The Greys Inn in Northumberland

A very cosy, friendly pub with good choice of beer. Good menu choice, proper home cooking, with generous portions of tasty traditional dishes. We had a great meal, with efficient & good natured service.

At last I’ve managed to talk myself out of my addiction to the delicious bigos! So this time, with only minor regret, I had fantastic fish cakes and sweet potato fries. They were great and so was my wife’s mac and cheese. We’d started with whitebait and we finished with ice cream and apple crumble. They Greys are so consistently getting it right! It’s great to see. The dining room was satisfyingly busy. Oh and a great guest pint too – Consett Ale Works: Steeltown Bitter.

Been in here many times. Great local pub. Great beer, great food. Friendly locals and staff. Dog friendly. Recommended

Very nice drinks staff was so friendly never ate here. But had a good experience all round. Very enjoyable, parking was ok and the little village it was in was very quaint. We were staying in a nearby cottage so very near to walk.

We booked the restaurant at this pub over 2 months in advance and had a confirmation by email. However, when we arrived our booking had been 'lost'. We were told that the restaurant was full so we would be served in the bar. Also, they said that they would let us know what had happened with our booking... but they never did. We were seated on a small table right below a TV showing a football match... hardly the best atmosphere for a cordial dinner. The food was OK (nothing to write home about), but the fact that we were in the middle of people cheering on their teams on the TV made it uncomfortable and extremely disappointing. We left immediately after eating our roasts and didn't bother with dessert. We did send the confirmation email to them so they could let us know what had happened, but didn't get a response. There are a lot of better restaurants in the area so go to these instead.

Six of us for Sunday lunch, late booking but they squeezed us in on a two hour slot which was perfect. Great food and beer. We'll definitely be back!

Staff here couldn’t be more welcoming and accommodating. We got their last table in the bar last minute one evening. Dogs aren’t just welcome here, they’re treated like paying guests! They have a Doggie Bar with treats and water for them and made a fuss of by the team. Had a Roast Lamb and Fish and chips, very tasty and good value for money. The ale was nice too. There’s a very homely feel here, clearly often frequented by locals and visitors alike, lovely atmosphere, even a jukebox! Well worth a visit. We would definitely return. Thank you to The Grey’s team!

We went last night just for a couple well priced beers and made a booking for a meal the next day. We especially enjoyed the very dog friendly ambiance complete with jars of biscuits. The meal was wonderful, the service was very good despite being very busy. The staff are friendly and attentive. I had a fish cakes special that was tasty and fresh. We would definitely come back when in this area again.

Only booked The Grays Inn at the last minute and I'm so glad we got in. Excellent Sunday lunch, at a very reasonable price, roast beef and all the trimmings including a giant Yorkshire pudding. 4 hand pulls, on the bar, all at the best price we'd found all weekend. Very friendly owners. I will definitely go back if we are back up that way again.

Super-warm welcome, good food, good value for money, excellent beer - all on the Greys’ lovely sunny terrace. All in all a great lunch - we’ll definitely be back!

The Polish chef's food is well presented and delicious. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Lively atmosphere. We are going back

A ‘proper’ village pub. Had a pleasant meal there this evening with my wife. Staff very pleasant. A basic menu. I enjoyed the fish, chips and mushy peas. My wife had the sea bass with sweet potato fries. For desert I opted for the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream whilst my wife opted for two scoops of ice cream. Good selection of local beers. I enjoyed the Lindisfarne bitter.

Lovely, friendly people. Great service and food was spot on. Gem of a find. Good beer and ale choices. Thank you ! JC and Jo

My wife and I booked a table for 6.30 pm on Sunday. On entering the bar was heaving and very loud. To be fair, the small restaurant room behind was fine. First of all, the staff were outstanding but the food we felt, was somewhat mediocre. We both had potato skins for starters and the chef really needs to think about quality not quantity. A huge plateful of oversized chips with a couple of dips does not make a good start. For mains, I had Hake with sautéed potatoes and an onion and tomato salad. Again, please think quality not quantity - half a plateful of potatoes with a small pot of salad and two small (but very well cooked fish). I enjoyed the fish, but nothing else. My wife had chilli con carne with rice plus a small bowl of tortillas chips smothered in salsa and cheese. Very average food and the tortillas really not needed. Desert was spot on - sticky toffee pudding with custard.

Meet with 4 friends for Dinner. This is a lovely tradition pub. The food was very good. Two off us went back for Sunday lunch & we thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff are friendly & Chrissie made our evening such fun. The Pub looks small from outside but it has a dining room & a sunny terrace outside Thoroughly recommend, thank you for looking after us

We booked for Easter Sunday dinner. The food was great and the staff were really helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend this pub.

Warm welcome and amazing Sunday Lunch. The lamb was just perfect as well as the roast chicken. Didn’t have room for the pudding but maybe next time. Amazing value for money.

It just goes on improving! Fantastic food and drink including some great guest ales. The legendary Bigos stew with sauerkraut is just heaven. A strong, lovely staff team and a proper local Pub atmosphere. The Greys has it all and goes on from strength to strength.

My wife and I visited The Greys Inn today, the food was excellent, the real ale I had was excellent and the pub was vibrant, extremely friendly and welcoming. Just as a village local should be. Will visit again when in the area.

Lovely welcoming village pub. The landlady is so nice and makes you feel like one of the regulars. We went both evenings whilst we stayed in Embleton. Great atmosphere and the food was good too! Very dog friendly our Labradoodle and Labrador loved the doggy bar!!

Really cosy friendly and welcoming traditional country pub. Very nice and helpful staff who couldn't have done more. Even gave me an extra portion of ice cream!😀Food was very tasty and we would 💯 go back 😀

A proper village pub with lovely pub food. Good staff and good beer. Give it a go for yourselves. Lovely coal fire. Very generous and warm welcome.

Brilliant traditional pub, real fires and dog friendly. Great food and really friendly staff and locals. We were lucky to come on the last Thursday of the month which is quiz night. We came back on the Sunday night for a roast it was that good. Dont miss this pub if you're in the area.

We ate here on our first night of three nights in Embleton. It was so good that we ate on our third night too. The food was interesting, well prepared and sensibly priced. The range of cask beer was superb along with fabulous open fires meant an amazing overall experience.

Very average fare at not that cheap prices Whitebait starter had about 8 whitebait & mains where basic with no real effort in presentation Fat for fries tasted old also. Try to find a local that puts a bit more effort in meal size & quality

Called in here on a whim as we drove passed we decided to call in for drinks and something to eat on a wet Thursday lunchtime with our two dogs. What a great pub two very welcoming fires and friendly staff and locals. The food menu was traditional pub grub I had the steak and ale pie and my wife had fish and chips both were delicious, shame I was driving otherwise I would have had a few of the real ales on offer. Highly recommend this place and will be back and the dogs also got a great welcome.

With a couple of friends and our kids we were looking for an early dinner. We couldn’t have landed better than The Greys Inn! Great traditional food with a couple of nice surprises and big roaring fire which was most welcome! It was a Wednesday afternoon and the bar was bustling with locals who were very friendly! I would thoroughly recommend if you are in the area!!

If Carlsberg made pubs this would be it, great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food, Guinness served with care. More dogs than you could shake a stick at. Real fire, period decor! Absolutely brilliant pub

It is just off the main roads and you will pass it by unless you know it's there. A nice unspoiled pub with some great beers and food far cheaper than in Seahouses. Service was good. Food excellent and great beers. You will encounter locals with strange accents who seemed happy to chat. If you are in the area make the effort to find this one.

Called in for lunch and was very pleasantly surprised. The pub itself looks quite ordinary on first glance but the beer was good and plenty of choice. The food was really good with some interesting dishes as well as the usual burgers etc. between us we had pie, gammon and a polish stew, all of which was excellent. Homemade chips not frozen. The best bit though was the lady behind the bar, who made us feel really welcome and it felt like we had been going in there for years!

Absolutely amazing, so friendly, that we stayed way too long on a couple of evening's, it made our holiday to be made so welcome we will definitely be back 😍

After a coastal walk with family and friends we decided to stop for a drink . We sat in the garden at the back with our dogs. The pub inside was pleasant however there was one toilet for all and it was filthy urine on the floor and feces all over the toilet. The yard at the back was dirty and unswept the chairs and tables were dirty and not wiped over there is an apple tree at the back with fallen apples attracting wasps which hound you at the back of the kitchen there was cooking oil buckets thrown in a heap . The terrace was in painted and in appealing . We had one drink and left if the facilities are this bad I would avoid for food .

Great pub with great atmosphere and very dog friendly with doggy bar offering 3 types of dog treats. Human treats include a fab steak and ale pie though a few more peas would not have gone amiss.

A lovely village pub, we were squeezed in with our dog. Very friendly. Good beer and well cooked food with a couple of unusual items.

Visited on a midweek evening with family and took a bench at the bottom level of the back garden. The portion sizes were very generous and 4 different meals were all thoroughly enjoyed. Even the dog was provided for with some free treats on offer...

We ate here twice on our holiday. Really friendly staff. We had the scampi, gammon, giant cheeseburgers. All were amazing. Large portion sizes & tasty puddings as well. Would highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing place the landlady Chrissy is so welcoming the atmosphere is so good food you cannot fault it! You must call and see for yourself you won’t be disappointed ❤️

What a fantastical pub, lovely atmostphere, friendly locals and friendly staff. The menu is super and everything was cooked to perfection, we will definatly be back in the near future. Thankyou xxx

We had the steak, scampi, and steak and ale pie. Absolutely delicious food. Great service and a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely return!

Proper good pub grub in an authentic village inn with great atmosphere and friendly staff. Dog friendly and good value for money

The Greys inn.is a must visit when in the area .It has everything a pub /restaurant should have ..Very happy and efficient staff .a fabulous atmosphere a brilliant chef.serving excellent food .and a large selection of Beers .give it a try if your in the...

Just popped in on the off chance for an evening meal. We were lucky to get a table as the pub was surprisingly busy for a Thursday evening in a small village. We soon found out why. The food was exceptionally good. We are pescatarian...

We were lucky enough to rent a holiday cottage directly opposite this modest little pub and dined here twice. It's a friendly place serving an excellent range of beers. The food is prepared with real pride and is very reasonably priced. I can safely say...

So pleased we stepped through the door, Chrissie was so welcoming & funny, sorted the six of us a table & we had lovely personal service from all the staff. Food was excellent, just wish we'd found The Greys Inn earlier in our holiday instead...

Great atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Good beers. The food was excellent. We would highly recommend.

Traditional pub with plenty of seating inside and out. Friendly staff. Tasty food, the steak pie is great. They stayed serving food after 8pm, other places didn't.

Conratulations to the whole team at the Greys inn. What a lovely friendly village pub with great food .. we stayed near by whilst in our motorhome and visited several times .. we will most certainly return

We were driving around the area and stumbled across The Greys Inn. What a find. It was busy in the bar at 5.30pm on a Monday. We didn't have a table booked but they could fit us in. We ordered the seafood platter to share...

What a find. We booked a table as we were staying near by and had read the favourable reviews. We were so pleased we did. It is a friendly, cosy pub/restaurant with excellent food at reasonable prices. We were so pleased we had found it...

A very friendly pub that also welcomes dogs in a big way! Great service and delicious pub food cooked by Lukis a polish chef who has introduced some Polish meals to his menu .

This is truly a fantastic "original" country pub with traditional decor, excellent beers, really well cooked food (thanks Lukis) and really friendly staff. My steak was superb, one of the best I've had, and my family were equally enthusiastic about their pork dishes and the...

Been twice over this weekend. Sunday lunch very tasty. Good real ale. Back again for football which they happy to put on. Again good real ale. Very friendly and dog friendly also. Good traditional pub

This is your typical old fashioned, real value village pub. No airs and graces - it does what it's supposed to do - you get a very friendly welcome from staff and locals alike. It is a very dog friendly place, cosy and welcoming. Having...

Chrissy, the owner, has just the right personality to make this pub a success story. The menu is excellent & the food prepared to a high standard by a very capable chef. We felt the need to eat here 3 times during our 6 day...

A very friendly locals pub that welcomes visitors. Great beers, fabulous interesting food prepared by Lukis. Really good value but more importantly quality food and drink in a wonderful atmosphere.

We had a wonderful time in this cozy and peaceful pub. Food was amazing thanks to a very friendly chef Lukasz - we loved all th dishes especially Polish Soup of the Day called Zurek. The staff was amazing and friendly towards our 3x children....

Enjoyed a couple of evenings at the Greys while staying in Embleton. Warm welcome hearty food and good local beers.

What a find, a great unspoiled pub filled with friendly locals and well behaved dogs. Warm welcome from the host, glad we had pre booked a table which was thoughtfully in a corner with space for dog to sprawl next to a bowl of water....

Very friendly and comfortable food excellent will certainly return and recommend. The steak pie was superb as was the scampi also if you can squeeze in a sweet the apple crumble was delicious

A really friendly pub serving excellent beer with a newly refurbished dining room. The landlady is professional, efficient and clearly loves having dogs in the bar area, as can be seen with the amount of treats on hand. Such much so that I had to...

Great atmosphere. Friendly staff and great food! The food was freshly prepared and tasty. Would definitely recommend this pub.

Fantastic lovely warming reception, we took over the fires drying our cycling gear Top class hospitality, hostess with the mostess 😀🚲

Local pub with a warm welcome and good value tasty food. Found a table for us at short notice for dinner when we’d already been in the afternoon! The child friendly colouring books and pencils and flexibility around the meals - kids menu option and...

This is a wonderful local pub it has three open fires. The food is fresh cooked and delicious, service is quick and friendly. And The Pork Bigos is perfect! Smoky tender meat with sauerkraut! Delicious hot apple crumble to follow. Perfect with a with a...

Visited here twice over the new year break excellent food drinks and staff the chef even made a preorder Sunday lunch for New Year’s Day would highly recommend, the dogs would too

Lovely home cooked food. Nice, welcoming dog friendly pub. Highly recommend. The staff were very friendly.

Excellent ambience, excellent food preorder the Sunday lunch, it's well worth it. This was our 2nd visit whilst celebrating new year, 12 of us piled in and nothing was too much trouble for Chrissy the landlady and Luke the chef, fab puddings too. The men...

Great little local pub serving fantastic value food. Staff, locals and owners were very friendly and helpful and polite. Dogs are welcome and sometimes outnumbered the locals. Good range of beers and spirits Close to beach and lovely golf club. Give it a try

I went for dinner on my own and felt very welcome, sitting near the open fire. The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly and the service excellent. The menu is new - I tried the lamb curry which was very good indeed, with fresh spices, and...

Great beer, great company, two open fires and the new lady in charge, Christine makes this probably the best pub in Northumberland. We have been visiting the area for a number of years and always make a point of calling in at The Greys Inn....

The Greys is really on the up and up under new, keen management. The new menu is fantastic and we had a really good meal there. There’s a nice-looking wine list but I fear I’ll never get to explore it when the beer is so...

As said in a previous review last year "this is a great little pub in the heart of a fantastic community and one that I have visited and eaten in on a number of occasions". This is still the case. I understand that the pub...

This place is a little gem. Beer is very good and reasonably priced and the food is excellent too, particularly at the price point. Ended up eating here a few times over the course of our stay in the area. Will definitely be back!

Proper pub - this is how pubs should be, you are made welcome as you come through the door, dogs welcome, great atmosphere and home cooked quality food - brilliant

Staying locally and we booked a table. Sat at the back of the pub in a small but cosy seated area holding 6 or so tables. The pub had an atmosphere and was very busy. We were looked after really well and didn’t have to...

We popped in for a beer as we were staying in the local hotel. It's a very traditional local pub and the new owner has been running it for about 4 months so making gradual changes. She was very friendly and welcoming as were the...

This is such a friendly, busy pub, with a super atmosphere. They welcome dogs too. We had a very good pub supper, with a great choice of beers. The owner is so welcoming and helpful. We will definitely return. It would be a bonus if...

We had a lovely evening. The pub is a very lively place plus our supper was very good and served well. Thank you.

Embelton beautiful village great beaches good selection of 🍺 Very friendly locals enjoyed the food This is a village pub not the Ritz can’t understand the negative reviews keep up the good 😊 work

Absolutely wonderful, friendly customer service, and beautiful dining. Ultra helpful proprietor too.

It was great to visit the Greys again on another annual visit to Northumberland. We came on a Monday night and it was pretty busy, though we didn’t mind a bit of a wait in the sunny courtyard. Food was good pub fare, we had...

Disregard previous reviews ,as the young lady running this pub /restaurant has only recently taken over ,teamed with an excellent chef and excellent fairly priced food ,There are lots of ideas for improving the decor even though it’s early days for them ,I feel that...

The decor in the pub hasn't changed much since the 1980s, and it has a great CD duke box packed with Now CDs from yesteryear. I visited a few times and the bar is well stocked. I tried the food and it was fine. The...

Called in while passing through, drinks were fine and reasonably priced, place was a bit dated but comfortable. All in all was a nice pub.

Lovely atmosphere, good old fashioned pub. Dogs welcome, nice sunny beer garden. Very nice ale but best of all Chrissy the landlady, very friendly and welcoming - down to earth from Yorkshire !

Called in for a drink. Very warm welcome from landlady. Ale excellent, very dog friendly. Water and choice of 3 types of biscuits. Seating areas outside on 3 levels. Have not had opportunity to try the food as yet.

Having checked on Google and facebook that they were open ( They both showed the Greys as open) we also rang to make sure (but no answer or message). We walked there for dinner but the place was closed down for the week. No message...

We didn’t manage a meal this time - our fault not theirs - but dropped in for a pint or more and, as usual, it was bliss. This is your proper friendly local with nice people and good chat. A gem.

Very warm and welcoming village pub with great home cooked food, selection of ales and wonderful locals. Welcomed our dog even though she was a little naughty and barking that evening. Highly recommend you visit if you are in the area. If you are coming...

Happened upon this pub after a visit to the beach. We wanted a Sunday Roast and were conscious in the Easter Holidays how busy everywhere was. They happily fitted us and our 2 sausage dogs in. Ordered 2 adult roast beef and a child’s roast...

Visited in February 2022. Closed Monday & Tuesdays and limited to opening after 3 pm thereafter (Sunday 2 pm onward) No Food at this time but a good welcome for a drink. A pub with two red hot coal fires and dog-friendly staff.

This is a great little pub in the heart of a fantastic community and one that I have visited and eaten in on a number of occasions over the past 8 years. Unfortunately there are currently staffing difficulties resulting in the pub being closed 2...

Good British pub grub served quickly and at reasonable prices. No frills friendly bar that I would happily go back to again.

We called for Sunday lunch and sat in the bar as the dining room was almost full. The locals, and staff, were friendly and welcoming and the food was tasty, plentiful and good value for money. Limited menu but well worth a visit.

Have visited this pub many times over the past 30 years when on holiday in the area and have seen a few changes of landlord. One thing has remained constant - it's a great place. Locals tend to congregate at one end of the pub (same faces every year) with visitors at the other. We have always feared arriving to find it has been turned into an awful gastro pub - happily this has never happened. It remains essentially a 'local' giving a warm, friendly welcome to visitors. Food is consistently very good, as are the drinks; all the staff are friendly, welcoming and cheery.We went last night for the first time since last year and were so thrilled to find nothing has changed. Excellent.

Delicious food and excellent value for money. Friendly and personal service. Couldn't ask for more and would highly recommend!

Absolutely loved the evenings we spent in the Greys Inn whilst on holiday. Friendly and helpful staff, really good food and excellent beers. Thanks for some great times 😊

A nice local pub with exceptional friendly service, good food and a nice atmosphere Good selection of local beers also

Excellent steak pieFour of us ate there. All happy with our food. Friendly welcome. Small place. Bar seemed to have lots of happy regulars Two of us had the home made steak pie with absolutely delicious buttery home made pastry. Steak soft tasty and cooked in local ale. Brilliant One of us vegetarian so had two starters together as her main and both were wonderful Not a huge menu. And my steak pie was just absolutely top notch That’s better than too much choice.

Top service by Dan who was totally on it and awesome as a host. Made us chuckle and brought us the best food very efficiently 😊 He was very tolerant and supportive of new staff members