Old School House Kitchen Coxgreen in Sunderland

Excellent, lovely food at decent price.Staff very helpful and courteous.

visited over a year ago with my elderly mother was very disappointed with food ordered quiche with salad and tea for drinks the quiche was clearly not made on the premises obviously shop bought and very bland at best we Ghent went outside for tea and scones which were ok to be honest apart from the lukewarm tea ghe building itself is nice enough but overall the food and the choice of it on offer is so different from online menu over the hill penshaw farm do cracking menu all the food made from scratch as well as it should

Thoroughly recommend. The staff are amazing and the menu is excellent

Only had drinks this visit, good coffee, great service and very welcoming so will definitely be back. Also dog friendly

First time visiting today, beautiful location and delicious food. We ordered a beef brisket sandwich and corn beef pie with a side of fries. The brisket beef was lovely, soft and flavoursome. Also had a caramel iced latte and banana milkshake, both great! Will definitely be returning as the menu had plenty of choice, and the cakes also looked yummy. Friendly service 😊

Decent food and service in a nice old original building with high ceilings. There are outdoor picnic tables at the rear. Not a lot of vegetarian choices.

Beautiful building and location, plenty of seating outside and in, super friendly, and good food and coffee - what more can you ask for?

Ordered a breakfast and latte.absolutely spot on .very good service also . would definitely return

What a beautiful old schoolhouse still with fixtures and fittings. Plus a history to learn about. Great friendly staff, well it the NorthEast. On to the food I had chicken and tarragon sandwich with salad. Top taste. My wife had a BLT, really enjoyed. As for the location really handy for a stop off the A19. Thank you.

First class service and absolutely charming old school building coffee was second to none

Called today 6/6/24 with a friend. We both had tuna/ cucumber bap, with side salad, 1tea & 1 coffee. then Biscoff cheesecake and strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake. & 2 cappuccino. All food was served lovely all was delicious. The girls were all very pleasant and friendly and couldn’t help enough. It was friends birthday and they put a candle in her cheesecake Will definitely be back again .

A small, out of the way location, but well worth the trip. First rate customer service and exceptionally good food, all in a first class location. Highly recommended. Update on sunny day in May. Another visit to this wonderful place, lemon drizzle cake special this time. Perfection.

A beautiful experience Everything was first class Atmosphere Service Food and Potential Hope vision for future is achieved Look forward to future visits and seeing developments Ambience is noteable Good luck your hard work deserves success

Lovely food & excellent service

Genuine old times charm. Nice, helpful staff. We've only had two dishes, but both were nice and reasonably good value. Down to earth, traditional fare. The coffee....... Middle of the road UK standard. Free, private parking a bonus too.

Lovely cheesecake, pleasant staff and fast service at reasonable cost, highly recommend the small detour.

Been wanting to visit for a while, and glad we did! Love the history that exudes throughout, and the excellent food local to the area. Staff very friendly and accommodating, especially to a family member who required gluten free food.

Cracking breakfast this morning

Called in for a drink and bite to eat,lovely place with nice people working there ...food was beautiful definitely be back soon.

A hidden gem! Beautiful location with delicious food. Ordered full english and decaf latte, both were scrumptious. My only criticism is that the scrambled egg lacked flavour, but other than that- no complaints! Cosy feel but still plenty of space, I could wonder round looking at all the memorabilia for hours. Can’t wait for a visit in the summer to sit outside!

Been here twice recently, once for lunch and the other time for breakfast. Both times the food, service and coffee were excellent. My partner’s great great uncle is on a school register from 1937, so the nostalgia in the building and the use of desks and pictures of the old school gives it a beautiful vibe. Highly recommend and can’t wait for good weather to make use of the outdoor seating

I went there for the first time this morning had a full English the cost was £9.20 well worth the price I would score this because of the price the food (which is important) 10/10 my only little and I mean little my cup of tea could have been a little bigger i could have bought another tea pot but that would have been to much to drink. I will be back with my wife to try their Sunday lunch which sounds fantastic and the price £10.50 I think it was sound very , very good(proof is in the pudding) watch this space . Their cream teas also sound very good at£19.00 but with a two day notice m the staff the owner and assistant are both very nice and happy to be there the touch I liked was when my food was ready they rang a school bell ....fantastic touch. Seeing it's the old school from the 1930s it closes at 3 so get there early .....

Staff very friendly. Great place with awesome food and very reasonably priced. The old school house has so much character lovely place to eat.

What a lovely cafe/coffee shop a hidden gem.Excellent food, drinks & service. Would highly recommend & we will definitely be back. Only found out about it by word of mouth

Delicious coffee and cake, lovely friendly staff and lovely atmosphere! Such amazing restoration of the original Old Schoolhouse, you could be at Beamish! A bit of living history that's been preserved!

Delicious Sunday lunch wrap - very good value for money.

Found this place today The food is excellent The staff are very friendly and care about their customers Recommend anyone to go and try Will definitely be back

Pleasant and friendly staff food was lovely. Love how they have kept some of the old characters of what the place used to be. Cant wait to visit again

Always a warm welcome. Delicious coffee and warm fruit scones with jam and cream. Looking at the menu - we'll definitely be back. Some great choices and food being served around us looked very appetising.

Lovely food and well looked after.

Absolutely the place for breakfast. The staff are exceptional polite helpful and the food is to die for.

Went to The Old School House yesterday with my husband and daughter....their first time but not mine, they were well impressed. We all had the Full English Breakfast, which was absolutely beautiful. Scott and Joanne are so friendly as are the rest of the staff. If you haven't been yet, I'd highly recommend you pay a visit. The place itself is fabulous and very spacious. You won't be disappointed 😊

Went in for a breakfast for first time very disappointed won't be going back sausage was burnt,bacon hard and bill put straight down when receiving it could have waited until we had finished but left most of the breakfast

Fresh tasty food and great service this is now my new place to go for a bite to eat and a drink with cake. Highly recomme d to all. X

Such a treat to see this fine old building put to great use. Lovely warm welcome from the owner. Polite service and a good cup of tea. Loads of seating in varied spots around the grounds. May every success come your way.

Highly recommend this place....

Reputation lives up to itself and then some. Popped in for a bacon and egg sandwich and coffee. Good quality thick bacon cooked well. The egg soft, not greasy and the long fresh bread bun- barm?- well worth the price. Coffee delicious too. Staff friendly and attentive without being in your face. Building is stunning with great ambiance and history. Good car parking for free. And the area is beautiful which is an understatement. Thank you for bringing my phone to me before I left.

Lovely off the beaten track cafe. Food is superb, excellent service. Will be back. Trio of meats sandwiches an absolute treat 😋

Spent a lovely afternoon here, pork with stuffing and apple sauce sandwich was really good

Amazing place with beautiful decor. Amazing hosts, and lovely food and top notch coffee.

Great historic place. Service, food and staff great.

What a little treasure - like stepping back in time. Staff very friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit.

Lovely old school house.Although a little chilly as all doors were open and it was cold outside Coffee hot and tasty.Eggs were cooked as I like them. Definitely worth a visit.Staff very friendly

Lovely building, but they need to improve they all round service , food ok

The sausage sandwich and latte was lovely, great service too!

Didn't go. Where is the option to say that in Google maps !!!!

The menu bears no resemblance whatsoever to the one on the website. Service was very slow and poor despite being quiet. Staff were a nervous wreck (not their fault) Most of the menu items unavailable - unless you wanted a bacon sandwich or quiche. Ignored by staff for probably 20+ minutes despite not being busy. Tiny cheese scones which were blatantly shop bought were brought to our table along with drinks (although we were missing one.) To compound matters, the two outdoor toilets were out of order and my niece was desperate. Shouldn’t be open if there’s no toilet facilities. Sure there’s a health & safety law about that somewhere. Having been once before, I’d hoped they’d get their act together before I brought other family members, but if anything it’s going further downhill. Having seen the toilet facilities before, there is literally one outdoor cubicle for men and one for women. There’s clear daylight entering the cheaply made door through the 5mm spacing between each plank and the holes where the knots of wood have disappeared. Limited privacy is afforded to anyone using the facilities or the queue of people outside for that matter. It has potential, but ended up feeling embarrassed and disappointed that I took family there.

Beautiful building, well thought out design as a cafe. I had a sausage and bacon roll-cooked to perfection, the sausages in particular were delicious. Great coffee. Dog friendly too

First time visit and not particularly impressed unfortunately. While I realise they've only been open for a few weeks and are still finding their feet, I wasn't expecting to order coffee and cheesecake and have a 25 minute wait for the cheesecake. By the time it turned up (after asking about it when the coffee arrived sans cake, plus another twice afterwards), coffee was long gone. I don't understand how it wasn't brought out on the same tray as the coffees (we were told then that they hadn't forgotten and it was coming right out - it wasn't!!) Cheesecake itself was OK, but the base was way too crumbly. Might try the place again in a few weeks, but for now can't give them a glowing recommendation, sorry! In reply to the owners, I totally appreciate you were really busy - my issue was that the cake came out 25 minutes after the coffee, not that I had to wait! I would rather have waited longer and had both items served together. I'll change my review to 4 stars as I'm not unsympathetic to the challenges of a new business

Been here twice inside a week lovely place, however service poor on both occasions failed to bring food out for our party of people wouldn't care it was a party of 5 then 3. On both occasions everyone else had eaten their food. EDIT So I never expected it to be out mins after my order however I'm talking 3 bacon sandwiches really can't be brought out same time..... I came in twice for the last sandwich IMO not good

First visit. Staff very pleasant. Coffee and muffin delicious. Brought back memories of school days in the 50s when our little bottles of milk were put beside the fire in the winter. Will definitely call gsin.

Visited today for the first time and my wife and I were completely satisfied with the food, service and ambience of the place. There are some negative comments on here and everyone is entitled to their opinion, however, it's a fledgling business which will grow in size and stature so for the time being be patient and enjoy what they are providing in their limited menu. We will certainly be back, it"s a pleasant experience.

Visited a few days ago and was very disappointed. Hoping for an improvement. Not a great menu extremely basic, nothing in the display counter, not a professional coffee machine and mochas were terrible, everything seemed very disorganized and more parking is required.

First visit today. Lovely decor and nice outside space. When we went in we were not sure wether to sit down or order at till. Greeting wasnt exactly warm. Menu was limited but prices were reasonable. We ordered a sausage bap and quiche. Bap had no butter but was ok. We were given the wrong quiche which we chose to accept but mentioned it at end when paying. Got no apology! Two items on sweet menu not available. Overall service not the best snd wasnt full. Had to ask twice for some hot water for our tea. Hope this is just teething troubles as this has great potential. We will try again.

Visited for the first time today and very disappointed to say the least. I thought we were invisible as many staff passed us by for about 25 minutes before anyone took our order. It was not busy and I only wish we’d left. The toasted teacake was burnt and very poor quality and the cheese scone very bland. Both seemed to have been supermarket bought. The two teas came with tiny jugs half filled and no spoons. I wish we had donated the money to charity. An experience not to be repeated

Lovely new place to go for coffee ☕or light lunch.🍰 Very busy at the moment plenty room in and out doors but parking is an issue at particularly over lunch it seems. lots of character 😀👍

Extensive menu on the Internet however not on the day we visited. Breakfast baps and a choice of 3 other sandwiches.Aswe told to wait for a table however people were going thru the other door and taking seats I suggest this should be blocked off. Staff didn't have a clue what they were doing they were like rabbits caught in the headlight when you asked a question. Tea delivered without a spoon and I had to ask for a knife to cut my sausage bap. I appreciate you have just opened and thing's will settle down however I really feel you should take time to train your staff wont be back for a while until there is more food choice and your staff know what their doing. Sorry but I wasn't impressed at all .

Lovely decor and grounds, but sad to say that not great service, (coffees arrived 15 mins before the cakes), the cheesecakes were poor quality, with the bases not intact, all crumbs. Lots of dogs whining.... Personally would only have the dogs permitted outside areas, as otherwise it feels like a large kennel!! Disappointed. 4/10 at best.

Very nice clean place.Had the tastiest fruit scone,I will return.

Dropped in today by chance when walking around Penshaw woods. Great vibe, steeped in history with lovely food and coffee. Great staff. Thanks

Second visit today with my folks. Mam and Dad loved the character of the school house which has been tastfully and sympathetically renovated. The fires will be lovely in the Winter. Lovely sandwiches, and the coffee and cheesecake were perfect! Word is obviously getting around as it was busy, yet service with a joke and a smile 😃.

Went there today, really looking forward to it and , sadly, left really let down. The building and decor were lovely but that is where the praise ends I'm afraid. The limited menu ( we had to hunt around for one) was very bacon orientated. Unfortunately they didn't have any bacon! No mention that they sell tea on the menu either. Sat waiting about 20 minutes for someone to take our order, a few staff walking past looking busy and other customers coming in and waiting too. My sausage bap came with no knife or serviette so had to dip into my ketchup portion using the bap. 2 little sausages and no butter in it. Really poor value. My partner's scone was average but came with only 1 butter. The waitress discouraged my partner from getting a blueberry muffin by saying they were tiny! Our tea and latte failed to come at all which is unacceptable. Decided to leave so cancelled the tea and coffee order. Went to pay on my debit card and they couldn't take payment as they couldn't get a signal. Was asked if I had a credit card ( I don't) and in the end he said no charge due to the poor experience. Other people got up and left too. The waitress seemed surprised we hadn't had our tea and latte so obviously very chaotic. Will come back next Summer to see if the teething issues have been addressed. Sorry for posting such a negative review but I can't lie. When running smoothly I'm sure it will be lovely.

A heavenly spot in the hidden treasure trove of Cox Green. Splendid drinks, scone, ambience, decor and free parking. Not to mention the warmest of welcomes, courtesy and professionalism. Scott also is a hive of information on the local area & history. His enthusiasm exudes with magnetic charisma and authentic soul. What a stunning venue! I shall be back every week. Let your soul relax in this fabulous haven! Check out the super 3 bed cottage with exceptional view of Penshaw Monument too! I wish Scott & his wife every success xx

Just visited, great coffee and cakes, beautiful tearoom in a fantastic spot, service was amazing. Will be back very soon, if you're in the area pop in you'll not be disappointed.

Reopened today. Really friendly staff. Only serving drinks today with food starting next week

We ordered Sunday lunch for delivery this week via the website (beef and chicken), they were fantastic. Great portions, meat was full of flavour, good sized Yorkshire pud, tasty veg, lots of gravy - what more could you ask for? And the stuffing with the chicken was delicious. The service via email when we wanted to add on two more lunches at the last minute was exemplary as well, nothing a bother. Thank you Scott, we will most definitely be ordering again, and can't wait to visit for afternoon tea too!

Ordered a Sunday dinner today and I have to tell you it’s one of the best dinners I’ve had! Lovely staff and great all round service! Will definitely be returning!