The Commissioners Quay Inn in Northumberland

As a regular we have been going to the Commissioners for a long time however we have recently had a few mixed experiences but we decided to give this place one last go today , and ordered lunch from the lite bites menu, which was very disappointing. 5 bits of scampi, very pale luke warm chips and warm tartar sauce. The pork baguette came in a large bun which was ok, but the chips were awful - scraps from the bottom of the pan, not a single decent bit of potato in the bowl. When we mentioned this to the lady who cleared our table all she said was sorry we’ve had trouble with the potatoes - looking at other folks plates there wasn’t much of a problem with theirs! Such a shame as this place has great potential but we won’t be returning for a very long time.

The Quay has been a godsend for a Blyth. It delivers quality food , service plus accommodation at reasonable price . It's location is ideal plus it has a good atmosphere with pleasant staff . I would have given 5 stars but as I haven't stayed In hotel side I can't comment on

Drinks very expensive £5.90. For 2 half pints of coke no wonder hospitality are struggling

Great selection on drinks on offer with the added bonus of blue light card discount

We stayed at this Inn but arrived early and decided to try out lunch offerings. We had a 50/50 response. We both had sandwiches and chips, one was beef gravy and chips which was excellent but the other was Greek chicken and totally dry, most of it was left. Good pint of beer and interesting cocktails.

Excellent staff always polite and helpful.

Fantastic food just the place is a little pricey.

Bar staff were absolutely lovely. Food was average at best. Overpriced for the quality, apart from the chips which were very nice. I've attached a recipe for tzatziki because the chef seems to need some basic cookery instruction.

Food was quite nice, but dear me, the parking is difficult. Very limited spaces after 10am, none after about 11am. Having to wait for people to leave before you can get in, and a queue in the car park - stressful. Spaces are tight and often have vans or v large cars in them, so for me who doesn't have a disabled badge but needs the door quite open to get in and out, its pretty awful. I can't imagine the spaces are all used by the hotel guests, and the restaurant was empty when we went in, so assume it's the nearby residents. I won't be back, which is a shame, I liked going. But that was a while ago where you had a sporting chance of a space.

Overpriced ordinary food, indifferent service. Nice decor and location.

We hadn’t eaten here for a long time and decided to try it again to see if the food had improved at all. No it hadn’t and was very disappointing. The croque monsieur looked to have been made earlier. It was cold and very dry. No sign of any sauce on it. The chips were soggy. Won’t be back any time soon.

Delicious Sunday dinner. Great atmosphere

We spent 3 lovely nights (and afternoons/evenings) staying here. So comfortable, really excellent rooms. Great location. Really Friendly staff and brilliant food. Nothing but good things to say. We will be back again next year. Cracking!!

Went for breakfast today 31st May 2024 my partner ordered the full English and I ordered fried eggs on thick farmhouse toasted bread my partners breakfast was cold only the hash brown and black pudding were hot probably been dipped in a fryer one of meggs wasn't cooked salmonella came to mind and there was nothing thick or farmhouse about the bread was more like Melba toast complained to was supposed to be the duty manager and he said are you complaining cos you got the wrong bread but we don't have any well don't advertise what you haven't got and then just expect the paying customer not to say anything well these paying customers will take there money somewhere else was going to stay at the Tynemouth castle for Xmas for 3 nights well we won't be spending our money there either

The food was excellent, and prompt. The waitress was very helpful and Jordan was an absolute legend. Ends............

Magnificent toad in the hole, it beat me!!

The rooms are spacious for our two large dogs with a balcony they love to go out on and judge people as they walk on by. This place also has a lift so you don't have to lumber up the stairs with your suitcases and collapse in the process. Close by is Ridley park and beaches which you can either walk to or drive to. There is also parking here for guests.

I stayed here for over a month while working jn Blyth. Overall I had a good stay. The room was spacious with a sea view. All the staff were friendly. Mel, Vicki, Chrissy and Pam from house keeping always kept the place immaculate and were always very helpful.

Friendly staff, good service,parking easy,good location

Nice very good staff great breakfast and drinks and dinner worth a visit

Bar staff was rude and made me feel like a fool for enquiring if the burger had a sauce, ordered 2 double cheese burgers for £30 and the meal was absolutely tasteless, so bland we went to McDonalds straight after. Avoid it! Never tasted a burger that had zero taste and may as well had been a children’s meal, feel totally ripped off

Ordered two cheeseburgers. Awful food. No taste at all. If you want to experience chewing on fresh air here's your chance. Portions tiny, cheese had no taste. Chips though nice, would not have fed a sparrow as portion was tiny. Burger had zero seasoning on it. We ended up going to local McDonald's as still hungry when left. Price was a complete rip off

Worst burgers ever. Tasteless, overpriced and a complete rip off. Bar service about as welcoming as a brick to the head. Feel completely ripped off at 15 pounds a portion - which were stingy to say the least. Won't return as looking at previous reviews, the company gives a generic review saying they will feed it back to the kitchen team but the same issue arises over and over again. Someone needs to give their head a wobble

Having visited CQ since it's opening I have written some uncomplimentary and some complimentary reviews over the years, principally because of the quality of the meals and ales available. The staff have always been fine. Whether it is because of the chef or the manager, or both, the vastly improved and imaginative menu and the quality of the cooking have made this eating place worth a visit despite me having to drive 10 miles to get there.

Came in for a drink and a dessert and my partner got hers within 2 minutes but after 30 minutes I was still waiting for my cheesecake and after asking 3 times where it was. It finally arrived after talking to another member of staff.

Although nicely done out. Was a bit expensive £100 plus for food and drink for 4. And although good was not all that

We didn't stay at the Inn. We were at the carvery. Excellent food and quick service . Friendly helpful staff. Would [and have] recommend this place for Sunday lunch..

Meal was beautiful as always and excellent service. Great atmosphere and very friendly.

I love it when the wife says do you fancy eating out today. I always choose the commissioners. The staff are always great, the food is lovely and well priced and the chips are the best ever. The wife likes the wine as well....

This was a total let down. Overpriced and inadequately managed event. Breakfast selection ran out by 9.30am which meant our party of 8 were waiting on food and at no point did we get to sit down together. Manager was totally dismissive and unhelpful. The whole restaurant was trashed. No staff to clear tables with breakfast plates being piled anywhere and everywhere - disgusting! Totally spoiled what should have been a special family day.

I can't comment on rooms I didn't stay,easy to find, big free car park, food was great although portion was really small for the price

Comfortable room. Friendly helpful staff. Good pub grub.

Room was clean. The staff were really nice and friendly. Food was great.

We dropped in for a drink and a bite to eat. Hadn't really planned to, but glad we did. Lovely relaxed atmosphere with staff who were just as relaxed, but very attentive without being intrusive. The menu was very good, but not so if you have a gluten intolerance. The menu had a QR code to scan, which opens a menu for allergies. This wasn't ideal and to be honest, I gave up trying to figure it out. Shame, as it did sound like there was potential there. However, the food we did have. A partridge satay with salad was excellent and very enjoyable. We didn't stop over, so can't really comment on the rooms, but if they are as good as the bar I gave them 5 stars. Apparently, a buffet style Sunday dinner is served, believe it or not, every Sunday. Would we come back? Most definitely. Probably on a Sunday!

Dissapinting service, cold breakfast with the wrong items. Asked for today preference then did not bring any! Only warm items were the hash browns and the toast i did myself. Won't be stopping again

Excellent staff service and cocktails are lush

x 4 of us attended Sunday afternoon. Great location and nice venue. The food was very average. Burger (Macdonalds do better) & chips or Scampi and chips was just that! Lacked any side dressing, basic presentation. x 1 pint of Carling and x 3 large soft drinks (blackcurrant & lemonade) at £17! Dissappointed customer, will not go again.

We had two meals really Terrible stone cold never again!! Got our beer flat so took it back barmaid said beer OK but dirty glass was tha problem shocking.

Ate in restaurant. Good meals, but several items missing from mains and deserts

Found this excellent pub on a cold wet day after an abandoned local football match. Excellent decor, food and range of beers at decent prices. Apparently does accomodation which I am tempted to try now.

I had my 50th birthday here in December, the staff were so welcoming and had a specific area roped off for my guests, the evening was great there just happend to be a live band on which were brilliant and the food and hosptality were absolutely fab, would highly recommend x

Visited on Sunday after a great meal back in December. Food was underwhelming and inedible in parts, not the best hope this improves as a great setting and nice bar.

Sorry to say would not go back !!! My partner and I was out for walk 23/12/23 We called in for lunch ,never again,I ordered fish pie,which apperently came with king prawns,never saw a prawn yet,could barely taste the white fish tiny portion of kale and couple runner beans,which was ok. My partner ordered leek,mushroom and lentil shepherds pie, What a shambles no leeks no mushrooms,tomatoes peree with mash,oh dear.no sign of leeks or mushrooms, We mentioned to waitress, and again to one of the managers,with very bland response,not even a complimentary coffee,and halfhearted apology,said all food came in pre- portions ( which chef no doubt heated in microwave.) Total bill with 3 drinks came to nearly £40.00 Needless to say will never be back !!

Not Xmas Dinner. Turkey Veg - 2 roast potatoes, mash potato, brocoli, carrots, green beans, kale, cauliflower cheese?(cauliflower with a bit of melted cheddar on top) Giant Yorkshire pudding which took up half of the plate. No sprouts, pigs in blankets or stuffing. Lots of people having beef roast dinner which looked exactly like our Xmas Dinner. We were the only two people having the Xmas Dinner and seemed they just hadn't bothered. Plus side was excellent service from the two staff who were required to man the bar and serve the meals

Bacon sandwich was expensive for what we got the bun was too big for the filling we had to cut the bun in half and put the filling in one half , also very dry

Conveniently positioned on the quayside with nice view of river and port. Handy for meeting with friends for coffee or lunch. Prices are ok but certainly not cheap.

Wandered around Blyth and didn’t see anywhere very appealing so ate at the hotel. Usual pub food plus a few dishes of their own and quite an extensive menu. Fairly busy on Friday night so best to book - I guess lots of non-hotel guests use this place too. Food good, plentiful portions and good service throughout

We ate here when we stayed for a couple of nights. Not hopeful due to the mixed reviews. How surprised we were! Prices to us were very reasonable. Eg we would pay £13 for pizza and £5 per pint of beer and that's the Midlands! I think locals have been very harsh about the prices. Everything has gone up. Food was hot, tasty and plentiful. My mixed seafood starter was huge! Staff very welcoming. We would recommend definitely for a pub meal.

This is a nice environment, nice and clean. I ordered light bite scampi and chips, scampi was over cooked the chips were nice, my husband ordered a baguette with pork, the baguette was too crusty the pork had too much slavery fat on, the chips were fine. Unfortunately won't be back.

Breakfast & evening meal & snacks in afternoon . Lots cocktail . Perfect central place with great friendly staff & clean well look after hotel .

Very disappointing as no gluten free option unfortunately very little help when asked re gluten free option was handed a list of all dishes that contained gluten then no help walked out will not ever return If you require gluten free menu’s avoid this establishment

Fab breakfast with large choice . Delivered to your table with cooked hot food & a bar for all help your self extras . Pastry’s jams cereal fruit list goes on . Stopped here many a time evening meal great to good menu .

Handy location to eat when having a walk along the quayside area or Ridley Park. Nice decor and comfortable seating with good views out to the river. When the weather is good there is also a large outside patio which also has views over the river. There was not a lot of staff around but those that were there were welcoming and friendly. I went with my grandson, the food was good rather than exceptional. I had Mixed grill (£19) and he had fish and chips (£13), prices where reasonable especially the fish and chips which are now £12 at most chippies for a takeaway and here you get mushy peas and tartare sauce! We finished of with sticky toffee pudding and ice cream, (£5) these were really tasty and portions were good.

Me and my partner were looking for a new place to call our regular day off place to go to eat and drink as all our other places either closed, changed menu not to our taste, or was over priced due to COVID. So we decided to give the commissioner out. We had the winter dinner time menu £10 for a main and any drink soft or alcohol. So far so good fairly reasonable price so I had fish and chips she had Yorkshire pudding wrap. Food was great absolutely over the moon we found out place to go. Two days later we returned for evening meal I wanted pheasant she wanted venison. Soon disappointed as none of which were available. So she had chicken tikka massala and I had mixed grill. Wow curry was a massive let down rice over cooked curry cold and felt like and tasted like a bad microwave meal with no taste. Mixed grill was worse, black pudding raw, fried egg so over done I picked it up like a piece of card board it didn't bend, beef was so tough and fatty steak knife could not cut it. They gave me gravy when asked for peppercorn sauce and the sausages looked boiled and anemic. No manager on shift and no offer of replacement meal. Not wanting to be put off as first time was good we went back 2 days later through day and both had winter menu 2 fish and chips and all was good again brilliant so we decided maybe it was a one off. So again 4 days later as we didn't go out on valentine's we decided to take up on the good offer and stay the night for £109 with breakfast Inc and £52 to spend on a meal. I wanted pheasant and she wanted katsu chicken burger. Well as before pheasant was not available so I ordered the mixed grill hoping it would be better. NO NO NO BIG MISTAKE katsu burger sauce delivered cold mixed grill black pudding was raw and beef so burned all the black charcoal off the grill was swimming on my plate I had to rub the steak with my napkins and clean my plate dry. Never again. Thought we would go to the bar to order something different to drink other than beer and cider saw a sign on the bar any 2 cocktails for £10 so looked at menu debated for 5 mins and when I went to order the girl said if you want the offer you have to order two the same you can't pick 2 different drinks I pointed to the sign that said ANY 2 ,ANY 2 she just looked at me and said well the signs wrong so what do you want. I said two ciders please she picked them up by the top of the bottles putting her dirty hands around the rim. I just though we're was the service there knowing we had these other issues. Clearly didn't want to go above and beyond or even offer any good service. Poor attitude to argue with the customer especially when she knew her sign was wrong. Overall Breakfast was good, service was poor, had to ask for a second towel in the room as even though I had a room for two people they only provided 1 towel. Room was good except tea and coffee facilities let down loads of tea and coffee but only 3 milk cartons when it takes 2 per drink and only 1 biscuit I don't get it. Team in there through day seem more friendly than evening. Meals way better through day than evening. Some staff are good excellent service but some I think need a lesson in how to smile and how to deliver good customer service. Please read this and fix the issues and please someone go and check your posters and offers around the hotel they don't match and the all contradict each other. Cocktail menu on bar says ANY 2 FOR £10. poster near breakfast area says winter breaks offer from £99 then near the lift it says winter breaks offer from £89 and yet the venue says different again.

The Commissioners used to be a good place for for food but not anymore. Breakfast is no longer a buffer any you get charged extortionate prices for pre cooked food that had obviously been sitting hours. AVOID at all cost and go elsewhere

Having stayed at the hotel on moving to the area we have been back for dinner on occasions and just drinks, The food is good and served by friendly staff, the menu is a bit limited and not much choice for vegetarian's

Called in for lunch. It’s a few years since we were in here and it’s very nice and spacious with good seating areas and a nice atmosphere. I had venison pie with mash and green vegetables which was excellent and my wife had a fish...

Enjoyed the food and service was excellent. The surrounding are in a lovely and calm area with folks fishing in the harbour. The area is going through a regeneration process and it looks if it will benefit the town . Well happy with our experience.

We’ve eaten here on many occasions without issue but the ‘quick lunch’ we’d promised ourselves turned out to be anything but. We’d paid just under £35 for 2 sandwiches, 2 cokes and 1 onion rings, waited ages and were then presented with 2 completely different...

Room with balcony. Very nice & clean. Lovely view of sea, loved watching passing ships & trawlers. Great breakfast, evening menu a bit expensive.

We've been many times before as its on our doorstep.. However many chances we have given this place over the years as they've not been the best experiences either.. we will not be returning. Ordered at the bar and wanted to open a tab so...

The hotel is very spacious spotlessly clean and the staff very friendly and helpful the only constructive criticism I have is about the food it is very mediocre and lets the hotel down Breakfast was very dry (we were down at 7.30 both days and...

After a long walk in Blyth, we decided to come here for a late lunch. We both liked this contemporary place close to Blyth quay. We found the staff friendly and efficient although we did notice one waitress who looked like she didn’t want to...

Repeat visits… I have stayed numerous times and from the welcome, check in, comfort and cleanliness of the room I can not fault. Food and drinks great too. Have a perfect stay with confidence every time. Henry and his team all exude friendliness and I...

We came here as the reviews seemed to be good but was horribly disappointed. Myself and my mum ordered the Mauritian curry (bearing in mind we have Mauritian friends we didn’t expect it to be authentic) and my son had the kids chicken and bacon...

Very enjoyable stay at this hotel. Location is excellent with great views of both river and sea. Staff were attentive and service was very good. Room was clean and comfortable. Minor points were - Heated towel rail would be nice, 2nd chair needed on balcony...

After numerous emails back and forth from the commissioner quays customer service asking for a refund or some sort of compensation for the very sub standard meal. On arrival we ordered drinks strawberry daiquiri and a coke . Coke was absolutely fine and how I...

Had a really good steak and fish pie here in a relaxed atmosphere in really roomy pub right by the water. Lots of choice on the menu and couldn’t fault the food. Lots of space for social distancing.

Because of covid and me being immuno compromised, myself and my 6 friends decided not to attend the commissioners for our arranged Christmas fayre meal. I asked the staff if we could collect the meals as a take out and they obliged. My husband collected...

Awful fish and chips Awful beef suet pie Tasteless bean burger. Won't be back in a hurry. Nothing more to say

This place is a bit pricy, but usually the food is good. However, today I chose the Chef’s Winters Broth, and was very disappointed. The broth was very bland and was accompanied by ordinary sliced bread. When the waiter asked if everything had been okay,...

Booked this restaurant for sons birthday as I’d been for a coffee there and it’s very nicely appointed.The pricing on the menu did seem a bit high for the area but it is a nice setting near Blyth harbour.The food arrived in good time but any further positives ended there.None of the several different meals chosen were anywhere near to the quality or quantity expected.My meal in particular a lentil stew was basically a thick vegetable soup for £13!!The fish pie was similarly disappointing ie another thick soup.Quite how they are getting away with charging as much for such average food is bewildering.

We visited recently as a family for my sisters birthday. Having booked a table we were shown to our table, which unbeknown to us was in the 'dog area', at no point during booking was I told we were being sat in the 'dog area' or asked if that was ok. It's not as my sister is severely allergic. We asked to move tables and were treated in the most inhospitable way, despite the restaurant being fairly quiet the waitress acted like we were asking her to move Mount Everest. It took a much younger waitress to come over and reshuffle another table for us. This was after the older waitress gave me a loud lecture in front of lots of Other customers about how it is my responsibility to make them aware of any allergies. My apologies I thought this related to food allergies, given that I thought we were attending a restaurant not a farmyard. Even without my sisters allergies I wouldn't want to be eating dog hair with my meal, personally I think it's extremely unhygienic! Within my family we also have allergies to dust, feathers and penicillin .... was it my responsibility to outline those also?!?! The waitresses disgusting attempt at managing the situation left my sister in the toilets in tears on her birthday! Upon leaving the restaraunt I searched high and low for any signage that informed customers with allergies that dogs were allowed in. There's none! Apparently it's the customers responsibility to use their telepathy skills and god help you if you don't! The food is below basic and you'll wait about half an hour at the bar to get a drink so definitely not worth the hassle!

Late last Sunday night we decided summer was almost over so lets have a few nights away in Northumberland. A search on Booking.Com for three nights, on the coast and dog friendly brought up the Commissioners Quay. So glad we booked it. Lovely room, lovely staff and very very dog friendly. Well stocked bar and excellent food. We would certainly stay there againAmy, you must produce the Dog Friendly Guide to Blyth! Yur help was fantastic!

We were so looking forward to our first visit since Lockdown & were not disappointed. Sunday lunch is always delicious with a choice of large or medium portions & is cooked really well.Staff so accommodating & friendly.Only issue was the open style buffet where staff & guests were not wearing masks. We both feel customers should be asked politely to wear masks whilst at the Buffet area & serving staff should wear masks especially since rules were relaxed Covid is rising again.Apart from that we enjoyed our visit but would have felt a lot more comfortable if above was introduced.

The visit to this place was booked in advanced, as its not common for most food outlets due to Covid. After waiting for a few minutes, we were led to our table, and made our choices for our meal and drinks. When the order was given at the bar, some items were absent from the menu, such as steak pie for mains and Mackerel Pâté for starter. The ones who had no steak pie made the order of what was requested, went away to decide upon a different main course for themselves, and then returned. I being one such person, I ordered a well done sirloin steak. Starters were served, and the potato skins were edible but were very lacklustre in presentation and flavour. Main course were brought, however, my sister did not have her course of fish and chips brought to her, as the staff claimed it was not part of the order. It had to be explained that there were in fact two separate orders, the dish being part of the first one. To add salt the wound, after waiting for her meal, the meal was brought with the wrong side dish of mushy peas instead of the beans that were requested. So despite the fact that there had been an error, the staff did not think it prudent to check on what my sister had wanted, and made assumptions.The dessert came but by this stage, our party was less than impressed by the manner in which the operation of the service was done, and especially consider this was a £100 experience we were paying for. I will not be coming back to this establishment as the food was subpar, the service mediocre, and for the price of this experience, far too high. You will have what I call the running man experience, first you are run a high bill, run ragged by the constant mishaps that you have to incur with ordering the meal and getting the meal, before finally running for the hills from this poorly led establishment.

Very comfortable accommodation, when we were there the WIFI was poor. No means of contacting reception from room. Dining and bar very good. I would recommend.

Visited when attending a funeral wake. At the time service was limited to a buffet style provided at the individual tables. Good variety of food with regular waitress attendance to organise the drinks.

I have reviewed the hotel separately. We had booked a room including dinner on the first night, but as we were shown to our table we were warned that there was a 30 min delay for food. Our drinks arrived promptly and we studied the menu of fairly standard dishes. I ordered crab cakes and smoked haddock linguine. My wife opted for scampi, but these had just finished, so she chose belly pork instead. We then waited for nearly an hour before anything was served. My crab cakes were fine and we shared them; my pasta had nice smoked fish pieces, but far too much cream so that in the end I couldn’t finish it. We have eaten all over Italy and there we have never experienced the compulsion to add cream to every pasta sauce - it is a peculiarly English thing. My wife’s crispy belly pork didn’t seem very crispy and was presented as a large pale lump from which the meat had to be extracted.Service was cheerful (although I found the constant use of ‘guys’ to grate a bit after a while) and the restaurant is attractive in the modern style, but in a restaurant the food is the important thing and thsi was really not up to scratch.At breakfast the next morning the choice was limited to ‘full English’ but in spite of that limitation service was a bit slow and the food when it arrived was a little dry and overcooked. We looked in vain for obvious altenatives in Blyth for our second dinner, but this time the service and the food at the Commissioner’s Quay was quicker and better, although we did go for safer options this time. Breakfast on the second morning was very slow, not just for us, and the food was if anything a bit cool.There is plenty of room for improvement in this restaurant - hopefully that will happen since the hotel itself is very good.

Very good service and service recovery. We had dinner and we’re staying at the hotel. We had a table over looking the sea which was lovely. The food wasn’t what we hoped but the staff dealt with the situation really well and credited my meal from the bill.The asparagus, hollandaise sauce and eggs were perfectly cooked and roasted vegetables were tasty.

The staff were helpful and tried their best. Rooms clean. Lighting a little lie for reading. Good disappointment

I have been eating at Commissioners Quay about once a month since it was built. It got off to a shaky start, but settled down after a month or two. The menu was never earth shattering, but apart from an incident when the beef pie was more vegetables than beef it was always (fairly) cheap and cheerful.The new menu looked much more varied and in that promise we visited today in our first masked visit.Having booked online we were given the table we requested in an area with plenty of screens. After a longish delay our order for food and drinks was taken. The drinks arrived first and I had to return the cloudy beer, which any decent barman should have spotted. However it was changed without question.I ordered the chilli chicken and my wife, the Moroccan chicken. Both were presented nicely, but I fear it was an illusion. My chilli appeared to have been 'put together' and certainly not cooked as a single dish. The chicken was plentiful but tasteless and sitting in a thin (certainly NOT 'sticky') chilli sauce with a few tired shredded vegetables and enough noodles to knit a vest.The Moroccan Chicken fared worse. Two pieces of coloured, yet tasteless chicken, perched on a pile of plain quinoa over a large chunk of soggy flatbread, with some blobs of pink yoghurt(?) to garnish. Most of the quinoa and all the flatbread were left.Friends would argue that I should have complained, but it would have embarrassed my wife and the waitress and involved a wait for a second meal to be prepared. So here I am.The place is clean and well kept; the toilets are spotless, although the centre urinal in the gents should not be being used for Covid safety.I may return, but if I do then I will be avoiding anything vaguely 'exotic' on the menu.

Myself and my daughter came on a Thursday lunchtime check in was straight forward and we asked to be seated outside and were told waitress service and we were given our menus. From there it went downhill waitress service was non existent till we managed to attract someone who was serving someone else.Orders eventually placed drinks arrived promptly but food took a while. One of the orders was a tea cake which arrived with no butter or jam and it took at least 5 mins for this to arrive which I find unacceptable.They were quick to ask us to pay before food arrived.I will not be rushing back

Paid £36 for three Sunday lunches, waited 35 minutes for it to arrive. The plate was only half full. Non of us are big eaters and never pile our plates high even when you can serve yourself but I would expect to feel satisfied after a Sunday lunch. We left still feeling hungry.

Booked for a mid-week lunch at 1.30pm. Initial service great, menus given, drinks order taken, we were informed no currys were available that day (thus ruling out probably 3-4 choices) We ordered the food, sharing platter not available, halumi salad not available. I decided on fish pie. No lumps of fish in pie, it consisted of minced salmon, peas and cream, a very odd sickly combination. My mum had chicken salad..the chicken was also minced and looked more like tuna, but she said it tasted ok. On the desert order the only flavour ice cream available was strawberry. After having waited a full hour to be served food it was a very disappointing experience all round..will not be hurrying back thats for sure.

Small portions for Sunday lunch.Food was lovely there wasn’t enough. We aren’t fat or greedy people but leaving hungry after a Sunday lunch is not on. Tiny portion of mash 2 roast potatoes 1 small Yorkshire pud. Only 2 options standard or small I would hate to see the small if we had the standard. Won’t return until full carvery is back. Couple beside us also commented on small portion size. Also the wine is ridiculously expensive. If you sold at reasonable prices people would stay longer and drink more.

Great food but sadly that’s where it ends! No problem getting a seat on a usually busy Sunday but we think Covid isn’t entirely the reason why! The service was ridiculously bad, plenty of staff but zero organisation. I had to flag down waitresses on numerous occasions, they seemed too busy chatting behind the bar. The entire visit left a sour taste in our mouth and being foodies, two things stick in our mind! 1. We were asked to pay our bill whilst we were still eating. 2. A waiter brought out my desert and it was not what described on the menu, when I asked him what it was he replied “I don’t know”. I ask myself what sort of place would do this? My answer is a place I shall never visit again! Shame as it used to be good!

Great place! Room with a balcony overlooking the Blyth river and sea beyond. It’s on the quay and as Blyth is a working port, it’s on an industrialised street but only a 5 min walk into Blyth. Staff were excellent and the breakfast was plentiful. Good Covid safe arrangements. Couldn’t fault it. Had a meal in the bar one evening and it’s reasonable pub grub. Would recommend for a base to explore Northumberland (not much in Blyth itself). Great restaurant Caboose - on the quay itself and had a meal at the Asmara Indian restaurant one night, which was great food but didn’t feel very Covid safe.

We tried here as part of the inn group after trying the amble inn amble. I have to say the turkey and the mash was better here, than the latter, but I preferred the beef and roasties at other place. The theme is similar but less nautical artefacts than at its sister pub. It’s a good place to catch up with work colleagues I would say and location probably draws the after work crowd. Booking in advance advised and also ask for a sea view table.

Nice looking hotel. Interior decor great. Dog friendly, all the staff were great.Horrible location amongst warehouse/Harbour working units etc at the ‘arse end of town’. Room disappointing, even tho i’d booked a premium room, - just basic facilities. Food is basic pub grub everything with chips & greasy. Breakfast pretty dreadful. Cremated bacon which was solid, salty slices you couldn’t fork because they shattered into a million bits, congealed eggs, Burnt hash browns, greasy mushrooms, sausages that looked and tasted like they'd been reheated 3 times already. No choice to have scrambled eggs cooked, or a boiled egg - or anything else whatsoever. Take it or leave it on the greasy fry up front. - and no I didn't want most of it I tried to say “can I just have.....” but it was all piled on the plate anyway. Nowhere for ‘residents’ to sit after the evening meal ended. No comfy residents lounge to have a couple after a meal or chat with the new acquaintances you have made, play cards, whatever. By 9pm the restaurant was empty and the staff were leaving and shouting “good night” very loudly at you as they left. 9.30!. There is no choice but to go to your room and prop yourself up on your bed and put the telly on. (Great if thats your thing). (When was that ever comfortable)Very poor. Very disappointed. This is not on a thoroughfare. The people there were pretty much all residents. But no thought for what the residents needs are. Lots of space to do it, but its not provided.

I was so pleased with the service, our waitress was Megan Moody and she was amazing. The food was delicious and the restaurant was beautiful. Great experience, plan to go again shortly!

All staff great young girl Megan moody was lovely definitely would come again food was tasty also and cocktails nice

great hospitality by Susan R our waitress.. catered for our needs.. no rush and very welcoming thanks for the Stovie recipe!!!

Excellent Buffet Breakfast this morning. Assistant Manager on shift Tracey made sure the food we had was of an high standard and looked after us as well as all the other guests on what seemed like a busy morning.

Family friendly atmosphere, staff very welcoming especially our waitress Megan who helped us choosing our food

Lovely food and plenty to choose from on the menu. Polite staff, especially Megan who took our order and served our food with a smile. Will definitely be back

Last time i visited this place the food was amazing (last year) i would of rated this place 5 stars but i went back recently after i heard new management took over and the food is not that great to be honest.. it just seems to be missing something.

We ate in the Commissioners last night. The food was fantastic, the atmosphere was brilliant and the pub itself is so relaxing and cosy. Special shout out to Sonny who was so polite and helpful all evening!

The room is very spacious and comfortable.Excellent cleaning standard a great housekeeping team.Very happy The food however does not match the standards of the rooms.Breakfast was served at the buffet.Totally dead fried eggs so I asked for scrambled but I had already been served the bacon sausage and tomatoes.The cook said they would bring the eggs over to the table.However by the time the eggs arrived I had eaten most of my breakfast.I will know tomorrow morning to order the eggs first then when they arrive go back for the rest of the meal!The sausages are not nice (sorry)Bacon dried out on the hot plate and fried eggs would put anyone off ordering as so dead having stood too long on the Bain Marie.We also had a meal the first day of arrival.I had Salmon which was dry outside but nice and soft inside.The crispy potatoes turned out to be soggy fried new potatoes ( not edible) for me.My husbands Gammon and chips were all over cooked not a great meal.So we chose not to dine here the second night.

Visited here on a Saturday lunchtime with my wife and son whilst in the area. Checked-in promptly, shown to a table and that was where the good experience ended. Took 25 mins to take a drinks order and that was only made possible by us proactively asking a passing wait staff if we could be served. She seemed oblivious of our wait and seemed a bit ‘put out’. Drinks arrived a further ten mins after that and then food after a further 20. No apology for the wait, nothing. The food was bland and very average but the worst bit, barely warm. By this point we’d had enough and hust wanted out as it going to make us late for our arrangements elsewhere in Blyth. Guess what...yep, I had to get up again, walk to the bar to ask someone to give me the bill since the wait staff clearly weren’t able to deal with table service. Paid and promptly left. I don’t usually check TA for lunch trips or anything and so read prev reviews while we were there. Had i known, I’d have steered well clear. Never again.