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The Bodega, Newcastle Upon Tyne

125 Westgate Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4AG
Phone: 01912211552
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Bodega

A group of us visited the Bodega for the first time in over 3 years on a recent midweek visit to Newcastle. Being part of the old Sir John Fitzgerald chain of pubs, it's always fairly reliable for real ales. On this visit, they were also holding a real cider festival, which had grabbed my attention.

Being after a Newcastle United game, it was fairly packed soon after the match had finished. The pub has the feel of an Irish bar, with bare boards and a quite raucous atmosphere at times. Multiple TVs were showing football. Look out for the stained-glass skylights.

After finally getting through the crowds to the bar, we were greeted with a choice of 6 real ales. Fyne Ales Jarl is a regular beer. Also on were Fyne Ales Mixtape IPA #3, North Riding Snainton Strider, McColl's Bliss, Metalhead Dark Secret & Big Lamp Prince Bishop's Ale. The only cider on handpull was Ascension Wrath. All of the other ciders had to be fetched from the cellar, which didn't seem to go down well with the masses of other people waiting to be served! Real ciders on were Heck's Slack Ma Girdle, Dunkerton's Late, Vilberie & Port Wine of Glastonbury, Monkey House Blackberry & Raspberry Cider, Kiwi & Lime Cider & Scottish Raspberry Cider & Oliver's Shezam. As part of the festival, there were also some keykeg ciders that they weren't serving as it was a matchday, and a number of bottles.

We ended up spending an enjoyable couple of hours here, before leaving just as it appeared they might be about to throw us out. In fairness, the bar staff were all quite cheerful and I think they were actually still serving when we departed shortly before midnight.

Still very much one of Newcastle's best alehouses.

On 31st October 2022 - rating: 8
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Bodega

despite being a single room there are some gorgeous traditional pub features remaining . It retains some wow factor but the loud music and numerous sport TVs detract. Still worth a visit for an excellent pint (Titanic Plum Porter always a plus point for me) in great surroundings. A classic no nonsense city drinkers pub.

On 12th March 2020 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Bodega

This fine old pub from the excellent Fitzgerald chain still has two entrances marked 'Saloon Bar' and 'Select Bar', but sadly they both lead into the same large room these days. This is a shame, as I suspect that were the original partitioning still intact this would be a shoe-in for CAMRA's Heritage Pub's list, such is the splendour within. The main bar is a large open space broken up slightly by the presence of a few pillars, but still offering lots of standing room. A dark wood bar counter runs down the right hand wall with a tongue and groove bar back dominated by a huge 'Bass and Co Burton Ales' mirror. The front windows are fringed with a pleasant decorative stained glass pattern and some of the partitioning screens in the centre of the pub boast nice etched glass inserts and help to form a series of small bench booths down the left hand wall. Elsewhere, there is simple bench seating to the front and some high tables and stools opposite the bar. The walls have been decorated with some more excellent brewery mirrors of the same size and quality as the one on the bar back. The room's main attraction is the vast stained glass cupola towards the rear, supported by some impressive vaults. The pub extends beyond this, into a space with old tiled flooring where chunky fixed benches and standard chairs line the lincrusta wallpapered walls. A quick glance around this space, which for me was the nicest spot to grab a seat, showed some modern string-instrument wallpaper, a nice stained glass window to the rear, huge Bass and Aitcheson's mirrors, local art, a pull down screen and another marvellous ellipse shaped cupola with stained glass, a gold central grid and a vast light fitting. To the end of the bar there is an unusual, low panelled semi-circular area that was perhaps once part of the servery or even a snug, but which now contains an ATM.
This is another Newcastle pub with a commitment to providing a good range of well kept ales, with the choices on this visit comprising Fyne Ales Jarl, Oakham Green Devil IPA, Almasty Creation, Hop Craft Juicy Fruits, Sonnet 43 People We Trust, Bad Seed Espresso Stout, Brass Castle Coffee Cream Ale and Big Lamp Prince Bishop Ale. My pint of Jarl was in excellent condition and I also noticed several boxes of cider stacked at the end of the bar as well as a few interesting keg options from the likes of Magic Rock.
I really loved this place which I thought combined excellent beer with a genuinely attractive and interesting interior. I could have quite happily spent several hours sat under those magnificent cupolas whilst working my way along the handpulls and I would suggest that this place is up there with the best the city has to offer. An essential port of call for anyone visiting Newcastle.

On 17th May 2016 - rating: 9
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Newcastle, 0.27 miles, 5 min walk (show)
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31st Oct 2022, 17:41
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  • Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday - last updated 07 December 2012 by Quinno _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
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  • WiFi : Yes last updated 17 May 2016 by Pub SignMan
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