Street Cafe of the Great North Museum – "Good To Have But Not So Good to Stay In"

CAGRI COBANOGLU reports on his visit to the Great North Museum Street Cafe


If you visit Great North Museum, you do not need to worry about food and drinks. Street Café has lots of alternative snacks for you.

It is on the ground floor of the museum. There are two different doors to come in, one is direct to outside while the other option is inside the museum. What you see there is green walls, green cupboards and black tables and chairs. There are only two posters about events and shows in the museum on café’s walls. Besides, there is no a good scene. Therefore, it is a little bit boring to stay in for a long time.

Another reason not stay in there for a long time are fans for fridges, which are too noisy and disturbing. There are only five tables and four chairs per table. It is busy but most of people just get what they want and leave. It is not a place you will want to spend time as long as you do not visit the museum. Obviously it is not designed to attract customers from outside.

Prices are reasonable. £2.10 is for a regular cappuccino or latte, £2.30 is for larger one. Larger side of a cup of mocha is 10 pence more expensive. Juice in cartoons is just £1, £1.50 for cold drinks like Coke and Sprite. Sandwiches are £2.35, and chicken or falafel wraps are £2.85.
If you want to have a large size of coffee and a slice of cake, you have an option to buy them together for £3.25, which means more than one pound discount.

You can buy any sandwich, crisps and cold drink all together for £3.75. You can pay by your credit card. This is an extra for a small sized coffee like this, I think. However, it has to be over £5 to pay by credit card.

Address:
Great North Museum
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 4PT

Star level: 2 Stars – I don’t want to stay in a place where it is very noisy and disturbing, and it is also very plain and boring.