Village Delights in South Tyneside

Thank you so much for providing the buffet food. for our recent reception after a funeral. The food was delivered to the venue and looked amazing when we arrived. The guests were really complimentary about the buffet. It was delicious..

Good friendly place excellent selections

My friend and I had the festive afternoon high tea and omg it was absolutely amazing. The sandwiches, crisps, salad, hot pig in blankets, scones with jam n cream, jelly Deserts fantastic amount of cakes. As much tea and coffee you can drink in the most beautiful china. Crackers to pull. Just the best afternoon we could ever have. I cannot thank you enough for making my surprise Xmas gift for my friend the best ever. You are amazing staff who service beautiful fresh food with the best customer service ever. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟5 stars from us. Thank you so much for making our afternoon so precious and memorable. 👌❤️

Been here a couple of times for breakfast. Nice staff and lovely food.

Good scones. Bacon and sausage stottie is recommended. The baked potatoes are good too.

Well what can I say? Everything was spot on from the moment I walked through the door. Everything was immaculately clean and the service was second to none! Lindsay and Beth were fabulous and the food was top notch. Highly recommend the full English and Lindsay’s buns were lush (no pun intended). I shall return - sooner rather than later. Very reasonably priced too!

Cosy cafe. Good range of food. Cakes, scones, breakfasts, lunches. Choice of teas, other drinks. Friendly staff. Best to book tho not nessesary.

Lovely place to have coffee and enjoy a bacon sandwich or a home scone (or anything else on the menu). Very friendly and accommodating owners and staff. We go there regularly :-)

One of our favourite places to pop in for a cuppa, cake or breakfast. Staff made us feel welcome from our first visit and really look after their customers. The food is always delicious and very reasonably priced. Recommended! ☺️

Fabulous service and Delicious high tea. Lovely atmosphere and more than enough to eat. Loved the children's high tea x

Lovely atmosphere and even more Lovely milkshakes 10/10

Excellent to have Village Delights open! Lunch today was exceptional.

Nice little café with lovely staff and very reasonable prices.

Homely, friendly, delicious. Highly recommended.

Great place, great service, great staff

Lovely food, lovely people and great value for money

Had afternoon tea it was OK nothing great, Very noisy cafe loud talking in the kitchen coffee machine,and a noisy customer my friend and I couldn't hear each other. Perhaps just a bad day but won't be back to find out.

Called in at about 1pm, cafe was busy but not full. Very friendly staff, good choice on menu and prices very reasonable. Would definitely recommend.

It's the 2nd time I have been with a family member for afternoon tea. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Food was delicious. It's nice to have a choice of a good selection of sandwiches. Scones were beautiful and a lovely selection of cakes too. We will definitely be back

My daughter booked as a birthday treat for myself, her and my grandson! Lovely pleasant cafe, and wonderful staff! Afternoon tea was delicious, all freshly made, great choice, and unlimited tea and coffee! The staff came out with a slice of cake with a candle in and sang Happy Birthday to me! So kind would highly recommend to all x Thankyou Ladies.

Very welcoming and great coffee

We went on Saturday 18/8/19 for Afternoon tea. I took my cousin who was up from surrey and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Our food was lovely and fresh, we had a good selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes. Staff were friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Will be definitely going again.

Staff are friendly, cafe is clean. Overall its an average cafe at an ok price. If you need a quick cuppa and a quiet corner this serves exactly that.

Absolutely gorgeous had afternoon tea with my mam and friends. Couldn't fault a thing the cherry and coconut scones are to die for would definitely recommend 10 out of 10

Friendly and helpful. Great service and a wonderful selection of food to choose from.

This is the 4th time we have been for afternoon tea with my partner it was lovely,my partn partner opted for a bacon sandwich while i had the afternoon tea and you still got loads of choice

Visited today for afternoon tea. The food was delicious, freshly made sandwiches to order, amazing scones, cakes & trifle along with unlimited tea & coffee! So much we took some home as it was too good to leave.The staff were very friendly & welcoming too, I had won this as a prize to celebrate the cafe trading for 5 years. Thanks for a lovely afternoon, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

This tiny little coffee shop is clearly a hit with local schools as well as it's older clientele. It was very full when we arrived and was swamped with local School children. It is advisable to vivit he

Went today for afternoon tea with family and have to say, it was really nice, sandwiches scones 3 choices, cheese fruit or cherry and coconut, small cakes and trifle, as much tea or coffee as you wanted, the girls were so friendly and brought out a small cake with candle on as it was 1 of the ladies birthday. I would definitely go back.

Although the cafe has many good reviews it didnt seem to live up to its reputation. My breakfast was lukewarm although the plate was scalding and the room is far too small and uncomfortable

Really nice breakfast well priced nice friendly staff and a lot of people really like their outside catering and their afternoon tea

We arrived at 9am for breakfast just as they were opening.We could park outside at that time but think it may be a problem later on.

Always lovely and excellent service 😊

Love going for afternoon tea here. You get to choose your sandwich fillings too! it is small so booking in advance is advised, however, it's cosy and welcoming ! Brilliant customer service. Definitely recommend!!

Took my friend for her birthday and it was beautiful. Service excellent, food lovely, plenty selection, refillable teapots and price was very good for what you received. Will definitely go back again.

Went for a late Mother's Day treat with my mam and daughter. The food was amazing. You even get to choose the fillings for your sandwiches. Staff were lovely and friendly but still professional. Will be going back again.

Lovely full English on a Sunday morning Great quality sausage ! Lovely friendly staff and great service Would highly recommend !

We decided to take my mum for afternoon tea. Whilst looking on TripAdvisor we noticed this tea shop had very good reviews. My mum lives in North Shields so it was a trip to the other side of the Tyne. This was also not a place my mum had been to. This was mums first afternoon tea.

Just been for afternoon tea with my niece at Village Delights and what a delight it was! Everything we had was delicious and the staff were so friendly it made our afternoon a really lovely one. Thank you we will definately be back again xx

We ordered a buffet for our girls christening have to say these were fantastic food was delicious brilliant service would recommend again and again thank you for making our day go lovely xx💕

Very nice experience ..helpful and very attentive ,good value for money .would deffinantly recommend .small and friendly

Food was delicious, warm friendly place.

Delicious breakfast, great value for money and a friendly welcome as always, can't fault it. My favourite place in South Shields.

Lovely small tea room, friendly, efficient and fast service. Nice and clean, definitely worth a visit

Best breakfast in town, and brilliant staff

Lovely friendly staff , good food plenty choice , and can order to take away .

Lovely breakfast and nice cup of tea in nice surroundings with very pleasant staff

The standard of this small tea shop set in the village of Harton, South Shields never fails. Yes, it’s small, yes parking is sometimes hard to get, but is it worth it.....yes. It’s not just a special place for tea now as is does takeaway meals, breakfast Sundays, pastries and gateux, milkshakes, coffees etc

Another fabulous afternoon tea staff lovely would highley reccomend u try them you will never be disapointed thanks again ladies xx

We asked Village Delights to make a buffet for 75 people It was really nice and very well presented food Everyone enjoyed the food so a big thank you to you all for making this event truly a pleasure Thank you from our family

Would recommend this place 100%

Good food and a lovely cosy place to relax wide range of food on the menu and drinks

Delicious food and excellent service

Fab service. Great food very accommodating being a veggie.

We have been here a couple of times. and not been disappointed. Lovely friendly staff, clean and cosy. Meals have been very good with an excellent choice ,all freshly made on site.

Been here today for Afternoon Tea. It was absolutely delicious. Great choice of sandwiches. PIcked sultana scone with jam and clotted cream - GREAT choice. Trifles were lovely. Took other cakes home as no room left. Staff were great too. Definately a place to return to.

What an amazing little find this was, will definitely be heading back soon, good service and overall cleaningless of the place was great! I had a full English breakfast with tea and juice. Prices were great for what you get all in. Keep up the good work guys, you’re smashing it.

What a lovely place, small but wow!!! Been here a few times. Had afternoon tea with friends and family. It was fantastic..freshly made sandwiches, homemade scones and cakes and served and presented beautifully. Fantastic, friendly staff that go out of there way to help u,nothing is too much trouble. Recently been for just coffee and a cake which was very reasonably priced. The cherry & coconut scones r to die for with freshly whipped cream and strawberries inside. Yum yum. They also do a very nice latte. This place is defiantly the best little coffee shop in town.

Visited here quite a lot of times and have never been disappointed either with the food or the service,

Visited this cafe on a few occasions. There is something for everyone’s taste and reasonably priced. Well worth a visit.

I asked the wonderful person who served us could I have a hot sandwich. The Lady said no problem as usual the service was excellent the staff were brilliant and the food was really good the choice was really good and you get to have what sandwiches you choose, All I can say is excellent as usual

We went to village delights for a surprise birthday party mine 65th the staff were brilliant we had afternoon tea for 4 my Wife + daughter + a very good friend.

Great to have the hustle bustle of this cafe nearby. Friendly staff, comfy chairs, clean toilets and decent grub. What more can you ask?

A festive afternoon tea for four adults and one excited seven year old. A small tea shop / cafe in the affluent Harton Village area of South Shields.

Booked afternoon tea here for 2 adults snd one child. Food was amazing largest choice of sandwhich fillings I've ever had for afternoon tea, beautiful home made scones and again a choice of scones. Unlimited tea, coffee and soft drinks. Kids afternoon tea was only £4.50 and included sandwhich, pizza, sausage roll, crisps, scone and cakes. Staff were friendly and. Helpful. Booking essential tho as very small.

Absolutely fabulous great value for money best afternoon tea we have ever had.

Parking is handy right out front. This is a small café with only about 6/7 tables, therefore with being up close and personal with the kitchen we all found we smelt of 'breakfast' on leaving. The service was good although as the food is cooked fresh it took a little longer than you would expect. The food was good & hot with a price (£5.45) to match for the big breakfast. Overall experience was good, although I hoped for a little better given the overall TA reviews.

Found this place on Tripadvisor searching for a great breakfast place in Shields. Harton village is such a special place...

been calling in here fro a few weeks and have to say and its rapidly become our favourite little stop...

Tuvimos una comida muy buena aquí - una buena selección en el menú, y muy sabroso, recién preparados. Casa hornear excepcional!

Pequeño y encantador café. Fantástico desayuno cocinado. Tardó un poco en llegar pero obviamente fresco tan bien vale la pena la espera. .

Muy buen ambiente, personal amable y perfectamente preparado desayuno abundante. Sin duda estaban mirando a las tortas para nuestra próxima visita! Primera, que sin duda volveremos!

We visited for afternoon tea after booking a table for two adults and one child,the table was set with proper China cups and looked very fancy,we had ordered a child afternoon tea which consisted of a choice of one kind of sandwich a small sausage roll a small pizza and crisps,a plain scone with jam and cream a piece of cake with jam and coconut on,a Rice Krispie cake,marshmallow with chocolate on a small chocolate brownie and a chocolate covered profiterole and my daughter chose a pot of tea all for £4.95 it was well worth £4.95.then the adults afternoon tea was unlimited tea or coffee we opted for coffee,a choice of 3 kinds of sandwiches from the board there must of been a good choice of 11 or more fillings we chose cheese savoury,piri piri chicken and chicken and stuffing and it was served with salad and crisps,there was then two of the biggest scones I have ever seen served with little pots of jam and clotted cream you get to choose your flavour of scone aswell but these vary from day to day,it had sponge cake with jam and coconut and a slice of fudge cake or toffee cake,2 little trifles and 4 little mini cakes which were all unreal,we managed to eat all the sandwiches and few of the deserts but we had to bring the scone and cakes home as was so filling,the fillings in the sandwiches were all beautiful and plenty of it the bread was so fresh,and the cakes were so tasty we have had afternoon tea at other places and this one is by far the best hands down,the shop itself is lovely and clean and the staff are very friendly and welcoming definetley an a********** from us

One of my favourite places to go for lunch. The staff are so friendly and always take the time to chat and make sure everything is ok. The food is lovely and even the sandwiches are delicious! such a lovely little cafe!

Booked afternoon tea for two, great food, unlimited tea, water and fantastic service, what more could you ask for ? would highly recommend !

Don't go anywhere else before you sample Village delights. Small quaint lovely place to eat. As other reviewers have said book around lunch time as all tables where taken when we where there. Lovely food, excellent range and if they don't have what u fancy they will try and accommodate. Friendly staff nothing is a bother and nice little touchs like heated cups for the tea. Prices are excellent and we will definitely be back maybes for afternoon tea.

Paid £25 for 2 adult and 1 kids meal, plus drinks and desserts. Service was excellent and food tasty with a decent selection. Small venue, and was full when we arrived (had booked a table). Parking is difficult so ended up parked in the street behind but only a 2 min walk. Staff couldn't have been more friendly.

The nicest full English's I've had in years! Reasonably priced and extremely tasty. Will definitely be back!

The food here is just superb, particularly the breakfast offerings. Try the scrambled eggs. Portions are very generous, but the main plus is the quality of the fayre. One of the best cafe's in the Borough.

lovely cafe, family run and does SW meals and gluton free on request. highly recommend they also do partys and catering.

Very friendly staff. Very small cafe that's always busy. At lunch may need to reserve table for more than two. Reasonable prices, and fantastic choices for takeaways. Only negative is shortages of parking spaces. As I don't drive no probs for me.

Superb tea and cake! Both were brought frought for an incrdible price. Surroundings were excellent as well as the staff who were very attentive.

My (Nearly) Husband and I like to sit and relax having a nice cup of tea and cake. However this place is lovely, friendly and the best High tea we have found in the North East. The sandwiches are fresh and you decide what you want. the Scones are the same with individual clotted cream and jam each. Salad and crisps, a selection of tea loafs/cakes then cream cakes on the top. All presented lovely. We have been a few times now (5) and still as good as the first time.

We found this little gem whilst staying at the Premiere Inn. The fact that the hotel restaurant was closed for a refit worked in our favour as this quaint little cafe serves one of the best cooked breakfasts we have ever had. The food was cooked to perfection and beautifully served. We visited two days running and can highly recommend the stotties which are just as filling as the breakfasts. This establishment definitely deserves Trip Advisors Certificate of Excellence and we will be sure to return.

Was recommended by a friend to use village delights for outside catering.Food presentation fantastic, food was beautiful and service exceptional. Will go no further if I need or recommend them, good night was had by all and lots of compliments for the food.

A big thankyou to Village Delights where we celebrated my husbands birthday with an excellent cream tea. We were welcomed by the very friendly owners who make all the superb scones and cakes. We could not eat it all and they even boxed some to bring home. They even surprised us by putting a candle in a cake and sang happy birthday.10 out of 10 . we will certainly be back .

Superb breakfast (plus I had the French Toast as a side order). Black pudding was the best we have tasted thus far in the breakfast tour.......BUT......Paid to "double" the sausage and black pudding. Got 2 pieces of black pudding instead of 1 but only got 3 sausages instead of the two that would have come with the breakfast so wouldn't bother "doubling" as even my infantile arithmetic says 2*2 should be 4.This would normally mean only 4 stars instead of 5 but.... it was so damned tasty I couldn't bring myself to deduct a star.The French Toast was in fact the Eggy Bread that I loved as a child and, when liberally sprinkled wit salt, was utterly delicious.

Such a nice little venue, the staff are very friendly, definitely will pop in again for a stottie and a cuppa. Keep it up!!

What a wonderful visit once again. Excellent afternoon tea, staff so attentive and friendly. I felt truly spoilt! This is such a wonderful little place!

Absolutely beautiful afternoon tea lovely surroundings and really friendly and attentive staff will definitely be back 5⭐️

Came on spur of moment with my partner. Very friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere and very tasty food. Will be back after sampling a few other places.All in all a nice experience for afternoon tea :-D

I visited Village Delights with my daughter and grandson, for afternoon tea on 12th February. This was my first visit, and I will certainly visit again. The service was excellent, the staff attentive to their customers, and conversation was pleasant. The atmosphere is relaxed, yet professional. Thanks to Karen, Angela, and Jo for a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

AMAZING not only were the staff more than helpful,accommodating and efficient but most importantly the food was fantastic. All the guest commented on how tasty and lovely it all looked and it was a talking point for a lot of the night!Thanks again Angela and Karen.

Fresh, yummy, delicious. Everything served in this cafe is lovely. Friendly, professional service. Highly recommend

Took my 84 years young step mum for a birthday lunch a and found everything excellent, staff were friendly and food was just right. We'll be back :)

A quaint cafe in the heart of the village. Lovely friendly staff and a good if limited choice on the menu. All home cooked food. Small but definitely homely and cosy. A lovely birthday lunch was being celebrated while we had our coffee and cake. The staff were very personal and attentive.

One of the best afternoon teas I have ever had. You get asked what filings you would like in your sandwiches instead of the usual egg mayo, salmon, cucumber etc. Cakes and scones were beautiful we ended up taking quite a lot home as there was so much we couldn't finish it. Would recommend that you book as it is a small cafe and gets very busy.

Just spent the afternoon with awesome company at the fantastic Village Delights, Harton Village, South Shields.We'd booked in for afternoon tea to celebrate my Mum and Mum-in-laws birthday. The shop is compact and bijou and we were treated like royalty from the moment we stepped in the door to us leaving! The staff are so personable and welcoming, a huge plus for any business. We were offered an array of sandwich fillings (so many it was difficult to choose from) and a wide selection of delicious cakes and scones. Sandwiches were freshly made as we sat and when the serving trays were delivered, our eyes nearly popped out of our heads!!Chicken piri-piri, chicken and stuffing, cheese savoury, ham and pease pudding, tuna and cucumber, then into fruit and cherry scones, ginger cake, carrot cake, lemon cake and an assortment of tiny cakes and strawberries finished off our afternoon tea. Pots of Ringtons tea were topped up on request without any issue, served in beautiful China cups. To top the afternoon off, the ladies brought out two slices of cakes with candles and sang 'Happy Birthday' to the Birthday girls!At £9pp this has to be one of THE BEST afternoon teas I've had and being on my doorstep I will definitely be back in the very near future. Thank you for making our day and for the fantastic service!

Me and my friend returned here today for Afternoon Tea to celebrate our new jobs as we were so impressed last time. The food was great, staff were friendly and helpful and we really enjoyed ourselves. An added bonus was the free hot drink refills which we didn't know about last time, and this included hot chocolate, that we'd ordered instead of tea. I would definitely recommend, £18 is a bargain for the quality and choice of selection. Can't wait to return another time.

A HUGE THANK YOU to the wonderful staff at Village Delights. You really couldn't get a warmer welcome anywhere and today was no exception as we celebrated my Dad's 92nd birthday. The staff really pulled out the stops to make his visit special, lovely food and drinks and chocolate cake with a candle, accompanied by some loud (and a bit dodgy) singing from everyone there. It made my Dad's day.