The best restaurants serving British food in North East

Myself and husband popped in with our Cockapoo today. Both of us had toasted panini, mine was bacon, Brie and cranberry, hubbys was tuna melt. Both absolutely lovely with gorgeous chips and homemade coleslaw, coffee was also very hot and very good. Highly recommend if you are in Wooler.

I loved the hot beef sandwich from here. It was so good. Friendly staff members made me feel welcome. Highly rate the food.

After noticing it was dog friendly as we were walking past we decided to pop in . What an excellent choice we made . We were greeted by 2 extremely friendly ladies who made us both feel very welcome . I decided on Eggs Benedict and a latte which were both delicious. From the Doggie Menu sausages were chosen and were devoured with much licking of lips . My daughter who pops to seaham quite often has been informed of this little gem 💎. Ty ladies we both thoroughly enjoyed popping in . Mike and Nellie

I will start with an overview of our group purely because I would like the staff/management & any other diners there on the day to remember us. A group of 19 old Harley Davidson riding friends visited The Niblick on July 7th. Our average age is over 60 and we have been friends for several decades. We had travelled for our annual meetup & a ride around beautiful Northumberland and we had booked here for Sunday lunch. The food and service was fine and no complaints there. However it all went wrong when it came to taking payment. Because we are all such old friends, we just divided the bill between us all and it came to £18 per person/£36 per couple. Most restaurants would have walked down the table with a card machine & took all necessary payments and kept track of everything, however they insisted that we all go up one by one to pay, which we did. One couple paid cash which caused a little confusion to the lady taking payments, because she had initially assumed it was going to be a card payment and she had to cancel the transaction and start again. Once everyone had paid the waitress said there was an underpayment of exactually £36. We all knew that this was not possible and that we had all paid our money & had proof on our banking apps and we had witnessed the cash being paid. We asked her to check the till, but she said this was not possible and it could not be done until the evening. Because we are not the sort of group that like a fuss or commotion one of us agreed to pay the extra £36 and the restaurant assured us that they would ring us the next day and arrange us a refund. They never rang us. After a week we had still not heard anything, so we wrote to the manager of the restaurant asking for an explanation and our refund. We again heard nothing. Hence my review. Dear Manager, did your staff pocket the extra £36 (as well as the £40 tip) that day or did you just get to keep it yourself? To future group booking customers, please keep a track of your payments because the restaurant/management clearly cannot!

Very friendly and lovely food quick service and reasonably priced had the all day breakfast one of the best around hexham

The premises are about a mile off the main road. There is a small car park and an agglomeration of sheds, walls and a large tent. It took me some time to work out how to access the cafe as the sign indicating an entrance was well hidden. From a bright winter's day it was a surprise to enter a cafe so dark and dated, albeit with the pleasant sight of an open fire. There were no customers although this was an hour after opening, and no staff in evidence. After waiting some moments I twice tried pressing the bellpush on the counter. Eventually I called out a greeting but there was no response, and it was only after calling out loudly whether anyone was there that a man appeared, told me that the bell was indeed broken and that "she will be there in a minute". After another wait a lady appeared, who took my order. The scone and coffee were good, but the surroundings rather depressing. An art room opposite had its purpose scrawled in amateur fashion across the window, and there were many peremptory notices in evidence, which is always off-putting. I am an enthusiastic crafter, but this did not encourage me to enquire further. Overall the whole experience was a disappointment.

Called last minute to ask for a room and revived a warm welcome.Heard lots of interesting stories about the pub and the area. Hosts efficient, helpful and friendly.Room very clean, and bed very comfortable. Breakfast- a simple but excellent selectionThank you for your hospitality and warm welcome.

Me sentí muy desagradable hoy. Todos tomamos café y 3 de nosotros comimos. Estuvimos menos de una hora. La dueña / miembro del personal siguió caminando más allá de la mirada y haciendo muy obvio que quería que nos fuéramos como ella quería las mesas. Lo habría entendido si hubiera venido y preguntado si queríamos más café o incluso cortésmente preguntado si habíamos terminado. No comentarios arrogantes y miradas. Fue francamente grosero y todo nuestro Grupo ha comentado el comportamiento. El café y el pastel eran agradables.

Found by chance and what a pleasant surprise. Lovely inside. Velvet classy comfy chairs. Nice ambience. Staff lovely. Filo pastry brocolli and cheese slices served on gorgious plates and good coffee too. Pity our trips into Middlesbrough are limited tbese days.

Once again on a weekend visit to Hartlepool this restaurant ticks all the boxes boxes for a fine Sunday Lunch. No frills done very well and fabulous young and enthusiastic staff make it a pleasure to eat here.

Had 2 visits here recently, 1st had raspberry and white chocolate scone and 2nd cheese. Both lovely. Coffee nice too. Brownies look gorgeous.Shame its not better frequented as quality great

We had searched for a nice family friendly pub whilst staying in the centre for the weekend. We wish we had found it earlier. The staff were so friendly, the food fantastic and everything reasonably priced.

Very convenient for anyone travelling on A1. Although located in an industrial estate, this is anything but industrial. The tea room is beautifully decorated and gives you a feeling of Alice in Wonderland tea party. The food is great and fresh. We will certainly be visiting here again!

Just got back from a lovely evening at The Grove, the food was delicious and beautifully presented. The staff were very friendly and professional. The restaurant is beautifully designed and the standards are very high. Will definitely visit again. Well done team.

This used to be a wonderful place to visit, all members of staff were friendly, the food was always piping hot, well portioned and very reasonable. It has undergone a few changes, one being the name - now named "The Lighthouse by Poppies". It seems the new owners have made a few changes, the decor has been vastly improved, however there are couple of new members of staff who just aren't as friendly. Furthermore, the quality of the food is terrible compared to all our previous visits. The chips which used to be absolutely wonderful are now terrible - I'm not certain if a different oil is being used, but the quality is just not there, and the meal was also served warm as opposed to hot. To add to this, the prices are much more expensive, even a can of coke is £1.50 - a can that came from a multipack! I'm afraid what was a regular place and a highlight of Seaham has now been crossed off the list. Finally, a "Traditional Turkish Breakfast"... It's an English cafe for goodness sake!!!