The Potted Lobster - Menu

Came here for a special celebration meal and chose lunchtime as booking was quite some weeks in advance. Had chosen this restaurant on recommendation and then further after reading many seemingly positive reviews… resultantly, so looking forward to eating here and enjoying some of the...

We went there for my boyfriend's bday. Table for 7pax. On a Saturday night. It wasn't busy inside but all the outdoor sitting was full. We mainly choose the little dishes to share between all of us, most of it fish, and everything was very tasty and well presented!! Service and cocktails where also great!!! Will definetely go back again

Saw this establishment on the hairy bikers and decided to go to bamburgh to try. We arrived around 5.30 in the evening only to be asked have you booked we were not aware that we had to. The young waitress said that they had no tables but if we only wanted mains she would try to help, to which she did, only to be scorned at by a manager who instructed her to serve customers that were all ready seated. At which point she shrugged her shoulders and walked away.

A wonderful friendly restaurant with a great atmosphere! Staff were very good and service was excellent. A great choice of specialist local seafood and plenty of choice of wines/beers/ciders and spirits. It is a dog friendly restaurant too! I had the smoothest parfait to start followed by a wonderful pan fried Seabass. I didn’t have room for any of the delicious sounding sweet treats. Not a cheap eat but quality and service warrant paying that little bit more! Would highly recommend!

Our second visit, the first being back in 2021. Last visit we were really impressed, this time we were a bit disappointed. Food came too quickly given how busy it was and had the feeling of being preprepared. Given the price they charge, that’s unacceptable. Yes fish is expensive, but £36 for a small bit of halibut, some salad and chips is ridiculous. Likewise the starter. Can’t fault the staff who were friendly and efficient and dealt well with a woman who had an extremely annoying barky, aggressive dog.

Stumbled across the Opentable website whilst looking for an eaterie that catered for a lobster lover. And by chance found the Lobster Bar and what a find! It didn't disappoint on any level. My lobster loving family member gave it a whopping rating of 9. Pretty amazing as the only other real contender; ever so slightly ahead at 10 is the Red Lobster chain in the States where the size of lobster tends to be greater. So size aside you're on to a winner if you decide to dine out here. Will most definitely visit again

disappointing the overall lighting in the evening is just not good and totally ruins the ambience. we could not see our food and the light that was there was not pleasant at all. It is probably a lot nicer during the day, the place could look good for dinning with the right tasteful lighting. the food was not good at all; extreme lack of spices, taste and abundance. Wrong combinations and bad taste overall. not too expensive in general but overpriced by far for what we ended up with! the place needs some serious rethinking.

We came for lunch during a short holiday and had some of the best fish we have ever had. It is a pricier option but totally worth it. The fish is fresh and the portions are really generous. We shared the potted lobster starter which was small but delicious. Then had two mains which were totally different but equally as delicious. Came to about £100 including our drinks which felt really fair. The staff were also very welcoming, especially in getting us a bigger table so we could fit the pram in! It’s a must visit when coming to Bamburgh!

Booked for a birthday treat. First visit. We were looking forward to some lovely fresh seafood. We were really disappointed. We were sat so close yo the couple next to us, that we may as well have shared a table. My partner had the fish chowder starter which he said was nice. For our mains, i had fish goujons- they had no flavour or texture. The chips were poor, some hard and some soggy. The tartar sauce was good. My partner had the fish pie which was padded out with indiscriminate white fish and lots of mashed potato. I had dessert. Sticky toffee pudding. Very small portion. Whole experience lasted 90 minutes. The whole experience was decidedly average. Bill came to £80 which included one g...