The Pillar Box Cafe in Northumberland

Prepared me boxed Afternoon Tea x4 to take when visiting elderly family. They were delicious. Freshly prepared, a lovely selection of items, loads of it and great value. Could not fault a thing. Highly recommend. Thank you.

Had boxed Afternoon Teas X4 prepared to take with us when visiting family today. They were fantastic. Lovely selection of delicious, freshly made cakes, scones, sandwiches and quiche. All really scrumptious, loads of it and fantastic value. Highly recommend. Thank you so much.

We called in to the pillar box cafe on a Saturday morning had a pot for tea and homemade cheese scones, which was delicious. Then the following Wednesday we called in and had the same because we were looking at the possibility of moving to Haltwhistle. The owners of the cafe are very kind and friendly. We felt as though we had come home. Haltwhistle has all you need including a outdoor swimming pool( April to September). We hope and pray God will watch over you all.

Excellent little cafe, really nice friendly people.

Friendly and very accommodating; food is good and wholesome.

Lovely friendly owners . Cafe is a hub of the local community Great coffee & food , Our dogs enjoyed the visit too !

Friendly and dog-friendly! A warm welcome on a wet day, with delicious home-made food. Would recommend the cheese omelettes.

A very kind and welcoming place for a solo traveller. Good solid food..not quite so sure about the cappuccino but the Malteser slice was great

What an absolutely lovely place. Family run by a lovely couple. He also does bicycle repairs. Virtually all home made. Great breakfasts and cakes. A real community feel. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Excellent lunch. Ordered a variety of lunches for a large group and everyone very much enjoyed theirs. Staff extremely friendly and helpful.

We called in for a drink whilst shopping with our dog, everyone was so friendly, it had a great community feeling, lots of elderly people congregating and a lovely young couple in charge. We loved it so much we returned for breakfast the next morning and it was top notch xxx

Lovely place, tasty breakfast !

From the look of it from the outside (and the inside !) not the sort of place I would normally frequent.But having looked at the reviews we decided to give it a go on a very cold December day. What can I say ? Friendly and helpful staff plus excellent coffee and all-day beakfast for 3 of us ! Only moan was that breakfast was served on cold plates. Maybe trying to save gaa/electricity !! But will call again next time in Haltwhistle.

Home made proper Chips tasty omelette great coffee nowt else to say bar Thanks

Excellent food and service at a very reasonable price

Nice little cafe in centre of the town. Just got coffees and cake, but both were very nice and served by helpful friendly staff. I would go again.

Great food and value for money, service good. Coffee was average though

Nice coffee stopped on way to Amble from Kendal 😊

Stopped in Haltwhistle , which claims to be the centre of Britain, for a coffee whilst on our travels The cappuccinos we had were very nice but there was no real atmosphere and only one toilet I can understand the locals enjoying it here as they do have a reasonable menu

We stopped here for coffee this morning. The Cappuccinos were very good. There was no atmosphere in this Cafe & the cakes under plastic covers did not look very appetising.

I love coming here all the staff are great and they always cook all my food separate due to egg allergy. Which can be hard to cater for

Lovely little Café, just called in to get a Coffee on the way to Walltown.

Had a breakfast and an omelette. Really good with great service. Recommended

We had breakfast here before walking, the food was lovely, service was prompt and the staff were friendly. We took cakes away with us which were also very nice. Would come back here if we are in the area again.

Very nice manager / owner. Nice to talk to about why the town closed early on Saturdays. Wife was very happy. Food all home made, tasted amazing. We will be back.

Lovely, clean nd tidy. Breakfast was very good.

Best hot chocolates and home made chips for miles!! Great friendly service. Highly recommend.

Treated a friend to Earl Grey and scrambled egg on brown one afternoon while we were staying at Festherstone Castle .I had toasted teacakes.Lovely friendly cafe with homemade cakes and crafts

We had noticed this cafe and found it easily. Very nice welcome and beautifully made latte. Locals very friendly ..... it's obviously quite a hub for meeting up.

Lovely food and the service was friendly.

Nice little cafe in the middle of town allows dogs

Lovely milky coffee and cake The cafe is basic but the cake and coffee was fantastic and cheap too.Staff were very accomadating too.They sell some lovely home made crafts too

A lovely little cafe. Good food at modest prices. Staff pleasant and efficient. We break our journey from Wigan to Newcastle to enjoy a lovely lunch.

This was the perfect stop after an early morning hike. A great full English breakfast with excellent hashbrowns! Thank you!

Great place for a simple lunch - all day breakfast, sandwiches, toastier and cakes on offer. Great value food - the coleslaw was particularly nice with my toastie!

Amazing staff, amazing food, amazing prices what more could you ask for really

Friendly cafe, with good food, ideal for a drop in !

They serve great food and drink and repair your bike too!

Simple yet delicious food and very friendly staff!

Friendly staff and good value. Perfect stop off for those doing the Pennine Cycleway or Hadrian's Cycleway

Small cafe in centre of town. Friendly service and good value.

A small no frills cafe with a limited menu, but very welcoming staff and tidy premises. Food and drinks made to a high standard and definitely worth a visit.

On first walking into the cafe, it looks a bit dated however the coffee was delicious, reasonably priced and the staff were lovely and friendly.I'd rather sit in slightly dated surroundings drinking nice inexpensive coffee than paying a big chain coffee shop for their expensive decor.

Good sized portions, nice breakfast

Great milky coffee and toasted tea cake served with a smile and not costing the earth. You may once have been hanged for marrying a Scot here in Haltwhistle but I was made very welcome - thankyou.

This place was recommended to us by friends so we dropped in for a late lunch. Menu is very traditional so nothing unusual, especially for vegetarians, but food is good, with plenty on the plate. I loved my (very large) omelette with equally large salad. Very good value food. Will definitely visit again.

A must visit awesome food definitely recommend to anyone

Gorgeous coffee very hot. I had bacon and mushroom bun. Crispy bacon so tasty. Just what we needed before our 12 mile walk along Hadrian's wall.

Have now been coming here for the last 9 months and visited this cafe on a number of times l have found the staff very friendly and helpful there are a number of different things on the menu to choose from spoilt for choice.The place is clean and also has toilet for Ladies and Gentleman I had the Tuna Panini salad with mug of coffee total bill £4.90 can’t beat that shall keep going there.

Decent range on the menu and reasonably priced

Very good bacon butties. Could do with some music playing in the background. Otherwise you can hear everyones conversation. 10/10

Lovely lunch with the family, and the chips were fantastic! The omelette was good, my kids steak pie& tuna sandwich were tasty and good value. The wife’s cheese toasty and chips again great value. Dogs are welcome as well. Perfect for lunch.

Lovely cappacino. Great staff. V clean and comfortable.

We had breakfast here a couple of times, as well as lunch on one occasion. Each time we could not believe how cheap it was though the food was very good. Obviously a popular meeting place for locals so good to get in on the dot of 9.30 when it opens in the morning for breakfast.

Best place for reasonably priced food and coffee on the A69 between Newcastle and Carlisle

Terrible service and mediocre food.

Service a bit slow but food freshly prepared and good value for money.

Small friendly cafe. Staff were pleasant and thoughtful. Proper potato chips, none of your frozen stuff. Big pot of tea, panini was full of filling and tasty. Scrambled egg and toast was more than enough. Very reasonably priced at under £13.

Very good food very reasonably priced particularly before 11.30am

Called in with friends for a coffee, tea & coffee was nice enough. Young guy who served us was pleasant and friendly. We had cake it didn't feel that fresh to be honest and when I asked how old scones were and if they were fresh I was told they had been there a few days, which really put me off as scones are best had the same day. I don't think I would go out of my way to go back but was all right.

We planned breakfast at The Sill as the menu looked good, but left as the only things they had available were bacon, sausage and eggs (fried or scrambled but not, for some reason, poached) and offered a poor, grunted explanation but no apology. The Pillar Box, by contrast, was welcoming, friendly, buzzing with warmth and life and provided an enjoyable full breakfast, very reasonably priced. And unlike the Sill, we didn't have to pay for parking.

Really lovely food , I had the leek and potato soup and chips, the soup was delicious really tasted of leek which is often not the case with leek and potato soup and the chips were proper chips!!! How exciting is that?! My husband had the quiche which was equally delicious and tasted very fresh! We had puddings which were also wonderful. Can't fault anything. By far the most welcoming cafe in haltwhistle! Really lovely would recommend to anyone!

Top quality cafe with a great choice of meals and snacks. All at good prices. Fresh local ingredients.

This is a lovely little cafe, we went for an all day breakfast, but I think we caught them on a bad day. The food was very nice, however we had to wait about 50 minutes for the food to arrive at our table, having watched it arrive at varying stages to the cafe. I don't want to paint a bad picture of this place as it was lovely and there were 10 of us arrive at the same time, but if you're offering an all day breakfast, it's probably a good idea to have your kitchen stocked with some bacon and eggs. It was a rainy Saturday and as the rest of Haltwhistle shut down from mid day, nothing was spoiling.

Stopped in town after a visit to Hadrians Wall..and spotted that well behaved dogs welcome.Ordered panninis,breakfasts...drinks etc and looked forward to them arriving as we were ravenous.Good food but sadly took an age to arrive by which time we were a bit fed up.So go if you are happy to wait a while ....

We walked in to Haltwhistle along the old disused railway from the carpark at Coanwood (about 4.5 miles), which is not far from the fantastic Lambley Viaduct. Haltwhistle is an interesting town with a quirky signal box at the town's railway station. There are several Cafe/Restaurants/Pubs in the main area of the town and a post office, small supermarket etc, etc.