Marco Polo - Newcastle upon Tyne

The kitchen was dirty, in general I think it's just the name

I had a half day in the office and what better way to use a Thursday afternoon in November than having a long lunch and finishing more of my Christmas

5 of us went here Saturday for lunch and I think I'd have been happier in McDonald's! While the service wasn't particularly bad, it wasn't great

The lasagna I had was very good and S's penne with chicken and pesto was goodPrice and service was OK.

Marco polo's is nicely situated for shoppers to pop in for lunch, or for anyone to eat before hitting the town. It has a good menu although I have scored it lower as the option I chose, pork belly, was quite poor at a ridiculous price too much belly and very little meat. However the rest of our groups stuck to the pizza pasta options and all throughly enjoyed their meals so perhaps a lesson that just because something sounds nice and is expensive doesn't mean you'll be satisfied! Good service, very nicely done out but the lager is very expensive even for town a pint! I do plan to go back and choose something a bit safer from the menu