The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in South Tynedale Northumberland North East

We arrived at the last minute but Nancy was kind enough to still serve us we had tea and cakes which were fantastic. (Most excellent as my husband says.) Danish apple cake and ginger and sweet potato cake. The café is clean, inviting, interesting with an array of any cake/dessert you could possibly fancy. We didn't even have time to look at the furniture and other arty items so will have to go again when we come back on holiday. Nancy is so nice and hospitable.

Delicious freshly cooked food - soups, toasties, sandwiches including veggie options. Also a large selection of cakes, bakes and desserts which are very yummy (recommend the caramel shortbread). Jill’s has friendly staff and beautiful views and is very popular with locals and visitors alike. Well worth a visit!

This one is a bit confusing, is it The Golden Lion or is it The Lion House? It was the Golden Lion the last time I was in Allendale and TripAdvisor reviewed this venue in 2021, but anyway, let’s press on with this review, a table for two booked for 1430 for the lady friend, myself and the two dogs in tow. We arrived in good time, we were shown to a nice little table located at the back wall of the main bar near a very warm fire, a lager shandy and Guinness were immediately ordered in. We had a look through the Sunday lunch menu, but soon afterwards the first disaster struck, our first choice of starters, the Harissa lamb was all gone! So I opted for the baked Camembert sharer as second but the second disaster struck as this was also all gone too! So we begrudgingly had to go for the cream of mushroom soup, I wasn’t interested in the chilli prawns. I opted for a three-meats lunch, but disaster struck a third time as it turned out there was no roast chicken left, all the unexpected walk-ins had eaten everything, so I had the beef and pork loin, the good lady having beef. Extras of cauliflower cheese were ordered. Puddings ordered were sticky-toffee pudding and double-chocolate brownie, thankfully I wasn’t too stuffed to eat this! All food arrived within reasonable time and thankfully was better than we’d expected, portions were huge, the soup was good, the meat beautifully seasoned and the puddings satisfyingly sticky and sweet. Service was very attentive and super friendly. The venue itself a good mix of locals and walk-ins creating a lively atmosphere and good ambiance for a Sunday afternoon. Happy to recommend The Lion House but I advise getting there earlier than we did, as random walk-ins might have been in and gobbled everything prior to you getting there!

Absolutely lovely food in a very nice setting with a few absolutely crazy (in a nice way!) staff. Been many times and will be returning many more! A little gem in remote country village. Great!