"The food was lovely and all made from good local ingredients, but there was very little choice, especially for vegetarians/vegans."
"We used to really enjoy the home cooked fresh produce at this cafe but unfortunately after the business decided to change hands in the kitchen it really isn’t the same place."
Atmosphere and Setting
Pros:
"Eating areas spread across a number of nicely laid out rooms including a sun room overlooking a pleasant garden area."
"Would recommend if visiting the area. Access is at the side of the farm and there is also a shop."
"Homemade meals and cakes. Nice cafe area but also adjacent building with a snug for coffee and cake - peaceful and looking out into the garden area (with seating)."
"The outdoor space has some amazing wood carvings, the indoor space some beautiful antique rocking horses."
"Beautiful view out in the garden, dog friendly and even has some toy tractors for younger kids to keep them occupied."
"The cafe serves a great range of sandwiches, soups and stotties all made to order. Make sure to leave space for one of the fantastic cakes."
"Gorgeous wee eateries just off the A1. Ideal stop for snacks, breakfast and lunch. Beautiful home cooking."
"Great little cafe/gallery hidden off the A1. Very interesting, warm and welcoming business partners, Emma and Andrew."
Cons:
"The cafe looks small when you first enter."
"Just been to the Rocking Horse cafe and had two parties served before us although we'd arrived before them."
"Only thing missing was mushrooms on the breakfast, but that might not be on a Northumberland breakfast."
"You really need to like dogs..... Not for me. Don't like dogs peeing on the furniture, albeit outside."
Dog-Friendliness
Pros:
"Dog friendly, in fact so dog friendly they were happy for our two dogs to wander off a lead."
"The resident Border Collies that roam about are very friendly."
"Very dog-friendly (there's even a dog agility space in the rear garden), and the owner's free-ranging collies were adorable!"
"This is dog friendly cafe with a dog agility course at the back outside."
"If you want somewhere to lift your soul, this little cafe is the place. We both had the breakfast stottie. The produce is sourced locally and cooked fresh."
"The UKs best cafe, all ingredients are locally sourced and the coffee beans roasted on Holy Island. Very dog friendly."
"Very child and dog friendly. Has sit on tractors for small children. All locally sourced food and drinks."
"Always a pleasure to visit here from friendly welcome to the excellent food. Dog friendly and very pleasant surroundings."
Cons:
"Dreadful experience and will not be returning. Feral dogs running around and jumping on tables when food was about to be served."
"Two lovely collie dogs are there which adds to the atmosphere. If you don’t like dogs this is something to be aware of."
"If anybody is concerned about the dog, I'm terrified of dogs but this lady was lovely and very relaxed."
"The only thing I would say is there are a couple of dogs owned by someone who works there and they wander around the indoor eating area."
Service and Staff Friendliness
Pros:
"Manager (and staff) were so nice and hospitable, and the manager also has good dog training tips if you ask him 😊."
"The staff were wonderful and very friendly."
"The service was excellent too, all of the staff were very friendly and it had a lovely welcoming, family atmosphere."
"Thank you to all the staff at The Rocking Horse Cafe. We hobbled into the car park after we hit a pot hole just coming off the A1 and damaged our tyre."
"Really enjoyed going here. Found it by a chance Google search for breakfast and I am so glad. The owner Andrew was lovely, super welcoming and chatty."
"Very dog-friendly (there's even a dog agility space in the rear garden), and the owner's free-ranging collies were adorable!"
"Wonderful food provided for our Son’s Christening. The perfect amount, with plenty to go around. Lots of compliments. Straightforward collection service."
"Fantastic and friendly staff who did everything you could ask for even though they were very busy. Cake, coffee and a scone were ordered and all eaten up happily."
Cons:
"Just been to the Rocking Horse cafe and had two parties served before us although we'd arrived before them. We were shown to an uncleared table and left without menus."
"Dreadful experience and will not be returning. Feral dogs running around and jumping on tables when food was about to be served. Asked for menus twice."
"Drinks average. Most shocking thing was the price. Mega expensive."
"We used to really enjoy the home cooked fresh produce at this cafe but unfortunately after the business decided to change hands in the kitchen it really isn’t the same place."