The Engine Room - Carta

My husband and I cams out on the spur of the moment and enjoyed an amazing seafood board. The food was beautifully presented and super fresh! We sat in a relaxed environment and were really taken care of by our waitress Victoria! We will be back and would definitely recommend

Pay d £10 for just a coke and a pint ! The women’s toilets are vile each time I’ve been the smell is horrendous and they look manky compared to the rest of the place ! For the prices they charge for drinks and food you’d expect their toilets to be clean and not smell like they do

We called in for a drink around 830pm, we were the only customers. My partner wondered why it was so quiet, as the building is airy and full of character. Bar staff explained that it was because of a show at the nearby theatre. Ordered our drinks and sat quietly to then be told the bar was closing at 915pm. Very odd end to our evening. Ver carta

Poor GF options, no beef burgers ! Bread bun solid. 1 x option for dessert not all good for this day and age. Perhaps my naivety and it was a Friday but one of the noisiest places I've eaten in, I thought it was a restaurant when I booked and not being from area didn't realise it would be a pub/eating place, so if you're having a date look for somewhere quieter in town. Staff friendly but slow service. Wouldn't go again sorry.

We were rather disappointed with our meal as had been recommended by a friend. We both had the same meal and struggled to find everything that had been listed, actually in the dish. Brisket was tasty , found 2 tiny bits of sausage but no corned beef or bacon .Layered potatoes were in fact a few sliced undercooked potatoes on the top of the meal and had clearly not been cooked together but added last minute . Still hungry when we had finished . Not sure if I would return tbh

Second time here and really surprised at the poor reviews. We really enjoyed our burger and vegetarian platter delicious butternut pate and real chips being the stars. The standout for us though is the service , from prompt and friendly seating to attentive service and drinks replenishment thoughout our 90+ minutes at the table all while the place was full inside and out with revellers celbrating Sunderland’s 5 Nil win ! Staff on the bar at the performance venue also deserve a special mention for their efficient well coordinated service and teamwork. Great venue Ver carta

As we were going to a performance in The Fire Station thought it would be an ideal opportunity to try out food at the Engine Room. Arrived on time place was very quite as most customers were using outside seating. As the choice on the menu was small we expected great things. Not so. I ordered burger as we had been seated on table 4 we could see when food was waiting for service. The burger was on the counter waiting for my wife's chicken meal, the big discussion by a chef and 3 members of staff was to determine if chips/fries were vegan. Eventually the meals were served my wife's hot mine warm. When we were seated at T4 we didn't realise that we were sitting very very close to the toilets. H...

Visited today with my partner, daughter mother law. Table service only food drinks. We ordered the sharing platter to start, it took ages but was worth the wait, it cost £18, consists of little bread loads, crackers, pigs in blankets, chicken pate, a lovely cranberry Camembert dipping pot. We ordered a side of squid that came with a lovely dipping sauce, there was no complaints about the starter. The main tbh I wish we hadn’t bothered, my partner ordered the butchers block, he said the steak was good lovely the rest was nice, but not worth £28 My mother in law got the panackelty , it basically was meat, gravy potato skins on the top for £17, she obviously complained they bought her fried pot...

Recommended to come here and eat before attending a concert. Found a table and sat down and after 10mins a waitress came and took our order which was our starters and mains. Starter arrived in good time we had the fireman's sharing board which was really nice and big enough for four people to share and our 2 for 1 cocktails also arrived in good time and were nice. Then after that it went downhill we waited over an hour after we had finished our starter for our mains I asked a waitress to see where our meals were when clearly we knew we had been forgotten about she never came back with an answer so with my patience wearing thin I asked a gentleman with a clip board who was directing people to... Ver carta