May 9, 2019 | Charity, Events at Raval, Friends of Raval, NEWS, Press Releases
Raval's Charity Evening for Movember UK Business leaders raised at a special charity event organised by an award-winning restaurant. Raval Indian Restaurant, on the Tyne Bridge in Gateshead, hosted the night after discovering one of its regular customers was...
Nov 4, 2014 | Celebrity Friends, Friends of Raval, NEWS
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter gave diners at Raval an unexpected performance after enjoying an Indian meal at the restaurant in 2014. The internationally acclaimed singer spontaneously broke into song after dinner, creating an impromptu...
Sep 8, 2014 | Celebrity Friends, Friends of Raval, NEWS, Press Releases
The North’s top Indian restaurant laid on the red carpet treatment when one of the biggest stars of the eighties requested an ‘out of hours’ visit. Raval Luxury Indian Restaurant – named best in the North East at the British Curry Awards – is normally closed on...
Sep 6, 2014 | Friends of Raval, NEWS, Press Releases
Raval joined celebrations surrounding a landmark moment in Great North Run history in 2014 by offering a special dining experience to the event’s millionth finisher. More than 50,000 runners were expected to take part in the famous half marathon, passing close to...
Jan 29, 2014 | Celebrity Friends, Friends of Raval, NEWS, Press Releases
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole was among the well-known guests to discover Raval during a visit to Newcastle in 2014. The dancer dined at Raval with BBC colleagues while in the city ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour at Newcastle's arena. His visit...
Apr 16, 2013 | Friends of Raval, NEWS, Press Releases
Raval’s connection with Newcastle and the wider North East has extended beyond food, with the restaurant providing exhibition space for some of the region’s established artists. In 2013, Raval displayed work by six North East painters whose art captured the character...