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Blackfriars Restaurant

Location pin

Friars Street, Newcastle, NE1 4XN - 

  • Credit card

    From
    £600 min spend

  • Users

    Up to
    50 guests

  • Delivery truck

    Internal Catering
    allowed

About Venue

Welcome to Blackfriars, believed to be the oldest purpose-built dining room in the UK! Dating back to 1239, the restaurant served as the refectory for the 'Black Friars' of Newcastle. We're open for lunch and dinner and also have hundreds of events in our Banquet Hall, Cookery School, Tasting Room and Dormitory Meeting Room. Blackfriars offers an exciting range of events for private and corporate groups from 8 to larger parties of up to 50 people including; weddings, private celebrations (birthday, anniversary, christening's), authentic medieval banquets and bespoke cookery and tasting events.

Capacity & Layout

Standing

Standing

up to 40

Dining

Dining

up to 50

Theatre

Theatre

up to 30

Boardroom

Boardroom

up to 14

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 24

Classroom

Classroom

up to 10

Food & Beverage

Catering arrangements

Catering arrangements

Catering facilities

Catering facilities

Refreshments

Refreshments

Alcohol

Alcohol

Facilities & Amenities

Heating

Heating

Natural light

Natural light

Table / chairs included

Table / chairs included

Tea

Tea

Audio & Visual

Sound system

Sound system

Projector & screen

Projector & screen

Flipchart

Flipchart

WiFi

WiFi

Space Rules

Allowed events

wedding

Wedding ceremony licence

alcoholLicense

Licensed for alcohol

Cancellation policy

Custom policy: January- November: Card details are required to guarantee all reservations of 8-11 diners though please note you will not be charged when making your booking. Any reduction in numbers or full party cancellations within 72 hours of the time of your arrival may result in a cancellation fee of £10 per person being taken from your credit/debit card. Diners that simply fail to arrive will also be charged £10 per person or the full price of any pre-ordered meal. For private bookings and parties of 12+, we do require a £10pp deposit, which can be deducted from your bill. December: Card details are required to guarantee all reservations of 1-7 diners though please note you will not be charged when making your booking. Any reduction in numbers or full party cancellations within 72 hours of the time of your arrival may result in a cancellation fee of £10 per person being taken from your credit/debit card. Diners that simply fail to arrive will also be charged £10 per person or the full price of any pre-ordered meal. For private bookings and parties of 8+, we do require a £10pp deposit, which can be deducted from your bill. All credit card information is secure and protected online by SSL encryption, the industry standard. The deposit is to be paid at the time of confirming the reservation and is non-refundable. Provisional bookings will be held for 1 week, if booked more than a month in advance. Deposits may be held on account if a late cancellation occurs, no later than 2 weeks prior. All private events including meetings, cookery, children’s parties and tasting events require full pre-payment 1 week in advance. Please note: a 10% service charge is added to all final bills. All tips go to the front of house staff and chefs.

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Reviews

  • Crozza
    August 2025

    First visit here was for restaurant week, service was speedy, food was delicious, and well presented and the setting was fantastic, (we were seated in the banqueting hall). No complaints, empty plates all round. Highly recommended 👌

  • Kristy “Captain of the tiny army”
    July 2025

    Came for our 1st year wedding anniversary. The staff were all lovely, really nice to chat too, welcoming, professional and friendly. Everyone on the night was 10/10. Food was delicious, a good gluten free selection and understanding of coeliac, I'm not poorly this morning writing this so that bodes extremely well for there understanding too. They went the extra mile for us for our anniversary and it made our night that extra bit special for us. Thank you for amazing night.

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