About Grainger Rooms
The Place
Grainger Rooms is housed in Higham Place; Sir Richard Grainger’s first commissioned build in Newcastle and the beginning of his work to create the city’s grand Georgian centre during the 1830s and 1840s.
He was only 20 when Higham Place was commissioned and, it being the days before his name had been made, he was initially snubbed by the local building fraternity who believed him to be under qualified. However, he famously worked 18-hour shifts to make the project work. Thus, Higham Place became the benchmark for Georgian housing in Newcastle and Grainger’s critics were silenced. The rest, as they say, is history.
The Chef - Chris Slaughter
Chris Slaughter is one of the North East’s brightest young names and brings with him a decade’s award-winning experience in some of the area’s best restaurants.
He has a passion for locally sourced produce. Hence, The Grainger Rooms’ menus feature rare-breed Northumbrian meat directly from local farms, North Sea fish from sustainable groups, hand-picked wild mushrooms and wild foods in season.
Chris has won a Michelin Bib Gourmand and an AA Rosette and was previously Head Chef at The Observer’s North East Restaurant of the Year, Blackfriars.
The Menu
The menu concept at Grainger Rooms sees two styles in parallel. There is a simple grill menu driven by local produce which is simply cooked, plus a more sophisticated restaurant menu which allows our chefs’ spirit of imagination and innovation come to the fore. All our bread is homemade, as is the ice cream.
For lunchtimes, Grainger Rooms has a bistro feel, with a private dining area upstairs. We have open sarnies for informal lunches, a full range of English classics and a simple 3,3,3 business lunch menu.
Booze!
Our restaurant manager Chris Jewitt has created a wine list that perfectly complements the atmosphere of Grainger Rooms and the eclectic nature of our menus. Choose from a modern apparetif menu to begin your meal, sample our wines and ales with your meal, and finish off in style with one of our signature cocktails.
