Bar, Distillery and Soul Food

With fair hand and full heart

Go your own way and break away from conventions. Make Poetic License Bar your own experience. #CreateYourStory


The Craft Revolution

Social Dining

Our small plates are made for get-togethers – tasty nibbles perfect for picking

A Real Spectacle

Our hanging kebabs are served vertical with a pot of garlic butter ready for the smothering

Our Offers and Events

  • Lunch Time Menu
  • Friday Night Social
    Join us every Friday 5pm - 7pm and get incredible drink deals; house wine for £10, prosecco for £12.95, draught pints for £2.75 and 2 for £10 cocktails!
    Every Friday from 5pm
  • Jam with the Band!
    Join us every Sunday from 7pm for Jam with the Band and Buskers Night! Whether you're happy to perform alone or need a little hand from the band, everybody is welcome!
    Every Sunday from 7pm
  • Pints from £2.95
    Enjoy pints from £2.95, 5pm-7pm Monday to Thursday. Offer includes Fosters, Strongbow and John Smiths.
    5pm-7pm, Monday to Thursday
  • 25% Off Food
    Enjoy 25% off your food bill between Monday 8th October and Friday 30th November. Offer available all day Monday to Friday. MUST BOOK TO REDEEM OFFER. When dining from the main menu. Not in conjunction with any other offer.
    Monday 8th October and Friday 30th November
  • Cocktail Masterclasses
    Brush up on your cocktail knowledge with our masterclasses delivered by our expert mixologists.

    Packages from £14.95 pp, available Sat & Sun 12noon-4pm, 6-12 people, call 0191 567 1786 for more information.
    From £14.95
  • Gin Masterclasses
    Brush up on your gin knowledge with our masterclasses delivered by our Poetic License team. With our bar being the home to 500l distil Gracie, who makes all of our Poetic License gin, there's no better setting!

    Packages from £14.95 pp, available Sat & Sun 12noon-4pm, 6-12 people, call 0191 567 1786 for more information.
    From £14.95
  • Gin Flights!
    Get all four core Poetic License gins and their mixers and garnishes for £19.95 or double up for £24.95!
    9th June 2018
  • 2 selected Sonnet43 for £5
    Enjoy 2 selected Sonnet43 drinks for £5. Available 6pm-close.
    £5 Every 3rd Friday of the month. Excludes the month of July
  • Sunday Lunch & Sharing Platters
    Join us for traditional Sunday lunch with all the trimmings. Or why not go all out and shake up your Sunday with a sharing platter, where you can enjoy a selection of meats and all the trimmings for 4 people for £34.95?
    Every Sunday 12noon-7pm
  • Kids menu
    We don't want the kids to miss out!
Lunch Time Menu
Friday Night Social
Every Friday from 5pm
Join us every Friday 5pm - 7pm and get incredible drink deals; house wine for £10, prosecco for £12.95, draught pints for £2.75 and 2 for £10 cocktails!
Jam with the Band!
Every Sunday from 7pm
Join us every Sunday from 7pm for Jam with the Band and Buskers Night! Whether you're happy to perform alone or need a little hand from the band, everybody is welcome!
Pints from £2.95
5pm-7pm, Monday to Thursday
Enjoy pints from £2.95, 5pm-7pm Monday to Thursday. Offer includes Fosters, Strongbow and John Smiths.
25% Off Food
Monday 8th October and Friday 30th November
Enjoy 25% off your food bill between Monday 8th October and Friday 30th November. Offer available all day Monday to Friday. MUST BOOK TO REDEEM OFFER. When dining from the main menu. Not in conjunction with any other offer.
Cocktail Masterclasses
Brush up on your cocktail knowledge with our masterclasses delivered by our expert mixologists.

Packages from £14.95 pp, available Sat & Sun 12noon-4pm, 6-12 people, call 0191 567 1786 for more information.
From £14.95
Gin Masterclasses
Brush up on your gin knowledge with our masterclasses delivered by our Poetic License team. With our bar being the home to 500l distil Gracie, who makes all of our Poetic License gin, there's no better setting!

Packages from £14.95 pp, available Sat & Sun 12noon-4pm, 6-12 people, call 0191 567 1786 for more information.
From £14.95
Gin Flights!
9th June 2018
Get all four core Poetic License gins and their mixers and garnishes for £19.95 or double up for £24.95!
2 selected Sonnet43 for £5
Every 3rd Friday of the month. Excludes the month of July
Enjoy 2 selected Sonnet43 drinks for £5. Available 6pm-close.
£5
Sunday Lunch & Sharing Platters
Every Sunday 12noon-7pm
Join us for traditional Sunday lunch with all the trimmings. Or why not go all out and shake up your Sunday with a sharing platter, where you can enjoy a selection of meats and all the trimmings for 4 people for £34.95?
Kids menu
We don't want the kids to miss out!
Here’s to the Wild Spirits
Visit the distillery site
Find us at The Roker Hotel
Roker Terrace, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR6 9ND

We are open

Monday-Thursday 11am-11pm,
Friday & Saturday 11am-1am,
Sunday 12noon – 10.30pm

Food served

Monday-Saturday 12noon – 9.30pm
Sunday 12noon – 9.00pm

"Join us to create your own story...."
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