Rendezvous Cafe in North Tyneside

Sometimes, you just want to sit out at the beach with an ice cream and flake and just enjoy the view. Oh some, come with a bubble gum at the bottom, imagine my surprise....ice cream then bubble...how strange...maybe I should have another one to be sure it's not a rarity.

Love this retro style cafe . Nice cuppa tea and gluten free flapjack . Good to warm up after a dip in the sea or walk along the beach

Victorian seaside cafe. Hot and cold snacks and ice cream. Scones made by someone with a heavy hand. Good bacon/sausage sandwiches. Dog andl child friendly. View out to sea. Good and cheerful staff. Be warned that there is no WiFi and no reception on O2.

TERRIBLE COFFE AND HOT CHOCOLATE. Sandwiches are like a slap dash, very small.

History and character. Helpful, pleasant staff. Food basic but nice. No extortionate prices.

Great cafe proper old school feel Staff really friendly.

A cute little café overlooking the coast and the beach at low tide.

Worst undrinkable latte ever. We took couple of mouthfuls and left it. Took ages to arrive at table. Doesn't matter if you only order drinks, you still have to wait until people who ordered bacon bap or similar before you have got theirs cooked and served! Obviously can't multitask although loads of staff hanging around. Always been pretty basic, no alternative milks, etc. but this was a new low and not cheap at £2.70 per coffee! Money wasted 😞

Love this traditional cafe. Very relaxed atmosphere. We need to keep it running as it's part of whitley bays attractions.

Pouring of rain,very nice to be able to take our dog in and have a cup of coffee and a great piece of cake.

You can only get a drink, bacon sani or cake here. There are lots of dog walkers popping in for a warm-up and drying out. Very busy. Plays on its location, rather than the quality of the food.

I like this cafe the views are great and the food is delicious lots of choice

Good snacks and drinks with traditional mr whippy ice cream. Normally very busy but worth the wait

Great spot by the beach. Car park in front but this can get full and don’t forget your parking ticket. The cafe offers snacks and cakes. Great coffee too. Some art work and gifts to look at in the cafe too. The cakes are lovely

Nice cafe and they serve a pretty good cappuccino. Located in the Middle of the Whitley Bay seafront. Near the beach. Safe place to visit.

Great views over the sea better if you can get closer to the window but it's expensive. You generally expect more expensive for the area but £6 for a normal bun is a bit much, it was packaged and not freshly made. Tables are made for 2 but sit 4.

Called in today (August Bank Holiday) and it wasn't too busy. x1 Cappuccino and a cheese sandwich x1 tea and an Empire Biscuit £10.20 .. not too bad at all

The cafe is typical of that seaside architecture. Coffee was well priced and decent. Food selection is nothing to write home about but reasonably priced. I don't understand the reason why you have to wait for a table when it's not table service though. Many people were waiting for a long time to be seated despite free tables.

Quaint historic seaside building. Serves a nice coffee at a reasonable price, food is well priced but nothing to write home about. Very busy and noisy, you have to wait to be seated despite it being counter service? Car park is paid for, priced reasonably enough but 5 minutes walk away you can park for free in the large briardene car park.

Great retro cafe. Hardly changed in 60 years.

My last review was during COVID so things are a different now Built in 1930, The Rendezvous is an island of calm in stormy times. Recently refurbished it still feels a Victorian seaside oasis. Born on Tyneside I lived away for many years, but always visited when 'back home' which is where I have returned to live. My children and now grandchildren love the place as they can drop their ice-cream on the uncarpeted floor without fear of reprisal. Then huge hot-dogs are their favourites. The menu has never been extensive as there is no kitchen, but apart from cakes and sandwiches there are hot-dogs, burgers, toasted teacakes, tea, coffee and of course ice-cream. To be honest their scones are made by someone with a heavy hand, but the bacon and the sausage rolls are first class on a cold day, or even a warm one. Toilet facilities are in an adjacent building and there is a pay and display carpark.

Never going back and recommend you avoid. Got two lattes. Zero coffee in them. Milk boiled out of existence. Complained to server and she just laughed. Will NEVER RETURN - SIMPLY AWFUL EXPERIENCE

Would give it zero stars if I could. Rude teenage staff, the worse coffee, unbelievable how bad it was, dirty and full of dogs too. Really bad

Silly one way system, but guess they'll have good reason I didn't see.

first ever visit today. sadly it will also be our last. we ended up leaving before we even got any food. waited in the long queue whilst my wife and son went to find a table. i dont mind waiting thats not the problem. when i got to the front i started to state my order and was interrupted by the teenager taking my order asking “wHeRe u SiTTinG?!” so i looked around and noticed they had settled at a table just outside the front door. I said that table out there. To which the teenager responded with “WeLL u NeEd To oRdEr OuTsIDe aT tHe WinDoW!” so i said “so i need to go and queue again in a brand new queue even though its the same kitchen? the teenager then just went “YeP!” at this point i couldnt be bothered with the lack of common sense or the rudeness so we went elsewhere. wont be going back. staff could do with some customer service training. kids today eh!

Good place to stop for a coffee or snack.

Staff attitude was absolutely rotten on my last visit. It's a shame really, as we used to attend here on a weekly basis. On the last occasion I requested an ice cream in a cone like I have done so in the past, only to be barked at by staff saying I would have to order from the window hatch and I would not be able to sit in with my daughter. When I pointed out that it was the hotest day off the year and that i was in company with an 18month old and that only the week prior I had ordered the exact same and had been served inside I was called a liar and I was making it up 🤷🏻‍♂️ its a shame really but will be taking my custom elsewhere from now on.

Always good service love coffee there cakes

Always welcoming and also dog friendly. Great location for a walk along promenade.

Been coming here for years, today I was so dissapointed. Understand they are busy but all I asked was how long will it take when I went back to the counter after waiting for coffees 15 minutes. Our time was limited. Greeted with a snappy young girl making the coffees. After 25 mins I looked over to the counter and she was shouting over the whole cafe becayse I looked over. It was embarrassing, I asked to see the manager but she had no interest in the matter. I'm a carer and bring alot of my clients here, but never again. Not after today's show, coffees 35 mins which didn't help. Went back in and the manager was completely rude, very unprofessional.

A classic seaside cafe. They even have banana split and knickerbocker glory.

Off the ferry from Amsterdam and straight here for a cuppa and bacon butty (or two). Welcome to the north east. 👍

Great place to take dogs on the beach & have a cake & tea.

Strange very large space to sit in. No atmosphere. Staff brilliant, friendly and helpful.

Staff need to seriously change their attitude absolutely vile

It’s a really nice place to go when you’ve finished on the beach. I had a milkshake and my friend had a hot chocolate. There is nothing to complain about but I think the milkshake could be presented a bit nicer rather than just being milk especially for being a chocolate milkshake. (Photo of milkshake half drank as it was too nice to wait till a photo had been taken)

Great little seaside cafe. Perfect sea view and good place to shelter from the rain. Tasty snacks.

Food terrible and staff miserable and rude....and how do they get away without toilets.. Would not recommend this so called cafe.

Classic cafe. No frills but adds to the appeal. Excellent views .

Bought ice creams coffee cool drink

Very well fitted out brilliant ice cream

Terrible cafe ruined by the rudest waitress I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. Ruined a very special moment between me and my mom. Will not be returning, I felt shocked by how rude the team were.

Great place if you have a dog, they are very welcome here. Great sausage sandwich too. Decor is a bit stark but I think it's how it was originally back in the day and it's kind of nostalgic. Staff are lovely and 2 big dogs are no problem. The toilets which are outside the building have, thankfully been nicely refurbished and are no longer scary awful.

Order some coffees from here at the "take away" hatch. It felt like they were doing me a favor taking my order. No non-dairy milks and when requested I was met with "oh we dont do that sort of thing"....what, join the 21st century. A beautiful iconic building with its food and beverage stuck firmly in the past. Worst coffee i ahve ever had, 2 sips then threw it in the bin. It was like a budget £1 a jar coffee from Lidl....yuk ! Such a missed opportunity with this place.....it could be so much more...

Friendly and efficient service.

A local legend! Took our friends from Bournemouth for coffee and ice cream, thank you!

We were asked to wait to be seated. The waitress came very quickly to show me a seat. I waited for over 6 minutes (I got fed up of waiting, then set a stopwatch) before I could get a waitress's eye to ask for a menu. You don't get one, you have to go to the counter to order. The menu was very small. I ordered a bacon roll and a cup of tea, which came quickly and had been freshly prepared. The place is very noisy, there are no soft furnishings to absorb noise. Dogs are welcomed, but there was one there which upset the other dogs.

Great place one of my favourite places in the world

A bit of a wait for a table but it was well worth it. We opted for a nut Sundae which was huge and delicious.

Went here to honour mum's memory as it was one of her favourite cafes.

We had either a scone or cake and a cup of tea or coffee. All went down well and the staff were excellent.

A place from my childhood, which is still great for a coffee and snacks with the beach just outside.

A classic ice cream cafe on Whitley Bay Promenade

Popped in for quick snack, everything was

My husband and I visited at about 3.30pm and we both had one of their sundaes. Both were full of fruit sauce and lovely soft ice-cream. Over several visits we have tried most of the different sundaes. The staff were friendly and efficient. As soon as a table was vacated they were out immediately to clear and clean the table. Definitely recommended. 1/4/24 - popped in for a coffee.. Pleasant staff, nice cuppa & scone.

We ordered 3 drinks (2 coffees and 1 bottled drink to specify) we were waiting for over 30 minutes when its a very small order. We then proceeded to ask one of the 5 staff members working and she said “We’re busy with the outside customers.” This is quite unappealing because you cant just focus on one specific area. In a normal restaurant you never wait 30 minutes fir a small order. The coffee I received had just tasted like water and not a actual coffee you can make at home.

Very traditional sea side cafe. Friendly staff and good I've cream

Simple food, they bring it to your table (absolute bonus if you have dogs pulling you around) and the view is perfect. I regularly have a warmed cheese scone with lashings of butter, bacon and sausage hot roll and either green tea or horlicks depending on the weather on the other side of the window. £7.60 or £8.00.

Local legend, eternally popular right on the seafront. Unchanged family run coffee shop still with fifties charm. Very popular, busy in summer, dog friendly and reasonably priced

My favourite place in Whitley Bay. Even though it pretty much hasn't changed in decades, that sort of adds to the charm of this cafe. You can sit and enjoy the amazing views along the prom and beach from here which is very welcome on a cold or rainy day. We have spoke to loads of total strangers in here when we stroke their dogs. Everyone who goes in seem really friendly and laid back. It's really nice it's a dog friendly cafe. They have started putting tables outside which is lovely

Very busy cafe so we had to queue for a few minutes to get a table. Food and drink delicious.

A little jewel in Whitley Bays crown, right on the seafront. Lovely food at reasonable prices, and friendly, pleasant staff.

a wait to be served, a wait to then get what tasted like an instant coffee. not the best

Lovely venue, even better that it's dog friendly.

Very nice you take your dogs in there too recommend 100%

Cracking little café, really traditional. Good proper food, great coffee, nice friendly staff. Ideal when on a beach walk

Now known as Vera's cafe love rendezvous always good food and service without stupid prices xx

Not a great range of foods on offer. Not a place to enjoy a full meal.

Went to sample the atmosphere, the place was used in the TV series Vera

Went today at about 2 pm as my granddaughter was hungry. Waited in the doorway to be seated for nearly 15 minutes. Then the couple who were in front were told they weren't letting anyone in as the takeaway was busy...queue wasn't very long. There was 2 empty tables inside. I'm afraid I left as I couldn't understand why they just wouldn't let us sit down? 😕

1st time, ordered two bacon sandwiches, awful. Not propper rashers of bacon but cheap thin streaky bacon which tasted smoked. Wont be going back.

Messed up our order for drinks, when I asked someone if they would check she 'barked' back at me about orders being made up in a queue system , not asking how long we had been waiting.She was rude and aggressive. Turns out they had forgotten to make out drinks yet no apology from this gruff stressed out woman, who apparently was the owner. Then waited ages again so I went to cancel the order when miraculously they appeared. We took them in take away cups in the end having been in there way over 25 minutes between order and collection . The blonde lady who had taken our order apologised and was lovely. The other woman didn't ever, even when it was acknowledged that the order had been forgotten. Also yappy dog in the corner was irritating Thankfully our company was good but I certainly wouldn't rush back to give that woman any more business. Will be sticking to the art cafe coffee shop at the back in future where the customer service is way better than the Rendezvous.

Quite nice, good coffee, hot chocolate and decent cakes.

Classic 1970s atmosphere and service

Great food, coffee and views. Dog friendly too.

It’s great to go somewhere without background music blaring out great staff good coffee and snacks a great place to stop and sit a while

A regular stop when enjoying a walk on the prom. Nice day weather 👌cafe never fails to please and comes recomended.

This cafe is quite a traditional little place with oldy worldy feel. There was no dairy free milk alternative so we had black coffee which was very pleasant. Paid with contactless and it was brought over to us by the waitress. The views of the beach are lovely, prime spot and I believe that there is outside seating available in the warmer months but dogs are allowed inside.

Love it in here. The dogs are very entertaining. Friendly staff and polite. Very clean. Yummy banana split.

Loved this old-style seaside cafe with traditional treats including banana split and Horlicks - much needed on a sunny but very frosty winter's day on the beach. Down to earth and popular with dog walkers and other locals. Nice location with views right by the sea front.

My Grandma's favourite cafe. Really basic but decent sandwiches and cakes that's a blast from the past. It's a place that's comfortable in that there's no airs and graces and it's like being in a North East version of a east London cafe in Eastenders. Lovely views of the sea and allows dogs

Just got coffee and lemon cake it was delicious, staff we're lovely

Have been coming here for a few weeks now. Not only is it a great place to walk the dog but also having the Rendevous cafe right on the promenade is a gem. I wish all places were as organised as this one. It was extremely busy this morning but within minutes a table was available and within a few minutes of ordering my coffee and a scone it was on the table. Amazing service. Well done everyone.

Brilliant place to visit. Wonderful staff, food, drinks, prices, in a lovely relaxed setting, looking out to sea.

It's a very busy cafe right on the seafront. The young ladies did a fantastic job of clearing tables as soon as they came vacant. The scones and jam were delicious. It's also dog friendly.

Coffee is awful glad we didn't have food my friend couldn't drink.hers

Lovely place, even let us take our little Westie in with us.

If youre not rushed for a drink, because they certainly arent. The poor guy in front of us knocked twice, didnt get a response, i made sure we did though. It wasnt busy inside, no queue, as we went inside initially to then discover we needed to queue at the window for outside service. Pretty sure the bloke in front was 21 years when he first started queuing, must of been 50 by the time he got his tea. Our 3 cuppas took over 10 mins to make.

Nice cafe with good views of sea

Having been a regular visitor over many years to this traditional seaside cafe, after my experience today being spoken to in a very rude manner by the manageress, I won t be returning any time soon or recommending it to anyone.

Trip down memory lane, not too different fom visits years ago.

Traditional seaside cafe. Loved the experience and breakfast sandwiches. Dog friendly area. Just Great. 👍😊

Love this place.. Location is amazing..the service and food are ok too!

Great little cafe with sea views

It is super dog friendly, the owner adores them. The scones are to die for. The coffee is excellent. It has a wide range of food on offer

Awful cappuccino, awful service, place full of yapping dogs. Won't be back.

Caring professional, patient staff. One of which noticed my wife gasping for breath and brought a glass of water - very observant. Food very good. Atmosphere "home-from-home" comfortable. Lovely scenic views through the windows. Will definitely make a visit next year.

Practically on the beach.Loved this.

Absolutely disgusting. Bought an icecream cone and was slightly cold outside so thought it would be nice to sit in. Not only was the atmosphere inside rundown enough already however, a blonde woman with curly hair told us to “leave unless we had a tub”with no explanation to why. Bare in mind no where on the outside or inside on the building does it state that we needed to leave because of this. As I was getting up to leave, was told again. This time with a boycotting tone and a snarky grin. A woman had came up to a family member (who I could not leave without) and was talking about our dog. Bare in mind it had not even been 2 minutes and at that point the blonde lady stated “I need you out”. When I exclaimed that I needed to wait for my family member she then said to just “wait outside then”. After leaving, we asked management for her name and had no good response other than “that’s not in her nature” and that the manager “was management”. Disgusting way that they treat customers when they dont display the rules of the cafe.

Poor service and the worst coffee latay I have ever bought. Nice view from the table of the sea.