Poetic License Bar

About Poetic License Bar

Poetic License Bar is attached to The Roker Hotel on Roker Terrace and is open to everyone, not just hotel guests. Inside it has a contemporary seaside look, and outside there is a patio and one of the larger beer gardens on the Sunderland coast, facing towards Roker beach and the pier.

Food is served daily from noon until 9pm, with small plates such as fish goujons, arancini and garlic mushrooms on toast, signature burgers, a children's menu and a Sunday lunch menu. The bar serves draught lagers and stout, bottled beers, wine, prosecco and cocktails, and runs cocktail masterclass brunches for groups of four to fifteen at set times on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Its sister venue, 1842 Cafe & Bistro, is inside the hotel for daytime coffee and afternoon tea. Tables can be booked online, which is worth doing on match days and summer weekends.

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