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Heineken’s The Staith House North Shields Fish Quay

The old Dolphin of North Shield’s Fish Quay had a refurb last year with new ownership and an excellent new interior. The Fish Quay is an atmospheric spot for last years Master Chef finalist John Calton, wife Kimberly and partner James to set up The Staith House gastro pub. The interior design features local maps, port holes and old timber echoing fishing industry history. They are up early daily at the fish market so their menu boasts creative and exciting seafood dishes fresh every day.

The photography was for Heineken’s pub company Star Pubs & Bars and the brief was to capture my usual Heineken creative documentary shots for their pubs and bar photography including interior design photos, food photography, portrait shots and images of the surrounding fish quay. The sun shone and the kitchen was buzzing with John and his team so this was an absolute treat to photograph.

For the food photography we captured a finished dish; The Staith House famous fish and chips styled with a pint of Caledonian’s Deuchars. It photographed well but the food tasted even better! I can honestly say it was the best fish and chips I have had in years! Check them out at http://thestaithhouse.co.uk as the warmth from the staff together with location and interior make it an unbeatable dining experience.

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The Sun Tavern, Covent Garden, London

You may have seen my post yesterday about Heineken’s Star Pubs & Bars best pub guide for capitals London and Edinburgh. I loved the variety of the 20 pubs I photographed in both capitals and wanted to share some of the imagery that shows off each interior style.

If like me you are a lover of exploring new cities and their pubs you may like to see The Sun Tavern in London’s busy Covent Garden, whether it be bowler hats as light shades or the old fashioned swimming pool warning signs against ‘heavy petting’ as a decor, there are lots of fab ideas for any interior buffs out there!

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The King’s Wark, Edinburgh

My interior photography portfolio is ever-growing as I recently decided to specialise in pub and restaurant imagery.  So I was delighted to shoot a series of images for Heineken’s Star Pubs internal pub guide. The document was being created specially to feature Edinburgh and London’s best pubs under the Star Pubs & Bars company owned by Heineken.

Some of the work shot in both capitals, features on my interiors page on my website, however there are a few favourites I plan to blog over the next few months as the interior design was so diverse and interesting and therefore an absolute joy to photograph. The King’s Wark was one of my favourites as it had a friendly and warm atmosphere and has won high acclaim for it’s creative and high quality food offering. It’s well worth a stop by if you happen to be near, so here is the link on google maps; https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&cid=14389855832584827095&q=Kings+Wark&iwloc=A&gl=GB&hl=en

The Kings Wark, Edinburgh, Heineken's Star Pubs

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