Toney Minchella - South Tyneside

Web site says closes at 5pm cafe had half the tables with customers in them but at 3 50pm we were turned away by the kids behind the counter saying they are closed?? I will spend my money elsewhere

I took my son for an ice cream on Thursday at the take away section and ordered him a small tub of ice cream with a flake. This cost me £3 !!!!! It was a very small tub and I was absolutely shocked at the price…..how can they justify charging £3 for a small tub. I normally go at least once a week inside for a cuppa and tea cake and my parents often go for food and that isn’t as steep as the ice cream. We will all be boycotting this place from now on ! My advice go to the fair for your ice creams :

Hello, Yesterday I visited the cafe in South Shields park. I had two young children with me, one of which is baby that I was breastfeeding. I was sat at a table out side with my toddler while feeding my baby. As breastfeeding makes me thirsty I do normally get myself some water before I start, however with a hungry baby I just sat down and stared feeding him and forgot the water. I asked a member of staff (curly purple/brown hair and glasses) if I could get some water and she told me to wait in the que. I understand it might not be table service but in some circumstances I think it would be acceptable to take a breastfeeding mother some tap water. I could hear her telling a colleague and laughing. We had also asked if I could get my daughter and my water bottles refilled with tap water, I was informed that they didn’t do that and I could purchase some for £1.20. The main reason I wanted it refilling is to save on plastic. Lovely icecream though.

Stopped in for a brunch. We are a family of 4. Bacon sandwich with extras x2, sausage sandwich and a veg panini. Really low quality produce. Greasy. Slopped together. None of us got close to eating all our food. £30+ with drinks. Worse food we've had in the North East. And we've been all over.

One Scrambled egg on brown toast, one egg muffin with bacon and tomato, Orange juice and decaff coffee, water for dog. Superb service and great value in the peace of a beautiful park.