We’ve a reputation for great quality, value for money pub food. We also have a great range of draught beer and craft ales and cider (scroll down to see our range of drinks).
To order, just phone 0191 4777404 or click the link below.
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Eating and drinking at the Schooner
Scroll right down to see our range of premium draught beer, cask ale, craft cider, craft keg and cans.
Lunchtime Specials (Monday-Saturday, 12-3pm)
Scampi, chips and peas (lunchtime special)
6 GBP
Cheeseburger, chips and onion rings (lunchtime special)
6 GBP
Chinese style chicken curry (lunchtime special)
6 GBP
Chinese chicken curry with rice and chips (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Sausages, chips and gravy (lunchtime special)
6 GBP
Sausages, chips and gravy (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Hot roast sandwich and chips (lunchtime special)
6 GBP
Roast of the day sandwich, with hand-cut chunky chips and gravy.
SPECIAL OFFERS
Lockdown Pizza & Wine Deal
20 GBP
Two famous Schooner pizzas, fries and a bottle of wine. Choose from our regular menu and a bottle of Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot or Rose.
Alien/Inferno/pizza burger deal - available to Sunday 24th
20 GBP
Two Schooner Alien burgers, two Dante's Inferno burgers or two pizza burgers, hand-cut chips and four pints of beer
Friday chip shop (12-4pm) Fish & Chips
7 GBP
Fish, chips and mushy peas. Free curry sauce on request.
Friday chip shop (12-4pm) Scampi & Chips
7 GBP
Scampi, chips and mushy peas. Free curry sauce on request.
Friday chip shop (12-4pm) Battered Sausages
7 GBP
2 large battered sausages, chips and mushy peas. Free curry sauce on request.
Snacks & Starters
Dirty fries
5 GBP
Gourmet skin-on fries - ask for jalapenos at no extra cost
BBQ chicken wings
4 GBP
BBQ chicken wings, with your choice of dip
Halloumi fries
4 GBP
With tomato and habanero chutney
Spring rolls
4 GBP
10 Mini spring rolls, with mixed leaf and sweet chilli or hoisin dip
Cheese and jalapeno bites (v)
5 GBP
10 cheese and jalapeno bites with salsa
Chicken goujons
5 GBP
A trio of chicken breast goujons, with mixed leaf and siracha mayonnaise
Silverside of beef in Yorkshire pudding
5 GBP
Slow cooked silverside of beef served in a Yorkshire pudding with gravy
Burgers
American-style Cheeseburger deal
5 GBP
Our classic American style burger with cheese, served with fries (ask for v/ve options when you order)
Aberdeen Angus Cheeseburger
8 GBP
Hand made gourmet 100% Aberdeen Angus burger, with cheese, tomato, gherkin, crisp lettuce and burger sauce. Served with hand-cut chunky chips and coleslaw
Schooner Pizza Burger
9 GBP
Aberdeen Angus burger, with pizza sauce, encased in pizza dough and topped with sauce and cheese. Served with hand-cut chunky chips and coleslaw
Schooner Vegetarian Pizza Burger
9 GBP
Made with a Moving Mountains plant-based burger
Schooner Vegan Pizza Burger
9 GBP
Made with a Moving Mountains plant-based burger, vegan cheese and vegan coleslaw
Southern Fried Chicken Burger
8 GBP
Southern fried chicken breast, served with hand-cut chunky chips and coleslaw
The Alien Burger
8 GBP
Chicken breast marinated in pickle juice and coated in crushed Space Raiders. Served with southern fried chips, Space Raiders and spicy coleslaw
Dantes Inferno
10 GBP
Aberdeen Angus burger with cheese, chilli , jalopenos and hand-cut chips (ask for v/ve options when you order)
Towering Inferno
12 GBP
Double Aberdeen Angus burger with cheese, chilli, jalapenos and hand-cut chips (ask for v/ve option when you order)
Veggie Burger
8 GBP
Moving Mountains plant-based burger, with cheese, tomato, crisp lettuce, coleslaw and hand-cut chunky chips
Vegan Burger
8 GBP
Moving Mountains plant-based burger, with vegan cheese, tomato, crisp lettuce, vegan coleslaw and hand-cut chunky chips
Italian
Chicken Kiev
8 GBP
Chicken, garlic, mushrooms. Served with fries and salad
BBQ Chicken
8 GBP
Served with fries and salad
Meat Feast
9 GBP
Chorizo, ham, pepperoni, chicken, bacon. Served with fries and salad
Pepperoni
8 GBP
Served with fries and salad
Olives & Feta
8 GBP
Served with fries and salad
Margherita
7 GBP
Served with fries and salad (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Hawaiian
8 GBP
Ham and pineapple
Breakfast pizza
9 GBP
Bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms, tomato and black pudding
Spaghetti bolognese
8 GBP
Served with garlic bread and parmesan (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Spaghetti carbonara
8 GBP
Served with garlic bread and parmesan (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Spaghetti arrabiatta
8 GBP
Served with garlic bread and parmesan (ask for v/ve options when ordering)
Mains
Fish, chips & mushy peas (Fridays only)
8 GBP
A generous portion of Cod, with hand-cut chunky chips and mushy peas
Scampi, chips & mushy peas
8 GBP
Breaded Whitby scampi, with hand-cut chunky chips and mushy peas
Chinese chicken curry
8 GBP
Chinese chip shop style chicken or veggie (ve) curry, served with rice and hand-cut chunky chips
Chicken Fajitas
8 GBP
Chicken fajitas, with cheese, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, jalapeno
Beef Chilli
8 GBP
Beef chilli, with rice and hand cut chunky chips
Veggie Chilli
8 GBP
Veggie chilli, with rice and hand cut chunky chips (ve)
Steak and Ale Pie
8 GBP
Hand made steak and ale (from one of our cas ales) pier, with chips and gravy
Magpye vegan pie
8 GBP
Choose either steak (seitan) and ale or Chicken, leek and bacon - from Newcastle based Magpye, with hand-cut chips and gravy (ve)
Hot Roast Sandwich
8 GBP
Hot roast of the day sandwich, with hand cut chunky chips and gravy
Mince & Dumplings
8 GBP
Mince & dumplings served with mash and winter vegetables
Indian style curry
8 GBP
Indian style chicken or veggie (ve) curry, with rice and chips
Kids
Chicken nuggets
4 GBP
Chicken nuggets, with fries and beans or peas
Sausage
4 GBP
Sausage and fries, with beans or peas
Burger
4 GBP
American style burger, with fries, beans or peas
Veggie burger
4 GBP
Moving Mountains plant based burger, with fries. If you’d like vegan cheese with this, just add a note when you order
Pizza
4 GBP
Hand made cheese and tomato pizza, with fries. Suitable for vegetarians. If you’d like vegan cheese, just add a note when you order
Sides
Onion Rings
1.5 GBP
Fries
2 GBP
Hand-cut chunky chips
2 GBP
Garlic bread
1.5 GBP
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding
3.5 GBP
Served with custard, but add a note when you order if you'd rather have cream
Ginger sponge
3.5 GBP
Served with custard
Chocolate fudge cake
3.5 GBP
Served with cream
The Schooner Pizza Burger Challenge

The Schooner Pizza Burger Challenge
15 GBP
A pretty huge Schooner pizza burger, with a (large) portion of hand-cut chunky chips and freshly made coleslaw
Sunday lunch
Main course
6 GBP
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Nut Roast (ve) or Magpye Chicken, Leek and Potato Pie (ve) - served with mashed potato, roast potatoes, broccoli, creamed swede, cauliflower, parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and home made gravy.
Main course - with lamb
7 GBP
A generous serving of lamb, with mashed potato, roast potatoes, broccoli, creamed swede, cauliflower, parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and home made gravy
Two courses, starter and main
9 GBP
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Nut Roast (ve) or Magpye Pie (ve), with all the trimmings and your choice of starter
Two courses, starter and main - with lamb
10 GBP
Lamb, with all the trimmings and your choice of starter
Two courses, main and dessert
9 GBP
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Nut Roast (ve) or Magpye Pie (ve), with all the trimmings and your choice of dessert
Two courses, main (with Lamb) and dessert
10 GBP
Lamb, with all the trimmings and your choice of dessert
Three courses, Beef, Pork, Chicken or veggie/vegan option
11 GBP
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Nut Roast (ve) or Magpye Pie (ve), with all the trimmings and your choice of starter and dessert
Three courses, with Lamb
12 GBP
Lamb, with all the trimmings and your choice of starter and dessert
Starter
3.5 GBP
Your choice of starter
Dessert
3.5 GBP
Your choice of dessert
Roast sandwich
5 GBP
Your choice of roast in a sandwich, with gravy
Draught beer and cider
Carling
3.5 GBP
Fosters
3.5 GBP
Moretti
4 GBP
Heineken
4 GBP
Lagunitas IPA
4 GBP
Strongbow Original
3 GBP
Strongbow Dark Fruits
3.5 GBP
Woodpecker
3.5 GBP
Guinness
4 GBP
Craft Keg

Tooth & Claw - Lemon Gose
4 GBP
4.3% slightly bitter/sour, but refreshingly gorgeous
Cask Ale
Three Kings Brewery - Apache
3 GBP
4.8% American Pale (ve)
Marble - Pint
3 GBP
Pale Ale 3.9% (ve)
Bad Seed - Cake Hole
3 GBP
5.7% Dessert Stout (ve)
Out There - Space is the Place
3 GBP
An excellent table beer 3.5% (ve)
Craft Cider
Dudda's Tun - Sweet Apple
3 GBP
Sweet 5.3% Pint
Crest - Milly
3 GBP
Medium 6% Pint - a Lockdown 1 favourite
Ross on Wye - Oak Cask
3.5 GBP
7.1% Pint
Oliver's - Classic Perry
3 GBP
Sweet 6% Pint
Oliver's Wild Farmhouse
3 GBP
Traditional style, medium 6.5% Pint
Oliver's - Traditional
3 GBP
6.2% Pint
Hallets - Rum Cask
3 GBP
5% Pint
Hallets - National Treasure
3 GBP
Medium 5% Pint - a Lockdown 1 favourite
Bottles, cans and spirits -
SOL (4 bottles for £6 or 12 pack for £15)
6 GBP
Corona (4 bottles)
8 GBP
4 bottles
Peroni (4 bottles)
8 GBP
4 bottles
Desperado (4 bottles)
10 GBP
4 bottles
Stella Artois (4 bottles)
6 GBP
4 bottles
Budweiser (4 bottles)
6 GBP
4 bottles
Newcastle Brown Ale (4 bottles)
10 GBP
4 bottles
Bulmers Original (4 bottles)
13 GBP
4 bottles
Bulmers Red (4 bottles)
13 GBP
4 bottles
Kopparberg Mixed Fruits (4 bottles)
13 GBP
500ml bottles
Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime (4 bottles for £13 or 10 cans for £16)
13 GBP
500ml bottles & 330ml cans
Smirnoff Ice (4 bottles)
8.59 GBP
4 bottles
Blue WKD (4 bottles)
8.5 GBP
4 bottles
Heineken 0.0 (4 bottles)
6 GBP
Alcohol free - 4 bottles
Strongbow Original
7.5 GBP
440ml cans (8 cans for £7.50 or 24 cans for £22)
Strongbow Dark Fruits
17 GBP
440ml cans (10 cans)
Carling
8.5 GBP
500ml large cans (8 cans for £8.50 or 24 cans for £25)
Carlsberg
10 GBP
Pint cans (8 cans foe £10 or 24 cans for £30)
Carlsberg export strength
10 GBP
500ml cans (8 cans for £10 or 24 cans for £30
Gordon’s Gin
14.5 GBP
70cl bottle
Morgan’s spiced rum
14.5 GBP
70cl bottle
Smirnoff vodka
32 GBP
1.5L pub size bottle
Craft cans & bottles

Campervan Brewery - Leith Juice
3 GBP
Orange Session IPA 4.7% 330ml (ve)

Darwin Brewery - Extinction
4 GBP
Barley Wine 8.3% 500ml bottle

Campervan Brewery - Transient 2
4 GBP
White IPA 6% 440ml (ve)

Brass Castle - Brewtalism
4 GBP
Grapefruit Wit Beer 5.2% 440ml (ve)

Bad Seed - Attack Beacon
4 GBP
Citra Sour 4.6% 440ml (ve)

Northern Alchemy - Works of Thought
4 GBP
Grapefruit & Rosemary Sour 4.4% 440ml (ve)

Northern Alchemy - Widening of the Horizon
4 GBP
Session Pale with Mango 3.9% 440ml (ve)

Tooth & Claw / Cassells - Dubbell 10.2% BACK IN STOCK
7 GBP
500ml Limited edition collaboration, 14 month Rioja barrel-aged

Camerons - Motörhead Overkill
3 GBP
Pilsner 4.7%
Mini-kegs
Roosters - Highway 51
25 GBP
Dry hopped pale ale 3.7% 5L (ve)
Roosters - Baby Faced Assassin
35 GBP
Famously powerful IPA 6.1% (ve)