The best restaurants serving Default food in Norham and Islandshires Northumberland North East

Been a few times when going into Berwick. Fantastic breakfast at a great price. Very nice staff - service with a smile. Plenty of parking.

Amazing coffee and cake selection. Dog friendly and lovely atmosphere. Service is great, really warm and welcoming.

We had a toastie, crab sandwich and a coffee and it was freshly made with fresh quality ingredients and absolutely delicious! Watching them cater patiently for all requests (no butter, extra pickle etc) is admirable and at peak times, as long as you are prepared to wait a short time, you won’t be disappointed.

Popped in on the off chance of a light lunch and welcomed in no problem. All we wanted were sandwiches and a drink, food was served very quickly and was excellent. The staff heard myself and my wife talking about our 25th anniversary that day and came through with a lit silver candle ❤️.

It was on our bucket list to visit The Holy Island, and as usual when we go anywhere new a cup of coffee is top of the list to do first. My wife had picked out Pilgrims. When we arrived on the Island we couldn’t believe how busy it was, the car park was full. It was a Tuesday and we got to Pilgrim’s at 11.45 and started to queue outside. I went in and hung around for a seat, my wife queuing. We finally got coffee around 12.15. Pilgrims had Oat milk, but coffee doesn’t taste as good when served in paper cups. .

We tried to book online but weren’t successful, so we decided to walk in—and luckily, we got a table for two. The table was reserved later for 5 PM, so the timing worked out perfectly. My husband had the Sunday roast beef, and I ordered the sea bass. We both really enjoyed our meals! We’ll definitely be back to try other dishes. The service was excellent. Even though it was busy when we arrived, a friendly staff member from the bar accommodated us and even took our order himself. The manager was lovely as well—she came over for a nice chat with us. A great experience overall!

From walking in to this pub we were greeted by a very rude barman.to then going out into the beer garden with my family. Went to the bar to order food and drinks to be waiting over 20ty minutes at the bar to be served listing to the barman moan on about trying to be sued from other customers regarding children and for him to call my grandson a girl 3 times to then go and get my family out of his beer garden to go for food and drinks else where.i will not be setting foot in this place ever again. The barman needs to learn customer service be more polite to customers and if he despises children that much he should have no children aloud sign on his pub door way.ohhh and also no dogs as he moaned on about customers dogs also.if I could give zero stars for this place I definitely would.how ever this didn't put us off the island as we went to the manor hotel where the food and staff were absolutely amazing. I will add my reply to this regarding the suing bit that the barman/owner the parents did not once say to you that they would sue you!! It was you telling your customers about solicitor letteers you had received, You were very rude no customer service slow on serving customers at the bar.bar full of glasses you never smiled once very arrogant barman who needs to smile more and go on a customer service corse!!!!

Having taken a trip on the local light railway, we stopped here for a quick cup of tea and a cake before returning to the train for our return trip. Unfortunately, we only had 1 hour at Etal, so time was of the essence. We took a table inside at the rear of the establishment and ordered three teas and three Teacakes. I ordered the Lavender Tea, which initially was very nice, however if you do order this, don't let it stew as the flavour quickly turns a bitter. The Teacakes were huge and delicious and came with copious amounts of delicious butter, I can highly recommend them. The only sour point was the time it took for the Tea cakes to arrive, bearing in mind by the time we arrived at the tearooms, we only had about forty minutes left before having to return to the train. The Teacakes took twenty minutes to arrive - how long does it take to toast a Teacake? My mother had to take part of her Teacake with her as she had no time to eat all of it and make the walk back to the train. Apart from that blip, it was a fairly decent visit but I imagine you could be in for quite a wait if the Tearoom was busy.

We visited lavender tearooms yesterday after our train ride. It looked extremely welcoming and had the option to sit outside or inside. My daughter isn’t a fan of outdoor dining so we decided to sit inside. We chose a drink each and a panini. Whilst ordering at the counter. I spotted the selection of chocolates and decided to also get some of those and went for the flavours we usually enjoy. We wasn’t waiting long for our food. My daughter opted for the ham and cheese panini which she said she wasn’t a fan of the ham used and grease from the panini was dripping all over her plate. She only ate half. I opted for the sweet chilli chicken. I was disappointed there was no cheese in the sweet chill chicken panini. However, it wasn’t listed to have cheese melted in it, it’s just I have sweet chilli chicken panini a lot and it always has had cheese in it in other places. The chicken was of poor quality too. It doesn’t take much to grill a piece of chicken, or fry some diced chicken and it tastes so much better than the chicken inside of my panini, Instead it was sliced precooked chicken that you buy in plastic packaging heated up. I know the taste and the texture as I used to buy it for a family member and I never liked the taste or texture; you can tell it’s not fresh cooked chicken and that it has preservatives in it. We had chosen around 5 individual chocolates to try and got one each so 10 in total. Although choosing flavours we normally enjoy. There was only two of the chocolates we actually enjoyed, the others had a weird taste to them. I wish we hadn’t eaten there and had chosen to have a drink and eat elsewhere. We spent £25 for two drinks, two paninis and a selection of about 10 individual chocolates. I feel it was a waste of money and would not return. My advice would be for the tearoom to not cut corners by using cheaper products like the chicken and the ham as the taste is important and customers will tell the difference.

Called into this wonderful establishment for coffee .so friendly nothing too much trouble.albeit the owners were unable to be there.due to unforseen circumstances., the young man went out of his way to make us feel comfortable. A must for locals and visitors alike.

With my partner we have travelled up to the fabulous Borders once or twice a week for in excess of a decade. We have always found the Cornhill Village Shop to be a great model for how these businesses can not just survive, but thrive to the benefit of the whole community. Without the Cornhill Village Shop local people would be faced with a 13-mile drive into Berwick or Kelso, often there is not even a bus-service and it is a long walk! They are a Grocery Shop, Delicatessen, Freezer Centre, cafe with outdoor seating, Off Licence, Gift shop, Card shop, Newsagent, National lottery & Health lottery agent, they have a full- time Post Office, they are a parcel collection & distribution point for Amazon etc., they stock bread, butter, bacon, cheese, milk & other everyday meals & ingredients. They sell a variety of fresh sandwiches, a good selection of pies from Foreman's of Norham, and they bake their own pies in increasingly large numbers every day single day. As soon as the Cornhill Gin Distillery opened they were supporting the business wholeheartedly, not just by drinking the gin, but by stocking it prominently on the counter as soon as they could. The truck-drivers who regularly frequent the Cornhill Village Shop are very pleasant, good-humoured local people, who are the life-blood of the Borders, often working long anti-social hours to supply the needs of the Borders community & earn a living. Julie and Linda employ lovely, thoughtful and friendly local staff & are a critically important local trainer and employer. And in spite of being a very busy shop, they take the time to exchange pleasantries, make customers welcome, and provide a vital communications hub for the elderly and disabled. If this is not enough I have seen how selflessly Julie and Linda give of their time, and seriously integrate with the local community. They are an enthusiastic part of Borders Links, Linda regularly organises Macmillan coffee mornings at the Village Hall, they delivered whatever was required by those who had to isolate during COVID and they Frequent local establishments in the evening such as the Collingwood Arms. Great people, doing a great job for the community. Well done to Linda, Julie and all of their staff.

We have been several times and as usual had Excellent service from the staff with fantastic food making it a wonderful experience. We will be returning again. S Breen.

We were looking for lunch after a trip to Lindisfarne and noticed this has excellent reviews. Popped in, few tables outside but noisy road and spindly chairs put us off! So glad we ventured inside.... what I can only describe as beautiful cakes and sandwiches on display with excellent prices too! The side salads looked amazing like a top class deli! We ordered 3 cheese and ham sandwiches....tasty warm foccacia with loads of filling and side salads...a very good value at £9 as it was a huge meal! Can of coke on this warm day came cold and with a glass of ice at only£1.50 ! We holiday regularly in Northumberland and have been horrified by the jump in prices around the coast (and indeed in land!) And to find this quality at a good price was such a great surprise! Well done owner and staff! We will certainly be back to try the amazing cakes and strawberry cheesecake we saw but couldn't manage today!

Not good at all. Not clean and the guy serve with his hands. Not gloves or tongs . Need to change oil for fryer , the one used for my fish and chips was old and overdone. The guy definitely want retiring after a life time of cooking for another but if found difficult to do so.