Ideas for Newcastle

[HRH]

LAds weekend - 6 of us, mixed group ranging from a divorced teacher on a budget through tp family people, and a contractor going permie. Hence not after mega money ideas, but a good time.

Any ideas on where to eat, and what to do, very welcome.

Italian, Ruby, British, Chinese, Thai - all ideas considered.

Wilmslooow.

You may as well stay at home, its BOUND to end in some kind of disaster for you.

[wobbegong]

Ideas for Newcastle

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

(Sorry, SA.)

[SallyAnne]

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

(Sorry, SA.)

I can't help but admire your bravery

[Wilmslow]

Thats ridiculous, Newcastle is fine the whole city is mapped out with CCTV there's hardly any trouble these days. As long as you don't go walking through the Bigg Market with a Sunderland shirt on chanting "Keegan for England" then you'll be fine.

You could try Marco Polos on Dean Street (just up from the Quayside), probably best to stay around the Quayside area as it's a bit more upmarket.

Thank you SO much. Marco Polo's is the best Italian I have had this side of Italy - everyone had a great meal here.

For info for any lads going - Blue Velvet is only topless. For Your Eyes Only is the only nude one in Newcastle. I got offered half an hour in the back for only £80 but politely declined as it was not clear what was on offer, and the Chinese guys at the desk going in appeared very triad in appearance! A very good club though to round off a nice meal.

Where else is a good venue for a lads weekend? We have done Edinburgh, Nottingham - been to Prague and Budapest, Dublin, but after another good UK venue to try, as in drive to.

[the_duderama]

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Good guide - also you should go to Francesca's in Jesmond, £5 taxi ride from the city centre and it's cheap & v.good (about £15-20 per head inc drinks), but you will have to queue for upto an hour, but they have a bar so you can get lashed whilst waiting on cheap wine and beer, wahoo!

[OwlHoot]

.. There's a big long street of pubs which are all man friendly - i.e. you stand less chance of getting raped by hoards of middle aged women (although I'm not saying this definately wont happen!)

I wonder if there are any pubs like that with hordes of middle aged women further south than Newcastle, near London say or better, oops worse, still *in* London.

Places to steer well clear of obviously but, you know, just asking out of curiousity ..

[chris79]

Thank you SO much. Marco Polo's is the best Italian I have had this side of Italy - everyone had a great meal here.

For info for any lads going - Blue Velvet is only topless. For Your Eyes Only is the only nude one in Newcastle. I got offered half an hour in the back for only £80 but politely declined as it was not clear what was on offer, and the Chinese guys at the desk going in appeared very triad in appearance! A very good club though to round off a nice meal.

Where else is a good venue for a lads weekend? We have done Edinburgh, Nottingham - been to Prague and Budapest, Dublin, but after another good UK venue to try, as in drive to.

Yup, the food there is top dollar! ;-)

Why waste £80 for half an hour though in the club? Just take a walk up the hill, turn left, then turn right 50yrds down the way and you can get it for free in the Bigg Market off some tarted up slappers!

[pisces]

Truesay.

No man ever needs to pay for jiggy jig in new'astle man

[Sausage Surprise]

LAds weekend - 6 of us, mixed group ranging from a divorced teacher on a budget through tp family people, and a contractor going permie. Hence not after mega money ideas, but a good time.

Any ideas on where to eat, and what to do, very welcome.

Italian, Ruby, British, Chinese, Thai - all ideas considered.

As has been mentioned I prefer the "proper" pubs like the Bacchus and Union Rooms. I don't do queuing when it comes to getting in a pub!

Don't bother with "The Boat"....it's tulipe.

If you want casinos there are three. Apsers at the Gate (too many chavs), the one behind the station, forget the name but its a Stanley and a bit ropey. Probably the best one is The Grosvenor.

Don't be shocked by the amount of fat blokes wearing b/w tops as fashion items.

[basshead]

Truesay.

No man every needs to pay for jiggy jig in new'astle man

A bit early to be on the pop isn't it?