The View Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Absolutely fantastic service from a lady called Lisa, very professional, great service, friendly, constantly making sure we had drinks throughout!"
• "Good service with an interesting range of light bites and full meals on the menu."
• "Quick service with friendly staff."
• "Staff were excellent and it was a very clean restaurant."
• "The staff were amazing and very attentive."
• "The staff were lovely with just the right amount of attentiveness."
• "The waitress had a very good knowledge on what was available to drink."

Cons:

• "Will not be rushing back there."
• "No one seems in charge, so the whole social distancing and the directions people are meant to follow aren't enforced."
• "Seemed to be hard to get anyone's attention."
• "Exceptionally disappointing service."
• "Ordered drinks upon being seated and they only appeared when the meal was finished."
• "Staff in restaurant not very friendly and borderline rude on our visit."
• "The gentleman at the door needs to work on his customer service skills."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fish and chips were amongst the best we have had on the sea front, the batter being crispy and not swimming in grease."
• "But to have great food overlooking the North Sea takes some beating!"
• "The food was great and very well cooked."
• "The food is amazing at great prices."
• "Every time the food has been lovely."
• "Food was beautiful, presented perfectly."
• "The food was really nice and fresh."

Cons:

• "The milkshake was Nesquik, the eggs were frozen, the sausages were tasteless, the pancakes were rubber."
• "The chef must have accidentally dropped a pot of salt in it as I have never had anything so salty in my life."
• "The potatoes were heated in a microwave and were not cooked fresh."
• "The eggs could've had 30 seconds longer the hollandaise sauce wasn't that good."
• "The sandwich contained 1 slice of Beef and was dry."
• "The fish finger sandwich was soggy and over sauced with tartare."
• "Sausage was terrible. Bacon was very fatty. Tomato wasn't grilled. Beans were microwaved."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Gorgeous restaurant at the northern end of Tynemouth Long Sands, with some parking on the road down if you're lucky."
• "Nice venue and great views but clearly understaffed."
• "The location is excellent with a lovely view of the North Sea and the Tynemouth Priory."
• "Great service and views of a beautiful beach."
• "Hence the name, it has beautiful views of the beach and well located for a bite to eat after the beach."
• "The views are stunning."
• "Lovely location super food and served by really friendly staff."

Cons:

• "They have a very strange attitude to where you could sit, even when the place is only half full."
• "Never noticed accessible toilets."
• "There wasn't a vegetarian option asked if I could have a cheese savoury but tol only for jacket potatoes couldn't standard why."
• "The battered tofu and the vegan potato pancakes don't exist."
• "Also kept on banging our elbows on their 'artsy' separation palettes."
• "We ended up sitting right next to the toilets."
• "Had to stare at people sitting near the windows to get a glimpse of the sea."