Cafe One Purdy Lodge in Northumberland

Nice for a quick lunch, otherwise nothing special

To all those saying reasonably priced, I think not. £9.50 for a rock hard jacket potato with cheese and beans… A breakfast wrap, jacket potato and a slice of toast cost £22+ Not worth it and most definitely will not be returning

£9 for a sausage, egg, bacon, hashbrown wrap, nice but not worth the price. £9.50 for a cheese and bean jacket potato, really hard and not nice, no where near worth the price and £1.50 for toast which was cold, overall definitely not worth it, will not be returning and wouldn’t recommend to anyone else.

Stopped overnight in our motorhome called in for breakfast superb

We arrived after driving ten hours this was our breakfast pit stop my word it did not disappoint service was fantastic food was delicious and the atmosphere was so lovely. Absolutely wonderful will visit again.

Food was lovely, proper homemade chips, and the service was fab. Definitely making a point to stop again next time.

Food is delicious. I am glad to see this cafe after a long journey from Inverness. Some people moaned about the toilet facilities but I find it clean and good enough. I am sure travellers who are non-patrons use their toilet facility as well but there are no signs to say it's only meant for cafe patrons only. I note that along the jouney from Scotland, there aren't any "Services" which are available as in England where a traveller can take a toilet-break or have a fastfood meal. So, just be thankful there's a place like Cafe One where you can have a break and enjoy a lovely hot meal, a hot drink, at reasonable prices.

Food was lovely - wasn’t expecting much but it was beautiful. The place was clean and the staff were friendly (even at 7am) Would definitely recommend.

Our stop off place every time on a road trip in Northumberland. Great value for money. Clean and friendly.

We stopped here about 7 hours in to our drive and were looking forward to lunch. There is a decent sized car park and it is next to a petrol station too. The menu has a good range of options and service was friendly. Unfortunately we arrived just after a coach party so we had a bit of a wait for our food but it was a good sized portion when it did arrive and well cooked. Good value too.

The portion of fish and chips was huge and freshly cooked to order, can't fault the value for money.

Don’t stop here if you’re hungry. Wait for whatever’s next down the road.

This is high on the list off stop overs fro the long distance drivers, as good food 24 hours and showers are available for those wanting them too. onsite petrol station and charging points if you have the money to drive a tesla, everyone else who doesn't loads of points for charging in Alnwick. (Tesla refuse to share yet use everyone elses' as well as their own) Really good breakfasts.

Having just spent 2 weeks in Scotland I popped in this services for a quick bite. Really wish I'd kept driving . Maybe I'd been spoilt by the Scottish customer service but the younger staff in here either need some serious training or need to stay in the kitchen. The girl with long fingernails and a cant be bothered attitude and the lad who just wanted to take my money . I handed him an untoasted toastie from the cooler and he just looked at it . I said can you toast it ? Yeah.... was the reply then he walked off. Should I wait ? Should I sit down ? Heaven knows. Clearer instructions please Better customer service A manicure And a positive mental attitude The food? Not great but could be excused if a pleasurable experience was had

Popped in for coffee on way up to Scotland, breakfast menu looked fab so had a wrap. All 10/10 with friendly northern service too. Great Wi-fi as a bonus, highly recommended 👍🏻

I asked for a coffe ,americano i get instant coffe i told to the person on the till that i dont want instant coffe .He said oh ok, and carry on. Just paid for a service and get what they want to sell rubish , awfull

Breakfast was amazing and freshly cooked not from microwave. Coffee was good. Friendly staff.

Ordered 2 adult meals and four children's meals. 3 of the children asked for pizza, they got tomato and cheese on half a bagel. None of them ate it. I had a breakfast burger and left the beef which was not nice at all. My pasta loving child left the pasta as she said it tastes horrible and my husband is pulling faces so he isn't happy either. I definitely would not eat here again!

Ladies toilets were poor. No toilet roll, a broken tap etc. Service was also poor - no real waiting area even though we were taking our food away, hot drinks did not come in any sleeve which made these extremely difficult to carry when they are boiling hot! Food was also a long wait and staff did not seem to know what they were serving (seemed confused when we asked for a bacon roll... despite it being named exactly this on their menu!!)

We found this to be a similar menu to the one offered by the hotel , but the surroundings were more like a self service cafeteria. The food was very good.

Good amount of tables that were spotlessly clean. Food is a bit pricey but there is no competition and establishment is open 24 hours. Would be a good stop off before going down to Bamburgh Castle,the village near the castle was very busy even in January. Would return if in the area again.

Excellent service. And the food was delicious. We had the all day breakfast and vegetarian breakfast. The place was clean and comfortable and we were even allowed to take the dogs in. We had been struggling to find anywhere that allowed them so this was very much appreciated. Thank you xx

Thought this looked a nice stop on way to Edinburgh.....only two people before us to be served but it took forever....we were all losing patience very fast. Young lady serving has obviously had no customer care training. No acknowledgement at all not even eye contact....took her soooooo long to make even one cup of coffee. At last it was out turn. One coffee, one tea and two toasts with jam. After 15 minutes our drinks were cold and toast came out without jam!!! I told the lady that it had taken so long our drinks were cold and she just ignored me. A number of tables were full of dirty crockery all the time we were in with no attempt to tidy them. As I said you will need a lot of patience....it’s a nice little cafe....just no staff training whatsoever. On a different note my husband mentioned that the gents needed attention too....not very nice. Just cannot understand why management do little or nothing to ensure customer satisfaction.

Ridiculous prices and toilets smelly :(

surroundings fine, only ordered a latte which I didnt drink as it was very milky weak and luke warm. Has the potential but not fully exercised.

Simple food, nice enough dining areas but OMG the Male toilets were disgusting... no soap, hand towel to dry hands long since needed changing. I just used my jeans to dry... it's a shame toilets are like that but makes me thinking what else could be in a rundown state. Didn't notice if it had a food hygiene rating!

We stopped of here on way down to Newcastle. We only had coffees and hot chocolate. Also had some toast. Prices were ok. Staff were ok as well.

Cafe One on the A1 at Purdy Lodge is one of the best cafe's in the area. The food is all home cooked and their hand cut chips are to die for. The fish and chips are so delicious, we've been back for it 3 times! And the value for money is phenomenal. If you're ever in the North East on the A1 between Alnwick and Bamburgh, drop in to Cafe One at Purdy Lodge for anything from a light snack to a full meal. And it's open 24hrs too!

It's alright place to have dinner, very decent prices, a few parking spots for lorries too, you can get a shower here. It's alright

Woman taking orders was in a mess. Order was missing the kids food. Even tho it was paid for. Tea was rank. Only positive is the drivers breakfast. Staff panic when more than one customer needs served. Please retrain the staff

Handy parking place to take a break with fuel station, shop, cafe & plenty of parking space. Road & parking surface a bit uneven, but meant for lorry I guess! Very handy.

As much breakfast as you want with friendly service.. :)

Great place for a stop. Great breakfast.

Reasonable prices and a convenient stop but honestly the women's toilets were a bit of a disgrace with no idea when the sanitary disposal units had been emptied. Please have more consideration for female patrons.

Bit expensive but very good food & coffee.

Great breakfast, one of the best. Many thanks.

Nice very clean cafe on the A1 but why oh why is a mug of tea nearly £2.50 even Costa is not that expensive

Well, I might just have to book myself into one of the rooms here to sleep off the marvellous breakfast I’ve just had. This is certainly not the usual roadside cafe breakfast. Sausages, bacon, black pudding (all sourced locally and top notch), fried eggs, fried bread, beans, mushroom and toast. All of it well worth the £9.99 and down to the quality of the produce. It was very busy when I visited yet the service was great and provided with a smile. I’ll certainly be back and wholly recommend it. Well worth seeking out if you’re nearby. P.S. seems to be turning out to be a bit of a celebrity haunt too. 😉

Great place. Pub quality for a services cafe. Really friendly staff and welcoming. Amazing find at the end of a long day. Thanks guys!

£29.99 for 3 meals seems pricey but the portions were large enough for us. Included in the price were beverages. The restaurant was a little dark for me. Men's toilets dropped the fifth star as there was no soap in the dispenser. Next time I am passing I will call in again.

Expensive cafe. But pleasant. Clean. Nice toilet facilities.

Miła obsługa smaczna kawa.Tylko toaleta męska brudna nie ma możliwości się załatwić wiele pozostawia do życzenia.Prsze by personel zaglądał od czasu do czasu w to miejsce .Mam nadzieję że to ulegnie zmianie to obniża całość lokalu.

Great place to stop on the A1 in Northumberland: lots of choice, hearty portions, reasonably priced and excellent service and hygiene.

Lovely place to stop for food and coffee. Almost a boutique cafe feel about it which is fantastic for a roadside venue. Nice cappuccino, excellent chicken burger!

Isolated ..... expensive....... transport cafe.

Handy, comfortable with a good menu for a break on the A1. Much better decor than the usual roadside places.

Bit tired and about the halfway stage in my drive down the A1, we decided to stop for a break. Headed into the cafe which is laid out with cubicles giving it a nice intimate feel rather than the ‘open plan’ mass market canteens of the majority of service areas. Settling for coffees and a selection of cakes/biscuits, we did think prices were a bit on the high side. To be fair, the large cup of coffee was lovely, the cakes very tasty and again pretty large so it is a case of you get what you pay for so no real complaints. Certainly will be back to try some of the main meals on offer.

First time do not like to be to critical but not looking good

I have called in here a few times recently on my travels up and down the A1 and have enjoyed every visit. Breakfast rolls are freshly cooked and of course they do full breakfasts as well as a range of foods throughout the day. All my visits have been early morning and the place has always been clean. Coffee and food has been good and service fine. Car parking is plentiful. I would definitely come here again.

The Coffee was great and it was made in promptly when I ordered mine. The service was a bit poor because the two ladies who were serving were not very productive because they were both in the kitchen and could have been both dealing with orders in and out of the kitchen.

awful.... expensive and food disgusting.... avoid, there are some nice places around here. We won't be back

Slow. Overpriced.Missing items from what was ordered on the menu substituted without being asked if it was okay. It wasn't. Freezing cold room. Refused a teaspoon to stir my coffee... given wooden sticks as if having a take away. Returned my breakfast for a refund in the end, having stood at the counter with my plate whilst 2 staff simply walked past. Avoid!

Called in for a quick stop. No-one else at counter, had to wait for service then had to wait quite a while for toasted teacake that was burnt. We gave up waiting for toilet to open as 'closed for cleaning'. This was the main reason why we had stopped. The tea was nice.

Stopped here on a long journey from the Scottish Highlands to Newcastle. There aren't many services on the A1 and we needed somewhere to feed our kids aged 1 and 4. Food was pretty reasonably priced given the location and arrived promptly, the staff were helpful when we asked for something extra, toilets clean and easily accessible. Much better than standard motorway services, would definitely use again.

Stopped here for something to eat, it was quite busy and any tables that were free had piles of dishes on them table was dirty as was the floor, staff bringing out food just walked past all the dirty dishes leaving them instead of taking them back with them, another customer said to me that I would be quicker adding the dirty dishes from the table we sat at to the other table that was already piled up which was a table that could have seated at least 6 people, that was not the only table piled with dirty dishes either, I couldn't help but think if this was the state of the dinning area what was the kitchen like.

Nice to have a different service station experience: a bit more classy (pricy)

we like the excellent coffee courtesy of Rington tea and coffee suppliers, the breakfast rolls with sausage or bacon are copiously filled with quality produce, the ladies provide a cheery welcome and keep the venue spotless, well worth a visit, servicestation is next door if needed.

Na een avond op een te dure boot van dfds seaways en er geen fatsoenlijk ontbijt word geserveerd heerlijk gegeten hier voor goede prijs.

It's lovely food. Big portions and hits the spot on a long journey. The lodge is pricey but the cafe is fairly on par with places in Glasgow and Edinburgh, you can't say fairer then that.

Dreadful coffee, toastie, I wouldn't give it to my dog, this place was good and I always stopped here on my annual trip to Scotland but won't bother again.

Looks rough from the outside, but on the inside it is clean and fresh. Serving hot and cold food and drinks. A great stop on the A1 for anyone needing a rest. The only thing letting this place down is the price of the food which is far too high.

Ordered the big breakfast and at £9.99 didn't even come with a cuppa or brand named sauces just cheap nasty stuff. Breakfast was tasty but poor quality sausages. Service at till was friendly but took ages for food to appear and as no proper system in place she had to ask everyone if this was their food Dated lifeless interior.

Open 24 hrs and lattes are really hot

Very nice sandwiches but tea £2.50 that is ridiculous.

Expensive milk was burnt in coffee no paper in any of the loos

Food expensive. Toilet,s stinking and dirty.

£2.29 for a mug of tea!!! When advertised as a "Pot of tea for one", and get a mug with some hot water and a tea bag in it with jug of milk I'm not exactly feeling this is good value for money, especially when you don't even get a teaspoon and the sugar is in sachets. Over priced and simply not worth the bother.

Always decent for a breakfast at stupid o'clock!!

Very nice food and good service

The worst place I've been to for years. I ordered hot dog and chips, and tea, cost over £8. The hot dog was two tinned frankfurters between a dry bun cut in half. Ridiculously overcooked chips, leaving the eyes in the potatoes for good measure. They also managed to screw up the tea, dumping a t-bag in a pot which could only hold one cup of water, which made the tea too strong for a normal human being to drink. A disgrace. It needs a special star-rating ... minus 5 should do it.

Visited here at 2am, the man on duty was quite grumpy but put that down to it being late, i found it slightly above average prices with coffee being good but nothing outstanding. It was clean but cleaning chemicals were in easy access in the toilets which i found worrying for anyone with kids

Absolutely amazing service, very informative and so many gluten free gorgeous treats. Coffee outstanding, well worth a visit, we went back the same day for seconds.

Very expensive food and coffee, even by road services standards.

Pulled in yesterday morning for breakfast, on our way back to Kent from Scotland.

Slow and overpriced poor quality food

Buen café y buena sopa. No hablan español. Habitaciones caras

Called in here on the way to Dornoch with National Holidays and also on the return journey home. Not in a good location opposite a truck parking area, best to get a view looking at the fields. Stagnant weed logged pond at entrance should be cleaned out. The hot chocolate the wife and I had was very nice. Hard plastic seating and plain melamine topped tables in cafe.

We stopped at this venue going to and from our hotel in Dornoch with National Holidays, found it to be extremely expensive with long queues of travellers waiting to be served, I would most definitely not stop here when travelling by car.

Ridiculously expensive basic food. Over £4 for a toasted sandwich and over £2 for coffee. Stop at the next place 3 or r miles north as we found on the way home.

Stayed last night in in the truck park was told this place is over priced but I have to say its great value food is a good price and plenty of it clean and tidy warm feeling staff very nice the food is worth every penny will be staying again there us a hotel on the site so not just for trucks 10 out of 10 for this place

This is a monopoly supplier on a pretty barren stretch of the A1. I will be honest, we did not actually eat in the café, and those who were looked happy enough. However, we were not alone in noting that 2 out of the three women's toilets were broken and the facilities generally were in need of a refresh. There are much nicer places only a few miles further north if you can hold out!

Coffee was fine, food average toilets functional and clean.