Beehive Café
Our café is always a hive of activity offering hearty meals at affordable prices. We serve daily specials ranging from local favourites like mince and leek pudding to a more international spicy chicken curry.

All our specials are £3.50 and our popular Sunday Lunch is only £4.25
The café also produces fantastic buffets for public and private sector organisations as well as private parties, just get in touch and let us know what you are looking for. If you click here you can see some sample menus.
Please click HERE for a printable version of our current catering menu
New potatoes with melted butter and fresh mint
Zesty cous cous with lots of fresh herbs
Savoury rice with a mix of crispy roast vegetables
With a choice of -
Continental meat platter or
Mature cheddar and caramelised red onion quiche
Seasoned chicken drumsticks and thighs
Spring rolls and samosas served with chilli dipping sauce
Corned beef slices
Quiche Lorraine slices
Pastry lattices
Assorted mini seeded rolls - various fillings
Roasted garlic and herby roast potatoes
MENU 3 @ £5.00 Choose from 2
- Cool cold pasta salad with natural yoghurt, coriander, cucumber and some mild spices and lemon juice
- Homemade quiches – loads to choose from
Poached salmon and dill
Egg and bacon
Parmesan and asparagus
Mature cheddar and caramelised red onion
- Tuna nicoises – mixed leaves with dolphin friendly tuna, new potatoes, anchovies, boiled eggs, olives and a few French beans
- Chicken Caesar salad - cos lettuce, torn chicken cucumber, tomatoes, croutons, lashings of Parmesan shavings and a Caesar dressing
- Green salad – mixed leaves with handfuls of fresh herbs, cucumber, tomatoes, red onions, pine nuts and dressing
Chunky vegetables with homemade hummus
Chicken breast slowly oven roasted in crispy breadcrumbs
Vegetable and chicken satay sticks with a homemade peanut satay sauce
Goujons of fish served with wedges of lemon and herb mayonnaise
Slow roasted crispy Mediterranean vegetables
Crispy Greek salad – mixed leaves, chunks of Feta cheese, plump tomatoes, cucumber, crisp red onion, and juicy black olives
Sunflower and Apricot crusty bread served with best butter
£2.50 per head
Homemade soap urn of your choice and a selection of granary sandwiches. Choose from:
- Leek and potato soup
- Northumbrian broth
- Minestrone soup
- Carrot and Coriander
- Creamy mushroom
£2.50 per head
Morning requirements.
Choose from:
- Bacon or sausage baps, naughty but nice (vegetarian available)
- Bacon and Mozzarella panninis
- Sausage and egg toasted muffin
- A selection of pastries made fresh by our local bakers
£5.00 per head
Choose from:
- Chilli or vegetarian chilli, served with plain boiled rice, a few nachos and sour cream.
- Our own mild creamy chicken curry and plain boiled rice, served with mini garlic and Coriander naans
- Creamy mushroom and leek risotto, served with a crisp dressed rocket salad
- Northumbrian Pan Haggerty, try our local dish of sliced potatoes, cheddar cheese, onions and butter slowly braised for hours and mopped up with lovely freshly baked crusty baguette
Traditional cheese & biscuits with celery, chutney & grapes £22.00 (per board)
Continental cheese & biscuits with celery, chutney & grapes £21.00 (per board)
Northumbrian cheese & biscuits with celery, chutney & grapes £25.00 (per board)
TEA/COFFEE (PER PERSON) £1.50 ... £2.50 (UNLIMITED REFILL)
STILL OR SPARKLING MINERAL WATER £0.85 / BOTTLE
FRUIT JUICE £1.85 / JUG
Please click HERE for a printable version of our current catering menu