The best restaurants serving British food in Bellingham Northumberland North East

Food tasted ok. Very expensive fornwhat it was. I had a full English qnd my wife had a vegetarian breakfast. Came with no meat substitute. Both breakfasts unbelievably came with no bread or toast. Had to pay extra. Worst of all was the price of the toast, 2 slices of sliced bread for about £3.50. Came with jams, but having a breakfast these wasn't needed. After asking, it was still the same price.

Food below average, customer service a mixture of good and bad. I ordered a breakfast with orange juice and on seeing the low quality kids' carton of orange juice with a straw, I rejected it. It had printed on the side "orange juice drink" which is usually on artificial orange juice cartons made with cheap flavouring and colouring. The waiter took it away, and then I was surprised to find the cafe manager, a strange looking woman with orange skin and purple hair, somewhat like one of Roald Dahl's Oompa-loompas standing over me and shouting at me that the content of the carton was "fresh orange". I was completely taken aback. I'd rejected it and didn't expect overbearing and threatening behaviour from one of the locals. As it turned out, the carton was a carton of orange juice, that is, squeezed orange juice made from concentrate. But I still didn't want it. It wasn't fresh, and it was cheap and nasty looking. She didn't seem to understand that it having been in a carton for weeks did not make it "fresh orange". Instead, she seemed to think I wanted orange squash when I told her I wanted real orange juice, straight from an orange. She just went on and on at me. It's a minor thing, a misunderstanding of terminology, but I was not feeling well, and she basically bullied me into accepting it. The English breakfast when it came was dreadful. I had asked for the bacon to be crispy. Instead, it was hard and cardboard-like. Everything was just low quality - the bread - everything - which the juice carton should have told me. I'll never go again. I didn't know the idea was to replicate the experience of the 1970s, when train food had a reputation for being awful and service worse, but you live and learn.

We visited for lunch en route to Kielder and opted for the lunchtime special. Excellent selection of starters, mains and desserts, something for everyone’s taste. My partner and son were slightly disappointed with their food as the description on the menu stated that it had gammon and also duck eggs but when it arrived it was cold ham and the eggs were not duck eggs. My steak and ale pie was delicious though, and son’s partner really enjoyed the fish and chips. The desserts were fantastic! Chocolate mousse with honeycomb for the guys which they really loved. Dairy-free ice cream for son’s partner and I had the mixed berry cheese cake with some double cream. That was absolutely fantastic so much so that I am tempted to ask for a whole one to take home next time we visit, which I hope will be very soon. The pub itself is very homely, with a wood burning stove and I noticed a bookcase including kids’ books etc. The staff were extremely friendly and attentive, very typical of local Northumbrian hospitality. We went on a sunny(-ish!) day and the view was lovely across from the pub. It was very handy for a lunch stop on our way up to Kielder as it’s on the main route from Otterburn up to the border (Carter Bar). Thank you very much, see you soon.

Stopped in for breakfast on the way to do a walk at Kielder. Loved the place. Fantastic , well cooked , quality breakfast. Decent size and good value at £10.50 including toast and a brew. Couldn’t fault the food. One of the best breakfasts we’ve had. Ticked all the boxes for us. Dog friendly. Liked Falstone so much did a walk from there instead of Kielder and came back to the Old School for dessert. Bread and Butter pudding with cream or custard ! Although I was tempted by the Old School sponge. Thank you for a lovely experience

What a great 2 night stay we had. Set in a wooded area with great views. The rooms are clean and certainly adequate. Paul the host is remarkable. He is so friendly and couldn't do enough for my partner and I top service throughout our stay. Fantastic

Hosted for 3 days by the team & will visit again. Staff are friendly, good food, well stocked bar & the rooms are comfortable.

Interesting quirky place. Wonderful selection of hot food, friendly service. Would definitely call in again if in the area.

Great Inn, excellent food and rooms, very helpful staff and brilliant location, On the devil's causeway heading for the Borders, highly recommended

Just stopped at the ‘food truck’ for a cup of tea while passing through Kielder but was tempted by some food as well. Excellent quality and the guys running it were extremely friendly. Sat out side on one of the picnic tables and had a nice break in the sun.

Sentimientos encontrados sobre este lugar. Finalmente encontramos el ascensor del Foodcourt. Nos decepcionó con las vistas de Sports direct, WH Smith, etc, sin embargo, el ambiente, la música y el personal eran de clase. Como se comentó en una reseña anterior de ‘Arriba’, si este lugar tuviera la vista obtendría 5 estrellas. Si ‘Arriba’ tuviera el ambiente y la organización de Roof 39 podría obtener 4 estrellas. Supongo que tienes que hacer ambas cosas. Ve a Sora, Malmaison en York si quieres el paquete completo.