Baked By Charlie Cakery in South Tyneside

Such friendly staff, such quick service and the food is just delicious. Get the chowder it's fantastic.

We were looking for a light lunch in South Shields close to the hospital area , so searched google & found this lovely little place by chance and we were very happy with the results! Free street parking outside, proper home made food that we like to call " made with love" by the 2 lovely, friendly & helpful girls who run it. We thoroughly enjoyed our own order ( photos provided ) but salivated over everything we saw coming out in other orders! We chatted to locals who highly recommended the full English breakfasts & saw customers come in for the afternoon tea, which looked amazing with gorgeous scone options like chorizo,red onion & red Leicester cheese to choose from. At only £13.50pp with unlimited tea/coffee you can understand why it apparently won the best Afternoon tea in South Shields last year! Our order was 2 pots of tea, a prawn plate salad, a cheese & onion toastie & side salad with crisps, a millionaires shortbread & lemon & white chocolate sweet scone with cream & lemon curd only came to £19.90...unbelievable value! On a non food related note... It has a disabled access toilet & baby changing station, where they even supply small nappies & wipes, bless them . Apparently Village delights are ranked 3rd highest coffee shop by trip advisor but in our eyes it's definitely number 1 and we look forward to returning next time we are in the area.

It's always a great place to dine.

Excellent value, home cooked mince & dumplings. I was recommended by my friend John and thoroughly enjoyed my meal. I'm a cancer sufferer and Charlie, the boss, couldn't have been more helpful.

Just popped in for a cuppa and an afternoon scone. Delicious and the staff were so friendly. Nice relaxed atmosphere inside South Shields Museum