The announcement of the NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week is one of the few things guaranteed to bring cheer to January - for those who have not made dieting a new year resolution that is - and extra good news this year is that 2023's first event is expected to be a record-breaker with 116 venues already signed up.
The opportunity to enjoy cut-price meals at a huge range of city restaurants comes twice a year and regulars are usually quick off the mark to make a booking, or several, as soon as the dates are revealed. NE1 Ltd, the business development district company which organises Restaurant Week, launched the event in 2011 with the idea of helping to boost the restaurant industry at traditional quiet times of the year.
Those one-quiet spells, in January and August, have now become two of the busiest weeks for the particpating restaurants, now numbering more than 100 compared to just 13 which took part at the debut event. And this year, NE1 is adding even more to the menu.
