Bar 52 in South Tyneside

Really slow service, took an age to get lunch. Pizza was greasy with no cutlery, salad or any add-ons, serviette. Just pizza in a box. Decent sport on TV and near the beach

We booked a table in the bar for 3 adults for sunday lunch. We were told the restaurant was unavailable as there was a wedding being held there. When we arrived the entire wedding party was in the rather small bar. We were told to "find a table", which was a surprise as we'd actually booked a table in advance. There were no tables, apart from a couple of high benches which aren't exactly suitable for an octogenarian with mobility issues. The wedding party was very rowdy and as the bar was packed, we got pushed several times by impatient wedding guests (staff and guests not wearing masks) trying to join the huge queue for the bar. When we told bar staff there were no tables we were told to "wait a few minutes while we move the wedding party into the restaurant". We found a spare chair at the end of a table where another couple told us they'd booked their table for 12.30pm and had been waiting 30 minutes to be served. We waited another 10 minutes and the bar got more crowded so we gave up and found a pub where we had a lovely lunch. We will not be returning to the Sea Hotel in future after that terrible experience.

A lovely sports bar right near to the sea front. Went in for the first time to watch a Champions League match and thoroughly enjoyed it. Plenty screens, all the spirts channels and quick and efficient service. Nice choice on the bar too and a good selection of grub. Not a huge fan of the app ordering / payment but assume this is due to COVID.