"As we had a nice leisurely walk down to the crescent café, which is better known simply as 'Derek 's '. There was a general buzz radiating from some the students of sheer anticipation of what lies ahead. As we reached the door we quickly realised that we were going to struggle to all fit in as the café was already full. Of course, with the appearance of a mix group of teenagers with hoodies on, the elderly customers quickly left the shop and this created room for us to be seated. The first thing that I noticed was how well coordinated everything was. The blue and yellow paint on the wall matched perfectly with the colour of the table cloths. Maybe not the greatest choice of colours to be block painted together but it certainly matched well. Upon further inspection of the 'menu ' (a black board behind the counter with the meals drawn on with chalk I realised a majority of the foods had been shortened to make the menu look more informal such as ‘mayo’ for mayonnaise and ‘mush’ for mushroom. This combined with the general pleasant atmosphere made me think that I was going to have an enjoyable experience even if the food wasn’t up to much. Once we were all seated and relaxed, we ordered our drinks out of the fridge and they were brought to our table. After some confusion on my table as to where Derek was as he was nowhere to be seen and couldn’t have been in the kitchen as we could clearly see in, he appeared. Resting against the door frame he was almost taken a back about how many people were in his place. After a comical comment about the amount of people in his shop, he then enquired about what meals everybody will be getting. With a list consisting of all day breakfasts, chips in various sauces and a desert, most people would normally start panicking to make sure everything was out on time. But Derek took it all in his stride, quickly and efficiently punching the meals out of the kitchen. I had ordered chip butty with curry source and eagerly anticipated my meal. ‘Whose havin’ chip butty with curry sauce’ shouts Derek from the centre of the cafe floor waving the plate around. I signalled to him that it was me and he then took it straight over. As the plate hit the table I knew I had made a good choice. A big bun, cut in half, lying open was filled with piping hot chips and covered in curry sauce. The smell was enough for me to want to delve straight into it however one of my friends had beaten me to it. His hand lunged straight for a chip I had also seen and was going to eat first! A huge chip hanging out of the side of the bun. Drenched in curry sauce. Perfection. I didn’t realise how hot the chips were until he scoffed the chip then was left gasping for air and drinking half of his strawberry milkshake. Karma certainly came and got him that day. I then went to reach for my fork, so I didn’t look like a complete animal, so I could start eating the plate of heaven that lay in front of me; however there was no fork to be seen. I had been miss out when the forks had been handed out, as I looked up to find Derek and ask for a for, a hand appeared over my left shoulder holding onto a fork. Derek had realised I didn’t have a one when he handed the meal to me, that’s good service! I was eventually read to tuck into my meal. I looked down at the pot of gold, scooped up a fork full and ate it. Wow. The perfectly cooked chips went with the curry sauce like Fergie went with Man Utd. Perfectly. The curry had one hell of a kick to it but that made the whole taste even better. As I looked around the small cafe I could see smiles of delight on other pupils faces as evidently, their meals were as good as mine. Well, perhaps not quite as good as mine, nothing could be as nice mine. This wasn’t just any curry and chips; this was Derek’s curry and chips. Everybody quickly cleared their plates and looked extremely satisfied with the meal they had just received. That was it. Our trip to Derek’s was finished. Everybody came with eager anticipation and had left with a full head of knowledge for writing an article and a fully stomach."
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James
Reasonably priced food, friendly staff. Recommend to anyone, whether that's just passing by for a cuppa, or for a meal.
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sunderland
I highly recommend visiting this cafe for takeout, especially for their amazing breakfast sandwiches. They are delicious, great value for the area, and the staff is very friendly.
dornafield
I recently attended an event where a buffet was served. Unfortunately, the dry pies were unappealing in appearance. However, the ham and pease pudding buns stood out as the most enjoyable item on the table.
250callumw
You can't go wrong with the reasonably priced and delicious food at this restaurant. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the location is centrally located. They also offer catering services for various events.
jacktually93
Stopped at my mate's house after coming back from Newcastle and he suggested here or Derek's as he knows it for breakfast. The service was great. The sandwich I had tasted absolutely amazing and quite large which for the price meant I felt like I was robbing them!
James
You know if you'll enjoy an establishment when you receive that warm, family friendly tone. The Crescent Cafe in Dunston offers great food, great service and a happy owner, friendly enough for a chat. The menu is extremely large, and I don't mean the choice of food. The whole back wall is covered in different meals and drinks you can order, written in chalk for that warm, pub feel. After receiving the food, with little wait, we enjoyed tucking into the full English, piping hot and larger than I expected. We traveled there as a class, so conversation was flowing as the food was sizzling in the kitchen. For the service being only done by one man for around 10 people, it was definitely to be ad...
Kelsey
When we arrived it had a very welcome tone to it. This was accompanied by a very nice welcome by the owner. We proceeded to sit down and were asked what we would like to eat. There was a very friendly mood like we were usuals and go into the cafe every week as we were ordering. It was not a long wait at all for our food but even if it was longer it wouldn't of been bad because everyone was chatting away and there was a lot of comfort throughout the whole trip of being there. When the food did come out I was most definitely not disappointed even though I am not a picky eater I know when I am eating top quality food and this was the case. I had a wonderful sausage sandwich in front of me and n...
Cavan
Today I embarked upon a new cafe, a little cafe tucked away in Dunston, The Crescent cafe. I entered this cafe with a relatively low expectancy. All of that changed when I entered this small cafe. With an instant warm feeling, greeted with warm, happy people and the smell of bacon coming through from the kitchen made it a good first impression. The table and chairs are all fairly close, making a warm and cosy environment suitable for any age. There was a wide range of sandwiches, breakfasts and drinks, all reasonably priced. The words ‘mushroom’ and ‘tomato’ had been shortened to ‘mush’ and ‘toms’ giving the menu an informal image. The cafe was well decorated; the tables and walls with match...
Chloe
When standing outside the establishment I thought that it would be a basic cafe that would sell basic food. Oh how I was wrong! Stepping through the welcoming door I was hit immediately with the heavenly homely smell (which put my nerves at ease). On first impressions I thought the dining area was small but cosy. The tables were set out for a group of four or three to sit and enjoy a quiet meal together. The table cloths had a retro look to them which followed the retro theme of the pictures hanging upon the warm colour of the walls. The chairs were relatively comfortable and almost vintage following the retro feel. Every table had an array of sauces for each customers ' picky preferences (I...
JSmith249
As we had a nice leisurely walk down to the crescent café, which is better known simply as 'Derek 's '. There was a general buzz radiating from some the students of sheer anticipation of what lies ahead. As we reached the door we quickly realised that we were going to struggle to all fit in as the café was already full. Of course, with the appearance of a mix group of teenagers with hoodies on, the elderly customers quickly left the shop and this created room for us to be seated. The first thing that I noticed was how well coordinated everything was. The blue and yellow paint on the wall matched perfectly with the colour of the table cloths. Maybe not the greatest choice of colours to be blo...
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