The Bailiffgate Bistro in Northumberland

Lovely small restaurant attached to Cookie Jar hotel. Great find. Lovely food, well presented. Staff were lovely, friendly and polite. Would definitely recommend

Situated right next to the entrance to Alnwick Castle, this is a real hidden gem. Can't praise it enough. Fabulous decor, friendly and very efficient staff and really nice freshly prepared modern style food. What could be better ? Oh, and a lovely garden view, too.

We were delighted to find this place almost by accident as the entrance is quite discreet.Once inside it is obvious that the owners have not spared on updating and modernising the property as it looks superb. Although we were unsure it would be possible to just have a cup of tea and cake we were welcomed by the receptionist and taken through to where afternoon tea was being served.The dining room/tea salon is located along a corridor at the rear of the property, it is pleasantly decorated in mediterranean blue. The room was almost full with guests taking full afternoon tea and although it looked wonderful we decided on just tea and cake.The room was light and airy and decorated in mediterranean blue. The large rear windows looked out over the rear gardens towards the nearby Alnwick Castle.The walls of the dining room had framed montages of cutlery and numerous blue porcelain was placed along shelves high up on the walls.The cake selection was wonderful so it was quite hard to make a single choice!The service was excellent and the staff were friendly and helpful.On departing we enquired about dinner that evening but as expected it was fully booked but they kindly recommended Lilburns in Alnwick - another excellent place to visit.