Priory Cafe in North Tyneside

Great place for a coffee and cake after a visit to Tynemouth Market

AVOID THIS PLACE Waited 40 mins for food before leaving. I even asked for food to be changed to takeaway. The staff were not bothered at all. Every other table was served ahead of us, including those who arrived after. Why would they care, I paid up front, so now I'm left £30 out of pocket and myself and two children are left hungry. I want to support local businesses but not at the expense of poor service!!

Lovely food and reasonable prices

lovely quirky little cafe, food was nice and staff were nice, friendly atmosphere👍

Brilliant cafe. Very friendly staff. So pleased we found this place when searching for a place for coffee. Returned five days later to sample food off the enticing menu. Highly recommend.

Brilliant value, always freshly cooked. A gem at the coast.

Went here this afternoon for coffee ☕️. Lovely cafe love the decor and lady who served us very helpful 😀.

Brilliant place, went here on a formal eating. The staff were very good and the food was really good. On an ordinary day there seemed like there was a lot of choice, so something for everyone.

Fabulous good and really friendly service. Best rarebit in the land.

Had a priory all day 🍳 breakfast today..it was amazing probably one of the best I have had in a while and reasonably priced to o...I will be back!.

I love Tynemouth, and This is a cafe that has been around for a long time and is loved by the locals. It has a nice relaxing atmosphere there. The cakes and foods are delicious. We would go more often if they had better heating system in winter. It's a cafe that I want to stay here forever.

Nice location and fairly busy. Service at counter was polite and welcoming. However, delay in receiving ordered breakfast was disappointing. It contained 4 pairs of items - sausages, bacon, fried eggs, fried bread - it lacked variety. The toast came with butter unexpectantly buried underneath. For their listed top breakfast, I can't say this was value for money. Nor did it give much of a wow factor. The cake selection is very good, as is the range of hot drinks offered.

Amazing lunch here today as always! Service can sometimes be a little slow, but the food is always worth the wait!

Having read other good reviews of this cafe we decided to try it out. Unfortunately our experience differed from previous reviews. After ordering two breakfasts one regular one veggie we endured a 45min wait for the food to arrive. I can understand places are under pressure but what made it more frustrating was the complete lack of communication between front of house staff and kitchen staff. Our long wait was only acknowledged after we queried when our food was coming. (This was at the 40min wait stage). Also we were served our hot drinks straight away after ordering which meant it was freezing cold by the arrival of the food. (They did agree to re-fill our teapot with hot water) When the food did eventually arrive the server seemed totally unaware of what they were serving. Seems a lack of training and information given to floor staff. In terms of food itself it was fine but the disastrous service left a sour taste. I could not recommend this establishment.

Sat outside and had a nice coffee and cake. Great service 👏.

Just popped in for coffees,,,, very pleasant service,,, thank you,

This is the first time we have been to this cafe and it won’t be the last it is our new favourite place in Tynemouth. It was the end of a Saturday afternoon and they were very busy so we waited a little while to be served but it didn’t matter as it is so good. There is a good selection of cakes and snacks and everything is clearly made from scratch. We had a brilliant blackcurrant and hazelnut gluten-free cake and my tea was served in a china cup and saucer which makes it feel more special. We will be back to try the other things on the menu, and another good thing is they were still serving after 4:30 pm on a Saturday unlike other Cafes in the area that seem to prefer to close far too early.

I've been here before and loved it. This time, however, the coffee was very poor. So much so that when my friend arrived, I suggested we went elsewhere. I hope that they improve their coffee making.

We sat outside in the sun, food and cappuccino were delicious, and they had some amazing looking chocolate meringues and cake to buy. I unfortunately didn't have any, but the rest of the family tucked in and enjoyed them. So thumbs up. Thanks. Would go again.

Haven’t been to the Priory Cafe for a number of years but called in as we read a few negative comments on here. Whilst the place needs a bit of a makeover the food we had was fresh ,service was good and staff were pleasant so you can only take as you find!

Very poor service, sprayed the table to wash it and went over me. Staff uninterested and food seemed rushed. Quite expensive for what you get. It’s a shame the owner doesn’t read and respond to the many reviews.

6 of us stopped at the priory for breakfast when we got of the ferry, the food was great quality and well cooked the tea 2 large pots was just what the doctor ordered and very well priced, well done the priory cafe .

Came here yesterday with my two young daughters (5) and (7) as we had been in Tynemouth and they were really hungry and thought it was best to get them fed instead of driving home and making something.. 40 minutes later our food arrived!!! We only ordered pancakes (for my girls to share as the waitress said they were big portions - which they weren't) and a sausage bun! Both were appalling. Sausages over cooked/burnt - and the pancakes I asked to come with fruit not realising fruit was frozen strawberries. The service wasn't the best, no one apologised about the wait nor seemed to care. I even asked how long the food would take and the girl just came back and said yours is next. No apology, not nothing. Upon paying the waitress didn't even ask how everything was. The place is looking grubby and run down. It's such a shame as we get a lot of tourists visiting our local area and the local cafes could be SO much better! I think the priory cafe should just stick to coffee and cakes (which did look amazing and my kids asked for) and if the food hadn't taken so long we may have sampled them. I hate leaving negative reviews but really I just want to warn other people about the wait for food and the service. This hasn't been the first time and I keep going back and giving it a chance but I won't be from now on

Excellent customer service. Food fantastic especially the black pudding, best I have ever tasted.

Tea-time u Rhabarber-Birne Kuchen mit crumple supper lecker ,versuch ich nachzubacken,kleines caffee u sehr freundliche Bedienung❤️

Ouch, expensive, small portions and poor. When, please tell me when, did corned beef hash include wholegrain mustard? Awful, it overpowered the dish, which was very, very average. Portion was meagre. Another cafe that charges top whack, for not very much. £18+ for, bacon sandwich, the meagre hash, tea and coffee!

Nice café by the coast. All day breakfast options are great!

My favourite cafe in Tynemouth, lovely food, welcoming & polite staff, always feel so comfortable here.Patricia.x

Quaint little cafe yummy breakfast lovely staff a nice treat

Best ham and lentil homemade soup and cheese scone around

Priory Café is an unconventional but genial friendly café serving beverages, pastries and cakes, breakfasts, and lunches. Order at the counter where you normally pay after ordering but sometimes, if for example it’s busy, you may be asked to return and pay after you have finished. The usual selection of coffees is made by an efficient cheerful friendly barista and food is cooked in a small kitchen while scones, cakes etc. are all homemade. A selection of cold drinks is available and you may buy an alcoholic drink if you wish. The main menu is written in chalk on the wall. The café is closed on Mondays. Prices are reasonable and may be lower than average. There is additional seating outside on the pavement for when the weather is appropriate. Blankets are offered for cold days in winter. There is a single toilet, albeit small. Wi-Fi can be accessed. Tables may be reserved, a practice that I disapprove of because, in my opinion, not only is it inefficient but it also causes unnecessary disappointment when the remaining tables are full, and one is unable to stay even though there may be several empty tables empty but reserved. At busy times, due to the size of the kitchen, there can be a considerable wait for cooked food. Take-aways are possible and an external buffet can be ordered by local businesses. The café may be reserved in its entirety for events.

Poor food and appalling coffee, service slow. This cafe looks so run down to the rest of the competition around Tynemouth. The cafe used to be run with a sense of pride in what comes out of the kitchen not anymore. The staff are apathetic and standards low.

The food is ok but the place needs a good clean- really dusty and cutlery had to be returned as not clean- and the loo is awful- really awful. Absolutely tiny, grubby and next to the open kitchen door. Other customers commented on it too. The staff are nice but not on the ball- lots of standing gossiping and not keeping an eye on the customers to see who needs anything. Our breakfasts took 35 minutes to arrive. It wasn't even busy. They tasted fine but the wait was way too long.

Exceptionally good breakfast, plenty of it and well cooked and presented. Friendly and welcoming too.. We will be back

Absolutely loved this place! Wonderful honest food, staff were lovely and so friendly. A real homely charm to the place. Could have stayed for hours.

Lovely Cafe Shop with a large choice of cakes. Also good coffee !!!

Poor indifferent service that took 15 minutes to bring two coffees, one spilled in the saucer, but without the cake ordered and there were no serviettes or sugar. Cake eventually appeared after our reminder, as a diet-size piece. We were sat outside, one of us initially on a dangerous broken chair that caused a fall.

Good coffee and scones and cake

Enjoyed poached eggs and a coffee after a blustery walk in Tynemouth. Just what was needed. Will definitely return.

Service too slow & not dog friendly

Fab food & lovely friendly staff

Went with partner and friend today I had the vegetarian breakfast sweetcorn fritters were amazing and potatoes and mushrooms really well seasoned possibly the best breakfast I've ever had would definitely recommend and return 🙂

Scrambled egg on toast, eggs tasteless, cheap bread. Would have expected free range eggs and possibly a rustic bread for the toast for the price charged. Cup dirty, teapot chipped Generally needs a good tidy up and repaint One girl serving/clearing tables was constantly chewing gum, and her table cleaning needs improving .. a quick spray and wipe here and there is insufficient. On the other hand, the young girl that served us was very pleasant and helpful

An excellent breakfast with speedy & friendly service. A good selection on the menu

We stopped in on a Sunday morning for coffees and an egg and bacon bap…not complicated. They were moderately busy but a table was available without waiting and there were 4 staff on. This should have been more than sufficient for a place of this size. The coffees took 20 minutes to arrive and the baps took 45 minutes. The sausage was undercooked and greasy. The egg was ok. The staff were surly and I got an eye roll when I asked for a glass when I ordered a pelligrino orangata. £20 for this experience. Steer clear of this disaster.

Wonderful homemade meals and cakes and the largest meringues I have ever seen. Warm, friendly service with Internet access. And lots of plants have been added to give a homely environment. I recommend the lentil soup with toasted cheese scone!

Pleasant experience, only popped in for a coffee & scone, enjoyed both, would go back again.

Cute quirky little cafe, not far from sea front. Nice decor inside, staff friendly They do all day breakfast, which we had, I had a sausage sarnie and my friend full English. When we ordered we were told it would be 10 minutes, which we were fine with, however it took nearly 25 minutes. We would have been happy to wait 25 minutes as we knew food is cooked to order, they just had to say that it would be 25 minutes. (This why I knocked a star off). If they said 25 mins when ordering, i would have given five stars When food arrived it was fresh, amd tasted great. We ordered tea and hot chocolate after, the flapjack was super tasty and you could tell this was made today.

We have visited on many occasions on visits to family in Tynemouth, but this is my first review, mainly in response to some poor ones here. This cafe is always busy, which says something already, but on each occasion we have been ( always for breakfast) we have had good service and excellent food. The breakfasts are cooked to order, served fresh and hot, so sometimes there is a wait. However the coffee is perfect and we’re happy to take a leisurely breakfast. The 2 waitresses on this occasion ( Saturday around 10.30) did not stop moving and yet smiles were plentiful. Excellent, as usual.

Service is absolutely terrible, the two girls behind the counter do nothing but mess on when you are trying to order food or ask them to clear the table. Wouldn’t recommend, sort your staff out.

Lovely little cafe. Nice food and good pot of tea.

Superb breakfast cooked fresh to order. Served hot. Delicious coffee too. Friendly warm waitress who never stopped moving...v busy place!

Lovely home cooked breakfast, great quality and friendly staff. Couldn’t fault anything. Food was very hot and great quality. Lots of home baked cakes and scones to choose from too 👌

Very slow service for average food. The staff seemed stressed and completely ignored us. Unfortunate that this was our experience considering this place has so many other good reviews. Maybe it was just a bad day.

Called here this afternoon and sat outside as lovely sunny day though seats not the best and comfiest. I ordered food and drinks all good service maybe could have been quicker as not busy but staff were helpful and young girl took order and brought...

One of the best cafes for home cooked food , never yet had a bad meal from here , delicious.

I love this café! …..immaculately clean, friendly staff and excellent home cook food! Whenever someone mentions Tynemouth to me now, I think Priory Café! 🤤👌🏻

Great food excellent service what more could you ask for

Very slow service waited 25 minutes for drinks and scones Also the tables had lots of dirty dishes looks like they were short of staff we won't return

Great food - I had home made cornbeef pie, chips and salad. My wife had homemade soup and scone. Staff- nice, helpfull people. Cost- about £10 all in. G value

Friendly an comfortable place with good food and service. Great atmosphere - locals clearly love it! Will certainly be back…

We went there for breakfast and was very nice although the toast was a little cold. Staff were very nice and service was quick. Well worth the money and will return in the future. Recommend the priory breakfast.

Lovely staff, amazing food and cakes, 10/10

What a lovely friendly place. We popped in for a cooked breakfast and wasn't disappointed. Very farmhouse kitchen set out. Homely, you feel like your almost family by the time you leave. They couldn't do enough for us. We needed to change some things we didn't like in our meal, it wasn't a problem for them. We also bought some home made cakes to take away, yum😋 I think it would also be nice to go here for an afternoon tea. Lovely atmosphere.

Very impressed friendly staff fresh flowers on the tables and a certain nice toasties with side salad

Great cafe, very good rarebit - a good place for lunch, brunch, or coffee and a cake. Try the rarebit with leeks!

Came for breakfast, it almost ended up being lunch. Slow, unenthusiastic service, reasonable food when it did arrive. Breakfast offerings are intentionally structured so you would want to add an additional item to it, in order to create a ‘full English’, so as to almost...

Service very slow and the cafe isn’t the cleanest. Dirty tables that nobody cleaned throughout our visit, the bottle of hand sanitiser on the table was filthy catching covid off it would be the least of your worries. place was thick of dust and there...

Really enjoyed takeaway Sunday lunch. We had beef and chicken. All homemade and fresh, cannot fault anyrhing at all (Yorkies immense!). Expertly prepared and cooked, compliments to the chef. The gravy really is something special! Lovely friendly team, really helpful, even helping us out to...

Called in for breakfast after a walk in Tynemouth. Sausage sandwich was perfect and nice coffee too. Nice atmosphere and good menu and reasonably priced. Staff friendly and polite.

Possibly the slowest service we've ever had, food was OK my wife had scrambled egg on toast which she said was done very nice. I had priory breakfast it was OK but no beans or mushrooms ( breakfast basics I think) might be my fault...

We came in for a cuppa on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Have to say we were a bit put off by the amount of dirty tables both inside and outside, but ordered drinks nonetheless. Staff perfectly friendly- probably rushed off their feet. Had a tea...

Whilst in the area recently, we called in for breakfast. We were immediately made to feel very welcome and our order was taken promptly. We had a mixture of breakfast items and all were delicious. We took away a piece of chocolate cake that was...

Had delicious takeaway fruit crumble cake today after a beach walk. A lovely treat during the lockdown.

My family and I are regular customers of this cafe. The food is homemade and always delicious. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend this little family run cafe for a great experience.

The cafe is a great favourite of my wife and I but our visit today was a real let down. In fact we left after sitting down for 25 minutes without our order being taken. Customers who came in after us were served but not...

Needed to treat myself this morning. First, let me start by saying that I know there's now an abundance of places between Whitley Bay and North Shields where you can get a good breakfast these days, several of them are frequently hailed as 'the best' on social media posts asking where to go for a good breakfast at the coast... but let me assure you with full confidence- there is NO finer breakfast anywhere on the North East coast than this. Both quality of ingredients & execution. The Longsands breakfast with homemade sweetcorn fritters and Stornaway black pud. And not a sprig of wilted peashoots in sight. With fried bread & a jug of tinned tomato juice. Washed down with a hazelnut latte in my case. Food of the Geordie Gods.

We were glad to find The Priory tucked away from the main street, with its varied menu, helpful staff and plenty of places outside to lock our bikes. Good selection of food at affordable prices. Staff were helpful and friendly and service was quick. An excellent place to finish off a long bike ride.

Cheese scones were very good. Tea was excellent. Lots of tables cleaning down took place and there were hand sanitisers on each table so fine with covid stuff.The cafe itself is a bit unkempt. There is a display of glass cake stands and they were covered in dust as were the shelves they were on. It looked as if it needed a real spring clean. This is a pity because it took the edge off it- made us feel as if it wasn't looked after very well generally. They had a nice menu and the food looked delicious.

Visited here for the first time yesterday. Had the Priory Breakfast and was really impressed by the service and the quality of the food. The young lady serving was friendly and efficient, hot drinks arrived within a couple of minutes. Breakfast arrived within five minutes and was freshly cooked, piping hot. Thank you for an outstanding experience. We will be back.

Lovely food it’s just a shame what we’ve witnessed. We’ve visited for a few weeks but after today we won’t be back. A member of staff went outside to have a cuddle of a puppy and when she re entered the cafe didn’t sanitise her hands and walked through the back into the kitchen. Another member of staff arrived to start her shift we assume and again didn’t sterilise her hands when entering the cafe, hung her coat up and went behind the counter with her phone ready to serve customers still without sanitising her hands. How are customers expected to stay safe and hygienic if the staff can’t do it themselves. Also it appears that the track and trace system which should have been implemented weeks ago has just came into operation. I haven’t seen it in other cafes but is it common practise for staff to eat and drink in full view of customers behind the counter then serve customers their food?

Straight forward and quick service. Clean place and well set out. No issues at all, lovely cake, I wish more places were like this.

Had breakfast here, Bank Holiday Monday.Luckily all of the places on the main street were full so we had to hunt a bit and found this hidden gem. Food was served quickly, the quality and portion sizes were excellent, we even took cakes away for later.

I have visited the Priory Cafe dozens of times and thought it was about time I placed a review. Came here for lunch a couple of days ago and it was very busy, partly thanks to the Rishi £10 deal. The two young ladies at front of house didn't stop and did a great job welcoming everyone, taking orders and making coffees.I had the New York style Corned Beef Hash and it was absolutely tremendous, real depth of flavour and perfectly cooked. Lots of things to enjoy about this place, friendly and welcoming staff, heart warming food and very accessible prices. Recommended if you're a local or visiting the coast.

Just wanted to comment on the lovely friendly staff, especially the young lad who served us today who was really polite and well mannered. We had delicious ham and cheese toasties and corned beef hash. Thank you, will defo visit again.

Worst service ever! Stood at the door waiting to be seated for ages. From arriving to getting a drink it took 40 minutes. Staff seemed to be working hard but very unorganised and a lot of customers ignored. Food was just ok. If they had a dedicated front of house to seat and serve people this would help a lot!

We visited the Priory Cafe our of the blue and very early this morning as we were out and about and hungry and we really enjoyed our visit. The hot drinks were lovely I had a decaf flat white and my husband an Americano. We ordered breakfast off the black board and were happy with our food. I had the priory breakfast (which was huge and my husband ended up eating some of) which was great especially the bacon and the fried eggs were still lovely and dippy! My husband had a bacon sandwich but could resist a side of sweetcorn fritters which were gorgeous and a lovely change. The only thing I would say is that the tables were not “clean” there were crumbs on ours and the one next to us had lots of crumbs etc on it. I don’t know if this was from the day before as there were only 2 or 3 other people in the time we were there.

Looks like I’ve two reviews for the same establishment together which is a first! We were out on a bike ride on Sunday & rode past & noticed the chalk boards outside & a table in the doorway, so we did another loop to make sure we were really in need of refreshment & stopped off for a strawberry milkshake which was lovely & the young girl serving was really pleasant & bubbly, was nice to see a bit of normality even if it was at the door with no seats, another couple ordered the gin & tonic float with lemon sorbet & recommended it highly, so call by if you’re in the vicinity!

Stopped off for breakfast on Sunday, service was a bit odd, given a menu but staff couldn’t decide whether we’d placed our order or not then struggled to find a menu pad?!? Nice location but a bit off the main thoroughfare, food is nice & lattes aren’t too bad either.

We live the opposite end of the metro line so don't visit nearly as much as we should. Buck rarebit for me and cheese and ham toastie for the teen is a huge treat. Utterly delicious! Staff are always kind, gracious and welcoming. If we lived closer we'd be in weekly. Cannot recommend highly enough

My boyfriend and I found this place today by pure chance, it’s not very big and a bit off the beaten track Had the lentil soup and hot toasted cheese scone it was fab !!!!

Well the food is good - especially the soups, but the service can best be described as lousy. Tables dirty and not cleaned. Food choice is good and reasonably priced. Clearly a loyal or desperate clientele. We went on a Wednesday lunchtime so it wasn’t a weekend rush. What a shame

Just been here for first time. Service appalling, tables left uncleared, waited 45 mins for toasty, quiche, chips n salad. Crockery and cutlery not clean.Several people came in and left without being served or seated. Had to ask for table to be wiped. Basically chaos. Wouldn't recommend.

A friend are I were staying in Tynemouth for a long weekend and this became our go-to for brunch every day. Best rarebit I've ever tested! Super friendly and fab food.

Sadly the coffee shop we usually use had just closed so we tried this place.Their was only one girl serving, however she made hard work of it..We had to wait ages to order and ages and ages before we were served it had got to the point we were on the point of walking out!What we had was mediocre. Would you be tempted to return most certainly NOT...........

I’ve been here twice and on both occasions the food has been top notch . As they cook everything fresh you do have to wait , but it’s worth it in my opinion. I had corn beef pie coleslaw and chips all homemade and my daughter had poached eggs ham and cheese on toast . To follow we shared a piece of chocolate cake . We took home a cheese and fruit scones which was as good as the last time I had them . Will definitely be back .

Visited with my wife and gran for a brunch. We had 2 soups a wrap and a selection of cakes.The soups and the scones were excellent as were the cakes. The wrap was average but still very tastey. The only issue we had was it all took a long time as it was so busy. We waited 40 minutes for our food, luckily we weren’t in a hurry and were happy to wait, but it was well worth the wait.

An excellent traditional café, relaxing, friendly and a community hub for the town of Tynemouth. Away from the hustle of the tourist area, this little place is run by enthusiastic, capable staff in a sort of relaxing unhurried and timeless way which keeps you in a comfortable mood. The food is home-made, well prepared and honest; the range changing day by day offers cake and coffee or tea, a snack, substantial lunch or classic full English breakfast (the sausage tasty and one of the best) choose from set or build it from the usual staple items offered. Very nice, quiet, traditional café to while away some time, meet friends and be satisfied. Great value for money.

Just called in for a takeaway soup and toasted cheese scone. Absolutely fantastic! First time I’ve been would would definitely recommend

Have eaten here quite a lot. Very friendly staff, wonderful home made soups and very reasonable. It is always busy which is always a good sign.