The Old Village Bakery in Eden

It is many years since we visited this cafe and we were delighted that the standards had been maintained. The coffee was strong and delicious. The morning rolls were reasonably priced came with a choice of fillings. The eggs were perfectly poached and the bacon and Cumberland sausage were of good quality. The cafe can be very busy and there is limited parking.

I only had a couple of cups of tea and a fabulous brownie. Fantastic place with lovely staff. Only too willing to help me out. Many thanks.

Situate 10 miles from Penrith at the foot of Hartside popular with locals and visitors. Good selection of hit food and snacks with friendly staff.

We visited Melmerby bakery for coffee and cake. It's a great cafe with friendly service and nice decor, lots of seating inside and out. We had the Easter egg scotch egg and a caramel and chocolate tart, both very nice. It was quite busy for a Monday, will definitely be back.

It's okay nothing special. Cakes a bit boring. Toilets need a refurbish tap coming off sink.

We visited twice on our stay in Melmerby the first we just had coffee and on the second we had lunch which we could not fault, the liver pate was excellent.

The Full English breakfast was the best that we had eaten. We travel quite a lot and good,cooked to perfection , tasty food not laden with salty bacon or peppery sausage, is hard to find. Everything on our plate was just right and beleive me we cleaned the plate.The staff we lovely and attentive. Had a takeaway Cherry and Almond Scone from their bakery for later, with jam and cream.....didn't want to share it! We will be going back as soon as we can. Top notch

Lovely little bakery in the village - range of sandwiches, baked goods, and hot drinks

We chose this by a random Google search. Talk about a gem in disguise 😀😀 from the little shop, to the lush chocolates and into the cafe. The food was well made, well presented and reasonably priced. I had the fish goujon sarnie, my friend had the homemade quiche both were full of flavour. There is even a selection off gluten free and vegan cakes, now these had to be tried 😁😁😁 The best part about this little gem was the atmosphere the staff created from the moment you walked in. You were made to feel welcome and at home, well worth the drive. We will definitely be there again

Drove out to Melmerby specifically to give this place a try but it really wasn’t worth the effort. Has the feel of a mid-market garden centre catering for OAPs- all plastic tables, laminated menus and overpriced household gifts. Food was average, drinks ok, service a bit meh, particularly from the bearded guy with limited communication skills. First impressions count and based on this one, I wouldn’t hurry back.

Lovely little shop and cafe. Excellent lunch. Good value. Nice things to buy. Staff very pleasant. Stopped by chance on trip over to Alston. Very glad we did. Really nice place.

I liked my visit but the size of the cake was a bit meagre although very nice.

Good selection of cakes to have with your coffee, always great for a break from the traveling. Accessible car park a very short walk from the bakery.

Great surroundings and great selection of cakes and food. Excellent coffee and really nice staff. Fantastic atmosphere and surroundings.

First time with been here Would call again

Nice coffee shop but the staff were very abrupt verging on the rude. No smile or greeting, just "sit there" it was almost as if customers were interrupting there routine.

A great cafe with freshly baked bread to take away and a good quality gift and clothes shop upstairs.

A little gem of a place set in the countryside. Lovely inside, good choice of menu. Staff friendly and obliging. Good service in Nice surroundings. Log burner providing warmth and comfort. Prices reasonable, well prepared and presented food. Car parking. Toilets and a lovely shop all within the main building. Highly recommended. Booking advisable. Enjoy.

Very well run business accommodating to our party of walkers, coffee and cakes first class, good selection of goods on sale.

Excellent place called in for lunch food was fab good size portions and staff were very welcoming and friendly will definitely making another visit 😊

1st time here..passed it loads of times...will definitely be going back. Lovely place lovely food xlnt service

We were the last customers of the day, they have us their very tasty leftover scones for free :-)

Very cosy, welcoming, amazing breads. Had breakfast here & bought some bread to take home. Loads to see in the shop. Staff friendly & polite.

Came here for breakfast, 2 fry ups both were delicious! Service was good and we weren't waiting long, the fire made for a really cosy vibethe coffee is amazing (I went back later just for coffee) the shop upstairs is also really cute.

Chocolat and orange cake was divine.

Friendly staff and excellent food

Purchased the fennel loaf and rye loaf, excellent 👍

Great service and food. Been lots of times and will definitely go again. Would recommend.

Sat in the garden. Nice staff and food. Ok decaff flat white. Decaff tea much too strong.

A lovely place with welcoming staff.

What a delight to stumble across this gem of a cafe. Food portions generous and tasty.

Just disappointing really could be so much better a really cheap breakfast cheap horrid veggie sausages low quality bread /toast just. Nothing to be excited about such a shame better quality food and it could be good such a shame over priced slow service took ages to even order a coffee wasn't busy either so no excuse

I must have passed this place a hundred times over the years & kept saying to my wife that we need to call into there one day. We'll last Monday was that day & had a breakfast. We can not believe what we have been missing all these years. Food fantastic & the friendly service was brilliant & the whole place itself is marvellous. We are going past it in another couple of weeks & it will definitely be our place to go for breakfast.

Best afternoon tea in the world! Absolutely love this place. Thanks again Angela and Mark. See you again soon :)

Really lovely place. Good choice of food, delicious coffee. The shops are also very good. Very welcoming. Highly recommended.

For me poor. Tables not very clean dirt under the glass tops hair and all sorts there which was offputting. GF option soup and sandwich, bread dry curled at edges, Marie Rose sauce and prawn, sauce was watery not pleasant. Happens all too often in many places. Tea not terribly hot. Rest of party food was okish standard fare.

The food was 'fine' however PAYING for it was a different matter. If you have a £50 note forget it. The conversation: We don't accept £50 notes because we have been had before! i asked if they have a machine, that checks for counterfeit notes, and she said - yes, but it's broken, the light has gone, so you obviously do take them! But not from two elderly people, who's faces don't fit?? Either you do or you don't - get your story correct. This is my 40th year coming to this part of the world and each year, i visit your bakery. Sadly i won't be coming again. Such a shame because Barbra in Hollibery's (the upstairs shop) does take £50 and i spend quite a bit with her.

Lovely food, and delicious coffee....

Great cafe. Food top quality. Very helpful staff.

What a fabulous find. The breakfast sandwiches tasted delicious especially on the homemade bread. Staff very helpful and friendly. Can't wait to return.

A lovely bakery and tea room, with shopping too. Great food and drinks. Would recommend 👍

Nice food, nice spot. Gets very busy, so make sure you book a slot.

We always stop here for lunch on the way to and back from Northumberland. Varied choice on menu, tasty food and reasonable priced. Seating inside or outside (weather permitting) Staff always friendly and professional. Gets busy so good idea to book.

What a fabulous find! Welcoming and friendly staff. Very generous breakfast rolls using top notch ingredients at very reasonable prices. Absolutely delicious and superb coffee too. Highly recommended!!

Bacon and Egg barm cake and coffee just filled a gap, not been in here for over 20 years, the only change is no longer a bakery attached but still good food.

Very average food. Nothing special.

Whenever travelling to the North East we always make a point of calling here for breakfast. As good as ever, very friendly staff, great food and all reasonably priced. What more do you want? Will visit again soon.

Visited with friends, as in area for the first time, coffee was ok. Unfortunately food was cool ? sat waiting to be brought to table, my friend had a scone which as stale very dry. It was expensive for the quanity and quality, esp scone for a Bakery, expected better. Staff appeared to be disinterested in customers. Won't be coming again or recommending.

We requested 2 corned beef slices and 2 coffees. The coffees were served quickly but the food was very slow, we waited and we waited then when it was eventually served it was lukewarm. No apology was offered for the long wait but it must have been left standing around and forgotten about. The coffees had been long finished by then.

At £10+ we received one 5" curl of thin Cumberland sausage, two decent sized thick rashers of bacon, baked beans, half fried tomato, fresh fried mushrooms, a slice of black pudding, one hash brown, and the choice of either a poached or a fried egg on a slice of white toast. Tea or coffee is extra. We enjoyed our food and the quality was good. The eggs were cooked well and the meats were of a good standard. The closed cup mushrooms were quartered and fried (butter?) with a fresh flavour. One odd thing was the use of a bog standard 'white sliced' processed bread for the toast under the egg. Odd when they sell all sorts of lovely artisan bread at their 'bakery' and their other meal options featuring anything with toast did in fact list 'artisan' bread. We thought that £10+ was a little expensive without including a choice of tea or coffee for the price. The staff are friendly and everywhere clean with good toilets.

Most expensive and bland cheese scones I've tasted .£5.10p for 2 take out scones.Thought at that price they'd be top notch ..sadly mistaken

Stopped here on the way back from Alston. We, and our dog were welcomed and shown to a table by the log burner. Orders were taken and the food arrived quickly. The scones were freshly made and very tasty. We will be back.

What a little gem. Friendly staff, tasty cake and a cute little garden to sit in to eat it. Definitely recommend.

What a lovely place. The staff are exceptional. So friendly and personable. There is a good choice of food and drink and some lovely home bakes. A real pleasure to visit

Always stop here on our way to Northumberland. Good choice on menu, reasonably priced, food served hot, staff very friendly. Cafe very clean, always busy so definitely worth booking a table.

We were lucky enough to be recommended this lovely little cafe while on holiday in the area. We were a group of 9, we enjoyed family breakfasts aswell as stops for light lunches and tea/coffee and cake, all superb, well priced and served by friendly...

My friend and I on an arduous cycling tour cycled here one morning following a recommendation for our breakfast and boy was it worth it. The café was very cyclist friendly with the best bike stands I have ever seen. Lots of space inside with...

Just got back from a trip to Melmerby with a few friends and nothing was too much trouble, despite 17 of us rocking up for breakfast the service was efficient and friendly, top marks to the staff there

Had a wonderful breakfast at the Bakery this morning with 16 friends. The food was freshly cooked, piping hot and delicious, and it was served with such friendliness and good humour. The perfect end to a perfect weekend!! We will return! Thanks to all the...

Our family stopped at The Old Village Bakery for breakfast on Sunday 1st May, our usual stop on the way to Hexham. Breakfast was great, as usual, as was the cafe's very reliable wifi connection. This was a lifesaver for us as it was vitally...

Lovely scones, coffee, cakes and nice meeting place also the ladies clothes and gift shop upstairs is definitely worth visiting and exploring too.

It is somewhat of a tradition for us to visit this Bakery en route from Newcastle to The Lakes but it is quite some time since our last visit. That Covid thing got in the way. We were relieved that the Bakery is just as...

A good selection of cakes. Coffee was excellent. Loads of outside space and bike parking for push bikes.

A very disappointing visit. Overpriced, ordinary food and drink. We won’t be going again. Cold cherry scone with no cherries in it instead of the large, warm, fluffy scones they used to serve, plastic sachets of jam and squirty cream instead of the clotted cream...

My first visit to the Old Bakery for several years. Lovely to see that this establishment is now dog friendly. Staff were friendly and welcoming. The bacon sandwich I ordered consisted of quality ingredients however I found the bread bun in which it was served...

Popped in for a quick cuppa on our way around northern Cumbria. What a lovely find! Warm, friendly reception. Lovely, freshly made hot chocolate & cappuccino, clearly made with quality ingredients. We didn't sample the very attractive looking food, but we did buy some fennel...

Having heard great things about the cafe we have been a few times (after a poor experience first time I wanted to give the place a chance!) First visit I found the owner very rude and standoffish but service was otherwise good. Others in my...

What a lovely place, went with 2 friends for lunch for my birthday, we got sat by the fire, the 2 young ladies working, were very pleasant and friendly, will be going back

Well known for many years and therefore popular but there was table space and quick service. Just what we needed.

The cakes looked amazing but the owner was so outrageously hostile we never got to taste them! We visited on a Friday morning - set up a tab and initially ordered drinks with the explanation we'd order food shortly. We were both using our lap...

This place is simply amazing. Angela and her team catered lunch and evening food for our corp team event (we stayed at Melmerby House & stag cottages) - food was delivered and was fresh and delicious. Instructions to reheat the evening lasagne / fish pie...

Called over after hearing good things about this place, we were greeted and taken to a table by a lovely young lady called chloe, such a friendly person she couldn’t have been more welcoming, went to the counter to have a look at the cakes...

It is one of the least welcoming places I’ve been to. To make sure it was a ‘one off’ I went on two other occasions with different friends; no, exactly the same. Despite the food being very nice, the attitude of the staff, and even...

Dropped in several times for a coffee and a scone and also had a beef burger for lunch while my wife had a smoked salmon salad. Good service and reasonably priced.

Not very welcoming........the young ladies serving were busy chatting. We were not offered a menu but fortunately knew already what we wanted to eat. The atmosphere felt like it was not an overly good place to be working. Ladies toilets were a disgrace........don’t think they...

Now we’ve no choice since the excellent village store with its friendly welcome and hone cooked food and soups is no longer we have to take what the Village bakery offers A cool reception and a cool room to eat in Since the caterpillar and...

Stopped off here by chance on a drive from Corbridge. Had some great coffee and lovely cake. The setting is amazing and we were even treated with a visit from a local alpaca and llama!

Called in for breakfast on Sunday morning with my girlfriend on our way up to Hartside on our motorcycle .We were super impressed with the quality of service and food! We both said how delicious it was and we will definetley return. Excellent value for...

Called in for coffee and cake Sunday afternoon. Helen who took our order was lovely. Sat outside in the garden. No complaints. Will be back 5*

We have visited the cafe numerous times over the past few years. Loved the atmosphere and the food . This time however the food was garbage and the choice restricted.. 3pm. I notified staff and emailed the Organisation who own the bakery expecting a reply....

Highly recommend if you are looking for real value for money. We attended along with our friends, a party of 8 for afternoon Tea, the service was fantastic and the quality of the home cooked food was to at a very high standard.

When the Goats cheese fritters arrived it looked a mess . It looked like a heap of cheese with the breadcrumbs broken into several pieces. Fritters had turned into one mess. They didn't charge me but why present such a mess. Tourist trap.

Good menu and tasty food. Milkshakes were just powdered which was surprising given quality of food. Not all staff wore masks or socially distanced

Had lunch here and really enjoyed the experience. The food was good and the staff very helpful. Lovely setting near the Pennines.

Thank you for a brilliant lunch today. A pit stop of your delicious BLTs made the day out on the cycles even better. Happy staff, lovely food with a mouthwatering Honey mustard vinaigrette & BLT Mayo ..... Prefect.

Arrived at 13.20 ,it was busy but were given a table within a few minutes. I signed the COVID tracing form at 13.30 . I ordered our food ,soup and a filled roll, after 5 mins. My wife and I left at 14.15 without having...

Had a lovely walk around Melmerby on Sunday and dropped in for coffee and cake before we headed home. Staff were friendly and professional and coffee and walnut cake was excellent as was the coffee. Lots of lovely `bits` to buy too such as local...

Took my daughter for her 4th birthday as a treat, one member of staff (I'm guessing this was the owner) was rude and they did nothing to make it in any way special for her. They put us on the picnic benches outside even though...

I visited the Melmerby Bakery on the 29th October for lunch I must say the food and service was excellent you won't be disappointed.

We called in for some take-away and the young girl serving was virtually bordering on rude and we were't impressed with the other young lady. In fact, one our party walked out and didn't buy anything. I would never go out of my way to...

The young staff need training in customer service, she tried to embarrass me in front of the whole shop, but it backfired on her, and left her with egg on her face. My friend had a mask on, I didn’t, she shouted at me, saying...

Knew of this bakery whilst out and about with my job.Decided to call in as we were getting a little weary.Needed some sustenance and I knew it was no better place for a break.All the cakes and pies and bread are home cooked and the...

We ate here for breakfast both mornings of our short break in the area. Both vegetarians. The fry up is superb VFM with more generous amounts than usual and a nice range of items (Linda Mc sausages, beans, mushroom, spinach, fried potato, hash brown, egg)....

Came across this hidden gem when passing through the village on the way to Hexham A lovely friendly welcome, delicious food and reasonable prices. If you don't want to sit inside there's a great cottage garden with plenty of seating. Worth calling in if you're...

Great place for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake! I am a regular visitor here and always impressed with the food and service. The gifts are also fab, well worth a shop!

I really like this lovely little coffee shop and cafe and until now I’ve been LOYAL. However the LOYALTY scheme is a bit mean. You get one stamp!! No matter how many coffees you have, Unless you pay separately and then you get a stamp...

Convenient, just about, for a stop on route from Hexham to the Lake District. Food OK, but the staff really need to work on their welcome. Could I suggest that rather than a rather adversarial "do you want to see the lunch menu?" they could...

The younger staff in particular are very friendly and it is a nice place to drop in for coffee, which we do quite often. The Loyalty scheme is a bit mean- spirited....giving just one stamp towards a free coffee, regardless of however many hot drinks...

This is a brilliant place! We stayed close by in a self-catering cottage and went here for breakfast 6 out of 7 mornings.. great breakfast menu and brilliant service.

Always stop off at this great cafe on a trip to the lakes for breakfast. A great start to the day The bacon is delicious and there are always lots of interesting things to look at in the shop.