Fat Hippo Newcastle(Centre)

Fat Hippo Newcastle is based on Shakespeare Street, just off the historic Grey Street, home to Theatre Royal as well as restaurants, bars, cafes, galleries and independent shops.

As we’re based in Newcastle City Centre, the nearest metro station to Fat Hippo Newcastle is Monument which is only a few minutes’ walk from the restaurant.

Parking is available on Shakespeare Street or on Grey Street, just around the corner from Fat Hippo Newcastle. We are only a short walk from any of Newcastle’s major city centre car parks too.

We do accept walk ins at Fat Hippo Newcastle but we recommend booking a table if you’d like to join us at specific time to avoid any disappointment, especially when the restaurant is busy.

Yes, Fat Hippo Newcastle is a child friendly restaurant! It’s the ideal pit stop after a day of shopping in Eldon Square or a trip to the Theatre Royal with the kids. We have a varied kids menu (for the little Herd under 12), including vegan options, and we can cater for dietary requirements, including gluten-free and/or dairy-free. 

We have a flight of stairs on entrance but our staff will be more than happy to help carry any prams. We have high chairs, spacious booths and unisex baby changing facilities available! 

Have a look at our kids menu and a read of our blog about being child friendly restaurant!

Well behaved dogs are welcome to our restaurant which has selected bar tables that are dog friendly (with managerial discretion). Please contact Fat Hippo Newcastle directly to ensure an appropriate table is available at your selected time.

Fat Hippo Newcastle does have free WiFi - just ask a member of staff for the password!

At Fat Hippo Newcastle, the chicken we use is certified halal but the beef is not. If you require any further information about our ingredients or cooking processes, please email our Executive Chef, Dickie on dickie@fathippo.co.uk.

Unfortunately not this year!

Fat Hippo Newcastle is located underground in a Grade II listed old bank vault down a flight of stairs. Our staff are more than happy to help carry pushchairs and once down, our facilities are found on that level.

We're afraid we don't currently offer any discounts at Fat Hippo Newcastle. We do have our Fast Hippo lunch deal and Hippo Hour evening deal running though. Have a read of the further details of these offers.

Keep an eye out for NE1’s Restaurant Week throughout the year too!

Sure thing! To collect/redeem Herd points at Fat Hippo Newcastle, please download our app to ‘Create an Account’. If you’re an existing Herd member who has yet to download the app, create a new account with the same email address then verify your account to transfer your existing points!

To collect points, use the app when dining in (just get your QR code scanned by your server) or placing a Click + Collect order. To redeem points, simply speak to your server before ordering when dining in!

You may only redeem one Herd reward per visit, and only one Herd account may collect the points from the table per visit. Please note Herd points can only be collected and redeemed in restaurants and not concessions.

Any questions about Herd points? Pop an email over to our Herd team.

Absolutely! You can redeem and purchase gift cards in our Fat Hippo Newcastle restaurant. You can also purchase our gift cards online.

We don’t house our merchandise on site in Fat Hippo Newcastle but if you head over to our online shop, you can view our latest collections and place orders.

Please keep an eye out on our Careers page to see any job vacancies at Fat Hippo Newcastle.

Two words… Fat Hippo!