RestaurantsNorthumberlandAmbleNE65

survey result

Summary

£51
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A good range of locally caught fish and shellfish” can be enjoyed at this “recently refurbished building” in a “fantastic setting right on the quayside in Amble, with views up to Warkworth along the Coquet and out towards the sea”. It’s “our go-to place when we want to give foreign visitors a taste of traditional fish ’n’ chips” – with the bonus that you can “watch the boats arriving” with tomorrow’s fish. The owners also run the Fish Shack close by.

Summary

£51
   ££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“If you like fresh fish, this is as good as it gets”, say fans of this “harbourside restaurant” with “great views of the sea”“you can see the boats coming in”, and also survey “the Coquet estuary up to Warkworth Castle”. A former fishing hut, it was extended and refurbished a few years ago by the owners, who also run the nearby Fish Shack – which some “enjoy even more”.

Summary

£49
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A once-humble fish hut – “right in the heart of Amble’s working harbour” with a “great setting overlooking the estuary” – where the accent is on “excellent fresh fish and seafood” (including “ever-changing specials depending on local catch”). They also have a line in pizza. The owners, also behind the Fish Shack next-door, did an expensive refurb back in 2019 and the “extended space has improved the interior” (also adding a café and bar).

Summary

£49
   ££
3
Good
4
Very Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

In summer 2019, this once-basic fish hut reopened after a £210K refurb doubling capacity and adding a café/bar (the owners cut ties to two other venues on the Northumberland coast but kept on the neighbouring Fish Shack). Its formula has by-and-large remained intact, namely a “great setting by the harbour in Amble with river views towards a distant Warkworth Castle” (“sometimes a seal appears”) and the provision of “generous seafood platters” from an “excellent selection” (and also sourdough pizza).

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Always £15.00 £20.00

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£10.50 £25.00 £8.25
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £22.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
Leazes Street, Amble, NE65 0AA
Opening hours
Monday10 am‑9 pm
Tuesday10 am‑9 pm
Wednesday10 am‑9 pm
Thursday10 am‑9 pm
Friday10 am‑9 pm
Saturday10 am‑9 pm
Sunday10 am‑9 pm

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