Beggar's Bridge - Pub & Kitchen — Restaurant in South Tyneside

I was pretty disappointed with my recent visit to this establishment.

First of all, I do have to comment on what a miserable bunch of bar staff this place has. I went here for a quiet couple of pints with some mates and each of the 3 times I went to the bar I was met with the same stern faces. It makes for a very awkward and uncomfortable atmosphere when the staff look angry and unapproachable. I did attempt some small talk with two separate servers, but the blank, intimidating stares and silence made me think twice about doing it again.

The service was quick enough, but the cocktails were rushed and didn't taste very good. The price wasn't too bad though, for what you get. The selection of draught options is decent enough, but it could be better in my opinion. The gin and rum selection was good enough.

The vibe of the place was not very good, however. My friends and I opted to sit outside for a while to get some fresh air (this was due to the bar seating area being so smelly it was hard to enjoy anything), and we were subjected to the very strong smell of cannabis throughout the time we spent out there. To see the staff repeatedly turn a blind eye to this (illegal) activity is disappointing and worrying.

It has nice decor inside the place, and the small bites of food we shared were just alright. The chips were the best thing we tasted, but we did only have a small amount of sharing food.

The clientele were mostly quiet and were largely respectful, however, there were more than a couple of instances where a group of men near us were using foul language very loudly, and had equally loud conversations ridiculing the LGBTQ+ community, disabled people, and Holocaust victims. This was very uncomfortable and offensive for me to hear (and I'm sure I wouldn't have been the only one) but they were allowed to continue by the staff who listened to and saw it all. It might have been an idea to call time on them by this point, but I also understand that this group was quite a large and intimidating one, and being that the staff were all quite young, it would have been a very difficult thing to do. I did not say anything to the group for the same reason. It is just a shame that these people have to bring these offensive and cruel opinions with them and subject the rest of the public to them. I hope they grow up soon.

Unfortunately, due to all of the above, I won't be going back, and as we discussed upon leaving the pub, neither will my friends, which is...

Am off to this pub again. Often call when using Metro station close by. Pub used to be stationmasters house but has since extended somewhat sine then Was later bought as small pub when Metro took over as Sleepers and in recent years been taken over the rear greatly extended with a large hall for functions and now quite a going place with events such as Real Ale festival (this weekend which takes place at the rear hall) and a very busy pub at weekends with catering during the week as well as gigs so it building up a reputation. As I live locally don't eat there normally so cannot really comment but good reports on that side of things. Has a bit of a look of the seaside in the sector of the outside at the back and is a place a few trendsetters go as can be seen by those parking there at night and weekends will see how weekend goes b4 giving a review but fact Camera has chosen to go back to the location again makes a good point for the management of the pubs beer selection. Tends to have ample space for parking and I would agree more than adequate wheelchair access though would recommend trying to avoid when it is busy, perhaps a phone call B4 setting out but certainly...

Visited this pub on several occasions and the sun has always been out !

It’s a big bar that has a large outdoor beer garden 🍺 at the back.

Went there to watch the England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 game. Shame the big outdoor screen wasn’t there outside as promised. Still good atmosphere when we scored and won ⚽️

Still there a massive inside and loads of TVs to watch the football.

Great prices, especially when compared to the flash bars in Newcastle.

Does contactless payments as well as cash. 💰

Handy free car park adjacent to park the car in. There’s cameras monitoring the car park, which is next to Boldon metro 🚇 station so it’s good for transport links as well.

It also does meals as well and occasionally has live music 🎵 on weekend evenings.

Good mix and young and middle aged folk.

Go and check it...