The Cod and Lobster in Scarborough

Read a lot of good things online and didn't live up to my expectations, lovely exterior and location but interior quite stark (bright lighting and white tables) reminded me of a travel cafe rather than cosy country pub. Expensive and staff were adequate, didn't eat there as looking for more atmosphere which we found in bucket loads at the Fox and Hounds in Dalehouse a short walk away.

We recently called in for a long awaited lunch as we have been before and much enjoyed. Unfortunately my husbands kebab was obviously not fresh and cooked to order, my fish and chips were both undercooked and just warm. We waited 15 mins for the drinks order which had to be re ordered. Very disappointed 😞

Our 1st visit to Cod and lobster Was with a walking group (20) Service was excellent and our Fish chips mushy peas and tartare sauce was first class . Lovely whir great fish cooked to perfection Great range of draught beers and lagers Highly recommend

Just had a coffee ☕ and enjoyed the views

Delightful pub in a gorgeous setting of Staithes. Great friendly staff with the most lovely view and some good well kept ales

Had a chicken parmo. Never had such a big one for a small price

Good food and beer with views of the harbor

The location is great, particularly if you get the opportunity to sit outside, overlooking the sea. Unfortunately, they play music outside to drown out the noise of the lapping waves. There are no ‘no smoking’ areas so, if one person smokes, everyone has to join in. Lunch and dinner were both good with a large menu to select from. Staff were friendly. We found the interior very bright and the white table tops were more akin to a staff canteen than a cosy seaside pub.

This place is the most obvious food establishment in Staithes based on location by the bay so is very busy and fills up quickly. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The shellfish linguine and scallops were very good. However, there were issues with the lobster dish. Firstly, there was confusion about the actual market price that day. There was a price on the board, which was different to what the server told us and after all the confusion the price on the bill was more expensive than all previous prices quoted. They are open hours before they start serving food so would have expected in this time for them to be coordinated enough to know the price of their food. Had visited especially to taste the lobster but the half lobster dish was pretty bland and the vegetables lacked seasoning. Bit of mixed bag of a review as both high and low points. Would return to give it one more go in case they were having an off day.

Great location at Staithes harbour. Food good but not great. Beer well kept.

The food here is fantastic and the staff are really friendly and helpful. Just had a selection from the starter menu, skipped the main course to leave room for pudding! Whitebait, chowder, scallops and squid: all delicious. Can't recommend this place enough. Oh, and 120 choices of gin!!

Lovely food, tables a bit cramped, lovely staff, great views from the outside sitting area. Toilets in need of an overhaul

Only had a drink but lovely setting, friendly and helpful staff and amazing value

A great place fir eating lobster. Great food right on the harbour front with efficient friendly staff.

Our starter was fine. My main meal of fish tacos presented in soft wraps rather than crispy tacos as I expected. Let’s kThe large prawns were in batter but very soggy - the wrap was filled with too much red cabbage and some red onion as well as the 3 battered prawns and some spicy mayo. I ordered side of chips which were clearly reheated at least once and not palatable. They were chewy and brown. The price of approx £12 and extra £2 for the chips was fine if the meal was good but it wasn’t. My partner enjoyed his food . My meal was disappointing. I wasn’t asked if I enjoyed the food by the staff and had to uncomfortably mention that my food was not enjoyable. The staff apologised and said she would tell the chef. My bill was reduced by the cost of the starter and the chips . ( approx £9) rather than the cost of the main I was complaining about. I payed and the waitress apologised again. I doubt that I’d want to eat an evening meal here again- but I’ve always enjoyed small plates . The drinks and service are brilliant and the atmosphere is lovely as is the view of the harbour . I hope the feedback is taken on board.

The food is disgusting! If you have ever tried good lobster, oysters, crab- this place is definitely not for you! We have ordered 15 oysters and have not eaten even one due to concerns about freshness. So do not loose your time and money in this place

Really good chef in the kitchen, the food is really tasty, very well cooked with good sized portions. Staff are all very pleasant and welcoming and they only book 50% of the tables saving the rest for walk ins so we never failed to get served. Beers good too.

Lovely high quality food, friendly atmosphere, and very good value for money. A visit to Staithes must end up with a meal at the Cod and Lobster

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and we are in the area again, will visit again. I'm glad we booked as it was packed!

One of the most delicious meals we’ve eaten for many years. Make sure to book as it is extremely popular! Staff were working flat out all evening but friendly and welcoming. The monkfish in Parma ham was delicious.

Dropped in because we liked the look of the menu. It did not disappoint. Service was excellent, food was tasty with good portion sizes, lovely atmosphere inside and outside. Excellent staff. Had a good variety of beer and ales on offer. Will definitely return. Well behaved dogs welcome.

sooooo average... while the view was lovely and sitting outside while facing the sea was a pleasant experience, the quality of the food is really only just ok. coffee was painful to drink. the dogs there were very cute though!

Lovely pub. Good food reasonably priced. Good menu

The food was very good. The staff were friendly and helpful and the pub was very busy and had a great atmosphere. It was too cold and windy to sit outside but on a warm day it would have been lovely to sit outside and admire the view.

Excellent food. Big portions, delicious food and an unrivalled location.

Had a lovely evening here. The walk down was steep but the gorgeous harbour and the pub was worth it. It was a lovely sunny but cold evening but we wrapped up and had the best dinner outside enjoying the view. I had Cajun salmon salad and hubby had the muscles. We couldn’t believe the prices! Such excellent value, and such a varied menu it was hard deciding what to have. It was very busy on that Wednesday evening so guessing you might need to book or get there early some days. Staff were super friendly too. Loved it.

Fantastic location with gorgeous views lovely menu, salmon was really good. Staff were lovely and all the waiters and waitresses were pleasant, cheerful, polite and attentive. Prices good considering the amazing location. Drinks really good value. Very busy so there may be a short wait for a table but it's definitely worth it. A must visit if you're in Staithes!

Very busy when we arrived but we were seated straight away. The food arrived quickly, was hot and delicious. The salmon was amazing. Fantastic location, was a bit warm inside but it was very busy. Definitely visit if you are in Staithes.

This is a charming pub, the views over the North Yorkshire coast, the sea views, are stunning. The pub food was delicious and hearty, the staff were attentive and very friendly. ‘Must go to’ if you’re in the area, and if not, well it’s worth considering visiting the North Yorkshire coast!

Really enjoyed coming here for the first time. The pub was busy-ish but got a table and drinks very quickly and the food was well priced and delicious.

Lovely friendy pub with great food. Seafood was delicious with generous portions. Can highly recommend.

Lovely spot for a casual meal. The food is good and portions plentiful, the service very friendly, and the view (especially from the tables outside overlooking the harbour) is super. Additionally they have some very good draft ales (Black Sheep and Howardian Gold when we were there) and a fantastic list of almost 50 gins and 40 whiskies. It feels like a neighbourhood pub, even though it's in a popular tourist village. Just be aware: it gets very busy during the summer holidays, especially at weekends!

The food was disappointing, we ate here two nights and it was just typical pub grub and nothing special, sisters came last year and said it was noticeably less tasty this year, curry was dry bits of chicken with no sauce, fishcakes were bland and dry, gravy was Bisto, not much else to eat in Staithes unfortunately

Really nice setting. Went with friends, 8 of us in total. Managed to get seats outside. Pub was busy, had a little wait for some of the meals but it was worth wait.

Great food, fantastic, well mannered and attentive staff.

Food was good, but it was better when we last visited in July tbh? As ever great staff. Cody and very friendly.

Super food and service. We all love it. Never had a bad meal there

Went twice last week with friends, the food is great and well served. We managed to find space for us 7 (3 kids) which was great. The service could be a little bit more attentive but then it was REAL busy.

Had an outside table and loved it, 4 of us dining 2 fish& chips 1 fish cake and 1 oister & mussel . excellent service food and staff so nice 👍

Scampi chips and mushy peas in the sunshine. Lovely. Good quality and a decent portion for £12.50.

Amazing location and great food for very reasonable prices. Friendly staff and prompt service. Sadly marred by the 80s and 90s rock blaring out from the outdoor speakers overlooking the outdoor seating and the harbour. Such a shame as it really spoils the atmosphere and ruins a nice evening stroll on the beach. Please unplug them and just let your guest listen to each other, the waves and the seagulls.

Location and views great. Tables outside a bit small. Food great, served quick, hot and tasty. No cutlery or condiments brought to table, despite being told, then having to ask. Went and got it all myself. Curry sauce for fish and chips wasn't "chip shop" - more generic Indian curry sauce - think tescos "chicken curry and rice" - doesn't pair with fish and chips well.

I had a burger and chips with side salad and my wife had prawn sandwich with a side salad, lovely and fresh.

Mostly seafood menu, reasonably priced, good portion sizes, serves all day, 5*

First time trying lobster!!! Was fresh and tasted delicious. In fact so did the cod and the battered fish!! The chips were also very crispy. Lovely setting, very friendly and helpful staff. Well priced food. Clean toilets. If you sit outside prepare for a few flies on your chips.. luckily my naughty springer spaniel was having a field day protecting our crispy chippy friends. Would return. 4.7.

Food was amazing, staff are very friendly and the beer is descent. Can't get much better than that.

Fish cakes & chips were excellent

Decent food at a decent price for the location. They could charge whatever they wanted, but the price of the (tasty) food was reasonable. We sat outside and got served by the wonderfully warm staff.

Outstanding food and service! The pub itself has the ultimate maritime vibes; old photos of Staithes and its fishing history are dotted around the walls. The food didn't disappoint and the portions were very generous. On top of that, it boasts a good coffee. We'll definitely be returning.

Great place, just very hot and stuffy inside

Ate outside as there were no tables available inside. I'm quite glad about that as it was really stuffy and hot in the pub. Potions are generous, and the waiting staff are very attentive. Would recommend.

We enjoyed a lovely frothy coffee in the morning . Sat outside. Dog friendly. Great views of little beach and boats.

Great location and lovely food.

The food is really nice and not too badly priced at 28 pound for a kids fish and chips, adult portion with two drinks. The lad who took my order could of done with using his ears a bit better but apart from that I could not fault the place and would recommend it.

Great food. Fantastic team who worked really hard and made it a great meal. Thank you, would definitely visit again

Excellent fish and chips good range of beers and huge range of spirits

Great place for food and drinks

My wife ordered two starters and I ordered a main to be had simultaneously. Starters arrived after about an hour, we explained the main was missing and were told this was on the way. It wasn’t on the way and didn’t come for 30 minutes so we ate separately after waiting a very long time for some fairly average food. Seabass had an odd funk to it in some areas of the fish and all of the food was fairly heavily salted. Nothing done to rectify, no apologies made and nothing done to improve a pretty poor experience.

Excellent food, been coming for years. Service is always great, love that there's plenty of vegetarian options including battered halloumi and curry sauce which is my favourite.

Excellent. Good food menu, unreal gin menu, food options to suit many tastes (including multiple vegan options).

Good mid week lunch cooked to order.

Great location by the sea. Have seating indoors & outside where you can take in the views. The staff were really friendly & very accommodating for our elderly dog in her doggy pram. The food was delicious, generous portions too! Had a varied menu to suit all. My daughter had the mussels in cream sauce. She got a huge pot & and the mussels were lovely & big with some crusty bread to mop up the juice. My hubby & I had the fresh crab sandwiches on brown which came with some crisps & a salad garnish with balsamic glaze, again delicious 😋 a really lovely pub in a pretty costal bay.

Awful food its ok if you order a salad as everything is cold. Never going back

Following a similar review from an Ian Dale last week. Food looked great but having asked one waitress to order food, she said she would return. We asked her again, then asked three other waitresses separately no service despite been out on the terrace serveral times after our requests. After 1/2 hour I went in to complain to one of the waitresses about been ignored. I got told I could have ordered from the bar. The owner then came out and expressed her annoyance at complaining to one of her waitresses about poor service. The owner wants to stand back and watch her staff who are not as efficient as she thinks. As a person who runs business and a Chartered Leader and Manager, sometimes you should listen, reflect and act.

Sometimes in your life you have meals where you are like, wow I don't remember the last time I had a meal this good and I had that today at the Cod and Lobster. The seafood linguine was fresh and delicious and I genuinly can't remember the last time I had a meal so good. The staff were friendly and the pub was gorgeous, thank you so much for such a lovely meal!

I'd recommend visiting the pub as it is set in a lovely cove and has real good scenery to look out to.

Great food, great staff and amazing views. Definitely going to come back

Probably the best restaurant we have been to in Staithes. Superb atmosphere, surrounded by photos of the past and with a rich history. The seafood 🦞 🍤 🐟 was fresh including the mussels. I can’t complain except the size of the lobster tail was ridiculously small. However, apart from that the fish and chips could feed 3 adults. The chips were the best grade ever. The only thing we didn’t like about the place was the flies, they just kept flying on the food. They should place one of the fly killers in the corner somewhere.

Amazing harbour front location and the staff were very attentive and friendly. The food we didn't order looked great. However, their signature dish of cod and lobster that we did order was terrible. The whole thing was watery and overcooked, not seasoned properly and the bisque didn't taste of much.

Nice little pub to call in for a drink at on a summers evening, good service and great view outside.

Staithes is such a beautiful place, and my 88 year old dad decided to treat himself and grandson to lobster. This place put him off ever trying lobster again. They shared a whole one, but it was so tiny they hardly had any! It was also tasteless. The fish pie was also tasteless and needed some seasoning and sauce. Even the cheese panini was dry and hardly any cheese. On a positive note, the scampi and seafood kebab were (I am told), good. Place was smelly, and a fair few flies! Such a shame, really, as they're in such a great spot, I'm sure a lot of people (like us) get their hopes up.

We absolutely love this pub. The staff are always welcoming and the food is always bang on… if you’re sat outside the views are amazing, if you’re sat inside, watching how the staff work around such a small bar is amazing! Fantastic work, keep it up!

Tasty food. I had seafood chowder with small bread roll and my friend had scampi and chips. Nice, honest food. Chowder could have had more flavour but it was nice enough. Service friendly and prompt. Cannot book tables during summer holidays but we managed easily on this occasion.

I visited the establishment yesterday 24/07/24 hoping for an atmospheric lunch in the sun. I saw a single free table(a good sign) on the terrace and quckly asked inside if ordering at the table was OK and if psyment could be made by card. The answer to both questions was affirmative, sounded promising. After sitting I asked the gave the first passing waitress my order. I was surprised that she did not return with the bankcard machine to take payment but assumed I would pay when it arrived. I asked several other staff in the ensuing 25 minutes until it dawned on me that maybe my order had in fact failed. At this point I asked another waitress if she could check the status of my order. After more minutes a senior staff member(the landlady?) asked what I had ordered at which point it became clear that they had no record of my order(it had never been passed on by the original waitress. This senior staff cynically asked if "I thought I had ordered lunch". Myself and other customers were amazed at this language as I had clearly given a verbal order and it had not been refused by the originsl waitress. I was then asked if I eould like to reorder lunch, but as I had wasted 35 minutes if my paid car parking ticket I no longer had sufficient time to wait and eat a lunch. The apology was perfunctory and insincere in tone with a continued "thought I ordered" mentality on the part of the staff. While waiting I had overheard another customer/staff altercation where a customer had complained about how she had been spoken to. In conclusion, the whole 45 minutes was a waste of time, AVOID the place.

Mixed reviews from the group for the food, some really enjoyed it, others thought it average. The service was extremely good and the wait was not that long. Prices were very reasonable.

Although the setting is nice and food tasty we waited about an hour and a half to be served - too long.

Food was more than acceptable. Atmosphere great. Staff lovely.

Harbour side pub with good food, much of it from the sea, and a good choice of drinks, including more rums than you knew existed! It was very busy even on a Sunday evening so booking would be recommended. Dog friendly.

Came here while staying in staithes over the weekend. lovely pub by the sea, friendly & helpful staff. We didn't have any food but the they have a good selection of drinks to choice from. Highly recommend and we will be coming back

We have repeatedly heard positive reports about the Cod & Lobster so thought we would book in twice during our recent stay in Staithes. On the first evening my son tried his first lobster. Sadly it was so small there were barely two mouth fulls to try! Disappointing. Despite this I decided to keep life simple and return on our last night when my mother was joining us. Her mobility is not good so it made sense to stay near where we were staying. Our order included a burger, a salmon dish served on a rosti, a pie of the day and fish skewers served with chilli rice. Where do I start with the plethora of issues?? Firstly we waited 45 minutes for food. It's a busy pub I understand but still, 45 minutes without any explanation or apology is too much. The burger was one of those tasteless solid lumps of grey meat you see from burgers previously frozen. The manager reports that they are in fact bought in 'premium steak burgers' - I completely disagree with this. It was solid. It was grey. It was hard. The peas served with 2 of the meals were crunchy. The manger says these are frozen peas....... why?!?!?! The salmon, whilst cooked well, was served on what can only be described as a previously frozen hash brown. The manager confirmed it was bought in and frozen but that it was a rosti. (I'd check the writing on the freezer bag, it was a hash brown at best). My mother's Sea Food kebab was over cooked and tough. The chilli rice looked like boil in the bag rice that had a few chopped chillis mixed into it. Given their reliance on convenience items from the freezer I would suggest that was the source of this 'special' rice. The manager assured us it was made fresh. It certainly didn't look or taste fresh. When I asked the waiter which desserts were home made sadly it was only the crumble. The other desserts are bought in but from local suppliers so we decided to try the cheesecake only to be told 15 minutes later that they had run out. We spoke to the manager by accident really. Our very sweet waitress asked if we had enjoyed the meal and when my mother replied politely but honestly the manager was called over to speak to us. I told him of our issues. He argued each point even saying that he had tried the burger and thought it was lovely. And so I am swimming against the tide here........ The Cod and Lobster is a little gold mine for someone. Heaving through the summer months with the tourists and their hard earned money, repeat business is not a necessity in this business model thankfully. The location is as good as it gets in Staithes and they have some lovely bar and waiting staff but please do not be fooled, this is basic cooking, pub grub if you will. Reheated items put together on a plate in such a way it look like it could be palitable ..... until you look a little closer or have the misfortune to eat it. The menu is VAST - there is no way that one cook (I'm not using the word chef!) can do so many dishes justice and they did not disappoint during our visit. Surely it is better to offer far fewer options but to do them to a better standard? They offer the longest gin and whisky menu I have seen in even the most swanky bars in London however I would do yourself a favour and stop there. Have a nice drink with a view..... then go home and cook yourself something from fresh using the amazing local ingredients available in this area avoiding crunchy previously frozen peas, boil in the bag rice and shop bought hash browns!! On the plus side it was a cheap meal out...... and that was without any discount despite voicing our issues. Disappointing.

Gave this place a second chance, never left a review on here before. Absolutely shocking on both visits, cold food, poorly cooked and vastly overpriced. Should have bought an egg sandwich at the Co op at the top of the village.

Well, The Cod & Lobster certainly lived up to it's great reviews. The food was delicious & reasonably priced. None of us could fault our meals. Well worth a visit.

A very popular pub and justifiably so. A very varied and extensive menu,especially seafood. A fantastic location and we were made most welcome by the attentive staff

Lovely restaurant by the sea with very fresh and delicious seafood. If you sit outside, you may enjoy the view and sea breeze while you eat but unfortunately weather was rainy that day so we sat inside. Gets busy during lunch times especially on weekends!

Beautiful seafood chowder Delicious sea bass. Both dishes served identically see photos. Staff really friendly and lovely beautiful setting.

Great food specialises in sea food. Fantastic location on harbour front.

Beautiful views, gorgeous food, reasonable prices

Walked past on a few occasions always looked nice so I decided to call in for lunch after ordering our fish and chip sat and looked at other peoples meals which looked nice when our meals arrived very disappointing batter was dark in colour and well overcooked soon as we touched it it shattered revealing not much fish half the chips were just bits at £34 disappointing nobody asked if everything was okay, I regret not saying anything at the time but was to late after I had left

Really nice me and the family went today for dinner definitely worth a visit if you're ever up in the area..A* oh very well done for putting dairy free meals clearly on the menu...

Great food, great choice of beer, lager and whisky/gin. With no stupid prices, and a friendly atmosphere, when I come back to Staithes, the Cod & Lobster will be the first port of call.

Unfortunately I chose the wrong dish, Monk fish wrapped in Palma ham with chorizo & mash. The fish was very salty due to being wrapped in the ham. Strongly recommend the home made steak pie, which looked really good.

First time visit here. Lovely setting right on the village harbor. The service was great. Very polite and efficient. The food was lovely and reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend booking up as it was fairly busy, and that was on a weekday. I would definitely recommend it and will visit again!

Poorly executed food, bad/ no flavour, bizarre presentation. Half lobster with potatoes and salad - didn't expect the hot food to be placed on top of the salad in the same (hot) bowl. No one likes warm lettuce. Just weird. Butter in packets on the plate so the butter was completely melted and poured out of the package - also, don't put packaged items on the same plate touching the food! Completely unhygienic! Not to mention just plain trashy. Lobster undercooked in parts. Flavour was ok while eating but found there was a weird bad fish taste in my mouth for a good half hour after the meal. Signature dish served with "rostis" which were weird flabby potato discs/ rings? Mussels with cream bland and no flavor, cream obviously poured on top just before serving - no chance for mussels to absorb any flavor. Table was sticky. Staff had a very haughty attitude and obviously think very highly of this place which is undeserved. Acted as if we were lucky to be there. Wouldn't have even left a review but they don't deserve their current rating of 4.5 - needs taking down a peg. Go to the pub up the road instead.

The Cod and Lobster is the gem of the village. We were super impressed by how efficiently it is run. Even at busy times you are soon seated and served beautiful fresh cooked food. Definitely not your average ‘pub grub’ more restaurant standard. Can’t recommend this place highly enough.

Sadly w opted for the signature dish, it had lots of potential but it arrived unseasoned, bland and uninspiring to return for other dishes on the menu.

Stayed in the village and used the pub every night The food was excellent all cooked fresh with a very good menu. The atmosphere is nice and the staff are very friendly. Wide selection of gin rum and whisky and all reasonable priced. Well worth a visit

The food was absolutely lovely and beautifully presented, tasted great. Fish awesome. The staff were all so lovely and attentive Great place to eat and drink thanks highly recommend a visit

Nice place to relax and take in the harbour scenery. Good choice of whiskeys

Food and drinks took a long time to arrive. Mixed reviews of food in our party , decent menu and beer.

Lovely pub on the harbour. Recommend the vegetable tart with salad!