Staith House

Very enjoyable

We are in North Shields regularly as our mother's home is near the marina. We visited on Saturday 30th June, 6.00pm. Good location just off the Fish Quay and it was already busy outside with drinkers. Limited parking but plenty of on-street parking close by. Table by the window had interesting views. Maritime-influenced decor is lovely and light. Menu is concise and completely persuasive - and then there were some specials, too - Lindisfarne oysters nearly had a taker. There was nothing we would not have chosen. The desserts sounded particularly good so we shared whitebait and mackeral pate to start which was plenty for the three of us. The pate was very good - as was the bread - could have done with another slice of that even if we weren't sharing. The main courses were excellent - the fish pie from the specials board was all caramelised, baked on potato topping in its enamel dish, halibut with spinach - both so perfectly cooked, it was beautiful to see - and eat. The beef shin with mustard sauce and fine shavings of white turnip was delicious. Four desserts on the menu, three people - well, we could not choose so had all four and shared. Highlights were the superb chilled rice pudding served in a very pretty glass goblet and the sticky toffee pudding - both of which came in very generous portions. I know everyone does sticky toffee pudding, but it was a really good one. The service was exemplary - friendly, knowledgeable, there when you needed them but not constantly hovering.
We were pleased to be given a recommendation to visit Route, their sister venue on the Quayside in Newcastlewhich we will definitely try on one of our future visits.

Excellent menu, very tasty food and friendly, efficient service. Definitely good value for money.

Fish was perfectly cooked

A great meal in a good pub

It's a place I've been before - though never on a Sunday - and have always had a good experience. Doubt I'd go back on a Sunday because of this visit. The place was very busy and we had to ask someone where we could find our table since there was no-one to meet and greet. After a while waiting I had to go to the bar to enquire if anyone would take our drinks order. Again, it too a while before anyone came to take our food order. However, an hour's wait for food just wasn't acceptable. Our two friends had come from Whitby for this special birthday meal and were unimpressed with the wait (asnd they're serious foodies).

It was fantastic! Beautiful food, wonderful service, a really enjoyable 5* experience.

The pub has been renovated very well having walked past it’s former incarnation many times, it feels summery, light and spacious. Sadly while the food was good the service really lets the place down.
Staff were obviously willing to do a good job and they seemed bright and engaging however they were very busy whilst having no apparent organisation to their tasks. There was no restaurant manager or anyone in charge just a load of young staff looking very hot and bothered. There was no record of our booking when we arrived, some friends joined us for a drink and this seems to throw everything off. We had to ask 4 times for our order to be taken, then we were told we had to order wine at the bar (we weren’t given a wine list) not at the table, oysters arrived with some slices of lemon and no other condiments and without cutlery.
The food was well cooked and flavoured (cod with lentils and a side of chips) but I wouldn’t go back I’m afraid because of the chaotic service and just to reiterate it was not the individual staff’s fault, they really did try there best but they need training and managing.

Nice mix of relaxed, casual atmosphere with really fine food. Very welcoming, with a fine array of awards on show!

We had a wide age range in our party, but easily found dishes for everyone. They were all eaten quickly and almost in silence as we all devoured every morsel on our plates!

Not cheap, but we were there for a 21st birthday, and "pushed the boat out" a bit. The food was actually worth every penny, and the service was excellent - worthy of the good tip I left !

Lovely food, with good choices on the menu and friendly staff