As You Like It

As You Like It is a beautiful bar, with an atmosphere sort of like being in a fairy tale. I love the décor, and the unusual odds and ends, the style of the furniture, all of it. I’ve enjoyed drinks here a few times — come when there’s live music for a great experience, we were dancing around for hours — but it’s also a good place to eat. I’ve had food here twice, including sharing the delicious camembert, and the very nice lamb skewers. The menu has lots of unique options, some of which are at least somewhat healthy! It’s a bit out-​of-​the-​way, but worth the effort to get here either for a drink or for dinner.

We went out dancing at As You Like It and had a fun time grooving to the cheese fest live band. Drinks seemed to be coming astonishingly quickly at the bar given it was a Saturday night, which was a plus. The crowd was generally all right although there is inexplicably a trapeze hanging over the middle of the dancefloor which drunkards kept launching themselves onto only to find themselves being manhandled of the premises by an enormous bouncer. I seriously did not appreciate (a) one of the people swinging kicking me in the shoulder (b) being shoved aside by the bouncer more than once. Seriously, get rid of it before I get your staff done for assault.

Best selection of mojitos around and all drinks are very well presented. If you don’t drink alcohol, you’ll soon want to when looking at the choice of drinks here.
Lovely décor and great atmosphere, especially when there’s a live band on.
I have eaten here twice and both times enjoyed the food. Also my experience has always been good due to the staff, so I give this place 5 stars!

I’d been looking forward to this meal so to say it was disappointing is an understatement.
Starter of asparagus and goat’s cheese salad was overpowered by the cheese and uninspired.
The main was awful. The slow cooked pork was tasteless and dry, the potato fondant too firm and insipid and I had to scrape the cloying black pudding and apple stuffing from the back of my teeth.
I left over half of it. I’d gone to the toilet when the waiter came to take my plate but my wife told him that I hadn’t enjoyed the meal at all. He said nothing nor did anybody else even when taking payment.
Being a good, refrained, typically Englishman, I paid but I wish now I hadn’t.
Don’t bother is my best advice.

I ate here last night, the place looks great! So is the food, the place is very well orginised and not one thing disappointed me!

Another quirky venue owned by mr Lynch’s. During the day, asyoulikeit functions as quite a nice little restaurant, whilst at night you can expect to find a completely different scene. Live bands on occasion and a very busy loud atmosphere. The place is always buzzing with a mix of customers from students to business folk. Drinks are pricey, but overall a cool place to hang out night or day.

Nice décor friendly staff, wasn’t much atmosphere for a sat night! Would deffo go again

It calls itself ‘Jesmond’s most beautiful restaurant’ and even if it isn’t true, the décor is certainly eclectic and interesting to look at. My bf brought me here for my birthday dinner; the bar was crowded and the bartender slightly inept. His steak was amazing, my Moroccan lamb was inedibly bland, but the cheesecake was delicious. Service was quick, if brusque. The outdoor terrace seems like a nice place to hang out though.

Great place to go for a quick drink or to to go our of a night. The food is also pretty good, but pretty expensive for what it is. Brilliant venue for a birthday party or special occasion though as it has lots of spaces and private rooms avaliable for hire. Especially good on live band nights (genre varies).

Great place to have a drink and spend the night into the early hours. A bit more posh than its brother Mr. Lynch across the street but still the same great cocktail menu.
Very nice staff and great smoking area on the balcony with heaters. Had a catered event there last summer and I can recommend it as the value for money is just right. However not tried the sit down meal here yet.
Parking if you are not drinking is easy in the evenings too.

The three of us went here on a Friday night and the atmosphere was lively, in fact it was packed. Ate in the restaurant upstairs, which is more expensive than eating in the bar area. Food was fantastic! The service was very good. There are cheaper places to go in the area but for a special occasion it is well worth a visit.

We visited Newcastle in the summer for a hen weekend. As you like it had been recommended to us by a local. Our hotel was in Jesmond so perfectly placed for the restaurant. We had booked in advance and they put us in the private room on the mezzanine level. The room is open and overlooking the restaurant and so retains the atmosphere. We didnt have to pay for the room but needed a minimum spend, which was easy with 10 of us. We had our own outside garden terrace, fridge and toilet! The food was beautiful. the best fish and chips I had ever eaten! We then went downstairs to listen to the live jazz band! A fantastic place and would recommend to everyone!

This bar is perfect for a night out if you have a dress or shirt you couldn’t resist buying, but don’t really know where to wear it to. Not that anyone would look too out of place casually dressed here, its just that there is a real atmosphere of glamour not often found in bars in university cities where cheap is usually the watchword. Because As You Like It (yes, its a strange name, an if you’re talking to someone who doesn’t know it’s a bar, it can get a bit confusing) is not cheap. Drink slowly (try the ‘double cush wor kid’ — it’s a drink, honest), to savour the taste.
Every Friday and Saturday Night there is live music, and acts vary over the weeks, so you won’t get too familiar and bored with them any time soon!
As a restaurant, the service sometimes leaves a little to be desired. Usually this is because the place is packed, and it’s packed because the food is good. If you don’t mind being patient, give it a go. Again, not cheap. Make it a special occasion.

I think this place is a little too ‘try hard’. Its owners started off with Mr Lynch’s across the road which is fabulous and loved by all. However, they didn’t quite get it right with As you like it. Your first impression when you walk in is an amazing venue with the most gorgeous décor– and it is. It looks trendy, upmarket and swish, which it kind of is if you are only there for drinks. Sit down for a meal however and you will no doubt be disappointed. The restaurant area is gorgeoous and cosy but the food is overpriced and pretty average. You’d expect alot more from a place like that.
If you are after a cool venue for a birthday party or special occasion this is the perfect place as you can hire out one of its many spaces or rooms for private functions.