A quirky café and furniture shop just minutes from the A1(M) has become a popular stop for people, with visitors praising its hearty breakfasts, homemade cakes and unusual surroundings.
Simply Dutch, on Bedale Road in Leeming Bar, combines a café with a large furniture and homeware store selling distinctive furnishings, artwork, antiques and decorative items.
Located close to junction 51 of the A1(M), between Northallerton and Bedale, it offers drivers an alternative place to break up a long journey.
Simply Dutch Café and Restaurant currently holds a 4.2-star rating on TripAdvisor and is ranked second among restaurants in Leeming Bar.
The café serves breakfast throughout the day, alongside hot and cold lunches, afternoon tea and a changing selection of homemade cakes.
It says it tries to use local and seasonal ingredients, making the most of produce available in Yorkshire.
Recent visitors have particularly praised the breakfasts.
One customer, who stopped while looking for a “proper” breakfast during a long drive, described Simply Dutch as a “fantastic place”.
They said: “Lovely full English breakfast in a really quirky, interesting shop.
“Staff lovely, accommodating and food fantastic.”
Another visitor chose the café for a family birthday breakfast, with guests ranging from 75 years old to a three-week-old baby.
The group ordered full English breakfasts, pancakes with bacon, scrambled eggs and mushrooms before staying for tea, coffee and cakes.
The customer described it as a “lovely all morning experience” and praised the friendly staff in both the café and shop.
The venue has also earned praise for being dog friendly.
One visitor walked to Simply Dutch with their dog for a birthday breakfast and said staff brought out a bowl of sliced sausage for their pet.
After learning it was the customer’s birthday, the waitress reportedly told them there was nothing to pay.
They described the gesture as “Simply amazing”.
Cakes and scones are also frequently mentioned in reviews, while customer photographs show Victoria sponge, Scotch eggs and generously sized breakfasts.
The adjoining shop is another major attraction.
Visitors have described it as “quirky”, “unique” and like a “Tardis”, with rooms containing sofas, dining tables, bedroom furniture, pictures, antiques and unusual decorative pieces.
One recent reviewer praised its “incredible variety” of furniture, soft furnishings and “wacky, very unusual decorative items”.
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Another described it as a “really lovely shop and café just five minutes off the A1(M)”.
They added: “The café is fab too with a good menu selection.
“Well worth a visit.”
For many visitors, the combination of all-day breakfasts, homemade cakes and unusual furniture makes Simply Dutch much more than a standard motorway stop.
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