Hart Inn in Scarborough

Great food, friendly efficient staff, great music and reasonable prices. If you want to enjoy going out for lunch, go to The Hart Inn (we went twice).

What a great place this. There is a really friendly atmosphere with a mix of both locals and visitors. As we had our dog with us we had to stay down stairs in the bar, but this was no hardship, although we did have to wait for a table as bookings are not taken in the bar area. The menu has enough choice for most people. My wife had the dressed crab and described it as delicious, I had the steak pie and that was full of tender beef and a rich gravy. It was served with buttery mash and fresh vegetables. There is a good selection of real ales and some unusual lagers. Certainly worth a visit if you are in the area.

A cosy, friendly pub with delicious meals. We called here because Fish Cottage was shut and we were holidaying in Sandsend. So glad we tried it, it was busy, but still relaxing, great service, dog friendly and plenty of choice on the menu.

Unpleasant staff or owners felt very unwelcome male owner very drunk behind bar very unpleasant & just interested in local regulars by the looks of it

Lovely little pub in Sandsend. A really warm welcome and really friendly staff. Food was plentiful and reasonably priced. We sat upstairs which was quieter and very well decorated.

Lovely little pub in a beautiful village. Friendly staff and customers. Great pint of Wainwrights followed by huge helpings of local cod and scampi. Delicious.

Huge menu selection. Reasonable prices and large portions. All 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Great idea serving some items in pint pots!

A lovely gem for the final night of our holiday! Booked a table which can be difficult in the area, service was friendly from the off and no complaints there! The food was really good quality, portions are absolutely huge but fresh and really tasty. I had a ploughman’s which was jam packed, the lasagna was amazing and the seafood is also really great quality. The only thing that really let it down was paying the bill! You have to go down and pay at the bar which we were trying to do on our way out but the bar was heaving and took ages - we were blocking the stairs. Not sure why the servers can’t take card payments??

Lovely crab salad, fab mix of leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, grapes, strawberries, radishes, peppers served with coleslaw, dressing and nice chips

We went here on the recommendation of someone from Facebook and as we were staying in Saltburn By The Sea decided to visit . We were not disappointed and had the seafood platters which were fantastic and for the amount you got I think good value

We called in for lunch. Although service finished at 2.30 they served us a real treat. Excellent food at a very reasonable price.

Whilst on a break we popped into Sandsend and I love this pub. It’s just so quant, cosy and friendly. Weather was nice enough to sit out, we had a couple of pint snacks, the chicken goujons were the best I’ve ever had. Saw a fish and chips someone ordered it looked amazing. Def worth stopping by for a drink. Cat and Baz with our two ginger cocker spaniels table 7

Visited the Hart on a miserable opening start to July. The Beer Garden was empty , but inside was fairly busy. Ordered drinks in no time, served by a very pleasant Barmaid and then sat outside in the garden. A very pleasant half an hour. Will deffo visit again when in Sandsend.

If you like beige food, here’s your place! We didn’t eat here because if you don’t want fish & chips not a great selection. Whilst we were having a drink (very expensive at £6.50 for a larger), we saw massive portions coming from the kitchen only for a lot of waste going back in! The staff also need a lesson in smiling on occasion. You do the if you even get any eye contact. You can tell they don’t want to be there and probably don’t want you there either!

Wednesday 19th June Lunchtime Fabulous food here, my friend had battered monkfish and I had a dressed crab both with 'hand cut' chips. One star off for the chips, Definitely not not hand cut, these were frozen chips with quite a lot of black bits on. They were much better last year when we came. If you're reading this, please peel some decent spuds and make some proper chips. Great service from bar staff and waitresses though and we'll definitely be back.

We stayed in Sandsend for a girls weekend and ended up eating here twice as it was so good. The first lunch was outside in the garden, friendly staff, fast service and excellent food. The second was for Sunday lunch and there were 10 of us with 2 x small children, we had booked which i recommend. Again great food with fast and efficient service from friendly staff. Must try’s are the Crab and Prawn sandwiches, fish finger butties. We shall return

Not the best place. Drinks are so very expensive. You would need a second mortgage. Vegan alternatives non existent. Needs to move with the times and realise what people want and can afford.

Can’t fault this pub it’s an old style pub with upstairs dining. Food was great and not expensive.Fish and chips were better than Fish cottage . All plates went back empty.

Fantastic meal and great choice on menu very reasonably priced. Staff were excellent and service was quick and efficient. Will make another visit when next in the area.

Hope you have a healthy appetite the portions are generous. The freshly made steak pie was excellent filled with huge chunks of tender meat. The green lipped mussels were also excellent and in a beautiful garlic butter and leek sauce

We were on holiday in Hinderwell and decided to meet up with family and they recommended this pub. Food was all fine but the man behind the bar needs to brush up on his customer service. He was very rude and had a bad attitude. Very expensive for what you got. Won't we going back anytime soon. A lot of locals stood round the bar that won't move to let you pass. Such a shame as it's a lovely pub inside, just needs a new landlord or owner, the other staff were all fine and very friendly.

We called in for lunch following an earlier walk to Whitby and back, and we were so glad we did. As we had the Cockerpoo with us we called round the back to the beer garden as this was out of the breeze the sun was out. We were greeted with a external bar that served beers and took orders for food. (Madri on tap). Clean dog bowls were available for our four legged friends. Food was served in a timely manner by a polite waitress and could not be faulted. I opted for the delicious Cod goujon sandwich and my wife for a quirky 'pint pot' of scampi which see loved. We feel we've uncovered a gem of a place and will definitely visit again if in the area.

Food & service was excellent & staff very friendly. Restaurant area is upstairs. Dogs allowed in bar area where you can have a meal too. Our group ordered 6 different meals, all were 5 star. It's in an ideal spot opposite the beach with its own car park another plus point.

Came in on the off chance driving back from Whitby. Was very busy and thought we would have no chance of getting served. A young lady said if we would wait about 15 minutes something may come up upstairs. Within two minutes we were seated. My wife and daughter were very happy with their food but I was a little disappointed with mine. The chips I thought were overdone and the batter on the fish was quite mushy. Like I said though my wife and daughter thought it was the best food they had on our little trip so swings and roundabouts I suppose. The service we got was exceptional though.

Busy pub as we entered - thought no chance of getting a table for 4 adults & 2 kids. Spoke to a young lady waiting on who said there is a room upstairs - result. Table for 6 - sat down and ordered drinks. Brought within minutes. Decided to stay for lunch. Kids wanted egg sandwich - normally came with cress - no problem to make without cress - result 2. Granddaughter wanted skinny fries and baked beans not on the menu. Again no problem- result 3. Whitby crab sandwich ordered. 2 posh fish finger butties ordered. Son in law wanted cheese & ham sandwich, again not in the menu - no problem - result 4. It’s unusual to find a pub/restaurant so accommodating - you have a good set up here with brilliant staff. We are only here for a long weekend - but we will return next time we are in the area. Thank you to all at The Hart - you made our day. 😄😄💙👍💕💕 xx

Great atmosphere, great staff. Proper northern pub. Exceptional. Love the place like so many others. Always a pleasure. Never miss a visit every time we visit the east coast.

Avoid at all costs unless you are local and male!! Went in to have dinner it was relatively busy but we managed to get a table. I went to the bar to order drinks. The bar man served every male at the bar including a group of 5 men, all who had arrived after me, he knew i was waiting as he was serving every male around me and totally ignored me. An elderly gentleman came to the bar after me and he also served him, he was paying with a card and the bar man snatched the card machine away before the poor man had chance to take his card out only to literally throw the card back at him! Still being ignored i decided to leave the pub without ever being acknowledged! Disgusting behaviour!

Not the normal experience we have and left disappointed with the food my wife was served. Pork very fatty indeed, Complained three times and did get an apology but nothing else, Would have expected a replacement at the least but nothing was forthcoming !!

Fantastic as usual great food and service a true gem of a pub cater for every kind of diet , can honestly say have paid a lot more for a lot poorer quality food .

Very disappointed. My birthday treat, all the way from Sunderland. Came here 3 years ago, lovely welcome and food. Very different this time. Had to send our steaks back as very undercooked, only to have one of ours returned still undercooked. Spent over £100, absolutely disgraceful 😔

Popped in for lunch on Wednesday 20th with my family. Ordered 2 scampi and chips and 1 cheese sandwich for my son. Absolutely delicious! Huge portions and of good quality too. Staff really friendly and welcoming. Dog friendly which was also a bonus as we...

We had just been in Wetherspoons Whitby where 4 of us had a choice of at least 10 fantastic real ales which was £9.60. We then walked to the Hart with one choice of so so Wainwright. The same round was over £24. Disappointed we...

After a long walk from whitby to here not very welcoming land lord seemed to have a problem. Ordered drinks sat in beer garden and left didn't seem to want to know.

We had a lovely meal and drinks at the Hart inn. Friendly staff, delicious fresh food and dog friendly. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended

Great staff. Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere. Always! All year round. There’s a garden and terrace when the sun is out, and a real fire for those winter months. Dog friendly.

Absolutely amazing crab was so fresh the whitby cod was amazing partner had salt and pepper squid and steak Pie was brilliant will definitely be returning.

A nice little pub, the food is delicious, good menu, my favourite is the Cajun chicken with onion rings. Am now a weekly visitor.

Visited for Lunch as was attracted by location and the fresh seafood advertised. The pub was nice and drinks reasonable but was disappointed with food selection. Unfortunately crab was off the menu as no catch arrrived which understandable but was assured “fresh prawns” were available...

We are staying about 10 miles away and looked for somewhere dog friendly with good reviews. We found The Hart. It was very busy - but so very friendly - but we managed to get a table. The menu was great with so much choice...

We could not fault this place visited Wednesday late afternoon lucky we managed to get a table downstairs for 7 People , The pub was packed with lots of people great atmosphere along with a few well behaved dogs had drinks then ordered food at...

Visited with friends early afternoon one weekend. Very busy but that’s to be expected. We all crammed in round a small table, that’s fine too. Ordered, a bit of huffing and puffing from the bar staff as it was apparently close to them shutting them...

What a fantastic meal and so many things to choose from. I had the veg curry as I was having to eat soft food, my husband had crab and my son had a burger all fantastic and great service

Lovely traditional pub. Food is absolutely lovely! A little pricey but worth it. The only disappointment was that when we'd finished eating (9.15pm) they were clearing up and closing. It would have been nice to have sat in the bar and enjoyed a drink by...

My wife and I visited, with our dog, on a chilly and damp November day and found a warm welcome - friendly service and fellow customers and an open fire burning. We got the only remaining seats in the bar even though it was mid-afternoon...

Had dinner mid week, found the food choices limited and for what I received was disappointed, the food was edible but that was as far as it went for me; taking into consideration prices and what was actually received have had much better. Service was...

At least 10 of us been going every year for a very long time, this year there was a definite improvement in staff friendliness and food quality, it’s always been ok but this year an improvement for sure. Great place to eat and relax.

Beautiful walk from Whitby to Sandsend along the beach. Sat in the beer garden for lunch (beautiful). Food and service excellent. All meals were well received by the party (lobster, pint on salt and pepper squid, sandwich, plus too more dishes). Would definitely recommend!

Had a lovely meal here one evening. I had the dressed crab from the specials menu. It was delicious. One of the best dressed crabs I've had. The sticky toffee pudding was good too. Staff and other customers (locals) very friendly and welcoming.

We can see the Hart Inn from where we are staying so booked a table for and early evening meal. The staff were welcoming and settled us downstairs. There was a lot of varied choice on the menu, between us we had Vegetarian Lasagna, Gammon...

Fab evening meal. Lovely food, good quality food, good portions and freindly attentive service. Highly recommended

We were in a hurry and they helped us out...very accomodating. I had a giant sirloin steak and trimmings, all excellent as was my partner's veg lasagne (portion so generous some was taken home.) Good value, car parking, dog friendly, effective friendly service, comfy tables...

Food and atmosphere were great, staff friendly and service great. They were very busy but efficient and nothing was too much. Portion sizes were excellent and for what we had reasonably priced too. The owner is always friendly and welcoming too. This is one of...

Booked a table for 1.30 for Sunday lunch. On arrival found that Sunday lunch had run out. Absolutely absurd that this should happen at peak time. What was the point of booking? Why was I not informed when booking if this was a possibility? Chose...

Food nice enough but overall prices are higher than other establishments local to the Hart Inn. Drinks are on average 20 percent higher!

Very expensive at £5.90 for very average pints of Black Sheep. London prices!! Will avoid in future.

Great place to stop for lunch on our beach walk from and back to Whitby, lovely warm welcome from our waitress and the food is good, fresh crab sandwich with homemade chips and scampi all lovely and sensible prices. Dog friendly too, went twice on...

We popped for lunch and really enjoyed our experience There is parking behind the pub and the prettiest beer garden The pub is light and airy but still a country pub with a open coal fire which was lit at lunchtime The staff were all...

This was a pleasant evening with friends … good beer, good service and good food. Tables upstairs meant you could avoid the dog friendly bar area! The Black Sheep and Wainwright bitters on draft were✔️. Good selection of food and well presented but be warned...

Had a nice meal, but the gobby ugly owner, decided it was his time to be-little a lovely elderly chap. If the girls weren't with us he would of got what he needs. A good old kick in. Shame the meal was spot on until...

Nuestra experiencia no fue buena, pero no por culpa del restaurante. Pedimos un Trio starter para compartir entre dos, se...

We love this pub and the food. We have eaten here many times before during and after the covid fiasco. They endeavoured ably and succeded through those tricky times to produce a mighty fine meal. How is it then on a rainy and very quiet...

An excellent lunchtime stop in this very busy little pub right on the side of the estuary. Staff very good and had an excellent crab sandwich which was fully loaded. Would certainly recommend a visit

Situated on East Row, overlooking the East Row Beck, this hotel was a 4.5km walk from our accommodation in Whitby. We had pre-phoned to ask if we could drop a car off earlier in the day - the staff were more than helpful with this....

Great pub with really good food. Service also good, but difficult to book, probably now too popular so can be difficult to get seated at the bar area.

My first visit in way too long, this Saturday, when we walked up the beach from Whitby. Walked in at literally one minute past 12 and every single table was full of happy expectant people. Fortunately we didn’t have to wait too long for a...

Really dog friendly, lovely down stairs on a cold, wet windy Tuesday. Fabulous welcome, great beer, food and tea and coffee! Just loved it and the staff were all so nice!

Visited on a Monday lunchtime November 2022. Very busy, but we were able to get a table and did not have to wait long for our food. We had the sharing fish platter to start and all the fish was excellent, and we were both...

Lovely pub with a real fire. Very busy, so get there early when the open at 11.00. Had a great meal with my family for my birthday - very good food. Also, it’s really nice that they let dogs in the pub. Would definitely go...

We ate here yesterday lunchtime when we arrived all the tables in the pub was full we was taken upstairs to the restaurant part very nice indeed tables not cramped lots of space in between nice views on to Sandsend beach nice menu with a...

Been to Sands End a million times but never ventured further than the cafe on the beach! This was a fab find on a windy, drizzly autumn Sat lunchtime. Very busy but we managed to get a table upstairs where there's a lovely view of...

Really enjoyed our evening in here. Decent pub food. Really busy so hard to get a table but we were very lucky. Spent a pleasant evening chatting to fellow holiday makers. Look forward to returning.

Fabulous little pub, had a great evening there excellent food & had some good chats & laughs with everyone in the bar including the dogs, & of course the chorus of “mind the step” when everyone came in!! Great

Visited the Hart after a stroll down the beach from Sandfield House Farm caravan site where we were staying. Really dog friendly and started out with a superbly conditioned pint of Black Sheep or two before ordering food. Rump steak and a surf & turf...

We visit here every year on our family holiday and it’s never disappointed. The food and drinks are lovely, the staff are friendly and the service is quick. Tip, get there early if going with your dog as you can’t book the dog friendly areas...

We visited twice whist on holiday we wish we were local would be here every week Lovely lunch sandwiches and home made Pate ( delicious ) warm and friendly atmosphere Evening meal upstairs ( no dogs allowed ) spacious room great service my husband had...

We had a lovely walk from Ruswarp to Sandsend and got to the Hart Inn for lunch. It’s a cosy place with friendly service. We ordered the Whitby haddock and chips and the half lobster with skinny fries which was a special that day. We...

Visited today. We’d been a number of years ago and remembered the crab sandwiches as being fantastic. We weren’t disappointed. Quite busy and we eventually found ourselves a table outside, which was fine as a very mild afternoon. Not sure what to make of the...

Went in here for a coffee as we sat wondering if we should book a table for dinner when people walked in with dogs 🐕 i don't mind dogs but I draw the line having them sat at the table linking the table and being...

Excellent food all 5 of is where impressed with the service, food and location. As we don’t live far we shall return again, great evening thanks

This is an amazing pub, dog friendly, and great for everyone! Had a wonderful meal (scampi) which was absolutely lovely, very well cooked, compliments to the chefs! In fact it’s that good I am going back with some lovely friends in a couple of days....

Terrible service. I hardly ever write bad reviews but this was so expensive and really not worth it! Ordered cod so I could eat the fish and leave the batter and there was literally no fish in there. I complained only to be told that...

While on holiday we discovered this little gem! Good hot food, generous portions & value for money. Service top notch & would highly recommend, might be better booking as it’s always full & not surprisingly.

Excellent service. Beer very good. We decided to try the dressed crab with skinny fries which was very good and recommended. A busy pub which tells a tale.

Fabulous food and drink at reasonable prices, served by friendly and accommodating staff. The staff went over and above to fulfil a request, even offering foods that were not on the menu! Generous portions, great value for money. Fresh home cooked food at its best!

We visited this evening and chose to sit in the 'secret garden' behind the pub. The food was homecooked, delicious and really reasonable. We ate at a hotel.in Sandsend the night before, it was 'OK' but twice the price! We will definitely return here..

We have just had a sharing seafood platter. Couldn’t have been better. Well worth the money. It was nice to see that it has returned to the menu and is such good quality.

All holiday we found it hard to find a nice pub, but this one was perfect for us. We wished we had stayed in Sandsend, not Whitby. It was a very hot day so we ate inside and enjoyed friendly staff, happy customers (not just...

Absolutely excellent as usual. Had the crab & prawn salad + Scampi & salad. Amazing value and huge portions. This has to be the best value food on the Yorkshire coast.

We ate here whilst meeting up with friends. I had salmon salad which was delicious and came with the most amazing chips. The service was excellent. We were on holiday but would definitely eat here again if we come back.

This is the nicest place to sit in sun for a drink or a bite to eat . There is also a restaurant upstairs with lovely food too , best to book as this is busy . We were staying in Sandsend and went to...

Girls serving were wonderful. Ordered lasagna large portions . Taste more cottage pie than lasagna but tasted good. One major problem wos the owner sat in corner. The more he drank the louder he became. Ive not heard such vile racist comments since late 80's...

We visited here for lunch after walking into Sandsend, it was a very busy Sunday lunchtime, a lovely young lady behind the bar directed us to the beer garden as they were fully booked, this suited us as we only wanted drinks but were tempted...

Lovely food here, Whitby crab was so fresh and tasty. Seafood platter looked enormous and everybody seemed to clean their plates. Nice pub inside and great service.

Been before a few years ago, still as good as it was. I had the paella which was nice. Brie starter was the best of that type, could have been improved with cranberry sauce. Deserts were good but not exceptional. Would recommend.

Visited The Hart Inn and was looked after by Kacy (apologies if I have mis-spelt your name!) - new to the team but already an asset to this pub, a really lovely server! Generally everybody we encountered were very welcoming and the pub has a...

Superb food, excellent service once again, our third visit this year, highly recommend for great seafood platters, VERY busy straight from the time they started evening service, if you have the chance book, but food serve for walk ups in the downstairs pub area and...

The only pub to visit in Sandsend. If you’re eating, you are advised to book. Seating upstairs and downstairs, plus on a summers day/evening you can eat outside. Beer was a bit limited, Black Sheep wasn’t there, Golden Pippin was, which was ok. The food...

Good variety on menu, nice wines, excellent seafoods and all at very fair prices. Choice of downstairs bar, upstairs restaurant or garden

It’s been a wonderful weekend weather-wise in North Yorkshire and the walk to Sandsend from Whitby deserved a treat of a pint and a meal. My partner ordered a crab sandwich which was amazing for her and I had the rump steak. It was amazing...

A bustling pub with a great atmosphere, this is the best place to eat in the evening in Sandsend. Wide choice of quality food, good selection of gin, friendly and efficient staff. Despite being full on a Wednesday evening in March the service was quick...