A TYNESIDE restaurant has had to postpone its opening for a week due to building problems caused by the bad weather.
A taste of the Far East comes to the North East next week, with the opening of Barn Asia, offering a combination of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Thai cuisine.
It was due to open at 123 Newcastle Road, next to Dance City, tomorrow but will now open on Saturday, July 14.
The restaurant will be the first of its kind on Tyneside, bringing together the French-influenced cuisine of Vietnam with unique dishes from other Far Eastern countries.
It is the brainchild of Mark Lagun, the creator of Barn Again and Barn at the Biscuit Factory.
Mark travelled to Vietnam with his chef researching dishes and buying memorabilia which he has shipped back to Newcastle to give Barn Asia an authentic feel. “I am a great believer in restaurants being a unique experience, that you shouldn’t be able to go to cities around the world and see the same places everywhere you go,” he said.
“I’d like to think that every restaurant I’ve ever been involved with hasn’t ever compromised on quality and that Barn Asia will be as popular as all my other ventures have been.”
The menu offers a mix of small dishes, Asian-style tapas, curries and barbecued food.
Mark also intends to “make tea drinking fashionable again” and is offering a range of speciality teas.
