Best Dinner Places to Eat in Runswick Bay

"Housed in a centuries-old coach house that begs to be Instagrammed from every angle, The White Horse and Griffin is a long-standing Whitby foodie favourite. Try and get a seat in front of the fireplace for maximum cosytimes – and if you have to wait, a glass of prosecco in the bar is a rather delightful way to do it. The menu is (unsurprisingly) great for seafood (especially the catch of the day sharing mezze) but the steak is a stand-out star."

"Known as one of the town’s most iconic and historic properties, the White Horse & Griffin is a restaurant and hotel. You can look forward to both excellent food and great accommodation when you stay here. There is a choice of accommodation, including double, single, King and family rooms."

"The White Horse & Griffin has developed a reputation for great food served in a relaxed and unfussy style, using locally sourced ingredients."

"An authentic Yorkshire chip shop since 1980, Trenchers is a perfect place to go if you are looking for affordable British comfort food. Along with an excellent takeaway menu, Trenchers serves up a wide variety of succulent meals including a Seafood Salad, a gluten-free Seafood Chowder, and a vegan Spinach and Falafel Burger. If it's a traditional takeaway chippy you're after, then Trenchers also serves the usual battered fish options including cod, haddock, and scampi."

"This large fish and chip restaurant is opposite the station and harbour, and sometimes you have to queue to get a table in this Italian-style venue complete with booths and colourful Tiffany lamps. This is to be expected, as Trenchers netted the prestigious title of UK’s Best Fish and Chip Restaurant in 2019. Blackboards on the walls tell you which boat landed the freshly-caught cod, and also that your chips are prepared on the premises using potatoes from Ripon."

"A trip to Whitby isn’t complete without trying out a plate of award-winning fish and chips at Trenchers. This much-loved restaurant is popular with both locals and visitors alike – and for good reason. Open all day throughout every season, you can always rely on Trenchers for a delicious meal."

"This quaint tearoom is not just one of the top dog-friendly cafes in Whitby, it also has one of the town's top selections of gins. There are dozens to try out so even if they do not have your favourite – which is unlikely!. – there will definitely be something new to tempt you."

"There's an astounding drinks menu with more than 100 gins (despite the fact it's closed evenings) and gin flights, a walled courtyard for al-fresco light lunches, and a..."

"Michelin-Starred chef Andrew Pern’s latest venture showcases the best locally sourced produce from land and sea. His restaurant, The Star Inn The Harbour, in the former tourist information building on the harbour, has a nautical look – ropes, creels, framed postcards – but it’s tastefully done, not the full Captain Haddock. Features include catch-of-the-day fish and meat specials, as well as world-famous North Yorkshire Moors produce."

"Slightly set back from the quayside, this pub is one of the most traditional pub in Whitby. It hosts a good selection of ales at a reasonable price, it’s not so busy that you have to stand but is busy enough to have a good time, the entertainment includes a TV, pool table and juke box, and the landlord/landlady are equally as friendly as the locals that frequent it. The Star Inn is also dog friendly and child friendly."

"Yorkshire food hero Andrew Pern, of Michelin-starred Star Inn fame, gutted the former tourist office to create this spin-off restaurant on the harbour front in his home town of Whitby. It’s no surprise that the..."

"Located on the harbourside (the opposite side to Abbey Wharf), we were enticed in by the free house sign and ended up staying for some grub. It’s quite a traditional looking pub, but also has a TV with sport on (or sport news, I wasn’t paying attention). Beers on draught came from Whitby Brewery and we were pretty chuffed to be served our drinks in one of the brewery’s glasses – which are lovely and we ended up buying one from a local off licence to take home."

"Located directly on the harbourside, guests enjoy idyllic views of the harbour and busy streets of Whitby. This dog-friendly hotel in Whitby is a fine choice for weekends away with your hound. Address: 4-6 Pier Rd, Whitby YO21 3PU"

"A reviewer said: Visited here for the first time based on reviews we'd read and we were not disappointed. Our meals(chicken breast wrapped in parma ham, mushroom stuffing and a creamy mushroom sauce) were freshly cooked and served beautifully. Also a selection of fresh vegetables served in a dish ."

"Voted by the Guardian as one of Britain's top ten seaside fish and chip shops, Mister Chips has an exceedingly high reputation to live up to. This coastal establishment has been serving up delicious comfort food since 1981. In the restaurant, visitors can enjoy an a la carte menu of gorgeously presented dishes including a Seafood Chowder and a Steak Casserole."

"One reviewer wrote: "Fantastic quality fish & chips cooked in dripping with lots of other seafood dishes to have a choice from."

"Monks Haven is the best place on Church Street to have breakfast before or after climbing the steps to the Abbey. You are served by warm and friendly staff in a bright and welcoming atmosphere. We loved the pot of Yorkshire tea served with toast, kippers and scrambled eggs for brunch."

"The relaxed coffee lounge and bistro on North Terrace, Seaham, will be serving up homemade American-style pancakes with fresh fruit and maple syrup as part of its breakfast menu."

"Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 3:40pm till 10:30pm, Sunday 3:40pm till 10:15pm. Previously a collection-only takeaway, Gino’s Pizza recently updated their website to allow customers to order and pay online for home delivery. As the name suggests, their main offerings are pizzas but they also offer other takeaway favourites such as burgers, kebabs, fried chicken, parmesans and a few pasta dishes."

"The restaurant is located in Whitby's ‘Harry’s Bar’ and offers a great range of seafood from the classics to old favourites, each with their own signature twists. Why not try the classic french dish of Moules Mariniere, mussels with white wine, cream and garlic and onions – a speciality of Harry's Bar. Other dishes include Harry's Famous Chowder, New York style with seafood."

"A stone's throw from the world-famous Magpie Cafe, Harry's offers what it calls "a food lover's paradise". Founded in 2008, the establishment boasts a cafe, restaurant and cocktail bar in the heart of Whitby. The bar include cocktails, fine champagne, wines, beers and spirits from around the world."

"Located within the heart of the old town, The Black Horse is one of Whitby’s must-visit pubs. From the outside it looks absolutely tiny and it doesn’t seem that much bigger when you get inside. However, alongside the cosy front room there’s a slightly larger second bar area through the back which has more seats."

"A Grade II listed pub dating from the 1600s located on the right-hand side of cobbled Church Street. One of the oldest pubs in Whitby, The Black Horse has a varied history. A pub since the 16th century, it has also been used as a funeral directors, spirit warehouse, and brothel."

"Located on Whitby's handsome, cobbled Church Street, The Black Horse is a tiny Victorian pub is somewhat of a hidden gem. Away from the flocks of tourists, ..."

"I loved this pub, and if there was more beer choice I could’ve spent a while inside. It was cosy, friendly and had very nice bar staff with locals and tourists alike were made to feel welcome as soon as they walked in. There’s plenty of board games, pool and a couple of darts boards and it was lovely and warm after the bitter cold outside."

"On West Cliff, overlooking the mouth of the River Esk, is the Whalebone Arch, an archway formed from a set of 20-foot-high whale jaw bones. The arch is a reminder of the role played in Whitby's heritage by the whaling industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. The original arch was erected in 1853."

"Whitby was once a whaling town and the arch made from 2 whale jaw bones is a reminder of its past. The bones that stand there today are not from illegally hunted whales but those from a whale killed legally by Inuits in Alaska."

"One of those things you simply have to do in Whitby is to climb the 199 steps that wind up from Church Lane to St Mary’s Church on the East Cliff. You’ll be treading the same path as the creature “resembling a large dog” that climbed up to the abbey in Dracula. The stairway is vertiginous, but the higher you go, the better the views back over the roofs of the old town and the harbour."

"Climb the 199 steps to the top of East Cliff for views over the town and harbour. At the top you will find the medieval church of St Mary."

"There’s something special about the ruins of Whitby Abbey brooding over the harbour from the East Cliff. These ruins were mentioned in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1890), and even at that time the monastery had been abandoned for 350 years. It was set up in the middle of the 7th century by Oswy, the King of Northumbria."

"As we dropped down into the town, we managed to find a parking space next to Whitby Abbey. It was a perfectly base for our little adventure and (being members of the National trust) didn’t cost us a penny."