Café · Newcastle upon Tyne
Tucked away in the Grainger Market, this is a proper old-school English café — no frills, but the sort of place families come back to. Portions are big and food arrives piping hot, with a Geordie breakfast around £8.90 including a tea or coffee, plus daily specials like steak pie or liver and bacon alongside the main menu. There's a kids' menu, high chairs and buggy access, and the staff are genuinely good with children — one grandparent's five-year-old tipped a hot chocolate over everything and the team helped mop up and simply brought another. Worth knowing: it's small, busy and can feel cramped at peak times, and a few people have found the fish and chips more batter than fish. Stick to the breakfasts, pies and chips and you'll do well.
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