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Magpie Café

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Magpie Café

The Magpie Cafe is housed in a distinctive black and white building overlooking the harbour for you to enjoy the fabulous views of Whitby at the same time as sampling a wide selection of meals.

The Magpie Cafe is known throughout North Yorkshire and beyond as one of the finest fish restaurants in the area. One of the things every visitor to Whitby notices is the queue outside Magpie in all weathers and seasons to sample the finest fish dishes in Yorkshire. The fish and chips, seafood chowder and other excellent fish dishes sets The Magpie apart and their reputation is based on the good quality of the food and service they provide to their guests.
The Magpie Café has a long association with fishing and the shipping industry. It was built in 1750 as a Merchant’s House and during its history was owned by a member of the Scoresby whaling family and was for a time the pilotage where the pilots would wait for orders to bring vessels into the harbour.
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Facilities

Child Friendly
Child Friendly
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair Access
Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi

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by Cliff & Anne on 21 Jan 2025
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Wow a very professional menu served by the friendliest staff who made our evening truly memorable we will definitely be coming back. Make sure you book this restaurant is very busy for a good reason.

Lovely fish

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by Phil Craven on 20 Jan 2025
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Lovely warm greeting from the staff who couldn’t do enough to make our visit enjoyable. Great strong tea with plenty of extra hot water to make your large brews. Fish delightful and the chips perfect. The slight disappointment was the tartar sauce. Wasn’t good. You could mistake it for mayo. We had one large fish & chips. A regular fish & chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce, two bread and Tea for two. Costing £48. Quite a lot for a chippy dinner

Best fish and chips

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by Robert on 20 Jan 2025
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Excellent meal. Great care of coeliac dietary requirements. Very friendly staff and prompt service. Utterly delicious meal!

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by JP on 20 Jan 2025
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An abrupt "welcome" from one staff member, but other than that, all lovely

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Seafood hot pot starter was fabulous. The crab bisque was disappointing. Far to thick, too much tomato puree that completely overpowered the crab. No white crab meat garnish. I make way better bisque at home. Haddock & chips, mushy peas and curry sauce was very lovely, but not better than we get at home at North Shields fish Quay. Great menu, lovely atmosphere! Staff brilliant.


Address

14 Pier Rd, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 3PU

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Phone

01947 602058

Cuisine

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