The Hooked-on Group operates three restaurants in the North East of England.Blackfriars is located in a 13th-century friary and houses a restaurant, bar, meeting room, Cookery School, Banquet Hall and Tasting Room. The restaurant was voted Taste of the North East.Friars Street, Newcastle 0191 261 5945 www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.ukDobson & Parnell is located on Newcastle's vibrant Quayside. The restaurant offers a casual fine-dine menu by chef Patron Troy Terrington. The venue is one of the most elegant dining spaces in Newcastle. The restaurant offers set, a la carte and Tasting menus for lunch or dinner plus regular Lunch Club and Wine Dinners.Queen Street, Newcastle, 0191 221 0904 www.dobsonandparnell.co.ukHinnies Restaurant is located on the seafront in Whitley Bay in North Tyneside and offers a Geordie-inspired menu.Open for brunch, lunch and dinner, the restaurant was voted Best Value Restaurant in the North East.Hinnies, East Promenade, Whitley Bay, 0191 447 0500 www.hinnies.co.uk