- although I did take a short walk around the block to see where else I could eat in town. However, I already knew there was a great selection of beers on tap, and the menu looked inviting. I ate dinner in both nights I stayed there; the onion rings with my sausages the second night were the best I've ever tasted, with an almost Japanese batter. Breakfast was also a very good offering, especially the eggs with smoked salmon.
Thegeordies40
Nearly stayed the night here but found much better accommodation and price at the Wheatsheaf hotel further up the street. Called in for a drink en route to a restaurant and was charged £12.50 for a large wine. As someone who travels a lot with work and regularly drinks in Newcastle City centre, this is the most expensive glass of wine I have paid (outside of London). I queried it with the staff and was shown the pricelist to prove it was correct. I had already taken a drink or would have rejected it. Avoid drinking here as they also serve low quality ales at premium prices too. Cold, uncomfortable bar area, means the quality and pricing are at odds with each other. The bar surrounds old, mis matched tables and chairs, and the ambience is poor. There are better places in Corbridge that charge a fair and reasonable price. Won't be back
Julia B
Wish we had read the previous Trip Advisor reviews before eating here. It was our first visit since lockdown and standards have fallen. The food is very overpriced for what you get, in terms of quality and taste and if visiting Corbridge I would definitely advise eating at one of the other establishments such as the Black Bull. Having read the managers stand off responses to any criticism and his unwillingness to address this in any positive manner there seems little point in even contacting him. Our opinions seem to agree with many other comments on here.
Richard G
We visited as a party of 6. A very disappointing experience. First of all we were shown to a table in the dog room, which unless you have a dog with you is pretty awful with hairs embedded into the carpet etc. However this issue was quickly resolved and we were shown to another table in the bar area. Ordering the food and actually getting some drinks was a fairly complex matter too with the waitress to her own admission not understanding the menu. But instead of finding out for us she just kept smiling and saying she didn't know. Once ordered the food arrived fairly quickly. We all had soup for starter which was fine but the main courses were very disappointing, and poor value. There was a January sale menu, which was very misleading. One of the offers was a beef pie main and soup starter which was reduced from £32 to £16, given the soup alone was £6 there is no way the meat pie was originally £26! The pie itself was ok but the accompanying veg was very poor and the potatoes cold and dry. The fish n chips ordered were very average for the price and the ham dish was dry. We would not recommend this place to anyone with so many better value, quality and service restaurants in the area. Although the service was poor the staff were pleasant.
Hazel M B
Having read previous reviews was apprehensive but our experience was fine. Good service offered drinks & checked we were happy. Food tasty & hot. Only downside was £2 extra for pigs in blankets with a turkey dinner. Come on they are part & parcel !
John H
Poor, undertrained staff, the need to order one of our two meals three times, tasteless food, overheated micro-waved soup, lack of atmosphere, need I go on? This used to be our "gp to" in Corbridge, but not any more. The sooner it is sold to a better team of hotel owners, the better.
96gwenh
Avoid unless desperate. Dropped in for lunch, seated on the table for 2 right by the toilets and the all important car registration area. Peas came cold with the fish n chips charged at a premium price but without the premium wow factor. They won’t take cash, just card only. If you bother to raise concerns directly to the manager, that no one bothers to check back your foods ok - Kevin, manager , says nothings going to change even though you’ve raised concerns. A real shame as this place used to be really good.
johnny t
We had dinner at the Angel Hotel on Friday 13th October. The bar staff and waitresses were welcoming: so far so good. My wife had booked a table and we were seated out of the way in the dog-friendly area of the bar. We had just arrived from Norfolk. Our son joined us, having driven from the north of Scotland to be with us for the weekend. Whilst my wife parked in the road outside the Angel, my son parked his car in the yard at the back of the building. The meal was alright, and we left a decent tip. Two weeks later our son received a parking fine of £60 for parking in the Angel's back yard. I phoned up to remonstrate on his behalf, and a defensive telephonist was unable to find a record of our booking - though on the evening in question there was a prominent card with our name on the table. She also explained that there are signs in the yard advising that there is a procedure to follow when parking your car there. Maybe so, but my son arrived in pitch darkness after a 4 hour drive and did not notice any such signage, and when I left with him after dinner I was equally unaware of any signs in the poorly lit yard. We have provided the Angel with evidence of payment for our meal, establishing that we were indeed customers, which the telephone receptionist seemed to doubt, as well as my son's car registration number. And yet despite assurances that, in the light of this evidence, his parking ticket would be torn up, three weeks later the matter is still unresolved. This is disappointing on several levels, but I post this as a caution to other potential customers to beware the Angel's hostile parking regime.
ThinkingReed
As a former wine sales rep based in Edinburgh, but covering the Midlands and the North, I've seen this establishment and the surrounding village change beyond all recognition over the last couple of decades. Now living in Asia, I and my partner recently stopped-off in-order to do the last section of the Derby to Edinburgh run on the nearby A68. I parked-up in the half empty car park, ordered a beer, while my partner went shopping. We spent less than half an hour in the place before proceeding north. Two days later we get a message from the car-owner, my partners daughter informing us that she's been sent a 100 quid parking fine. I then phone the Angel, only to be fobbed-off with a load of nonsense about signs in the car park and iPads on the bar. In reality, at no time did staff the slightest attempt to inform me of this state of affairs, being far too busy talking the usual nonsense that university educated 20 Somethings do these days. These folks are perfectly happy to talk to you about nut allergies, and your food order - when you've made it perfectly clear that you're only interested in an ale, but the trifling matter of a ton surcharge for your troubles seems not to register in their tiny little heads as a subject of interest. Needless to say, I shan't ever be returning, and I would advise others of a similar disposition - folks who don't particularly like being mugged-off by corporate BS management speak, to do likewise. In my experience the owners of establishments such as this understand only one thing, namely money. So, if enough of it is denied to them, they usually start to engage what little brain they have, and react accordingly.
TartanTeddyBear
We had booked a table for five and given a quiet table out from the main bar restaurant area where there were people having drinks on sofas. Started off well from a quiet point of view but then a party of around 12 arrived for drinks only and could then hardly hear ourselves speak while they literally stood over us talking and drinking while we ate. Not ideal. However we were there for the food and it was Sunday Roast Day. Various chicken, lamb and beef dishes were ordered with potatoes and veg. All were excellent and the beef melt in the mouth.
The pub is warm and welcoming and the menu changes with the season. The new Autumn menu didn’t disappoint with creative dishes for all tastes as well as the usual favourites. We both had the duck main course, beautifully presented and delicious. Puddings are also interesting and creative with some unusual ingredients all adding to the enjoyment of the evening. The best pub meal by far in Tynedale.
FinbarFinnegan
Superb selection of country pub food and beer and a really nice ambience. Tuesday night and it was nicely busy. Service was slightly slow to start but brilliant throughout and the food was very nice.
GordonDARobertson
Superb selection of country pub food and beer and a really nice ambience. Tuesday night and it was nicely busy. Service was slightly slow to start but brilliant throughout and the food was very nice.
877sandras
Not sure what has happened to the food at the angel but its definitely gone downhill recently. Sunday lunch a few weeks ago left a lot to be desired,rubbery yorkshire barely warm food ect. The manager said it was an off night but we have just eaten there and it was below par. There is a lot of comp in the area so we will try elsewhere for a while.
skibeen
Good food, but why no sugar substitutes for slimmers or diabetics. Oh….and waiters seem to have difficulty getting the right orders, all very pleasant ,
- although I did take a short walk around the block to see where else I could eat in town. However, I already knew there was a great selection of beers on tap, and the menu looked inviting. I ate dinner in both nights I stayed there; the onion rings with my sausages the second night were the best I've ever tasted, with an almost Japanese batter. Breakfast was also a very good offering, especially the eggs with smoked salmon.
Nearly stayed the night here but found much better accommodation and price at the Wheatsheaf hotel further up the street. Called in for a drink en route to a restaurant and was charged £12.50 for a large wine. As someone who travels a lot with work and regularly drinks in Newcastle City centre, this is the most expensive glass of wine I have paid (outside of London). I queried it with the staff and was shown the pricelist to prove it was correct. I had already taken a drink or would have rejected it. Avoid drinking here as they also serve low quality ales at premium prices too. Cold, uncomfortable bar area, means the quality and pricing are at odds with each other. The bar surrounds old, mis matched tables and chairs, and the ambience is poor. There are better places in Corbridge that charge a fair and reasonable price. Won't be back
Wish we had read the previous Trip Advisor reviews before eating here. It was our first visit since lockdown and standards have fallen. The food is very overpriced for what you get, in terms of quality and taste and if visiting Corbridge I would definitely advise eating at one of the other establishments such as the Black Bull. Having read the managers stand off responses to any criticism and his unwillingness to address this in any positive manner there seems little point in even contacting him. Our opinions seem to agree with many other comments on here.
We visited as a party of 6. A very disappointing experience. First of all we were shown to a table in the dog room, which unless you have a dog with you is pretty awful with hairs embedded into the carpet etc. However this issue was quickly resolved and we were shown to another table in the bar area. Ordering the food and actually getting some drinks was a fairly complex matter too with the waitress to her own admission not understanding the menu. But instead of finding out for us she just kept smiling and saying she didn't know. Once ordered the food arrived fairly quickly. We all had soup for starter which was fine but the main courses were very disappointing, and poor value. There was a January sale menu, which was very misleading. One of the offers was a beef pie main and soup starter which was reduced from £32 to £16, given the soup alone was £6 there is no way the meat pie was originally £26! The pie itself was ok but the accompanying veg was very poor and the potatoes cold and dry. The fish n chips ordered were very average for the price and the ham dish was dry. We would not recommend this place to anyone with so many better value, quality and service restaurants in the area. Although the service was poor the staff were pleasant.
Having read previous reviews was apprehensive but our experience was fine. Good service offered drinks & checked we were happy. Food tasty & hot. Only downside was £2 extra for pigs in blankets with a turkey dinner. Come on they are part & parcel !
Poor, undertrained staff, the need to order one of our two meals three times, tasteless food, overheated micro-waved soup, lack of atmosphere, need I go on? This used to be our "gp to" in Corbridge, but not any more. The sooner it is sold to a better team of hotel owners, the better.
Avoid unless desperate. Dropped in for lunch, seated on the table for 2 right by the toilets and the all important car registration area. Peas came cold with the fish n chips charged at a premium price but without the premium wow factor. They won’t take cash, just card only. If you bother to raise concerns directly to the manager, that no one bothers to check back your foods ok - Kevin, manager , says nothings going to change even though you’ve raised concerns. A real shame as this place used to be really good.
We had dinner at the Angel Hotel on Friday 13th October. The bar staff and waitresses were welcoming: so far so good. My wife had booked a table and we were seated out of the way in the dog-friendly area of the bar. We had just arrived from Norfolk. Our son joined us, having driven from the north of Scotland to be with us for the weekend. Whilst my wife parked in the road outside the Angel, my son parked his car in the yard at the back of the building. The meal was alright, and we left a decent tip. Two weeks later our son received a parking fine of £60 for parking in the Angel's back yard. I phoned up to remonstrate on his behalf, and a defensive telephonist was unable to find a record of our booking - though on the evening in question there was a prominent card with our name on the table. She also explained that there are signs in the yard advising that there is a procedure to follow when parking your car there. Maybe so, but my son arrived in pitch darkness after a 4 hour drive and did not notice any such signage, and when I left with him after dinner I was equally unaware of any signs in the poorly lit yard. We have provided the Angel with evidence of payment for our meal, establishing that we were indeed customers, which the telephone receptionist seemed to doubt, as well as my son's car registration number. And yet despite assurances that, in the light of this evidence, his parking ticket would be torn up, three weeks later the matter is still unresolved. This is disappointing on several levels, but I post this as a caution to other potential customers to beware the Angel's hostile parking regime.
As a former wine sales rep based in Edinburgh, but covering the Midlands and the North, I've seen this establishment and the surrounding village change beyond all recognition over the last couple of decades. Now living in Asia, I and my partner recently stopped-off in-order to do the last section of the Derby to Edinburgh run on the nearby A68. I parked-up in the half empty car park, ordered a beer, while my partner went shopping. We spent less than half an hour in the place before proceeding north. Two days later we get a message from the car-owner, my partners daughter informing us that she's been sent a 100 quid parking fine. I then phone the Angel, only to be fobbed-off with a load of nonsense about signs in the car park and iPads on the bar. In reality, at no time did staff the slightest attempt to inform me of this state of affairs, being far too busy talking the usual nonsense that university educated 20 Somethings do these days. These folks are perfectly happy to talk to you about nut allergies, and your food order - when you've made it perfectly clear that you're only interested in an ale, but the trifling matter of a ton surcharge for your troubles seems not to register in their tiny little heads as a subject of interest. Needless to say, I shan't ever be returning, and I would advise others of a similar disposition - folks who don't particularly like being mugged-off by corporate BS management speak, to do likewise. In my experience the owners of establishments such as this understand only one thing, namely money. So, if enough of it is denied to them, they usually start to engage what little brain they have, and react accordingly.
We had booked a table for five and given a quiet table out from the main bar restaurant area where there were people having drinks on sofas. Started off well from a quiet point of view but then a party of around 12 arrived for drinks only and could then hardly hear ourselves speak while they literally stood over us talking and drinking while we ate. Not ideal. However we were there for the food and it was Sunday Roast Day. Various chicken, lamb and beef dishes were ordered with potatoes and veg. All were excellent and the beef melt in the mouth.
Restaurantji Recommends
The pub is warm and welcoming and the menu changes with the season. The new Autumn menu didn’t disappoint with creative dishes for all tastes as well as the usual favourites. We both had the duck main course, beautifully presented and delicious. Puddings are also interesting and creative with some unusual ingredients all adding to the enjoyment of the evening. The best pub meal by far in Tynedale.
Superb selection of country pub food and beer and a really nice ambience. Tuesday night and it was nicely busy. Service was slightly slow to start but brilliant throughout and the food was very nice.
Superb selection of country pub food and beer and a really nice ambience. Tuesday night and it was nicely busy. Service was slightly slow to start but brilliant throughout and the food was very nice.
Not sure what has happened to the food at the angel but its definitely gone downhill recently. Sunday lunch a few weeks ago left a lot to be desired,rubbery yorkshire barely warm food ect. The manager said it was an off night but we have just eaten there and it was below par. There is a lot of comp in the area so we will try elsewhere for a while.
Good food, but why no sugar substitutes for slimmers or diabetics. Oh….and waiters seem to have difficulty getting the right orders, all very pleasant ,