Jun 16, 2019

The Spread Eagle in North Shields provides a pretty good spread for our Eddy Our Sunday pub roast dinner reviewer Eddy Eats finds this award-winning pub very busy with diners and vows to book next time The Spread Eagle The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Myself and Mrs Eats do like to be beside he seaside. So on a sluggish Sunday, a jaunt in the Eatsmobile to North Shields wasn't the worst idea. The destination? A cosy boozer nestled away at the bottom of the Coast Road, little more than a stone's throw from Tynemouth , and don't let the somewhat odd name put you off. Spread Eagle pub and dining in North Shields The grub is good and they were even selling what I assume was their own beer - the Spread Eagle Bomber - when we visited. Parking up in the pub's car park, the first problem appeared to be where to sit. We hadn't booked and, well, it turns out we probably should have. It turns out space can be at a premium on a Sunday, as the Front Street venue is seemingly building up a bit of a reputation among foodies. But there's nothing too fancy on the menu, which - as you'd expect from a venue so close to the sea - has some fishy dishes on it. Eddy Eats visits the Spread Eagle in North Shields (Image: ChronicleLive) North Shields crab on toast with lemon and parsley (£7) and salt cod fritters with sriracha mayo (£6) both stood out, as did the pig head croquettes with apple and English mustard (£6.50). But with so many people already tucking into their roasts, the size of those yorkies lured me in - even if the ever-hungry Mrs Eats was dropping hints that she fancied some of those fritters. Read More