EDDY’S LAST 5

HIGH HOUSE FARM BREWERY, Matfen Northumberland, NE20 0RG, Tel: 01661 886 192 Food served: 12-5pm Rating: 17/20 What Eddy said: High House Farm’s beers are excellent, but so too are their roast dinners.

GOLDEN LION, Dunston Rd, Hartlepool, TS26 0EN Tel: 01429 867100

Food served: Sunday lunch from 12noon to 6pm Rating: 17/20 What Eddy said: I might be returning at some point to enjoy the great roast beef, gravy and Yorkshire pudding once more – and to enjoy it all without facing a single queue at the bar. COLONEL PORTER’S EMPORIUM Ground Floor, Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle, NE1 1LF Telephone: 0191 261 7600 Rating: 18/20 What Eddy said: One of the best Sunday roasts we’ve had in a long time.

THE BRIAR DENE 71 The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1UE Tel: 0191 252 0926. Rating: 13/20

What Eddy said: A wonderful setting, but we waited far too long for our main courses and my Sunday roast was disappointing. THE KEYS, 82 Skinnergate, Darlington DL3 7LX. Tel: 01325 394222. Rating: 16/20 What Eddy said: Overall it was a very pleasant experience.