The Engine Room

The Engine Room reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Janet

   London3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service, great food, great atmosphere. Perfect venue for the Fire Station
   

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   Jackie

   London2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food over priced. Steak over cooked, served with lettuce leaves and a portion of chips. Duck 'Shepherds pie ' although a large amount of Duck was covered with mashed potato and an overwhelming amount of cheese served with a portion of peas in a 'broth '. I felt sorry for the servers having to negotiate an extremely busy bar.
   

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   Geraldine

   Newcastle1 review

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We chose this for our pre -theatre lunch . I had roasted squash and lentil soup and my friend had fish and chips . Both delicious ,well -presented and arrived quickly
   

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   Tom

   County Durham3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 13 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and good surroundings. Not a big choice on the menu, but food was done lovely. My husband had the Duck Shepherds Pie., and I had the Chicken Escalope. It was all beautifully cooked although a little expensive for the amount. We would return again in the future. The young servers were very pleasant and helpful.
   

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   Ellen

   Newcastle1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 7 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was really good and was reasonably fast at coming out after ordering, i think they might have been slightly understaffed as took a while to catch someones eye for the bill, but overall another great experience here, second time and still great food and good service
   

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   Mark

   County Durham1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 6 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Waitress was very pleasant and efficient but delivery of food was rather slow. We had flatbreads which were delicious and the fries were great. An interesting space
   

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   HermioneW

   Yorkshire2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere and good quality good. Attentive service.
   

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   Pauline

   London9 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 26 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food menu now very limited, food we had was OK but nothing special. The service however was excellent with very friendly and efficient staff. Convenient for attending a a show at the Empire or the Fire Station but with the increasing number of good restaurants nearby the Engine Room will have to improve its offerings for us to return to eat there.
   

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   Jackie

   Newcastle2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   There was no roast potatoes and only one portion of the turkey special which we both wanted. My mother in laws roast chicken was crispy on the outside of the breast which she didn’t like. We were rushing off to the theatre and were disappointed. There was not enough light in the area we were in, I had to use my phone to read the menu. We didn’t choose a dessert due to our experience. The waitress was very apologetic about it all and gave us a discount
   

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    Allyson

    London2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Surprised there was no Mashed potato on the Sunday Lunch. It was nice though. The dessert (Sticky toffee pudding with custard) was to die for. 4 dinners 4 desserts with 5 diet cokes and a shandy came to £120. I really thought this was a bit expensive.
    

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