Hartlepool is a coastal town known for its maritime history. Typical foods include fish and chips, parmo, and local seafood dishes, often enjoyed in seafront eateries.
Kebab • Seafood • Asiatic • European
"on 07.10.2017 we went as a family. we were immediately set by very friendly staff. the place was very busy, but our drink order was immediately removed after we had received our drinks, our food order was accepted. they didn't have to wait long, even though they were really busy. when the food came, it was hot and looked nicely presented, it was beautiful has nothing bad to say. I would not hesitate to recommend to any of my friends or family."
Pub • Steak • Vegan • British
"I attended a wedding there. It's an historic great place with many levels so if you are thinking of booking it for an event there is no lift ok. Seemed to wait ages to get served with drinks over issues with pumps but this wasn't the main bar on the ground floor. As i said there are many levels to this place with many bars. I would recommend a visit. Clean, tidy, well decorated. Nice. Food: 4"
Steak • Pizza • Pasta • Italian
"Took a trip down for a late lunch/early tea on Friday. Met with friendly smiles from all the staff, which sets you off well straight away. A complimentary garlic bread came, and it was lush. Decided to try the new smash burgers from the menu, and chose the sambuca spicy. My wife went old school with penne Bolognese. Meals arrived, well presented, and the burger was amazing, well worth the money, packed with two meat patties and all the trimmings. Very filling, and leaves a hot but tasty experience. Well worth the visit, good prices, quality food, and first class staff."
Cafe • Cafés • Vegan • British
"Went in for Afternoon Tea but never booked, but the manager was more than happy to accomadate us still. The food was amazing! Cakes were tasty and the scones were huge. Needless to say that the 2 for 1 was amazing value. £9.95 for two with all that food was unreal value. The waitress, Kinga was lovely and friendly. Genuine and not robotic. I have been several times and I will be back soon."
Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • Seafood
"Service is over and above , very friendly and efficient staff. third visit for sunday lunch, the gravy is ti die for ,(licking my lips thinkg about it,almost taste it The meat is a little to tough for my liking ,same as last visit (had the trio pity, spoiled what could have been a perfect meal, The chef needs to work at this. The vegatables are cooked well and tasty although a little too much brocolli every time. The carrot tops are left on so needed to prune these, Maybe its a fasion im not sure but I dont eat the stalks on pears ,apples ,turnips so Forth,,A little more effort and it would be thee place to go"
Vegan • Mexican • Italian • Vegetarian
"At the edge of Portofino, I was a bit nervous about the gluten-free options. However, it turned out to be no problem at all! I was able to enjoy exactly what I had eaten before my diagnosis, and they even provided gluten-free bread while we waited for our meals. I'm a very happy customer and will definitely be returning! Thank you for taking into account people with allergies and dietary requirements."
"I visited as part of a group of 8. Seated served drinks as soon as we arrived by a lovely member of staff who took care of us all night. The food was absolutely delicious and arrived in great time even with a full restaurant. The atmosphere was very warm and cosy and the staff were all really great. Will definitely be recommending and returning! Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Steak and Ale Pie, Parmo, Mixed Grill Platter, Steak with Garlic Parking space: Plenty of parking Parking options: Free parking lot"
Spanish • European • Fast Food • Vegetarian
"During our recent two-day visit to Hartlepool, we discovered this incredible restaurant. The food was simply delicious, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was wonderfully relaxed—all at reasonable prices. If we lived nearby, we would definitely be regular customers. My partner, who is vegetarian, had a wide variety of options to choose from. We enjoyed a lovely dinner during our visit."
Pubs • Steak • British • Vegetarian
"This was our first time visiting this restaurant and we had tried multiple times to make a reservation without success until now. We were not disappointed! I chose the turkey with all the traditional accompaniments and the red cabbage was particularly delicious. Everyone at our table ordered something different and they all agreed that the meal was wonderful and very filling. The staff were friendly, polite, and attentive without being too intrusive. Overall, it was a fantastic experience and we will definitely be returning if we can secure a table. Price range per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"
Thai • Soup • Coffee • Asiatic
"Very disappointed with our delivered order . Really enjoyed the last time I used this company but today food was obviously old especially the rib and prawn toast and even the chicken noodle. Every bit of the border was dry dark brown and hard . Next time you good for someone dont take them for fools and pass off the afternoons leftovers Food: 2 Service: 3"
Steak • Vegan • British • European
"We just finished what apparently was the best parmo that my eleven-year-olds have ever had, lol. It was our first time at this restaurant and we really enjoyed the lovely food. The atmosphere was great, especially with the live band playing in the background. The bar staff were very polite and friendly, making us feel welcome. We will definitely be back! Parking at Hartlepool Marina was convenient and the price per person was between £10-20. The food, service, and atmosphere were all rated a 5 out of 5. We recommend trying the Chunky Chips and Parmo Pizza. Unfortunately, we're not sure about vegetarian options. There is plenty of parking available, including a paid parking lot."
Thai • Asian • Asiatic • Mexican
"A group of six, we went to Baan Thai for the first time and we will definitely be returning. On an evening you can park close by for free in a council car park or on the road near the restaurant if you are lucky. It has a lovely bright decor inside and we got a warm greeting from the staff on arrival. The service was faultless. I chose a mixed starter to share with a friend and Pad Kee Mao Egg Noodles. The food was fantastic. It was freshly cooked and on the starters, the described light batter was just that. The noodles were full of flavour with plenty of king prawns. Everybody else in the group was impressed by their dishes too. It was good to see the waitress read back the menu to check that she had taken the order down correctly which doesn't seem to happen very much these days. With a bottle of wine, 2 beers and one soft drink between us, it worked out at £21 per person. For the quality of food and service, it was well worth it and good value."
Coffee • British • Ice Cream • Breakfast
"Myself my partner booked our wedding back in 2019, my dream as a young girl always wanted to have my big day at Hardwicke hall as I’m a Blackhall girl, my dream finally come true Alan Mark Helen David Rob every staff member that was involved from the start to us finally walking down the aisle, Alan became our wedding planner as the days went on during the Covid government regulations but Alan Mark kept the spirit guiding us on everything we had to know, all staff from housekeep, chief, waitresses, kitchen help, bar staff, receptionist Helen, we Thankyou for making our wedding day magical even though we are the older generation I’m proud to say we became Mr Mrs at Hardwicke hall happiest day of our lives, big big Thankyou ????????"
Thai • Asian • Fusion • Asiatic
"We were staying locally so decided to try here as the reviews were good. First impressions , the two young boys serving seemed inexperienced and out of their depth. Got a table, ordered drinks, which took a little while to come. Table next to us who came after us got theirs first. A lady who seemed in charge was directing the boys in the most basic of tasks. One of them came to clean down the table next to us and the cleaning solution was lemon, very strong, almost choked on it. Note to owner, tone down to something more neutral. So our order was taken by the lady in charge and the combo platter we chose, which we ordered by number, was served and it was the wrong combo platter. I couldn’t be bothered to argue so just ate it, it was actually very nice, but I’m glad I’m not a vegetarian, as it was all meat, I’d ordered the vegetarian platter. We both had chicken dishes, my husband’s stir fry was a bit spicier than he liked, but not a complaint. Just the wrong choice for him, my Massaman curry was very tasty, a couple of chewy bits in the chicken, but otherwise ok. I ordered a second glass of Pino Grigio, but it took a while to come, the young boy I ordered from came and asked if I’d like a drink, I said yes the one I ordered and haven’t got yet! It was poured and I could see it was yellow, like cloudy lemonade. The Thai lady tipped it out and I got a new one, but it was warm, so served with a side of ice. So, would I come here again? Probably not. Lots of takeouts being picked up, seems popular, but nothing special in my opinion."
Fish • Tapas • European • Fast Food
"Unfortunately you can't prebook at this restaurant for groups smaller than persons. So my friends and I arrived just after on a busy friday night and were told there was around a minute wait for a table. We were expecting this...so we went to Wallis and Co for a couple of tasty for cocktails while we waited. hour and minutes later and we still hadn't been called! so went back to the restaurant and again waited to speak to the staff. Apparently they were just about to call us and so we were seated straight away. The staff were all very busy, but we did struggle to flag someone down to place our order and then to ask for more drinks etc. The food arrived quickly though once ordered and I was very impressed with both the quality and quantity of the food! We had ordered dishes each and then a couple more to share between which equals a huge meal! Everything was well cooked and served hot to our table, and everything was delicious. I would definitely return for the food, but just try to choose a less busy night. I love sangria! and was very excited that Casa served it so ordered a full pitcher to myself! Unfortunately it wasn't very good at all and I could only manage to drink about half of it. My friends enjoyed the cocktails though. Bread is brought to the table, which was great to nibble on while we waited for the food as we were all starving at this point! as it was around before we finally ate. The meal was good value at around each, including drinks and around tapas each. I paid more as obviously had a whole pitcher to myself! Pitchers are around each. Colourful jelly beans are brought out with bill. Afterwards we went to The Fuschia Lounge for some amazing Halloween themed cocktails! :"
Steak • Pasta • Pizza • Italian
"Carvery here was recommended by a family member. Today (Sunday we decided to deviate from where we usually go for our carvery and try Sambuca Windmill big mistake! Upon entry, we were quickly seated. Drinks orders taken and delivered very quickly. No The place was very busy lots of noise, kids and people rushing about, loud music adding to the noise. Carvery didn’t look great so we asked for a main menu, to be told after drinks were served that they don’t serve the main menu until after 4pm on a Sunday. We nearly walked out. We should have. Long queue for the carvery. Limited choice of veg. Dry meat (maybe why the waiter drowns your food in gravy at the end! and only a few slices. Your roast potatoes, mash, watery stuffing and very thick gravy are slopped on by a server who ignores the fact you tell him 3 times ‘no mashed potato’ then hoys it on top of your vegetables! Food tasted okay. Half way through the meal there was loud clapping. We looked around to see the carvery meat server stop serving to clap loudly for no apparent reason and this seemed to go on forever then the night club style music was turned up even louder causing a few customers near us to look at each other and shake our heads in shock/despair whatever you want to name it! It was not a calm and relaxing atmosphere to eat. We won’t be paying over £32 (11.95 each for carvery plus a pint of lager and Pepsi Max for this experience again."
"Terrible experience! We should have checked the reviews before coming here. This place is so bad that it should be reported to the local authorities. It's not even Italian - they didn't even have mozzarella for a tomato mozzarella salad starter. The bruschetta had a strange and unpleasant taste that was unlike anything I've ever had at an Italian restaurant before. The lasagne was just a red mush with no detectable meat - I've had better microwave lasagne. The salads were tiny and consisted of mostly cabbage with mayo and breadcrumbs - not a proper salad at all. My friend's Chicken Diane was tasteless with a thick, gloopy gravy and the same poor salad. We waited over half an hour for starters and even longer for our four main dishes, despite the fact that the restaurant was not busy. The staff seemed untrained and inattentive. Overall, a hopeless and disappointing experience - do not recommend dining here."
Full • Steak • Drinks • British
"Our visit to the White House on Friday is one of the few joys my elderly father gets to experience outside of the house. We are usually welcomed warmly by Anna and Lisa, but this time we were greeted by a blonde girl who seemed more interested in flirting with the other staff. Feeling ignored, we were about to leave until Lisa noticed us and promptly saved the day by getting my dad his beer. Five stars for Lisa, but the rest of the staff did not meet our expectations."
Sushi • Kebab • Seafood • Mexican
"I ordered Indian food using the Just Eat app and I must say, I love a good Indian takeaway. The curry was creamy and delicious, the naan bread was fresh, and the onion bhaji was delightful. I have no complaints about this Indian takeaway - it was delivered before the expected time and at a reasonable price. I highly recommend giving it a try."
Kebab • Sushi • Seafood • Mexican
"We ate in here last night. It was early and clearly although the restaurant was empty, they were busy with takeaway trade. We had the Happy Hour menu and found the food to be attractively served and really very good. The waiters were smart and...friendly, making an effort to talk to us. We don't have hearty appetites these days and regretted not being able to finish our main courses. The waiter kindly allowed us to take the leftovers and packed it up nicely for us. It was just as nice today! Good luck to a very pleasant restaurant which turns out delicious food at very reasonable prices and has such pleasant staff."