Heyyyy,
heyyy, heyyyy! How are we all? First of all I would like to apologise for my
lack of blog posts recently. I have been so busy and haven't had time to sit
down and ramble away behind my laptop. It's now half term and if you didn't
know already, I am a primary school teacher so I have this week off to chill. Yeyyy!!
I will be trying to upload a post a day this week so keep an eye out.
What
better way to start half term then having food and drinks with my bestie Sarah (who
is also a teacher) at a brand new restaurant in Newcastle called 'Turtle Bay'. I have been for cocktails before at 'Turtle Bay' in York but I have never tried their food menu. I couldn’t wait to get booked in when hearing that there was one
coming to Newcastle. Turtle Bay opened to the public on the 9th of February
and I was lucky enough to get a table on the 11th.
Turtle Bay is a cocktail bar and restaurant
with beach shack décor, Caribbean twist pop tunes and as you can probably guess
Caribbean food.
Myself
and my friend were greeted at the front of the restaurant by a very friendly
man who kindly asked us where we would like to sit. We choose to sit at the back
of the restaurant next to the beach shack décor which I can add looks amazing.
The menu
is heavily seasoned with dishes that use Jamaican Jerk so if you like spice
food this restaurant is definitely for you. As the restaurant has just opened,
the staff members must be still getting used to the menu. We asked for a few recommendations and the
waitress seemed to only mention some of the toasted sandwiches which we weren’t
very keen on, as we were looking for something a bit bigger with it been an
evening meal.
After browsing
the menu for a few minutes, of course we ordered a few cocktails to start our
night off. We went for the ‘Bay Bramble’ and ‘Strawberry Daiquiri’. Unfortunately,
I didn’t get any pictures of the cocktails but I promise they looked and tasted
yum. We couldn’t get them down fast enough…teacher life eh?! Cocktails are £6.95 each however if you choose
to visit during happy hour (before 7 and after 10) you will received 2 - 4 – 1 on
any cocktails. Dreamy deal!
We both
decided to go for a starter. I went for the duck rolls and Sarah went for the
chilli fried squid. We both literally couldn’t fault them, the portions were
huge and both tasted delicious.
For main
we went for the BBQ Pork Belly and Mo Bay Chicken both served with Caribbean
slaw and sweet potato fries. All dishes are served with the choice of rice ‘n’
peas, sweet potato mash, sweet potato fries, spiced fries or a beach salad.
I have to
admit we were both quite full after our starters but we powered through as the
food was very tasty, both having a little spicy kick.
The Caribbean tunes in the restaurant
really give a great atmosphere and made our evening even more enjoyable (we couldn't help but sing along). I will
be definitely coming back to 'Turtle Bay' for food as I couldn't fault the food portions or taste. I have already planned to go for cocktails with the girls soon as the sitting area around the bar looks as inviting as the
cocktail menu.
If your wanting somewhere new to try in Newcastle or visiting for the weekend, I promise 'Turtle Bay' won't disappoint. It is just along from the 'Gate' on Newgate Street which is very central in town.
Do you
like spicy food?
What do
you think of the beach shack look?
Please comment below, I would
love to hear from you.
Much love
A x
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