Northern Stage Café Bar
Did you know that every bit of profit we make through our Café Bar goes directly back into our work both on stage and in the community?
Northern Stage’s Café Bar offers an open, welcoming space to work, relax, meet with friends or enjoy a pre-show meal and drink.
Our coffee is local from Pumphrey’s Coffee, and we offer a selection of sweet treats and baked goods supplied by our friends at Big River Bakery. We also work with local suppliers Northumberland Cheese Company, Marlish, Heartsease Farm and Yarde Farm.
Please check our homepage for weekly opening times.
Festive lunch menu
Festive evening menu
Lunch menu
Evening menu
We have delicious lunch and evening menus for you to enjoy.
Our lunch menu is available weekdays 11:30am-3pm and on weekends if there is a show on that day. Our evening menu is available before shows / events only from 2.5 hours before the event.
To book a table for an evening meal, please fill in the form below.
View our menus by clicking the drop down options.
Festive menu – now available!
Served 11.00am-3pm
Seasonal soup of the day: £4.95
Served with fresh bread and butter
Sandwiches:
Served with a side salad, slaw and crisps (GF bread available)
Cheese, red onion and tomato wholemeal roll (V): £6.50
Brie, tomato and cranberry ciabatta (V): £7.00
Turkey, bacon and stuffing crusty roll: £7.50
Ploughman’s ham, wensleydale and onion chutney baguette: £7.50
Roasted vegetables, sweet potato falafel and houmous ciabatta (VE): £7.50
Toasted sandwiches:
Served with a side salad, slaw and crisps
Served in malted granary bloomer, or white panini bread (GF bread available)
Cheddar cheese (V): £6.50
Tuna mayonnaise and cheddar melt: £7.50
Bacon and wensleydale with cranberry: £7.95
Brie and cranberry (V): £7.95
Deli and salad:
Your choice of main served with green salad and our seasonal salads
Big River Bakery savoury pie: £7.50
Seasonal tart/quiche: £7.50
Festive pork or vegan sausage roll: £7.50
Sweet potato falafel and houmous (VE): £7.50
Jacket Potatoes:
Served with a side salad and slaw
Baked beans (VE): £5.95. Add cheese: £6.75
Cheddar cheese (V) or vegan cheese (VE): £5.95
Tuna mayonnaise: £5.95
CHILDREN’S FESTIVE FOOD
Mac and cheese: £6.00
Baked beans on toast: £5.00
Sausage roll and baked beans: £5.00
Mini cheese toastie served with crisps: £5.00
Houmous pot with pitta bread, carrot and cucumber sticks: £4.00
Children’s sandwich box: £5.00
A ham or cheese sandwich, fruit, oaty flapjack, mini cheddars and a drink
Served from 2 and a half hours prior to, and up to 45mins before, the performance. Service times may differ depending on show times.
RUSTIC ITALIAN PIZZA
All of our pizzas can be made with a gluten-free base, vegan cheese, or no cheese.
Please ask a member of our team for more information.
Margherita (V): £12.00
Mozzarella, cheddar, tomato and fresh basil
Brie, nut roast and cranberry (V): £14.95
Traditional tomato and mozzarella base topped with melted brie, cranberries and crumbled nut roast, topped with fresh herbs
Goats cheese, beetroot, sage, olive and spinach (V): £14.95
Traditional tomato base topped with goats cheese pearls, beetroot, mixed olives, baby spinach and sun blush tomatoes
Mixed mushrooms, chestnuts and rocket (V): £13.95
Traditional tomato and mozzarella base topped with shitake and chestnut mushrooms, with crumbled chestnuts and fresh rocket leaf
Sage turkey, pepperoni, bacon and rocket: £14.95
Traditional tomato and mozzarella base topped with roast sage turkey, pepperoni and bacon, finished with fresh rocket leaf
IF YOU DARE…
Pancetta and Brussels sprouts: £13.95
Traditional tomato and mozzarella base topped with pancetta and Brussels sprouts
CHILDREN’S FESTIVE FOOD
Cheese and tomato pizza (V): £6.50
Pepperoni pizza: £7.50
Mac and cheese: £6.00
With mini sausages: £7.00
Sausage roll, baked beans and roasted diced potatoes: £6.50
Our sharing boards are available in small (1-2 people) or large (2-3 people).
Festive board: £12.50/£25
Pigs in blankets, festive cheeses, pork and cranberry pie, red onion chutney, pickles, freshly warmed breads and a festive sweet treat
Festive charcuterie and cheese board: £12.50/£25
A selection of charcuterie meats and festive cheeses, antipasti vegetables, mixed olives, houmous, freshly baked bread with a drizzle of Modena balsamic glaze (cheese only also available)
Festive vegetable antipasti board (VE): £11/£22
Butternut squash falafel, roasted vegetables, antipasti, mixed olives, houmous, and freshly baked breads
MEZE
Goats cheese and caramelised onion arancini (V): £6.50
With tomato relish and rocket
Tempura cauliflower (V): £6.50
With sweet chilli sauce
Halloumi fries (V): £6
With garlic mayonnaise
Brie and cranberry wontons: £6.50
With sweet chilli sauce
Mac and cheese with pigs in blankets: £7.50
Mushroom, chestnut and kale salad (V, GF): £5
With honey and mustard dressing (VE with mustard oil dressing)
Seasoned parmentier potatoes (VE, GF): £5
Roasted diced potatoes with barbeque dip
Freshly baked breads with houmous and olives (VE): £5
With balsamic and olive oil, fresh houmous and marinated olives
Served 11:30am-3pm
Seasonal soup of the day £4.95 served with fresh bread and butter
Sandwiches served with a side salad, slaw and crisps (GF bread available)
- Cheese, red onion and tomato bloomer (V) £6.75
- Tuna mayonnaise and cucumber stottie £6.95
- Mozzarella, tomato and pesto focaccia (V) £7.50
- Chicken mayonnaise with bacon bloomer £7.50
- Roasted vegetables, falafel and houmous ciabatta (VE) £7.50
Toasted sandwiches served with a side salad, slaw and crisps. Served in malted granary bloomer, or white panini bread (GF bread available)
- Cheddar cheese (V) £6.50
- Ham and cheddar £7.50
- Tuna and cheddar melt £7.50
- Mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto (V) £7.50 (vegan mozzarella available)
Fresh salad bowls your choice of main served with green salad, slaw, houmous and two of our seasonal salads
- Big River Bakery savoury pie £7.50
- Seasonal tart/quiche £7.50
- Hog roast or vegan sausage roll £7.50
- Tuna mayonnaise £6.95
- Falafel and houmous (VE) £7.50
Jacket potatoes served with a side salad and slaw
- Baked beans (VE) £5.95 / £6.75 with cheese
- Cheddar cheese (V) or vegan cheese (VE) £5.95
- Tuna mayonnaise (£5.95)
SHARING BOARDS
Our sharing boards are available in large (2-3 people) or small (1-2 people).
Northumberland board £25/£12.50
Gammon ham, Northumbria cheeses, pork pie, piccalilli, pease pudding, pickles and freshly warmed stottie
Charcuterie and cheese board £25/£12/50
Selection of charcuterie meats and chesses, antipasti vegetables, mixed olives, houmous, freshly baked bread with a drizzle of Modena balsamic glaze. (Cheese only also available)
Vegetable antipasti board £22/£11 (VE)
Moroccan falafel, roasted vegetables and antipasti, mixed olives, houmous and freshly baked focaccia
MEZE
Mushroom & truffle arancini: £6.50 (V) with tomato relish and rocket
Spicy corn fritters: £6 (GF)(VE) with sweet chilli sauce
Halloumi fries: £6 (V) with garlic mayonnaise
Smoked salmon with fennel £7.50 (GF) with lemon and dill dressing
Garlic & cheese flat bread £6 (V) VE with vegan cheese
Roasted butternut squash and pepper salad £5 (V) (GF) with honey and mustard dressing. VE with mustard oil dressing
Seasoned jacket wedges £5 (VE)(GF) with barbeque dip
Freshly baked focaccia with houmous and olives £5 (VE) with balsamic and olive oil, fresh houmous and marinated olives
Served 5pm-7pm. Last orders 45 mins prior to performance.
All of our pizzas can be made with a gluten-free base, vegan cheese, or no cheese. Please ask one of our team for more information.
Margherita (V/VE) £10.50
Mozzarella, cheddar, tomato and fresh basil
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables and artichoke (VE) £12.95
Traditional tomato and vegan mozzarella base topped with artichokes, black olives, roasted peppers, onions, tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines and fresh basil
Goats cheese, pesto, tomato, olive and spinach £13.95
Traditional tomato base topped with goat’s cheese pearls, mixed olives, baby spinach and sun blush tomatoes
Prosciutto, mushroom and rocket £13.95
Traditional tomato and mozzarella base topped with pepperoni and chorizo and finished with fresh rocket leaf
Walk-in food orders are subject to availability at the time of request and are therefore not guaranteed to be accepted. We strongly recommend reserving a table to avoid disappointment.
Please note, we can only accept reservations with one working day’s prior notice.
We are now fully booked all day on 21, 22 and 23 December and at lunchtime on 27 December, and therefore cannot accept any further bookings.
There are two entrances to the theatre, Kings Road Entrance (this is the taxi drop-off/collection point) and the Main Entrance.
Both level entrances have automated doors. These lead into the foyer area where you will find the Restaurant, Bar, Box Office and entrances to Stages 1, 2 and 3.
STEP FREE ACCESS
Northern Stage is fully accessible. The theatre has three lifts providing access to all parts of the building, including the accessible toilets, baby changing facilities, stages 2 & 3 and the backstage area. Buggy parking is available
WHEELCHAIR SPACES
There are five wheelchair positions in Stage 1, two positions in Stage 2 and all seats are removeable in Stage 3.
TOILETS
We have a Changing Places toilet in the Stage 1 lobby and accessible toilets in Stage 3 and Stage 2 lower entrance lobby. Gender neutral toilets are situated in the Stage 2 lower entrance lobby.
HEARING ENHANCEMENT
Induction loop system in all public spaces, and an infra-red system in all three stages. (In Stage 1 the induction loop is best covered in rows E – L).
ASSISTANCE
One free ticket for the assistant of a disabled person who is not able to attend unaccompanied.
BOOKING COMPANION SEATING
To book a free ticket for a wheelchair companion or an assistant, contact our Box Office on 0191 230 5151, via email at boxoffice@northernstage.co.uk or by visiting our Box Office in person.
GUIDE DOGS
Guide, hearing and all working dogs are welcome here.
SEAT ACCESSIBILITY
Stage 1: Seats are 43 cm wide, 41cm deep, with 46cm between arm rests. The aisleway is 51cm deep from the seat back. Arm rests cannot be removed.
Stage 2: Seats are 40cm wide, 41cm deep. The aisleway is 64cm deep from the seat back. There are no arm rests.
Our seats are rated to British Standards at installation and are guaranteed to hold up to 110kg.
More Information
To discuss any access needs, take a look at our access page or please call our Box Office on 0191 230 5151.