With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee just around the corner, millions of Brits are counting down to the four-day weekend and many will be hoping to make it a celebration to remember.
If you’re planning to head down to Newcastle’s city centre over the bank holiday, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to grabbing a drink or sitting down with some food. We’ve picked just a handful of venues in the heart of Newcastle advertising special additions to their menus over the long weekend.
Several places are offering Jubilee specials on their drinks menu, mixing up flavoursome new cocktails just for the occasion. If you’re looking to celebrate the bank holiday in style with a bottomless brunch, there are a few places in Newcastle that are putting a royal twist on their offerings.
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Gusto Italian on the Quayside is offering two new drinks with a royal theme - their Queen of Hearts tipple is described as the Italian take on an Eton Mess, while the British beverage-inspired cocktail The Crown fittingly comes topped with a rose dust decoration of Our Majesty’s headgear. The restaurant will also be serving up some new fruity frozen cocktails over the long weekend.
TGI Fridays, which has a branch in Eldon Square, have also introduced their own limited edition Jubilee cocktail - the Earl Grey Queen-tini has Newcastle roots, mixing Earl Grey tea with zesty lemon and Tanqueray gin. Meanwhile, Hibou Blanc in the Bigg Market are offering The Jubilee Spritz - a Tanqueray gin beverage mixed with apricot brandy and bitter lemon soda that’s packed with orange and red berry flavours.
Bigg Market hidden gem WC Bar has put together a whole menu of special tipples for the long weekend. Their Queen’s Platinum Jubilee cocktail menu includes five limited edition drinks, from the Crown Jewel which combines Lanique Rose and Rhubarb Liqueur to the Wimbledon Fizz with vanilla and strawberry liqueurs for a real taste of summer.
Slug & Lettuce on the Quayside are throwing brunch parties fit for a Queen from Thursday to Sunday, complete with a drinks upgrade to Bloom Gin and Fentimans Rose Lemonade for the Jubilee weekend only. The Purple Peacock are also hosting a special edition Martini brunch, giving visitors the chance to try their new martini cocktails over the bank holiday.
No. 28 in the Grainger Market are having a Jubilee Giveaway, teaming up with Newcastle-based designer Somebody Else's Guy for a chance for one lucky customer to win a special t-shirt and a royally boozy afternoon tea for two - you can enter over on their Instagram or Facebook page. They have also designed a new cocktail in the Union Jack colours, which will be priced at £5 all weekend, and have added some Jubilee extras to their famous boozy afternoon teas.
Banyan are having a Big Jubilee Brunch on Sunday, inviting revellers to party with them by booking a place to enjoy bottomless drinks and a dish from their brunch menu, complete with a Best of British soundtrack and “all the British paraphernalia you could wish for”. Over at Frankie and Benny’s in Eldon Square anyone who orders a glass of prosecco will get a free mini Victoria sponge cake on the side, and the restaurant has also launched a limited-edition cocktail dubbed the Jubilee G&T.
For those wishing to spend their Jubilee weekend in traditional British fashion, a few venues are offering special editions of their afternoon tea menus for the occasion. Over on Grey Street, Leila Lily’s is hosting Jubilee Afternoon Tea from Wednesday to Sunday which they promise is “fit for royalty”, while new Grey Street café and bar Société are also offering a bespoke Jubilee cocktails menu.
The Royal Station Hotel on Neville Street is also hosting Great British afternoon tea complete with cocktails, which will be available to book from Sunday and throughout the summer. Similarly, the Vermont Hotel is hosting a Jubilee afternoon tea on Sunday with live music in their Gold Room Suite.
Finally, you can head to the first floor of Fenwick where the in-store Arthur’s restaurant and music club is throwing what it calls “the most extravagant jubilee party in all of Newcastle”. Friday and Saturday evening will see the Backstage Brass band filling the restaurant with live tunes, and the royal-inspired menu includes a Jubilee cocktail, three-course meal and wine pairing included in a £50 ticket.
Where will you be enjoying food and drinks over the long weekend? Let us know in the comments.
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