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4.6

Based on 284 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 93 in 451 in Carlisle

Nº 17 of 85 Other cuisines in Carlisle

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Disappointing start to the day. Was recommended by a local that Sally's was a good place for bacon and sausage sandwiches, how wrong were they. Dont visit here unless you are after burnt or microwave reheated sausages that were rubbery . Also if hygiene standards are low... sandwiches made with dirty fingers and without gloves then here is the place for you. However we will never make this mistake again. All in all very disappointed!

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Owen S . 2024-10-26

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Whilst staying in a cute spot nearby, my partner and myself decided to check out the local area for breakfast. Hungry and hungover, we couldn’t wait for a cooked breakfast. Our eagerness quickly turned to disappointment when we checked out Sally’s menu. A mere bacon or sausage bun, not even an egg to go with it! Being ravenous we stayed, hoping for a decent portion to compensate for the limited menu. When our breakfast rolls arrived they were tiny, teeny weeny. We left hungrier than we arrived, hangry infact. Very disappointed!

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Davina D . 2024-10-17

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My husband and i went for soup and a white roll each and a pot of tea for 2 . Cost us £18.10 Could of had a bar meal for that price . Were we over charged ??????

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Anne B . 2024-09-30

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Absolutely immaculate. Can't be faulted. The baked foods are perfect. Even the dogs are welcomed - they get a tub of chicken pieces!

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Elizabeth Purcell . 2024-09-25

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We arrived without warning (please do not follow in our footsteps) and ordered the afternoon tea but despite that they did their best to accommodate on the short notice, and they were excellent, food was really nice I can only imagine it would have been better if we had given notice, the staff were wonderfully chatty and atmosphere was great, with wonderful paintings that you can purchase, I really can't recommend this place enough, big love from Swindon

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Jamie Cheeseman . 2024-09-12

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We arrived early to be sure of getting a table, as on this occasion we had not booked in advance. There are also a couple of tables available outside at the front. As always, the staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The menu is extensive and the quality of food is always exceptional. Scones (large selection of flavours) are baked freshly on the premises every day. There is a very good selection of delicious homemade cakes too.....particularly the lemon drizzle cake (which I only discovered today is the recipe of Si King aka Hairy Biker). The homemade sausage roll is also another delight. Their afternoon tea is excellent value and during Covid we had many takeaway afternoon teas, to help support the business through this difficult time. They also offer a takeaway service.

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Stuart B . 2024-08-11

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Delicious scones, sandwiches & cakes!

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Amber Maas . 2024-07-28

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A very cosy and sweet Tearoom that serves great lunch/breakfast food. The food is definitely worth the price (it's all home-made), and all of the staff were exceptionally friendly both of the times we visted. It was also great to see that the tearoom was LGBT-friendly, and the entire party felt very welcomed and right at home. All of us were absolutely in love with it. Despite the indoor dining area being a bit compact the staff managed to accomodate our party of 6 easily, and serve us quickly, on two occasions. Can't recommend this place enough.

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Jordan . 2024-07-19

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My girlfriend and I are here on Holiday from Denmark, to visit friends, and we must say that both us and our friends are absolutely in love with this place. Such a cute cozy place, with lovely food and very sweet staff. Nothing but nice things to say ❤️

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Natasja Jonsson . 2024-07-18

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Never fails to please! Often stop here for well-filled sandwiches and cake. It really is worth a visit......................

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Herdy007 . 2024-06-27

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Great food and lovely staff - will definitely make this a regular stop when we're passing through Warwick Bridge

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John Campbell . 2024-05-24

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We try and go somewhere new each time we go for dinner (lunch) , Sally's has been mentioned a couple of times so thought we'd give it a go. Wasn't disappointed very helpful with finding out about an unusual allergy. The food was excellent and well worth the price will definitely be returning. Would like to try out the afternoon tea.

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cookiegg . 2024-05-10

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Visited with my mum for lunch on a Sunday. First time I have visited. Service was lovely and friendly. Great choice available. We both had soup and scones and the soup was tasty and hot. The scones (including 1 gluten free) were absolutely delicious. The value for money is excellent and I will definitely be back!

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CA1girl . 2024-04-29

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On the way up to Scotland we were looking for somewhere for a snack near Carlisle. The reviews for Sally’s looked good, so we gave it a try. The reviews were true to every word. Fabulous food and excellent service. The scones were ‘to die for’ … needless to say we also stopped there on the way home. Don’t take my word for it…..

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Terry H . 2024-04-12

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Absolutely fabulous, staff so friendly and helpful. Lovely atmosphere in the cafe. Amazing food and drinks. Highly recommend.

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Valerie Evans . 2024-04-09

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This was a ‘lucky find’ when travelling between Newcastle and the Lake District. I had the cheese scone special - delicious homemade cheese scone which was toasted and served with a couple of slices of bacon and chutney. Whoever thought of this combination was a genius!! The service was cheerful and friendly. I’m sure we’ll be stopping off here again!

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Janet S . 2024-03-01

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Great place for lunch. Great service. Tables are a little close together.

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Jenny Heenan . 2024-01-19

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Had a wonderful lunch at Sally's today. Ploughman's, panini and ham and cheese role with various drinks. Could not fault any of the food, even brought so.e chicken for the pooch. Very friendly and great atmosphere. We will definitely visit again.

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paul ireland . 2024-01-19

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Sally's was a perfect place to break our journey up the M6. We enjoyed a delicious, freshly made lunch served by welcoming, attentive staff. We'll definitely stop here again - 100% more enjoyable than a service station!

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Katherine Kraven . 2023-12-02

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Took our nanna here for afternoon tea for her birthday, staff are fantastic and the food was amazing so fresh and tasty and you get alot for your money. We'll definitely be back 😊

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Emma McArdle . 2023-10-14

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I come back every week. Best cafe in Carlisle. Sally and ladies behind the counter are lovely. The food and cakes are tasty and very reasonably priced. 10/10.

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rh33344 . 2023-09-02

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Found this little gem by chance as I had arranged to meet a work colleague for a quick catch up on the A69. when I arrived the place was mobbed with happy chatty customers, But the staff quickly cleared me a table and helped me select a lovely home made spicy tomato soup, I also had one of their own sausage rolls that they warmed up for me, My workmate joined me and had a lovely traybake and piping hot earl grey tea. The service was fast and the staff were really friendly and chatty. Prices were very reasonable, The choice of bakery products is extensive. I will be back. 👍

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DJH60 . 2023-08-26

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Friendly but professional service by Aaron food great

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Rosalind Whitaker . 2023-08-23

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What a treasure. I was looking for an alternative to motorway services and discovered Sally’s Cafe. Lovely staff, dog friendly, and lovely, simple food. Just what was needed. Great service with a little treat for our dog too. So much better than manic service station, although this is a popular little place and can get busy. We were so impressed we routed ourselves back here on our homeward journey a week later. Was every bit as good as the first visit. Will definitely be back soon.

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Alvin Marriott . 2023-07-18

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Food was so so,1/2 a sausage roll each? Stale quiche and some sandwiches,scones ok and cakes but £39 for 2 is not fair,stick to carlisle cafe’s in future,

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Ernest Nicholson . 2023-07-14

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Nice place, lovely staff, dog friendly, couldn't help enough. Hopefully be back sometime

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Kris Cajiao . 2023-06-23

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We stopped at Sally's as my 6 month old was desperate for a feed and we are so glad we did. Wonderful atmosphere, dog friendly, lovely food, good amenities and nice and clean. The icing on the cake has to be the staff, they couldn't do enough to help travelling with 2 kids 2 dogs and 2 adults is a challenge but they were amazing :)

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Kirsty Cajiao . 2023-06-23

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Een fantastische accommodatie, deze mensen weten hoe je een accommodatie moet runnen. Echt perfecte service. Geen gedoe om je drankje te bestellen als je kamer nog niet klaar is (we waren iets te vroeg aanwezig) en dat drankje kun je dan heerlijk in de buiten lounge genieten. Dan eenmaal op je kamer, merk je de jonge enthousiaste stijl van de jonge ondernemers. Overal net een tikje vernieuwend. #geen kamernummer maar een naam, #nieuw sanitair, #reiver the squirrel,

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Quest00549674620 . 2023-06-11

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Lovely food. Great service. Couldn't ask for more.

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Alyson Train . 2023-05-22

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Fabulous little cafe just off the A69, it’s well worth getting off the M6 & making the short detour to get good food & delicious cakes The blueberry & lemon scones are a sheer delight. Excellent service, we’ll definitely use Sally’s again when travelling north & will be recommending to family & friends.

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21farmwood . 2023-05-10

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Delicious food, amazing lemon and blueberry scone. We had baked potatoes , baguette, wrap - all very good. Very friendly staff were great with the kids.

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Explorer587822 . 2023-05-02

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The worst flat white I have ever had and I paid £4. Couldn’t even drink it

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patty . 2023-04-27

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Called in at lunchtime today, both got jacket potatoes with filling, as we had spied the cakes on our way in, we thought it would be rude not too, so my friend had the chocolate brownie, I just had to have the sone with jam/cream…got to say they didn’t disappoint….lovely place and friendly staff..will definitely be back, left with full bellies

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751susan2013 . 2023-03-16

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Really super lunch at Sally's today. Lovely food, very welcoming, child friendly and very helpful with our dietary requirements.

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Hazel Phillips . 2023-03-06

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Always a lovely welcome from the staff and a good range of homemade food on offer

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Helen Goff . 2023-02-13

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Always really nice sandwiches. Understand it was busy but staff were impatient whilst we were choosing.

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stevieprickett . 2022-12-21

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Housed in the former Warwick bridge post office is a great little cafe called Sally’s. They have a wide selection of tea and coffee and a menu that caters for any visitor. Staff are very welcoming and efficient. Love the decor. You definitely won’t leave here feeling hungry. Throughly recommend this place to everyone 10/10 for food and service

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S & H Global Adventure Travel (Howie Atkinson) . 2022-12-14

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Friendly place and tasty cake! 🍰😊 Thanks!

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Paul Blackett . 2022-11-28

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Popped in for lunch. I got a festive baguette as seen them advertised online and had to try. The food was lovely and the staff were friendly and very accommodating. Great smaller portions for kids too. Will definitely be back.

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April Harrison . 2022-11-13

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Had an initial mix up with dates but we ended up being well and truly beaten by the amount of food. Absolutely beautiful food and everything was handmade and so tasty. Would highly recommend and the staff were all so lovely. Thanks for accommodating us after the mix up it was amazing, especially at short notice 😍

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Lisa Hayhurst . 2022-11-10

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Doesn't look much from the outside but there's good lunchtime food here and very friendly service. You can have whatever you like in your sandwich, roll or pannini choosing your from a long list of ingredients. For those who like tea there are proper tea pots and tea cups. Recommended.

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Neil00 . 2022-10-28

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Bacon baguette and coffee and scone to take out which I had eaten before I got home and it was one of the best scones I'd had.

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Heather Bond . 2022-08-31

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Lovely little Cafe. I had a cheese and ham toastie which was very tasty. Mt friend had sausage sandwich which was full of sausage. Overall very good

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Amanda Wood . 2022-08-01

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We called into this little Cafe and felt welcome from the start, with great service, a good chat and cakes to die for. The scones were superb and coming out fresh as Sally baked in the kitchen. We had the fruit scones and ginger which was probably the best I've had. Can't wait to go back and try other things when we are next in the area.

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OzOverseas . 2022-07-03

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Great cafe just a few miles east of Carlisle, serving fantastic home made cakes and savoury dishes and lovely coffee.

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Richard Weir . 2022-06-24

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I just have the most delicious breakfast at Sally's nice and polite and friendly staff, Bakewell tart was most delicious I ever eaten. Thank you Sally.

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Robertas Orantas . 2022-06-18

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Called in for a coffee and a scone. Had the toased cheese scone special with bacon. Totally brilliant. Highly recommended

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Richard Pickstock . 2022-05-07

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We were due to arrive at a friends for a get together but were early so made a detour here. I was delighted to find Sally’s open at 9:55 a.m. I bought scones and cakes which are always delicious. It is great to be able to buy dairy free treats.

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cliff749 . 2022-04-23

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Brilliant!! Did a good selection of foods, especially gluten free. Will definitely be back

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Andy Stalker . 2022-03-17

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This place has a really friendly atmosphere, fantastic service and wonderful food - and allows dogs which is great - highly recommend

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Pamela Irving . 2022-02-28

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Very over priced, I got a cheese and onion paninie and a scone to take away I had 4 bits of onion and not a great deal of cheese and a medium sized scone no butter etc to take away and it was £8.15. I got the same in town on Saturday and paid £6.50 and got butter for my scone and loads of filling.

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Zoe Campbell . 2022-02-24

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Fabulous home cooked quiche and lemon drizzle cake

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Simone van de Bilt . 2022-02-07

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Highly recommended definitely go if you can the food was amazing xxx

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Jayne Fanning . 2021-12-08

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Welcoming. Staff lovely. Accessible cafe. No steps. Accessible toilet. Parking outside. Scones are there speciality. Cheese , Christmas , fruit , raspberry and white chocolate , etc etc. Savoury cheese sandwich wow. Christmas scone and bacon wow. Probably one of the best tea rooms ever. A must visit.

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JANETDENISE . 2021-11-17

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Lovely scones tea and coffee nice friendly staff .

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Marjorie Leavey . 2021-11-14

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Dropped in three times recently after finding this hidden little gem. Twice in the cafe, good menu, clean, toilet and parking outside. Cakes and Scones and afternoon tea is a must, I have to confess that what we had inside prompted us to get paper bags full of cakes and scones to take away with us everything was so delicious and such a great choice. They do Quiche, salads and sandwiches to take away, hot and cold all very reasonably priced. The owner and staff are very polite and friendly, you couldn’t ask for anything more. Highly recommend 5*****

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Julia . 2021-11-06

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Really tasty sandwiches (chicken, brie and cranberry) and delicious cakes. Excellent value. Can't wait to go again.

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David Brown . 2021-10-26

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My mum ordered a birthday cake for my 50th Birthday and my Nephes 30th Birthday. Wow what a beautiful cake. It was chocolate heaven. Jam packed with all sorts of different chocolates. The cake was so fresh and tasted amazing. It definitely made my day so much more special. Thank you Sally & your team

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L0rna007 . 2021-09-28

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Visited today being first time since just before COVID put a damper on things. Service and Staff were brilliant and “Treacle Scone” you would die for, always a pleasure to visit and Owner always has time for a chat. Highly recommended as said Everything 100%.

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mothersole6150 . 2021-09-26

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Came across Sally's en route to Lakes Fabulous bacon baguette and tea, friendly staff, excellent value! So glad we found it!!

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Catherine M . 2021-09-18

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Lovely food very friendly top café

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Howard Hughes . 2021-09-03

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Absolutely fabulous place, the best raspberry and white chocolate scones in the world!!

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Amy Carnaffin . 2021-08-29

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Lovely little tea room and Sandwich Takeaway, with huge selection of sandwich fillings and home-baked cakes. Afternoon tea available.

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Postiegirll . 2021-08-19

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Welcoming cafe. Staff very nice. Covid arrangements excellent. Indoor and outdoor seating. Accessible toilet. All on one level. Raspberry and white chocolate scone superb. Cakes fresh and exceptional. Plenty of choice for savoury and sweet stuff. Limited parking outside.

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JANETDENISE . 2021-08-11

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Good food and love the staff always stop when up this end working

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Ashley Hill (Bangingblogz) . 2021-08-05

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the establishment has covid controlled entrance policy also instructions for only masked clients served, hand sanitizing facility provided on entry, menu items provided were well and clearly publicized externally as well as internally, all serving staff were masked and disposably gloved food was excellent and cleanly packaged for takeaway also a number of well-spaced external tables and seating are available. a very satisfying boxed lunch provided at excellent prices

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bobsnrwickings . 2021-07-03

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Fantastic food lots to choose from great atmosphere lovely friendly staff definitely will be back again thanks for a lovely afternoon

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152dawno . 2021-06-13

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Very friendly and great food, especially the oreo sundae

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Amric Manku . 2021-06-06

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Cycling Hadrian’s Wall path. Most places closed until we found Sally’s. We were hungry by then. Excellent soup and cake

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johmh2019 . 2021-06-03

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Absolutely delicious hot cross bun scones!!! To die for!!

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Suzy Ryan . 2021-04-05

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Fabulous cakes 😋 Polite helpful staff. Parking is very tight here, although they do try to section off for their shop. You can order food here and then collect. Great stop off when out cycling too 🚴‍♀️☺️

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Noni Robb . 2020-11-18

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Like some others, we stopped here en route to Northumberland. The cafe is really convenient, being right on the A69 with plenty of parking. They have a “build your own” sandwich menu so you can have more or less anything. Very tasty, very convenient, very...

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stevetE1914JF . 2020-10-16

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Stopped here on our way to Northumberland, a lovely little cafe, felt safe with the COVID rules in place. The coffee was lovely and hot, there was a huge choice of cakes and different scones, we had the scone’s they were really good. Staff very...

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855niccih . 2020-10-06

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Picked up afternoon tea for my gran's 74th birthday. This has to be one of the best we've had. Delicious sandwiches and cakes - can't fault anything about them. Very impressed that you get a plain, cheese AND fruit scone - each were absolutely lovely....

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315jadet . 2020-10-01

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Sally's is possibly the happiest little cafe in the whole of Cumbria, great food at sensible price's served by a staff with a great sense of humor

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X8795MRjeffw . 2020-09-22

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Excellent Afternoon tea at Sally's, good choice of sandwiches, cakes and scones, staff very efficient and really good Covid cleaning and sanitising. Makes you feel safe to eat there.

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E3101ZAterryh . 2020-09-20

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Today my wife and I had afternoon tea at Sally's. Very disappointing selection and not value for money. Better elsewhere

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chrisbrenda2017 . 2020-09-16

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Such a warm welcome from all the staff, the best chocolate brownie ever and delicious ice cream for the kids. Definitely a 5 star experience and felt so safe considering the current COVID pandemic. Well done Sally's we'll be back!

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Mike Peart . 2020-08-22

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Sally's is fast becoming a weekend haunt for us. Good quality, good value food, and amazing cakes! It's refreshing, considering some of the tourist traps in the Hadrian's Wall area that feel they can charge what they want for mediocre food and service, that Sally's...

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undercovercarrot1 . 2020-07-27

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Very friendly staff, good product

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Michael Tanswell . 2020-07-14

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Always wow Cheese scone.with bacon. Beautiful cakes. Parking outside. Accessible toilet Varied menu all perfect.

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JANETDENISE . 2019-12-02

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The parsnip soup today was fantastic. Seasoned to perfection, bold and well balanced. I love a place that shows the confidence to season it's dishes like this. So sick of cafés that will not season for fear of offending the clientele. Brilliant.

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James Oates . 2019-11-22

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Really nice cafe in a good spot along the A69. Friendly staff, great food and it's a nice place to sit and relax away from the hairiness of the major trunk road outside. Pro tip: it gets busy at lunchtimes as it also functions as a takeaway sandwich shop so all the staff can be flat out doing that which means that table service can be slightly compromised until it quietens down a little bit. Pro tip 2: no fried products, in my case an egg to go with the sausage and bacon sandwich. I've come across this before in some other places, but don't know the reason for it. I guess there are some regulations behind it. It's not a bother at all - just something to be aware of...

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Jon Bennett . 2019-11-07

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Standard cafe menu of sandwiches, quiche, baked potatoes and soup with a selection of cakes, scones and tray bakes but all done really well. Pleasant atmosphere, friendly service and good quality. Busy at peak times with take away orders as well as sit down meals....

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penny025 . 2019-11-03

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GO TO THIS CAFÉ!! Not only are the staff some of the nicest people you will every meet, they also have the best rocky road in the country..... Actually scratch that, the best in the world!!! Just get yourself down for some scran and a coffee eh!

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Will Hurst . 2019-10-22

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Recommended by several locals we met whilst visiting the area, Sally's is a little shop catering for eating in or taking out. Excellent chioce of breads and fillings, and to my delight, also gluten free bread, and vegan cake. Each takeout comes with a little...

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SEF2014747 . 2019-10-21

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Absolutely lovely cakes made for our wedding day ,thankyou Sally xx

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Julie Ross . 2019-09-23

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Loved the place. The hostesses are lovely and very smiling. Amazing coffee :)

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Ankur Goyal . 2019-08-24

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Excellent, staff always pleasant. The best scones/ cakes in the area. Parking can be an issue but you can always find a space a short walk away.

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Rubbishcurry123 . 2019-08-10

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What a great find turned into the yard hoping to find a cafe. We did excellent in every way. Great choice of menu too.

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Les S . 2019-08-08

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Great food, reasonably priced and lovely service, all you want and more from a cafe stop. As a coeliac I can highly recommend this cafe stop as there are several Gluten Free options. 10/10 would visit again.

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Stephengeer96 . 2019-06-24

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Having been given vouchers for Christmas we had visited Sally’s earlier in the year and used some for lunch.

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Belmont A . 2019-06-18

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Travelling from Morecambe to Hexham races via M6 and decided to stop off for a cuppa and hot sandwich at lunchtime (we located it via google).What a great little place.Lots of food on offer at very reasonable prices.Deceivingly spacious inside and the staff were all very friendly and helpful.We had sausage buns and they were excellent and served quickly.Will definitely call again on our way racegoing.

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Paul C . 2019-06-05

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We visited Sally's during the afternoon, lovely place, it was quiet as we were early. Great staff and enjoyed our baked potato, beans and cheese. The menu is varied and some great looking cakes for dessert.

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Elaine T . 2019-05-29

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I'll start off by saying that contrary to the previous review, Sally is lovely! We live nearby and my mum often pops in for sandwiches and cakes, all of which are veeeeery tasty. I always have an "off the menu" chicken, mayo, red onion and sweetcorn and they're always happy to do this for me. Sally's chocolate cake and brownies are my favourite. My only criticism is how hard the cake is to resist ;)

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bethdrops . 2019-05-20

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I visited here mid-week. I have been before. There is dedicated parking, but not much and it gets full very quickly. I'm not sure where else you could park if it's full, but it is in the middle of the village so one of the surrounding streets would be fine, I imagine. You can eat in, but I've done this before and the tables are very crammed together and claustrophobic and the tables themselves aren't really big enough to get everything on comfortably so I don't eat in there, preferring to take out. Also, the take out queue is very long in busy parts of the day and this again makes the place feel too loud and cramped to eat in. This isn't their fault unless they moved to bigger premises so just my personal preference. The scones here are delicious and I always get at least a couple when I go. Absolutely no complaints about those. Fabulous. I also bought a couple of bits of sponge cake (one chocolate, one coffee) as they looked lovely and I've never tried those before from here. Flavour wise, these were both very nice. But they were so stale! I went in the morning and there was so much already gone of each cake I imagine they were from the previous day. These were a disappointment to me but it wouldn't stop me buying cake again from there as I would just make sure I ordered a slice of a new, uncut cake. I tried a piece of their mars bar cake, which was also stale and the crispies had started to go soft and stale at the edges. Again, the taste was nice so if I got a fresh piece next time, I'd happily order it again. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I asked them "which cakes are fresh today please?" and I would choose from that selection. There is a toilet just over the café area. It's small, but does the job. However, when I used it on this visit the smell was AWFUL. It could be that a customer had been in just before me for a 'number 2'. But it smelled more of drains or eggs or something to me and was really strong. Not nice. What I don't like about here though is the service. The staff are SO rude. Especially an older, larger woman who I THINK is the owner. I apologise if she isn't. There just doesn't seem to be any customer service here at all and they, and that woman in particular, is incredibly abrupt and short with people. I understand not everyone is a people person. And I know first hand how irritating customers can be. But if this isn't your forte, work in a different environment. Or work in the back kitchen instead. It's a tough one to review because the food itself is lovely but the staff are the complete opposite. The food is so good that it doesn't stop me going back. But there are occasions where I genuinely am on the verge of calling them out on the way they speak to me and to other customers. If it was on food alone, top marks. Service alone, bottom marks. So I've gone for a low 4* as 3* is just a bit too low for such amazing scones!

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carol_ann_noble . 2019-05-13

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The big cakes here are amazing (choc cake, coffee cake in particular) and for that I will always come here. Best I’ve ever tasted.

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chillymcchillson . 2019-05-07

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We stopped off here on the long drive from Hampshire to Edinburgh and were not disappointed. Friendly service, scrummy cakes and toys to keep the kids amused. My only criticism is that the tables are very close together, so had it been busier it might have been a little claustrophobic. Definitely worth pulling off the motorway to take a break here, so much nicer than service stations!

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Claire K . 2019-05-03

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absolute gem of a place, we take the A69 towards Newcastle, so once you see co op food, then turn in, or if heading towards carlisle after the petrol station with spa, then turn left, im sure after speed camera if my memory serves me right, this place has good parking, lovely panini with good fresh ingredients and well packed sandwich, will sit in or outside next time when we have more time, but really lovely food and good service

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brian-lfc75 . 2019-04-22

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We popped in for lunch - great sandwiches and delicious coffee with friendly service. Even bought some scones to take a way

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Patrick T . 2019-04-20

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