The Hooch — Restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne

The Hooch Bar on the quayside in Newcastle is a very Fawlty Towers experience, if that's what you're looking for.... The decor and views from the bar are superb. I'd even recommend the toilets as being amongst the cleanest in Newcastle. But on the day I visited, I found the staff to be indifferent to the customers. For example, a friend I was with asked a waitress if they stocked a particular wine, to which she replied with a very curt "I don't know! I'm new here!" When my order arrived, a solitary Mocha coffee, the same waitress had placed it on a huge round tray, it was the only item by the way and held the tray at full arms stretch expecting me to take the Mocha coffee off the tray myself. This may to most people sound like very petty and nitpicky and I realise that bar work for many young people may be boring. "A means to an end." A stepping stone to another career but the bar is beautiful.... And expensive but it is on the quayside.... I also noticed that other customers were laughing at the same waitress behind her back. In short, very nice and stylish decor, great views of the quayside, clean toilets but very expensive with indifferent, not even consealing their boredom staff.... I feel very sad giving The Hooch such a...

There are some good reviews on here, which makes it a shame that we have to write a not very good one. We used to go to the previous business for coffee when visiting the Quayside, so when we saw it had changed, decided to give it a try. There were two waitresses and three staff behind the counter. We had to wait a short while for our order to be taken. We ordered a latte and an Americano without milk and two fruit scones, what could be easier? We waited quite a while and it was only when I caught the waitressess eye that we got our coffees......no scones, we thought she would be returning with them and again after trying, we gave up bothering to ask. When we went to pay via the other waitress, we asked to pay for our coffees. She opened the order on the till she saw that scones were on the order and she looked at our table. We told her, we weren't given the scones. She said, "oh sorry, what are they doing on there then"? Well, maybe because we ordered them but hadn't received them. Not good, particularly when she informed, who we premused was the supervisor or manager and he appeared to shrug it off and asked if we'd paid for...

First top tip is to book in advance through the website to guarantee a seat , but walk -in’s are always welcome. The food is packed with big banging flavours , so intricately layered that it demands your full attention can sometimes be exactly the comfort we need. The Bar /Cafe is nestled beautifully on the Quayside with panoramic views of The Baltic, Millennium Bridge and The Glasshouse. If you want to know where the greatest cocktails and mixologists are in Newcastle..ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Hooch . Both dramatic and refreshing, served by the greatest rock stars on The Quayside, The Staff of The Hooch. They make you feel more like Family than just familiar. The atmosphere is warm , welcoming and friendly with the most amazing music played to...