Thyme Square Cafe is an independent neighbourhood cafe on Station Road in South Gosforth. Its compact dining room and welcoming atmosphere provide a comfortable setting for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a relaxed coffee with friends.
Breakfast dishes start the day, followed by a daytime selection of sandwiches and paninis prepared for a quick but satisfying meal. Jacket potatoes offer a warmer, more substantial option, with different fillings allowing diners to keep lunch simple or make it more generous.
Homemade soups bring a changing element to the menu and work well alongside bread or a sandwich. Cakes and other sweet bakes pair naturally with tea and coffee, giving the cafe a strong afternoon as well as lunchtime appeal.
The small scale of the room creates an easy local feel, while additional outside space can be useful in suitable weather. Thyme Square works particularly well for solo breakfasts, informal catch-ups and an unhurried break away from the busier Gosforth high street.
Address: 5 Station Road, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1QD, England
Thyme Square Cafe Menu
House made Café Specialties
Breakfast is available Tuesday – Saturday: 7am-11am & Sunday: 8am – 1pm. Check prices &/or order online by clicking on the ‘Order Online Now!’ button.
CLASSIC FRITTATA
Three farm-fresh eggs, mixed with house-made ham,bacon or sausage, peppers & onions then baked with gruyere cheese. Served with breakfast potatoes and choice of house-made bread with seasonal jam.
GARDEN FRITTATA
Three farm-fresh eggs with local spinach, mushrooms, peppers & onions baked with gruyere cheese. Served with local fruit and choice of handmade bread with seasonal jam.
TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST
Two eggs any style served with choice of bacon or sausage, breakfast potatoes, and choice of handmade bread with seasonal jam.
THYME SQUARE BREAKFAST SANDWICH
Choice of bacon, sausage or ham, farm fresh scrambled eggs, aioli, and aged cheddar on choice of handmade bread.
HOUSE MADE CORNED BEEF HASH
Two poached farm-fresh eggs served over our house-made corned beef with onions and potatoes. Served with a fresh baked English muffin and seasonal, house-made jam.
LOCAL VEGGIE HASH
local cherry tomatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, zucchinis, and spinach with two poached farm-fresh eggs. Served with choice of hand-made bread with seasonal jam.
THYME SQUARE BREAKFAST BURRITO
Flour tortilla with peppers, onions, potatoes, house-made chorizo, farm-fresh eggs & aged cheddar. Served with fresh tomato salsa and breakfast potatoes. Substitute fresh portobello mushroom for our house-made chorizo as a vegetarian option.
House made Eggs Benedicts
CLASSIC EGGS BENEDICT
Fresh-baked English muffin topped with house-made Canadian-style bacon, two poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce. Served with breakfast potatoes.
COUNTRY BENEDICT
fresh-baked english muffin topped with our sage sausage patty, two poached farm-fresh eggs, and house sausage gravy.Served with breakfast potatoes.
LOCAL BLACKSTONE BENEDICT
Fresh-baked english muffin topped with local tomato, house-smoked bacon, two poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce. Served with breakfast potatoes.
House made Bakery Breakfasts
BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
Three house-made pancakes served with whipped honey butter & pure maple syrup.
HOUSEMADE CHALLAH FRENCH TOAST
Hand-made challah served with whipped honey butter & pure maple syrup.
HOUSEMADE GRANOLA
Garden Gate rolled oats, nuts, & dried fruit served with warm milk on the side & choice of fresh baked, hand-made bread with seasonal jam
HOUSEMADE BISCUITS & SAUSAGE GRAVY
House-made cheddar biscuits topped with sausage gravy. half / full -Add an egg on top
THYME SQUAROLD
House-made cheddar biscuit topped with scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, aged cheddar & warm sausage gravy.
HOUSEMADE LOX TARTINE
House-cured salmon, cream cheese, pickled red onions, capers, radish & parsley on grilled, house-made sourdough bread. Served with a side of local, seasonal fruit.
Farm fresh Omelets
Add any of the following to any omelet: Onion, Peppers, Mushrooms, Bacon, Canadian bacon, Ham, or Sausage. Substitute Egg Whites for an additional charge.
THYME SQUARE OMELET
Three egg omelet filled with our house-smoked bacon, peppers, and aged cheddar. Topped with our house-made hollandaise & served with Breakfast Potatoes and house-made english muffin with seasonal jam.
GARDEN OMELET
Three egg omelet stuffed with local peppers, onions, mushrooms, spinach, seasonal veggie & gruyere cheese. Served with a side of seasonal fruit & english muffin with jam.
CHEDDAR OMELET
Three farm-fresh eggs with aged cheddar cheese served with choice of side of bacon or sausage and house-made english muffin with jam.
CHARCUTERIE OMELET
Three egg omelet filled with aged cheddar cheese, house-smoked bacon, house-cured honey ham, & house-made sausage. Served with a side of Breakfast Potatoes & english muffin with seasonal jam.
PICANTE OMELET
Three egg omelet stuffed with our house-made chorizo, onions, peppers, & pepperjack cheese. Served with a side of our house-made salsa, Breakfast Potatoes & english muffin with seasonal jam.
Thyme Square A La Carté
farm-fresh egg
substitute egg whites
house-made sage & garlic sausage patty, house-cured & smoked ham or Canadian-style bacon
house-smoked thick cut bacon
house-cured lox
single buttermilk pancake with PURE maple syrup
Thyme Square breakfast potatoes
side of local, seasonal fruit
side of house-made salsa or hollandaise
side of PURE maple syrup
extra herb or honey butter
Kid's Breakfast
Kids 1 Egg w/Meat
One egg, any style, with house-smoked bacon and seasonal fruit.
Kids Cheesy Scramble
Scrambled egg topped with melted cheddar, house-smoked bacon & choice of bread with seasonal jam.
Kids Pancakes
Silver dollar pancakes served with honey butter, pure Midwest maple syrup, and side of seasonal fruit.
Kids Biscuits & Gravy
One cheddar biscuit, split open and smothered in house, sage-sausage gravy.
House made Café Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served on our hand-made bread with house-made pickles and either a side of crisp parmesan potato chips or house-made bacon potato salad (substitute seasonal fruit or veggie for an additional charge).
HOUSE MADE HAM & CHEESE
Trent Farms house cured honey ham, peach-jalapeno chutney, swiss, on toasted caraway rye
THYME SQUARE TURKEY
Garden gate herb-brined free range turkey,avocado spread, fresh spinach, pickled red onions, provolone, on Quincy sourdough
FRIED GREEN TOMATO BLT
Crawford Farm green tomatoes, house cured and smoked bacon, fresh greens, chipotle aioli,on multigrain
ADULT GRILLED CHEESE
Herbed boursin cheese, provolone, sautéed spinach, tomato confit, on Quincy sourdough.
SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD
Free range chicken breast tossed with celery& house aioli. Topped with fresh greens, &Crawford Farm tomato on multigrain
BRAT BURGER
Trent Farms Pork house made brat burger, local zucchini relish, mustard sauce, on house bun
CHIMICHURRI STEAK
Chimichurri marinated grass fed steak, grilled balsamic red onions, chimichurri aioli, swiss, on ciabatta
CRISPY HERB MARKET FISH
Lightly breaded, pan-seared fresh market fish, pickled aioli & field greens on our ciabatta. Wild fish changes regularly.
GRILLED PORTOBELLO
Grilled portobello, roasted red peppers, pickled red onion, fresh field greens, herb goat cheese, & aioli on ciabatta.
THYME SQUARE LIGHT MARKET FISH
A true customer favorite! Pan seared wild salmon on a bed of local cherry tomatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, bell peppers, and kale. Topped with our house honey vinaigrette. Wild fish subject to change.
Thyme Square House-Ground Burgers
All of our burgers are 100% local, grass-fed chuck and are triple-ground in-house. Served on a house-made brioche bun but can be served without the bread, on a bed of greens, by request at no extra charge. All burgers are served with lettuce, raw onion & tomato (when in season) and choice of crisp parmesan potato chips or house-made bacon potato salad.
THYME SQUARE BURGER
Grass-fed burger, house-smoked bacon, sunny side-up farm-fresh egg, aged cheddar, & house-made aioli.
MUSHROOM SWISS BURGER
Grass-fed burger with red wine braised mushrooms, caramelized onions, swiss cheese, & house-made aioli.
SPICY BACON BURGER
Grass-fed burger, pickled jalapeños, house-smoked bacon, pepperjack cheese, & house-made chimichurri aioli.
BLUE CHEESE BURGER
Grass-fed burger topped with crumbled blue cheese, caramelized onions, & house-made garlic aioli.
CLASSIC CHEESEBURGER
Grass-fed, house-ground burger topped with aged cheddar, house-made aioli, lettuce, raw onion, house-made pickles, & local tomatoes (when in season).
BLACK BEAN BURGER
black beans, celery, carrot, & onion, topped with avocado, napa cabbage slaw and chipotle aioli on house-made bun
House made Slow-Simmered Soups & Cafe Salads
Add free-range sliced chicken or house-smoked bacon. Add fresh market fish.
THYME SQUARE COBB SALAD
local, mixed greens, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg, house turkey, and house-smoked bacon topped with our red wine vinaigrette and fresh chive.
LOCAL CAPRESE SALAD
sliced, local tomatoes & fresh mozzarella over a bed of mixed greens with basil vinaigrette. Served with sliced, house-made baguette.
FARMER’S MARKET HOUSE SALAD
Farm-fresh ingredients change regularly.Please ask your server for a full description of today’s seasonal salad. full salad / half salad
CLASSIC CAESAR SALAD
romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, house croutons, parmesan, caesar dressing. full salad / half salad
SHUPE du JOUR
Chef Shupe has always had a passion for making fine soups out of bright, ripe flavors. Ask your server which one of Quincy’s fresh, seasonal products he is slow-simmering today. Served with a slice of our house-made bread & herb butter. Soup variety changes regularly. cup / bowl
Kids Lunch
All kids lunch items are served with either a side of Parmesan Potato Chips or Seasonal Fruit.
Kids Ham & Cheese
Kids Turkey & Cheese
Kids Mini Burger
Kids Grilled Cheese
Thyme Square a la carte
side of local, seasonal fruit (when available)
substitute fruit for a side option
side of seasonal veggies
side of Parmesan potato chips with house-made aioli
side of house-made bacon potato salad
side of house-made pickles
side of house-made salsa or aioli
side of hand-made bread
* applies to most bread varieties. Some restrictions apply.
extra side of herb or honey butter
Hand-made Bread & Sweets
Handmade Artisan Bread. All of our hand-made breads are baked first thing in the morning and are available in either single servings or loaves (where applicable). Limited quantities available. Pre-orders highly recommended.
BAGUETTE
a long thin loaf of French bread distinguishable by its length and crisp crust.
RUSTIC COUNTRY WHITE
artisan white bread made of traditional poolish, flour, water, salt & yeast.
MULTIGRAIN
bread made with whole wheat flour & local, whole, unprocessed grains.
ENGLISH MUFFIN
classic Thyme Square round & flat yeast-leavened bread
SOURDOUGH
naturally leavened using the same local starter from when we first opened!
CHEDDAR BISCUITS
soft, leavened quickbread made with buttermilk & aged cheddar.
Handmade Traditional French Macarons
House-made, gluten-free, baked meringue cookie stuffed with a delicious butter-cream or chocolate ganache filling. Vanilla Bean, Sweet Almond or Chocolate Ganache served daily. Multiple flavors added throughout the year.
Zero-proof Hand-made Mocktails
SPARKLING ELDERFLOWER LEMONADE
Refreshing lemonade mixed with elderflower tonic and a splash of grenadine
MANGO MULE MOCKTAIL
A delicious, zero-proof Moscow Mule of pineapple juice, mango puree, and fresh lime juice topped with lively ginger and a mango sugar rim.
RASPBERRY REFRESHER
Bright raspberry and zesty lime lifted by bubbly sodas and a ruby red sugar rim.
SUMMER PEACH BELLINI
A virgin mix of juicy peach puree and club soda with an orange/peach sugar rim
Brunch Cocktail Classics
THYME SQUARE BLOODY MARY
A classic cocktail with a Thyme Square twist! Our NEW& IMPROVED house-made Bloody Mary mix combined with Tito’s vodka and house garnish. Mix is vegetarian and can be made spicy upon request.
THYME SQUARE BLOODY FLIGHT
Discover three different varieties of this iconic breakfast cocktail! Flight includes one each of our Classic Bloody Mary, Bloody Maria & Bloody Molly.
THYME SQUARE SIGNATURE MIMOSA
The quintessential brunch cocktail that is so easy to love! Ice cold orange juice mixed with refreshing prosecco gives you the vitamin c boost your body craves with an effervescent explosion of flavor.
THYME SQUARE MIMOSA FLIGHT
Three delicious & refreshing varieties of this sparkling wine mixed drink: Signature Mimosa, Pineapple Citrus Mimosa, & Sparkling Cranberry Mimosa.
Shaken & Stirred
ADULT CHERRY LIMEADE
UV Cherry Vodka, fresh lime juice, Starry soda & splash of grenadine
BLACKBERRY BRAMBLE
Seagram’s gin mixed with Blackberry Brandy, lemon juice and simple syrup
ORANGE BLOSSOM
Orange vodka, Elderflower liqueur, Lemon juice & Sparkling wine
PINEAPPLE BOURBON PUNCH
Evan Williams, pineapple juice, lemon juice, club soda & splash of simple syrup
Daytime Signatures
THYME SQUARE 'LUNCHBOX'
Deep Eddy’s Lemon Vodka, DeKuyper’s Amaretto, orange juice
GINGER PEACH MOSCOW MULE
Deep Eddy’s Peach Vodka, lime juice, ginger beer, & peach puree
PEACH MARGARITA
Jose Cuervo Blanco Tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice & juicy peach puree
MUDDY MORNING
Our gourmet Iced coffee combined with half & half, Khalua, Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur, topped with whipped cream. Also available hot.
Chilled Cafe Beverages
GOURMET ICED COFFEE
Lightly sweet, house-ground coffee & cream
FRESH-BREWED ICED TEA
Unsweetened, high quality black tea blend
ICED-COLD SODAS
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Lemonade, Club Soda
MILK
whole or 2%
FRESH JUICE
Never any added preservatives, ingredients or flavors. Orange, Cranberry, Pineapple, Tomato, Apple, Grapefruit
SEASONAL SPECIALTY BEVERAGE
From Fresh Fruit Iced Tea & Lemonade to Edgewood Orchard Apple Cider to our house-made Spiced Hot Chocolate with house-whipped cream, we’ve got a refreshing beverage to brighten up your day. Fresh Fruit options change regularly. Ask which Specialty Beverage we are serving today!
HAND-MADE MILKSHAKES
All shakes are mixed by hand with our house-made ice cream and made to order. Vanilla Bean Espresso Chocolate Seasonal (will vary)
Hot Cafe Beverages
HOUSEGROUND COFFEE
Fresh-brewed Sumatra Dark Roast ‘Black Satin’ Coffee. Available in regular and decaf. Beans roasted bi-weekly and ground in-house daily. (free in-house refills only)
HOUSEGROUND FLAVORED COFFEE
Beans lightly flavored during the roasting process and ground in-house daily. Single flavor selection changes regularly. (free in-house refills only)
ORGANIC HOT TEA SELECTION
QAI and USDA Certified Organic teas in green, black and herbal blends. Varieties subject to change. Over 12 varieties in regular and decaf.
SPECIALTY COFFEES
Coffee AM ‘Espresso Gold’ beans ground & brewed to order. Espresso Gold is a medium-dark roasted espresso blend made from Indian coffees using an Italian roasting style. Expect this espresso to be sweet and mellow with low acidity, medium body, and light, nutty undertones. With a light brightness, Espresso Gold offers a velvety-smooth and rich crema. Espresso single/double Cafe Latte Cappuccino Cafe Mocha