Do you need to book brunch in North Shields?

For bottomless brunch, yes — venues like Twelve Twenty Five and How Do You Do get busy at weekends and the bottomless packages are usually booked in advance. Walk-ins are easier for a straightforward brunch, but booking is sensible on a sunny weekend.

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The Best Brunch in North Shields

Q: Where is the best bottomless brunch in North Shields?

The Fish Quay is the place to go. Twelve Twenty Five on Union Quay offers a platter with ninety minutes of bottomless prosecco, beer and house spirits, and How Do You Do on Hudson Street runs a popular weekend bottomless brunch with river views.

Q: Where can I get brunch on North Shields Fish Quay?

As well as the bottomless brunches at Twelve Twenty Five and How Do You Do, Allard's on the Quay serves a brunch menu alongside its well-known tapas, and The Uncommon offers a more design-led small-plates take on the weekend.

Bottomless brunch on the Fish Quay waterfront, river-view afternoon sessions and quayside tapas — where to make a leisurely weekend of it in North Shields.

North Shields.live·8 September 2026

Brunch on the North Shields Fish Quay has become a weekend event in its own right. With the river on your doorstep and a run of bars and restaurants making the most of it, this is one of the best places on the coast to settle in for a long, sociable morning. Here is where to book.

Twelve Twenty Five

Twelve Twenty Five holds a prime spot on the Union Quay waterfront, a cocktail bar and restaurant looking straight out over the Quay. Its bottomless brunch is the headline draw, pairing a platter with ninety minutes of bottomless prosecco, beer and house spirits, with cocktail-pitcher upgrades if you are in the mood.

Lively, central and made for a celebration, it is a natural choice for a birthday or a get-together with the water as a backdrop.

Best for: Best for a bottomless brunch — cocktails, comfort food and a waterfront view.

How Do You Do

On Hudson Street above the Quay, How Do You Do is a bar and restaurant with glorious views over the Tyne, mixing British and Mediterranean flavours. Its weekend bottomless brunch is a firm favourite, and there is live music later to keep the afternoon going.

With outdoor seating and a genuinely scenic setting, it is one of the Quay's most popular spots for a leisurely, sociable session.

Best for: Best for a river view — bottomless brunch and live music above the Quay.

Allard's on the Quay

For something a little more continental, Allard's on the Quay serves a brunch menu alongside its well-known tapas, right on Union Quay. The sister site to Allard's in Tynemouth, it brings a relaxed European style and generous, good-value plates.

Best for: Best for a grazing brunch — tapas and small plates by the water.

The Uncommon

Between the town centre and the Quay, The Uncommon brings a design-led, small-plates-and-natural-wine sensibility to the weekend. It is the stylish option for anyone who likes a considered menu and a carefully chosen drinks list with their brunch.

Best for: Best for a modern brunch — small plates and natural wine in a stylish room.

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