The Seafood Social in Scarborough

Always a great spot for a quick bite while supporting a great cause. Got the posh fish finger sandwich. Great taste. Chips were wonderful and cooked perfectly. Rainbow slaw was very nice. Friendly service and very reasonable price.

Nice food. Coffee was really great.🍤🍟☕️

Such a great place. A warm and friendly welcome from both the staff and the regular customers. Food is really good too.

Good food and friendly service and profits go to charity.

Absolutely brilliant service and food. Highly recommend. I don't usually like fish fingers but my husband wanted to try one of the street food options so I opted for them anyway and couldn't have been more wrong. They were cooked to perfection. I love that all their materials are recyclable, and the option to pay it forward by donating a meal is a lovely touch.

Wow! Thank you so much for being honest, friendly and helpful. Visited with my son who chose fish and chips. They were out of this world and credit to yourselves. But above all was the atmosphere and so welcoming! Keep up the great work.

Excellent friendly service. Food delicious, great price definitely go again

Lovely meals. Very friendly, helpful staff in clean convenient town centre setting. Will visit agai

Supporting local homeless people and families, this place is a great place to eat. Good quality food and friendly service and atmosphere.

Nice and clean. Not expensive. A little more selection would be nice. Been in today. Not full but nice to see many people using it. Coffee for 2 was cheap at less than 5 pounds.

Superb food and great prices, friendly staff and good tea and coffee!

Lovely chilled out atmosphere, as always, and the coffee is great!

Really great place.. great food the guys running the place are good guys very friendly helpful and making lovely food coffee is great to i look forward to going back soon very soon

Excellent option when you're in town. Really good scampi and chips. V reasonable prices Nice, friendly staff. Good stuff 👍

The food and service at The Seafood Social was awesome. Definitely recommend everyone to give it a go whist in Scarborough.

Great little place. The food was excellent and the staff very frienly. We had fish fingers and chips and all were delicious. Will definitely visit again

A lovely place to relax and eat. The staff were friendly and efficient ☺️

Great little discovery while we visited the town , coffee was lovely and the assistant very polite and friendly , loved the way profits helped the community ,would recommend a visit !

Great place working for a good cause!

An accidental but wonderful find during a visit to Scarborough. A warm welcome from the two staff members and a lot of cheerful fun between them making for a lovely atmosphere. Homemade coleslaw was fantastic, as were the scampi. The 'forward buying' scheme is a great idea and I was very happy to contribute. What a great place and what a wonderful project. Please go and support them.

Brilliant, staff always cheerfull and happy food is brilliant everytime

Stumbled upon this restaurant on an evening hunt for food and glad we did. I enjoyed a well made and very tasty Southern fried fish burger with chips - tremendous value as you would expect and an extra bonus of supporting a good cause - we will definitely be returning now we know it's here in Scarborough. Friendly and excellent service too.

We came across the seafood social whilst visiting Scarborough for the day. Good food and I love the fact that profits go towards helping homeless people in the area. We had scampi and chips and salt and pepper popcorn shrimp. All of our food was cooked to order so nice and fresh at a good price. A great place to eat just off the highstreet.

The food here was outstanding and cheap and all for a good cause ,well worth a visit ,as it's title it's sea food mainly prawn and scampi dishes .

Our family of 4 visited The Seafood Social this week whilst in Scarborough. Having done some prior research on places to eat, this cafe was definitely on my list. The menu sounded delicious and I was sold on the fact that the profits from the business went to help the homeless in the local community. It certainly lived up to all expectations. We all sampled something different from the menu - bengali prawns, hot and spicy prawns and cod, cheddar and chive croquettes, which were all served with thick cut chips, rainbow slaw and chilli jam. We also had a children's portion of fish and chips for our toddler. The food was cooked fresh to order and was absolutely delicious. Portion sizes were also very generous. We could not recommend this place more and we will certainly return again when in Scarborough

Very friendly warm welcome, Excellent Full English Breakfast, at a Very Good Price!!

Scampi was wet and slightly slimy.crisp on outside.colslaw tasted of be.keep belching after eating with the scampi coming back into my mouth as if I'm going to be sick.i really hope not. I love the idea of this place and all the good work it is doing.but my first experience is not good.im hopeing it is just a one off.as this little place is a lovley idea to help people on need ...the lres4ntation was wonderful.the food looked really nice.but alas not good to eat. Sorry hopefully I will have a better experience next time X.

It was excellent. Good service, friendly staff, clean, brilliant food at really good prices. Will definitely go again and will recommend to friends.

Great food lovely friendly staff and very reasonable prices would highly recommend

First time in the new venue for us. Same great food. The crocqets were delicious. I had the fish in wrap. Both served with fab chips and the special homemade coleslaw. Friendly service and we love the ability to pay on were you donate a meal (or should we say pay for one) forward.Lovely cause,concertante community spirited.Give this a try.

Never been before but would go again, lovely staff, lovely food would recommend it to anyone

What a find this was! Lovely clean eating area, good choice menu, chatty friendly staff, VERY reasonably priced and the food quality is excellent. Chunky perfectly cooked chips, whole grain coated scampi, fluffy potato, chorizo and prawn croquettes and rainbow slaw all absolutely gorgeous. Oh yeah, and i believe all profits go to charity so its a winner all round. Fully recommended!

Lovely place and staff I suffer bad anxiety and always feel welcome and relaxed here, thank you to Dean and Sean superb guys. Well worth going to service and food is great

Great food, great service and looks as good as it tastes the coleslaw was especially extra tasty

This place is terrific: best scampi I’ve ever tasted, great service, top value and all for a good cause too. Deserves to be praised and supported

We were very impressed with this restaurant, this was only our second time eating in a restaurant since before lockdown. Tables were very well spaced out, everything, including chairs were wipeable, the food comes in boxes, salt, pepper and sauces all come in sachets, cutlery is wooden throwaway, and you get a paper straw for your drink, all good in my book.There is a great selection of delicious food to chose from and all cooked fresh while you wait, homemade slaw and tartar sauce is lovely. We both had the scampi, with the seeded breadcrumbs, delicious!! Service was great too.We will definitely be back on our next visit to Scarborough.

Clean restaurant, fresh gluten free food, home-made coleslaw etc. And pleasant manager. I have VERY reasonably priced. My family will become regulars.

Excellent food and good value for money

This cafe is right in the town centre. The menu is short but still enough choice, and reasonable prices. I had smoked haddock and cheese bites, with chips, and an excellent tartare sauce, food make freshly to order. The portion was generous too. Served in a cardboard container with wooden fork, environmentally friendly, but don’t think the cup was recyclable. You can ‘pay forward’ for a drink or meal for someone in need, a good idea.

Absolutely fantastic food, fresh and tasty. Best coleslaw I ever had, homemade too. Plus it's for a fabulous cause.

Dropped into seafood social on Aberdeen Walk Scarborough just for a snack.Lovely surprise.Excellent Scampi and chips and scrummy whitebait.All boxes recyclable including wooden cutlery.Talked to the gentleman there about the aims of the Seafood Social and how the profits support the rainbow centre. Give it a try

Late lunchtime visit. My first time here and I wasn’t disappointed. Furnishing / seating is basic but ok. Helpful friendly staff serving from a fairly basic menu but quality / quantity / service was spot-on. I chose the fish burger - a good quality bun, layered with mayo and iceberg lettuce and a great quality fish portion in breadcrumbs in the middle. There was a decent portion of amazing chips - nice and crisp outer and light and fluffy inside - and a portion of coleslaw along with a leaf garnish. This was served up in a quality cardboard carton - excellent for takeaway and adequate for eating out of in the cafe. Prices are very affordable. Being a social enterprise, they help the homeless and I was more than happy to donate to their efforts.

Lovely welcome and great drinks!

Great scampi & fish burger meals. Clean & good presentation. Staff friendly (did mini pop-master!). Recommended for good value lunch & social aims.

Decent grub for a decent cause (rainbow charity for the homeless) ran by nice people. Stop off if you get the chance.

My girlfriend loves a fish ginger sandwich, and is a bit of a connoisseur. So the fact that she thought this was delicious is a major compliment. We also enjoyed the curry flavour coleslaw. Would be nice to be able to have it without the chips though.

wonderful tasty scampi ,coleslaw tartar sauce excellent value thankyou hope to return. staff very friendly nothing is too much trouble. Like the new premises very pleasing

Super lunch today from the The Seafood Social in Scarborough. Delicious freshly cooked scampi & chips with a side of 'paying it forward' (buying someone else who needs it, dinner and a drink). It also was good value for money. HIGHLY recommended.

Apart from the great food I love the idea behind the enterprise . All profits go to the Rainbow Centre for the homeless, and as well as your own meal you have the option of Paying It Forward for either a meal or just a drink for a homeless person. The cafe itself is clean and cheerful, and you clear away your own table when you've finished.Staff very pleasant and helpful.

A lovely, light and welcoming space, kept very clean - even when busy and on a grey, miserable day. Incredible food, freshly cooked to order but quick service. Generous portions and such great value at full price, not to mention the offers! It is so great to have a lovely cafe like this brightening up our town, and the hard work from everyone involved (the staff are super friendly and efficient) to support the invaluable and essential work of The Rainbow Centre and our community is truly inspiring. Well done everyone. I shall be back and sending everyone I can your way. Thank you!

Great place to look around wonderful atmosphere

Lovely food, quick and well served.

Had an amazing posh fish finger sandwich today which came with tasty chips, really tasty coleslaw and tarter sauce. Good sized portion and very reasonable...making it even easier to pay something forward. This is a real asset to both the market and Scarborough

Visit seafood social regularly and have to say they food is amazing. The portions are generous and delicious.

I called for lunch, anything for £4. After standing at the counter for a few minutes I could see 2 people sitting, talking. The lady got up and came out, thinking it was to serve me but instead she walked past me. She did glance back and shouted for the other person to serve me. No conversation to myself it was if I had disturbed their chat. It was a shame because the food was lovely but it has put me off going back.

I have been about six times now and always been pleased with the freshly cooked food. Very reasonable cost and friendly staff. Well worth a visit. Love the market hall.

When we went to order staff looked at us as if we where a inconvince. The table where scruffy and the chips where make scampi was ok but not the best

My partner and I went to the newly refurbished market and decided to have a drink at the Seafood Social, it looked very nice, that was misleading. The person at the counter looked at us as if we shouldn't have been there, he grunted at us, it was just after 9 am but the place was clearly open, we gave our order and sat down. He brought our drinks begrudgingly to the scruffy table, the cup of coffee was half full and the hot chocolate was just a cup of froth, we will not be going there again when the cafe downstairs is the complete opposite.

This socially aware business is one of the delights of the restored (but still poorly signed by the council) indoor market. The food is invariably fresh and the atmosphere - even on a cold winter's day - is fun with live music downstairs (at least on Saturdays). The scampi and the haddock 'adult fish fingers' could not be fresher - the chips are real old fashioned chips and their tartare sauce is a delight. Tables are immaculately clean. Equally good is the fact that you can pay forward for a meal for some of the poorer and needy people of Scarborough. Somewhere that deserves support form locals and tourists alike.

Went with friends on lunch from a convention. Brilliant place to visit .nice food, nice staff , all for a very good cause too .

This was our first visit as I was interested in the fact the restaurant supports the local homeless charity the Rainbow Project. I opted for the Seafood Platter and my husband had the Fish Finger Sandwich both of which came with chunky chips. The seafood was freshly cooked, non greasy and very tasty. I was impressed by the home made coleslaw and Tartare sauce. The food and coffee come in recyclable paper containers and wooden forks. The tables are self clearing and the staff were pleasant and friendly. I would definitely recommend it at £5 for a portion of lovely seafood and chips. We will definitely be back as the Market Vaults are well worth a visit.

We have been interested in the Seafood Social since it opened in the Market several months ago and we have been keen to support it. However this is the first time we have had one of their meals. The food was excellent, well cooked and very tasty. Amazing value for money. There are so many reasons why you should try this café, including the food! Staff are lovely too.

Having walked past this cafe on many occasions, today I decided to take my sister there for lunch.

A great social enterprise cafe, helping the Rainbow Trust in addressing homelessness and the issues that can lead to homelessness. The food is incredible and so reasonable and there is the opportunity to pay in forward, so to buy food or drink for those in need. We had the scampi and the seafood platter and with drinks and a pay it forward option, we spent £7 per head! We will definitely be back here.

We visited the seafood social on a cold wet day in Scarborough and it brightened our day.

My wife had just dragged me in to this market hall,i wasn't happy,not more shops,im so glad she did,we walked past the seafood social,as i glanced at the menu board i thought i would try something,wow im so glad i did,spicy prawns with chips,slaw and chilli dip,all for a fiver,so delicious,and a great portion,you must try this eatery whilst in Scarborough,delicious food,spacious and spottlesly clean,a real gem,all profits support homeless people so eat great food and help other people !!!!!

This place is hidden away at the top of the market and is quite unassuming but what they have set out to do and the execution of it is incredible. They are a socially responsible company and their food is amazing. I had the prawns with sweet chilli, coleslaw and chips with a bit of salad. It was one of the nicest takeaway meals I’ve eaten in ages and the surroundings are beautiful. They also have an excellent stock of soft drinks - I had fentimans rose lemonade which is one of my favourites and not widely available. Even the straw was paper and sustainable: I’m in awe of this place. More like this please!

Food is lovely price is fabulous it's a bit chilly though

Great place and friendly service value for money

Excellent will definitely go again

Lovely food and great philosophy

Hidden gem! Proper homemade stuff with friendly price. I'm here for lunch on Saturday, here have live music on ground floor. You can't easily find a place like this.

I stumbled across Scarborough Market Hall quite by accident and The Seafood Social was the highlight; a smart cafe on the upper mezzanine floor that is a social enterprise working with the Rainbow Centre, a Scarborough-based initiative that aims to tackle homelessness.

Found this gem hidden in the market hall. Only wanted a latte but they were more than happy to help. Coffee was very good. Staff were friendly too

Brilliant social enterprise which serves delicious food whilst supporting a vital local charity. Very high quality. Great price. Superb for lunch.

Brilliant food at bargain prices...Love this gem...My favourite food at the Seafood Social is the fish wrap...

What a great place! Nice atmosphere on large mezzanine level above main market hall. Super clean shop and eating area. The staff are great and really helpful. They were busy but the food arrived quickly and is organised by numbered spoons which is brought to your table. The food is really good! Piping hot and freshly cooked the best scampi and chips I’ve had. The chips are so good! Was just what we were looking for as a family lunch place on our birthday weekend get together. Can’t wait to go again.

We have been here a couple of times and each time and paid for an extra meal.. the scampi and chips are to die for and the price is more than reasonable. The staff do an excellent job and it's always busy... I just wish though more people donated an extra something. Whether it's a drink.. a meal.. anything.. I've seen a lot of folks just pick up the leaflets and put them back down. The staff do not ask you to.. so there is no pressure.... but it's a great idea..

This restaurant is on the newly made second floor balcony of Scarborough market. It has a modern rustic feel with wooden tables. Seafood dishes are mainly £4.00, excellent value. Service is friendly. The restaurant helps the Rainbow Centre, a local charity working with low income people. When I visited, a leaflet invited donations for Christmas presents for their teenage clients, a group often not as catered for as younger children. This is a pleasant place to sit and eat.

Walking around the Vaults we were presented with a voucher for half price scampi & chips, so we walked upstairs to try our snack. A joy! The nicest people and really the very best scampi we'd ever tasted. We couldn't believe the cost at £4 for the two of us. Needless to say we ensured that the Rainbow Centre received an appropriate donation from us. Support them if you can and all I can say to other travellers is - just try the scampi here, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Great place for a seafood snack. Mixed platter containing salmon, squid, mackerel, prawns and scampi is excellent and comes accompanied by proper chips, homemade slaw and tartare sauce. Nice ambience on the mezzanine floor too.

Had the most lovely lunch here today! Really friendly staff and beautiful food. Big thanks to Laura & Angie for their time with Foundation today. Kind regards Kira

Delicious food and very friendly people. Not expensive and served in very spacious surroundings.

Seafood social is a business that puts back into the local community. Any profit it makes are donated to charity to help local people in need.

Really nice seafood place within Scarborough market hall. Excellent cheap food and all for a good cause as well.

Really nice food for a good cause.

The sea food here is simple, fresh and delicious. Chips are always freshly cooked, the fish, scampi etc are first class and the tartare sauce is amazing. Best of all the profit goes to support the Rainbow Centre, a local charity that combats homelessness and supports those people who are unfortunate enough not to have the home that the majority of us take for granted. Staff are enthusiastic and the setting - on the upper floor of the historic Scarborough Market Hall is a delight. After years of neglect, new life has been breathed into the Market Hall's three floors. Every floor is now accessible by lift and there is spotlessly clean disabled toilet as well as public conveniences (which are something of a rarity in Scarborough. The basement has quirky shops, the ground floor an absolutely first class 'Portuguese' bakery (which sells the most delicious almond pastries my wife has ever tasted alongside excellent bread - all baked on the premises) and fresh local green groceries while the upper floor - apart from the excellent Seafood Social also has a bee themed shop complete with its own 'urban hive' where bees can be seen at work and at rest as they enter and leave via a 'chimney' that opens to the sky..

What a great idea and what’s not to love, this place offers delicious food at ridiculously low prices and it’s in support of a fantastic local charity. You can get a great selection of fish dishes at amazing value, most are about £4 and you get plenty. You also get the chance to donate a meal through the Rainbow Centre Charity, absolutely fantastic idea, I hope everyone supports it.

You can't go to the market without visiting the seafood social. The food is really good and is reasonably priced.

I visited on a rainy day with my kids. We all had amazing food and service. I had the seafood plater,which was £4 and very filling.The homemade slaw was the best I have ever had (great zingy taste & not too much mayo) the tartar sauce was also excellent. All profits go to a local charity aswell,better than going to corporate giant's . The market hall is a great venue.

Fantastic place, fantastic prices

We were recommended this lunch by the owner of Vaults Interiors (one of the shops in the vaults under the market hall - definately worth a visit!) and so glad we returned for lunch. Fantastic scampi and chips for £4.00 in an historic location whilst supporting a charity - whats not to like?

Absolutely sensational. The seafood platter is just incredibly tasty.

Lovely friendly staff. Fab food and excellent coffee. Love it!

Great food, low price, lovely surroundings!

Go to the Market Hall up on the mezzanine floor and get your scampi and chips etc for max £4. Best I have eaten. Food and drink great, staff brilliant very helpful. Do not miss it, its in St. Helen's Square. There is a lift as well as stairs to get you up to the mezzanine floor

We went here for lunch and had the best scampi and chips we've ever eaten and worth every penny. Great people work here too. You MUST TRY!!!

Lovely chips and decent prices. You can "pay it forward" and pay an optional £4.00 to enable someone homeless to have fish and chips there! Staff were very friendly.

Wonderful food, great location. Fantastic atmosphere. Great concept that provides help and support to those in need in the local community. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Totally recommend a visit.

Fantastic food n great staff, n all profits go to a great cause to help the homeless win win all round, amazing coffee too