Harvest Canteen in Newcastle upon Tyne

Nice coffee shop. The coffee is incredible.

I come here often and am very happy with the food, coffee, prices, and service! The pastries are delicious and I love that they have outside seating as well plus it's spacious and there is plenty of seating inside too. It's in a quieter area of Jesmond which is a plus so usually easy to find a seat. Definitely recommend! 😊

Great place to go for coffee and cake. Always helpful friendly staff, also good for takeaway. Carrot cake and lemon drizzle is wonderful.

Love everything about this place! Coffee is amazing! Staff are great….. we go far too much!! 😂

I love this place. The best coffee in the area and great people who make it

Great coffee and nice selection of pastries and cakes during the week.

Excellent service, friendly personnel, and a pleasant atmosphere for a cup of coffee in Jesmond.

I wrote my diss here, I bumped into an estranged sibling here. They have seen my highs and lows, they’ve seen me laugh and cry. The drinks are small and expensive; but it’s dead posh. Wouldn’t change it for a thing.

Very slow service. Cake passable. Coffee good- what you got of it ! Very small serving for the price. Not good value at all.

Very tasty flat white. Busy but staff were very friendly.

Very enjoyable experience, nice friendly staff, very good food and coffee, trendy wacky interior was a nice cahne too ( coffee portion was on the small side though )

one of the best coffees I’ve had in the area, I will definitely come back

Called in on a crisp Autumn day for a warming mug of Hot Chocolate. Possibly the most expensive 'glass' of Hot Chocolate per millilitre that I have ever bought. £3.80 for a small glass, gone in only a few mouthfuls. Will never be back at these prices.

This used to be one of the best places around, unfortunately the service just got worse and worse and the food is basically nonexistent now. The ONLY thing that makes me come back now and again is their great coffee. Taking out table service was just the last drop of bad decisions when it comes to management. Definitely needs a management change

Great place for a flat white and a catch up. Great that it’s dog friendly too.

Amazing place, so relaxing. Small selection of pastry and great coffee. Love it!

Wonderful little coffee shop. Exceptional coffee and some tasty food treats to boot. Very friendly, would recommend as a quieter place than Acorn Road to grab coffee

Great tea and tasty breakfast. Friendly service. Nice relaxed atmosphere.

Coffee seems to have taken a nose dive in here lately from the best tasting nutty smooth coffee around to honestly a pretty awful can make myself better in the house kind of coffee. Nothing new for this shop or many places these days but very cold inside, not unusual for people to sit with hat and gloves and coats on inside absolutely not somewhere you want to spend more than 20 minutes thus the 1 star rating.

Excellent service & atmosphere, coffee & cake are also lovely as well.

The title says it all with regard to service, food, drink, and staff. Shame, as the place is in an ideal location, and looked lovely from the outside, so we thought we would give it a try. Over-priced as well.

Amazing shop with friendly staff serving locally roasted coffee

Asked the staff for a recommendation as I've never been and wanted a suggestion. Was met with a passive aggressive attitude and felt really unwelcoming. Really offputting atmosphere. Coffee was okay.

I’ll start by saying that some of the reviews here are complete BS. They serve the best coffee in the North East. Hands down. I’ve been going to Harvest for my coffee for a few years and I actively go out of my way to visit. They’ve turned me (in a good way) into a bit of a coffee snob. I just can’t find the depth or complexity of flavour anywhere else. If you’re looking for sugar laden coffee milkshakes, this isn’t Costa so you won’t find them. It’s not the cheapest but you’re paying for quality so that’s a good thing. I’d rather have one cup from OCC than 3 from Greggs. It’s clear the owners strive for quality and run their business ethically. I enjoy the coffee, the service is good and, if you ask, they’re extremely knowledgeable about all things coffee. They’re a super local business and I’ll continue to give them my custom for as long as they keep serving brilliant coffee.

My coffee was ok. My toast was nice. But there was one girl. Making my toast and serving other customers. Not sure if this is normal. But it meant I'd almost finished my coffee. Before my toast arrived.

Amazing coffee house. Have the pancakes. They are wonderful as is the coffee.

Fantastic place for coffee and lunch.

FYI they close at 5pm in the weekdays، I don’t know about the weekends. The flat white was good, they don’t have much of a competition in Newcastle but if they want to improve the quality of their coffee I’m sure they can. I didn’t feel the caffeine hit for some reason. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be back soon.

Good coffee but served in takeaway cups even if you are eating in. Coffee was lukewarm. Food was ok but expensive compared to other similar cafes nearby.

Pleasant staff not a great choice of food coffee luke warm and served in takeaway cups fine of u are taking away but not when sitting in

Absolutely amazing tasting coffee BUT at £3.20 a cup and I use the word cup lightly its more like a quarter of a cup that you find yourself shaking to check that there's anything actually in it makes it very expensive. If you get a cappuccino here your cup is basically empty. At 50p a sip its amazing tasting but I wish it was an actual cup of coffee. The shop is freezing cold for the entire winter thus making me sit in the car instead too, if you want somewhere for friends / work to sit and chat bring a hat and scarf.. seriously

Coffee was like rocket fuel. I loved it! Great place

No Wi-Fi, fairly rude & blunt, and seriously overpriced

Great coffee and lovely breakfast

Its seems confusing to me to have a coffee shop at the heart of the student hub of Jesmond and not want students to come and spend their money. The atmosphere was so unwelcoming from the moment we walked in. Staff asked us to move tables even though the whole place was empty and we were the only ones there. No wifi. It seems a shame that with so many beautiful coffee shops to chose from in Jesmond this one would rather be empty. I will not be returning nor would I recommend it to any of my friends. Alienating the majority of the population of Jesmond who are students and would otherwise a lucrative market of loyal customers is baffling.

The most unwelcoming place i've ever been! Its seems confusing to me to have a coffee shop at the heart of the student hub of Jesmond and not want students to come and spend their money. The atmosphere was so unwelcoming from the moment we walked in. Staff asked us to move tables even though the whole place was empty and we were the only ones there. No wifi. It seems a shame that with so many beautiful coffee shops to chose from in Jesmond this one would rather be empty. I will not be returning nor would I recommend it to any of my friends. Alienating the majority of the population of Jesmond who are students and would otherwise a lucrative market of loyal customers is baffling.

Really good coffee - some of the best to be found on Tyneside. A very bare bones ‘brunch’ menu but this is no bad thing as the eggs Florentine that I had was very well done.

Fantastic coffee shop, it has a bit of everything, nice food, beer on tap and bottled and more importantly awesome coffee. It has a nice vibe, friendly staff, good seating inside and out. Will definitely return next time we're passing.

No syrups for coffee and coffee itself not nice. Food bland and kinda gross, no sauces no seasonings and so overpriced. Don’t recommend

I absolutely love the coffee here! I'm a bit of a coffee snob and I'd say it's probably the best coffee in Newcastle. However it loses one star for price, £3 for a flat white is a little steep, the cup is tiny! I get that flat whites are generally smaller but this was like literally 4 gulps and it was gone. Bigger coffee portions or slightly cheaper prices please! I don't really mind paying it when the coffee is this nice though.

Really love this place, often go there on my weekends off for a hot chocolate and cake. Always really friendly staff and delicious cakes. My only criticism would be that there’s often a long wait because there are never many staff working- usually only 1! As good as this place is, be prepared for a long wait as the staff look worked off their feet, definitely seem to be understaffed.

I had been glad that this place was again open for takeaway coffee and have been going every day thinking, the coffee’s good, and I want to support local independent businesses in these grim times. Sadly I will never again give this place my business. I arrived at 2.45 today and got in a short queue having arranged to meet a friend there - at 2.50 we were told there would be no more coffee served - it days on the door they are open from 9 to 3pm. Quite astonishing that the person working there has chosen to make his living in the SERVICE industry - miserable attitude. Never going again - good luck surviving the depression

This place is a daily stop for me if I am in the area. Today like most days the coffee is always great. Normally I just go with a take out coffee but today I stayed in for a while. The reason is that the music was great, much better than the normal drab hipster music that normal drones on in the backround. At least today it encouraged me to take a seat for a few moments while I drank my coffee. Normally i get my coffee and run for the door the music is so depressing and out of touch with modern day living.....keep up the good music

We like the quality of the cakes and sandwiches which are generally good but they can't boil a soft egg. The place is very grubby, needs sprucing up and only has a 1 star food hygiene rating with the council which is not good.

Went after shopping at St Oswalds. Is it called Harvest or OCC... Kitch place very hipster Bit pricey but I enjoyed my green tea and the granola pot was scrummy. Just what I needed to fill me up.

We love this coffee shop and come regularly however having recently had my baby the only thing letting it down is the lack of baby changing facilities which meant I had to change my little boy who is only 14 weeks on the toilet floor. I would have thought being in Jesmond with plenty of families and mums with babies that you would have one. Hopefully you will be able to help with this. Thanks

Llegamos a las 11. 30 am para un brunch. Había una cola bastante larga, incluidos muchos niños ruidosos, pero no nos disuadió. Sin embargo, elegimos macetas de fruta del menú solo para que nos dijeran que no había fruta: era un menú "antiguo" y, aunque la fruta estaba disponible en las opciones de granola y tostadas francesas, no podíamos tenerla sola: el hasta que dijo "no". . . hmmm . .Los cruasanes se habían agotado, así que pedí tostadas. Como no estoy tan interesado en la mermelada o la mermelada, pedí mantequilla de maní o Marmite, pero tampoco las tenían. El café tuvo que ser devuelto ya que no estaba lo suficientemente caliente. En general, estuvo bien, pero su personal está claramente sobrecargado de trabajo, ¡todo debe ser un poco más organizado!

El café en la cosecha suele ser bueno cuando lo visito, pero este lugar es decepcionado por la comida, que es demasiado cara.Granola 5, está bien, es Jesmond. Pero viene en un vaso pequeño con un par de "oh, ¿estas accidentalmente cayeron aquí" bayas encima? No es una guarnición linda. La porción es demasiado pequeña para el precio. Anteriormente tengo el aguacate y la tostada y es algo así como 7. Yeh los aguacates son más caros, pero este lugar no es competitivo en comparación con otros. En segundo lugar, los panqueques. Bueno, son crepes para empezar. Nuevamente 5 para este tamaño (ver foto)? Los crepes no son remotamente costosos de hacer y, nuevamente, una idea de tres arándanos y una porción de yogur. Howay hombre. Incluso los estudiantes ricos e inconformistas que pueden darse el lujo de patearlo todo el día en Jesmond deberían burlarse de esta buena relación calidad-precio.

Fui a Harvest Canteen el sábado pasado por la mañana, ya que no soy de la zona, pero había visto muchos lugares usando Ouseburn Coffee y lo probé en Ernest, así que pensé en probar su propio lugar. Sin embargo, me encontré con un equipo de aspecto miserable, sin sentido de espíritu de equipo, que no parecía tener ningún control sobre el servicio i. E quién estaba tomando órdenes y quién estaba haciendo bebidas. Todo el ambiente era caótico, sucio (prácticamente cayendo a pedazos) y francamente faltaba la marca. Luego, la bebida que me sirvieron era delgada, acuosa e increíblemente ácida, no era lo que esperaba de un lugar que se enorgullece de los tostadores "artesanos", y uno de los peores blancos que he encontrado como un amante del café. Creo que es necesario volver a evaluar algo si un café que simplemente almacena su café sirve mejores bebidas que los tostadores reales. . . ¡No pierdas el tiempo dando a la cantina de Harvest la hora del día en la que hay fantásticas cafeterías en la región que probé durante mi visita, como Pink Lane Coffee y Laneways! !

Today I had a great salad for £5.50 and the coffee as always is amazing. The staff is very friendly and it´s a very nice place to meet friends. I love the place. I go to Harvest practically every week.

Pasé hoy por primera vez con mi novio a tomar un café y una rebanada de pastel después de pensar que este era un buen lugar para ir en Jesmond. La mayoría del personal era amable, pero había un miembro del personal que parecía no poder molestarle, él también era la persona que estaba cocinando la comida. Nos sentamos en una mesa que había usado tazas porque la cafetería estaba ocupada, lo que llevó un tiempo limpiarse y luego ordenó un capuchino, un vaso de agua y una rodaja de pastel de zanahoria. El capuchino no era tan bueno, parecía bastante acuoso, los vasos que se pusieron en nuestra mesa estaban sucios, aunque nos los trajo un camarero del lavaplatos, sin embargo, el pastel de zanahoria era bueno. En general, el lugar se sentía poco atractivo, sucio y un poco estudiantil. Normalmente no me gusta escribir malas críticas, pero me costó encontrar algo bueno que decir sobre este lugar, especialmente cuando hay cafés más agradables en la calle.

Went here on a rainy afternoon for a quick lunch. Both soup and sandwich were very tasty - the coffee is amazing and I had to buy a bag to take home!

Great coffee, lovely food and friendly staff. Well worth a visit and we will definitely be back next time we are in Newcastle.

I used to drive 40 miles to the old Foundry lane roastery for my OCC Yirgacheffe beans, second to none, combined with a shopping trip to Newcastle or Metro centre. But since they have closed Foundry lane I now go to Harvest for them. Something has changed beans not the same or was it that they were fresher? Not much better than supermarket beans now I’m afraid to say.

Overpriced - 10 quid for eggs Benedict with *one* slice of toast and and deafening grinding of coffee beans, not a great experience to be honest

Amazing coffee supplied by Ouseburn Coffee. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgable about the products that they are selling. Would highly recommend this cafe to anyone that loves coffee.

Aquí tenemos otro pretencioso café Jesmond ~ justo lo que necesita el área. . . . . NO. Pasé más de media hora esperando un sándwich de queso a la parrilla, el lugar estaba bastante tranquilo, así que no tengo idea de por qué debería llevar tanto tiempo. ¿Qué pasa con estos lugares hipster donde no sirven Coca Cola o 7 Up? No tomo té o café y los refrescos que se ofrecen son, en el mejor de los casos, dudosos. Aún así, si le conviene pagar más de lo que se puede esperar por comida blanda y jugo de naranja tibio y acuoso servido a un ritmo de tortuga hasta una banda sonora de Nick Drake, entonces este es el lugar para usted.

El desayuno era divino y me encantó el ambiente. El personal era muy amable y se disculpó por la espera de la comida, teniendo en cuenta el pequeño aspecto de la cocina y lo ocupado que recibimos nuestra comida y bebidas relativamente rápido. Cuando vuelva a estar en Jesmond definitivamente volveré a la cosecha. Amo el interior del café.

Staff are always polite and friendly, coffee is absolutely incredible and a chilled environment to get some work done too or catch up with friends.

Había estado antes de cosechar la cantina y realmente disfruté el café, ¡pero no tuve el 'placer' de experimentar ordenando las bebidas! ! ! ! Conocimos a nuestros amigos que ya tenían bebidas y uno de ellos me dijo que habían esperado mucho. . . . ¡pero no me preparé por cuánto tiempo me iba a quedar parado allí y SER COMPLETAMENTE IGNORADO! Fue literalmente increíble, el lugar estaba muerto y estuve allí por unos 5 minutos, mientras que los dos miembros del personal no se dieron cuenta, ¡estaba allí! Después de 5 minutos de preparar bebidas torpemente delante de mí y no reconocer mi existencia, el muchacho dijo "Estaré un minuto". . . así que para cuando me sirvieron y obtuve mi café estaba furioso y toda la experiencia fue terrible. En ese momento vimos salir a una pareja porque fueron ignorados por completo y si mis amigos no hubieran estado allí con bebidas, ¡hubiera hecho lo mismo! . . . ¡Qué vergüenza porque me gusta el café de Ouseburn, pero no volveré! ! ! !

Visited two days running! Not cheap, but much better value than the Best Western. Perfect fuel for GNR and great food for day after. I had the granola yoghurt and blueberry pre race and poached eggs, prosciutto ham and avocado the day after, coffee are great and everything is so clean! Definitely recommend.

Love the atmosphere and the interior, the staff were friendly, and love the food too. Great place for a catch up with friends.

Aesthetically pleasing and very welcoming staff - would recommend to anyone wanting a nice coffee in Jesmond!

Visited yesterday. Was ignored for 10 minutes by all three staff members who were chatting to each other. Two customers behind me walked out. Great coffee (after considerable wait) tiny cake was stale and a waste of money. Best avoided other than for takeaway coffee.

Popped in for a coffee and a bite to eat. Simple food but the quality of the ingredients is incredible. I had the pancakes which were delicious. Tea and coffee was great too and the interior is nice. Highly recommended.

The coffee is truly excellent. If you like strong, full bodied, smooth coffee this is the place for you. If you prefer weak, Costa style water this is not the place for you. Food offering is good if you like eggs and avocado.....

A quaint little place in West Jesmond. Coffee has a unique taste and a really nice kick to it. They do a small selection of reasonably priced food, and a nice environment too.

Primero lo primero, los clientes esperan a que todos usan la misma toalla para secar sus manos en el inodoro, en vez de tener un secador de toallas de papel o de la mano. He ni idea de cómo a menudo es lavado pero no...

"Casa de café la empresa territorio ouseburn" aquí, y sin duda que hace justicia a su propio café. En una tarde fría de domingo este lugar olía divinas, y el café sabía bien también. Bastante una amplia el menú de café y no por goteo y aeropress también. ¿Por qué ir a las cadenas cuando puedes venir aquí?

Poached eggs plus avocado is the basic dishNo sausage and bacon here. Fine if you are into healthier breakfast. Unfortunately it was a bitterly cold day. Plates were cold and so food went cold quickly. 2 people served first then 3rd served 5 min later. Radiators turned off so the place was cold as well Card machine not working so cash only Not cheap either. Coffee was good however. Be great for some no doubt.

The consistency here is quite incredible! Here's a test these guys serve the best and strongest coffee in Newcastle have 3 flat whites......

Salmon and eggs was tasty. Staff were helpful. Coffee was average and a bit overpriced. Distinct lack of comfy chairs.

Using the Northern Independent coffee guide we found the great little coffee shop in Jesmond and enjoyed the ambiance and feel as we arrived. Fantastic breakfast choices were available and lots of great coffee's including their own roast. Fantastic experience everyone should try.

Stopped by for a nutritious late lunch after a long morning moving house. Delicious fare & iced tea. Just the ticket.

This is our first time and we loved it, and will be back. The lovely Amy made the most amazing brunch and Jamie was so friendly, helpful and coffee so delicious. The brunch was high quality toast with beautifully cooked poached eggs, avocado and baby spinach with a delicious hollandaise. My husband had the granola and loved that too. We both look for high quality well cooked and this is exactly what we got alongside lovely friendly staff. Thank you.

Having recently moved to Jesmond we are trying out all of the local eateries and we called into OCC to try a little Sunday brunch. There were at least four members of staff working and not one of them acknowledged our existence from walking in, finding our own seat, looking around for menus and sitting waiting for some assistance. We got up and left after a very long 10 minutes of wondering if we were invisible! There were a few customers in, all served so there was a 1 to 1 ratio of staff to customers. Pretentious, overpriced establishment and we will never go back. It is basic manners to acknowledge a customer coming through the door, especially when the place is virtually empty. Rubbish!

This cafe is cool, well located and is a good independent business. I like to support independents, but sadly I can't support this one. The food looks great, but the service is painfully slow, with two staff quite literally barking at customers in a stressful 'too busy to be polite' kind of way. I was one of eight customers in the cafe and one of two people standing at the counter. I ordered a one shot cappuccino and an americano. I politely mentioned that the last time I came the coffee was cold, so please could I have it hot. The barista said, 'we serve our coffee at sixty five degrees, so we step away from serving that sort of thing'. I wasn't sure what he meant, so he went on to explain that he wasn't prepared to burn the milk and he wouldn't be serving me a hot drink. I've no idea if my previous coffee was sixty five degrees, but it was too cool for me. It's a shame that the young man was so rude about all this. It's a shame that the young man thinks he knows best about what customers want. He could have offered me one of their other beverages, maybe one that he was prepared to serve at more than sixty five degrees, but he didn't. When I asked if I could pay, he told me he was too busy and that I could pay when I was finished. I thought he was joking, but politely took my seat and waited fifteen minutes for the americano to arrive for my friend. It looked like it was over the regulation sixty five degrees because it was steaming, but that must be because it was served black. Oh, that's the other thing, my friend has a dairy allergy, but Harvest Canteen won't serve non dairy alternatives such as almond milk because that will spoil the flavour of their coffee. When did it become acceptable for people to start telling customers how they should be drinking their coffee?

Coming from Melbourne to Newcastle I'm a massive coffee snob! This is hands down the best coffee I've had in Newcastle in the 10 weeks I've been here!

The coffee standards here are incredibly high especially the new Panama blend the Spanish omelette and filled croissants are quality too but I think it's time to beef the place up a little!!! Aesthetically as well as the menu oh and get some heating sorted man

Popped in for a quick coffee on a quiet Sunday afternoon. We only ordered 3 coffees but they still managed to get the wrong order: a latte instead of a cappuccino which we accepted anyway. Looked around for cakes etc but really stark minimalist environment bordering on unwelcoming so didn't see anything worth ordering. Not sure we'd come again

Great uncompromising coffee, in a city full of bland wimpy coffee; but the place was freezing and therefore not a place to linger in;croissant served cold,would have been nice warmed.roller towel in toilet may seem retro-chic but actually pretty unhygenic

Ordered soup and a coffee, found 2 hairs in the soup at the bottom. Shame as the soup was nice. Not impressed that a member of staff was wearing a wholly hats, the other in a cap. Not suitable head wear for a coffee shop.

It's a real shame that they have gone for uncomfortable benches and minimalist seating/tables because the food and drinks are great. I've had a flat white before which was perfect and today I had a hot chocolate. The hot chocolate was delicious but for £2.50 I would hope for more than one of those tiny school fruit juice glasses. I had poached eggs with spinach and hollandaise... £6.50?! For one (large) slice of (unbuttered) toast with two eggs, a handful of raw spinach and a teaspoon or two of sauce. The eggs were perfectly cooked, the drink was delicious but the place was cold, uncomfortable, and expensive. A real shame.

I love this cafe - the coffee is exceptional and the staff knowledgeable . The place itself is unpretentious and cool . The avocado toast is aMust and the flat white is the best I have ever tasted .

I feel the need to add another review to these incredibly hard working guys. Some people are being very unreasonable slagging the staff off etc. This is a coffee connoisseurs coffee shop not Starbucks. The guys are nice all of the time but this is a unique establishment and the star attraction is the coffee closely followed by the cultured environment if you want chatty robotic Starbucks staff then don't go to Harvest.the

Location - easy-ish to park, but the surrounding area is residential permits, so you need to be cautious. Anyway, who wouldn't fancy a stroll through leafy Jesmond when the Student's aren't around?Atmosphere - Relaxed, and a couple of dogs in. I love this new trend for dogs in places. Totally fab. Ordering is done at the counter, as is paying, so it can get a little crowded, but all the food and coffee is made right there in front of you, with various selections of goodies in a glass cabinet at the front. Coffee - Really good. I do love the OCC Coffee, so shout out to these guys for using them. Local roastery in the Ouseburn. Well recommended. They also sell the beans / ground coffee in here, and my friend picked up a bag on our way out. I had a latte, which was lovely and creamy, but maybe not as hot as it could be. Like, perfect drinking temperature straight off the bat. Which just made me drink it super fast! Also tried a pot of Chai tea - which was actually a never ending pot of Chai tea! Food - Exactly what you would expect, good quality, hipster-like nibbles such as Avocado Smash and the like. Very brave of them to leave me the entire jar of nutella with my pancakes. Very brave. Price - Very reasonable for the quality of food!

We visited Harvest Canteen on a Saturday lunchtime just to have a coffee but decided to have our lunch there. It was very busy and we managed to get the last table. My husband ordered the bruschetta with proscuitto ham, fresh basil pesto, tomato and rocket and I ordered the avadado smash which was avacado, feta, lemon and watercress on a slice of toast. The taste of both of them was incredible, the flavours of both were amazing and I was very pleasantly surprised. I ordered a latte and my other half had a black coffee. My only complaint would be that the coffees weren't very big. On the way out we bought two bags of their freshly roasted coffee beans and I must say they were very nice.I would say that they need more tables - as we were about to leave a few people were hovering about waiting for us to go so they could grab our seats.I am looking forward to visiting again.

The coffee here is probably the best in town roasted by the Ouseburn Coffee Company who also had the bright idea of opening Harvest Canteen. The menu is small but they know what they're doing so if its some sort of poached egg/spinach/avocado combo you want for brunch then you're in the right place. There is also a daily soup and a range of salads plus some delicious home made cakes made on the premises. This is a relaxed place which is attracting folk who want to work on laptops and has the air of somewhere hipster and cool in Shoreditch which may not be to everyone's liking.

Hi as I like coffee decided to try this coffee shop got to admit I was disappointed the good point the coffee is very nice but the bad points let it down found the choice of sizes limited only 2 sizes offered the latte cup has no handle so ores for the larger size a bit expensive but didn't mind if I enjoyed it but I didn't as the large cups sent that big and when they came they were only warm not hot at all you could have drank them straight down but by the time you have a chat they were cold only talking minutes so would not use again can get better for the same if not less but as I said the coffee is nice

I went in for a coffee at 5:10 Monday 20th July. I ordered the drink and the first member of staff started to prepare it when a second one called over that they were closed. I pointed out that the board on the wall gave the times as "8-6", that the door was open, that several tables were occupied, and that indeed one member of staff had taken my order. The rude staff member made no effort! Bizarre really. I'm 61 and was well dressed so it was all rather nuts. So I can't review the coffee since the staff attitude was the worst I have ever experienced.

We only wanted a light brunch and coffee after arriving on an early flight - there were no eggs left at 10.30am so we ended up with a dry cold croissant with a slice of holey plastic cheese- supposedly emmental...yuk...To be fair the coffee was okay - and there was a dog's water bowl inside the door - anywhere with a dog friendly policy automatically gives a second star! It seemed like the staff did not really not want to be there. Pretentious, unappetising (and really uncomfortable seats) - ok for a quick coffee but nothing more.

The Harvest Canteen really knows about coffee and every time I go it has been good. This time I had some food, the Avocado Smash and it was delicious and well presented . The place itself is unpretentious and I felt I could sit there alone without having to hurry. I will be back !!

Beautiful coffee -piccolo particularly niceDelicious and creative menu - avocado smash with feta and fresh lemon was so tasty and perfectly seasonedFriendly chatty staff - who do smile btw!Lovely sublte welcoming decor 10/10

We've been drinking OCC coffee for a while and I had no idea they'd opened this canteen. I had my first visit last weekend and absolutely loved it. It was a sunny day, the decor of the canteen is gorgeous, cyclists were picking up their morning coffee and breakfast... It was coffee with a difference and was so nice to have something like this on our doorstep. The coffee is lovely. I always go for Latte and it was strong and full of flavour. I've read comments about the service and I think BlueMooo hits the nail on the head. The guys know all there is to know about the coffee and are always more than happy to fill you in. It is quieter service than your standard commercial chain, but it's not Starbucks, and I'm happy as long as I get a coffee and a good seat. I'd let the coffee, food and decor do the talking.

The only reason we keep coming back to this place time and time again is because of the amazing coffee. I can't get enough of the espresso. It's a real shame the staff can't muster up a smile or plesantry from time to time. It's as if they're almost too cool for school. I wish they'd keep in mind we are customers, and a bit of friendly customer service, even a smile would be appreciated. On this particular visit we decided to eat with friends, unfortunately the food isn't as great as the coffee. Eggs benedict was yum, granola-yum, but the portions? Tiny! The granola is served in a small tumbler and the eggs benedict super small too. We left hungry! If the items were cheap I could understand but the menu is so overpriced. I really hope HARVEST manages to turn things around ASAP. Staff and food need a reality check. Wake up and smell the coffee, your service and serving sizes suck!

I have visited this cafe quite often already and love the place. The coffee is the best I have ever had and the simple but elegantly offered food is perfect for an out and out coffee shop.The interior is clean and sophisticated. It is a very unique place for Newcastle.The comments about the staff on here I feel are misplaced. Ok, when they are busy (which seems to be more and more) they are less able to engage but this is just as a result of their popularity and evidence of more and more people understanding what this cafe is about.I've asked them a few times about the coffees and their origins and flavors and the answers I've received were very detailed and interesting.Do not visit if you expect this to be the same as every other cafe you have visited. These guys are trying something new and will obviously rub up some people the wrong way.

Manners don't cost a thing. It's been said before, service truly lets this cafe down. The coffee was good, not great; this is partly due to waiting up to 15 minutes for our drinks and partly because not one member of staff smiled. The visit was altogether unwelcoming and felt awkward as the guy in charge was rude, stormed around and carelessly delivered our food without so much as a word. The customer should not have to thank the server for slamming a plate down at the end of the table, after waiting 20 minutes and reminding twice for it to be delivered. If the staff can't cope with putting crumpets in a toaster and poaching eggs - employ competent kitchen staff. There is a lot I would like to say but I don't want to come across overly negative. We like the company, but unfortunately don't feel comfortable visiting again. Croissants delivered without butter, parts of orders being forgotten and late. No customer service. You are paying a premium to sit there and feel like a burden to a flustered set of staff who can not crack a smile for the life of them. I don't understand when it became cool and hip to ignore the customer and abandon not only good customer service, but manners in general. A simple apology or explanation, smile or any form of communication in general would have pacified us however we are left feeling the need to create an account just to leave a review, which I think speaks for itself. We'd like to note, that we have visited on multiple occasions and some have been better than others, but the poor customer interaction and service is a common theme. Maybe a hip, solemn vibe is the end goal and if so maybe this cafe just isn't for us.

After hearing about the great quality coffee at this place I was determined to seek it out and try some. I've been in quite a few coffee shops in Newcastle and the surrounding areas now but Harvest proved difficult to find, it's tucked away right at the back end of Jesmomd. The things I do for good coffee! After eventually finding the place myself and my friend placed our orders - an Americano each - no food - although what they had on offer did look very nice. We sat at the back of the cafe and I can't say I liked the layout and seating, it was mostly wooden benches, the place felt quite uncomfortable and it didn't have a great atmosphere either. After waiting a while we finally got our coffees, which were simply placed on our table by a rude member of staff, who didn't even speak as he put them down. That's right, he just put them on our table and walked off! My friend and I were gobsmacked. I know some places have a policy not to interrupt customers but this didn't seem like one of those instances. I think the guy was just rude, if the other reviews for this place are anything to go by. Anyway, on the positive side the coffee was good, very good, so full credit to them for that. It's definitely a step above what you get from Costa or Caffe Nero. Unfortunately though, the bad atmosphere and rude staff mean I won't be returning again, good coffee or not. I do hope they have a rethink and employ some friendlier staff in future.

I'm quite mixed about this place. I love the coffee. The food is pretty good but not as fantastic as I'd like. The room during winter is actually a little cold. I do like it but it's not yet a 5 star review.

Visited today for the first and last time, Staff unapproachable, no conversation and felt very uncomfortable. When the meal came they were a very small portion, not value for money. No teaspoons given with tea and only brown sugar on table. The staff didn't communicate with each other and they all looked so miserable we couldn't wait to leave. For this bussiness to succeed staff need changing or retrained on giving good customer service.