Brasserie Black Door

Brasserie Black Door is a hundred seater restaurant located in the Biscuit Factory art gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is owned by award-winning chef David Kennedy along with David Ladd who set up their sister restaurant, The Black Door, in 1994; it won the coveted Harden's Remy Award for Excellence 2006.

The Brasserie has a more relaxed feel with a contemporary mix of light wooden floors, soft furnishings and warm colours to combine style and comfort. The menu concentrates on fresh, local produce and there is a strong focus on a selection of grilled meats and steaks with a healthy eating emphasis.

You will find dishes including beignets of salt cod, tomato confit, olive oil and crisp sage and terrine of slow-cooked duck, garlic sausage and fine beans and for mains, skate wing, fennel and onion stew, thyme and black olives or braised rare breed pork, white beans and fondant potatoes. For desserts, dishes include rhubarb and almond tartin and Devonshire clotted cream or crème fraiche pannacotta with blood orange marmalade.

Brasserie Black Door is responsible for the catering requirements of the corporate functions and private parties at the Biscuit Factory which has gallery space and function room for up to five hundred people. There is also a private dining room for up to twenty alongside the restaurant.

The Brasserie is open for lunch from twelve until two and dinner seven to ten Monday to Saturday, and for Sunday lunch.