The Crafty Cold Well Micropub Monkseaton — Restaurant in North Tyneside

We have been in a few times now as we live local and I just don't get the place. We have never felt welcomed any of the times that we have been in and this was your last chance to prove us wrong. The two guys have absolutely zero customer service skills, they are both miserable, rude and passive aggressive. If you ask to try a craft beer before you buy one it seems like an absolute chore to them and your are met with grunts of disapproval. But on the whole any interaction with them has never been an enjoyable experience. Which is a shame because its got a nice vibe and been done out really nicely. Unfortunately 3 strikes and your out, we won't be returning again. Don't open a bar if you don't like serving people or sell craft beers if you don't expect people to want to try them before...

We moved to the area a year ago and the Crafty quickly became our local.

There really is something for everyone, nice decor with a great selection of beers and snacks, various board games for families, decent music and a nice outside space too.

I’m a stout drinker usually but there’s always loads of different beers to choose from, especially on the cask lines which change regularly so you get to try all kinds from different brewers. They always have a stout option which I love to sample which is never a problem before you buy a pint.

On New Year’s Day they organised a pop up street food taco stall which was really popular.

The owners Paul & Kerry and their son Ethan the bar manager are really friendly. This is a popular busy little bar and I wish them every success...

New micro-pub in Monkseaton, although not so micro, compared to say the Monkseaton Tap, a hundred yards down the street. It is clean and bright, on two levels, with lots of pine cladding and pine tables (the suspended ceiling jars a bit, but that's nit-picking). I counted about fifteen beers, with about six or seven cask ales, with an emphasis on the local breweries, (Almasty, Cullercoats, etc). They don't seem to do many gins, unlike the Left Luggage at Monkseaton Station, but that's not a problem. No burgers, no children; just adults and their dogs and good beer....