Clock Tower Cafe in North Tyneside

This is now the greenhouse and I’ve submitted this review there too. Terrible fish and chips - small, flat fish with horrible batter and hard chips. And it was expensive - so definitely not value for money. Service was also slow.

The food is delicious and I received excellent service. We ordered fish and chips, sandwiches, a slice of cake, a glass of wine and coffee. It was extremely good value. Very friendly and lovely people who run the place. A great location to take children. There is a maze, crazy golf, a very large blow-up slide, a bouncy castle etc. The scenery is breathtaking. Dogs are very welcome and everyone always fusses over my husky Kai. A wonderful place to sit in the sun and just chill.

Lovely spot to sit in the sun, however the service and quality of the food lets it down !!! Ordered ciabatta which was ok, the chips were stone cold and greasy - I left them !! Had to wipe the cutlery clean. Very disappointing overall.

We played crazy golf and we potted the hole at the end to spin the wheel for a prize. We all got 3rd prize which was for an ice cream. The man In the hut at the crazy golf was lovely and give us our prize. We went to the café to get our ice cream and gave to a woman who went into the back. She must have talked about us since another woman came out and said it was very unlikely and how she doesn't believe us. So I replied nicely by saying,"go and ask the man at golf so that it proves that we have won." She then replied with "I don't believe him either." Which isn't the correct way in talking about another member of staff. At the end of all this we were denied the 4 free ice creams so won't be coming back! Appalling!!

Absolutely disgusting service! 9 of us played crazy golf (4 Kids) The Kids won 4 hole in ones at the end of the game. They won a free Ice Cream. They went inside to receive their 4 free ice Creams... the Lady refused to believe they won, so she went to ask the lad at the golf area.. who confirmed they had got a hole in one... then another member of staff came out to check they'd won! This was for 4 FREE ICE CREAMS not a Caribbean cruise as a prize! The staff refused point blank to give them their ice Creams! Kids were in tears! DO NOT GO HERE!! SHOCKING!!

I went to get some takeaway cod bites and chips. The staff were lovely and friendly and it was cooked fresh. I asked for a large cod bites and chips but I'm sure I got small sizes but it was very tasty. I'll go back.

The fabulous team were able to organise an afternoon tea style wedding reception, socially distanced for 15 people as per current regulation, at short notice (4 days). The food was amazing, the staff were so lovely congratulating us and making sure we all had everything we needed. The interior was decorated beautifully and everyone commented on how pretty it was.I cannot thank them enough for their help in making our day so special.Would definitely recommend for any intimate occasion, one of the best around 5 stars.

We had a lovely meal here, a lovely vegan burger, kids meals and fish and chips. The staff were very pleasant and friendly and seemed to be in a good mood and the place was nice and clean with great views. We will be back!

In several years on trip advisor, I have only given one poor review. This place has pushed my tolerance though. If you don't agree with zero hours contacts, this may not be the place for you. If you are happy to eat in places staffed by 16 year olds on minimum wage Ron and Carol will welcome your custom. Though bear in mind the owners finish staff who call in sick with gastric issues. Think how that may affect your meal.

Went for lunch and to warm up after a rainy crazy golf. Friendly, chatty staff who welcomed and were very receptive of my little boy and his many questions. Food was great. Didn't have particularly high hopes for an omelette but it was divine!!

Tried to book for afternoon tea for a surprise for a visiting friend, gave 3hrs notice...they couldn't do it ! Said they need 24hrs notice ? Two people a sandwich,scone and couple of cakes ! Pleanty places in Tynemouth to go so dissapointing and surprised ...

A tasty cheese scone. Fish finger ciabatta, portion of chips. All fresh, service was good. Couple of drinks, very good value. Lovely location and worth the walk out of the busy area.

We arrived at about 10.30am for cooked breakfast for myself and Eggs Benedict for mam. The food only took 10 minutes to arrive at the table and was very good (there was a larger breakfast on offer but I opted for the medium one where you get one of everything). There were condiments on offer and the usual accessories to take to the table with the tray. The toast that came with it arrived first as did the tea - just as well we asked for hot water as the tea was just warm. The service was good - we were asked if we would like anything else. As a venue it is a nice place to eat, with a wide variety of meals, though they stop serving breakfast food at 11.30am. There are toilets next door as well as baby changing facilities, plus newspapers and magazines to browse, disabled access, free wi-fi and the place is also dog friendly (this may be intimidating if a dog is watching you eat). The cafe is also next door to the bowling greens, maze, crazy golf and paddling pool. We have used this cafe before just for a cuppa but the meals were very good and we will be back.

Visited cafe today Good Friday and ordered 2 scones.Server asked if I would like them warmed. I asked if they were fresh.Server said yes.My partner had hers warmed. When I went to cut into mine it was rock solid. I complained to assistant who took it away and said I will get one from a new batch. She retuned with another scone which was date and walnut. This again appeared hard and dry. My partners scone had been warmed but was still dry.I would not recommend getting a scone there!!!

After a morning of mini golf and bouncy castle, we popped in here for breakfast. I enjoyed my eggs benedict with bacon and hubby enjoyed his large breakfast which was large as described. My caramel cream latte was very nice and little one loved her Oreo doughnut and her dads toast. A lovely place to eat after a fun morning.

Stopped here with my brother and his kids for some lunch.The service was fine, the staff were polite and the food was top notch.My brother got a bacon and cheese omelette which was nice and fresh, hot and really tasty.I got some carrot and coriander soup with bread and a cup of green tea and the kids had sandwiches.Overall a nice, clean and good place to eat.Would go back :)

We've been visiting Tynemouth forever, that's both as a couple and now with our little dog. Now, don't get me wrong Tynemouth is officially dog friendly but the 'village' eateries are busy and usually pavement based making sometimes for a stressful drink and bite to eat so last Saturday we walked the extra 5 minutes to the Greenhouse at Tynemouth park and I'm pleased we did. This is a cracking little eaterie with a bar selling a good selection of wines and draught beers. Best bits (other than welcoming your pet inside) was that food was plentiful and fresh, all cooked to order here, that was obvious. Great coffee and the staff were lovely. Several tables outside overlooking the small lake and sea view to boot. To be honest it's perfect to eat, drink and relax then walk into the village (or vice versa), What's not to like?

Not visited here in a long time but popped in for a quick coffee while walking along the coast. Surprised to see that it had been refurbished and trading under a new name. Same cafe-type menu, burgers & chips etc. Nice Lavazza coffee, but cup was slightly dirty from dishwasher. Strong fried food smell inside, so chose to sit at a outdoor table. Toilet have not been included in the refurbishment; they need to be and there was no hot water to wash hands!

Have eaten here on two or three occasions now and have not been disappointed. Firstly it’s a great setting with a view of Tynemouth Park lake complete with swans and the beach. Secondly the food, particularly the seafood is great, really fresh generous portions. I had the seafood platter whilst my daughter had the fish finger sandwich. There’s a good range of none fish dishes from snacks to full meals. If the weathers good just sit outside and enjoy

We have been here a few times before, mainly at night to see bands play. I must say they have a reputation of getting really good bands there.

Popped in here with my husband amd his brothers family. We ordered a ham & cheese ciabatta with chips, a cream scone & 2 cans of pop for £13. The sandwich was ok, salad was undressed but the chips & coldslaw nice with the chips tasting like they had been properly fried. There was plenty of jam & cream on the scone but the scone its self was just ok. Nice that you can eat outside but was average, would return if someone else wanted to but I wouldnt choose it.

I first visited with friends and dogs last June and enjoyed a hearty breakfast. I have since enjoyed coffees on several occassions served by polite, curteous staff.

The Green House is excellent value for money, quality food, freshly cooked. We chose the small breakfast but there was so much on the plate we could not finish it all. The toast is made from an uncut loaf and we were asked did we want anymore. Will definitely visit again soon.

Nice to have a coffee here outside by the green on a nice day. Great because of the location for that. Can't say I have ever tried anything else on menu though. Staff were nice enough etc.

Esta crítica está basada sólo en la pésima falta de salud y seguridad en este café. Pedí un café moca y noté cómo caliente este fue inmediato. Me tomó un trago y lo escupí enseguida. Estaba loco caliente. Ha quemado el interior de la boca causando dolor. Sé que el café debe ser relativamente caliente pero este era terriblemente caliente y bien por encima de lo que si debe ser. Necesitan urgentemente mirar la máquina de café y también la temperatura de salida. No volveré!

We first went here last year and had the most delicious piece of chocolate cake ever. We have since been back on numerous occasions and we have never been disappointed.

Visitamos el Invernadero este fin de semana por segunda vez. Después de nuestra primera visita en su página de Facebook comentó que era decepcionante tener que pagar 25p para salsa después de pasar más de 20 libras en los desayunos. . . No recibí ninguna respuesta a esto.

Después de una mañana de este lugar parecía práctico para visitar para el almuerzo. Tienes que pedirlo en el mostrador y luego los platos son trajo. Pedimos salsa de tomate cuando la comida llegó y nos preguntaban por una camarera de la vergüenza para otro 25 p que no haber molestado de informar en el momento de la compra. Los niños empezaron su comida y enseguida manifestó detestar, especialmente para las patatas fritas, que acabé justo quitar de sus platos. ¡Apenas tocado su comida y todavía estaban hambrientos cuando nos fuimos, así que tuve que re-alimentarlos con algo decente. Mina salió quemada, en cualquier parte con cualquier estándar no han servido. Señales para los inodoros nos fuimos en un ganso chase todo alrededor del edificio para encontrar. Por desgracia, la verdad es que no puedo encontrar nada bueno que decir sobre este lugar, creo que fue para mí sintetiza por un niño de siete años de edad que ha mantenido continuamente me recordaba a quejarse de este lugar como ella era que nada contenta por él, así como la promesa, aquí está mi crítica.

I had a coffee and scone which was large and light with generous jam and cream. The lunch menu looked quite good. Pleasant friendly service good sea views and attractions nearby.

Fuimos a la cafetería cuando visiten el crazy golf y algunas zonas de juegos para los niños.

Hija de mi pareja, y visitamos el castillo hinchable y laberinto para un día en familia. He sugerido para llevar pescado y patatas fritas, ya que el tiempo era espléndido. Compré el pescado y patatas fritas, salchichas siguiente y patatas fritas y patatas fritas para...

La honestidad tiene que ser el pescado greasiest n las patatas fritas que han tenido la desgracia de adquirir. Patatas fritas donde también mal cocida y literalmente goteo en aceite, lo cual obviamente no fue a una temperatura lo suficientemente calientes demasiado cocinar la comida correctamente.

The all full English breakfast was perfect. As always the staff were very friendly.Looks like it's going to be a good music venue as well.

Visited on Friday and had the special.Lovely fish and chips, lovely staff and lovely new decor and bar.

We visited the newly refurbished Clock Tower/Greenhouse cafe on consecutive weekends. The decor inside is nicer than previously but we found this to be expensive for what it was. The real issue we had was that after spending £30 on breakfast, we were asked for an additional £1.25 for sauce to go with it.I didn't agree with the principle of this given how expensive the food was. We spoke to the manager and she was quite frankly ignorant, showing no understanding with a very poor attitude. Plenty of better places to visit in the area where the staff value their customers.

Food great and staff friendly. Great location near the beach maze and mini golf and pond. Love it :)

Disappointing and reminded me of the seaside cafes of decades ago. Decor a bit tired and variety of food seemed limited. In an ideal spot, so it has the potential if brought up todate.

Wat a gem of a place. Even got a maze and a pond with ducks. Coffee was fine cake was lush. Staff friendly. Had a wonderful experience

Great menu for a fast food in the park.Good menu and priced right.Plenty to do in the park Great summer venueNot sofisticated but good

Visited today whilst visiting the maze. Great to have a lovely cafe next to all the attractions for children. We just had drinks and ice cream, but saw others having main meals and also some lovely looking scones. Would definitely return if was using the other parts on other. Plenty of staff members around to help.

Had lunch today with the family afterwards the crazy golf and maze.Kids had fish bits and fish fingers wife and i had hot beef sandwiches. A slight mix up with food order that was quickly rectified by the staff. I would recommend this place and I would return again. Thanks.

Poor quality food at quality food prices . Food came cold . When we finally got our meals from first bite you could tell it was poor quality multi packed sausage Paying nearly 15.00 for what would have under 10.00 at nicer cafes

lovely food,friendly staff especially Molly who brought our food and made a fuss of our baby (small things)Nice little cafe well worth a visit !

We (myself, husband and 2 daughters) found this place accidentally whilst visiting the Blue Reef Aquarium (and we weren't going to pay the prices in their cafe!!) and we are so pleased we did find it. You can sit inside or outside, the staff are very welcoming and friendly. The menu offers a great selection and choice of both hot and cold foods, and there was plenty to choose from even for a fussy eater like me!! The husband and daughters opted for the standard burger (£5.25) which came with salad and chips, and I opted for the liver and bacon with mash and vegetables (£5.95). We paid and had a seat at the table where we only waited around 5-10 minutes for our food to be served, everything came out together which is a bonus - the burgers went down a treat with the husband and girls, they were very tasty and the salad was fresh, the tasty chips were in a metal bucket and there was also a tub of coleslaw which was definitely hand made! My liver and bacon dinner was superb, the mash was creamy, the vegetables (peas and turnip - I opted for no carrots) were very tasty and the portion sizes were very large! The only negative is having to pay 20p per sachet of sauce instead of having a bottle on the table, but all in all the four of us thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would definitely recommend and visit again!

Found this little place purely by accident today whilst visiting Blue Reef Aquarium. So pleased we did. Absolutely delicious. Myself and my 2 daughters had the burgers, which came with a side salad and a bucket of chips. Best burger we have tasted in a long time and they were massive! The wife had the liver dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it. Massive portions too with lots of veg. Highly recommended place to eat. I think it cost us around £27 for 4 of us including drinks. Lovely little cafe, very friendly staff and quick service. Can't ask for more.

Lovely relaxing place to visit - the maze is amazing ...great walk around the lake and watching the boats was very inspiring .

Visited yesterday afternoon with my daughter. Nice little cafe, pleasant service, lovely outdoor area. After being served a vegetarian sausage bun (nice to see a veggie option) and two teas, we asked for the tomato sauce. We were told it would be 20 pence! The tomato sauce arrived...a tiny 'pod' containing a tea-spoon of contents. A lot of the items on the menu require condiments, i.e. chips, bacon sarnies etc, so can you imagine how much extra would be added to the bill for a family outing! It should be stated on the menu board that there are charges for these items. Would have given this a higher rating had there not been charges of this nature. We usually frequent the Surf Cafe across the road, where they don't charge for condiments, so in future we will continue to go there.

Clean, friendly cafe/restaurant. Delicious food, plenty to choose from and reasonably priced. Setting in pRk area adds to tranquility.

Called in for a sandwich and coffee.Staff were friendly. Service was efficient.The sandwich was ok, if nothing special.Coffee was good, if not strong enough.Would call in again.

We visited as a family for Sunday lunch. We were lucky in that it wasn't too busy so got seated no problem and served straight away. There was a choice of 2 meats for the Sunday lunch with 2 sizes available. We all opted for Beef, with 2 of us choosing the larger size plate. The food was served quickly and was of a very high quality. The portion sizes of both were excellent, the vegetables were fresh rather than frozen and were full of flavour instead of being bland. There was plenty Beef on the plates and the gravy was tasty.We were all full after our mains so couldn't even attempt a dessert even though there was some of our favourites on the menu. Overall we enjoyed our visit and will be back. The only reason we can't give 5 stars was that one of us had cold mashed potato but think this was just as it was plated up first and the extra gravy we received helped to solve the problem.If you are in the area, and are hungry then you can't go wrong based on our experience today.

Took our grandson here for his lunch as the food and staff were brilliant. As it is so close to the large play area and crazy golf a perfect little gem to spend a full day of fun

My wife and I had been here quite a while ago and the food was ok. I think that since our last visit the cafe may have changed hands. On our last visit to Tynemouth we said we would eat at The Clock Tower Café.We ordered quiche of the day at £5.95 and it came with salad and chips. We had this changed to mashed potato for my wife and both with vegetables instead of salad. Ok so far.As the meals were about to be served I asked for some gravy which they were happy to provide. They didn’t ask whether I wanted one lump or two. As can be seen from my photo I definately got one (on the carrot) with other bits lurking about in the veg. My wife had seen the server lift out a whisk which was full of large gelatinous lumps.The chips and mash were good; the peas were wrinkley and dried out; carrots were just passable. Worst of all the Stilton and Broccoli quiche, although tasty, was tepid at the pointy end and cold in the middle with some heat at the pastry end. We should heve sent them back but were hungry and had already waited awhile for the food to arrive.I can only assume this was defrosted in a microwave oven.Surely it wouldn’t break the bank to supply the kitchen staff with a temperature probe especially when dealing with an egg based product.If you go to this place, check out the hot food on diplay and go early. We were perhaps a little late at about 2.30 and there was what appeared to be mince and dumplings bubbling away and drying out on the hotplate. When we saw this and the drying veg. we should have left.We won’t think be returning any time soon, if ever.We went for a walk and saw that The Gibraltar Rock at the end of Front Street was doing 2 mains for £10.00!

A large group of us went for breakfast to celebrate my nannas 89th birthday. We all ordered different things and all was very nice and large portions. The Clock Tower Big Breakfast was a favourite. Nice, helpful and friendly staff. A great relaxing cafe for all the family with nice views next to Tynemouth Boating Lake. Can sit inside and outside.

Had the all day breakfast, which was well presented, it was cooked to order. I would have photographed it but I eat it. I like it here as I can take my dog inside to sit down. Rather than eating on outside tables, views out to sea. I note that after September it will only be open Friday Saturday and Sunday.

Went about 1pm on a Friday and first I was greeted with a queue out the door but was understandable as it was the school holidays. After ordering a bowl of chips (and being told that none were ready even though I saw a fresh batch being put in the counter at the front) we were told that we would have to wait 15 mins for them. So we looked for a seat... None available inside so we had to sit outside. Sitting by the coast in the north east even in summer was not the nicest. 15 minutes past and still no sign of the food and people who ordered the same food but after was getting there's. No members of staff to ask about where it was. 40 mins past and a bowl of about 10 chips arrived which were tasty but not enough for the price. Overall the food is good but the service let me down.

I visited the Cafe as a parent with a 6 year old and a 9 month old baby. My 6 year old got a bacon sandwich, nice bread poor bacon, probably would have been better it it had been cooked properly. I had a sausage sandwich, well I say it was Sausage as it closely resembled mush in a skin. Very poor quality. When I asked for a few bits of vegetables for the baby to eat, i got blank looks, whilst they decided if this was allowed. The high chairs were all dirty, I cleaned one myself, it does make me wonder if front of house is not clean then............?All in all a very poor experience and very poor food. Having seen the Sunday dinners going out, I do wonder what some people think is 'good food'.

Nice place, good food , good teas coffees etc. I always love the home cooked food on the counter at lunchtime. You have to be quick because it sells really quickly. It's great that the cafe was reopened and is run so well. When I was a child I regularly went to the park and could never understand why the cafe wasn't open. i left the region and returned around ten years ago and there it was! Top marks to all involved.

Child-friendly cafe serving good food with plenty of room for pushchairs. Good bacon on a tasty roll with a strong cup of tea. The cafe is beside a great bouncy castle complex and a play park, so you can keep the kids occupied for a fair while.

We love coming here for breakfast. Its always really tasty & great value. Nice seats outdoors too when the weathers nice.

popped in for lunch after a visit to the nearby play park with my grandsons. Nice open restaurant with room for pushchair. Bacon roll was average, and the kids meals were OK. Waitress couldn't tell me what sandwich fillings they had, hence opting for the bacon roll. I'd go back, but there are better options nearby.

Visited today with my 2 boys age 2 & 1 years old, so visiting any restaurant/cafe is always an experience. We ordered 1 kiddies meal 'teddy bear chicken' and the adult ham , cheese ciabatta with salad and chips £8. Can't complain.... My youngest then woke up a little more, so I asked a member of staff how much a mix of hot vegetables in a bowl with gravy would be, my little boy loves his greens. She came back with a bowl full for him, I asked again how much, she replied ' it's fine, no charge'.For me dining out with kids, it's always the little things that stand out both good & bad, but it was a lovely experience today in beautiful surroundings. We'll be back. Thank you!

I made the mistake of taking my family into this establishment as we were on a family day out at the coast. Never again. How this cafe can justify the prices for food, drinks etc? At least Dick Turpin wore a mask when he took from the rich!!!. Overpriced rubbish for food, ridiculous child portions, a manager who doesn't entertain complaints,, stressed young girls trying to keep up with clearing tables, Please don't make the mistake that we did. Your custom is not valued here,

We found this lovely cafe a week ago when we tuck our kids to mini golf. We popped in for a cuppa each and the dinners looked lovely. So the following week we went back for our Sunday dinner.We order adults dinners and 2 kids with a drink each. It came to £26. Which we thought was really good. Very large dinners with plenty meat and gravy! Service was very good and quick. Our kids loved the chocolate milkshakes too. We'll definitely be back

Rubbish Service. Me and a Friend went there today near-ish closing time (about 45 minutes from closing time) All the chairs and tables were against the side so we had to pull some out ourselves. Then when it was apparent that no one was coming to serve us we went up to the counter. Woman there said "What would you like" but when we asked for our things 'apparently' there was nothing left apart from chips (asked for an all-day-English breakfast) and yet when our (cold) meals came HALF AN HOUR LATER! The chips were obviously microwaved and could've taken 3 minutes at most to make. Although they were boiling hot at first after a minute they were as if they'd came out a freezer. The chips were not good quality as they were much too fluffy and skins of chips were horribly crispy. Although none of us asked for it we were given AND CHARGED for sausages on one of our plates, and wouldn't accept them back when I tried to refund them. Sausages skins weren't actually attached to the sausages and when I tried to cut them up they literally fell apart! Also NONE of the staff were wearing a hairnet/having their hair tied back and my friend found SEVERAL hairs in his meal. One of the staff had their baby in the kitchen and running around the Caf??. He was standing up on the place where food was prepared/given to the customers. The baby's mother then wiped the sick and food around the baby's mouth, then gave us our ketch up packets which we had to ask for ourselves. They then started to close all the shutters so that it felt like we were prisoners and they mopped the floor all around us and without a wet floor sign. When we left we thought it was dry, until my friend slipped but luckily there was a table for him to grab onto. The hot chocolate I got was in a portable cardboard holder which didn't even have a plastic cover on the top and I spilt some on my hand which led to a nasty scolding because the baby ran into us. There wasn't any napkins and when we asked we were told we shouldn't need them. As soon as our chips were given (after they stole a chip before they gave them to us) all staff came to the front and they were on their phones while staring at us making us feel unwelcome. While we were on the phone they turned of the music and stopped talking between themselves to obviously try and listen in on our conversation. They evidently forgot to turn the music back on however. And when I said talking between themselves I should've said shouting because that's how loud they were. The seats were wet as well, the cutlery we got was dirty, the chips were just piled on the plate and kept falling off onto the dirty table which for some reason didn't have a tablecloth. When we left we didn't get a goodbye, just a look of something along the lines of 'Yes They're Gone!'. The Fanta my friend got was past it's use by date. The baby was given a broom which was used to repeatedly hit us and try to sweep under our feet. There was a lingering smell of bleach and the manners there was shocking manners on the whole of the staff there. Once we got home we both didn't feel well and we have been sick at least once, although I can admit I seem to be feeling better by now (touch wood!) Did we enjoy it? No chance. I'd like a full investigation on the matter.