Woodside Walled Garden

Delicious freshly picked or foraged produce, ready to go into the cafe kitchen

Our food is simple but delicious:

Home made soup with a choice of two each day, always interesting and suitable for vegetarians. We try to use seasonal produce whenever possible, and use vegetables from the Woodside garden, and from Emma’s own garden when available.

Sandwiches – we offer a choice of five seasonal sandwiches made to order using top quality ingredients and a premium seeded batch loaf. We usually have at least two sandwiches suitable for vegetarians

Drinks – freshly ground coffee from the finest fairtrade, rainforest alliance certified beans, tea, hot chocolate, fruit juice, mineral water and Fentiman’s fantastic botanical brews from Newcastle!

You can have tap water – it’s free, except that we hope you will make a donation to WaterAid – a charity that  provides safe water, sanitation & hygiene education to the world’s poorest people.

Cakes and biscuits all freshly made by the cafe team. We nearly always have shortbread, anzac biscuits and carrot cake with an irresistible lime mascarpone icing. We also regularly bake brownies, Victoria sponge cake, coffee cake and whatever else takes our fancy! We try to use fresh produce so you’ll get rhubarb and orange cake when there’s rhubarb from the garden, and we try to use as many apples, pears and plums as the trees will produce. We also use delicious raspberries and strawberries from Emma’s own garden.

Special of the Day - we often have a special dish of the day available. In the summer it’s often a freshly baked quiche using ingredients just picked from the garden. If you’re really lucky then Homity Pie might be on the menu. I first stumbled upon this delicious but simply dish when on holiday in South Wales. After explaining it to Alexis (the Cafe manageress and expert cook) she came up with her own version, which is now one of our best sellers. It’s a perfect blend of leeks, potatoes, cheese and cream on a pastry base (with Alexis secret ingredient added) and baked to perfection until soft and gooey. In summer we serve it with a mixed salad from the Woodside garden

Why not take a look at our sample menu?