The Running Fox in Northumberland

Met a friend and had a fantastic sausage sandwich each. Lots of other things on the menu, and it's worth checking out their cabinets with lots of pies and cakes.

Very well-presented venue, the food is great, and the staff are all very helpful! 😋👍 #Restaurant #Food #Service #Staff #Venue

Delicious and plentiful afternoon tea, which is also good value. Great selection of sandwiches, pies and cakes. Friendly and helpful staff too.

Enjoyed the afternoon tea, food really good can definitely recommend it. Maybe could be served with some small accompaniments like salad and crisps.

Lovely food and friendly people

Beautiful food from here! I had cheese savory sandwich and my partner had a slice of pie, we both enjoyed it

Lovely relaxed atmosphere. We hadn’t booked a table but they managed to squeeze us in. The food was fantastic - we had breakfast there and I liked that there was a good variety of nutritional options. I had the Eggs Royale which came on a cheese scone and it was delicious. Staff were very pleasant and I’d definitely recommend eating here.

Great choice of cakes and pies. Wonderful place

We had afternoon tea. The food was exceptional. Quite the best afternoon I have ever had. The staff were very friendly, efficient and so hospitable. We will certainly go again.

Excellent value soup, sandwich and cake. Delicious too

Lovely place and had a nice chat with a member of staff and I walked out of there feeling really good 👍

Highly recommend the pan haggerty .. absolutely delicious and the slices generous. Save room for cake - I particularly liked the toffee apple flapjack.

If you are looking for a proper English breakfast almost directly off the ferry from Amsterdam, or just off the A1 heading N or S… look no further than this hidden little gem.

Lovely lunch. Absolutely stuffed now. Huge doorstop sandwich with bacon, brie and cranberry followed by fab cakes. Highly recommended.

delicious food , large portions , value for money cozy atmosphere prompt service highly recommend booking advisable

It’s difficult to recommend places to eat nowadays however I have no struggle recommending The Running Fox having visited for years on countless occasions I’m yet to have a experience I could describe as less than spot on. Thank you to the team.

Went here on our way back from our holiday in Berwick upon Tweed. Absolutely lovely food, staff and cafe. Gorgeous afternoon tea with such a good choice.

Nice place that we stumbled upon on a longer roadtrip. Very friendly people at work and we were especially glad to find some proper vegan options on the menu. As the outside terrace was full and we couldn’t bring our dogs inside we took our treats on the go and enjoyed them on the scenic bridge across the street.

My wife and I stumbled upon this place of heavenly food and friendly service. No need to say anymore. You will never visit just once. And if you never visit you will not understand what you’re missing.

We decided to book here on a whim after finding out they offered a Vegan Afternoon tea. Everything about it was delicious - and the portions were incredibly generous (we ended up taking one sandwich, one scone and a blondie home). The pasties were my personal favourite.

Really enjoyed our visit from ordering our items a quick service friendly staff

Lovely lunch ,had the soup , sandwich,cake special . couldn't eat another thing after bargain

Brilliant place, always busy but we managed to get a lovely table, chairs are comfy as well for those with back issues. Food was fab, the sandwich was HUGE, highly recommend to chilli jam. Great staff too, super helpful and service with a smile.

No words but wow fab cakes ,fab food

Never been here before and pleasantly surprised. We had a table for four in the main cafe area. Staff were pleasant and friendly. Orders taken quickly, food & drinks followed within minutes. Good selection on lunch menu, we opted for sandwiches, wedges and toasted bread, very tasty meals and huge portion sizes. Quite expensive lunch, costing £65 for four people. Will probably return if we’re in the area.

Visit The Running Fox for quality food and excellent customer service. The veg soup accompanied by a delicious cheese scone is highly recommended. We bought 3 slices of the steak and ale pie to take back to our holiday cottage and it is very tasty, quality meat and lovely pastry. Lovely staff, smiley, welcoming and accommodating.

I visited alone with my dog, which is where my problems came in. You can’t take the dog inside and you can’t order at the outdoor tables. I asked someone to ask for someone to be sent and the team members ignored me at the table. I could order when a fellow customer offered to sit with my dog so I could order. A shame as the meal was delicious. May be you could think on how to deal with this in future.

Cafe very close to the highway towards Edinburgh. To make a coffee and have a delicious piece of cake.

Not only lovely food, but really helpful and friendly. Rearranged tables to fit 7 of us in, including pushchair, and nothing was any trouble, neither were we rushed at all.

The Felton Running Fox is brilliant, 8 years ago they did our wedding reception. A superb day was had by us and our 40 guests. Been many times since always amazing.❤

The produce is wonderful, but the service needs re-thinking. It’s doesn’t flow and slow. Why not having one person making drinks, and one serving behind the counter and others to serve the tables? Having someone serving, then disappearing to make coffees etc is very frustrating. There were several disgruntled people in the queue, and several leaving. I remained positive and friendly with the thought of enjoying the wonderful food on offer. However the woman serving me, seemed preoccupied with other things going on, and when I left I said thank you and goodbye twice, with no response from her! Not really good enough!!

Food superb, all fresh and well presented. Service really good and very pleasant staff. Great value for money. Afternoon tea

Had a lovely afternoon tea staff very friendly we enjoyed it so much we came away buying cakes to take home scrumptious

To me every running fox is the same. Your guaranteed good food, good service and enjoyable meal. Got to love a brand that has such high standards across all their sites.

Had lunch here. I had the soup +sandwich combo. My sandwich was cheddar cheese and pickle but had two small squares of processed cheese in. The price was over £15 which is completely over the top! The soup was pleasant but all the prices seemed excessive to me

Found this place by accident and had breakfast. Amazing food and service, would highly recommend.

The only issue i have with running fox is at lunchtime. Allocation of tables as it stands needs to be re considered, i don,t think having allocation and payment in the same space works particularly well. I,m sure they will resolve this.

Beautiful savory scone. With chutney and coffee, classed as afternoon tea for 1. £7.50. Dogs outside only. Good friendly service, brought cushions out and rug if needed. Typical English summer weather. Menu varied, prices on high side for a sandwich..... £13 just under(with salad).

Food and service was good, but feel £41 for lunch is a little bit expensive when sandwiches and wedges were ordered with tea and coffee.

Lovely food and welcoming atmosphere in Shilbottle. Dog made welcome as were we. Will definitely go back.

Fabulous afternoon tea , sandwiches pies scones and cake , Felton is a lovely place too

Friendly staff; delicious scone and latte

Delicious food, very nice service and beautiful surroundings. It's worth stopping here for a rest and a walk.

It's always a pleasure to go to The running fox! Highly recommended, a must go in Northumberland.

So sad... they're refusing assistance dog...

No one can dispute that the food is extremely good, great variety and quality, and very generous portion sizes! However, on the day we visited again, service was extremely slow, slightly chaotic and a lot of staff but didn’t seem to be at all coordinated. Ended up eventually getting a take away which we ate in a local park. I would most definitely go again, but, suggest a little more job focus for staff for it to run more efficiently and effectively.

One of my favourite places for afternoon tea. It’s just the best, with so much choice and so much great quality food.

What a delightful find. Literally stumbled across this lovely place. We were driving from Newcastle to Edinburgh and didn’t want to take the motorway A road so made a detour. Had a very yummy breakfast and excellent coffee. Pity we do not live nearby. Service excellent and staff very friendly.

Had a lovely afternoon tea today for my birthday. The young lady who looked after us couldn’t have been nicer. The sandwiches were amazing and the staff put a candle in my cake which was a nice touch! Thank you again!

Very tasty food but usually find the service is lacking. Always an issue when placing orders/collecting orders etc. The last few experiences have been like this for me.

Had a good lunch with wife and granddaughter. Meal deal soup, sandwich and cake. However I was disappointed with the kids meal. Sandwich and a piece of cake. This needs revisiting as it include some crisps and a drink. Even at a higher cost. Apart from that staff are very helpful. Although downstairs area is a bit cramped

Quite by accident, while researching family history in Felton we passed by The Running Fox while going back to the car. We went in and bought some lunch for our forward journey .. the food was exceptionally tasty .. the brie and bacon flan was to die for and my sis had a veggie fritatta which was stuffed with an assortment of different veggies .. huge portions .. good selection of savouries and cakes in stock .. excellent service (and patience while I kept changing my mind!) and not expensive. I recommend people to seek out 'The Running Fox's cafes in Northumberland and try the food .. mmmmmmm .. JB Devon

Oh man this place is good. The food is plentiful and delicious. The steak pie, and the jam scones were amazing.

Called in at Felton running fox and was disappointed. 2 sandwiches and a piece of cheesecake and 1 coffee nearly £30. Don’t mind paying for nice food but fed most of our sandwiches to the ducks. Not like it used to be I’m afraid. Had to wait 40 mins too and there was hardly anyone in. Won’t be back to felton 🦊 I’m adraid

Me and wife stopped for something to eat. Great food and great service. What a lovely place.

This was the first time we'd come to the running fox for breakfast, we normally have afternoon tea which is also fabulous. The selection of food was so much it was hard to choose what to have, even with me being gluten free. Had a lovely time, food was fab, service was great and it was also quite busy. We pre booked a table and we're glad we did. I would highly recommend a visit 😋😋

60th birthday spoilt by belligerent dog owner who after being told only assistance dogs were allowed, she suddenly had 2 assistance dogs.....which barked and were unruly, and she fed from the table.....clearly NOT trained dogs. I have enjoyed 4 dogs in my lifetime and can say all were better trained. An establishment that has a No Dogs Policy should respect customers who book it on the understanding that they don't wish to eat with dogs.

Food was delicious, the steak and ale pie was amazing and the hot chocolate you have to have two of it's that nice

Dropped in for afternoon tea, based on a recommendation. Not too crowded for a mid-week stop off, and the place was inviting and cosy. The amount of food for afternoon tea was enormous (reflected in the price), and one between two would have been more than enough. The cheese savoury sandwich had so much salt, it was literally the worst I've ever tasted in my life. Such a shame, because the bread was lovely. And both the pie and quiche slices were also overly-salted, which detracted from the taste. No check back during the meal, to even highlight this. Nice cakes, and boxes provided to take away what was left, if so inclined. We wouldn't return for afternoon tea (or perhaps anything savoury), but would buy cakes if passing.

Really nice place but beware it’s not cheap £15.99 for full English

Lovely cafe in a great location within a charming village. It has everything, very interesting things to buy, good food and a wide selection available. Always a treat to visit here, if you can a seat, it's very popular.

Lunch in upstairs restaurant was excellent, staff lovely, most enjoyable Afternoon

Exceptional food on the go. Highly recommend

Eggs Benedict on cheese scone, tea & coffee - scone was a little dense and sauce could have been hotter.

Rude staff, speaking to elderly relative in an abrupt and hostile way when asking for a table. A simple ‘sorry we have no space’ would have done.

Really does it take 14 minutes to be acknowledged, only 1 persons ahead of me! Then a further 5 minutes to be served. As I had to wait, I noticed, guy paid for 2 coffees, only received 1 had to come and ask for 2nd. One stuff member on the phone whole time I waited and others walk out due to long wait. The cakes we bought were delicious but the service puts me off coming back! Sorry sort your customers service out!

After hearing the rumours for years we finally ate here... and it didn't disappoint... make sure you're hungry when you go!

I come here on a regular basis for an afternoon tea with friends, and also last year for my hen party. I can't fault the food, it's amazing. There are also brilliant gluten free and vegan options - there's something for everyone. I feel it is good value although the price has crept up slightly over the years which is to be expected. The staff have always been friendly and helpful. I've never been able to finish an afternoon tea here so they box it up for me to give to my very happy husband. Just one tiny thing - PLEASE PLEASE bring back the smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich, as well as the Malteser tray bake!!!

The take away afternoon tea was amazing. A great selection to pick from, very generous portions and everything was delicious. Highly recommend!!

Amazing cakes!! Cream tea and Bakewell tart were delicious! Fantastic staff and lovely location. Stopped on the st oswalds walk and what a treat it was!

Beautiful food, though you want to be having fruit for breakfast before your afternoon tea ;) always a pleasure to have delicious sandwiches, chunky pies, fluffy scones and sweet, sweet cakes

It’s my first visit to this amazing cafe. And it will be the first of many visits again. Unbeatable food and the menu is so vast. Hard to choose. Totally a 10/10 place to visit. Thank you ladies ❤️❤️❤️

Unbelievably good some of the best food I've ever had

Popped to take away pies and pud before we lunched at the Northumberland Arms. Very busy but queue went down quickly. We bought a slice of steak pie and corned beef pie and two Bakewell tarts. Just had the pie (steak for me and corned beef for my mam) with a few oven pomme de frites, peas which have been mashed up during the pre-canning process and a splash of gravy. My pie was full of chunks of beautifully braised beef. Adorable pastry. If my pie was a woman - or more specifically a blend of woman - it would be Anita Rani with a dash of Julia Bradbury. Mam described her pie as ‘lush’ which is high praise indeed, and thought her pastry was ‘excellent’ and the portion ‘generous’ The Bakewells couldn’t be any nicer.

Always amazing food and lovely staff

Called in with my daughter I didn't book a table only waited a few minutes to get a table service excellent staff very friendly food excellent we opted for soup sandwich and cake deal couldn't fault anything well worth the money and visit we will be back

We visited for lunch on Monday 26th February 2024. Note you will need to book ahead. The choice of food and drink is extensive. We opted for the £12.50 pp 'special (Mon-Thurs only), which we thought would be perfect for a 'light' lunch, described as a small cup of soup, small sandwich and any 'Foxy' cake. We couldn't believe our eyes when it arrived, and genuinely thought they had got our order mixed up with another. A large cappuccino size cup of delicious home-made soup, accompanied by a massive sandwich each, and cake still to come! Soup was accompanied also by containers of croutons. As expected, we managed the soup and half the sandwich, with the very friendly waitress boxing our left over sandwiches and also the delicious cakes. We had them later in the day. This was absolutely fantastic value for money, and top rate food (we also purchased seperate coffees, which were also very good). TOTALLY RECOMMEND! Everything else being served also looked lovely.

Delicious pies and cakes. Have only had food to take away - only a couple of tables inside - but makes for a great picnic. Offers on certain days.

Excellent food and service highly recommended

Great little cafe/deli in an idyllic spot.

Lovely food and great customer service.

My friends and I had afternoon tea here last weekend. The food was amazing. Far too much to eat in one go so we all had takeaway boxes of cake with us when we left. The service was great and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a special afternoon out with friends or family.

Beautiful little cafe / coffee shop set in the village of Felton serving tasty homemade food & cakes. Nice tasting coffee too & reasonably priced 👍🏻

Absolutely gorgeous breakfast. Cake to take away to top things off. 😋

Went for afternoon tea and was amazing the best afternoon tea ever! Definitely worth the money, beautiful setting and warm and friendly staff one of my favourite places definitely would recommend and I will definitely be back Thank you.

Great place for afternoon tea. Been a few times now but to their other cafés. Portion sizes are big but absolutely delicious. There is parking along the street outside however its quite limited. There is parking elsewhere around Felton though.

Beautiful place, amazing food, excellent service. Definitely try one of their combination dishes, we had soup, with pie and a melt. More than enough for anyone. Could not fault.

Very nice place , welcoming ,food authentic and local , fresh products definitely will go back

The food served at the running fox is second to none, the corn beef pie portion is very large and the cakes are a large portion as well. To visit the running fox once a week is like being a child in a sweetshop

Always beautifully cooked food. Generous portions. Friendly service.

Had a voucher to use so we went for lunch here. We both had the special lentil soup, sarnie and cake. Soup delicious. Exceptional value. Staff are so very friendly and helpful. Always a great experience here.

Great food. Lovely, friendly service. We will be visiting again.

Amazing food Recommend the steak pie! Good vegan options

Visited twice during our stay in Felton last week. First for afternoon coffee and cakes and then a full breakfast on the morning of our departure (Five of us) This place is brilliant. The drinks and food are of the highest quality and the decour lovely. Daisy and her team deserve a medal for the effort they put in... thank you Daisy. We are already thinking of returning to Felton for a spring break, the Running Fox would definately be high on our visit list next time round. A five star establishment and staff!

Poor service today at Felton, which has never been a problem in the past food was lovely as usual, but we waited so long to have plates cleared and were never asked if we wanted anything else. We got a takeout instead as tea had gone cold .

Took my 92 year old mother for afternoon tea, staff were lovely with her and food was amazing as ever, packed up what we couldn't eat and my mother and her neighbour enjoyed more treats later that day. Thank you 😊

This is my first visit to the Running Fox at Felton. We had the £12.50 special, which is, soup, sandwich and a cake. Drinks you pay for separately. The parsnip soup was delicious as was my coronation chicken sandwich & the foxy banoffee really got on your mouth. 😊.. The staff are super friendly and polite. I will definitely be back again.

Very cosy atmosphere & relaxing background music.Nice & clean all round. Plenty to choose from the menu hot & cold. Food is REALLY tasty with generous portions served. Staff are really friendly & knowledgeable about the food they serve so definitely worth a visit for some great grub. If your driving you have to park around the corner on the street as there’s no parking unfortunately.

Amazing afternoon tea! The cherry and chocolate cheesecake was my favourite. Portions are huge. I’m a big eater and even struggled to finish my cake and had to take my scone home, so good value for money. I love how you choose what you want, rather than having to get the same usual afternoon tea stuff. Also unlimited tea or coffee, tea was really nice.

Wow what a fantastic afternoon, will be back again