Spanish City, Whitley Bay in North Tyneside

Fabulously restored iconic building. This area has been completely refurbished over the past few years with the road moved and a new pedestrianised area facing the sea and connecting with the refurbished seafront promenade. Good shops bars and restaurants. Look for the lyrics to the Dire Straits song about Spanish City carved into the floor.....

I had coffee and cake in the Champage Bar. Great views, fantastically comfortable with bags of atmosphere. Lots else to do.

Quite nice overall the food was ok but it had a nice venue

Visited for a wedding. Venue has stunning views of the sea front. A little pricey but to be expected these days.

Haven't been in years but I love what's happened with the place, food was great and the service was excellent, there were about 11 of us and the staff were very quick to put a couple of tables together to accommodate our requirements

Beautiful place in Whitley bay.

My wife and I were celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary there today. The whole venue is spotless and even better presented. We had talked about what we expected it to be like as a child I'd play in the Spanish City during my holidays. We ate to a moderate sound, and I would say a great experience in doing so. It was quiet and pleasant. The food was fresh and very tasty. The menu wasn't difficult to navigate. For the venue being as I remembered it to be, I was able to take in the newer version although it's not new to some 10+ years since Whitley Bay's landmark icon has been cleaned up. I recommend the seafood platter, especially the salmon. The cod bites with the white bait and King Prawns were so good to want to go back to again soon. As I'm writing this, I would with no hesitation call to pick up another order from them. The venue has lots of goodness and gave us no negative surprises. The staff were amazing, I mentioned it was our wedding anniversary and they really pushed the boats out for us. These are staff that thrive on functions. They put the clients first and the function is given the best care and diligence by them. The way the staff waited on us and let us know who they are was fabulous. I have only good things to say about this venue, it's staff and the food. Read the review to see.....

Nice place to visit - the iconic Spanish City! Good selection of places to eat and drink!!

Always a fantastic place to visit in any weather! Inside and outside are fabulous!

Mud in with salad staff not very concerned said it wasn't there fault as pre washed salad in bags would not return to Valerie's tea rooms

Must be the best fish and chips anywhere. I've tasted a lot over the years. Great service and atmosphere. Highly recommend.

The food stalls that were here during the day were so good A1 can't recommend enough

A great visit backed by a great beer or 2 at the cheeky monkey.

Myself and my wife had our daytime wedding ceremony and reception at Spanish City on 27.07.2024. It was the perfect day and the staff cannot be thanked enough. Nothing was too much trouble, a big shout to Mo for being a genuinely lovely man and a brilliant host of ceremonies. So many good tips and helped the whole day run smoothly. An excellent venue - we would highly recommend- food and drink service was great. Thank you all.

Brilliant wedding venue; great location, excellent food and service and the ineffable Mo was superb always the right words, the right instructions at the right time !

Fantastic fish and chips and scampi and chips. Service was excellent and the bathrooms were immaculate

Great place. Didgeridoo player outside in the street slightly annoying but the staff were happy for us to move inside. Our food was slightly delayed and we were offered a free cake if iur choice even though we didn't even complain. Great place.

Visit this place. It's a lovely place to visit and various points to have events, hang out and have the ocean view.

We went in here for a steak night at the 1910 restaurant. The food was amazing and so was the service and the view amazing too. Drinks reasonably priced in the restaurant and the bar and the building itself looks great inside and out.

Very nice place the food was absolutely brilliant too.

Fabulous night at our friends wedding. Food, drinks and service we absolutely amazing. Special mention for Anna on the bar, great service, very professional, helpful and friendly. Gave extra to make our night special ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great spot for meeting friends with excellent choice of food and drink

Afternoon tea absolutely beautiful lot's of choice,fresh & well presented, lovely atmosphere, staff very helpful, & respectful I highly recommend a visit 😀

Great variety of dishes and a great and friendly service can't fault it

We had our wedding here on the 11-7-24 & omg what an amazing day it was. From start to finish the attention to detail was excellent. The staff was fantastic & very professional & made our day perfect. The food was absolutely beautiful. We have has so my compliments saying it's the best wedding they have been to. So thank you for making our day a 1 we will always remember xx

top quality and great atmosphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We had afternoon tea, it was nice, didn't seem many staff. One was having to multi task running a bar and the restaurant and the next section. Beautiful location and stunning views.

What a beautiful grand building, we had lunch/Dinner at the Trenchers Restaurant, stunning surroundings, with just so much history over the years.. Had Goan curry (seafood one) and the wife had steak pie, both so so good, the meat in the steak pie, well.. Let's just say I had a far share of it too.. Wife couldn't eat it all.. Loved the Piano in the middle of the restaurant, can imagine it's great listening to it being played whilst eating dinner and enjoying a glass or two of wine.. Will definitely be back, but maybe try the 1910 restaurant next time.. Only reason I've marked the Atmosphere 3/5 was there was only one other couple in there, so couldn't really rate 5/5, but I'm sure when it's busy it's the kind of place that would be 5/5..

Beautiful building, lovely atmosphere.

Had pensioners fish and chips it was quite nice

Great place for a "meet up" with old friends. Good food & nice atmosphere. Only problem was that the coffee machine was not working :(

Lovely meal for step dad’s birthday, server very friendly and easy to talk to. We all had fish and chips including my niece who insisted her cod was more like a whale it was so big. She did feel a little put out that she didn’t get an activity book but younger children did. (She is 11) the food we had was lovely though and always is. Step dad and mum got the pensioners special and say it’s very good value for money.

Fantastic building to eat fish & chips

This beautifully preserved building is a stunner from the outside but even more beautiful from the inside. The decor is restrained and timeless. The restaurant is well known for their fish and chips as well as their seafood pie. We all ordered the small cod with chips with a nice bottle of white wine. The batter was delicious and the cod tasted very fresh. Do treat yourself to some peas pudding as a side dish. A very enjoyable afternoon it was ;-)

Champagne and a sandwich were excellent staff friendly and efficient

Brilliant area for food with a view. Great selection to choose from!

Visited here today with my partner and her parents to celebrate her mams 88th birthday. Upon arrival, we were a bit early and was told to pop upstairs and have a drink. After about 10 mins we were told our table was ready.. We came back down and sat down. We waited for over 15 mins for someone to come and take our order. The waiter who took our order and served our meals had no interpersonal skills what so ever. Based on our experience today, sadly, we will not be eating here again. It's a wonderful venue, but sadly, we did not enjoy our experience with this person.

I bought a ticket here for parking and now have a county court claim, claiming that I didn't. Now I have to waste a ton of my time dealing with this and researching how to deal with the court system. Buy your fish and chips elsewhere, it sucks here anyway, overpriced and small portion.

Very smart destination in a historic building with eateries & a bar serving high quality meals or afternoon tea.

Excellent. Staff happy to allow us to look around. Which encourages folk to revisit.

If you are walking along the beach at Whitley Bay ...doing the Park Run. Spanish city is a good place to check out for food and drinks. There are a few restaurants for varying budgets. It's scenic and right on the beach front.

Very pleasant surroundings, high quality food & friendly polite staff.

Loveliest fish restaurant in the world! Stunning restoration, prize winning food, delightful staff AND a very talented piano player! Wow!

After a 4 mile walk, a group of us went to Trenchers for a fish & chips lunch. The food, service and surroundings were all excellent. Because it was a Friday the pensioners special offer for fish & chips wasn't on!

It's worth visiting just to experience the building, lovingly restored and evoking childhood memories of fairgrounds and slot machines, thinking was this stunning interior here all that time. Not the cheapest of fish and chips, but you're paying for the surroundings, the service and the experience which couldn't be faulted. Push the boat out and try the oysters, the tempura with tartar sauce particularly nice, but washed down with a couple of traditional with red wine vinegar and shallots. Fish cooked to perfection both battered and pan fried. If I have one small criticism the chips were not the best I've had.

Fantastic place to sit and share a platter. Lovely decor and architecture. Not expensive at all.

Had a delicious ice cream and pizza and garlic bread

Lovely cakes/ scone. Drinks were lovely. We’ll take our children next time. A busy place which is great for families

Valerie's Tea Room. Nice place.

Lovely beach with hugely accessible promenade. There's a skate park for youngsters and lots of benches to enjoy the view.

Great place. Great chippy. Lovely cafe.

Matrade greeted us at the door, silver service, excellent food and everyone welcome, no dress code. Tempted to try the Oysters, but went for fish and chips and stayed with my initial choice. Excellent.

We have a lovely meal, fish very good, staff very friendly

Great place to eat, spacious, clean and very nice waiting staff who know the menu very well and answered any queries confidently. The service was quite quick and we were eating our main meal shortly after ordering.car parking outside at the back and easily accessible. Well worth a visit.

Lovely evening spent with friends watching Hayley-Ria and her tribute to Whitney Houston. Meal was delicious and dessert 🍨 Entertainment was outstanding and disco later on got everyone up dancing!

Interesting to see what they have done with the old building. The cupola is impressive.

Visiting here is an event in itself. Different cafes and restaurants with views you won't believe. Beautiful interior with balcony floor overlooking other areas. Perfect for weddings and for relaxing. Amazing.

Great place for food, be it a snack with coffee, or a proper restaurant meal.

Lovely fish and chips and fish pie. Excellent pianist (Mike Waller) to entertain us. All round great evening out 😃

Coffee in the Champagne Bar is lovely. Nice atmosphere and great views. Afternoon Tea in the 1910 restaurant is really good. I would recommend trying!

Such a unique building. Worth popping in for a nice lunch just to soak up the lovely surroundings

The food is to die for , I had one of the best fish I have ever had and the batter is amazing. If you like dessert then this is the place to go .

A wonderful experience both in cafe and restaurant. I am Coeliac and plenty of choice. ALL staff very helpful, professional and extremely pleasant

Great food and staff, place feels very clean and well looked after.

Great up market fish and chip restaurant with friendly staff. Also during week free children for each adult meal ordered

We had our wedding at Spanish city in March 2024 and it couldn’t have been more perfect! From the start of planning and making arrangements, Rachel was so helpful and knowledgeable - guiding us through the process and offering us options. In the lead up to the day Rachel was so well informed, even contacting suppliers and making it a completely stress free and enjoyable process. On the day itself Mo, the toast master kept everyone right with guidance and a very happy demeanour, so many guests commented on how kind and smooth-sailing he made sure the day was. Again, he totally put us at ease and it was clear how much he cared about our day being a success. Everything went perfectly to plan from the arrival, to the ceremony, to the speeches and evening reception. The venue is absolutely stunning and perfect size. We can’t wait to see our photos as we even got access to the dome roof area and confetti shots at the iconic doors. The staff were all incredible - professional, friendly and efficient. The food was outstanding - we really enjoyed our tasting but our expectations were exceeded on the day. The service throughout the whole day was exceptional. Evening buffet was plentiful and again, amazing quality. Everything ran perfectly to time with Mo ensuring we had final say on all the details and ensuring we were happy along the way. Our guests are still contacting us to praise the Spanish city as a venue and express how much they enjoyed the day. We too can’t stop talking about it. Cannot recommend the Spanish city highly enough and genuinely have no areas of disappointment whatsoever. Excellent value for money too. Thank you so much Rachel, Mo and all of the service, bar and waiting staff for providing us with a perfect day.

Amazing place with nothibg really in it

Lovely food . service was great .live music was fantastic

Fabulous cakes, in particular but everything is lovely and fresh. Great service, lovely staff, especially the lady behind the till. Dog friendly

Had fish and chips and they were the best I have had in ages and I do like my fish and chips 🍟

Came here for a belated mother's day afternoon tea, staff very friendly, seating great inside was amazing, the afternoon tea was amazing too was very filling came home with a doggy box

Really nice place. Will go there again 👍

Valerie's tea room is lovely, good cuppa.

Had a wedding consulation here recently, after multiple emails where the lady spelt my name horrendously wrong (despite it being in my email address, and signature), we were rushed around. It was clear that the majority of the wedding would be spent at the top of the dome where it smelt of fryer, and music that you can’t choose and with patrons looking up at you and your guests. We were told this ‘goes really quickly’…. For 1.5hrs on our wedding day, and with the price we’d be paying, we found this was a really insincere thing to say. Having shown interest, and chosen a food package anyway, we never received another word from them - we were promised a personalised quote within 24hrs. Couldn’t have my wedding here - this was a senior wedding co-ordinator so really speaks volumes. Find somewhere else for your big day.

Lovely building, worth a look around.

Treachers has amazing gluten free options, and the fish and chips are georgous. They also have 5 different gluten free deserts.

Just had mothers day afternoon tea, absolutely fabulous, the staff were so attentive and the live music 1st class

Absolutely beautiful place to eat and drink..... "a must visit"

First class, small family get together for wife's 65th birthday. Someone even played the piano. Highly recommended

Best fish and chips in the area, and that's saying something. Beautiful restaurant with attentive and efficient staff, food piping hot and delicious. What more could you want? Loved it! 😍

What a lovely afternoon tea, one of the best I've had

Grossly overpriced for what you got £29 each , weren’t even proper sandwiches just 2 fingers each

For the special offers you must check they are “active” before going (if it’s a special journey). It’s such a stunning place. Amazing service. And the toilets are brilliant too. And a lovely location for an evening walk along promenade that is lit (the northern promenade past rendez vous cafe has no light). Well worth a visit. And download the app if you are a regular !

Superb food and service. Thank you

Beautiful venue, brilliant fish and chips, entertaining pianists 👍🏻

We were invited in and to look around by the deputy manager here. What a beautiful place and all staff we encountered were welcoming and friendly. The food looked good and was reasonably priced. Unfortunately we didn't have time to try it. A lovely wedding venue.

Lovely place to visit the food is excellent

Whether you're out for a walk, good food and a fine tea/coffee, or surfing (weather dependant), Spanish City in Whitley Bay has it all. There is a hotel and bar attached to the building as well as one of the best fish & chips in the country. Patisserie Valerie has one of the finest tea rooms where they serve high quality beverages and deserts. Nearby there is a surfing club and a lot of shops and restaurants. It is a great place to visit for families and all age groups. To my opinion it is in top 5 places to visit in North East.

A wonderful experience,fabulous atmosphere,great service,really friendly staff, I'm coeliac and that wasnt a problem at all lots of choices on the menu , EVEN pudding choices apart from ice cream! The prices are very reasonable and there's an early bird deal for pensioners.

Beautiful building, and really nice fish and chips.

First time visit to the trenches fish shop good food fair price would recommend to anyone would go again

A lovely place to come and so nostalgic

Love the place never had any problems staff have always been helpful and food is great

Beautiful Christmas afternoon tea

Having had the pleasure of photographing a wedding at Spanish City in Whitley Bay, I am SO excited to share my experience at this truly magnificent venue. Spanish City is a gem on the North East coast, offering a perfect blend of elegance, history, and seaside charm. From the iconic dome to the breathtaking views of the coastline, the venue provides a captivating backdrop that is simply unmatched. The grandeur of Spanish City, coupled with its unique character, sets the stage for a wedding experience that is both timeless and enchanting. The staff at Spanish City are deserving of the highest praise. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to ensuring a flawless wedding day were exceptional. As a wedding photographer, Spanish City proved to be a dream location. The diverse range of spaces, from the elegant Champagne Bar to the light-filled Garden Suite, offered a wealth of opportunities for capturing stunning and varied shots. The attention to design and the atmospheric lighting added a touch of glamour to every photograph, creating a visual narrative that complemented the couple's unique love story. What truly sets Spanish City apart is its versatility. The venue seamlessly accommodates both intimate gatherings and grand celebrations, providing couples with the flexibility to tailor their day to perfection. The seaside location and the proximity to the beach also offer wonderful opportunities for creating romantic and picturesque images. In conclusion, I absolutely recommend Spanish City in Whitley Bay to couples seeking a spectacular and memorable wedding venue. The combination of its historic charm, attentive staff, and breathtaking surroundings make it a solid five-star choice. I am genuinely excited about the prospect of returning to Spanish City to capture more love stories in this extraordinary setting.

I just love this place, great meeting place. The food and drinks were excellent, super friendly staff...we visit 3 or 4 times a month . Beautifully refurbished , a gem.

Fabulous building with beautiful decor creating a lovely atmosphere.. Felt really special! Food excellent, the fish and chips were delicious!

Fabulous space to enjoy excellent seafood..

We had a fantastic time at afternoon tea with Santa. I lost my brother in April, it was his nine year old and three year olds first Christmas without him. We phoned Spanish city up to arrange for Santa to give them a keepsake off their dad, they were very accommodating and arranged it. Staff were lovely and made it very special for all the kids. My nephew now believes in Santa, my niece won't stop kissing her necklace and telling everyone it's her dad. Thank you for giving them all a little Christmas magic, it means so much to them.

Just had a champagne and watched the sunset on a cold wintry Friday. Fantastic