The Alnwick Deli in Northumberland

Lovely selection of cheese but unfortunately let down by an older member of staff touching the cheese without gloves then touching money with the same hand and so on, not hygienic at all and very off-putting.

Nice clean place, well stocked and the cheese was great which took this review to two stars, which was immediately taken back because of the attitude of the owner. They made it perfectly clear that we (the only customers in the joint) were a massive inconvenience, and never stopped reminding us. Food (apart from the superb cheese) was very poor value. I ended up with a sandwich with supermarket sliced bread and suspiciously cheap looking ham, with a handful of crisps, which set me back six pounds. Then the owner (who wouldn’t stop saying how hard done by they were) said they had been “working like a [the very worst racial slur], and that was enough. Calling you out now. Appalling behaviour, and even if you are of ‘that’ generation, the N-word is unacceptable in any context. Yes, we appeared to leave happy, but that was because we are English and polite to a fault. Now that we are at a safe distance, I’m saying it like it is. I’d give zero stars if it were at all possible.

What a terrific little find and a most fabulous hostess. We were travelling with friends, staying not far away. We stumbled across this after having an early morning stroll around the market. Reading the menu in the window we loved the sound of the international combo cheeseboard. Popping in we checked if we could book a table including 3 little dogs and the fabulous owner said of course, took our reservation and asked where we would like to be seated. Walking around we returned slightly early but were accommodated straight away. Knowing we were going for 2 combos each couple placed their order, making personal selection of 4 cheeses each along with choice of olives and a wine preference. The cheeseboard was amazing, included selection of gorgeous meats, pickles ,chutney and sourdough bread (which you could request more of). Amazing atmosphere and service followed by a "mandatory " croud karaoke lyrics courtesy of the shops cheese song! Brilliant afternoon and a big thank you to Marie for the (never to be forgotten) experience. The group haven't stopped talking about it and of course all of the beautiful cheeses we ended up getting and bringing home. We are already making plans to come back ASAP.

. . . he'd fill our fridge with all their cheeses if he had the chance, and often comes home with beautifully packaged paper parcels! Fabulous selection and very accommodating with little 'tasters' . . . a try before you buy! We have paired with a delicious bottle of red which is also available in the shop, together with oatcakes; and taken the same to friends as a present. He'll be back soon . . .

Had sharring platter. Great choice of cheeses and they were all delicious. However, the presentation let it down. Some more fruit and different crackers, apart from just oatcakes, would greatly improve the look and enjoyment of the dish.

Small deli serving lunches freshly prepared. We shared a cheese platter between the two of us, we were able to choose six cheeses. We went for the local Northumberland cheese and we were not disappointed so much so we bought some to take home with us. We also had a good pot of tea too. The staff were chatty and knew their cheese.

Tasty quick light bite when in Alnwick. Friendly staff. Good selection of cheese. Another oatcake would have been perfect for my cheese platter

Amazingly lunch at this little gem of a deli! Great service, great cheese and a lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended!

I'd give 0 stars if I could. I've never felt so unwelcome in a cafe. Ended up leaving due to hostile service. It says dog friendly but wanted to push our 2 dogs (one is a labrador!) under the table so they are out of the way... that would be fair enough but the we was the only people in the entire cafe & ensured we wasn't sat in the way if anyone did come in! Would not recommend!!

This is a beautiful shop that sells a wide range of cheese, biscuits, chutneys, and what looked like beautiful artisan bread. We ordered a bacon and brie sandwich and 2 coffees. Unfortunately, they served the sandwich on cheap processed bread with a few crips whilst we sat looking at the lovely bread they had for sale. At £5.99 each this was very disappointing. Our coffee was freshly made filter coffee, so no complaints there, Other people arrived and the look of disappointment, when she asked for a cappuccino to be told it was a packet, same if you ordered hot chocolate. Sorry, but this is not what people expect. I agree with the other feedback, stick to a cheese shop.

What a bad advert for friendly Alnwick. The sign in the window said the cafe closed at 3pm. At 2.15pm we went into the empty shop and asked if they were open for a cup of tea. She looked at her watched, tutted and sighed: "Yes." Others came in and their greeting was equally miserable. The cheese scones were very good, but served with a saucer of soggy spread, not butter. No offer of heating them up. You have to go out of your way to find the shop. Don't know if I'd bother . . .

Had a northumberland sharing platter with a bottle of Alnwick beer, it was delicious and very filling too. Lots of cheese and hams/salamis along with bread, crakers, chutney and olives. Nice little setting with tables in the shop as well. Very good and would recommend a visit.

We enjoyed one of their meat & cheese lunch platters which was fresh and tasty. Service was a bit on the slow side but pleasant enough

Lovely cheeses both to shop and for lunch. Utterly delicious cheese scones. Nice friendly staff, good coffee, Doddington ice-cream tubs. Seats outside in a sunny semi-backwater where you can watch the world go by. It’s all lovely!

A group of us ate here today and it was honestly such a lovely experience. The two ladies who were serving were amazing they were so nice and helpful, the food was delicious and it was a great start to a visit in Alnwick.

My husband noticed this small place in passing. It is a cheese shop and a very small cafe. We lunched in. I had the Ploughman’s which, unusually, allowed me to pick two cheeses from the large array on display. Husband enjoyed his lunch too. Prices were reasonable. Service was very good. Several locals came in to purchase cheese - always a good sign when locals visit. I enjoyed the cheese so much I bought some to take away. The lady serving was enthusiastic in her support of Northumberland cheese. This will be a definite return visit when we are back in the area.

We have visited this cheese shop several times pre lockdown and we're chuffed to be able to return. The lovely lady who served us has always been so incredibly helpful and cheerful, she really goes out of her way to ensure a great customer experience. We didn't have to ask to try any of the cheeses and her knowledge was excellent. All cheeses were labelled so we knew which they were ( may seem obvious but from experience, this doesn't always happen). Crackers/biscuits were recommended to accompany the cheeses we purchased too. Visit was rounded off by singing a version of Sweet Dreams ( Sweet Cheese) with another couple of customers and of course the lovely lady. Thank you so much! You made our day!

Drizzling so popped in for a quick lunch. Had the Alnwick Cheeseboard, we selected our own 6 cheeses from a selection of over a hundred from round the World. The staff advised us on our selection and we were not disappointed. Each cheese had its...

Went in not knowing what to expect. While waiting for my husband, I chatted with my fellow diner (an interesting chap from Jersey) and the ladies behind the counter. What friendly folk. The choice, and quantity, of cheese in the platter were a cheese lovers...

Rude staff. Misso day so decided to find somewhere to have a bite to eat and a warm drink. There was an empty table that needed clearing so we thought we were in luck. After standing in the door way for over 5 mins waiting...

A lovely lunch on a horrible, wet day. Very friendly welcome, including a rendition of Sweet Dreams with cheese references. The Northumbrian Platter was generous and delicious, with tasty bread, gorgeous relishes and fine local ale. Getting a table in this compact deli is not...

We visited The Cheese Room at the Alnwick Deli for lunch while visiting Alnwick and its Castle on a short holiday in the Northeast. Only found it by accident but it looked fine from the outside even better inside with a wounderfull selection of cheeses...

We found this lovely place to have lunch today (28th June). The ladies had sandwiches and cold drinks. The men had a shared platter for 2, which had four cheeses, and three meats. This came with sourdough and olives. It also came with two bottles...

If you like cheese you will love this place. We had the cheese and cold meat selection with a local beer. Very good

Stopped by for lunch today. I asked for the ham salad roll with chutney. I watched the woman make it. Cheap slice of thin ham, with chutney out of a plastic bottle. My husband ordered the cheese board. It was measley and no where near...

Two reasons for the low rating: overpriced and no effort or care seems to have gone into the preparation of our sandwiches at all. We were served such a poor sandwich and we were then charged over £6 each. I ordered the Brie and bacon...

Stopped here for our lunch and we chose several local cheeses to eat. What a delightful place! All the cheeses were delicious, and so lovely with the oatcakes. The owner was very friendly and we look forward to returning next time we are in Alnwick.

Spending the afternoon here was a pure unadulterated delight. We tried many a cheese and enjoyed the company of the owner, who made us all feel very welcome and who’s passion for her work was infectious. Would highly recommend anyone visiting Alnwick to stop by,...

the food is basic and well over priced for what you get better off just going to greggs across the road

Helpful, friendly staff and so many cheeses to choose from! Coffee was good too. The signage for sit in or take away food and drink could do with being more obvious.

Al fresco lunch (with our dog) at this cute deli/cafe, situated in a sunny pedestrian-only part of Alnwick centre. Such an amazing range of cheeses, with lots of unique local cheeses on offer - selecting the cheeses for our platter was great fun, ably assisted...

We discovered this lovely little deli / cafe which is a cheese-lover's paradise. Run by a lovely lady who knows her cheese, she even had us singing a song about cheese (see title of review). We had the selection of 6 cheeses plus home made...

Have had a wonderful cheese experience with home made local cheese and craft beer. A great tasting session. Thanks to the wonderful lady who ownes the shop and make it very very special. We highly recommend this tiny tasting shop. Exiting!!!!

Just eaten here and absolutely loved it. For £15 we got to choose 6 different, very interesting cheeses, two chutneys (we had to buy a jar of the apple chutney because it was delicious) garlic stuffed olives, fantastic selection of crackers and two little samples of different meads. All of it was just lovely. To top it off, the woman that served us was so nice. She recommended cheeses and was just so welcoming and friendly. We would definitely eat here again. Thank you.

Came here to buy some cheese for our holiday, we were served by a lovely helpful lady behind the counter (and also listening to Texas! :D) bought some great local cheeses and some very tasty sourdough bread

We sat outside in a pleasant open courtyard area. I chose a cheese sandwich, but of course couldn't take my mind up about which cheese to go for. The owner suggested a local nettle cheese with chutney. It raised a humble cheese sarnie to something much higher. Food of the Gods. Mrs B went for a cheese platter, which came with a few grapes and strawberries, which she steadfastly refused to share. She seemed vey happy with her choice, and we were both delighted with out lunch.

What a wonderful little deli with a vast array of local cheese, jams, honey, etc....

This isn't a restaurant, it's a nice little deli that sells some great cheese, particularly the local fare. You can buy sandwiches here to take away if you want.

Being a lover of the cheese I thought let’s pay a visit, the menu on the board said ploughman’s Lunch, you got to select your own cheese from the counter and I and my other half were looking to it.

Two of us went, plus dog. Of course we sat outside, the shop owner gave the dog a bowl of water , we ordered a cheese platter each. We could choose from a huge array of cheeses, many of them Northumbrian. The food was beautiful served, the owner is a wonderful woman, so warm and welcoming , knowledgeable, and obviously enjoys what she does. We went back with Canadian friends a few days later , they were just blown away! Well worth a visit .

Called in here lured by the cheese counter. Didn't eat but bought several cheeses ably guided by the knowledgeable assistant (owner?) may need to top up before we go home.

Tuvimos una breve parada en Alnwick para visitar este lugar, el cual no cabía en nuestro viaje al norte de Northumberland unos días antes. Fue sin duda la pena. Teníamos una taza de café rápida pero rápidamente se trasladó a comprar cantidades de queso para nuestra vuelta a casa. La oferta era muy buena, incluso encontramos algunos Cotherstone que no hemos tenido durante años. Estamos de vuelta a casa ahora y puedo decir que fueron muy buenos. Deberíamos haber comprado más. Sólo el peine de miel locales todavía para terminar. Ah! Casi me olvido, el personal era encantador, bien informado de una forma amable servicial. Me hizo orgulloso de ser Northumbria volver para una visita después de muchos años. Mis hijos y nietos nos impresionó, también.

El plato de queso era delicioso y el chili picantes y tortas agradable! Todo estaba muy sabroso y preparado por el agradable propietario, Eric. Gran selección de quesos. Mi tipo de cielo. El panes artesanales parecía muy rico así que compramos algunos. Una joya de lugar que no debe perderse.

Estábamos visitando a Alnwick leyendo con otra pareja, y nos levantamos temprano buscando algo. Encontramos este sitio por pura casualidad y nos enamoramos de él, en la medida en que llevamos a nuestros amigos volver aquí con nosotros más tarde ese día. Hay una enorme selección de quesos aquí, tanto local como continental (tienes que probar el Doddington Darling Azul - creo que este es mi nuevo favorito de queso! ! ! Y la señora que) trabaja aquí es muy servicial con sus recomendaciones y increíblemente amable. Nuestro desayuno finalmente nos acomodamos (hay muchas opciones encantador! ! ! Compartir un floury) en bap rellena con un queso de cabra maduro, chutney de cebolla roja y un montón de ensaladas frescas, junto con una tabla de quesos con tres quesos de nuestra elección (si recuerdo correctamente algunos Doddington azul, un ajo con infusión local y un delicioso queso cheddar queso de oveja) y algunos mano deliciosos tortas. También tuvimos un té y café para cada uno, que también estaban muy bien. Llevamos nuestros amigos volver más tarde por la tarde y todos nos compramos algo de queso para llevar a casa para queso y galletas por la noche. Incluso me volví a comprar algunos más queso para llevar a casa un par de días más tarde como regalos para mi familia (con mi tío, que es un verdadero entusiasta de la Doddington - Azul fue un gran éxito con él) y yo no puedo recomendar este lugar.

Found this by chance and are we pleased!! If you get a chance visit. Choice of 3 cheeses, oatcakes and chutney and we added olives. Amazing value.

Hemos estado aquí antes, pero hace un tiempo considerable que ha tenido una renovación y es para mejor, ya que estaba bien antes y está mejor ahora. Es pequeño y como dicen perfectamente formado. Básicamente es un café y un sándwich/aperitivo pero basada en queso como el principal especialista es local y delicatessen queso. Sándwiches son hechos a la orden y tablas de quesos son de la amplia gama disponible en la tienda a su petición. Puede tener que ser paciente porque son hechos a pedido, pero estoy seguro que cuando la orden viene será servido con una sonrisa.

Fuimos a Alnwick para almorzar tarde y terminamos teniendo un cinco estrellas de quesos y era servida por la mujer más preciosa! Su sonrisa y reír hicieron mi día y así lo hizo el queso! Galardonado concepto, gracias!!!

I wanted a baguette filled with cheese and chutney, simple! Firstly no baguette or any kind of crusty bread, instead only soft bread or soft buns. Crusty bread and cheddar is a pairing made in heaven (even Greggs do this). As a result of this particular offering, there was no texture sensation, the cheese was randomly cut, so some bites were massive chunks and other bites paper thin. The bread was bland, pappy commercial rubbish. As an establishment that specialises in cheese, one would think they would care about the pairing. I went there and not to Greggs or Costa or CoOp because I thought they might care and want to be more than average. My business mantra is, "Be better or be different", if you can achieve both then you will have a great business. I just think the whole sandwich thing here is done half heartily and without passion. Really sad as it could be a real alternative to the 'average' served in Northumberland.

The selection of food and the quality is very impressive.I purchased all I neede in very quick time, I will certainly visit again when I am in Alnwick in January.

Lovely deli in the heart of Alnwick. Great selection of cheeses and great service. Pop in for a selection of delicious sandwiches.

Whilst the staff in this establishment can't be faulted, smiley and helpful, and rather easy on the eye, their ability to make a ham, cheese and mustard sandwich would produce a sentence from Gordon Ramsey composed entirely of expletives.Not only did they not butter the bread (and didn't ask), they neglected to put any mustard in my ham, cheese and MUSTARD sandwich, skimped on the cheese and cut the ham so thin that I didn't even notice it between the two giant slabs of bread it was drowned between. I am proper cross and shall not be returning. The curse of Alnwick and it's inability to provide a decent light lunch strikes again.

We popped into the Alnwick Deli for a light lunch and we were so glad we did. We had the freshest bread roll filled with a delicious Northumberland cheese and chutney. The cheese was delicious and the service was delightful from a very polite young man. Well worth trying.

The food was good but a bit on the expensive side. They had some really delicious desserts that I attempted to resist but ended up buying anyway.