Cod & Lobster Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every bite tasted as fresh as the sea breeze outside."
• "The seafood were all fresh as well."
• "The fish tasted fresh and succulent."
• "Absolutely phenomenal seafood chowder."
• "The food was beautiful, fresh seafood and good portions."
• "Fish (we tried a number of dishes) was delicious, fresh and gently seasoned."
• "The food was really good with a vast menu."

Cons:

• "The watch out is how busy it gets for food and wait times, 1hr20 this last time and food was average."
• "Sadly was rather underwhelmed with my lobster...overcooked and quite dry."
• "The Monkfish wrapped in Parma Ham were so salty that they were inedible."
• "The fish was very very dry, almost inedible."
• "The chips were rock hard, I've never had any like them ever."
• "The soup of the day was thin and tasteless."
• "The fish was just tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Fast, friendly and efficient service."
• "Service was excellent."
• "Lovely, friendly and very good service."
• "Service was wonderful and all 3 staff were busy, smiley and polite."
• "The staff were excellent - really helpful and nothing was too much of a problem."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere the staff, excellent friendly young very attentive and professional."
• "Service friendly and incredibly quick."

Cons:

• "Food service was a little slow given we were the first table ordering at 12pm."
• "Staff were pleasant but appeared poorly trained and with no senior supervision."
• "Outdoor serving staff would look happier if they were in prison, not helpful and cannot raise a smile amongst the 4 I saw."
• "Service very poor from front of house staff, again. With their backs to the customers and chat together until we shout for attention."
• "Service was a little slow, and the staff seemed quite nervous and lacked confidence in taking orders."
• "Poor service, after we were served drinks three tables food orders that arrived after us were taken and we weren’t even looked at."
• "The staff didn’t appear to be bothered that we had travelled just to have their signature dish ‘cod and lobster’."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Such a special place! After a big day exploring around the coast, we booked in for dinner."
• "The atmosphere is very friendly feel like a local."
• "What a great little spot with views over the bay."
• "Fantastic location overlooking the harbour."
• "Beautiful views of Staithes harbour from the outdoor seating area."
• "Great atmosphere in this cosy (and dog friendly) pub."
• "Beautiful sea front location."

Cons:

• "The place was overrun with dogs."
• "It's a little cramped when full, but some might say cozy."
• "It was ridiculously busy in February half-term in the early evening."
• "This place feels more like a cafe than a pub."
• "Obviously cheap products bought eg burger bun was very basic."
• "Very busy, so possibly need to book."
• "There are seats outside, which we avoided because it was windy and cold."

Value

Pros:

• "We had great food (sensibly priced) which arrived promptly."
• "Given that we had the expensive choices of seafood with scallops etc. The price wasn't too bad at all."
• "The price paid for the meals represented good value for money."
• "The food here was great - big portions, tasty and reasonably priced."
• "Good value, good portions."
• "Everything on the menu was really good value for money, would recommend."
• "Excellent value."

Cons:

• "We were charged the full amount which seemed a tad mean."
• "Secondly the food was not worth the price."
• "Food mediocre for the price."
• "Good food but a bit pricey for what it is."
• "The £40 lobster dish was a little disappointing due to the portion size."
• "This place is just another tourist trap gouging people with limited options on where to eat."
• "The only thing stopping me giving 5 stars is that some of the staff were abrupt boarding on rude."