One of Whitley Bay's many family run cafés, but offering a broad array of lunchtime choices. As…read morewell as the usual suspects of full breakfast or hot and cold sandwiches there is also a selection of Italian dishes (pasta and bruschetta) as well as American pancakes, burgers and bagels.

We were visiting the area and chose this cafe after reading positive Yelp reviews. Was not…read moredisappointed!! Food was delicious, service is absolutely impeccable! I'm quite fussy and the man who served us was only too happy to accommodate my request and I must say.. This is the best little cafe we've been in for a long time!

I've always enjoyed the food here, but rarely had a chance to visit. Recently, however, I've found…read moremyself eating here at least once a week and I'm gradually working my way around the menu. I've not had a bad dish so far, the ingredients have been pretty much as I expected for the location and price range, so far the most notable dish has been the buttermilk pancakes with bacon. Having just spent some time on New York, I can say that these are well up to the standard you would get in any NY diner and (unusually for the UK) come with a decent amount of maple syrup. The only thing that could be done to improve the dish would be to make it with crisped streaky bacon rather than the usual English cut, but that's a minor point. Seven extra lbs probably indicates I did a little too much "research" on the subject. One thing I do find slightly odd in a café named for a famous landmark in Brazil and featuring so many pictures of Rio is that they don't seem to be offering any Brazilian inspired dishes. Dishes tried so far: English Breakfast (with white toast) Eggs Benedict Breakfast Stack Brunch Muffin Buttermilk Pancakes French Toast with Bacon Sugarloaf Burger Sugarloaf Vegi-Burger (late lunch & they'd run out of burgers) Sugarloaf Hot Dog Fine Steak Sandwich Caesar Salad Spicy Chicken Fillet Burger (a daily special)

2 people, 4 tapas and 2 glasses of wine for £22 was a great deal. We got baked brie, mushroom…read morerisotto, chicken satay and baked fish patties. The risotto was incredible, so much flavor and a perfect consistency. Also the gin and tonic selection is amazing! 3 pages of "ginventions" with different gins, flavored tonics and garnishes. This is the perfect place for a girls night or date night, fun and delicious!

I headed to Ora after booking up for me and a friend over the bank holiday weekend. Glad I booked…read moreas it was jam packed I headed to the bar to grab a drink whilst we waited for our table to be re-set. Only waiting ten minutes the waitress brought our cocktails up; mine a cosmopolitan and a elder-fizz or something to that effect! Served with a slice of orange (as to be expected) and a very fancy star shaped melon! After being seated up stairs on the meziene level we got started on our catch up - the last time we saw each other was back in March when we went to Berlin together! The waiter gave us enough time to decide having only come over twice we had just about narrowed down our tapas choices! (There is a main menu too should you want something a little more! We opted for 4 tapas plates; the tempura prawns, humous and pitta, meatballs and chorizo and hallomi. On our waiters recommendation we went for a fifth plate of patatas- bravas aioli. They all took a good 20-25 minutes to arrive which was idea for us as we followed our cocktails with a bottle of prosecco. On arrival we tucked in - my favourites being the hummus and the meatballs which came in a creamy tomato sauce topped with parmesan shavings. The garlic potatoes were also great however thankful I wasn't doing much the next day as my dad told me the garlic smell followed me around the next day... The only downside to our meal was being told the next covers had arrived so we needed to make a move. This was even before our plates had been cleared away and although I was told whilst booking over the phone I would have thought that we were allowed slightly longer given the fact we were in fact also seated slightly late. Nevertheless the meal was tasty and the wine was good no doubt I will be back next time I am visiting Newcastle!

This place is pretty cool! I loved how Vicki (sp) opened a little early for us to make our foot…read moreand hand print Christmas tree ornaments. Vicki was very friendly and efficient; we didn't think they would be ready in time but she surprised us by getting them done a few days before Christmas! When we saw the finished ornaments, we were very happy with the penmanship and the prints and left happy. Once we got home and had a closer inspection though, we noticed that the upper front edge didn't have glaze on, so there's a dull patch about a finger wide. Won't really be noticeable on the tree, and we like everything else about it! Pretty sure that she would offer to redo it if we asked, but we are visiting from Los Angeles and I don't think it would have been ready in time. We didn't have any food but the Americano coffees and teas were very nice! Overall though, still pretty pleased with our unique hand / foot painted ornament and would recommend.

Pots and Pancakes is a lovely experience! They serve food and coffees etc, but the main pull is the…read morechance to decorate your own cups, pots, plates etc, have them fired then take them home. It's a really nice thing to do, especially with children. Plus, the pancakes....lush!!

Popped into Hinnie's for Sunday brunch at 11, with the husband and the toddler. They have high…read morechairs, kids menus, and some little colouring pages and crayons, so that's a win in my book. Also, whoever is managing their music playlist is clearly my twin, as the tunes were basically right outta my guilty pleasure Spotify playlist (I Would Do Anything For Love, Bittersweet Symphony, Livin On a Prayer, etc - my late 80s and early 90s dream playlist, basically). Music was weirdly incongruent with the décor - bright, airy, classic, and chic but comfortable. But hey, I'm not complaining. Brunch menu is fairly standard - porridge, benedict, full English, with a few surprises like Brioche eggy bread, and Eggs Royal with kippers and avocado. We went for the Full English - with an extra "Baby breakfast," a half portion of the Full English to supplement for the toddler - and the aforementioned eggy bread with bacon and maple syrup. Plus a very nice coffee to start. I have to say, while satisfying, given that this place seems to advertise itself as a bit more unique and high-end than your average café, the food was fairly basic. Full breakfast was fine, but none of the components really seemed like anything special. White toast - had to ask for butter - clearly from a cheap store-bought loaf. Black pudding straight out of the package, and same with the hash browns - in those perfect, pre-made triangles. The sausages were small, but had nice flavour. But the overall impression was that I've made better fry-ups at home, with a bit more effort towards using nice ingredients. The eggy bread tasted good, but was quite odd - it was hard to recognise the object on the plate as bread. There were two spherical pieces of bread, but as sphere is not a normal bread shape, it almost looked like they had made eggy bread out of a stottie or a bun or something. It was very soft, no knife required, as opposed to being made with a thick crusty bread that bites back. The maple syrup was nice, but the bacon was soft and quite fatty, when clearly it should've been so crispy that it could shatter. It was a strange experience only because I expected that given the aethestic of the place, the food would be elevated somehow beyond basic café fare, but it was not. Wasn't terribly expensive - full English £9 and eggy bread £5 - but I would've really liked to see a bit of creativity in the kitchen.

This is the type of place you only see in movies and think there's no way it exits in real life. So…read morepicturesque it's insane. Everything from the ambiance on a cold winter day to the food was amazing. The soundtrack that was playing tied everything together and the intimate seating adds to the experience. Everything was fresh and tasted amazing. The langoustines were the star of the show, and I wish we had had a full dinner here but were going somewhere else and just needed something small to hold us over. This place will live in my head rent-free for the rest of my life.

First of all, we have been waiting for food for lunch for over an hour and a half. We came down…read moreand our drinks were brought right away. But from what I've been witnessing, only the people that had bookings are served right away. Walk ins, like us, just have to wait and wait and wait. There is no way any food coming out of this grill kitchen could change my mind about giving this place a 2 star rating.

Friendly little coffee shop offering a selection of homemade cakes, breakfast items and the usual…read moreplethora of coffees.

Great cafe - the best by far in Whitley Bay. Plenty of choice and at very reasonable prices. The…read morestaff are really friendly and the food is great. What more can you ask?