Christie's Brasserie - The Zetland

Just superb! Re-opened in November 2018 following a closure of 3 years, now named after its new owner Philip Christie, and comprising the original Zetland Hotel's front public bar and the exquisite mirrored rear dining room, known as the Regent's Bar, This Grade ll-listed establishment, built around 1860, is included in the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Located adjacent to the south side of the railway station, it has been sympathetically restored revealing original wooden flooring and panelling. A mosaic floor tiled entrance leads to the Zetland Bar that incorporates some railway themed memorabilia. Small LNER posters, advertising local places of interest, also adorn the walls. The rear Regent's Bar dining room is worth a visit alone to marvel at the exquisitely tiled and mirrored interior, never mind partake of the superb meals that are served there, from breakfast through to an all-day menu, which includes a three course set menu that changes daily. The original toilets have also been sympathetically modernised, still including the original tiled flooring. During the refurbishment, replacement tiles were sourced from the same pottery in Staffordshire that supplied the original tiles in the 1860s. The Zetland could once again become the discerning travellers' waiting room, rather than hanging around the railway station, from where it is a 5 minute walk. Also attracts discerning football supporters, from where it is a brisk 20 minute walk to the Riverside. The more discerning Championship away football supporters have yet to discover Christie's - but that should not last too long. A must visit pub.