Trinity Cafe, Gosforth High Street

I found myself in gorgeous Gosforth at lunchtime, so felt it was time to head for Trinity cafe (there are still one or two others round about that I need to visit, but their time will come). 

So, Trinity, set back from the High Street and adjoining Holy Trinity church.  Its walls are mainly glass, so it's light and bright and you can watch the world go by.  The furnishings are light wood but is there a slight institutional air, or is it just that I know it is connected to an institutional building? At any rate the people of Gosforth young and old seem happy to use it and the food is good and competitively priced. 

I enjoyed a pot of tea (nearly three cups) and a really nice piece of caramel shortbread.  It seems to be very much a community venture as there are information leaflets on local events etc available and a 'Prayer Tree' (metal branches, stained glass leaves) in a corner where you can leave your prayer requests.

To sum up, this is a good one to head for if you're thinking globally and acting locally.

Cafe no 95, Gosforth High Street

A bit like buses, cafes are coming along in twos and threes at the moment.  Cafe no 95 was one that I didn't quite make it to last year, so when the opportunity arose I took it.  I had a feeling that Gosforth was under-represented anway, and lo and behold there is another cafe I wasn't even aware of right opposite no 95 - the list goes on!
Anyway, to business.  No 95 struck me as functional and businesslike.  Plain, clean decor, proper chairs (but I bet they had sofas lurking somewhere) and high chairs in evidence, so this is obviously somewhere the young parents of Gosforth hang out. 
I ordered tea and a caramel slice and was served cheerfully and efficiently.  I have to say that the caramel slice was very nice, almost a minty taste, don't know what they put in it - mint?  From the corner table I had a good view of the street and all the comings and goings, that's how I saw the cafe opposite. 
Plus points to no 95 for staff greeting regulars, and I might have to go back and check that caramel slice again...