NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week: 15 Delicious Dining Deals for £15
Kickstart Restaurant Week with these amazing £15 deals from around the city
Expand your taste buds – not your budget! – this January as we round up some of the best £15 offers available during NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week.
Whether you're a regular at these restaurants, or you just need an excuse to give 'em a try, there's something on this list for everyone - and it won't break the bank either!
Dakwala, Grainger Street
A world of flavour awaits diners at Bombay-inspired Indian restaurant Dakwala (pictured above) whose £15 offer includes a starter and main. Start with tantalising dishes like fish koliwada, onion-beet bhaji and fenugreek chicken tikka before enjoying mains including Old Delhi butter chicken and paneer tikka lababadar – all mains come with pulao rice and creamy black lentils to share too!
Gusto, Quayside
Fine Italian food is what Gusto does best and this Restaurant Week, £15 will get you two delicious courses. Whether you opt for a starter/main or main/dessert combination, there are plenty of tempting dishes to enjoy – crispy lemon and pepper calamari, rigatoni arrabbiata and bombolini included.
Hula, Side
Say ‘aloha!’ to tasty Hawaiian food at Hula where £15 will get you a main and a dessert – think hearty dishes of loco moco or huli-huli chicken followed by sweet treats like pineapple sponge and kokoleka (salted caramel chocolate tart). Head there on Sunday when they’re mixing up their offer to include a Sunday roast main and dessert where fare like kalua pressed pork belly, tender chicken supreme, birria marinated striploin and huli-huli cauliflower cheese are teamed with trimmings like agave and maple roasted carrot, smoky lau lau greens, Yorkshire puddings and soy-infused gravy.
The Broad Chare, Broad Chare
How does lunch at a Michelin Guide restaurant take your fancy? The Broad Chare are offering a two-course lunch for £15 and being a Michelin favourite, you know you’re in for a slap-up meal. Choose from mains including treacle-glazed bacon and char-grilled red cabbage with lentils and team with either starters like smoked haddock croquettes or desserts including whisky marmalade sponge pudding.
Nudo Malatang, Low Friar Street
You can become the chef at Nudo Malatang this Restaurant Week! They’re serving up their namesake dish, malatang – a customisable Chinese soup – and guests get to choose from a range of broths, noodles, vegetables and tofu or meat to create their perfect bowl. And, with their two courses for £15 offer, you can add either a side or dessert to your meal too!
Manahatta, Collingwood Street
Get two courses for £15 at Manahatta this Restaurant Week and dine on deliciously diverse New York City-inspired eats. Choose from starters like veggie gyoza and sticky chicken wings, mains including Caesar salad and the Central Park plant burger and indulge in caramel cookie dough brownie for dessert.
The Muddler, Grey Street
Sushi fans are in luck at The Muddler who are offering two of their four-piece uramaki for just £15 during Restaurant Week. You’ll be spoilt for choice too with ten different uramaki to choose from – will it be the fiery Active Volcano (spicy tuna, spring onion, sesame seeds and chilli sauce) or the crispy duck with cucumber, spring onion, hoisin and chives?
EL&N, Fenwick, Northumberland Street
Restaurant Week newbie EL&N’s £15 offer is perfect for lunching and brunching. Opt for either a focaccia sandwich (chargrilled chicken or mozzarella) or brunch dishes including French toast and shakshuka and finish your meal with a sweet treat – tiramisu or honey cake, anyone?
Barluga, Grey Street
Enjoy a two-course meal for £15 at Grey Street mainstay Barluga and sample some of its tasty gastropub comfort food this Restaurant Week. If savoury fare is your jam, opt for starters like pork rillette and truffle-parmesan arancini followed by mains including beef bourguignon and chicken ballotine. Got a sweet tooth? Ditch the starter and order desserts like sticky toffee pudding and burnt Basque cheesecake instead.
YOLO Townhouse, High Bridge
Cough up £15 at YOLO Townhouse and you’ll get to choose from two amazing Restaurant Week deals – three small plates or two pizzas with loaded fries. The small plates deal is certainly tempting with dishes like panko king prawns, crispy coated chicken and Asian vegetable dumplings but the pizza/loaded fries offer is equally appealing with plenty of variety and enough food to feed two people!
Maldron Hotel, Newgate Street
Head to Maldron Hotel’s resident restaurant Grain & Grill and take them up on their two courses for £15 deal featuring starters including soup of the day with sourdough bread, mains like chicken katsu-style curry and desserts like cookies and cream cheesecake. Their offer is available from 12:30pm to 9pm too – ideal for lunch, an early evening meal or dinner!
Tonkin, Clayton Street
Feast on authentic Vietnamese street food at Tonkin with their starter and main for £15 deal. They promise a ‘journey to Vietnam on a plate’ and with dishes like summer garden rolls, spicy beef vermicelli and pho, you’ll be transported to the ‘Land of the Blue Dragon’ in no time at all – and all for just £15!
Café 21, Fenwick, Northumberland Street
Planning a Restaurant Week lunch this January? Put Café 21 on your shortlist! From 12pm to 2:30pm on weekdays, guests can dine on two dishes for £15 and there’s lots of lovely fare to choose from including a smoked salmon croquette starter, a pork loin steak main and sweet treats like affogato with shortbread.
Pitcher & Piano, Quayside
Not only can you enjoy two courses for £15 at Pitcher & Piano this Restaurant Week – they’re also throwing in a drink too! Dine on dishes like halloumi fries, pan-fried sea bass and triple chocolate brownie and wash down with either a glass of prosecco or pint of Amstel – all that plus gorgeous views of the Quayside and River Tyne!
Square Pizza, Market Street
Get a slice (or two!) of pizza heaven at Square Pizza with a hearty £15 offer that won’t leave you hungry for more. Choose any two pizza slices – from the meaty Bada Bing and Clancy Wiggum to the Veg-A-Squarian and Vegan Red Top – plus a side of waffle fries, some garlic strips and a Crust Buddy dip. What a feast!
So whether it’s your first NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week or you’re a seasoned regular, these £15 deals across the city are the perfect chance to experience a new restaurant, or a new cuisine. And who knows? You might even find a new favourite.
Main image: Dakwala
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