Bywell Coffee Barn in Northumberland

I went to the coffee shop for afternoon tea with friends. It took 20minutes to get our coffees then a futher 20mins for our afternoon tea which was pre-ordered. The staff were attentive, came over to ask if we would like more coffee and if everything was alright. The afternoon tea was well worth the money, good varitey of food and good size portions. But the real problem started when my friends and I left. A waitress came after to accuse us of giving them a old £10 note. Which was not true. The waitress said 'sorry but my manager said I needed another note'. If this was the case, the manager should of came to speak to us and not send a young waitress. No matter how many times we said no it wasn't us, she would not believe us. In the end my friend gave her another £10 just to end the conversation. It was completely inappropriate for the waitress to speak to us in the shop next door, in front of other customers. I should of gone inside to speak to the manager but I was fruststrated and just wanted to leave. My friends and I will not be returing after the way we were treated.

First visit this morning on recommendation of the friend I was meeting. Lovely environment with fantastic friendly and professional service. I had a bacon sandwich, it was delicious, probably the best I've had in a very long time. The bacon was excellent quality. I drink decaf black coffee and I'm often disappointed by what I get served but, here it was really good coffee, so much so I had two. Loved it. Definitely going back.

Visited this absolutely delightful coffee shop for the first time as part of a large group for Christmas afternoon tea. We were in a room by ourselves with a Christmas tree and Christmas music playing creating a lovely atmosphere. The afternoon tea was absolutely fantastic large assortment of very tasty goodies beautifully presented. The staff were so friendly and welcoming I will most certainly return. Highly recommended.

Went in for early lunch. Location is good - but - 2 toasted sandwiches, cup of tea and Diet Coke - best part of £30. Ok we could see the price but we couldn’t see the quality before we’d ordered and paid. Dry and very average toasted sandwiches served about 10 minutes apart. The thing that annoyed me the most was request for a tip on payment- you pay before you are served! We added a tip assuming things would be great based on what we had heard. Not doing that again. Rip off.

Disappointed with the full breakfast, 1st was cold - returned it, 2rd breakfast no better baked beans luke warm, bacon hard been in the oven since when?sausages skins hard not from a butcher's shop. Only good thing was the coffee and toast differently not worth £13.45

A very enjoyable experience. Pleasant surroundings, tasty food. All in all very enjoyable.

Well worth a visit, thoroughly delightful

Sunny day. Sat outside ,view over Tyne valley breathtaking. Very busy. We had to wait for a seat. Spent time looking in Christmas shop. Well designed.

This is a lovely place to stop for coffee,& in such a beautiful location, the stunning Tyne Valley.......& the two ancient churches very near by. So peaceful.x Patricia. North Shields.

Beautiful coffee shop with great food and friendly folk.Its also an impressive interior design shop with lots to see and ( I thought ), excellent prices on some beautiful items that I expected would be much more expensive It's also Shockingly & beautifully styled and absolutely immaculate. Recommended!!

As always....Great food, great coffee, friendly service!

We visited last Thursday as one of my birthday treats with my grandson, and enjoyed wonderful tea & scones sat outside on the terrace overlooking the beautiful Tyne valley. The weather was perfect, and the service was wonderful, our waitress found the last 3 cheese scones for us, and they were yummy! Many thanks to the staff, and we definitely will be returning! It's a little gem!

This is our go to place when we're in the area. The cheese and chive scones are awesome. Good tea and coffee aswell. If weather allows sit outside as the views are stunning.

Nice cakes, nice Coffee and superb views

Recommended by a friend, lovely place with great views and tasty food. A few more veggie options would be nice but otherwise lovely!

The staff are really friendly & the food was delicious. We were lucky to be able to sit outside, the views are amazing.

Lovely place. Nice atmosphere, great food and friendly staff. We go quite often and it’s well worth a visit.

Friendly staff, nice views , just off A69

Stumbled across this place,it's in a quiet location they have four rooms that sell ornaments,furniture etc

Absolutely stunning place fabulous scenery beautiful food and service and the home wares are fabulous well worth a visit

Lovely food (scone platter, eggs benedict and daim cake slice). Superb coffee (two shot latte). Definitely recommend.

A lovely place to visit, food lovely

Waste of time! Do not got to this coffee shop! They gave you the wrong drinks, stop serving breakfast 45 mins before stated time. Went back a week later for a coffee, they had closed up & turned all machines off 35 mins before closing time. Very poorly run coffee shop.

Waste of time! Do not got to this coffee shop! They gave you the wrong drinks, stop serving breakfast 45 mins before stated time. Went back a week later for a coffee, they had closed up & turned all machines off 35 mins before closing time. Very poorly run coffee shop.

Amazing views and delicious food. Bywell coffee barn is an absolute delight and I always look forward to returning.

Little gem of a place for snacks soup, sandwiches and so on, great views outside when sunny 👍

Breathtaking views , friendly atmosphere, delicious food and friendly staff. A really lovely place for a light lunch or coffee and cakes.

Nice but very sweet cake Lovely staff and great atmosphere and setting

Like going to this coffee cafe l had soup and sandwich followed by look around shop l always manage to come out with something

A beautiful spot, with amazing views. Good pub style food 💚Definitely worth a visit.

Great selection of cakes and coffee in a trendy barn conversion

Staff here are lovely and the food too.

Great food at a reasonable price. Showrooms of interior design were nice to look around. Friendly staff too. Dog friendly.

A beautiful coffee shop situated in Bywell. Amazing food and coffee. We had scones and coffee which tasted lovely , not to mention the clotted cream and jam. Situated within the coffee shop you can browse the the old barn conversion which has items to buy. Lovely staff , very friendly. Would highly recommend this place. Looking forward to my next visit.

Visited Bywell coffee barn today and found it to be a lovely experience. Lovely staff and gorgeous food. Every member of staff was so nice and friendly it made it so pleasureable. Well done to them all they are great.

Lovely cafe and shop with furniture, soft furnishings etc.

Lovely location and such a pretty little Caffè. Also selling furniture and household nicknacks. We'll worth a visit

Ooo what a lovely place!! Doggy friendly, lovely menu and wonderful views!

Love it here. Food is always good but the coffee let's it down sometimes.

The coffee barn has an upmarket, classy feel. Stylish decor. Coffee was really good. Food was lovely. Friendly service.

Great place to visit , service is good and food great, we had soup and sandwiches , would recommend

First time there would recommend it to my friends and I could take my dog there first class

A group o six had an excellent Festive Afternoon Tea. Lovely staff and delicious food.

Lovely cafe. Good selection of seating. Friendly, efficient staff. Food was delicious and a variety of options. Not many vegan options for my friend but a few veggie options. Had a soup which was fresh and homemade and cakes which are very generous portions Beautiful views and the extra interior shop within the building is lovely, we visited in Dec so full of xmas decs so nice to go back in summer see what it has in then . Plenty outdoor seating to give a try on some warmer days.

Lovely venue. Plenty foodie choice. Very popular be prepared to wait. As always, lovely to visit and jasmine n lilah interiors who use the rest of this traditional farmhouse as rloom displays for interior design items. Furniture lighting picture art etc. especially their seperate Xmas decorations at this time of the year Both as lovely as always

Beautiful cakes, although I would appreciate some not quite so sweet. Lovely to explore the show rooms for neighbouring furniture and home décor company.

I visited yesterday with a young man with autism spectrum disorder, this is one of the few cafe's that he is comfortable visiting. This time, he was scared by dogs barking in an adjacent room and was quite distressed by this. However, the staff were brilliant with him and he soon calmed down and stayed for another drink. I'm sure he will be happy to come back thanks to the way that this was dealt with. Thank you and well done!! I know how hard everyone works to make this such a nice place and the owners and team deserve credit for this. Great coffee too!!

Such a great find. Wonderful food great atmosphere. Fantastic cup of coffee. Would definitely recommend.

First visit today what a lovely place this is Food is delicious staff friendly and welcoming

Whilst out cycling we found this place , staff were friendly & welcoming , service was good range of food was good , it was Busy but our table was cleared and efficiently cleaned :) Cake was enormous but I managed it ,cherry & almond sweet & rich ! Lovely !

What a cracking place, well worth the effort, a wonderful welcoming atmosphere, scenery, service, food, coffee and to cap it off some super interior design pieces at good prices. Definitely a place to visit

Had a lovely afternoon tea yesterday. Sat outside in the sunshine. Tea was delicious, all homemade. Staff so friendly & helpful. Will be back soon

Worst experience I’ve ever had, customer service was an utter disgrace, completely ignored when wanting to be served and when I finally got served took over 20 minutes to get a cup of tea and a coke and people coming in for food and treats getting there’s within 5 minutes. Also manager man handled me, grabbed me harshly to push me out the way and with attitude said “I did ask you to move” 1. You have no right putting your hands on anyone 2. I’m completely deaf can’t hear anything and I rely on lip reading and 3. Patience cost nothing, don’t be a rude ignorant prick! Wouldn’t recommend stopping here at all even if you’re just passing by like myself.

We like coming here and today went on our way home from Whitley Bay specially to have a brew and a sandwich. We weren't disappointed and discovered the lovely seating area at the front. The food is good, and reasonably priced. The staff are really friendly and the service is very good.

Really lovely place lovely views while drinking tea an eating cake

Nice location .good views ,good looking cakes .Other than that cannot make one other positive comment . We ordered Coffees ,with 2 soups c/w scones 1 with a roll and 1 Panini. Drinks served quite quickly ,soups took quite a while and they were stone cold .Went to desk to complain as to the fact the soup was stone cold, waitress took them away ,the scones/roll were used to identify the individual bowls as the 3 of us had taken our one and only spoonful . Waitress came back to the table to inform us the microwave had broken and that was the reason the soup was cold. Now I am no chef but I do know that soup produces steam and microwaved bowls get hot . However it seems no one had noticed on taking the soup out of the microwave the lack of steam or how cold the bowls were. So,we were informed , the soup would have to be heated in a saucepan .Now whether the 3 bowls of soup were combined in a sauce pan or we were given a new batch of soup I have no idea .Though we did get the original scones and the roll back which were by now also stone cold . All drinks by the time the reheated soup arrived had been consumed .We did get an apology when the soup was returned.BUT no offer of another drink ,no one came back to ask if the soup was hot this second time. Nor were we offered any monetary recompense . VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED . The Manager should be highly embarrassed about this basic mistake happening in their establishment . Yes things go wrong but you go over and above to make things right ,but not here.

Staff very pleasant and obliging. This was my first visit. I would certainly recommend it.

Lovely coffee shop, beautiful coffee and delicious scones. The place was buzzing with people and it is a perfect place for a coffee. The cakes all looked amazing. Would definitely recommend.

Nice place good food. Older meeting venue Always very busy.

Lovely cafe great food and some fabulous displays of furnishings upstairs

Very nice. Small private sitting areas. Home furnishings and style ideas throughout with friendly company owner on hand. Illy coffee always a plus!. My friend had a very lovely looking tray bake from the pudding parlour.

Food realy tasty, coffee fab. Staff realt friendly n helpful, and service good. Going to come back

Excellent place to enjoy food with a beautiful setting.

Went to the shop in Corbridge and was recommended to visit the store in Bywell. Lovely shop with very nice items/ furniture, cafe was nice and food was delicious. View from front tables.

A friend and I enjoyed the Scone platter for lunch. Choice is savoury scone, with cheese, crackers a pickled onion and chutney. Yum! Service was amazing. Definitely recommend a visit!

A friend took me to The Barn for lunch a couple of weeks ago. Didn’t know it existed but what a surprise! It’s fabulous, I can certainly recommend and will be returning very soon.

The sandwich was excellent (egg)

One tea, one coffee, a slice of cake each. £16.70 - a bit pricey? Friendly staff, nice environment.

Lovely quiet place, food was lovely and the shops had lots of unique and interesting things

Excellent chocolate cake and Americano. Nice atmosphere, very friendly staff and loads of parking. Recommended.

Nice place, perfect stuff, absolutely suggest this place

My dog loves coming here for her puppicino !

Really enjoyed my first visit here with my wife and daughter. It is arranged as if it was someones home, so different rooms to choose from all with their own characteristics. It also houses a furniture shop part of which included displays on the first floor and all very tatefully presented. I enjoyed poached egg on toast and the ladies each chose from the cakes to accompany tea and Latte. The service was excellent and the staff were attentive and very friendly. It is set in a lovely location near Bywell. A gem to be discovered by anyone who hasn't yet had the pleasure. I would recommend a visit if you are ever in the area of Bywell, Stocksfield.

Great place on a wet afternoon for tea and cake followed by a wander around Jasmine and Lilah interiors

Tea and scones with friends ,very good scones and service.

Lovely café with multiple cosy corners to sit. Outdoor tables with views of the Tyne Valley in good weather. Enjoy browsing the furniture displays set out in the other rooms of this lovely old building.

Love this place, all lovely home made food and the adjacent shop is fabulous full of fab furniture and home accessories, it's like walking into someone's show house 😍

5 adults and three children for brunch. Rapid service. Good food. Cheerful staff. Pleasant surroundings. The gateaux are mountainous - but calorie free I am sure.

Lovely coffee/farm shop with a welcoming atmosphere. Would recommend.

First visit here to meet some friends. All the staff were friendly and had a warm welcome. The coffee was good quality and the food was homemade (quiche). Slightly pricey but I'd go back again.

Top quality coffee and the food from the parsnip soup the paninis the cheese scone and cheese platter and cream scone to finish and a little look round the shop which is filled with some lovely home ware and jewellery

Beautiful food, very pleasant staff, relaxing atmosphere, well worth a visit.

Really nice and slightly quirky cafe, great coffee, interesting cake selection and friendly service

Just lovely. Had gorgeous pea soup ,that just stayed hot with a cheese scone, delicious. Love in the food and in the place , dog friendly . Free puppycino? for my staffy, that was a first.

Had a fabulous bowl of pea and mint soup followed by a huge slice of cherry and almond cake. Everyone was friendly and the service was good.

We went for the 1st time yesterday, Would definitely return sometime, staff very friendly, enjoyed a scone and a nice pot of tea!

Little hidden gem in stocksfield. The staff are so friendly and you can see it's genuine, and not because of the job. Ordered a coffee to take away which was lovely, even my mate who is really picky liked it! Had a pea and leek soup too. Absolutely outstanding. The place needs better signage but might not be possible where it is. Highly recommend this place

Lovely place 1st time visiting and won't be the last

Very nice place excellent service.

Service wasn't great, waited for 15 mins to have order taken, to be then told they are only serving coffee and cake menu, with 20 mins to closing they wouldn't serve a second coffee as they started cleaning the machine. Surely you do that after you close and continue to serve paying customers? Good job the Errington is just up the road.

This is my second visit here and it didn’t disappoint. The food and surroundings are lovely. The staff are really good too. I was heartened to see how they helped and supported an elderly lady who was on her own, it was excellent. We’ll be back I’m sure.

Sat inside because of the sunshine and heat outside. Not impressed the way flies kept landing on the scones and cakes. No cover at the back of the stand on the counters. Food was acceptable but you dont know whats landed on it. Staff very friendly though

Food good, prices okay. Jamine & Lilah great

Visited today, beautiful outdoor setting and comfy seating, lovely staff. Waitress took our order within 5 mins and off she went. Not terribly busy, waited,waited, waited some more and thought hmmm only ordered 3 drinks and 2 cakes. 40 minutes later still nothing. Asked a waitress and apparently she forgot? Ordered again…. Waited patiently still nothing . Then food and drinks for other tables that arrived 20 minutes after us get their orders. Told management on leaving we had waited too long and it spoiled our experience. Left and visited cafe ginevera in Prudhoe, served within 5 mins. It seems staffing issues and lack of experience perhaps let this place down, shame as its a lovely venue.

Fab cafe, good coffee cake and cafe

Lovely coffee and GF brownie and very nice staff.

Excellent friendly staff and service with a smile, great place for refreshments. Would highly recommend the Coffee Barn

Wonderful place and very welcoming staff. They serve one of the best scones I’ve ever had. Lovely spot for getaway.

Delicious food!! Had savoury scone platter which was heavenly. Daughter had chicken panini and garlic roast potatoes she said it was lovely. Great service. Can't wait to go again.

Just wonderful. I celebrated my birthday here with a party of 21 people, kids and adults. And it was fab. From booking and accommodating our requests on the phone, to the service and afternoon tea on the day. Faultless - my family and I had a great time. Could not recommend this place more.