In need of a meal on a Saturday evening we ended up at Smashburger. Not cheap, but the burgers were…read moreexcellent and so were the sides of loaded fries. Well worth coming back to if the focus is on quality rather than cost.

Definetly reccomend this burger place there was a a create your own burger section which was…read moreabsolutely great concidering im picky with my burger choices. There was even reriffable drinks which is always great!!! I was very full after my meal but it was very tasty! Thankyou for a great service :)

Good food and service. It was my first time in the area as a tourist and I just wanted good food…read moreand to be in my way. I went in and the staff was very helpful and knowledgeable. The gluten-free options were very plentiful and the burgers I had were great. It was cooked so well and the toppings were just as tasty. I will eat here again, if I come back to the area.

I had a lovely meal here last night and I would like to thank the wonderful staff for being able to…read moreseat all 7 of our party. We tried to go to the Byron down the street but we were told that they couldn't seat 7, even though their Newcastle branch could. So we walked down the street, and had the choice of Zizzi and Gourmet Burger, so we picked Gourmet Burger. After a while, we were seated and we ordered. I had a cheeseburger with skin-on fries and they were both great and freshly cooked too! We did have to wait a while to get our food but it was well worth the wait. I was almost defeated by my gigantic burger! I wanted a salted caramel milkshake but I forgot that they had milkshakes. Silly me. The toilets were very clean but had one of those hand dryers that keeps turning on and off randomly, so that was annoying and I ended up having to use the toilet roll to dry my hands. Apart from this, everything was perfect!

Very slow service. I always give places a second chance but wont be doing it again. Average food…read morewhen it eventually came

Visited the pit stop at beginning of year just as I was giving the bike its first run out. When I…read moregot there the staff were in the middle of decorating and the cafe was closed. They did not know me but they downed tools just to welcome me in and still found the time to make me a pot of tea and have a bit chat. YOU CANNOT BUY THAT KIND OF HOSPITALITY. I always make time to pop in when I am passing as the food is just as good as thier hospitality. A little gem of a place. Thank you

Two for Two when vegetarian dining in York, Goji was outstanding, and Source, although not strictly…read morevegetarian, had a separate section for vegetarian options. 4 for 4 on agreement the food is outstanding. I had the Ratatouille, well seasoned with hearty bread on the side. The mushroom burger, Risotto, and Shakshuka were all good choices. For appetizers we had the Cauliflower Florets (very much enjoyed) and the Lime Grilled Avocados (probably would not order again...not that they were bad).

BEST VEGAN NACHOS!! They were so good, my friend and I returned the next day to eat them before we…read moreleft. Mains-wise, I had the ribs which were made out of seitan. They were quite soft, not as chewy like I had thought they would be for ribs. They also only had a little bit of barbecue sauce on them, instead of smothered like ribs would be. The cornbread and slaw were delicious. The chicken poppers were really delicious! If you're in the area, it's a great place for vegan food!

After having a recommendation of the kebabs here, I went for a Saturday night drunken kebab and…read morethought I'd try it out. I ordered through Just Eat, and was a little unimpressed with the food arriving about 10/15 minutes later than it said it would, especially when the times given on Just Eat tend to be very generous and I'm used to it arriving before the stated time. Anyway, once it was delivered by a very friendly man, I cracked it open and was immediately impressed. I'd gone for the mixed grill kebab on naan, and the meat looked fantastic. It came with 2 little tubs of sauces too - one was a tasty chilli sauce and the other tasted like a raita that wasn't too intense. So I threw them both all over the kebab! This turned out to be a good move, and the combo worked brilliantly. With kebabs in general the sauce is all important for me, so I was already a fan once I'd tasted that! The meat was excellent too - cooked perfectly and was very tasty. The only bad point here was that one of the pieces had a massive bone in it which was pretty annoying, and I don't know if this was intentional or an accident. Either way, as annoying as it was it didn't spoil everything. Overall then it was definitely a 4* kebab, and I will be dipping in again at some point in the near future.

These people are amazing this is the first time I have used them and I assure you I will be a…read moreregular, staff are really lovely and try to make your experience as plesant as possible

Fat Hippo Newcastle seems to be one of the few restaurants in the city actually open past 9 pm,…read moreafter being turned away from half a dozen restaurants nearby that either had closed early or closed due to their timetabled opening hours, I decided to visit Fat Hippo. It is located just off Grey Street, head down the steps into the main restaurant area. I was looking for this place on my Apple Maps and did have some difficulty as the sign from outside isn't too noticeable. The staff seemed friendly and explained how most of the menu could be adapted to be gluten-free - I ended up going for the American Burger, on the menu this was described as "Double patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!" I would have liked to see a wider variety of burgers on the menu, perhaps with some different and more exciting sauces - only the more premium burgers seemed to come with the Fat Hippo sauce or truffle mayo. With smashed burgers being in right now, I was surprised they didn't offer them on the menu here. My food was just OK, the fries were really skinny and a little too thin for my liking, but they were still seasoned well. My burger again was average, the meat was reasonably juicy for the type of patty used, the cheese was fine, the sauces were slightly cheap and it felt like it was overloaded around the edges, and not enough in the middle. The gluten-free bun wasn't too bad - certainly not the worst I've had but also not the best either. 3* - The food was average, if you're looking for a bite later into the evening in Newcastle, this is one of the few options, so for that it's good, I would be unlikely to return if other places were open nearby though but it's nice to have a reliable choice in the city if all else fails.

Love this place and its food. Great service and staff. Could eat here every night. If you like…read moreburgers you will love this place.

Tried rumpus last night and really impressed. Delicious burgers, fries and beers. Only thing that…read moremissing is a dessert menu!

Celebrated 2 friends birthdays here at the same time so we had a MASSIVE table for 15 people! You…read morecan't book but we were seated really quickly and they were really good about it. We had a drink while we were waiting (loved the old-fashioned caramel cocktail!), the bar staff were super friendly and joke-y which was nice. Like I said, we got seated much sooner than we expected in the upstairs bit (the atmosphere in the lower level looked better but they couldn't fit us in). The menu is cool! Loads of variations on the originals and I'd heard a lot about the fries... I had a chicken burger with marmite fries. Yep, you read that right, marmite fries! Other people had bacon bacon fries which is basically a basket of fries with bacon bits and bacon-mayo which was also great (only could only manage a few though!). Burger's looked great (I don't eat beef but I was told they were great!), mine was good, not spectacular really, but I'd recommend it for burger lovers! Really nice surprise and a lovely evening!

High praise for high quality…read more Amazingly good Chicken Burger, in a briche bun (best kind). Happy to adapt it to avoid my allergies. Happy to add alcohol to a milkshake for childish adult drinks, Happy to let us sit and catch up witrh each other well after we had finished eating. Awesome posters around the restaruant. Generally a whole load of thumbs up for this place.

Absolutely disgusting! Just ordered offer with pizzas, they taste like a block of lard!!! Never…read moreagain stay well clear, waste of money totally