Gunner Tavern, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Official site of Gunner Tavern - www.gunnertavern.co.uk

This place used to be a nightclub called Gotham Town. I'm guessing the raised area behind the bar used to be the dancefloor. It's now trying to look like an old pub and not too successfully either although it's a pleasant enough space. Prices are very steep here, with one 4.5% beer priced at £7.10 on the board which is a total rip off. We had a Fyne Jarl each which was in decent, if not absolutely top class nick. It's open late every night until 1 a.m. so it would be fair enough to charge those prices after midnight, but not at 4 p.m. on a Sunday.

It was a surprise to find this modern building housing an attempt at an old-fashioned pub, with recycled bricks, "old" floorboards and fake green tiles. It's quite a big space, with a couple of different areas and, if I recall correctly, a change of level too. Luckily I was here at a fairly quiet time of day, killing a few spare minutes as my train had been delayed. Beers are listed on a board, with five cask and a dozen keg. My Almasty Four, a 4% session IPA, is listed as £5.20 a pint but £2.70 for a half: that's more than Ray (see review August 2019) paid for a pint here less than three years ago. Fake old pub, real modern prices.