New bar and restaurant ‘anchored’ in maritime history comes to Newcastle Quayside

The newly refurbished sea and spice inspired bar and restaurant Chart House, is preparing to welcome guests to its Quayside venue this September.

Chart House, previously home of Charts and prior to that Flynn’s bar, will offer a modern culinary journey through the Maritime Spice Route, featuring bespoke cocktails and a menu evoking taste of the Mediterranean, Arabian and South China seas, complete with picturesque views overlooking the River Tyne.

Offering a relaxing, enjoyable, and memorable experience with warm hospitality, stylish interiors, mouth-watering cuisine and idyllic views, Chart House is promising the arrival of an exceptional restaurant and bar to Newcastle’s vibrant hospitality scene.

Rhys McKinnell, CEO of Pub Culture (Hospitality leisure group and owners of Chart House) and former director of restaurants at Fenwick, commented: “When I joined Pub Culture back in September last year, I was immediately excited about the huge potential for Chart House and its location.

“Delving deep into what customers are looking for and where the opportunities lay, we knew we could bring our expertise to introduce a distinctive concept to Newcastle.

“The Chart House menu, anchored in Maritime history, will offer both large and small plates skilfully crafted by experienced chefs, using carefully sourced and high-quality ingredients.”

When tasked with creating a spice-inspired menu, Pub Culture group head chef Matt Watkins wanted to reflect the sights, smells, and flavours from the destinations on the Maritime Spice Route to create an immersive dining experience at Chart House.

Matt Watkins explained: “Chart House aims to impress our guests with great food and excellent service. The haul of spices and exotic ingredients that might have filled merchant ship’s holds are peppered throughout our menu, taking taste buds on a mouth-watering adventure.”

Chart House is one of the few buildings that fortunately escaped the devastation of the 1854 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead that destroyed much of the Quayside. The building was historically home to Matthew S Dodds, a former map purveyor to seagoing vessels visiting Newcastle Quayside.

The Grade II listed building still carries its original ‘Charts’ name on the brick wall, which can be seen on the front of the building and is the inspiration behind the bar and restaurant’s refurbishment and rebrand.

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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