Spot On - Rated 
This is how I would describe most of the bars myself with a few exceptions, but it's a right laugh, good humour don't think there is anywhere in the world quite like my beloved toon. The book brings back good memories of nights out.Class!
The mutt's nuts - Rated
A brutally honest guide to Newcastle upon Tyne's famous nightlife, legendary for all the wrong reasons. The Burglar's Dog spells out exactly what is wrong with a city overrun by drunken idiots, shrieking hen parties, violent stag nights and abysmal DJs. It sticks the boot into pretentious lounge bars, hideous fun pubs and chain bar mediocrity. And it's absolutely hilarious. Possibly the only pub guide ever to start a review with the words "Pornography is a great leveller". I laughed my back off.
Spot on - Rated
Cynical, scathing but most importantly, truthful, reviews of Newcastle's pubs & bars.There are some reviews that had me laughing out loud,just take a look at the reviews of any of the pubs round by the Grainger Market, to see what I mean.
It also goes to show that Newcastle is starting to lose many of the pubs which gave it some kind of uniqueness or made it different. There are so many bars now,who charge you three quid for a pint & treat you like they are doing you a favour, just because they've got a bit of chrome & glass, supplemented by some expensive wall coverings & some dodgy DJ, who plays the same rubbish as the dodgy DJ at the bar next door - the Dog makes short work of these.
However, for my money, the reviews of any of the "rougher" bars in the town, are the ones that really hit the mark.
Really funny, mostly accurate, very biased reviews - loved it.
Possibly the best newcastle bar guide ever written - Rated
Mark Jones has an impeccable flair for putting down exactly what we're all thinking about the bars of Newcastle into words. If you want a local's guide of the places to go in Newcastle then this is the book for you. Uncompromisingly witty with a large helping of sarcasm makes The Burglar's Dog the ultimate read. I couldn't put the book down after starting it. Possibly the funniest thing I've read all year.
A handy guide to a trawl through hell. - Rated
When you live in Newcastle, it can be very, very difficult to recognise the Party Capital City of Culture screamed at us by tourists, advertisers and our own council. That is, unless you're an idiot. As someone with a robust contempt for trendy bars, a lifelong fear of the Bigg Market and who would happily maim, imprison, torture and burn any hen/stag party who come within twenty miles of the Tyne, I absolutely love this book.
Grudgingly recommending the select few decent bars left in Newcastle, and happily slamming the rest it gives a more accurate impression of Newcastle than I've read anywhere. If you're as sick of the portrayal of this city as Parisian's are of beret capped, onion wearing, baguette carrying wankers walking past the Eiffel Tower, then this is a happy tonic. Every tedious decor, pretentious dj, over priced drink, God-awful refit or slaphappy door policy is happily (and amusingly) trounced.
Buy it, buy it now. Then never visit our city again.
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