The John Paul Jones in Scarborough - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We visited on our first night at The Bay as we arrived late and couldn’t be bothered to cook. The choice on the menu is limited especially for vegetarians. We both had a pizza and the price was ridiculous- £30 for 2 pizzas! You wouldn’t even pay this at some Italian restaurants. My husband went to the bar to get the drinks- 2 x small lime and sodas- £6! The food was ok but be warned it is very expensive for what it is

me and my family were very surprised with the food here, within reading all the reviews we were worried, but the food was absolutely amazing, the staff were very friendly. we all would absolutely recommend coming for food and not been put off with the reviews you are reading.

First impressions were good until the food arrived…. No fries with the kids meals even though this is stated on the menu, stale bun with the house burger containing hair,completely inedible the meat was burnt well beyond flame grilled. I wouldn’t feed it to my dog” prawn cocktail has to be the worst anaemic cheapest pile of soggy Prawns & Bread I’ve ever seen presented. Not even a flake and chocolate sauce with the kids ice cream (once again, stated on the menu) I’m sorry but this is simple food gone terribly wrong and well over priced. AVOID AT ALL COST.

The John Paul Jones is the Pub in the Bay holiday lets. The three young staff two young men and a young lady were extremely friendly and helpful and we were made to feel very welcome. The food was good in nice surroundings would recommend.

Booked in advance to be told once seated that the majority of the menu unavailable. Burger and chips are £14 a total rip off. A handful of frozen cheap fries and a dry old burger. Had to leave the burger as wouldn't even feed it to a dog. Worst meal of the holiday and extortionate prices for food worse than a brewers fayre.

Lovely little dog friendly pub. Bar staff are lovely, very welcoming. Ordered our first drink and loved the fact they asked if the dog needed a drink too. Nice touch! The food is slightly expensive but we only ate out one night. £6 a pint. £6 for a tea and coffee. The curry is nice. The pizzas are good. Me and my sons really liked it. Nice and relaxed. Everyone so friendly. We'll definitely be back next Halloween 🎃

We stayed on the Bay village and thought we would try this place, whilst it is convenient to walk to my God how expensive. 4 mains and drinks ( kids on soft drinks) came to £140 . The service was ok and the food was nice, it’s dog friendly as well. It’s just the astronomical cost, we didn’t go back once bitten twice shy. If we had let the kids have dessert, I dread to think what the total cost would have been.

Having been a regular visitor to The Bay for the past 6 years we have been to the on site pub many times. Inside is lovely and comfortable with a good atmosphere and friendly staff. The most positive point for us is that it is dog friendly everywhere inside. However as a vegetarian and a vegan the most disappointing aspect is the menu itself, or rather the lack of choices on the menu. There is only one option on the main menu, the vegan risotto which was OK. There is a vegan pizza also available which my husband had, but as the veggie person he didn't like the vegan cheese. There needs to be more options eg you could offer a veggie version of the sausage and mash or the burgers. Last time we visited we had a jackfruit pie which was fantastic but this time there was only a lamb pie available. We will be returning to The Bay in a few months time but won't be eating here again unless the menu improves.

Ordered 3 meals and sent them all back. Battered fish was tasteless and watery, batter was soaked in grease, peas were like bullets... burger bun was stale and chips were cheap frozen ones. Beer prices are extortionate. Avoid at all costs

What a lovely pub. Staff so friendly and couldn’t do enough for you. Food was very good and breakfast was fabulous. Very dog friendly and I would definitely return Well done guys

Food was better than expected after seeing the bad reviews! Definitely not value for money! Very expensive for mediocre food and drinks are cheaper in London very over priced! probably give a miss in future as some lovely places to eat and drink a short drive away!

We stay at Filey regularly and we always go to the John Paul Jones Pub. As soon as you go in your greeted with a warm welcome and it’s always been the same every time we go in. All the staff are really nice and the guys behind the bar are excellent. Just a great place to go at the end of the day when you’ve been out to other places such as Whitby, Scarborough or a day in Filey when your on a short break. Can’t praise the place enough! Thank you!!

Very expensive for just a pub. Staff were friendly, but the pub is out pricing itself. Could be a goldmine if prices were reduced.

Fast Food and it’s fast Ordered at the bar and before I got back to the table the food was there !! Service the young server brilliant give the lad a gold star very professional, friendly credit to any venue Food dreadful burgers dry as old sticks wouldn’t eat there again You pays your money !!! Nothing is cooked fresh leaving the kitchen within minutes tells you everything

Not too keen as it's expensive for what you get and the alcohol is the most expensive I have ever paid. The menu was great a few years ago as there was much more choice thn now. Not a great atmosphere either but would probably go again as there is liittle choice on the site.

Lovely looking pub in the heart of the bay. Nice drinks selection. Great to Sit outside if sunny. could be an absolute gem if it was proper home pub grub but seemed over priced for what was probably mainly pre packaged bar the crab linguini?...

Extortionate prices . Not a great atmosphere . Much rather go into filey and pay nearly half of what we was charged here . £6 plus a pint

Overpriced and average pub food, served by unfriendly staff who have no idea about customer service. We arrived and found a table - the table was still covered in the previous diners empty glasses/plates. Not a problem I thought, as someone will come and clear...

I have never been so appalled by a restaurant in all my life, started of well sorted out a table for 7 although we hadn’t booked, and went slowly down hill from there, service was horrendous, food was delivered randomly some had starter and main...

I do read other reviews on here and just think people need to enjoy their holiday more and stop being so picky! The place the clean, the staff are lovely, the drinks are good, breakfast is really good. Super dog friendly and lovely to our...

We had read the previous reviews, our expectations were not overly high. The pub itself looked good from the outside and the food look good that was being delivered to the tables. Firstly, book in advance, we didn't and had to go outside to the...

The JPJ is so up and down. At the moment it is awful. Service just typically mediocre... friendly enough staff doing an average job. The food is terrible, no flavour and overcooked (example being arancini with no seasoning in the rice and a hard outer...

Terrible average basic food over cooked Service terrible Over priced Toilets discussing filthy Drinks overpriced Can’t think of any positives here avoid

Absolutely disgraceful service. From one member of staff in particular. No idea of her name but she's blonde, quite a large person. Didn't let us order for an hour because she had our table number wrong, then proceeded to tell us off Infront of the...

Very expensive, beer prices out if this world. Dun Bar £5.30 a pint?? Food very expensive. Ambiance good, staff friendly

What can I say that's positive? Met by a friendly member of staff and seated quickly, which I'd expect as it wasn't busy. It was the last day of our week at The Bay, we decided to give the JPJ a chance rather than go...

Stick to the pizza. Worst steak I have ever had. I found the staff to be friendly Although they didn’t seem to get on with each other no team spirit. When ordering food lots of items were unavailable so we settled for a shared Nachos...

On arrival it was excellent with 2 staff members showing us to our table and quick bar service to order our food and drinks. Starters arrived very quickly followed once again by 2 staff members asking us if we wanted mains straight away or a...

The standard of food has improved considerably since my previous review, and there is clearly a competent and imaginative chef in the kitchen these days. But… •It seemed unacceptable, after booking a table for 8.15.p.m., to be told at 9.00.p.m., when we hadn’t quite finished...

Went for tea on Friday I had steak cook to perfection and my partner had fish which was nice, bit over priced but cudnt fault the quality, and it's in a lovely area.

Absolutely great food, we had the chicken and bacon wrap and ham and cheese toasted sandwich, it was absolutely fantastic, staff were so polite

Expensive for what you get - okay food and small portions (£9 for 4 chicken wings). But there isn't anywhere else to go unless you drive. Staff were friendly and good space for kids and dogs.

Won't be going again music to loud, dogs everywhere sat on seats wouldn't be too bad if they keep them under table, food had better from a fast food restaurants .

All I can say is read all the reviews and avoid which is what we wish we had done. Family holiday and thought a nice meal out would be fab but really wish we had not bothered and had not wasted our money. I have...

Sadly, despite the location, this pub is one of those depressing places that overcharge you for the privilege of eating mediocre food. We ordered three meals and literally five minutes later our food came out…how did they cook it so quickly? The fish (and chips)...

It has a captive audience but can’t do even the very basics well. The staff are friendly but are clearly only obeying orders. Somebody needs to take control and manage this potential goldmine. Management 0/10

We had great meal here the wife and I, as the four cats didn't rudely didn't reply to my email. Wasn't really noisy and you could hear yourself talking staff was alright seen to have busy though the looked little fed up. But next time...

Come here almost everytime we stay in Filey due to location convenience, food hasn’t improved whatsoever. Some mains are okay but most of the time the food is not the best, would recommend for a drink or a starter but not for a family meal.

Hmmmmmm. A few bad reviews but to be honest we didn't have one bad meal whilst we stayed at The Bay. It certainly improved from 12 months ago when the food was definitely hit and miss. Staff are very friendly and it's dog friendly which...

Had an Anniversary meal at John Paul jones the bay, probably the worst thing ever thought it would be Anniversary meal to remember, it was certainly that the doombar is overpriced, it was flat & wasn't chilled enough the wife had Dry Martin & lemonade,...

Myself and my wife recently visited the Bay. On arrival we decided to have a meal at John Paul Jones. We ordered the chefs special of Crab linguine and a Garlic bread. I can assure any future customers it was not anything like as described...

Nice stop after a walk from the beach Dog friendly inside and out. Staff friendly. Nice atmosphere. Only had a drink and was quite taken back by the price of a bottle of cider at £6.70 ! Very expensive really

Waited ages to be offered a table due to one waitress being occupied with a customer trying to book multiple tables for the evening and the other waitress sorting cutlery. When we were seated and then ordered, the same cutlery sorting waitress swiped our card...

We ate in here on a busy Saturday evening. We pre-booked a table for 6 of us which was ready for us when we arrived. We all ordered different mains which we thoroughly enjoyed. I had the BBQ Chicken burger, which was really nice. The...

Great looking pub but really do the prices for a beer have to match London, £6.20 for a Doom bar, I’m surprised you had people drinking.

We went for breakfast, it was lovely and they serve Costa coffee which was a bonus. I had a bacon sandwich which comes on a white roll, however I asked if I could have it on brown bread and the bacon well done, this was...

Decidedly average food, over priced and small portions. Friendly staff but overall came away underwhelmed. Won't be visiting again.

We went here because we were staying at The Bay. We thought we would try it instead of cooking or driving out on our last night, despite having read poor reviews. It was really busy when we went in 4.30pm. It took ages to be...

The drinks are the most overpriced in Yorkshire £6.20 for a pint of Doom Bar which is more than double the price we paid in Bridlington the day after.We did not try the Fish and chips 16.95 fish unspecified.Needless to say we did not buy...

we booked in here for our 1st night at the bay as someone on the coeliac forums had said they did gluten free. We went in and checked and was assured this was possible. Later we had a phone call to ask us to pop...

5* was for the service. Food was mediocre. Had the nachos to start. It said on the menu that it was their own version, but in all, it was Tortilla Crisps drizzled with condiments minus the sour cream. Will not rush back.

So after booking for a family meal, arrived first told 3 main dishes not available. Yes I know it half term and its busy but come on people get organised. Food was over priced for what they had to offer and don't mention the drinks....

Booked a table for dinner whilst staying at The Bay complex. Friendly staff, good food and choice, busy restaurant which is good to see. Advised that there would be a 40 minute wait for food, good to have expectations set from the off. In actual...

Mum and I ate on the Saturday night. Booked a table on the advise of staff which was a good idea as quite busy Young lady behind the bar was very friendly and good was fabulous, have eaten here before and will be back again.

We booked this venue to celebrate my Uncles 80th. We booked a table for 11 people, but unfortunately 2 couldn’t make it. I’d visited this venue 2 or 3 years ago and thought it pretty average, so expectations weren’t particularly high. The location was convenient...

Fully enjoyed my visit to the John Paul Jones. Absolutely fantastic service could not fault peter the bar staff 😍 He went above and beyond on ever level, informed us on all offers available on both food & drink and he was very thorough when...

Chef Johnny made special alterations to his menu to suit us! Food was very good and they extras provided made our experience so much more special, thanks so much we will be returning 😊

Visited for a tea time meal , as we looked at the menu we saw fish and chips being served at a near by table and it looked very nice so my wife and I both ordered it . Now bare in mind its £14.95...

Me and the misses ate here twice during our 3 night stay.It’s great that it’s dog friendly and literally outside the apartment we were staying in(76 sunrise drive).The service is very friendly and inside is clean,warm and comfortable.On the first occasion we ate light only...

We are owners on The Bay and went to the John Paul Jones on New Years Eve with the drinks only package . We purchased the tickets in October . It was a fab night with 3 live singers who were all great and a...

Came for the Christmas period and had a great time. Staff are the reason this place gets a 5 from me and are a genuine credit to the place. Bit pricey, but it's a captive audience, so no real surprise. Hope the staff get a...

Would like to say a big thank you to all the staff at the bay Filey (John Paul jones) who made us feel very welcome today. The 3 course Christmas dinner was amazing, and the service was fantastic. We was made to feel very welcome...

Superb Christmas Dinner, more high quality food than we could eat with friendly efficient service, including the table layout and crackes. We have eaten out for many Christmas Dinners and this has to rate as one of the best.

Nice Mains. Poor Desserts. Friendly staff. But obvious problems in the kitchen, which ought to be dealt with.

Food was average to poor, drinks on the expensive side . Were seated at a table quickly and waited 15mins no-one came near my husband had to approach a member of staff to come and take our order. Wouldn't hurry back

Overpriced beer and food and an atmosphere resembling that on the moon! Almost £6 pint and the worst fish and chips I have had. Cold and missing items from my choice that weren't explained at the time of ordering. This "pub" might cater for the...

We have avoided visiting before due to Tripadvisor reviews not being very good. I can’t believe that I am now leaving five stars! We were greeted by a welcoming young man. The meals the five of us had were all very good. There was plenty...

After reading some of the reviews our expectations were very low, but after spending the weekend at the Bay, and eating here twice we were pleasantly surprised. The menu is a bit limited and could do with more variety, but our food was well cooked,...

Great staff very friendly the food was not very hot very low temperature even when we sent one of the meals back it returned at the same temperature, only the very brave should try the gingerbread creme broker it was dire, the only saving grace...

Poor, very poor. The Bay is an lovely resort, but this pub is best avoided if you want to eat. We had three starters and three mains. Every single piece of food was hugely bland and lacking is taste or seasoning. Broccoli was raw, pizza...

We both ordered vegetable risotto we had added chicken to this. It was overcooked, overpriced and didn't have any parmesan cheese with it so basically rice , a few bits of veg and a bit of processed chicken for £18 . Staff were pleasant enough...

We weren’t expecting much from this place after reading the reviews, but decided to go on our first night at the Bay as we didn’t want to cook that evening. We were pleasantly surprised! 10 of us were accommodated and the young waiter (can’t remember...

Disappointed to see the cafe next door had closed following our visit last year, we decided to try breakfast at the pub. We were disappointed. Very expensive for a mediocre breakfast and we didn’t return. We discovered a lovely walk to the beach cafe at...

Sadly this place lives up to the series if poor reviews it's been given. We were a large table of 9. Service was poor and felt abandoned at the back of the restaurant. Staff seem not to be trained in customer service. Service very slow...

Sat waiting for our food for over an hour and a half . Asked when we would be getting our food after an hour & was told 5 minutes , waited another half hour & then decided enough was enough & walked out . Very...

Recent visit found uninterested staff and poor attitude, food of decent quality, £160 for 3 kids and 2 adults I thought was expensive considering service and surroundings

We had pizza and the kids pasta. Never again. The pasta was over cooked with watered down ketchup. The pizza was re heated with no flavour.

Absolutely shocking!! I ordered the herb chicken which was cold and the potatoes were black ( old and soggy ) I complained so they took the food away then sent me out the same dish with half the food missing from it!! At nearly £15...

We were grateful that we got a table between 5 and 6 pm without booking but the service was slow and we had to wait 45 minutes for our food to arrive and it was not very good when it did.

The staff at the restaurant don't wash their hands after using the toilet and the the food made my daughter ill. AVOID this whole place!!

Came here while visiting the holiday village with family. The full english breakfast was fantastic, large portion sizes and good choice of children's breakfast too. Staff were friendly and restaurant was very clean. It was very convenient for us as it was ~2mins walk from...

After ordering our food, we were greeted by the waitress explaining that the kitchen had made a mistake and cooked our starters and mains altogether. Also, some of the food items on the menu were unavailable after we attempted to order so had to choose...

We have been coming to the bay for years and have always eaten at JPJ . The staff are lovely and so helpful, ok the drinks arnt cheap but it's not going to be when they are the only pub on site. We had breakfast...

I will start positive all the staff bar one were very helpful and friendly. The menu portrays the food as something special don’t take any notice it is extremely mediocre, the fish was more batter than anything else, the mushy peas were inedible, frozen dry...

The team hosted my and my team of volunteers for lunch. Beautifully air conditioned building on this hot day! and the food was excellent. Would recommend!

Stayed at The Bay, Filey and visited The John Paul Jones for food and drinks. Ben served our table being polite and humorous. The food was excellent and reasonably priced.

Impressed with the kids meal deal and can't fault any of the food we had made by Nick the chef which is very good quality and decent value. All staff were very friendly and the outdoor seating area is great

Went on our 1st day here, food very expensive for what we got. Fish and chips Luke warm the garlic and herb chicken the same. Soggy sauteed potatoes and dried out over cooked chicken, dreadful haven't been back since it's a lovely place to stay...

Concerns first start when meals are brought out within 5 minutes of ordering. 2 fish and chips and a kids burger. Bun clearly out of date and disintegrated upon lifting - stale and dry. Fish was over cooked with rock solid batter. Frozen chips over...

Attempted to order drinks at the bar. Ignored for ten minutes despite only one person at the bar. No acknowledgement from staff that we were even standing there. Staff unfriendly and not a pleasant experience. Will avoid going in there from now on when staying...

The menu looks fairly appetising but the reality was very different. Main issue was food was clearly left too long under heat lamps and was very dry. Burger was very dry and tasteless. Chicken was also dry and leathery. Chicken skewers were literally pieces of...

Where do I begin!!!! DREADFUL.....at least last year when we came there was the little coffee shop next door which was nice....when we came this year (June 18th for a week) that was closed. Hopefully will reopen as an independent and not get swallowed up...

Had 2 meals at this pub, first a breakfast, my fried egg and my partners scrambled eggs were undercooked, very runny whites, the bacon was hard and so were the sausages, at 9.95 a head, which doesn’t include drinks but you did get toast which...

Awful, soulless place with zero atmosphere and abysmal food that costs the absolute earth! This pub could be the hub of the holiday park but instead it chooses to sell cheap crappy food at extortionate rates. The staff are kids who are poorly trained and...

I have been visiting the Bay and the John Paul Jones since the Bay was first built. The food back then was amazing, home made fayre. After a takeover or two, I did feel that the food quality was getting worse and more Wetherspoons than...

Stayed at The Bay and thought we would give the pub a try - Chicken was off the menu so there wasnt much choice - food wasnt brilliant but very pricey by probably a third - we had fish and chips and a pizza -...

The food was typical pub grub and was good value for money, plentiful and tasty. It was served hot by attentive and pleasant staff. My one gripe was paying £5.80 a pint. Needless to say I only had one instead of my usual 3

Staying at the bay for the weekend, came to the pub for food and some drinks. Very over priced, food was tasteless and very very poor. Drinks was good selection but very over priced. Nice friendly staff and lovely outdoor area. Wouldn’t recommend for food,...

We stayed at The Bay for a week… ate hear on Thursday at the busiest time.. the staff were great… found us a table and the food arrived quickly. Tasty food too… ignore any of the negative views on hear… the menu is varied and...

After staying in The Bay for a week , we visited The JPJ a few times and was never disappointed. The service was always very good and welcoming, we had breakfast twice and one evening meal - each time the food was very good quality...