Blagdon Brasserie Restaurant in Northumberland

I'm on record as having said on many occasions that if they awarded PhDs for scone-tasting, I should have a dozen. I've eaten scones in venues from the Orkney Islands to Australia and written about them in more publications than I could possibly remember. So, you can take my word for it that the freshly-baked, home-made scones (with butter and strawberry jam) at No.6 are quite possibly the best I've tasted in recent years. Cafe No 6 is a quaint place with a very atmospheric first-floor eating area, a delightful owner and staff who look like they are actually enjoying the job they do. My wife and I were just as impressed with the special 'doggy menu' on offer. We shall be back!

Ordered fish bites and chips. Chips ok .Fish bites were terrible . Tail ends of fish. No chunks of fish just thin flakes. Paid £13.00 including delivery. Absolute waste of money. Very Disappointed.

We stopped by chance at The Percy Arms for a drink and ended up eating an amazing meal-Wednesday afternoon and very quiet but the food was delicious and the service excellent. The soup was very tasty and the steak cooked to perfection - we will return!

I’m so sad to see this lovely place closed. It had great staff and atmosphere and a fantastically good smoked haddock chowder. I wish its people all the best and I thank them for all the great visits we’ve had here. I really hope that there might be a replacement cafe of such quality. We’ll watch with interest.

We visited the Joiners Arms during our stay at Newton Hall. On our first evening we arrived for your pre booked time slot for dinner. The staff that greeted us and served us were very nice. We ordered cocktails which were delicious, my husband had the burger and I had the fish and chips…both were really nice. We left feeling like we had had a lovely evening. The only disappointment was the local beer was off. The next morning we arrived for breakfast which is a mixture of self service and hot freshly cooked. This is where I have a few grumbles. The staff that were on were friendly enough, however, we experienced one of my pet hates when dinning out. When the hot food was served, our used plates from cereal/pasties etc were not cleared. We then sat with our dirty plates from our cooked breakfast for 15 minutes after we had finished. There were numerous passes by our table in that time and it was obvious we were finished but no attempt was made to clear our plates or to ask if everything was ok or if we required anything in addition. The plates were only cleared when we were standing putting on our coats. We had asked that morning for a table in the evening and we were told there were two large parties that evening therefore we would not be able to book, however we took a chance early in the evening and luckily they were able to fit us in which was appreciated. The second morning for breakfast we again had the same issue. Nothing wrong with the friendliness of the staff or the food but the attention to detail is lacking especially leaving dirty plates on the table, not checking back and not clearing when finished. There seems to be a big disconnect between the standards of the evening staff and the breakfast staff. That said, if in the area again I would give it another chance.