The Red Kite - Menu

Liosi's Sicilian Cafe

➤ Swordfish House, NE4 7YD, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Cafe • Meat • Pasta • Coffee

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"We enjoyed a beautiful sunny winter walk with our Spaniels to this cafe bar as our chosen turnaround destination. Welcome sign Dogs Welcome the main reason to sit on our walk. Very friendly reception by James offered a table in the indoor or outdoor area we used the winter suns and sat outside. Dogs offered water service friendly efficient and helpful We ordered breakfast (only closed at 11.30am for breakfast orders) and coffee Great quality food and coffee and the Spaniels shared doggy sausages. Very happy to return and would like to recommend a stop here to everyone while enjoying the Riverside Walk. Will be a regular call location right away."

La Famiglia

➤ 257 Whickham View, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 7HS, Newcastle upon Tyne

Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Seafood

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"The food at La Famiglia is absolutely excellent. They often have fish and seafood specials which are tremendous. Their Sunday roasts are also fabulous and only around £10 each. I have to recommend the Chicken Skewers and Seafood Sharing Platter, as well as the Caprese Salad (my fiancee is a strict vegetarian). NEVER had a reason to complain about anything I 've had here in over 4 years of attending this super-friendly restaurant. And they do have WiFi for device-obsessed patrons, but the password is Talk2eachother as they 're trying (and succeeding) in promoting a great, chatty, quiet music, friendly and welcoming eating place. Well done to Rob and the rest of the staff. One of my top 5 eateries in Newcastle."

Jashn

➤ Hillside Whickham Bank, Swalwell I-NE16 3BP, United Kingdom

Asian • Balti • Vegan • Indian

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"We had booked for NYE via OpenTable without realising they would be running a set menu. There was no indication that this would be the case, but luckily there were dishes on the menu that we all were happy to order. Jashn is normally our favourite Indian restaurant in the area, but we felt the food was lacking it's normal quality this time. I don't know if this is because it was a set menu and therefore dishes were cooked in greater quantities, or whether it was down to something else. However the curries were quite bland and the lamb meat was tough. Service as always was friendly and welcoming. We felt the set menu price was overpriced based on the quality of the food and left generally disappointed. If we didn't know that Jashn is normally much better, we wouldn't return to eat here again. However based on previous experiences over the past 5-7 years, I would hope that this was just a blip."

ASK Italian Metrocentre Gateshead

➤ 58 Garden Walk Yellow Mall, intu Metrocentre Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE11 9XZ, NE11 9DJ, United Kingdom

Casual • Italian • Chinese • Pizza & Calzones

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"Great scran that. I smashed in the prawns, she had lasagne nuggets, I'm told they were lush. Wor lass had a salami misti pizza, she never said a word to me until the last slice, when help was required. Naturally, as a top lad, I consumed the rest of it for her. I had Brisket Pappardelle A.KA. posh spag bol. 100% pure taste, I got extra chilli in mine, would recommend. Great service canny food. Service: Dine in"

Petros

➤ Spa Well Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Greek • Italian

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"This was my first time at the restaurant and how disappointed I was with the food. The rest of my party had been in October last year and at the time had nothing but praises for the food. However, they have just changed the menu and the new one is missing some Greek items that were on the previous menu and I think should still be on the Greek part of the menu. The dishes in question were baked feta cheese starter and the chicken souvlaki. As I was intending to have the feta cheese starter I had to make another choice and opted for the king prawns in Ouzo, which were very nice but would have personally preferred them out of their shells as the dish became very messy to eat. I chose the Lamb Kleftiko for my main. This is my favourite Greek dish and one I choose regularly on my holidays to Greece. I love the way that it is slow cook so the lamb just falls apart in your mouth. Unfortunately, this was not how the Lamb Kleftiko at Petra’s was. No way was the lamb slow cooked. Instead there were slices of lamb that had obviously been cut off a joint after in was cooked and place in the dish. The meat was tough and the dish just so disappointing. My partner had the chicken gyros as the chicken souvlaki was not available. He said that it tasted ok, but the presentation was very lacking. It came on a meal tray and the food laid onto of a piece of paper, so felt that we were at a fast food location rather than a restaurant. I couldn’t fault the service and friendliness of the staff. However, my personal experience of the food means that I will not be returning in the foreseeable future unless their food improves greatly."