Launch weekend is next weekend – Friday 19th and Saturday 20th November 2021.
To promote their launch Twenty Twenty are offering a free cocktail to patrons. Claim your free cocktail here (opens in a new window). Over 18’s only.
If you are looking for bed and breakfast accommodation for your visit to Newcastle upon Tyne‘s Bigg Market you can see our room prices, availability and book online here: Book Online.
If you are staying with us for our re-opening weekend and are looking for some live music then The New Sundial pub down the street on Sea Road, South Shields might interest you.
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation and are looking for a traditional carvery you may like to try The Rattler’s which is available on weekdays from 12 noon until 4pm.
Update – carvery hours have now been extended until 7pm.
The Rattler can be found a few minutes walk from our bed and breakfast accommodation on Sea Road. Turn right at our gate and right again at the bottom of our street.
The Marsden Grotto is a pub, restaurant and popular wedding venue just down the coast from us in Marsden, South Tyneside.
The Marsden Grotto re-opens this Wednesday 12th April 2017 at 10am and they begin serving food from 12 noon.
If you are planning a visit their new menus are as follows…
Lunch Menu
Sandwiches – all served with homemade coleslaw and salad garnish (add chips £2.00)
Seaside sandwich (egg, tomato and cracked black pepper) in white or brown sliced bread
Fresh local crab mayonnaise on sliced white or brown bread
Posh fish finger sandwich with tartare sauce in a crispy baguette
“Grotto” club sandwich, Chicken and pancetta mayo with iceberg lettuce in a crispy baguette
Tuna and mozzarella melt in a crispy baguette
Light Bites
A trio of Lindisfarne oysters with lemon wedges
Mug of seafood chowder with crusty baguette
Tempura king prawns with homemade sweet chilli sauce
Smoked mackerel pate, toasted sourdough and pea shoots
Garlic mussels cooked in their own pot, great for sharing
Bucket of whitebait with garlic aioli
Bowl of crispy potato peelings with garlic mayonnaise
Spiced haggis croquettes with saffron aioli
Something bigger
Half a lobster and twice cooked chips with garlic butter and salad
6oz rump steak, twice cooked chips, coleslaw and salad
Our chefs own recipe steak mince and haggis burger in a toasted brioche bun with tomato, sliced red onion and lettuce and served with twice cooked chips and coleslaw
“Grotto” paella, king prawns, mussels, chorizo and saffron rice
Flatbread seafood wrap with garlic butter, prawns, crab, parmesan and twice cooked chips
Battered cod and twice cooked chips, minted mushy peas, tartare sauce and charred lemon
Mushroom and tarragon tagliatelle
Evening Menu served from 6pm until 9pm
To Start
Smoked mackerel pate with toasted sourdough bread and garnished with pea shoots
Tempura battered king prawns with a homemade sweet chilli dip
A trio of Lindisfarne oysters and lemon wedges
Marsden garlic mussels served in their own pot with warm crusty baguette
Our own seafood chowder served with warm crusty baguette
From “The Cave” wild mushrooms on toasted sourdough with garlic, parsley and melted mozzarella
From the Sea
Pan-fried hake supreme sitting on a mussel and saffron broth
Seabass fillets resting on sautéed new potatoes, sweet peppers, red onions and chorizo finished with a white wine and lemon dressing
“The Grotto” paella, king prawns, mussels, chorizo and saffron rice
Crab tagliatelle, prawns, mussels, lemon, chilli, garlic and parsley
Battered cod and twice cooked chips with minted mushy peas and tartare sauce
From the land
“Jack the Blasters Surf and Turf”
12oz rump steak cooked to your liking with tomato, mushroom and twice cooked chips, topped with half a lobster and garlic butter
Chefs own recipe steak and haggis burger in a toasted brioche bun with sliced red onion, tomato, and lettuce and served with coleslaw and twice cooked chips
Mushroom and tarragon tagliatelle finished with Parmesan and rocket (Vegetarian)
Goat’s cheese and red onion marmalade frittata with a fresh green salad(Vegetarian)
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation next weekend and looking for evening entertainment then you may like to visit Can Can caberet, karaoke and showbar who are celebrating their first birthday.
Can Can Bar can be found at 68 Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JD.
If you are staying with us this Friday night then you may be interested in their St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
