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Bar Social, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Bar Social

3.5
3.5
40 Reviews
£25 and under
Global, International
Lymelight Boulevard High Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1PT

About this restaurant

  • Lively
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
Bar Social is a smart yet casual New York loft style venue to eat & drink, work & hang out, located right next door to VUE Cinema with ample multi storey car parking. By day you can grab coffee and a cake, enjoy a leisurely lunch or set up camp with your laptop and make use of our free wifi and tableside power sockets. Evenings at Bar Social are all about enjoying life and sharing good times with friends and family. With chic surroundings, welcoming atmosphere, great food and cocktails there is no better place to get together. Our menu is constantly evolving with a focus on fresh produce, contemporary dishes and supporting local growers and producers.

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What 40 people are saying

Bar Social reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.5
3.5 based on all time ratings
  • 3.6Food
  • 3.3Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 3.6Value

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40 Reviews
  1. SuzanneB

    Staffordshire1 review

    2.0

    Dined on February 24, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Half of our party left before we ordered food as half if the menu wasn’t available, so they chose to ear elsewhere.

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    Edinburgh1 review

    1.0

    Dined on February 12, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Food took ages to come and was cold. Husband’s order wrong. Didn’t have time to complain as we were going elsewhere, and the food took so long to come we had to leave quickly. Won’t return for food.

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  3. DorrenB

    Staffordshire1 review

    2.0

    Dined on February 5, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Food took a long time then when it came you had to go back to the bar to get your cutlery. Clearly staff shortage. Friends ordered food for ROFL never came. Cold in there too

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  4. SophieL

    Staffordshire1 review

    1.0

    Dined on January 29, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Booked a table for food for 8:30, we arrived and took a seat. After 10 minutes no one came over to us so we went to the bar and asked for some food menus for our table, to which they had none avaliable as they were all handed out. After 10 more minutes of waiting they had one spare menu which we had to share between 5 people, but still no one had come to our table to check on us or to take a drinks order. We made a list of our food and drinks order and approched the bar with it, but were told that we were too late and that they had stopped taking orders for food. We had spent half an hour waiting around and trying to figure everything out for ourselves. Very poor service. Unfriendly. Unhelpful.

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  5. AlanB

    Staffordshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on December 30, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Lovely night food very good, brill for using just before your film … by the way they do a lovely hot sauce with the chicken coujons 😂

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  6. ClairP

    Staffordshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 12, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lots of tables available eventhough pre booked ours. Good service and food nice..hot and good sized portions. Not much variety on the menu (used to have pizzas but not on the list now) but our food was yummy. Thanks to All staff that were on duty. Had the pink cocktails 2 for £10..totally lush!

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  7. RuthL

    Cheshire1 review

    1.0

    Dined on October 4, 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Bar Social was closed when we arrived for our reservation!

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  8. KeithT

    Staffordshire1 review

    1.0

    Dined on October 2, 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Shocking service, took an age to get drinks/ food. Made us late for the movie, which was the whole point of eating in the same venue… major staff problem…. Even after getting the food no cutlery was delivered…. Had to ask 3 times…. Laughable!

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  9. Chrissie

    Staffordshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 17, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Quick and friendly table service, great atmosphere and the cocktails were yummy. Would definitely recommend this place.

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  10. AnthonyS

    Leicestershire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 17, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very good food, friendly service, nice table, very clean and toilets very good.

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Bar Social is rated 3.5 stars by 40 OpenTable diners.

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Lymelight Boulevard High Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1PT

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Global, International
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
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