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Live-fire small plates
Every small plate is cooked over live fire. Coals, flame and char do the work. Order a few to start, then a few more when the next ones come past.
- Live fire
- Small plates
- Coals
- Char
Live fire · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Ember Room is a small-plates restaurant and cocktail bar in Newcastle upon Tyne. Plates come off the coals, drinks lean on smoke and citrus, and eight seats at the counter face the fire.
- Google rating
- 4.8
- Google rating
- Google reviews
- 640
- Google reviews
- Instagram followers
- 38k
- Instagram followers
4.8 on Google · 640 reviews
The room
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Ember Room opened in 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne: a small-plates restaurant and cocktail bar where every plate is cooked over live fire and every drink leans on smoke and citrus.
Marco Bellini and a team of 18 staff run the room Wednesday to Sunday, from 5pm until late. Most guests find us on Instagram first — 38k people follow along — and walk in wanting the same heat in person. So the fire is the show. Book a table, take a stool at the chef's counter and watch the coals do their work, or bring your group with private hire for up to 60.
Marco Bellini
Owner, The Ember Room
Leads a team of 18 staff, Wednesday to Sunday, 5pm until late.
2023
Year the doors opened
18
Staff
8
Seats at the chef's counter
60
Guests for private hire
The fire
Plates from the coals, drinks from the smoke, a front-row stool or the night for your whole group. Pick your seat.
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Cocktails built around smoke and citrus
The bar answers the kitchen. Every cocktail is built around smoke and citrus: heat on one side of the glass, brightness on the other. Start the night here, or stay here.
- Smoke
- Citrus
- Cocktail bar
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Chef's counter for 8
Eight seats face the fire. Sit at the counter and watch everything cook over coals, from the first flame to the last plate. Only eight of them, so ask when you book.
- 8 seats
- Front row
- Over coals
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Private hire for up to 60
Bring your group, up to 60 guests, and let the fire work for you. Send a private hire enquiry to book@emberroom.example or call 0191 498 0721 with your date and numbers.
- Up to 60
- Groups
- Enquire
Word of mouth
Hannah Reid, Gosforth
“Sat at the counter and watched them cook everything over coals. Best night out we've had in Newcastle.” Google review, May 2026.
4.8 from 640 Google reviews
Rated 4.8 on Google across 640 reviews: the numbers behind the night out, written by the people who had it.
38k following the fire
Most guests find The Ember Room on Instagram first, where 38k people follow the coals, the smoke and the late nights. Then they come and sit by the real thing.
The night
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01 — Doors at 5pm
Live fire
- Live-fire small plates
- Coals, flame, char
- Doors 5pm, Wed–Sun
Open:Wed–Sun 5pm–late
Light
Doors open at 5pm, Wednesday to Sunday. The coals are glowing, and every small plate on the night goes over live fire.
Pour
The bar answers the kitchen with cocktails built around smoke and citrus. Order one while you wait, or make the bar your whole night.
Watch
Eight seats face the fire. Ask for the chef's counter when you book and watch everything cook over coals, right in front of you.
Stay
Wed–Sun 5pm–late means late. Come as two, or bring up to 60 with private hire, and let the embers set the pace.
Questions
Still deciding?
Call 0191 498 0721 or email book@emberroom.example. Table bookings and private hire enquiries both start there.
Wednesday to Sunday, from 5pm until late. Monday and Tuesday, the fire rests.
Book
Book a table, or bring up to 60 for private hire.
Call 0191 498 0721 or email book@emberroom.example for table bookings and private hire enquiries. Ask for the chef's counter if you want to watch the coals.
Wed–Sun 5pm–late. Newcastle upon Tyne.