I simply cannot rate this place highly enough! Fabulous food, great friendly service, reasonable…read moreprices. If you are in the area drop by and see what I mean, you won't be disappointed!

We couldn't help but smile upon entering Settle Down. This is the place you want to have lunch, it…read morereally is. It's strikingly cosy, the food looked delicious and fresh, and the staff were bright and cheery. Not to mention, the swinging jazz music which welcomed us, which was a quirky addition. We knew we were on to something good when we entered to the most pleasant of aromas. 'What is that smell?!' - We just had to ask. It could have been a mixture of numerous delicious tasty concoctions but the overwhelming warm scent of 'the tangy Thai soup' oozing from the kitchen teased our hungry lunchtime bellies. With quite the selection of herbal tea, including some interesting loose leaf options, it's the perfect spot for tea in the toon. There's also fresh milkshakes too! I opted for a pot of apple and mint tea based on the waitress's recommendation and I wasn't disappointed. Mmm! We took a seat and awaited lunch whilst admiring the homely and bright interior. It wasn't long till I was in Thai soup heaven with a delicious bowl of thick, creamy, just-the-right-amount-of-spice tasty tang! Accompanied by a delicious tuna, cheese, olives and caramelised onion sandwich, it made for a fine lunch. Seriously yummy stuff and a mega bargain at just £4.50! This was a definite highlight of our time in Newcastle, for sure. And if Newcastle is on the cards again, I've no doubt that it'll be Settle Down that calls me back for lunch. Settle down and enjoy!

The Settle Down is a cafe which shares space with a great independent record shop (alt vinyl) and a…read morecutting edge contemporary gallery (satellite) in the centre of newcastle upon tyne. the cafe serves toasted ciabatta sandwiches, great salads, homemade cakes, hearty soups, simple breakfasts and great coffee and tea. eat in or take out- great service from friendly staff. this tiny place is a beautifully styled cafe- old school chairs, battered wooden floor, nice bits of original art on the walls, nick-nacks spread about the place, a toy kitchen for kids to play with, cool lighting, a couple of stylish old macs providing free internet access. also great (and usually pretty obscure) music provided by the record shop. the opening hours are 8am-7pm, so it's one of the few places in newcastle where you can actually get a decent coffee and a lovely bite after 5pm. breakfasts are simple and cheap. everything's pretty cheap, in fact. set on a pedestrianised square, it's just a couple of minutes from central station, so the whole city is within easy reach and transport links are excellent. also nearby: premier apartments hotel, dance city, carling academy / o2 academy, journal tyne theatre, the centre for life / the life centre, tilleys, the forth, newcastle arts centre, black swan yard, hair mechanics, discovery museum, the salsa club, china town / stowell street, the gate, blackfriars, newcastle arena, st james park, westgate road, fenham.

I had afternoon tea here earlier in the week and it was delightful! Really tasty soup, sandwiches,…read morecakes and pastries and the staff were so nice. We stayed a little over closing time and they couldn't have been more accommodating. Would definitely recommend and can't wait to go again!

This has been on my hit list for a while now - the Parlour is tucked away off the beaten track just…read moreoff the A19 en-route to Alnmouth it's not an easy place to stumble past. With plenty of spacious seating on the patio and tucked away in little corners of the garden we found a lovely little table for 3 in the sunshine. For winter months they have 2 main buildings and 2 out-houses which are very pretty and well decorated inside. Post-birthday night out I was a little worse for wear and ready for a full English and a good cup of tea unfortunately the breakfast cut off point is at 11.30 however I wasn't too disappointed as the rest of the menu left plenty of tantalizing options for me to choose from! The waitress came over to take our orders and helped me choose between 2 dishes that I was torn over. The drinks service was a little slow but the food was timey and the presentation on all the dishes was amazing! My Dad opted for a seafood platter, which came with smoked salmon, crayfish, cockles, mackerel and crab slaw all served with sourdough bread, hollandaise and aioli sauces - seafood heaven! My Mum went for the lamb and goats cheese burger that was divine! The lamb was cooked to perfection with it being pink in the middle and served with a yummy mint yogurt dip and sun-dried tomatoes. I was stuck between the club sandwich and BBQ pulled pork open sandwich. On recommendation I went for the pork, which was served, on sourdough toast with melted Monterey cheese - heaven! I was having food-envy looking at the lamb burger but was not in anyway disappointed with my pork. Finishing off our meal with the Parlour's specialty - ice creams all round! I have a new found love for the homemade lemon meringue cone... There is so many flavours including apple pie and the originals too - its an ice cream lovers heaven! Our leisurely lunch here was fab and they are also promoting the "Super Club" on the 18th of July that is a diner's paradise! With three courses plus their homemade ice cream at £25 a head it doesn't break the bank either. This place was definitely worth the 20-minute drive and I will be back to try their dinner menu!

Great little stop. We only stopped for coffee and cake but the food looked delicious! The Afternoon…read moreTea was calling to me.. but unfortunately we already had a packed lunch in the car ;) But I did manage to have a lovely soya latte and slice of a sticky toffee cake! It was a really yummy cake! The sitting rooms were so cute, we were in the garden shed , and there was the main room, and the ice cream parlour and outdoor sitting. A really well done place, with layout and set up. Sometimes tea shops along the high way have a whole room full of junk they are trying to sell to you and then cramped sitting. But not here I think I saw a few cute things for sale but mostly they were focused on their food and I was told famous ice cream! Well done for keeping the place about whats most important... the food! Friendly service and tasty treats. It was a bit slow because they were super packed and under staff. The waiter apologised for the wait and said someone had called in ill! I can only rate it on the cake and coffee because I didn't eat anything there but I imagine it would be good .

Tasty food served by friendly staff. Excellent Otis burger, and delicious Shakshuka. Outdoor dining…read moreat lunchtime was safe and pleasant. Covid protocols we're followed well.

Love arlos! Light airy quirky. Good wholesome food with a upper market edge that you would expect…read morefor jesmond. Had brunch there today lovely food, id recommend the eggs benedicts or the porridge with bananas, hazelnuts and honey. Reasonably priced for top quality nosh, great for brunch, lunch or dinner. Some nice quirky gift shops on the same street so good location for a mooch around after. Parking a bit hit and miss as permit on adjacent streets, but 2 hour stay directly outside if you can get a spot between all the 4x4s tee hee. West jesmond metro on the street so easy accessible.

The interior is super cute! Very simple menu, but a bit of a…read morevariety - I know, it kind of negates itself, but if you see the menu, you know what I mean. Enough to not be upset but not enough to have your choice of anything. There's no flavors so I chose the cold brew with whole milk. I was not disappointed. It mixed well enough that it wasn't an overly coffee flavor. I'd be back.

I got the whole grain wrap with sweet potato pakora, spinach, hummus and cous cous for takeaway…read moreSaturday and for £4.20 was quite pleased with the portion and taste. It also came with a chili sauce on the side and the spice was a perfect compliment to the sweet potato. Even my meateating husband was satisfied! Like someone else said on TA though the staff wasn't the friendliest, which I was surprised at, considering most of those I have encountered in Newcastle have been friendly.

Today was my first visit to Garden Kitchen and what a lovely place this is. Just what you need…read moreafter a shopping frenzy in Eldon Square! It is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the main shopping centre creating a relaxed atmosphere where you can unwind. You have the choice to sit in the cafe or bistro so whether it be coffee and cake or a more substantial lunch you're well catered for. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Food was delicious and good quality although rather expensive. I really enjoyed the sweet potato fries and although I didn't order it myself a couple next to us ordered the 'Garden Picnic' which had a lovely presentation and I'd be tempted to order this when I'm a little hungrier. Definitely keen to return here soon...maybe after lent when I can indulge in a nice glass of wine too :)

From the owner: Our picnics - a quirky take on the classic afternoon tea - feature delicious homemade sweet and…read moresavoury dishes and are available to eat in (served on a mini picnic bench!) or takeaway in a wicker hamper.

We went to Butterfly Cabinet on a Saturday morning. An interesting breakfast place with a large…read morevariety in options. The three of us the decided on one porridge, one wrap and one build your own breakfast. The good: the breakfasts were great. The little bit less: the portions are too big and the coffee average.

At the weekend make sure you are at the door before opening to ensure that you get a seat. Place…read morewas full by 0915! English breakfast was very good and a quaint little location where the staff were super attentive and defiantly deserve a good tip.

Very friendly service, everyone greeted us. Although small, it is very welcoming…read more The food was absolutely spectacular. It was just so tasty and made with love. We will definitely be back and I can't wait!

Lovely food, came out quickly and was very tasty. I ordered the Avocado and Roasted Tomato Eggs…read moreBenedict + Parma Ham and Hashbrowns. It looked and tasted amazing. Service was great.

I was visiting from Edinburgh and while passing some time before my tour of the Victoria Tunnels I…read morepopped into Dreamworld cakes and the cakes that greeted me looked so beautiful and inviting, it was hard to choose but I settled on the strawberry cheesecake and it was heaven!!!

I have been on Yelp for 18 months and this is the first time i have felt it necessary to review a…read morebusiness. Bernadett and Richard have worked as pastry chefs in some pretty swanky places in London and it really shows in the quality of their product (i consider myself a bit of a foodie). One of the few things i found good about being dragged round wedding fairs for months was the guaranteed cake tastings available there; there were some incredible looking cakes that i saw but as soon as my wife and I went to Bernadett's studio, attached to her house, and picked up the first of several slices of cake i knew we would be ordering from them (the fact that they have made hundreds, if not thousands, of cakes over the years compared to a large number of those who have started in this business from being a hobby really did show). As my wife's family were all flying in from Germany we hired our venue for four days and then booked them into nearby hotels afterwards to make a fully week of it, consequently we decided to order a cake that would feed double the number of guests actually there on the wedding day (to ensure that we had tea and cake available in the following week). Bernadett made us a four tier buttercream cake in the German style; much less sweet than a British (actually French patisserie) style cake so there was much less guilt at scoffing it for days afterwards. We had chocolate orange, lemon, vanilla with strawberry and coffee and walnut as the tiers, all were amazingly moist, incredibly tasty and the cake was good for the whole week that it lasted. Having previously looked on the website and seen that they had won a national award for the North East's best wedding cake designer the previous year and were nominated this year (which they now appear to have won again), i was a little scared about the price but pleasantly surprised when it came in at the same as the other people that we had spoken with. Organising our wedding was incredibly stressful at times and the main reason, apart from the product being so good, that i am writing this review is that Dreamworld cakes were hands down the most professional and easy people we dealt with out of any of our suppliers; all communication was promptly and clearly answered and any follow ups from their end, e.g. confirmation of flavours, occurred exactly when we were told it would be (there was NO chasing at any point from our end). Bernadett was the first person on site on the wedding day, even prior to the venue staff, not leaving until full verbal and written instructions had been given, including when to bring the cake out from the chilled room (to ensure the buttercream came to the best temperature for flavour) and when to add the fruit decoration (to ensure it did not start macerating and then leaking juice on the cake);. If all our suppliers to our wedding had been like this it would have been much less stressful and a breeze to organise. NB they also did really reasonably priced and cute wedding favours but we had already organised others so did not order them. The positives: * Incredible product - it really was an amazing tasting cake (by far the best out of many we tried) * Very professional to deal with no having to chase them at any stage * Really good value when i compare the end product with the other numerous tastings we did (and we did a lot of them due to the high number of cake makers at wedding fairs) The negatives: * The website is really pretty and easy to navigate but for the fact that it has extremely low contrast, i have good eyesight and i find it hard to read the text (it should be an easy fix though and doesn't effect the taste) * It is months until my birthday and i cannot find an excuse to order another cake yet!