had parked up 10 feet away from our table). Absolutely shambolic food and service. Just like the hotel, they get busy due to the racecourse, regardless of their service, quality and value, so I guess they all feel they just don't have to try! Poor attitude guys...

The service and the quality of the food here has never let us down. We ate here on both nights of our recent stay and were delighted both times. The terrine is well worth trying and the lamb on the days specials was very tasty and wonderfully pink. The cheese board included a couple of good quality local cheeses, my only complaint would be that on the first evening when we had our cheese sent to our room we received a better selection and larger portions than we did when we actually had the course served at our table the following evening nothing major. There is enough choice on the wine list to suit most tastes and at reasonable prices compared with some other location.

I bought a voucher for this hotel restaurant several months ago and just got round to using it last Sunday.My friend and I had a superb 3 course meal with a glass of wine each.Both the food and service were top notch plus their was an organist playing throughout our meal which was a nice touch.The roast lamb was delicious followed by sticky toffee pudding which was to die for! I would definitely rate this 10 out of 10.