Artistic coffee at the Baltic Cafe Bar

MARY BLUE reports on her trip to the Baltic Cafe bar

With its slate interior and clubby, dubby tunes, the groundfloor cafe at the Baltic contemporary art centre is a seductive hang-out.

The menu includes upmarket paninis (blue cheese, pear, walnut and roasted shallot, say), jacket potatoes and salads, hot dishes, and cakes from Cafe Royal. Catering was taken over by local company Fresh Element in 2009, and their commitment to quality is evident even in the pre-packed sandwiches. A tuna, olive, caper and creme fraiche sarnie (£2.95) is a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed surprise. Rarely is anything that pleasant plucked from a chiller cabinet

Indulge in the luxury and simplicity, the Baltic offers you a range of delicious food and drinks, here customers are able to reduce the pressure of time with a ‘pick me up’ from Fresh Element.

Luxury, comfort, relaxing and quiet are the words to describe the ambience here. All of the food is nice and cheap. It offers all day breakfast, soup, fresh salad, baked potatoes, sandwiches as well as paninis. In addition, various types of drinks are available here as well, including both soft and hot drinks, healthy and yummy smoothie. If you are a super fan for wine, BALTIC is your best choice, with white, rose, red, and sparkling wine as well as champagne to choose from.

The price in BALTIC is brilliant. All the food here cost less than £7; both soft and hot drinks are even cheaper, and it only takes you less than £3 to take a bottle of Sprits.

Apart from the gorgeous foods and drinks, the cafe bar also offers a range of spaces for hire, and can accommodate a wide range of events - from meetings and workshops to banquets and conferences. If you’re looking for an unusual space for your private party or wedding, the Baltic and River Terrace are available for private hire at competitive rates and make the perfect setting for a very memorable evening!
For more information please contact the Events Team on:

T 0191 440 4949

Email hires@balticmill.com

Name: BALTIC Café Bar

Address: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Gateshead Quays

South Shore Road

Gateshead

NE8 3BA



Licensed to sell alcohol: Yes

Foods: breakfast; sandwiches, soup; salads, snacks, baked potatoes; panini’s

Drinks: soft drinks; hot drinks; healthy smoothie; yummy smoothie; white wine; rose wine; red wine; sparkling wine; champagne; beers; cider; draught beer and spirits

Star level: 3 star - would have been more if it had been quieter, and the layout, with the bar too close to the toilets, makes the atmosphere rather unplesant.