Reviews Kaltur Restaurant

Absolutely lovely tapas here with very friendly and attentive service. Some of the best patatas bravas we’ve had, cooked to perfection! We thought the two standout dishes were the tuna tartare with wasabi guacamole and the pork cheek, so good! The Galician steak was also incredible, what a flavour! We’ll definitely be going back!

Kaltur began their corporate lives as importers of authentic Spanish products to the UK restaurant and home foodie market and recently they’ve branched out into cooking and serving Spanish cuisine in High Bridge Street in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. I’d first read about Kaltur over at Secret Diner, which is a guide to the eateries of the North East of England. As I was due to be in the region for a couple of days in early July I thought I’d give it a try. It being a Thursday evening I didn’t book in advance but was warned by one of my fellow diners that without a reservation we were unlikely to get a table, Newcastle being party central any night of the week. A phone call two minutes later confirmed that they were full, save for three places ‘at the bar’. Well that seemed a shame but we decided it would do as we had no plan B and were feeling ready to eat. In the event I could not have been happier, if they given us the best table in the house. The restaurant is tiny and these three seats ‘at the bar’, which is really ‘the pass’, gave us a commanding view of the entire place out of the corner of one eye as well as a bird’s eye view of the kitchen and the opportunity to interact with the two chefs who worked in the smallest space imaginable to produce an array of mouthwatering tapas dishes for us to try. Sometimes you can ascertain whether or not restaurant staff can be trusted, at first sight. In this case all of the guys here, including the off duty waiter who’d called in with his grandfather to have a glass of wine gave us such a warm and friendly welcome that they immediately won our confidence. The menu is extensive and consists of lots of interesting tapas/rationes sized dishes and few main courses. We couldn’t decide what to choose so suggested to the chef that he simply keep passing us little dishes from his side of the ‘bar’ to ours until we tell him to stop. We ordered a bottle of wine (recommended by the young off-duty guy mentioned earlier) and then battle commenced with a couple of servings of Jamon Iberico Guijelo carved from the leg which was positioned just in front of me at the bar. It was all I could do to stop myself hacking off the occasional slice as the meal progressed. Rosy salty/sweet meat with a delicate aroma typical of the hams from this colder region of Spain and with the taste of the acorns on which the little piggy had dined before sacrificing itself for my pleasure. This was one of those occasions when it was very easy to simply dive in and start eating whilst forgetting to take a photograph or two to hare with readers. I did manage a few though. So in summary, this little place goes right to the top of my list of places to eat when I’m in the area. It’s fun, serves great dishes, has a great attitude to food and is very reasonably priced.

WHAT A GEM OF A PLACE. So we came by on a warm weekday afternoon so it was pretty empty, but the service was exemplary - could truly tell that the waiter was passionate about the restaurant food by the way he described the off-menu dishes (even showed us pictures wow). Then came the iberico ham pictured in the images attached which changed my life. Really amazing portion for just £11 too. Would highly recommend the grilled pork for its intense flavors, the tiger prawns and cod if you like flaky fish textures, as well as the fried squid if you want something of an upgraded calamari. We were too full to stick around for desserts, but I’ll be back for sure! ✨

Very good food, Staff was not flexible to make changes and improve the table, I do not recommend sitting at the bar next to the open kitchen. It is uncomfortable and hot. good service

Beautifully cooked food and fantastic service. The patatas bravas with deep garlicky sauce were off the scale. Tempura cod came with a lovely ratatouille and the cheese board had some lovely additions such as a confit onion dip.

Great great restaurant. Great wine selection and super friendly team. Had a lovely meal here with my partner. Would recommend the lamb and the tomato bread.

Nice food but not so amazing given the price&portion - taste 4 stars The waitress wasn’t that friendly.

Absolutely amazing food, service was incredible, the staff was so lovely with me. Would highly recommend!

Best Spanish food I've had in the UK. Service is attentive and friendly, and the food beautifully presented.