The Forth Hotel, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A nice-looking old pub which has been dragged into the modern era with a nondescript interior. There is a noticeable contrast between the dark grey walls and the vast expanses of window, at least in the daytime. The bar counter looks original but little else does - I have been in worse though. On handpump were TT Landlord, Proper Job, Tribute, Abbeydale Moonshine and a cider.

Arty farty food and drink one roomed pub up nice back street near station. Slightly on the small side, stools overlook the street and there is farm kithched tables at one side. Dimmed lighting, middle of the road arty music. All in all its a nice place if you like these trendy type places. 5 real ales, including one from Durham on my visit.

Effectively a one roomed pub, but all broken out into several distinct areas, including a seating area at the rear of the bar. It's full of people who are trying to be trendy, but they're just wannabees. A decent range of cask ales on the bar, but the girl who served us was clueless. She passed me a pint with a 2 inch head and walked away, I called her back. She topped it up with a bit of a grump. I tasted the beer, it was off. I called her back, she ignored me. Despite several "excuse me's" she continued to ignore me and pretended to be doing something really important. At this point another girl appeared and tried the pint, pronounced it "gone" and proceeded to change it with good grace. We sat on the stools in the window and watched the world go by on Pink Lane. A decent pub, let down by a useless staff member. She's cost the pub a couple of points.