The Village Cafe - South Tyneside

I ordered the minced meat and dumplings dish. The gravy was thin and there was hardly any meat. The owner seemed irritable and almost rude.

The restaurant always provides excellent and friendly service, along with delicious food. The outdoor seating area is a hidden gem, perfect for soaking up the sun. Overall, a welcoming spot for everyone.

Visited today sat outside in the sun lovely atmosphere great Sunday lunch tasty beef plenty of veg no problem when I asked for veg dinner with extra Yorkshire pudding,strawberry tart and banoffee tart finished meal of nicely will return as dog friendly cafe.Staff where very friendly .

Called for lunch, ordered two paninis. One of the paninis was burnt quite severely at one end and I asked for it to be changed, which it was, after a short discussion. The bread we were served was crusty roll. I know that technically this can be described as panini but we expected ciabatta type rolls, which is usual in almost every establishment. This was disappointing. The fillings were rather meagre. The tuna melt was very lacking in flavour. The bacon and brie had only a small amount of very thin bacon, and two chunks of brie at either end instead of thinner slices down the full length. This panini was also lacking flavour. The coleslaw was the most peculiar coleslaw we have ever experienced. It was chopped into such small pieces it was almost slush. It also had a very strange flavour. It was not nice. We will not return.

It had been a while since our last visit, but we decided to stop by for lunch today and it was just as fantastic as we remembered. The homemade corned beef pie was delightful, along with the vegetables and chips, all served with a delicious gravy. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. We even purchased some cakes and bread buns to take home. We definitely won't wait as long for our next visit.