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Browns is one of the newer bars on Grey Street in Newcastle. I was in there a while back, but did not get round to writing a review of the place.

They offer a range of food, but we went on a night to the bar. It’s what I like to call a “grown up” type of place, where you might take a girl, a meeting bar, or just a bar to chill with friends. There is no music and no girls trying to sell you over-priced shots, just a nice friendly atmosphere.

I had a Piña Colada cocktail from the large selection of cocktails which are on the menu. My first Piña Colada, and it was so good, well worth the £6.95. If you are a wine drinker then you should check out their wine list, which includes white, red, rosé and sparkling white, as well a champagne.

If you want something stronger, choose from the premium brand spirits such as Havana Rum, Grey Goose Vodka, Johnny Walker Gold label and more.

If you are out in Newcastle and want a good cocktail, I recommend going to Browns.

Essential Info

Opening Hours: 7 Nights A Week, ‘Till 1AM (Weekends)
Weekend Entry Cost: £FREE!
Music: House, Chart, Hip Hop, RnB
Recommended Age: 30-45
Guestlist/VIP: NO
Bottle Service:NO
Stag & Hens: NO

Address / Directions

Browns Newcastle, 51 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6EE
Closest Metro Station: Monument
Other Nearby Bars: Barluga, Harry’s Bar, The Living Room
Official Website: Browns-bar

Newcastle’s latest exclusive VIP bar has opened it’s doors, and it’s called Hood Street Club.

The bar is on Hood Street, which is just off Grey Street in Newcastle. It was formerly Bar 42 which offered cheaper drinks and trebles, once quite popular but then started the crowds started to disappear. Fluid Group which own other bars in the town such as Perdu have taken this over and transformed it, saying it’s “Styled on the private drinking clubs of London and New York”.

They offer an array of private booths and a VIP area and include what they call unrivalled service. They also mention a strict door policy, but no mention of what that actually is. The place is for “Discerning adults who want a night out in luxurious surroundings and who want to be looked after”.

Currently it is open Thursday – Sunday, 19:00 – 03:00. Cocktails start at just under £7 or upgrade yourself to a bottle of Dom Perignon for £200.

It certainly sounds like it has a lot to live up to.

The Newcastle bar scene has change over the past several years, with more and more upmarket bars taking the place of the cheap and cheerful drinking establishments. The usual spot for these are Collingwood Street, christened The Diamond Strip by many, saw The Apartment which was one of the first exclusive style bars with an optional membership. While busy at first, the place soon changed and now (extended) stands three different bars, Madame Koo, Floritas and now House Of Smith, which was Baby Lynch. Further down there is Perdu, and further still is Bijoux. Other upmarket establishments include Ohso, Jalou and Label.

Where will Hood Street Club fit into the Newcastle bar scene?

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So I was out in Newcastle last night, just for a quiet couple of drinks. We went around the central station area and stayed there for most of the night, but headed to Label for one drink. We went to Milecastle, Centuiron, Rafferty’s, O’Neils and North; There was a band on in O’Neils…Well I say on, they played 1 song in the 40 minutes we were there, and did not sing anything other than the chorus of “Knocking On Heavens Door”. 😀

We were messing with the jukebox in one bar, so I had to put a couple of songs on; So Sold Crew – 21 Seconds, Robyn – Be Mine and Tinie Tempah – Written In The Stars. Quite a strange mix I know  I could not help killing myself laughing when So Solid kicked in, what a hilarious moment to hear that song in a bar, and hear it 11 years after it came out too 😀

It was the opening weekend of “House Of Smith” but I decided we should go to Label instead. We had cocktails, they claim it’s buy one get one free….However when they mix it with a cocktail shaker and glass there is enough drink to fill the one mixing glass…But then they get 2 empty glasses, throw loads of ice into them and  split up the mixed drink so you aren’t really getting 2 for 1! The measure only looked 35ml of alcohol at best too so definitely not a proper 2 for 1.

I was trying out my camera on my iPhone, it seems to be just as bad in low light as the iPhone 4, not the best but reasonable. Here is a ceiling, guess the bar… 😉

So last night we went out in Durham, nice place and makes a change. We went to a few bars, one of which had a complete mental case in, randomly talking to himself with his weird looking guitar. We went to a few cool bars, had some drinks, ended up in the Bishops Mill which is quite a big place. Then back into Newcastle and had a few drinks in the bars there, and went to a club for a bit.

Before going to Durham I had a sneak look at the big screen at the Monument in Newcastle, they have the Olympics on it at the moment, it’s really cool.

Check out more pics and what I wore (my Johnny Bravo t-shirt!) below.

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Wow I am still feeling tired, and have a sore throat. Last night I went out in Newcastle, it was a good night. Started off in a new-ish bar called Brew Dog, I had seen it before but never went it. It is a real ale bar and they sell loads of their own real ales….But that is all they sell! Since I do not like that kind of beer it is no good for me, but it was an alright place. Went on to the usual places like The Long Bar and Revolution, and headed up towards The Gate and went to Indigo and Sinners. Also went to Label, which used to be Babylon, I loved it as Babylon, 90s bar, 90s music and called it the “Down to Earth” bar because it was something different to “The Diamond Strip” which I like but I like a change. Now it is like one of those bars, which I do like, but it’s a bit ‘same old, same old’ if you usually go down that end. Label was good though, good drinks, nice place, good music.

No pics 🙁 I wore my “Soft Kitty” T Shirt which I really like, with my All Saints grey denim jacket, Prada jeans and Kurt Geiger shoes.

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Wow I have not posted all day. I was out in Newcastle last night, and it was a pretty good night. We went to a few different places that we don’t usually go to, to mix it up….Some of the places are not my scene but I like to go to different places because I get bored of the same old stuff. We went to Town Wall, Mimo, Jalou, Baby Lynch, Cosey Joes, Fleet Street, The Lodge and Ground Floor. Quite a few places! LOL!!  Cosey Joes and Fleet Street are not really my thing, but they were alright I suppose 😛 Newcastle was packed because of St Paddy’s Day, so many people out, plenty wearing hats and green and things like that. O’Neils actually had a massive queue outside, something you’d NEVER normally see!

We were into Mimo and it absolutely STUNK! What is it with some of these bars that smell? There are a few which do, I could barely drink my drink it was so bad. I don’t understand why they don’t do something about the smell, it has put me off from going.

They had a sign which was already defaced, I took a pic for my Instagram…

We went to Jalou which used to be Destination, now it has a more “up market” feel to it, well apart from the alcohol. I asked for a Corona he said they don’t have that they have Desperado. I asked for a Budweiser he said we don’t have that we have Budvar. I got bored of asking so I had a vanilla vodka and Coke, which cost £6.40! Quite expensive. It may of been a double, the guy said something and I didn’t hear and just said “yeah” so maybe it was The pints were £4 and normal vodka and Coke over £5. I don’t really understand the places which try to be upmarket and have high prices, but sell rubbish/cheap vodka and bottles of beer. £6.40 is fine for a double of good brand vodka, like Absolut, but not generic cheap vodka.

Ended the night in Ground Floor, it was getting late in the night and it was only across the road from where we were, and I was so tired had to go home, via Subway and a turkey Sub of course 😉