That is not even a 5- or 6- star restaurant, I would give them 7 stars if I could. That was the…read moreabsolute best, most delicious, freshest seafood we had in a very long time. The ambiance was awesome, the service was excellent and super friendly. The food came out perfect and in the right time and in the right order. The quality and the taste of each dish was truly impressive - literally, perfect! I also personally like this kind of places - higher-end, great food, well trained and friendly service, but not uptight. We enjoyed a delicious meal and truly sophisticated dishes while feeling relaxed and having fun. All I can say is "thank you for the unforgettable experience"!!!

The Magpie Café is our favorite place to eat in Whitby. The food is always delicious, and the fish…read moreand chips are absolutely amazing. While they're famous for their fish and chips, the menu offers a huge selection of dishes, so there's something for everyone. I may be a bit sentimental about the Magpie because it was my grandmother's favorite restaurant. Every visit brings back wonderful memories, which makes dining here even more special. The staff is always friendly, welcoming, and attentive, helping to make every meal a great experience. One piece of advice: try to make a reservation if you can, as it's a very popular spot and can get quite busy, especially during peak times. It's well worth planning ahead. For us, the Magpie is more than just a restaurant--it's a Whitby tradition. Great food, wonderful staff, and years of happy memories keep us coming back every time we visit.

We've eaten lunch here several times and have always enjoyed it…read more It's nice to see some seafood options other than just fish and chips (although their fish and chips are really good). Get a table by the window, order and bottle of wine or a beer and try one or two of the daily specials. Recommended

Usually I don't like fish but this time cod and chips is really delicious…read more Also luckily we got a sea view table. Did worth 30min queuing. Many local people eat regularly in this restaurant. "Best fish and chips" as they recommended

They definitely deserve the well-earned title of "World's Best Fish and Chips"! My family and I…read moretravel to Whitby several times a year to visit family and have to stop here for lunch. The proof is that the line to enter the restaurant is around the corner and you can smell the food from down the street. To top it all off, they have Theakston's Old Peculiar and it's one of my favorite beers so that's a nice way to complete a meal. I don't know if you can tell already but I'll definitely be back.

We went 5 years ago and it was great, we went this week and my cod was awful, barely edible…read more Pablo's haddock was much better. Mushy pas good, gravy - ew. Service, the guys and gals are busy so its polite but not chatty. Overall, not bad but the sheer volume means there has to be some hits and misses.

Superb place. Great food and a fabulous atmoshere! The burger was outstanding and there was a good…read moreselection of wines. It probably helped with the ambiance for me that my ancestors lived in this building in the 1890s!

What a great little find. Located right in the harbour we were lucky that the evening was warm and…read morewe moseyed up at the right time to catch a table - as later many had their drinks stood on the pavement it got so busy! We treated ourselves (we were on our hols so why not) to some oysters with our drinks. Everything was beautifully presented, but not in an in your face I'm so fancy way, just classy and laid back. The waiter was super friendly and chilled out. I'd be back to Whitby, and the moon and sixpence, in a heartbeat.

Had breakfast here after staying in a self catering apartment. Prices are very reasonable and the…read morefood was excellent. The staff are really friendly and work well together. We all had a full English and there was not one trace of grease on the plate, amazing. I just wish we had another evening in Whitby to sample the very attractive evening menu. The owners should be proud. Great place.

Our second visit, seamlessly booked by the wonders of the internet. Hopes were high, as the…read moreprevious meal had been so full of flavour. Initial signs were good, efficient friendly service and a lively atmosphere. We were shown to our table in the same small room at the back where we had previously been at Christmas, this time it contained a lot more tables to cater for the bank holiday crowd, felt a bit more like a canteen because of it. We chose two fish dishes, as that's what the Marine is known for, sadly no seafood burger on the menu this time. We went for the spiced hake in a ginger and coconut sauce, and the lemon sole with prawns, and lemon and parsley butter. No significant vegetables to speak off with them, so we ordered two side orders (bane of my life!) of mixed leaves and chips. The small bowl of leaves with a little bottle of dressing, was not worth the £2.95 extra, the chips did pep up both dishes though. As for the main dishes, the hake's gentle flavour was swamped by the spiciness of the ample sauce it came in, a shame. The lemon sole lacked any real flavour too and much of the sauce it needed to give it flavour. So disappointed, both dishes weren't cheap either. Maybe we caught it on an off day, or maybe it was the choice of dishes, either way we won't be rushing back. I thought this visit would increase the Marine to a solid 5, but sadly its gone down to a 3, mainly only because of the wonderfulness of the Seafood Burger, on our previous visit.

So starting off with the most important point being whitby one expects good seafood and Bino's…read moredelivers on that front; The seafood is high quality and for the most part delicious it misses a few details but I'll expand on that in due course. Bino's falls short with its sparse service. The waiting staff seem under-trained and the kitchen staff overworked. A couple of complaints in this vein would be the cordials not being stirred, the waitress not knowing the menu, and the chef not thoroughly washing the salad. The old couple at the next table weren't served their food at all and left saddened though this plight was not suffered by my party directly, it is a grim thing to witness. Please note that this all took place on a bank holiday Monday so the staffing problem may be contained to this one occasion. The atmosphere of the bistro (incidentally, bistro stems from the Russian word bistra meaning fast which shines an ironic light on the aforementioned service) is decent. Small and busy without feeling crowded, the big windows let the single room evoke a sense of roominess that its size should make impossible. The prices are varied and contain some very tasty seafood as well as pork, steak, pies and poultry for around £7.00, as well as this is the highly recommendable sea food platter for £15.00. One suggestion to the chef would be to have the mussels in the sea food platter served in a ramekin with a sauce. Whilst mussels scattered on the plate make for interesting presentation the same cannot be said for the flavour. The crab was divine though, kudos for that.

This hotel's in an excellent location considering Church Street doesn't have traffic passing all…read morenight but is still (very much so) in a central location. The room was so warm, I thought I had night sweats on Halloween/All Souls Day, turns out the bedding and thermostat made for a warm night, at no point during my stay here did I feel cold. The staff... I confess, the young girl with the dark hair and dark eyes who never told me her name (because I never asked) and she never showed me to my room, I have a crush on her, when I first saw her I thought f', I like you; (My Whitby Crush) but I'm too chicken shit / shy to act on it, but, this hotel's the best I've used in Whitby on this trip (I've used 3 hotels here and am writing this from the third Hotel I'm using here that I'm going to review once I've checked out, the White Horse & Griffin is the best and only £10.00 more per night than the other 2 hotels) because the Wi-Fi doesn't have any parental control on it and you can watch adult content on it and this place doesn't try to treat you like a child putting on any nonsense porn blockers; so the Wi-Fi works and doesn't filter anything and respects you as an adult. The room is warm and the bed is warm and waking up on a cold winter's morning isn't felt in this hotel because it's so warm, it's nice, and there's no cars heard passing because the main road outside isn't really used by traffic. I stayed here on Halloween which arguably Whitby seems to live for or, is a big night of the year for this destination at the very least, so I heard a little bit of the festivities going on in the bar downstairs, but that's the only fault and it's a minor fault and it's Whitby's biggest day of the year *citation required, so all is forgiven but the friendly staff and warm room, location and Wi-Fi situation make this the best hotel I've used here. Also, there's some historical providence to this hotel.

LOVED IT SO MUCH ASKED THEM TO CATER OUR WEDDING!!!…read more We were in town visiting the town of Whitby. I was told to try out the White Horse + Griffin for a drink. I was surprised by it's size of the bar + overjoyed by the quaint restaurant down below (few steps down). The charm was so inviting I made dinner reservations there that evening. We enjoyed the wine selection as well! I brought my mother, my fiancé, + my future aunt... I was surprised how fantastic the cuisine was. To quickly stereotype myself: I am an American who works in the culinary world- so I can tend to be snobby about my food. I was wowed by the experience + quickly contacted them for catering our wedding. Ed was our main contact. He spent a lot of time skyping with us + making plans. He worked with our budget + to be honest wowed all our guests. I would recommend them in a heartbeat! I wish we could host another event there! We had our rehearsal dinner at the restaurant... upstairs private dining area. It was perfect. The next day had our wedding breakfast at a centre across the way. There offsite catering was spot on! Best WEDDING menu + food ever offered. This was a unanimous consensus from all of our guests.