Cafe Beam in Newcastle upon Tyne

I cannot tell you just how good this place is. The atmosphere is great but the food is even better. Josh is an hilarious and well organised host and Lewis is also brilliant at his job. I think the owners/managers of Cafe Beam should be congratulated for what they do. Don't ever change.

We visited on a Saturday lunch and had a thoroughly lovely time. Cakes, fry ups, sandwiches and great coffee were enjoyed. The staff were lovely, attentive and super friendly. A new fave and we’ll be back.

Came in yesterday, was our first visit and not our last. Staff professional and friendly and very attentive, in fact the most attentive service I've had in awhile. Food excellent and gorgeous flat whites! And toilet immaculate. 5*****

I like cafe beam don’t get me wrong. Its great to support people into employment being neurodiverse myself and have a learning disability I appreciate the struggles people get in this very difficult world we live in where its ever more difficult to find work with more people and less jobs. However last Saturday the service was super slow. We were informed it would take a little longer than usual for our order a few coffees, 2 bacon sandwiches, porridge and 2 cakes that were in a glass cover next to the till. I have no problem about this especially if I am aware, the layout and decor is lovely in the place, and I can talk away. We waited just over a 1hr. As we sat down we were welcomed by our host, the next table arrived next to us. They were served promptly after us. They too waited nearly as long as us. One of the staff then went over and said to them we are sorry for your wait can we get you some complimentary coffees? Of course we looked and thought they might ask us the same. Nothing…my children asked if they might ask us since we had waited longer….nope….Eventually when we were given our food, a new waiter said sorry for the wait. The food was nice, but it wasn’t anything complicated, being a small cosy place there was 6 staff and I didn’t really get why it had taken so long because it wasn’t busy (1230 by this point when food arrived) and after we arrived only 2 more parties arrived of people (7people). My relative went over and paid up in the end happy with his sandwich so thats a good point :) Certainly not the best experience this time round. Just like to point out these things for suggestions / improvement. I’ll definitely come back but not in a hurry thats all.

Regularly busy..good atmosphere

Loved it! What a fantastic initiative for young people with a range of disabilities and learning difficulties. I popped in for breakfast and was warmly greeted by the friendly hardworking team. I ordered eggs benedict which was huge! and a coffee. The staff made a real fuss of the dog too offering water and treats. Thank you for a lovely experience, can't wait to come back soon ❤️

Full English served by friendly staff

What an absolute find this place was and you literally could not fault it in any way at all. Food and drinks were excellent, gives value for money but without a doubt its prize asset are the staff who are faultless in every way and you leave with the great satisfaction that you have contributed in a small way yourself. Will definitely return and highly reccommend.

Excellent combination of food and very friendly service. …and, the place is also dog friendly ! If you’re in the neighborhood, jump in. You will not regret it.

Simply a lovely cafe, lovely staff and amazing food

What a fantastic place, staff amazing, food really good and atmosphere really good, will definitely be back.

The café Behan is a very special restaurant and I’ve used it at least three or four times a year to great satisfaction the services phenomenal. The food prices are low and the quality is brilliant.

Great little cafe in Gosforth, stumbled upon it by accident & so glad we did. Pancakes were delicious 🤤. Lovely food and nice coffee too served by friendly staff👍🏻😊

Delicious good value food ( huge bacon, Brie and cranberry sandwiches) and a good cup of tea. Thank you Joshua and staff for excellent and friendly service. We were at the Ouseburn cafe after a visit to the Victoria tunnel

We were there by chance with our dog and were very satisfied. The staff was very nice and there was water for the dog and even an extra dog menu for the dog - very great Jerry gives 5 paws

The happiest cafe I've ever been to! The food (and coffee) was outstanding, but the staff and atmosphere really make it something special. Everyone genuinely looked really happy to be there and there was such a buzz around the place. Credit to the chef for the delicious food and wonderful presentation. I can't wait to come back again soon!

Beautiful vibrant cafe with a wonderful atmosphere. I’ve only had a brief breakfast but it was delicious and beautifully presented and the coffee was good. You’re spoilt for choice in Gosforth for awesome cafes but this is one of the top ones. If you’re sound sensitive it can be noisy but that’s part of its vibe. Great place.

Wonderful cafe - you’ll be served by colleagues learning the trade. They’re all friendly, helpful and attentive. What’s even better is the food is fantastic. All with a lovely chilled out vibe. My favourite breakfast spot in Newcastle.

What a lovely place Community based cafes supporting those with learning disabilities who were so obviously enjoying being there. Great coffees Wonderful brunch- compliments to the chef Really enjoyed my visit.

Great food, atmosphere and excellent service👏👏👏👏👏 We tried the Eggs Benedict and the Turkish Eggs and both were very tasty. I would like to go back and try the rest of the menu, also the children's menu looks interesting… See you soon!

Lovely cosy and welcoming venue. Friendly and helpful staff. Generous, tasty, well presented food. So good.

Had lovely English breakfast the staff were fantastic and friendly

Fantastic breakfast staff very friendly. Will definitely visit again. Best breakfast I have had in a while.

Delish, filling food for brunch. Great, characterful service. Unique enterprise.

Lovely atmosphere with excellent service. My chorizo hash was so delicious. They accommodated my 2 year too, and made him a frothy milk even though it was off menu. We will definitely visit again!

Lovely little café! The chorizo hash was absolutely delicious. Great price as well, will definitely be back.

The best eggs florentine, exactly as requested. The bacon sandwich was huge for the price. Our server Ross was an absolute delight. He took our order with enthusiasm and professionalism. Fantastic food.

Finally made it to this perfect little cafe. The service at atmosphere was great and the food was freshly prepared and tasted amazing! So looking forward to my next visit and trying the ouseburn farm venue. Thanks do much.

It's always good service here. Great food and drink options too. Although we usually have the avocado on sourdough because it's always so tasty. Only a small venue but we usually get a table.

My daughter and I shared the yogurt and fruit pancakes and smashed avocado on toast. Genuinely the best I have had. Service was quick and the servers were an absolute delight. Looking forward to our next visit.

A nice quiet cafe tucked away in Gosforth. Very friendly and efficient staff. A good selection of meals and snacks and space for the younger children to play. Also a mini enclosure holding Willow the cow, goats, rabbits and piglets to keep the little ones amused.

Very good and attentive service, really good food (probably the best breakfast I've had this year) and really good value.

Great food, perfectly cooked, great service with a smile 👌😀

Fantastic food , brilliant Service. Win win , supporting a wonderful establishment and still getting first class in every way for yourself.

Tried this place for breakfast & so glad we did. The food is exceptional & freshly cooked. The pancakes were absolutely perfect. The staff are very chatty, funny & attentive,, a credit to the place. Thank you for filling us up. You’re place is fantastic 🙂

Popped in for lunch. Pleasant service and excellent food. Definitely will come here again. Oh, and dog friendly, which is always a plus in my book.

Lovely place. Our host Lewis really looked after us and the food was beautiful.

A lovely group of people creating a great cafe experience and serving fantastic food.

Recently visited here for the first time. It’s such a lovely little cafe with fabulous staff. The food was delicious and I cannot wait to return.

Fantastic gem situated on the North end of Gosforth High Street. A very welcoming place that provides not only excellent food but valuable training and life skills for young people with disabilities and learning difficulties. I would certainly recommend a visit,you will not be disappointed. Very reasonably priced.

As a family we couldn't rate Cafe any higher. The food is delicious and unbelievable value for money. Kate and James are incredibly talented chefs. The front of house team truly make you feel valued and their level of customer service is unrivalled anywhere in the north east.

Great charity, nice vegan options

Love this place. Eggs Santiago is fantastic. Pancakes are amazing. Our dog loves the dog breakfast too

Food was exceptional and service was exemplary ! The 6 of us all chose different meals and the presentation was beautiful .

A lovely hidden gem on the high street. I read a previous review that said good breakfast and an outside area to eat and I was sold! We ordered the full English which was divine and the eggs benedict were cooked to perfection. The toilets were really well kept and the whole place was just a good vibe. I was so happy we stopped here - why waste your time walking down the high street when this is one of the first places that greet you!

My first visit to Cafe Beam today, and I’ll certainly be visiting again. My coffee and scone were delicious, and the service with a smile was excellent.

It was amazing! The staff was super friendly and the food was excellent. Perfect for any occasion. The portions are very filling and you can even bring your dog along!

Fantastic cafe. The service is absolutely outstanding and the food is delicious. Highly recommended.

2nd time in cafe beam Gosforth. Food was superb both times. Pancakes are exceptional. Staff are really friendly and a lovely atmosphere.

Great social enterprise with lovely staff and quirky mwmu

Delicious food, beautifully presented and generous portion size. Friendly and fun atmosphere. An amazing place to eat!

Super comfortable and very clean. Attentive, nice servers. Tasty dishes. My eggs florentine was delicious. Husband ordered a brie, bacon and cranberry. Food made to order. Nicely presented on pretty dishes. Generous portions. The pot of tea was plenty.

What a fantastic place that just makes you beam. The food is fantastic- freshly cooked so you might have to wait if busy. The venue is warm and cosy - again it could get busy. BUT I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT. Many of the team have special needs and this is a great enterprise to give them experience and support and practice many skills. Thankyou to those who are behind this you are doing a great job.

First time trying cafe Beam and it was such a delightful experience the staff are amazing and so friendly the food was delicious and reasonable sized portions will definitely be returning!

Lovely place to visit, food is very good quality.

Beautiful food and an even more beautiful bunch of people. Dog friendly too if you want to bring your furry friend for brunch

I had to try an actual English breakfast while on vacation in England and I am glad we stopped at this Cafe. The breakfast was very good and the people were very friendly. Luckily, the Cafe was within walking distance from the apartment we rented because there is very LIMITED parking around it. I believe I got more food for my money at this Cafe than I get back in America.

I plan on working my way through this breakfast menu

Fantastic brunch - highly recommend both the chorizo hash and the smashed avocado! Great service and an amazing initiative. We will be back!

Fantastic friendly service, will definitely be back xx

Absolutely amazing! Proper hidden gem. First time visiting and definitely will be back. Amazing service and gorgeous food! Honestly such a lovely little cafe. My kids pancakes looked amazing and the vegetarian breakfast I got was gorgeous, fresh and everything was perfectly seasoned. Thank you for a lovely time and I'll be back again soon!

Child/pram and dog friendly 👍 Friendly welcome 😃

Great breakfast and lovely cake. Would definitely recommend

Lovely brunch at Cafe Beam today. Nice to see it full of people also enjoying their food. Quick service with a smile made for very happy customers.

Always great here everyone's happy. great staff and food is perfect dogs are allowed the staff love the dogs

Lovely food served by very polite and knowledgeable staff. Thankyou 😊 👍

A fabulous relaxing cafe, with very friendly staff. Great food. We love going here.

Good food, good people, good cause. Enough said, come eat :)

Lovely food with huge pot of tea so very happy.

Excellent food,. Ordered sandwich ank a sluce of cake between two. More than enough . Couldn't fault this place. Excellent service. Very friendly. Will definitely visit again.

Lovely food, really friendly people and a great space, would definitely recommend!

Fabulous food and staff. Great work

Wow fabulous cafe. My daughter and I visited this morning for brunch. I wish that every establishment had the quality of customer service that Cafe Beam has. What a joy. The food was amazing, will definitely be going again and recommending it to family and friends. Thankyou it was my birthday and started my day off superbly 💖

Great service. Welcoming atmosphere, and importantly the food was fantastic. I had half soup (Red pepper) and half ham sandwich.

Lovely little cafe, full breakfast was excellent and the service was great. Will go again.

Called in for breakfast en route to the cricket at South North. Had a full English. Couldn’t fault the service or the food. Excellent value and will come again!

Top class breakfast! The staff are great, the menu's fab, food is totally yummy, and reasonably priced. An absolute must.

Lovely helpful staff. Delicious meals great service great value hidden gem

Great service, delicious food and fantastic coffee.

Popped in here today with a colleague and the disabled lad we support and it was a brilliant experience. The staff are absolutely wonderful and are very attentive, and the food (and coffees) were amazing. Our compliments to the chef. It was also so wonderful to see how dog friendly the place is - with one lucky dog being given plenty of cool water and a big bowl of scrambled eggs, bacon and sausages. 10/10 See you all again very soon. Steve

Amazing brunch and coffee. Staff are super friendly and attentive :)

Cafe Beam is part of the smile for life charity and offers young people with a variety of disabilities and learning difficulties work placements to support them in seeking full time employment, I was intrigued, and after hearing good things, me and my wife called in for breakfast, shown to our table by a young enthusiastic lad who was right on point, ordered a tea and a coffee, my wife had poached eggs on smashed avocado, eggs perfect, she said her breakfast was a ten out of ten, I ordered the full english, all the elements on my plate perfection, I was really taken back at how good the quality was, a wonderful little cafe with wonderful staff, well done cafe beam.

Community cafe with a nice vibe. Good range of sandwiches and breakfast/lunch options.Dog friendly.

Excellent food, drinks and service. All food is prepared to order

Absolutely amazing food and service. I would highly recommend visiting here.

I visited Cafe Beam with a friend at lunchtime. We were warmly welcomed and directed to our table by our waitress. I have worked in Gosforth for 6-7 years but today was my first visit to this gem, and boy! have I been missing out....

A warm welcome and delicious homemade locally sourced food and fresh cakes at very reasonable prices - Cafe Beam has this and more! The café is child and dog friendly, can seat small and large groups, is fully wheelchair accessible and has a wide range...

Cafe Beam lives up to its name as the smashing staff are always beaming with broad smiles and I love to hear their stories. You will leave the cafe feeling uplifted and very full as the portions are really generous. I recommend the breakfasts, pancakes...

I can highly recommend this lovely cafe in Gosforth. The staff are so pleasant and helpful and the cafe has a lovely atmosphere. The food is wonderful and the cakes...... well, they're just the best around. I'll definitely be back soon with friends and family....

I’ve never had anything but a wonderful experience visiting Cafe Beam food is first class and everyone so friendly and helpful. No need to feel uncomfortable on your own and lovely place to join friends

This café provides work placements for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities and you always get a warm welcome. The service is first class and the food wonderful - an amazing all-round experience. The food is prepared by Chef Kate and every dish is...

I have been a few times now. I love the cheese scones and cappuccino. I love the staff and the customers alike. The dogs who frequent there are fab too. Not to be missed. Great quality, service and prices.

I can’t recommend cafe beam enough. If you have not visited before then your missing out. 😀 The team of young people are absolutely amazing! So welcoming and do such a great job! The range and quality of items on the menu are so good...

The customer service at Café Beam is always excellent, the young people who work there are extremely friendly and helpful every time I’m there. The food is also delicious with large portions, the pancakes are my favourite!

Café Beam is a truly special place to visit. As soon as you walk in, the atmosphere is so warm and friendly it just makes you smile. The menu is amazing (student-friendly prices!), and the staff do a great job of serving and attending to...

Love the menu and the presentation but also enjoy the company and conversation with the team. Such a fabulous cafe and I would recommend anyone to go and enjoy the experience x

Busy cafe, which is always a good sign. Situated in what looks like a Victorian office. I ordered poached eggs and guacamole which was great and included spring onions which nicely lifted the dish. Decent coffee. Reasonable prices. Nice people.

One of the best fry ups I've had

What a fantastic cafè with a warm happy vibe to the place, providing employment for adults that otherwise would not be given a chance in the workplace, learning important life skills, also giving these adults sense of worth. Profits put right back into the charity

Lovely food and friendly staff. Service is very good and efficient. We have been a few times and have never been disappointed.