The Delaval Arms in Northumberland

Such a really nice place to celebrate with a really lovely view and chilled out surroundings. we thought the staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was really nice and we had everything we needed to enjoy this special day so thank you to you all.

Would have left zero stars, called in recently for a drink while out in a walk with family, ordered 6 drinks 3 adults 3 children, we sat out the back in the dining area. Locals made us feel awkward, staring at us as they passed. Made us feel kind of unwelcome but what sealed the unwelcome feeling were the rude members of staff, my step daughter was peckish and wanted to order some food, to be told “we don’t serve walk ins”. Disgusted we drank our drinks and left. We won’t be returning. How can a pub which serves bar food, not serve food to ‘walk ins’? Disgraceful service. Strongly advise not to attend this venue. Especially for bar food. After a reply posted below from the owner asking if I was sure I had the right establishment, I would like to confirm that yes I have the right establishment The Deleval Arms situated on the small roundabout at Seaton Sluice NE264RL. And as for welcoming everyone we certainly weren’t welcome when we came. And you certainly weren’t too full to serve my step daughter as the bar was quite empty. There were a group of five lads came through the back past us and the girls were running back and forward with food for them but we couldn’t order any as you don’t serve ‘walk in’s’ and on that note I’d like to say, if you wish to discuss it further you could leave an email address at which point I could contact you as other poor establishments we’ve visited have done in the past. Because this interaction isn’t doing your business any favours, especially since you offer no apology only question if I’m talking about the right venue.

We recently had our wedding party at the Delaval Arms. The location, venue , building, Sea View room and private outdoor garden terrace were perfect. Beth created a beautiful dressing room for the bride and groom. Beautiful decor, fabulous sea views ,bespoke furniture plus complimentary Prosecco. It was a quiet area for me (the bride) To relax. It worked. Beth was our hostess for the evening. She and the restofthe staff kept the party running smoothly. It was relaxed and informal with an excellent atmosphere. The food was fantastic. Everyone loved it. Compliments to the chef. I highly recommend the Delaval Arms.

What a fantastic place to chill on a Sunday afternoon! My partner and I under advice from the bar staff ordered a local beer that was out of this world! Friendly staff and the customers were all lovely too! Thank you for a great time!

Popped in on Friday (27/09) for lunch with friends & as my previous visit….food, staff & atmosphere all excellent! Friends were very impressed and we can recommend the Rib Eye Steak, Mushroom Risotto and Chicken Breast with diced vegetables. Thank you to one & all.

Had a lovely evening here the locals are so friendly ,its dog friendly

A lovely.place to stop off on your walk.or drive along the coast. Rooms either side of entrance with a separate bar area and plenty outside seating , Food is spot in with a great choice, staff are always welcoming and friendly

We booked an evening meal and we were pleased our dog was welcome in the bar snug, the ideal place for her. Great atmosphere in the bar. Felt immediately at home. Very friendly staff. Order taken and service all at the right pace. The pint of Guinness was the best poured I've seen for a long time. We shall hasten back.

Visited several times and also had Sunday lunch. Probably the best beef I've eaten, could have done with a cauliflower cheese as an extra 😉

We were stopping on campsite next door ....we had drinks first time we went ...then booked in for Sunday lunch ....the food was brilliant the staff were very friendly and attentive ....only went in the bar but that was decorated very nicely ....when in area again will defo go back...and can also recommend......

nice pub and lovely food, lots of gluten free and a couple of vegan options.

We have only had drinks here. Fabulous friendly staff. Lovely bar area and outside area, mostly dog friendly. We will be back for dinner, the menu looked good.

We had food here and oh my, it was soooooo lovely. Well cooked and amazing taste. I fully recommend the lamb with pesto mash. Beautiful!!! The staff here are so friendly and welcoming, and always serve with a smile. It's so lovely to see staff with smiley faces and love for what they do. Thank you so much, see you next year.

This was our second visit here and it did not disappoint. Had the trio of meat sunday lunch and wow. Cooked to perfection 👌 will definitely be back

Absolute rip off...paid £18 for a small Cumberland sausage and mashed potato, someone else ordered the chicken, we all left hungry...never again

Nice place especially outside ..

Food was fantastic, quiet as a Monday evening but great atmosphere 👌 five stars. Stroganoff was amazing 👏

Only visited at lunchtime. The food was very good as was the selection of beers. Dog friendly as were the staff. 😉since been back for another excellent lunch and Sunday lunch. Can’t fault the place, a really refreshing change.

Popped in to sample the food. Glutten free options were great.Nice surroundings ,friendly staff and good choice of beers at bar.

Had a lovely Sunday dinner at The Delaval Arms at the weekend and would highly recommend. Booked online and Sam rang us in advance to offer us a better table at a slightly earlier time to accommodate our toddler and baby in a pram. Friendly staff, very attentive. Food was excellent and my 2.5 year old son enjoyed too. The kids Sunday dinner was quite large, enough for me to be honest, all very nice and will certainly return. Will try desserts next time too as they looked lovely!

We ate 2 nights in the trot here and cannot fault the food or the quality, service was excellent too. The menu has just the right amount of choice and think we’d come back to the nearby campsite just for a meal if we were in the area. Excellent value for money too 🤪

Ordered fish finger sandwich which was advertised as being served in bread with lettuce & tartar sauce. Mine was served in a ciabatta, with lettuce & tartar sauce plus an additional sauce - possibly pesto. The fish in the fish fingers was yellowish in colour with very little taste. Disappointing.

Super delicious food. More than enough large portions, quality products at fair prices. Very friendly service.

Never been in for years and it hasn't changed a great deal but modern/old. Service was fine food was very nice. Will go back again

Lovely friendly pub. Love quiz night.

This old pub has recently been refurbished but has been done to still keep its old pub feel so lots of character and atmosphere food is excellent beer well kept really nice place

Very good service, comfortable, good menu with interesting dishes, very fair value, good beer. Well worth going, quieter than expected. Deserves support

Excellent post walk stop for a coffee and bacon sandwich

Excellent venue for a large group (we were having a school reunion/catch up) and were given a room to ourselves. Friendly staff looked after us very well and food/drink was fabulous. Thank you for a great evening

Thank you to Sam and Christian for looking after us today, we enjoyed our visit

Unreal. A fave of ours. GF menu aswell. Best fish and chips around!

I had a great evening at the Delaval Arms with two friends last night. The atmosphere was really welcoming with a good vibe throughout the pub. The food was delicious! I had the stuffed mushrooms for a starter which was amazing, followed by the beef burger washed down with a refreshing pint of Cruzcampo. For dessert, I couldn't resist trying the Sticky Toffee Pud, and it didn't disappoint! We all had a great time catching up. All the service was quick and friendly. I'll definitely be returning soon!

Delicious lunch and friendly service

Lovely friendly place. Fitted out nice. Friendly, helpful staff. Food was awesome. Highly recommended.

Had Sunday dinner as part of a group booking in the upstairs room. What a beautiful room with great views to Whitley bay despite the sea fret. We were a large group but our server coped brilliantly and it wasn’t too long a wait for the food. I ordered the small beef dinner which was almost perfect. The let down was that the beef wasn’t the expected pink as the menu suggested. It was tasty and we had plenty of veg to choose from. I do wonder if the veg portions would be the same had I been eating in a couple something I’m planning on going back to test. Some of the group got deserts which looked amazing with the cheese cake being called delicious. One other downside were the upstairs toilets which looked like they could have done with a good clean. Overall a good value dinner in beautiful surroundings and I would recommend.

We had my mums wake here a few weeks ago in the upstairs lounge. The buffet was great, not your usual beige food. The team were lovely and the view was fab. Nothing was too much trouble.

Quaint pub with several small rooms

Walk stopped in for sandwich and drink. Not cheapest but reasonable

Had the Haddock and chips. Was good enough to rival or even better than any chip shop. Absolutely fabulous! The venue is lovely and the staff were very helpful and very friendly. Only thing is theres a rather deep pot hole on exit of the car park. Other than that it's Excellent!

Visited 4 times now and never had a bad meal. Staff are always so polite and patient, food arrives quickly but always seems freshly made. Price is very reasonable for the portion size too - our Sunday roast was about £15 each for the meal but the quality made it worth more. Home made Yorkshire puddings, bowls of fresh veg and good meat portions too. If you want a negative thing to say then the table wobbled a little - but who cares! It's a cosy pub lunch with a quality menu.

Great pub for a drink, friendly service and staff

Had Sunday lunch in the bar with our 2 dogs. One of the nicest dinners around, good beers and excellent service. I'm not gluten free but if you are all the dinners can be gluten free.

Great option for a Sunday dinner after a walk from the lighthouse

Fantastic Sunday dinner. The beef was melt in your mouth good and full of taste. Service was excellent and kind. We were a large group with kids at the end of service and everything was still spot on. The decor is beautiful and the seating is comfortable. Would recommend and definitely go again.

Only called in for a few pints. Friendly staff.very busy.

Brilliant service, brilliant food and fantastic atmosphere. 10/10 would definitely visit again.

We had to wait 45 minutes until the waitress informed us that the printer ran out of ink this stopped the Chef receiving our order . When they finally arrived one meal stone cold the other was Pink beef which was the total opposite. The expectation was so far fetched it was laughable, this happened twice to both meal so we left the premises. The Delaval Arms should really look into hiring a new chef

Absolutely fantastic Easter Sunday here while on holiday for the long weekend. Food, service and atmosphere were all brilliant. Can’t fault anything. Thank you so much!

Menu choice was good and food was delicious. Service excellent especially by Floss

Stayed over in Motorhome very friendly and chatty staff. Food was lovely. Very Dog Friendly. Great pub would highly recommend Thank You

Great menu, nearly all gluten free as standard. Lovely food and plenty of it, good service, very reasonably priced. We'll be back!

First time here and chosen because of the extensive gluten-free menu, which my friend needs. Also serves gluten free drinks so its a win win. Very nice meal in pleasant surroundings and decent price overall. We'll definitely be back. See you soon 😊

We came into this pub for a drink as we were in the area and wasn't planning on having any food, as being a vegetarian with coeliac disease, it's not always easy to be accommodated. The pub has a nice relaxing and friendly feel and is dog friendly, we were told on entry that we could have a bowl of water for the dog if we needed. A bonus straight away. After having a drink we thought we'd ask for a menu and a lady named Sam brought them over to us and asked if we had any food allergies. I said that I was a veggie coeliac and she informed us that most of the food on the menu was gluten free. I had mushroom stroganoff which is the best I've tasted, and the other half had a burger and chips, which he said was delicious. I also had chips as a side which were home made and came with a dip. We both also had home made sticky toffee pudding and ice cream. Delicious. What a find of a pub with friendly staff, a lovely atmosphere and extremely tasty food. For a main and pudding and one side it was around £21 per person. We will definitely return when we are in the area. Please keep it up as having coeliac disease can make you feel like a second class citizen. I once got offered a bowl of vegetables as a meal at a pub which I politely declined!! Thank you for the lovely food and an enjoyable evening. We will return. No photographs unfortunately, we were too busy enjoying the food!

Fabulous food, excellent service. My daughter was blown away, as she's coeliac and had so much to choose from. The staff couldn't have been more accommodating and welcoming. Highly recommended!

Amazing yet again 👏 all food, service, atmosphere, loved mother's day and mum enjoyed her birthday 🎂 🥳 One of our favourite places homely meals and fab family run pub and bonus of dog being allowed 😀

First visit but will certainly be back. Fantastic service, very flexible to make changes to the food for us. Enjoyed the quality of the food and mixture of very good main menu and daily specials

Fantastic pre Mothers Day with the family. All meals delicious but a special mention for the pork dish which was outstanding - beautifully cooked, just oozing with flavour and served with tasty accompaniments.

Lovely staff helpful just had coffee but was lovely surroundings

The Delaval Arms had my wife and I for my wife's birthday lunch. Each course left us feeling very fulfilled. In my opinion the afternoon went very quickly there, although we ate for an hour ago. The history there runs deep into the tradition of what it's like to live locally. We were able to savour some of that tradition by what we ate there. I'd recommend The Delaval Arms to all. Sometimes pubs are intimidating if your not from this part of the woods, but there was none of that there. We were made to feel welcome by the staff, with good good grub and a canny atmosphere. We'll go again, without a doubt.

The best Sunday lunch I've had..very welcoming atmosphere with exceptional staff who are so friendly especially Beth and Erin who looked after us. The pork belly was cooked to perfection..we can't wait to visit again soon!!

Great location overlooking St Marys lighthouse, really lovely pub, the food was fabulous, we had the fish n chips reasonable value at 14.50, the service was excellent polite and prompt staff. Recommended! 👍

We came here on a busy Saturday afternoon as a party of 3 with our 8 year old son to celebrate my husband’s birthday and we couldn’t have had a better experience. The staff were all so friendly and approachable (particularly Sam, who took the time to chat to our son and compliment his good manners!) The food was excellent in terms of variety of options and was also brilliant value. My husband had the pork belly which he said was delicious, my son had the kids’ penne pasta and I had a chicken and pesto sandwich. Even though the place was busy, there was a lovely atmosphere and we never felt rushed or crowded. I’d definitely recommend trying this place - you will not be disappointed!

Best Sunday dinner at a pub I've had for ages. Restaurant quality food. Real ales, great atmosphere, and very friendly staff. Dog friendly too. You need to book at weekends especially, it's not surprising that's it chocka.

Best steak dinner I've had in a long while

Lovely terrace where you can have a pint with your dog 🐕!

Didn't have any food to score on just a drink. Lovely interior a nd staff attentive.

First time for Sunday lunch,exceptional.Served by Sam who was very welcoming.Lovely dinning area and great price.

Fantastic food, atmosphere is great and the customer service is top class! Sam our waitress was so helpful, friendly & couldn't do enough for us. All the staff are brilliant. We would not hesitate to go back.

What a fantastic place to visit. The food was spectacular and the staff were fabulous and so friendly. I absolutely love this place.

Absolutely love this place,the staff are so incredibly friendly and the food is second to none.It's such a quirky place with an amazing and welcoming atmosphere.The prices are so reasonable especially given the quality of the food.Can't recommend this pub enough.Thank you again for such a great visit again.

Very small inside, food taste was very good, quite pricey for the portion size, although my wife had the fish and chips and her portion size was great I had the prime rib steak and for £24 it was rather small

This used to be a great place to visit for some outstanding craft ales. Since the closure of the micro brewery, the offering has been poor. No longer bother going

Can't share reviews on the food. But as a local pub. At least 8 times we have gone up hoping to have a drink in the bar to find the place closed. Tonight boxing day 8pm walked up closed. Have been in and been kicked out (called time ay 9pm) when there were many people still drinking either the staff decide when they want to go home or the owners have a minimum limit of paying patrons to keep the doors open. Massivs shame as this place used to be half decent now no more.

Food is excellent service Great

Popped in for a quick drink today, was a very nice pub, seemed a lot bigger inside than I thought. Haven't had any food here but will at some point. The Sunday dinners look canny good from what I saw. [Edit] Have been here for food (back in August 2023) as it was really good! Staff were canny and will deff try get back here for some scran again!

Lovely food and great service from all the staff. Good selection of beers and building has lots of character. We will return

First ever visit to the Delaval Arms, booked the Christmas fayre for lunch with my friend. What an amazing pub, loved the decor! Really warm welcome from Sam & Christian. The food was delicious, well presented & excellent value for money. Great service, we'll definitely be back! Can't wait to try out the new menu

Dog friendly (in the bar) always feels weird walking into a pub with a pup to ask (please put it in your description, and a note on your door). Food was amazing and staff friendly to both me, mum, and the pup even with a friendly woof contest between him and another pup. We'll definitely be visiting next time I'm up in the north east. Thank you, don't get to spend much time with mum.

Good food served in a bar with loads of character!

What a place, food is honestly amazing, went with family enjoyed it

Excellent lunch and service from our server Sam! Thankyou will be back lovely lunches and had the fire on 😊

Had Sunday lunch it was fantastic and the staff were really friendly and very helpful they went above and beyond and sorted us a dairy intolerant Sunday lunch too and boxed our remains up for our dog would highly recommend you try it cosy and warm too

Always enjoy coming here for delicious food. Being celiac it can be hard to find places to eat where the gluten free option isn't just an afterthought. Not only are they incredibly accommodating of allergies and gluten free, the food is also amazing and it's a joy to eat. Staff are wonderful, decor is gorgeous and the vibe is just very relaxed, cosy and welcoming. Probably one of my favourite places to go. Highly recommended. Great value too.

The Deleval arms visit excellent as normal but our first time for Sunday lunch, and wasn't disappointed. Well done to Chris, Joey and Luke, meat was perfect, portions were very good and delicious vegetable's. As for the desserts amazing sticky toffee pudding and even sorted me custard as do like ice cream ...Erin's service was polite, quick and friendly fabulous customer service. A definite recommend visit all you will enjoy 👍

Sunday lunch/birthday meal. Staff could not do enough and the food was delicious.

What a great place… staff are brilliant. Super friendly! Food is great, really tasty. Definitely recommend.

Went our for Sunday lunch really nice meal will go again

This was my second visit in a couple of months. Having had a fabulous meal the first time, this time I brought my daughter and friend. We weren't disappointed. I had the roast beef, my daughter the chicken and my friend the roast beef scottie. All meals were absolutely delicious. Wherever I go I judge the place by the staff as well as the food. Without exception all the staff were friendly and helpful, however special mention must go to Sam for keeping us entertained whilst at the same answering our questions about the food. Unfortunately we don't live locally but will be back next time we're in the area.

Lovely atmosphere, amazing delicious food. Service with a smile. Had a lovely cosy Sat night here.

Great pub, friendly staff and lovely food! 😍

We went as a group of 12 (6 adults and 6 kids) for Sunday dinner. We sat upstairs overlooking the sea as the sun went down and felt very well looked after from start to finish. Chris was attentive, organised and efficient and went the extra mile to keep us happy, comfy and relaxed. And we know they’ll have had a busy day before we arrived. The food was genuinely perfect - clean plates from all 12 of us. Kids’ desserts were extra thoughtful and they loved having their own table next to the adults. This was such a positive experience with delicious food, cosy atmosphere, extra value for money and big smiles all round. Thank you! We will be back!

We love this place. Great atmosphere, food and service. Five stars.

The chips were cold on our food and portions are small over priced for what you get although l can say staff were very nice

Just back from a beautiful family meal. We booked last minute and they were very accommodating. The food was lovely, nice choice of starters and mains. No custard on menu but they kindly made us some. Staff especially Sam and Lauren were lovely. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely friendly staff and atmosphere lovely surroundings and very clean... Food loverly 🖤

Very nice staff good food no complaints at all worth a visit. Can't fault it at all the pub has lots of history attached to it

Brilliant. Friendly, great food and service.

Lovely Sunday lunches and excellent service. Looking forward to coming back again.

Amazing Sunday lunches. Great service from Beth- friendly and helpful.

Good food and good selection of beers. Dog friendly.