Marco Pierre Whites - Newcastle

[clarkmagpie]

Has anyone been?
Any good?
We are booked in next Friday for a meal, Laura's choice but my birthday meal!
Menu looks good

http://www.mpwsteakhousenewcastle.co.uk/

[killysprint]

Yes

No

There was a dead fly in my salad that came with my steak......

I'm sure if they knew it was there they would have charged for it......wasn't impressed

Mediocre doesn't even come close

[TX1]

Shall not last long if that is the case, these top chefs think they can open a restaurant outside London, charge the earth probably serve average food and get away with it because of the name.

[Nobaccymaccy]

Colleague of mine went . Says it was very good


Shame you cannot park there for the Academy .

[clarkmagpie]

So that's 50/50 at the moment, oh oh!
Might have a little look elsewhere as a back up plan.

[bob-in-toon]

I haven't been myself but two friends have and both said it was pretty average (for the money).

Was going to try it myself but that put me off a bit.

Although a dead fly in the salad would definitely put me off!!

[Stu R]

Been twice and they're pretty poor in general, Harvester pub food for restaurant prices with laughably bad steaks.

[clarkmagpie]

Crap!
Looks like it will be getting cancelled.

Any recommendations?
Similar sort of price...

[Buster73]

Cafe 21

Nowhere better in town IMHO

[djroadboy]

Buster73 said:

Cafe 21

Nowhere better in town IMHO

This, this and this!!!!

Dan

[e46acs]

I've been to MPW a few times and always found the food & service to be spot on.

However, I would go to Café 21 and have the Cheese Souffle over a steak at MPW any day.

[killysprint]

Agree with the about posts on Cafe 21 - similar prices and orders of magnitude better!

Bouchon in Hexham is very very good too.....

[clarkmagpie]

Well MPW cancelled.
Cafe 21 booked.

Good suggestion of Bouchon, been there a few times and it really is very good.

[Buster73]

e46acs said:

I've been to MPW a few times and always found the food & service to be spot on.

However, I would go to Café 21 and have the Cheese Souffle over a steak at MPW any day.

Next time in ask for the soufflé to be cooked till the outside is brown and crunchy , get lush as owt as they say .

In on Saturday night , cannot wait.

[clarkmagpie]

Saturday I will be a gibbering chimp in the hyena!

[dealmaker]

MPW is stter than a very st thing......one of the worst meals (and steaks) I have had in Newcastle.

Cafe 21 is going backwards a little as well to be honest though.....getting a little complacent perhaps.......Newcastle is crying out for another decent restaurants IMHO

[The GMan]

dealmaker said:

MPW is stter than a very st thing......one of the worst meals (and steaks) I have had in Newcastle.

Cafe 21 is going backwards a little as well to be honest though.....getting a little complacent perhaps.......Newcastle is crying out for another decent restaurants IMHO

Couldn't agree more!

The selection up here is terrible.

[AlRaven]

Just been to Cafe 21 this lunchtime, it was superb, but I agree completely that Newcastle needs at least another two restaurants of that standard.