Blackfriars Restaurant

Weddings & Birthdays

Blackfriars is a perfect location for wedding receptions, private celebrations, birthday parties and anniversaries. We will take you through everything you’ll need for your ‘Big Day’ and will help you arrange everything from cocktails and canapés, delicious food from our award-winning chefs, wine and Champagne.

Restaurant Package

The main Blackfriars Restaurant was originally built for the Dominican Friars as their refectory and so lays claim to be the oldest restaurant in the UK and holds up to 80 diners or 100 standing. The Restaurant Package includes your own red carpet, a Champagne or cocktail reception in the medieval courtyard (weather permitting), a delicious 4 course meal, ½ bottle of wine per person, mineral water, a Champagne toast, coffee, chocolates and exclusive use of Blackfriars Restaurant all night.

Private Dining

Blackfriars has a number of different private dining options including the main Restaurant for 80 diners (or sectioned-off for 30/40 diners) or 100 standing guests; the Meeting Rooms with room for 16 seated or 100 standing guests. Menus can be designed according to your specific requirements and budgets.

The Restaurants

Blackfriars Restaurant is the oldest dining room in the UK with the main restaurant originally built to house the refectory for the ‘Black Friars’ and as a working inner-city former monastery, it’s unique.

The horseshoe of buildings, which also house a number of craft shops, provide shelter for the medieval courtyard used for al fresco dining in the summer. Time-enduring and traditional, Blackfriars has long been one of the City’s most recognised restaurants and is regarded as a Newcastle institution.