The owner of the Waiting Room pub at Durham Railway Station has taken over The Central – one of Tyneside’s most iconic real ale pubs, known for its Grade II-listed architecture and superb brews.
The pub, on the Gateshead side of the High Level Bridge, has been done up to bring the interior in line with the exterior, widely likened to New York’s famous Flatiron building.
New operator Ouseburn Leisure Group, run by Graeme Robinson, has drafted in popular festivals operator Philly Deli to serve American food including bagels, wings and sandwiches made with prime local produce from the likes of Charlotte’s Butchery, Geordie Bakers and Hillheads Farm.
Meanwhile, some of the region’s best breweries stock the nine handpulls and 11 keg lines. The Central welcomes charities, organisations and artists to book its rooms, and musicians are being booked for the new Central Sessions.
The Central, Half Moon Lane Gateshead, NE8 2AN, tel 0191 478 2543, Facebook @central.gateshead
