Stag & Hen Experiences - Blackfriars

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Hen & Stag Experiences

Celebrate your last night of freedom with wine, beer, whisky or gin tastings, cookery classes or and private dining events. It will be a night to remember!

Private Dining

As well as our 50-seater Medieval Banquet Hall (min 12 guests) which offers medieval banquets for corporate and private functions, we also have our ornate Cookery School dining table which seats 14 and tasting room which accommodates up to 18 guests.

Ready Steady Cook

One of our most popular courses, this challenges teams to present two courses of the best food they can create (starter & main, or main & dessert) using a box of mystery ingredients – one for each team plus various store cupboard essentials.

Chef's Table

Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of fabulous food cooked right in front of you by your very own personal chef. Six courses of the finest, local and seasonal offerings we can find and may include canapés, amuse bouche, starter, fish course, palette cleanser, meat course, pre-dessert, dessert, cheese and coffee.

Tacos & Tequila

Relax and have fun at our convivial evening of Taco making. Our cookery school teacher will show you just how easy it is to make home-made soft corn and flour tortillas filled with succulent savoury fillings.

Bao & Beer

Relax and have fun at our convivial evening of Chinese Bao making. Our cookery school teacher will show you just how easy it is to make home-made soft pillows of steamed buns with succulent savoury fillings and luscious sweet treats.

Pizza & Prosecco Nights

Relax and have fun at your own convivial pizza-making social! Our master baker will show you just how easy it is to make blisteringly good home-made sourdough flatbreads and pizzas full of tasty artisan toppings, both super savoury and decadently sweet.

Bespoke wine tastings

Would you like to take you and your friends wine knowledge to the next level. Join our sommelier at Blackfriars for a bespoke wine tasting.

Wine & Cheese Matching

Wine & cheese go together like fish & chips! Join us for an evening of top-drawer cheeses with fabulous wines, all perfectly paired.

Whey Ale Man – A tasting of local beers

Interested in local beers and ales and not be aware of the wealth of brewing talent we have right here…

Gin O’Clock – a tasting of gins

Gin and tonic has become the aperitif of choice in recent years. Hundreds of new distilleries are opening every year with us Brits are now drinking over 30 million litres of the stuff every year.

Bespoke whisky tastings

Would you like to take you and your friends whisky knowledge to the next level. Join our whisky expert at Blackfriars for a bespoke whisky tasting.

Cocktails & Canapes

Have some fun with a bespoke cocktail masterclass from one of our dedicated mixologists.

Beer & Bait

You’ll start the tasting off with a visit to our own Micro Brewery before heading to the beer tasting where the fun and informative tasting of ‘beer and bait’ will continue.

Life Drawings

Have some fun at a bespoke life drawing masterclass with afternoon tea.

Tapas & Tipples

During the two-hour tasting, led by our wine expert, you will learn how to taste wine like the experts do, sampling wines from Spain and Latin America paired with a selection of tapas from Blackfriars’ kitchen.

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Blackfriars,
Friars Street, Newcastle,
NE1 4XN

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Opening Times

Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 2:30pm / 5:00pm – late
Sundays: 12pm – 4pm
Afternoon Tea: Fri and Sat 2:45pm – 4.30pm

Blackfriars closes on most bank holidays including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, May and August bank holidays but is open Good Friday.

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