Stopped by this pub for a pint & bag of crisps a year ago and it looked pretty nice. This year…read morepassing again, decided to have a tea time meal. Not very busy, quality standard pub fayre. Staff very helpful & attentive. Not priced to badly for a lovely setting. Would recommend & if passing again would return. Nice size car park to rear.

The Coach Inn looks like someone has taken it off the front of a chocolate box and popped it down…read morein the equally charming village of Lesbury. It is so pretty in the summer when it is adorned with flowers that you just can't help but want to stop off there as you're passing through :-) Inside it is rather more modern than you might expect and quite smart for a pub. There is a bar area, and a room off to the side with leather chairs and sofas and a TV. At the other end of the pub there is an extensive dining area and the pub does seem heavily geared towards dining. We had just popped in for a beer and there was Black Sheep and Old Speckled Hen on both of which were very pleasant. The staff were welcoming and friendly and we spent a relaxing and very enjoyable hour there.

Really first rate. A smallish menu, but very carefully chosen with a good variety of dishes…read more Locally sourced food as well so full marks. My meal was excellent really delicious and they don't fall prey to the common problem with eating out in the North East, i.e. ridiculously huge portions that leave you with no room for pudding. Nice ambience in the restaurant and first rate service. Would recommend to anyone.

Have visited hear a few times over the years and have stayed on a cycling weekend in…read moreNorthumberland. This visit was for Sunday lunch with my mother. Rang up before hand as my mother needs to use a wheel chair wanted to make sure of access. Told to pop in when we arrived and they would open a fire exit to help access to the dining room. Duly arrived, very friendly staff let us in and we had a table very close to the entrance which meant we were not having to manoeuvre around the tables. Choice of two menus, Sunday lunch, 3 course for £16.95 or A la Carte. We went for the Sunday lunch option. Ham Hock salad starter, Roast pork with trimmings and a very tasty and light baileys cheese cake. all in all a nice meal, pork a little dry but couple with excellent and attentive service would go back.

Absolutely delicious food and the service was very good. Employees were especially friendly. It…read morelooks like a pub but definitely higher end plates. Our bed and breakfast host recommended it, and she was not wrong.

Delightful little cafe. As they say about themselves, cosy, quaint, and homely…read more On our recent trip to Northumberland, our family of four decided to visit Warkworth and the Topsey Turvey. It is a delightful little cafe with a mix of traditional British and cafe dishes as well as a wide variety of cakes, tarts, and other sweets. I had the steak and kidney pudding which was delicious. My wife went for the leek and potato soup and a salad, my son for the sausage, gravy & chips, and my daughter for the corned beef pie - and there were no complaints and little conversation until plates began to empty. Sadly, we had no room left for dessert and our plan to come back for afters came to naught. The service was sweet and attentive and as I said the atmosphere is cosy, quaint, and (it must be admitted) a little bit homely. Come for lunch or come for an afternoon tea and cake but do come.

A popular cafe of the main street in the height of the season there are always people lined up…read moreoutside this place to get a good meal. They also do take away snacks. The cakes are very rich and filling. The sausage rolls decidly average. Undetired on another trip we went to sit in this time. The food that came was enormous. They serve some delicate options but in winter you tend to go for big servings. I had a nice country home made soup but my fella had the roast dinner and I dont think you could have gotten more on a plate. The service was okay and the place doesnt look fantastic inside. Too many tables and cheap decor but the food is really hearty

We visited this amazing restaurant that was listed in the Michelin guide. We have been all over the…read moreworld to dozens of Michelin stars places and this belongs amongst them. The staff was amazing and the food was incredible. The venison dish there is among the three best dishes we have had in our life. Highly recommend it! The wild mushroom appetizer was incredible as well. We LOVED our experience here!

A real favourite! Under new ownership since summer 2015, this stylish, friendly restaurant is a…read moremust visit. A great bar area with a huge range of gins and great selection of cocktails. The menu changes monthly and is always innovative and the decor feels very light and almost Scandinavian- it's decorated beautifully for Christmas. Have never had a disappointing meal!

Delicious gem. Friendly service. Gorgeous ambiance. Carefully curated. Five stars.read more

This is quite possibly the most beautiful dining experience I have ever had. A diverse menu with a…read morerotating selection of specials from the land and sea. Attentive and charming service, but the best part is the namesake of the restaurant, the waterside view! I enjoyed the mushroom, pea, asparagus risotto, and my companions savored the pork loin, sea bass, mackerel, and prawns. A magical place!

Walking into the Back Bull pub in Gilsland, England, was a real treat. The pub is over 300 years…read moreold and oozes charm. However the service and the food were absolutely terrible. We would order something and 20 minutes later were told that they didn't have it. Several times. Finally 1 1/2 hours later we got our food. My order of fish and chips was the worst meal I have ever eaten. No fish to speak of, just extremely over cooked batter. My suggestion. Go for a beer then go somewhere else for dinner.

My brother and i stepped off the Hadrian's Wall path looking for a pint and some sustenance. Tucked…read moreinto a corner of Haltwhistle's market square we found a charming pub. As we walked inside we found the right space was packed with locals at the end of the working day. The cask ales (a variety of yummy local brews) came quickly as did our meals. The fish and chips were big and hearty as was the chicken fillet my brother ordered. I noticed that a young lady near us seemed to have some piece of more gourmet fare. This was just the experience we were hoping to find: busy and unpretentious (although the wifi password was painted in handsome script above a doorway). If we didn't have to get back on the trail we'd probably come back another day.

Wow! Great service and REALLY tasty food! When you are a captive crowd at a castle, you don't…read moreexpect great food. They could have had so-so food for too much money, but instead, there is a wide variety of delicious options at the Clock Tower Tea Room. My toasted tuna was delicious. They made it fresh in front of me. My husband loved his quiche and the portion sizes of both were great. There were so many different yummy looking options! If you are at Bamburgh castle, don't hesitate to go here. You won't regret it!

Staggeringly delicious scones and ploughman's…read more Our family of four recently had a late breakfast here that featured - no joke - the best scones we had in a scone filled tour of Great Britain from Dover to Edinburgh through London and the castles of Northumberland. Both they and the ploughman's were so good that we ended up eating lunch here as well. And while the soup, salad, and sandwiches we had for lunch weren't quite up to the same level they were still mighty tasty. My only nit (and it is a small one) is that though the coffee was reasonably tasty the sharp contrast between my smallish cup of joe and my wife's enormous pot of tea was more than a little dispiriting.

Initial Reaction: Being that we were unexpectedly staying for the night due to the weather further…read morenorth, through my Yelp search, I found some cocktail lounges to check out. The Botanist was an excellent find when we stayed the night in downtown Newcastle. Located on Monument Mall, you have to up three flights of stairs or take the lift (elevator) to reach the main bar and lounge that has a strong botanical garden theme that is quite beautiful, especially with the location being under a dome. The dome is gorgeous and really enhances the botanical garden and atrium effect. The cocktails are very good as well. I ordered a buttered coconut old fashioned that was quite rich and creamy, but very satisfying with the toasted coconut and butter-washed Makers Mark bourbon with homemade salted honey syrup. My wife enjoyed her Botanist Ultimate Gin & Tonic as we took a table with these plushy lounge chairs. The bartender was fantastic and friendly in making us the cocktails. Really nice guy who made us feel at home. Additionally, they have a rooftop balcony to enjoy the drinks; however, on this evening, it was windy and cold (at least for us Floridians) to where we decided to stay warmer inside. But we would return in a heartbeat.

Best kabobs eve! The peri peri chicken was moist and had tremendous flavor. Incredible atmosphere…read morein the main atrium. Save room for the shared cookie dough; one of the best desserts I've had!