Food and drink directory

Welcome to the Taste North East Membership Directory.

These are producers of some of the most delightful food in the North East, whether you are looking to source or buy, there is such a variety of great food produced on your doorstep.

If you are looking to buy something delicious for yourself or others you have certainly come to the right place.

In the North East we are known for our hospitality and warm welcome, there are an amazing selection of places to eat and drink, we think you will find it hard to choose.

The North East England has lots of places to stay. Enjoy the outstanding natural beauty of our vast National Park and dramatic Heritage Coast together with vibrant cities, magnificent castles and award-winning visitor attractions. All of them serving great food and drink.

Accreditation is important to the food an drink sector and their customers. Where our members have accreditations these are displayed on the Micro Sites.

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Name Contact Telephone Accreditation
Acorn Dairy Caroline Tweddle 01325 466999
BRC
Red-Tractor
Soil-Association
Allendale Bakery Caroline Winger 01434 685 047
Alnwick Castle and Garden Lesley Williamson 01665 511350
Archers Jersey Ice Cream Jesmond Mark Greener 0191 281 1156
Battlesteads Katie Meyrick 01434 230209
Beanies Flavour Co Mark Porteous 01325 484321
Beckleberry's Bill Young 0191 414 1180 SALSA
Bistro 21 0191 384 4354
Black Paw Brewery Heidi Fisher 01388 602144
Blackfriars Restaurant Andy Hook 0191 261 5945
Blagdon Farm Shop Jo Celerier 01670 789924 LEAF
Border Homebake Justine Carruthers 01434 321684
SALSA
Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Borthwick Hill Bakery Helena Hill 0191 417 7331
Boulevard Audrey Grieve 0191 259 2791
Brocksbushes Farm Shop Caroline Dickinson 01434 633100 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Broom House Farm Jane Gray 0191 3719697
Broommill Farm Shop & Cafe Tracey Betney 01388 834564
Bywell Smokery @ Vallum Bernard Lynch 01434 672 770
Cafe 21 Jen Burnett 0191 222 0755
Cafe Verdi at Green Lane Nurseries Frank Trainor 01429 882727 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Caffe Vivo 0191 232 1331
Carruthers & Kent Mo O'Toole 0191 213 1818
Carwinley Preserves Catherine Bamford 01228 577383
Choclateas Stella Kean 07891 536684
Clems Fish Restaurants Andrew Oxenham 0191 389 0737
Consett Popcorn Company Catherine Furze 01207 588388
Continental Kitchen Pamela Thompson 07707 662 952
Country Barn Sarah Annett 01670 760181
David Kennedy at Vallum Restaurant, Function Room & Shop David Kennedy 01434 672 406
David Kennedy's Food Social Robin Price 0191 260 5411
Delicious Dinners Meals On Wheels Service Ruth Foster 0191 5341681
Dicksons Michael Dickson 0191 456 3540 BRC
Doddington Dairy Ltd Jackie and Neill Maxwell 01668 283010 SALSA
Dropswell Farm Shop & The Farm Yard Cafe Paul & Christine Craddock 01429 880661
Durham Brewery Elly Bell 0191 377 1991
Durham GreenLane Kathleen Hamilton 0191 386 8825
Durham Markets Company Colin Wilkes 0191 384 6153
Eat @ Campus Coffee Nicola Watkins 0191 222 8700
Eighteen 79 Gemma Pringle 0871 911 1269
Eliza Pepperpot & Co Elizabeth Harding-Massey 07842 424 555
Embleton Hall Dairies Paul Thompson 01429 838316 BRC
Epicurus Events Chris Reay 0191 270 8540
Fentimans Ltd John Carslake 01434 609847
Fenton Fine Foods Helen Henderson 01668 216216
Fenwick Newcastle Rhys McKinnell 0191 239 6646
Fi's Fancies / The Sconery Fiona Alexanders 0191 289 4033
Fishermans Lodge Jamie Howell 0191 281 3281
For The Love Of Fish Kirsty Cruickshank 07957 485 207
Freeman Catering Butchers James and Daniel Freeman 0191 456 0297
EFSIS
Red-Tractor
Gadds Town House Debbie Sharrat 0191 384 1037
Garden Kitchen Peter Hunt 0191 232 7885
Gelders Bakery Tony Gelder 0191 548 9572 SALSA
Geordie Bakers Limited Ian and Jan Thomson 0191 286 9375 SALSA
Gilchesters Organics Limited Sybille Wilkinson 01661 886119
SALSA
Organic-Farmers-and-Growers
Gluten Free Food Products Ltd Amanda Savage 0845 4670701 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Great Coffee Louise Trent 0191 261 8866
Greenbrae Carolyn Graham 01669 650012
Hall Bars at The Sage Gateshead Richard Bell 0191 443 4654
Harp & Lyre Abraham Mathew 0191 460 9007
Healthy Food Solutions James Miller 07949 602 795
Heatherslaw Bakery Colin Smurthwaite 01289 309323 SALSA
Heatherslaw Corn Mill Julia Nolan 01890 820488
Henry Hirst (Provisions) Ltd Craig Newton 0191 266 1515
EFSIS
BRC
Red-Tractor
Hot Stuff Chilli Company Mark Deakin 0191 2373240
Hotel Du Vin Saskia Droz 0191 229 2200
J R Jams Jean Read 0191 229 0333
Jeff The Chef Foods Geoff Johns 01642 452525 SALSA
Jenkins and Hustwit Ltd Ann Hustwit 01388 605005 SALSA
Jordan's Restaurant Douglas Jordan 0191 413 9400
Kenspeckle Confectionery Andrew Gooding 01670 863 000
Kirkharle Courtyard Coffee House Kitty Anderson 01830 540 362
Kitchen Garden at Meldon Park Emily Cookson 01670 772321
Lanchester Dairies Ltd Barry Peacock 01207 521826
EFSIS
Red-Tractor
Lindisfarne Oysters Christopher and Helen Sutherland 01668 213870
Lintz Hall Farm Limited Richard & George Tulip 01207 270233
Freedom-Food
British-Lion-Mark-Quality
LOCALicious Nicola Wakeling 07818 862 956
Louis' Restaurant Tom Wilkinson 0191 281 4545
Love's Thai Restaurant Ukrit Thaweerat 0191 233 2828
Mark Toney & Co Ltd Anthony and Ann Marcantonio 0191 266 1879 SALSA
Maysan Foods Denise Harrison 01661 823055
Mercari Foods Steve Shippen 0191 224 1330
mmm... Simone Clarkin 07801 357 314
Monsieur Crepe Marc Reynolds 0191 285 8588
More More More Antony Michaelides 0191 232 8695
Mr J RO'S Limited John Robson 0191 414 6495 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
National Trust Gibside Emily Bryce 01207 541 834
New Close Farm Shop Jamie Bond 07803 191 491
New Zealand Gourmet Pie Company Jon Liddicoat 0191 659 0526 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
North Country Growers @ Vallum Ken Holland 01434 672 822
Northumberland Cheese Company Monique Crockett 01670 789798 BRC
Northumberland Poultry Angus Nelless 01665 570629 Organic-Farmers-and-Growers
Northumberland Sausage Company Dr Claire Watson-Laney 01434 230221
Northumbrian Deli Melanie Barton 0191 406 5335
Northumbrian Farmhouse Events Ltd Simon Osborne 01670 788818
Oldfields Eating House Bill Oldfield 0191 370 9595
Opus Dining Club Lesley Craggs 07588 596 795
Papa Ganoush Tim Monkhouse 0191 659 6930
Park View Kitchen Ltd James Reilly 0191 252 0802 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Parlour Made Carol Peacock 01740 622255
Porters Coffee House & Grill Eve Bowman 0191 258 6100
Pumphrey's Coffee Paula Archer 0191 414 4510
SALSA
Fair-Trade
Red Rascal Louise Bailey 07966 984658
Richard Sim Richard Sim 07894 414125
Ringtons Ltd Lisa Thornton 0191 2097017
BRC
Fair-Trade
Soil-Association
Riverford Organics Gwen Young 0191 488 0900 Soil-Association
Sachins Restaurant Bob Arora 0191 232 4660
Silver & Green of Lakeland Ltd Rachel Hannaford 01768 483332
Sir Michael Starker Cafe at The Sage Gateshead Richard Bell 0191 443 4654
Six Baltic Peter Hunt 0191 4404948
Spurreli Boutique Icecream Nick Spurr 01665 710890 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Sri Tea Verity Silva 0191 5517020
Sugarbaby Jacqueline Gascoigne 07507100028
Swallow Fish Ltd Patrick and Karen Wilkin 01665 721052
Tarset Valley Marmalade Charlotte Loyd 01434 220428
TCD Foods Christine Bushby 01434 322 455 BRC
The Brasserie at The Sage Gateshead Richard Bell 0191 443 4654
The Broad Chare Steve Dunn 0191 211 2144
The Brownie Bar Rachael Cawkwell 07875 441274
The Cake Root Jane Slater 01665 572838
The Feathers Inn Helen Greer 01661 843607
The Gingerbread Mam Liz Ramshaw 07968 195 396
The Gluten Free Kitchen Dave Fleming 01969 622222
The LambMan Jimmy Bell 01670 788511
The Little Cheesecake Co Lisa Howard 01642 751 847
The Proof of the Pudding Susan Green 01665 602505
The Rat Inn Karen Errington 01434 602814 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
The Red Lion Inn Iain Burn 01668 216 224
The Sauce Sachet Co Ltd Gary Roberts 07909 942 893
The Stables Restaurant & Brewery John Taylor 01207 233 733
The Waiting Room Vegetarian Restaurant Luke Harding 01642 780465
This Little Farmer Went To Market Trish Charlton 01665 605487
Tynemouth Coffee Paul Thompson 0191 2709300 Food-Hygiene-Rating-Scheme
Vallum Farm Tea Room & Ice Cream Parlour Vicky Moffitt 01434 672652
Wheelbirks Lucinda Richardson 01661 842 613
Wiga Wagaa Chillies Victor Nwosu 01207 583039
Wylam Brewery Matt Boyle 01661 853377
Wynyard Hall Ltd Jenny Blin 01740 644811
Your Local Larder Garry Seed 0845 860 9551
Zen Durham Debbie Sharratt 0191 3849588