The Craster Arms Restaurant in Northumberland

Had read some good reviews , however, this was not our experience, it was a busy Saturday evening but allowances were made for that. Food was served without cutlery, eventually got some put in the mean time food had cooled, my scampi was over cooked as were SOME of my chips, my partner had grey cabbage but otherwise the pie was acceptable. Waited 20mins for the bill to be bought before giving up and paying at the bar, had hoped for a desert but decided to leave without. Overall a disappointing visit on many levels.

The waiter told me the entire menu could be adapted to be gluten free. I was in disbelief. I asked him to check. Only two main course option were gf. Nothing cooked fresh. Son’s kids burger was undercooked and had to go back. His chips were rock solid. Ordered drinks that never came. Sadly won’t return.

Great service, great food resonable price

I sat outside of The Craster Arms in the beer garden on a sunny Saturday. It had a pleasant vibe. The Aperol Spritz was not a good one but the colwas fine. Interestingly, the drinks menu at this pub lists Single Malts rather than Whiskies. However, blends including Monkey Shoulder are listed.

They were very accommodating with our two large dogs. The food was lovely and plentiful. Extra gravy was brought with grace.

Came for drinks and food. Great food, and huge portions!

Lovely spot, nice beer garden, very disappointed with the food , chicken burger was very dry, and huge , steak pie soggy pastry on top rock hard crust , casserole dumplings were inedible rock hard again , shame

Amazing food- we had scampi, beef pie and southern fried chicken burger. Good portion sizes. Good service. Outdoor live music. Lovely beer garden. Dogs allowed inside and out. Reasonably priced

This pub was recommended to me by a friend. So while we were in the area we called in. Plenty of space inside and out. Good selection of food and drink. Food was served quickly and it didn't disappoint. The portions were of a good size and the staff were polite and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Great little find in Beadnell, a short drive from the harbour/ beach, with onsite car park, very good selection of drinks, friendly staff and the food we ordered was excellent. Would recommend the pie's, we had one chicken and two steaks, tasted lovely and and was very filling.

Superb Sunday Lunch. Good size portion which was hot and tasty. Good service even though they were very busy. Pudding was lovely and homemade which makes a change. Good value too. Would revisit.

Very much looked forward to a typical Sunday lunch, with a couple of pints over the centre weekend of our holiday. Paid £34 for two lukewarm, at best, beef Sunday lunches. The beer garden is excellent, the beef Sunday lunch was tasty but tepid, so returned both meals. I was given a refund but the damage was done by then. Disappointing and spoiled our anticipated 'hot' Sunday afternoon lunch.

Great food fab staff lovely atmosphere

Fantastic staff very polite,very welcoming to all.dogs welcum

Excellent pub. Food portions were large but also very good quality home cooked food. One of the best meals we have had since visiting Northumberland. Excellent food and excellent service.

We googled this pub whilst visiting Bamburgh and thought it sounded great. Got there and it really didn't disappoint. Yes the meals are big and the steak pie is beautiful, so definitely recommend. Some reviews I read said it was a little expensive but I don't think that's the case. Writing this feeling very full and happy with my dinner choice! Oh can't forget the staff who were brilliant too

Great setting, courtyard but with individual covered seating if required. Dog friendly. Tasty food and plenty of it. Would definitely recommend.

Had a lovely meal we sat inside a pod

Had a meal on Easter Saturday. We particularly enjoyed the Thai Red Curry. On the spicier side for what I’d had previously in UK which was perfect for us. The seafood was tasty and cooked perfectly. Service was great with a senior staff member stepping in to ensure the junior had our order correct. Which he had

Had a really delicious roast dinner today. Service was great. Gave an amazing amount of meat with all the trimmings. It is a really lovely pub for drinking and eating. Go visit, you won't be disappointed.

Had dinner in this very popular gastro pub. The food was good although a little over priced. But thw service was rushed; plates cleared as the last mouthful eaten.

It was the 2nd time I have had a meal here. The service is very good,however the meals are disappointing. The chef needs to learn "Less is more" I ordered my main with sides. House slaw and onion rings. I must have got a full large bowl of house slaw. The onion rings were giant and loads of them. I was a solo and the house slaw and onion rings could of easily fed a family of four. A lot of food must go to waste as I could not eat all of it

Beautiful pub with lots of choice of drinks and food the staff are very polite and extremely good at what they do and it's dog friendly 😄 the outside dining and drinking area is excellent too and pretty big 😁 booking is advised for an evening as it gets rather busy because of the fantastic food they serve and You get a generous portion too it's highly recommended you'll not be disappointed

Nice food and ale at reasonable prices

Really nice lunches Great service Couldn't be better!

Fantastic food and vibe. Brilliant service. Lovely people. Pub grub with a difference!

Pub seemed ok but when we went in, the gents odour was not good,toilet, the bar restaurant was quite full an a lot of dogs too, we love dogs but the wet odour was not nice, we had a drink an decided not to eat there, even one man left his dog laying across the access to sit at the table, I spose you want me to move my dog, if you don't mind my wife said, he grunted an pulled the dog away, not friendly at all. That was enough for us, cannot say it was a nice pub or friendly an won't be visiting again thanks

Good food, though not cheap. 4 x Pie mains, 4 x dessert, 2 x San Miguel, 2 x ale, 1 x pint of diet coke £140.00. Good service, nice surroundings and atmosphere.

Great visit to watch the football, had great food, lovely staff and excellent atmosphere. Made to feel really welcome whilst visiting the area. Thank you.

We had a very good Sunday Lunch (March 2025) good service and excellent food.

Great selection of beers. Staff lovely but please can someone show them how to pour a proper pint of Guinness!!! Went after the footie but telly still on soooo loud

First time visiting the Craster arms and really couldn’t fault the place. We had lovely Sunday roasted dinner and couple of evening meals in our time in the area. The menu had great selection to offer and local brews excellent. The food was excellent quality and very generous portions. Dogs welcomed, the staff were friendly and very well organised getting you to table and taking order. Would highly recommend.

I've eaten at The Craster Arms a few times and it's always good. We stopped off here last night for dinner and as always we weren't disappointed. My other half had the fish and chips, massive portion served with tartare sauce and mushy peas. I had the sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce. It was perfectly cooked, served with mushroom, tomato and chips. Great food in a lovely setting and the service is always good.

Went for Sunday lunch with my wife to use a gift voucher we were given. Service was really good and they had a fair selection of draught beers notably a couple of real ales which are usually locally brewed. The main course arrived and what was on the plate was "OK" however, the side veg looked as if it had been cooked about 3 days ago and then reheated . It reminded me of school dinners, The other bad thing about the place is that you have to walk passed the TV where a crowd was watching the football and you could hear this throughout the whole place. Not what you want when you are trying to enjoy a relaxing meal. If they want a TV in the bar then surely that area should be separate from the dining area.

Visited a number of times and never disappoints. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Food was of good quality and cooked well.

In my opinion far better options for food in Beadnell. Nice to have a drink, service friendly and welcoming.

Good fine except the onion rings tasted of fish so we couldn’t eat them. Mentioned this at the bar and they said they will have been cooked in the same fat as the fish. Hey ho. No refund.

Lovely meal in this very nice pub. Nice selection of food and beverages. I wasn’t drinking when we visited and there was a selection of non alcoholic wines on offer. Staff were efficient and friendly.

Decent pub grub at reasonable prices. Large portions. Nice pub in a village location. Good staff and plenty of parking.

We landed here after a beach walk from Seahouses, hungry and fancying a wee pint. The service was so friendly and the food just delicious. I had fish n chips which was freshly battered, huge and delicious! Both meals knocked the last pub meal in Barnburgh out of the park and a few pounds cheaper per meal. The log burner and atmosphere were just perfect 🤩 Compliments to a chef who clearly cares about presentation and quality.

We’ve been parking here for a bit as we use the Salt Water cafe opposite, and this visit went into the pub for a Sunday lunch. The place was warm having two log burners and empty at 12.30, although soon filled up. The choices were beef or pork. I find it interesting that chicken isn’t on the menu here as well as other places in this part of the world. The menu told us it came with all the trimmings including Yorkshire pudding and seasonal veg, but also suggests looking at the sides. Our server was very good and explained that mash wasn’t on the plate, but was an extra. This boils my blood. It’s been part of a meal forever, yet now places charge you for it. However, my wife and I shared a portion. The meal itself arrived on warm plates, good portions, with four thickly cut slices of pork. No crackling mind. All was good, both my wife and I agreeing that it was a good meal but needed a bit of salt. Neither of us were drinking so had a water and a Coke. The bill came to £43. We’ll be back for something else on the menu.

Fantastic pub lunch - worth every penny. We want to go back to work our way through the menu. Staff busy but friendly and efficient. Can highly recommend the fish and chips - go hungry cos the portions are huge!

Great food and service. Dog friendly. Good menu and selection of drinks. Nice outside space. Starter we shared venison, haggis and black pudding bon bons (no photo). Mains Bacon chop & venison casserole.

Went to the restaurant which is very good.

Fantastic rum hot chocolates on a chilly winters afternoon. Really friendly bar service. Dog friendly too which is always a bonus

Here for tea fancying fish and chips. My plate was piled high with horrible oven chips, fish on top and pot of mushy peas and pot of tartare sauce, couldn’t move anything around on my plate to be able to eat it. Pity they don’t do proper chips the oven chips were overcooked being hard and dry. The fish wasn’t bad but again overcooked. My husband had a sandwich which he enjoyed. Would not recommend

Was staying nearby a couple of weeks back for family celebrations and visited here twice over the weekend. First day was for drinks in the bar and very enjoyable it was. Lovely atmosphere and very comfortable, staff pleasant and smiley. Nice vibe in the bar, dogs are welcomed so lots of people coming and going after beach walks brought in their dogs too which I always think adds to a nice pub vibe. Next day we had lunch of sandwiches and some drinks - again very enjoyable - great big fat traditional pub chips that you never see any more - terrific! Nice service again, throughly enjoyed our visits to Craster Arms and will be back again sometime soon.

Well, that was a lovely experience. Easy to book, fab steak night deal, nice wine & a great pint if Guinness according to my husband. The sticky toffee pudding was wonderful and a great price. Wish I'd found you last Thursday instead of going to a mediocre overpriced place nearby. Would I recommend The Caster Arms? Absolutely. Thank you.

Another visit 04/12/24 I had the southern fried chicken chicken burger and my husband had the Beadnell sizzler. The food arrived pretty quickly. The chips I had were the best ever. Hot, crispy and really tasty. I did find the chicken a little dry and the bacon was hard as it was very overcooked but I didn't want to complain as everything else was good. My husband had no complaints at all. It was a little cold when we went in as the doors were open along with the windows and it was a fresh day! We do really like the pub so will definitely return in the not so distant future. Visited again yesterday. Lovely food. The most beautiful flowers decorating the outside of the pub. Fantastic 05/07/22 Love this pub. Had a lunch today. Piping hot food. Generous portions. Tasty. Dog friendly. Clean. Lots of cosy chairs to sink into. Friendly atmosphere. .

Entrance down an alley. Dingy , dirty, no atmosphere, full of old people and dogs. No engagement from waiting staff they were quite miserable. No repeat custom .

The food was good but my visit has lest me with a dog allergy, the restaurant was full of fury friends I do love dogs but the volume of dogs and food was unpleasant

A great dog friendly pub ,always made to feel welcome

Be careful vegans and vegetarians fales cook chips with all other foods fish ect not vegan at all

Great pub for food and some good ale

Oh dear. Friday night supper for two was so very poor. Basic food that ought to have been a breeze to prepare was in turns burnt, over oiled (#swimming), sparse (anything green) and bland. Unpleasant to eat so left much of it. The atmosphere was tad shambolic, floor dirty, table sticky, cramped seating, service poor. Advice turn around and visit elegant n similarly priced establishment Beadnell Towers for immediately behind you.

Great food, service, and location.

We ate here a couple of times whilst staying in a cottage nearby. The restaurant was always busy so would definitely recommend booking. One evening there was a quiz night, which added a nice atmosphere. Food was nice, reasonably priced and great service. Dog friendly.

Fish and chips was awful. Soggy batter and fish tasted like supermarket fish after 3 days in freezer.

Popped in on the off chance. Dog welcome. That's a plus. The warmest of welcomes. And the most friendly barman. Very. Was only going to have a quick pint. Cocktail happy hour. So, ended up with a cocktail and a pint. Staff made a fuss of our dog Would have loved to have stayed longer. But we had to walk back to Seahouses. We will definitely return

Good food at a fairly reasonable price.

Fantastic stay. Lovely accommodation, excellent food and drink. We stayed for 2 nights. When we got there we realised my husband had accidentally booked for next year! Luckily they could accommodate us and we were put up in the apartment. Really spacious and dog friendly. We ate both nights and the staff we excellent really attentive and friendly. The whole put is dog friendly so our puppy was really relaxed and this made our trip. Thankyou to your team for a lovely couple of days, we will defo be back

We waited over an hour for the blandest Sunday lunches we have ever eaten. Even school dinners are tastier than these. Tasteless meat, watery turnip, plain boiled carrots and peas and the hardest roast potatoes imaginable. Beware you don't break a tooth biting into one of them. Our son chose a panini with chips and this looked lovely. Obviously depends what you order. People waiting all over the place to just get a table. Others waiting for their food to arrive. Not sure what the problem was... lack of staff or too many bookings accepted??? Awful waste of our family holiday time. We couldn't wait to get out. They offered us 20% discount, but we had a voucher for 15% off anyway. So disappointing😕

This spot is great to go with dogs and kids the outside pods are a brilliant ideas! The service was quick and very good seat very quickly staff lovely and very helpful.

Great food and the guy singing was outstanding.

Great pub food with efficient service

Had dinner here over two nights recently. Food is absolutely spot on. Party of six and we were all raving about the experience of eating here. Very busy for obvious reasons so you are best to book. Staff are excellent and the whole place seems to run like a well oiled machine dishing up excellent tasty food. If you are staying in the area this is a no-brainer as a lunch or dinner destination.

Brilliant people, brilliant service and dog friendly.

Just had food and it was very good. The steak pie was very nice and others enjoyed their Fish & Chips and Cajun Chicken burger.

Very nice food in a dog friendly environment.

We visited the Craster Arms on a Friday evening for a meal. We rang ahead as we expected it to be busy but as we were a small group we managed to get a table no problem. Service was fairly quick considering how busy it was. I ordered the pork belly which was cooked well. We found all our food to be of good quality and portion size.

Been going in here for about 8 years now and never been disappointed. Good dog friendly pub but you always get one or two people moaning about dogs whilst eating , normally it's these people that moan about anything

I'm only reviewing the food. I haven't stayed there.

Food drink excellent could have done with a wee bit more time between courses staff very attentive

Absolutely amazing service and food - we went twice as we enjoyed it that much.

Food was excellent - fantastic menu choices and high quality meals 👌 😋

Centre of Beadnall. Good range of beers, even cocktails on draft. Good food, huge fish and chips. Good Sunday roast. Dog friendly and good outdoor seating.

Great pub food. Good quality. Dog friendly and huge beer garden with shed pods which are fun.

Stopped here on spur of the moment without a booking for dinner. Managed to get a table for two. Best fish and chips supper we have had in a long time. Light batter, perfectly cooked fish and nice chunky chips. Alnmouth Amber beer good too.

Many years ago this was a lovely friendly local. Now it is an overpriced ‘fast food’restaurant with zero atmosphere. They would be better having less choice on the menu so they could deliver half decent food. Think large laminated menus and very average food. Only worth a visit when it’s nice enough to sit out in the beer garden.

Great place to visit plenty of outside space also good tasting food

What a find!! Popped in for an early ish dinner and was blown away by the service and the food. The staff were so helpful and attentive, even noticing that the sun was in our eyes, so pulled the blinds down a little to keep the sun out. The food (Steak pie) was out of this world!! And deserves the hype they write about it on the menu. We're hoping to go back again before the end of our holiday. 10/10

Great supper. In fact the best fish and chips I’ve had all year!!

Great meal - well cooked and reasonably priced. Excellent service and there seemed to be a really good team spirit amongst the staff. Loved the atmospherevin the pub. 10/10

only went for a meal which I thought was ok a bit expensive for what you got especially the dessert but the one thing was dogs were we were eating which I did not know iam not against dogs in pubs but not were you are sitting having a meal barking and slavering all over the place not for me I am afraid not be back

Me and the family tried The craster arms for the first time last night it was absolutely gorgeous! Staff were friendly and accommodating and the food was delicious. Service was also fairly quick. As for the outdoor dining area, we chose to sit in one of the sheds they have. Great idea if you want a bit of privacy but still want to be amongst the atmosphere. Dead cosy and such a wonderful and unique idea! I had the seafood linguine and it was by far the best I’ve tried. The portions were generous and there was plenty to choose from on the menu! Think this will be a go to pub for us from now on whenever we’re up at the coast. Thank you😊

We had a meal there only . Didn't use the hotel. Very expensive food.!! It's delicious but a bit overpriced!!

The place was very busy but we were found a table. It appears to be run by a number of young ladies all of whom were pleasant, efficient and helpful. The food was very good and was served quite quickly. All in all, an excellent experience.

Lovely atmosphere outside. Wide variety of drinks, especially alcohol free selections. Just a shame about the food, doesn't seem much value for money.

A very lively pub, efficient service and excellent pies. Very busy even on a Tuesday, probably best to book a table.

Absolutely amazing food and amazing staff. We went there three times whilst we were there on holiday. Lots of gluten free choices which were the same size as the normal options. The Sunday roast had lots of meat. Excellent value for money. My personal favourite meal was the pork belly, which just broke up with a fork. The flavours were amazing. Recommended for everyone.

We popped in for lunch and had fish and chips and the pie, bith were really good.

Good food and ale, friendly staff and swift service

Booked for a birthday meal for 4 people. Very busy on arrival and good atmosphere, however despite being shown to our seats quickly our food had still not arrived 45 mins later with no communication from the waitress. We finally got the attention of the waitress who said there was a big table before us to be served and then us. With over an hour’s wait for food that was pretty mediocre when it arrived in comparison to previous visits, disappointing is an understatement! The chicken Caesar salad was particularly poor - I think they had taken a trip to Aldi to purchase a packet of sliced roast chicken breast to add rather than a freshly cooked sliced chicken breast I had expected. We were then avoided with no-one checking with us how the food was (that I had noticed happening on other tables). Interestingly the tables either side who had only just arrived got their food 10 mins after we got ours. A really bad experience for us all - 20% knocked off the bill which was appreciated but not really making up for our loss of a fantastic meal experience - will not return.

Very dog friendly pub, friendly attentive staff; good food considering the amount they serve at busy times

Wayne was extremely helpful getting us set up with a room for the night after we made a mistake in booking our accommodations. He went above and beyond to make sure we had a place to sleep for the night. And we really enjoyed our night at the hotel! Bed was very comfortable.

Had an amazing fish & chips and one of the best burgers, very enjoyable meal out.

The service was slow and the food was disappointing. I opted for the pie. I suppose I was expecting an individual pie. It was a slice. The filling was OK, but the pastry was as hard as a tortoise shell. My wife did not enjoy the fish and chips.

We walked in without booking and saw that many inside tables were already reserved but was fortunate to get a nice table with space for the dog, the meal was delicious and would definitely recommend and return when in the area

Very busy village pub with loads of character. Decent meals at reasonable prices. Worth a visit

Great spacious bar and beer garden, with plenty seating. Based in a beautiful location. Some great bands. Dog friendly