The New Coach Inn provides Eddy Eats with a quality Sunday lunch with traditional surroundings; Eddy Eats has been out sampling Sunday lunch again and heads to North Tyneside - but was he impressed?
Byline: Eddy Eats
The Eatsmobile's "satellite navigation" -- aka Mrs Eats's map-reading skills -- failed us yet again and we ended up inKillingworth, North Tyneside.
Resigning myself to the fact that we weren't going to reach our destination (and secretly rather happy as we had been heading for a dreaded Sunday craft fair), I decided to make the best of the situation.
As luck would have it, we discovered a boozer which you can't miss. The New Coach Inn stands proudly on the corner of Killingworth Road and Great Lime Road. We hadn't been to the New Coach Inn for a number of years and we decided to give it a whirl.
The bar area has an old-fashioned pub feel to it, with a large eating area to the right of the entrance. It's a traditional boozer with no airs and graces.
In terms of decor it's a bit dour to be honest and it could do with a bit of a revamp. But as we say never judge a book by its cover.
And, as luck would have it, we got our wish and were sat where we wanted to be, with a couple of families already tucking into their dinner. There's also an extensive been garden at the back of the pub but it was freezing outside and we prefer warmth.
Through the week, the pub offers a range of home-cooked options but reverts to Sunday lunch classics on, er, a Sunday lunchtime, and we were glad as it was just what we were in the mood for.
Unfortunately there weren't any starters so it was straight to the main event.
There were four roast options silverside beef, chicken supreme, horseshoe gammon and pork loin (all [pounds sterling]8.95) all served with seasonal trimmings. They also do a large plate for [pounds sterling]10.95.
I ordered at the bar and we didn't have long to wait. I went for the beef and Mrs Eats went for the chicken.
The beef was served with the homemade, gigantic Yorkshire pudding, creamy mashed potatoes and countless roasties. It was also swamped with gravy, just the way I like it.
The beef slices were thick, sweet and juicy. The Yorkshire pudding was excellent, crisp on the outside, and meltingly soft on the inside.
The chicken came with the same additions. It was well-cooked and full of flavour. Mrs Eats said her chicken was good quality and it could be said of the whole meal.
While the portions of gravy were generous we were also given an extra jug, which was a nice touch.
Our accompanying vegetables were savoy cabbage, maple roast parsnips...
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