Blackfriars Restaurant

Roll up your sleeves and get stuck into our brand-new event of festive artisan bread-making! Proper bread should be made from just flour, water, yeast and salt – and nothing else! Guided by our master baker, you’ll craft up to four Christmas loaves, both savoury and sweet. You’ll leave with not only a bag full of freshly baked goodies but also a new-found love for home-made bread that will make shop-bought a thing of the past.  In addition, festive demos will include a Rye Bread made with winter ale from Blackfriars’ very own brewery, a ciabatta with a merry twist, and tips on using roasted vegetable leftovers for the Boxing Day buffet table. You’ll also work on a special centrepiece for a festive get together with friends.

To mark New Year's Eve, Blackfriars will be hosting an authentic medieval banquet served by friars and town wenches! We are delighted to welcome you honourable dignitaries, townsfolk of Newcastle to take a step back in time for a sumptuous feast in our ornate Banquet Hall, established by our brothers back in 1239. The candle-lit hall which houses long convivial oak tables and chairs will be draped with wall hangings and tapestries and decorated with candles and fruit. You are invited to arrive in medieval costume and to feast on pottage and pies, roasts, cheese and pudding whilst being entertained by our minstrels. Flagons of ale and wine will be available to purchase, to wash it all down, served by our esteemed friars and town wenches.

The Christmas turkey is bought; sausage rolls are made and the smoked salmon is ready to go on the canapes when your nearest and dearest tell you they are turning vegetarian! Don’t worry we have you covered. Come and learn some vegetarian Christmas dishes that may even turn the most ardent meat eater.