The Secret Diner has covered virtually all of the North East's restaurants, both excellent, good and not so good. He is by far the most read food critic in the region, with 130,000 print readers per week and around 25,000 online page views per month in the UK and around the world.
Since 2011 The Secret Diner's site (www.secretdiner.org) has been an essential guide for anyone dining out in the North East, or visiting the region. He rates restaurants out of 5 stars (except when they have six) for Food, Service and Ambience.
The Secret Diner pays for his own meals in full (unless stated otherwise), does not reveal his identity and comments on what he finds during a single visit.
Comments or recommendations welcome: email secretdiner@secretdiner.org or tweet @secretdiner1 Restaurants have the right of reply.