Booked in advance for afternoon tea with my mum for her birthday treat. Table was laid beautifully for our arrival and we were warmly welcomed. All of the food was delicious and the service was spot on. Had the treats we couldn't manage to finish boxed up for us to take away. Highly recommend a visit (or few) to this fantastic boutique cafe.
Service fantastic, friendly and welcoming, even our dog was allowed in and fussed over and given treats, food was excellent, tea gorgeous (well it was Yorkshire Tea) and the cake was FAB-U-LOUS, moist, zingy ( was lemon and white chocolate) and plentiful, it was a large slice. 10 out of ten for everything. Will recommend to everyone. If you go to Bedale visit here, you won't be disappointed. ( only negative I had was that I had rocket in my panini, it wasn't a nice flavour, but that's only down to personal taste.) thank you institution
I won a cream tea for two, so visited on Saturday. Wow!! It was beautiful. We had a lovely window seat meaning we could watch the world go by whilst enjoying our tea & scones. We even got to take some scones home with us as there was no way we could have eaten 4 each. I will definitely visit again. Thank you
Attended a retirement party on Saturday night. The food was outstanding probably the best posh Italian based afternoon tea I’ve been to. Will definitely be returning for lunch very soon. Shame you’re not in Darlington I would be a regular. First class service as well.
I took my mum here for afternoon tea based on reviews I’d read. It did not disappoint! We had my 8 month old son with us and had our buggy. Despite having set out a table for us upstairs, the staff were incredibly kind and brought all the trimmings downstairs so my son could finish his nap in the pram and we didn’t have to struggle with the buggy up the stairs.
They were really attentive and efficient throughout, and the afternoon tea was really yummy and set out beautifully.
I would definitely recommend it to everyone to visit. Thank you so much to the staff-you went above and beyond, it made our day! Xx
Chose this cafe as it was dog friendly. What a lovely cafe, the staff were lovely and my little pup got some treats when we sat down which she loved (Iris says thank you). She loved the fuss that was made of her too�We only had drinks but the other things on the menu sounded yummy, will be back for another visit to try the food soon.
Thank you Jeh for an absolutely cracking afternoon here today as a special treat for me and Maisie. The vintage style tea, lovely sandwiches, scones and mini cakes & tarts. It was fantastic and all the staff are very friendly and welcoming. Feeling very full and even brought a doggy bag home for Guy....if he's lucky. I may well finish it off for my tea instead!!!
Can't wait to visit again!
Many thanks to to you all at The Institution �
Called there for lunch service was good and food excellent. Went on the Evening for the Gin Lounge great selection of Gins, we also had the mixed Meat & Cheese Platter which was amazing. Highley recommend going. Staff lovely and can't fault the food. Next time when we are back in Bedale will be going back.
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STUNNING High Tea here this afternoon!
First visit, but definitely won't be our last now that we have found this beautiful wee hidden gem!
Thank you all for your wonderful quality food and service, it was a delight!
Lovely friendly coffee shop which is dog friendly too what's not to like. They have great menu too. Well worth a visit
Absolutely love this jewel! Fantastic, quality food, perfectly presented and great value for money too. The owner and staff are so welcoming and friendly and really do make your visit special. It's a must for me when I visit my family up North.
Really enjoyed our meal here and will defiantly come again,a good choice of meat and cheese on our sharing platter,excellent,also some nice wine to wash it all down.���
Had a really lovely lunch here today! Menu was fantastic. Lady serving us was lovely and friendly. Service was quick and food was lovely. Halloomi fries were amazing! Lovely place and reasons prices. Thanks for having us
�Love, love,love this place!�...... and it just keeps getting better!
Nigel, Diane & co look after you really well. Food is excellent, beautifully done and so so tasty! Bedale at its best & even better now with the gin bar! �
A secret hideaway perfect for afternoon tea with good friends. The service was outstandingly and the afternoon tea was delicious.
I would highly recommend visiting this cafe and look forward to going again.
One of the most coziest cafes I've been to in England and so welcoming for the dog! We had an amazing lunch with a breakfast roll and Nachos! Thank you for the good service and friendly staff!
Found this excellent cafe on a stop off for breakfast on our way to Bamburgh. Quality and size of the full English and vegan breakfast were fantastic. The coffee was good too. Service was excellent. Prices were reasonable £9.95 each. Would definitely go back again.
One of my new favourite places to go for cake and coffee, I recommend the Carrot and Walnut cake 🍰 it was lovely. Great atmosphere and the friendliest staff very kind, helpful and lovely to chat with. I will definitely be going back soon 👍🏻
Lovely lunch, nice coffee the only slight disappointment was that they had suspended the menu competition till the semi finals the following week. We'll have to go back. 😁
Fabulous. A real find, with such a varied menu with items such as bao buns. Unusual to see a small cafe offering such a diverse menu with everything cooked to perfection. Staff super friendly and well organised service. Nothing to fault, and super dog friendly
Superb cafe, efficient and friendly service with excellent food. I often stop for breakfast or lunch when passing on the bike. Not cheap but a fair price for the quality. Goats cheese flatbread is excellent. Coffee very good also. Never disappoints.
We often visit Bedale and head straight for here, had a lovely chat with the owner yesterday a very friendly and interesting chap. Everything here is top notch and lots of comfy chairs, even more upstairs
We had a marvellous birthday treat here! We pre-ordered afternoon tea for two people, and ordered from the regular menu for the other two. The afternoon tea was really special. Unlimited sandwiches (the egg mayonnaise was my favourite), two mini scones with clotted cream and jam each (divine), and an exquisite selection of little cakes to share. Unlimited tea and filter coffee on tap topped everything off. Highly recommended!
What a great place!! First visit today, Flat Whites were perfect and the Maple/Walnut Flapjack deeeelish! We will be regulars in future!
Lovely food, really enjoyed it especially the halloomi fries! Delicious. Lovely atmosphere. Nice place and friendly staff
Having followed on FB for a while it was lovely to finally visit. We were lucky to get a table as it was mainly reserved on Friday lunchtime. It was lovely! We'll be back!
Great coffee in Bedale. Well worth the short detour from the hassle of the A1M. Comfy sofas and chairs, lovely friendly staff, choice of delish cakes. And nice clean toilets too.
Bedale itself is well worth exploring if you have the time! A box of gems tucked away in a beautiful corner of Yorkshire.
We visited this cafe for breakfast on our way home from a break away and so glad we did. I am always expecting not to have much choice as I am dairy and wheat intolerant but this wasn't the case today. The waitress asked the chef to come out and help with options for me, which was a lovely experience and so nice to have such a personal service.
The food was so nice, it was in fact the best breakfast I have had eating out! Everyone's meals were lovely even the tea, which there was lots of, and the staff were so nice too. I wish we lived close by as this would definitely have to be my local. Top mark's!
Only had a latte, no food. Friend had a blueberry scone. It looked very nice! Place quote full but tables well spread out, staff all friendly and reasonably priced.
Perfect breakfast, Excellent friendly staff. I would come again.
Plenty of Breakfast options. Biscoff milkshake and chocolate orange mocka was devine.
Booked a table for 13:30 today with no hassle, lovely customer service on arrival. Quick delivery of drinks once ordered and the food was superb! We had the burger and soup and was amazed how tasty it was. Would come back 100% :)
We ordered 2 vegetarian breakfasts and apart from the poached eggs being very hard we really enjoyed it. The only thing we didn’t realise was that they charge 50p for a portion of brown sauce. I really can’t believe that they charge for this. It just comes across as being very stingy.
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