Reviews in Leeds and Yorkshire

Lovely meal -as always All COVID protocol in place . Staff attentive and helpful -especially with our little Grandson. Return several times a year during our visits to Whitby

We've been coming here, once a year for at least the past 15 years. We are now carrying on the tradition with our children. This is the first time we attended since lockdown restrictions were eased As usual, the food was not a disappointment. Portion sizes are huge and we always feel looked after and satisfied after out visits. Looking forward to our next venture

Excellent dim sum as always. Everything was fresh and tasty. I especially liked the prawn dumplings, glutinous rice parcels, crispy skinned roast belly pork and salt and pepper ribs. Definitely worth the journey!

Had a fantastic meal at 31 Castlegate last night, the ambience, service and food were all second to none. Will definitely be back

Haven't been here in really long time but was every bit as good as we remembered. Really lovely service and excellent food, beautifully presented.. Would have been easily twice as much the price in a fancy restaurant and not as much flavour. Will def be back!

The food was really good and you got a big portion. Great value for money. The staff were lovely and friendly. I will be back again soon!

Great quality fish and great choice but portions too big, plates too small and service was a bit slow. Presentation was a bit basic but prices are good so overall it’s good value for money - just a bit confused about whether it’s a Fish and Chip restaurant or something a bit more up market. For punters wanting piles of food at reasonable prices I’d say it is good value but I think it’s past reputation is waning

Lovely food, great service, will go again.

Famous Fish and Chip restaurant the freshest fish ever

We ate at The Magpie last week and as usual the food was excellent. Sadly there was five of us in a very tight corner, I know the plastic dividers are there for our protection but there was no room for 5!! The service was not I believe as good as we have encountered in the past. Pleased to say we would still return very soon.

Excellent food, courteous and friendly staff, very efficient service. Lovely surroundings. Will definitely be visiting again

Such a disappointing evening, compared to the previous experience we had which was lovely. We booked the only available time slot available on the booking site, which was for 21.00 hrs.Not our preferred time slot. We had been seated in a corner where myview was of the wall. Within 2 minutes the waitress appeared and asked us if we had made our choices, as the chef said it's late and he needed to prepare our meals. Echoes of Basil and Fawlty Towers came to mind The atmosphere was ruined immediately. Perhaps if we had been supplied with a menu each and not 1 between us we could have made our decisions much quicker, so as not to inconvenience the chef by delaying him. The menu is so extensive, one needs enough time to choose. As I say, the first experience of the Magpie was a great experience, sadly we won't be returning again. P.S. we spent 145 pounds for two this evening , We'll apportion 144 for the food and 1 pound for the welcome

Fantastic cafe, beautiful fresh food and very clean. We have been to whitby many times and haven't wanted to queue to come in, this time we prebooked and it was so worth a visit we would even queue now to come in if we had to !

The best ever fish and chips here in a covid safe environment. Delicious desserts too. Thank you to all at magpie for making our day in whitby special

The food was great as always. Sadly moving from Anlaby road and staff changes has had a detrimental effect on the atmosphere and customer service. I no longer felt it had that traditional Greek family friendly atmosphere. Waiters were polite but not friendly. And on numerous occasions we were left trying to catch someone's attention to order drinks and food. Very sad really

Nice food - we had the vegan set menu, which was reasonably priced. Service was good. Bread was dry and not fresh, which was the same for our salad for both starter and main courses. Only two thin slices of bread was offered complimentary which I thought was a bit tight of them! Overall, a nice meal.

Had a tasty great value 2 course lunch Mackerel pate which was generous and very tasty Whitebait another generous portion Followed by superb fresh fish and proper chunky chips and haddock goujon sandwich with fries Superb service will come again Highly recommended we will try the a la carte next time