Kitty Bills in Hartlepool

A quickie review based on a quick visit .My wife and I popped in for coffee and something but unfortunately it appears that the something was scones or pizzas .We had scones and coffee,very nice and a good price at £ 4 -95 each . My question is , why do they not have prices shown on their menus ,neither drinks nor food ? As I wrote earlier the coffee and scone deal is excellent but there was no sign either in or outside to advertise this . Apparently it seems that this is because “prices keep changing and we would have to change our menus !” Unbelievable,never had this happen in a restaurant ever . Incidentally I’ve had a pizza here previously and it was ok but as I say I don’t know how much they are now !

Loved it here, 1st time we've been and we just had drinks. The bar staff were really friendly explaining about the different beers as I do like a good beer.. Excellent beer suggestion from the bar person. The rum cocktail was made with 4 different kinds of Old J rum and was amazing, Espresso martini was rather delicious also. Really enjoyed the chilled atmosphere and cool music. I definitely recommend this place.

Busy little place. Hot chocolate was good and service excellent

Great bar there was a singer on great atmosphere and they had special prices on drinks at certain times

Super night for a hen do, staff are fabulous.

Lovely place great service and nice and friendly would definitely recommend

Nice coffee and a scone on a windy day. Very cosy 😀

Great place to meet friends. Bar staff really good

Went over to seaton and decided to go in to kitty bills they didn't do any food apart from what we call snack food we can have that at home so just had a drink instead a pint of lager and a bottle of Newcastle brown £10.20p and that was Tuesday during the day hate to think what it would be on a Saturday night not a place for us won't be going back

Fantastic atmosphere and amazing pizzas, I love coming here!

What a lovely little pub on Seaton, beautiful decor and you can tell that mature individuals hang out there, will definitely be back.

Good night out,a good place to meet people you haven't seen in a while

Without a doubt, the best bar, with the best atmosphere I've been in for a very long time. Great decor, furniture and background music. A gem for Seaton Carew. I haven't tried the food yet to be able to comment, but it always looks great.

Great atmosphere, warm inviting, lots to choose from the menu. Freshly ground coffee and milk alternatives are available too. Over 18's only.

Fabulous friendly find, blustery weekend day, great little spot, great choice of drinks and cocktails and spirits. Food looked good too

Had a couple of beers and cocktails before going to eat. It wasn't too busy but we enjoyed it.

Great place for drinks and coffee

Love this place! Staff are awesome, nothing is ever too much trouble!

Disappointed with the choice of food. No chips, salad or other bites, just Pizza. Decided to order thinking if that's all they do then it'll surely be a delicious homemade stone baked pizza. It was no better than a frozen one from a supermarket. Definitely not fresh and the base hadn't been made fresh. Very disappointed. Maybe would return for drinks but not the Pizza.

Kitty bills seaton carew went in for a pint and ended up for a few as there was a duo playing. Great classic rock songs and beer cheaper whilst band on

Definitely one of the loveliest bars I’ve ever sat in and I’ve sat in a few …. If bars are supposed to be an oasis , an escape from your surroundings and hum drum then this is it in spades - I’m talking an early Tuesday night in a balmy coastal Seaton Carew - no really - lovely staff , mellow summer tunes and arguably the best mojito I’ve tasted, and again , I’ve tasted a few - nice work guys 👍

We went there on a Friday evening when the place was very quiet. I think the owners and staff are trying very hard to create something different, but they are missing that target on every front. It feels like it wants to be a hipster bar, with special ales and staff wearing leather aprons. If you don't put prices on your food and drinks it makes you look stuck up and pretentious, that sort of thing might work in Soho but not at Seaton Carew. Cocktails came out at 10 Pound each, which isn't too far off the average for the area. We had the sharing board costing 20 pound. Made up of 100% super market bought average items. No humus as advertised , no pickles , no dips. At 20 pound why not make your own pate, your own humus , make some bread to go with it. Something different to justify the price. The table across from us ordered pizza , we left before it came but we could see they were about to use bought in pizza bases. Again at that price you should make your own. It took the staff 40 minutes to make the sharing board seen in the picture while we were the only people with a food order in. To sum up , it's way over priced for what you get, either drop the prices or even better raise the quality. The real real problem is with not putting prices on things, I bet you have loads of people walk in, sit down look at the menu then leave? It's your business, you are free to run it your way, if you are making a mint then brilliant , keep going and enjoy. If you are losing money, have a think about why.

You won't be disappointed with the cocktails at this venue. Very well presented and not over priced.

We have just moved into Seaton and trying everywhere to find out where we like and dont like. It was a nice place with chilled tunes playing live lounge style but there was a guy listening to thrash metal in his headphones that was drowning out the music of the pub. I did approach him and ask him to turn it down a bit since it was so audible to us but was greeted with a blunt NO! Mentioned it to the bar staff on the way out and I did not expect them to deal with the situation so unfortunately they have lost out on a lot of businesses as we go out quite a lot but won't be going there again

Fabulous atmosphere, live band, knowledgeable staff. Happy visit.

Brilliant local with great welcoming staff

Really like this bar, bit strange having mixed toilets but other than that it's a great bar with nice staff, nice lagers on offer

Nice Interior but service was a little ad hoc at the Bar. Reasonable prices for drinks but Food Menu had no prices on, which is a particular annoyance of mine. Live Music was good but loud. The biggest issue was a lack of Vodafone signal and no customer Wifi.

My daughter brought me here for mother's Day treat very disappointed. The service was soooo slow that we cancelled our second order. We couldn't understand why as it was not busy,then they tried to overcharge us will not be going back☹️

It's a nice place, but it seems weird that there are no prices on the menus except the wine menu. I don't want to be continually asking for prices of things. Also, there was a bit of wood behind us with nails hanging out, which was quite dangerous.

Always enjoy their coffee and cannoli before or after a walk along the sea front. Nice atmosphere, sometimes a bit rowdy, but staff always pleasant and welcoming.

Nice pud, good draft and the pizza was delicious 👌🏻

It's a lovely relaxing bar, good prices, lovely staff. Mixed toilets , ahh.

Normally pop in half way through along walk and have one of there quality coffees or a pint if off walk.

Relaxing atmosphere, very friendly staff and decent pint🍻

Great warm place to relax , the staff can not do enough , food is excellent and reasonably priced, good selection of drinks ,

Amazing little cellar bar, live band playing blues were awesome, staff and clientele were lovely.

G&ts and black velvets friendly atmosphere

Nice atmosphere and deco, Hopefully will return 😁

Very comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Friendly and attentive bar staff, tasty sharing plates.

Been lots of times before and it’s always been lovely, not today sadly. Got daggers looks from the middle aged woman working there as we’d moved the way too big for the table plant decoration thing onto another (empty) table so we could actually see each other while we had our drinks. Same woman appeared to be “teaching” the staff how to clean (with a toothbrush!) but the way she spoke to them (like they were s**t off her shoe) was awful. We felt very uncomfortable and you couldn’t not hear what was being said, it was freezing in there as well (doors open, 12 degreees outside) so we drank up and left. I did leave a comment on the Facebook page but it was removed, I guess only positive comments make the cut! Get some positivity going woman, smile and speak to colleagues like they are human beings!

First visit to Kitty Bills. We had a £20 sharing platter which was enormous! There platter included cheese, nuts, a variety of cold meats, pate, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, hummus and loads more. Delicious and excellent value.

Snobby/rude bar staff. Very awkward and unpleasant.

A little on the expensive side but a nice place for cocktails and a bite to eat.

Great atmosphere, decorated well. Cocktails were great, well made and tasty. Wine was pretty terrible. Tried rosé, prosecco and a white. The white was ok. would be great if this was improved. Would still visit again but avoid wine!

Best cocktails in town tasty sharing platter and mouth watering pizzas get yourself there

Great cocktails great staff and loved the warm crackling with the chillys

Meat feast pizza was one of the best I've ever had!

This is one of our favourite bars in Seaton Carew. I often visit for lunch when working from home, the coffee and Italian pastries are delicious, and the soup and crusty bread is a firm favourite. It's a really popular bar on an evening too, with a really laid back vibe to it. Great selection of cocktails and plentiful draft beers and lagers to choose from.

Warm friendly atmosphere great selection of spirits wines and beer good food menu fast service friendly staff reccomended

Called in for a cup of tea and was warmly welcomed by the landlady and one of her staff. The tea was served in a beautiful mug, along with a teapot and milk jug all matching and a small delicious cake on the side. Very friendly atmosphere and music. When we visit Hartlepool again we will definitely be back to Kitty Bills for a few drinks. Thank you

As always a delight, friendly attentive staff. Went for the homemade soup which was absolutely delicious and so reasonable ! Highly recommend 🤩

Love this place. Great drinks selection. Good atmosphere. Less keen on the communal toilets.... But hey ho

A little bit shiny, but has plenty of drink options, including beers. Busy on weekends..

Quite nice, but had a wheelchair user with me and had to use the back premises going past all the rubbish bins to enter the building and everyone was using the disabled toilet including a member of staff which is not good. But staff are lovely and its a nice ambiance

Clean, friendly and enjoyable place to visit. Wonderful cocktails. Will return again.

Perfect place for coffee after a walk on the beach, and a good night spot for cocktails too🍹also freshly made pizza and sharing platters are amazing!

Fantastic..a really nice place...Saturday lunchtime...Happy.. great service..cocktails.. 🙂😁

Excellent cafe/bar, lovely friendly staff and great value for money.

Great bar/ cafe , really friendly staff and very reasonable prices with a great selection of drinks and food

The staff here are fantastic and very welcoming. A great place to come to for coffee, snacks and lunch. The ambience is lovely, comfortable, and inviting. I cannot praise the staff enough!!! The evening takes on a special vibe too, one that is cosy, warm and friendly. They make fabulous cocktails too! Thank you to all the staff at Kitty Bills.

Drove a while to get here with my husband and baby only to be told at the door it’s 18+ . Website states that you ‘cater for all’ and mentions nowhere that it’s 18+. Never known an empty cafe to turn away customers - your loss!

Very nice but only called in for a drink before going to portifino

I like it, nice trendy bar. Good food, great selection of drinks. Drinks a bit pricey, more like city prices.

Lovely cocktails and they usually do a very nice antipasti platter but we were disappointed on our recent visit when they told us they were only serving pizza. Hopefully it was just a one off!

Looks great inside. Unfortunately no babies or children allowed. Looking forward to going and trying it one day.

But disappointed today, we always get complimentary sweet treat with coffee but today we had our usual 2 coffees but only 1 treat, was told only get the treat if just having coffee and one of us had a scone

Delicious cakes and coffee and lovely friendly staff.

Excellent pub and excellent calming atmosphere. The lad and lass serving couldn't do enough. Plus free crisps and nuts. The decor was really nice. Will definitely be going back again. Pint of cider and pint of cordial £5. Can't go wrong

Really nice bar and great atmosphere. Never majorly busy either so quick service too.

Friendly Staff and comfortable surroundings. Would recommend 👌👍

Nice little place, bar staff are quite informed on the cocktails. The decor is very appealing and ambience was good when we all visited. The selection of drinks is quite extensive although quite pricey but I suppose this comes with a high end bar.

Lovely coffee with a freebie pastry.. very nice on a cold morning in sunny Seaton 🌞

Usually a great place through out the day, especially for coffee etc. Although the doorman have been very rude on multiple occasions come evening.

Scones and coffee second to none. Lovely staff and all served on gorgeous crockery. A regular visit for our keep fit group.

Great drinks and great atmosphere

We tried this place as it looked ok. Pleasant surprise, the decor is nice, mixture of seating, comfy, high and normal chairs. My partner drinks sauvignon blanc and I was surprised at the quality of it. A turtle Bay sauvignon, large glass £7. Worth it in my book. I don't drink so had alcohol free lager, Heineken zero, circa £2, which in the scheme of pricing isn't bad. Currently the food selection is minimal, bar is getting itself back on its feet after covid. Great surprise was the pizza's. 12 inch, all under a tenner, tasty and cut into 8s so easy to share 👍. We went to Kitty's 3 times over 5 day period, afternoon and evening. All the staff were pleasant and polite. They were apologetic if you had to wait while they made cocktail orders up, which is fine by me. Overall a really nice pub, good atmosphere, great staff. Will definitely be back when I'm the North East again 👍

Brilliant great night will be back next week

Almost walked pass this little bar, between chip shops and arcades...so glad we didn't. Liked the decor and lots of comfy seating. Drinks reasonably priced and one of the best white wines I've had from a bar in a long time. Food little bit limited just now but we were totally surprised by the quality of pizza. Wish I'd asked names but male staff who were on duty were fantastic.

Tonight was my first visit to this establishment. It will be my last. The drinks, although overpriced were fine. The attitude of the gentleman on the door was less than welcoming. The girls who served us were overall polite and friendly. At the close of the evening,one of the staff asked if we would like any more drinks for last orders. Two of our party ordered. The two drinks arrived several minutes apart. Even the first arrived after the lights had came on. Within around 2 minutes of the second drink being served we were asked to drink up and leave.when we didn't grab our bags and run for the door,a couple of paper cups were slapped down Infront of us and we were again asked to leave with the charming explanation that we could take our drinks with us in said paper cups. Might I suggest to management,for future reference,that if it takes so long to provide your customers with a final drink,you ask for "last orders" a little earlier. The overall attitude was rude even though the server had apologised for the wait when presenting the second drink. The wait would not be a problem. The attitude and rude manner of one particular male was. I won't bother visiting here again as there are far more,more reasonably priced bars where the customers are respected and not spoken to with such disdain. My advice would be to give this one miss.

We had been recommended by one of our trio to try this bar. As we approached the door we stopped to go in our bags fo get our masks and the man on the door abruptly said “where’s your masks” we got them out and he showed us to a table with uncomfortably high chairs. A member of staff came to our table and although not rude had a couldn’t be bothered attitude. The girls ordered cocktails and said they were very nice. I was driving so ordered a non alcoholic lager, which was completely over priced but glad they offered those instead of just soft drinks. A mocktail option would of been nice. A member of staff came to the table and asked if we would like a last order which my two friends placed cocktail orders which are £7.50 each. One drink came and then after a long wait and the lights coming on they apologised for the wait and brought the second drink just after 11.10pm at 11.15 the man from the door told everyone you must drink up we are closing! We were shocked as my friend would of rather not had her cocktail if she had of known she would have 5 minutes to drink it. He then plonked paper cups in front of us and told us to use that and go! I won’t be going again. I suggest they offer a customer service course to there staff. You can’t charge high end prices and treat customers like that. We did complain at the time and my friend was allowed to finish her drink after a bit of an argument from staff. I will definitely not be recommending this place

Attentive drink server, good atmosphere, social distancing maintained. Reasonable prices, fab night with good company.

Fantastic place great atmosphere. Good range of beers, spirits and cocktails. Whilst food is limited you can get a large pizza and a large meat and cheese platter. Good service. No children and no football shirts allowed.

Amazing friendly staff service 2nd to none made to feel welcome from moment you walk in 🙂

I've walked by this place countless times, finally stopped in for a beer, the service was fast and friendly, really pleasant atmosphere and it's decked out nicely. All protocols followed and felt comfortable even just solo. Will definitely be back to try some of the cocktails.

We understand that 10pm resurrections are to be stuck to but the bouncer was absolutely brand damaging. Rushing customers and shouting at them that they are closing... at quarter to. Defended by the bar men as well. What a shame.

Great bar with lovely staff. Security staff can be a bit jobsworth!

Great bar and great, friendly staff

Nice pub situated on main road through Seaton carew. Nicely decorated, good atmosphere and nice clientele. Bar staff friendly and helpful. Good selection of drinks. Limited food selection but nice. Adhered to the covid 19 rules. Well worth a visit.

Nice choice of drinks. Nice pottery for hot drinks. Clean environment.

Great place to drink in Seaton, great table service during COVID restrictions. Would thoroughly recommend!

Apart from the sky high prices we experienced a rather nasty situation on leaving. Waiting in the cold for a taxi, after one drink, we were told to move away from the door - understandably if people were wanting to enter but that wasn’t the case. My companion then collapsed, myself and 2 bystanders tried to get her up yet the barman’s comment was “just leave her, she’s drunk”. Weren’t doormen supposed to help? Id have to be a rich person to get drunk in there!! It’s obviously left a bitter taste and feel reluctant to return .

Pleased to see Kitty Bills open again, dropped in for just a couple of beers, contact tracing details taken. Table service for your order, it was not busy so our service was pretty much instant. We will be back.

Really nice staff in there bar really fast WiFi 👌

Very nice cocktail bar. Our waiter Jordan was spot on. Deserves a pay rise for his extreme humble hospitality service 👏

First time I've been here and I'm very much enjoying myself. Beautiful décor. Friendly and attentive staff members. A pleasant atmosphere all round. Will definitely recommend to friends and family :)

Nice vibe. Some of the best tasting pizza in the area. Took star away though because my wifes meat and cheese board had small bits of plastic in it.

Staff awesome, beer is good, cocktails are 1st class. Highly recommended.

Canny atmosphere, lovely decor, good range of drinks.

Very nice decor, great staff, lovely location, really like it here.