NE1 Newcastle restaurant week extends for a second week
The biannual restaurant scheme to get people out and about in Newcastle bars and restaurants is extending for another week because of the protest threats.
NE1 has taken the unprecedented decision to extend its August NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week for a second week.
In response to calls from businesses and the public, NE1 has worked with the city’s restaurant community to extend the event until Sunday 18th August.
The decision was reached in light of events in the city last week which impacted heavily on the city's hospitality industry and on the NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week event.
6\2 of the 108 original participants have agreed to take part in the newly extended NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week event and will be offering people the chance to dine at some of the city’s finest restaurants for a second week for fixed-price menus of £15, £20 or £25 per person.
This is only the second time in the event’s 13-year history that NE1 has extended its NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week and the first time the August event has spanned two weeks. The only other NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week to be extended was in January 2013 when extreme weather conditions and heavy snow blocked roads and transport routes into the city and the decision was taken to extend the offer for a second week.
Stephen Patterson, Chief Executive of NE1 Ltd, said: “Many of our restaurants reported a significant drop in business from Wednesday last week when the threat of protests kept people away from the city. Thankfully, Newcastle has shown that there is more that unites than divides us.
“Fittingly, our NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week theme this year is ‘Eat the World’ which beautifully represents the diversity of our great city and its restaurant community. We are delighted that so many of the city’s restaurants have agreed to extend their restaurant week offers, providing the opportunity for diners who missed out last week to take advantage of all this great city has to offer.’