The Wellwood in Northumberland

Pleasent and helpful staff, great location,

We saw a sign for lunch. We had small plates of sausage and mash. It was lovely but a very small plate.

Stopped here for a Sunday lunch, and the staff were friendly and helpful. Drinks came straight away, and we didn't have to wait too long for the food. The portions were very generous, and the food was very tasty. It was not very busy so nice and quiet. 2 drinks and 2 big plates of roast beef Sunday dinner came to £38 so value was good 👍.

Found this pub on our first night of 7 in amble in which we went every night for a pint. Staff were amazing. We had 2 dogs Dexter and Milo (the puppy). The staff and customers were first class and the dogs certainty had a fan club towards the end of the week. Will definitely re visit next year. Massive Thank you to all

Had a "trio of meats" Sunday lunch for £18.95 which seemed expensive but I decided to treat myself. The three meats were a bit of chicken with a bone, some beef that was tough and some belly pork made entirely of fat. Frozen vegetables, burnt parsnips and a frozen Yorkshire pudding completed the disaster. Absolutely terrible, this place used to be lovely but it's gone right downhill. We won't be back.

Food was brilliant and service was great Beavertown neck oil was very well kept.

Visited twice for food when on a short break in Amble. Friendly lass behind the bar, tasty food & decent service. Steak & ale pie was particularly nice. OK selection of beers too. No rating on rooms as did not stay. Worth a visit if you visit Amble.

Excellent food service lovely atmosphere very friendly would definitely recommend

Can't comment on rooms as I found this beautiful place by chance and wasn't disappointed They went above and beyond to provide us with hot food Good quality food not over priced either Can't praise the lady behind the bar for the excellent service and compliments to the chef 100% Recommend this place very central as well x

Central location within easy walking distance of the harbour. Great breakfast choices. Lovely food - superb Sunday lunch. Great staff - everyone helpful and friendly. Comfortable room, great tea and coffee, clean. The room was mostly great - the only thing is that the bedroom door just didn't shut easily so had to slam it to close it. Not so bad during the day but felt a bit awkward later at night when other guests would be relaxing. Thanks for a great stay overall!

What a find and what a treat. A great Sunday lunch and a pint of Timothy Taylors Landlord. Couldn't be happier. Thankyou Wellwood xxxxx

A friendly and good food pub well worth a visit staff are always helpful and polite

Let down need,s new manager who knows,s how to run it

Stopped in for a meal on Sunday while on holiday in the area. Easy to book online. Good food and value for money. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

We only go for a meal. The food is good & great price wise. Ideal for us is it is dog friendly. The staff are great & very friendly. It is our go to place when we come up to our static caravan.

Overnight stay on way further south. Old building. Room was very clean with plenty tea & coffee etc. Breakfast was included. Very good value. Would stay again.

We booked a table for 3 of us,got there on time. Sat down got our drinks Young girl took our order at 6.40pm and at 7.30pm she came back and told us the order hadn't gone threw,and to give her it again. I got up and walked straight out the door. UNBELIEVABLE

Lovely drink. Right in the centre easy access to.public transport pop on if you miss the bus. Food is great and the drinks are a decent price. Let's dogs in

Great Pub Lovely friendly and very helpful staff, warm and welcoming atmosphere with some good live music and very dog friendly 🐾 Great location, will definitely be visiting again

Been today for Sunday lunch, the carvery is no longer a option, this was beautiful last time we visited so we ordered sunday lunch from menu hoping it would be just as good as I thought £15.95 was expensive for a chicken dinner! I have never been so disappointed to be served a chicken wing frozen Yorkshire pudding frozen peas and frozen parsnips, the creamed leeks were disgusting and the rosemary and sea salt roast potatoes sounded lovely but also were awful! When I paid I told the lady behind bar how disappointed we had been but she never offered any reimbursement we paid over £35 for 2 dinners a blackcurrant and soda and a coffee I feel robbed! I also found out that the pub has changed hands in june I think the new proprietors ought to take a look at their prices well over charging for meals I would grumble at paying £4.00 for the meal we had today!

We visited here while on holiday. 5 adults and 2 children. We pre booked which was easy to do. Plenty of on site parking. There is a set menu of starter and main for £17 and you can add a desert for £5. Kids received and free starter or dessert with a kids main. All the meals were delicious, steady service you weren't felt rushed. Portions were very good. Between us we had the pie and mash, chicken schnitzel, bacon and cheese burger, haddock fishcakes, southern fried chicken burger, kids fish and kids burger. Desserts were amazing too, sticky toffee pudding, salted caramel brownie and cheesecake. All plates were cleared. Highly recommend. 2 starters, 5 adult mains, 2 kids mains, 4 adult desserts, 2 kids deserts, 4 alcoholic drinks and 5 soft drinks came to £139. Excellent. Definitely be back when on holiday again.

We visited here while on holiday. 5 adults and 2 children. We pre booked which was easy to do. Plenty of on site parking. There is a set menu of starter and main for £17 and you can add a desert for £5. Kids received and free starter or dessert with a kids main. All the meals were delicious, steady service you weren't felt rushed. Portions were very good. Between us we had the pie and mash, chicken schnitzel, bacon and cheese burger, haddock fishcakes, southern fried chicken burger, kids fish and kids burger. Desserts were amazing too, sticky toffee pudding, salted caramel brownie and cheesecake. All plates were cleared. Highly recommend. 2 starters, 5 adult mains, 2 kids mains, 4 adult desserts, 2 kids deserts, 4 alcoholic drinks and 5 soft drinks came to £139. Excellent. Definitely be back when on holiday again.

Fantastically friendly staff we enjoyed our lunch one day so went back for tea the following day. Can't recommend enough thankyou

Excellent food, excellent service and the dogs were treated like royalty!

Excellent food, excellent service and the dogs were treated like royalty. Will definitely visit again. Best veggie burger I’ve ever had and I’m told the steak pie was really good too.

Lovely meal and friendly staff with great service

Great pub, great food, friendly staff and super dog friendly.

Stopped for light lunch on trip to north east area. Lovely pub and served us best BLT toastie ever tasted,with excellent chips. Thankyou,well done

I stayed here with my daughter who was visiting on business. We really enjoyed our stay. She has stayed here before. The staff are excellent, the rooms are clean and everything was very comfortable. There was no rush to vacate the rooms, breakfast was excellent, we both ordered something not actually on the menu but this was no trouble. Close to town, easy walk to the harbour & plenty of parking spaces. Would definitely recommend.

The rooms were in need of some refurbishment, and the walls on the bathroom were mouldy. Great location in the heart of the town.

On holiday in the area and fancied pub grub, couldn’t have asked for a nicer place to eat. Staff very friendly, despite being busy, she attended to us with a smile. Service excellent and food delicious. Great little place to eat.

Good food and beer plenty of outside seating very friendly atmosphere. rooms great value.

Overnight stay in family room - 2 singles and 1 King bed. Extremely comfortable, great tea tray with delicious biscuits. Spacious and very clean bathroom with overhead shower. Clean, tidy and everything you need. Breakfast delicious with quality bacon and sausages.

Visited this pub a few times on a recent holiday, just for drinks. The atmosphere was great and the staff were very welcoming. Recommended

Had a meal tonight had no vegetarian sausage but put nut roast on so fair enough but then no Yorkshire pudding on their plates asked about this and said they ran out but no one mentioned this to us , I ordered lasagna and garlic bread and the garlic bread was black how on earth would you send it out like that come on bad enough you ran out of Yorkshire pudding ( not many ingredients so why can’t make fresh ) and then to top it off father in laws fish and chips had no mushy peas , I always try to support local businesses and feel sorry for some but this is why places end up shutting down . This as been such a disappointment tonight and will never even go for a drink in there whilst on holiday in amble

Friendly staff when we arrived in the evening, room adequate but over priced, bright green fire-exit sign not conducive to good nights sleep. Breakfast staff unfriendly, waited 10 minutes before we were even offered coffee, no pleasantries at all from her, more concerned with clearing up before we'd even finished. We were also had an extra £1 taken from debit card, without being informed of what this charge was for, we contacted them directly regards this via their website, but we have still not had a response from them at all, poor. Would not stay again. No response from management of Wellwood Arms speaks volumes!

Absolutely shocking so 2 small dinners and one large biggest one paid over £4 more for the large and there all the same size only difference is 2 extra peace’s of meat what an absolute JOKE

Fantastic Sunday dinner with even better service. I couldn’t recommend this place enough

Lovely food, dog friendly, great service. Definitely recommend

Used to go regularly for Sunday carvery been today and it’s changed to table service very disappointed, far too much potato for us not enough veg, no serving spoon for veg and had to ask for more gravy, won’t be back

Stayed at the wellwood for one night with my mam can say I had a lovely stay it was so clean and homely and had lovely friendly staff we felt so welcomed the beds were like sleeping on clouds amazing sleep I wanted to take the bed with me !! Checked the make of the pillows and mattresses topper they were luxury made in England and I will be ordering the same !!! The breakfast was just so delicious!! We sat outside with a coffee in the morning after breakfast there’s beautiful back garden and front well maintained with picnic tables Can’t wait to stay again !! Thank you for amazing stay 😊

Hit and miss, some good some lacking. Visited with friends, 5 lunch meals, rather basic, one steak sandwich, not chewy, one handmade pie, decent size but not homemade, handmade elsewhere? halloumi strips decent portion, one BLT, average, lunchtime fish and chips barely the size of a fish finger, six chips. Drinks okay but on paying found a dash of coke to be extortionate. Two sticky toffee puddings and custard hit the spot but rather expensive for possibly bought in…not homemade. A quiet Saturday afternoon and no atmosphere.

Came for the Sunday carvery, it was amazing value and fantastically tasty! Lovely friendly staff offered a warm welcome, so we will return! Dog friendly too!

Just called in on off chance that we could get served we had a lovely meal

Excellent Sunday Roast. The beef was tender, a good variety of vegetables and plenty of gravy! We had turned up without booking but there was no problem getting a table. The staff were all very friendly and efficient. We found the Small serving more than adequate

As a pub, it is quite a pleasant place for a drink. Good range or drinks , Sport on tv and dog friendly. Nice atmosphere and nice staff.

Faultless, such a warm friendly welcome, food was excellent, and the owners couldn’t do enough to make sure all our dogs had sausages with our meals, definitely coming back

Booking a table was easy. Our host was great and had decent local knowledge. Food was good . We will gladly eat here again next time we are in the area

Lovely food at very reasonable price. Friendly and efficient staff. Very dog friendly.

Great boozer. Really welcoming and dog friendly. Lovely stuff.

Fantastic food as always, great carvery choice of meats and heaps of fresh vegetables. Only problem is every time I have been here I eat too much! Superb carvery fare, cannot be beaten.

Absolutely beautiful Sunday lunch ,fab service and reasonable price.

Been here many times over the the years. The atmosphere is great and the staff are really friendly especially Diane. Tuesday is a great day to go if you love quizzes and prizes.

Cozy pub serving good well kept beer with friendly chatty staff. If you are in the area this is someplace to try.

Great local pub with room for the dog to stretch out. Nice pint and a dram. The service was excellent. Friendly and quick.

Visited the Wellwood Arms for Sunday lunch. Really wish we had gone somewhere else. The meat was nice but that was it. The vegetables were mushy and the roast parsnip and potatoes appeared to be deep fried. Really disappointing - we won't be back.

Had a lovely evening, with excellent service from Diane. Made us and our dog feel very welcome, we enjoyed sitting in the restaurant.

Plates cold, food poorly cooked -raw parsnips and cauliflower. Yorkshires burnt. Meat was nice … waiting staff polite . Average size portions.

Came on Easter Sunday for our carvery and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt while the roast parsnips, vegetables and cauliflower cheese were undercooked. The plates were cold and the portions mediocre. The meat, gravy and mashed potatoes were very nice, as were the staff. Overall very disappointing experience.

Went for Sunday lunch 18th Feb and the food was incredible - beef was done to perfection and the sundries were great, cauliflower cheese was lovely ! Highly Recommend !

Absolutely not good value for money ordered the fish n chips was half a fish at 13.95 a spoonful of peas very disappointing complained was told nothing they could do about it absolutely disgraceful having been on a few occasions before never had any issues wont be back

We had a good feeling about this pub.. how wrong could we be…. Lovely atmosphere, lovely pint. Food was diabolical. 17£ for a mixed grill, the meat content was ridiculous . Really small steak, really small gammon with a few chips, we ordered a pouring sauce that was only filled quarter of the little jug! 2nd meal Gammon and chips, plate was swimming in fat, only about 6 chips. AVOID

Went for Sunday carvery , very tasty and lots to eat

Friendly warm and good selection of drinks

We booked the Wellwood Arms for a group of over 40 students for lunch after a field trip. The staff were really friendly and accommodating for a large group, and flexible when we had to make a couple of last minute changes. Food came quickly and as ordered. Thanks to all the staff we had a coachload of happy well fed students to end the day! Would also recommend for the Sunday carvery, and it's dog friendly.

Excellent meal at the woodwell arms. Lunch portions were fantastic and Diane was very helpful and welcoming which made our meal even better.

Nice pub with great food and good service.

Went for the lunch time special.

Very lovely food and a lovely bar lady called dianne would highly recommend fab service and a lovely atmosphere . Will definitely come back with my family

Ideal place for us as we were at a party nearby. Food was good, rooms were good and the staff very friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Beautiful Sunday carvery.keep coming back.well worth the money

Went for carvery on a Sunday which was nowhere near standards of other eateries and over priced. Received a parking fine of £100 for parking in their car park so even more disappointment.

Very disappointed after a day of walking all you want is a good meal and this certainly did not deliver. Some food didn't arrive, some was burnt and others undercooked, we never had a courtesy check while trying to eat, we complained at the bar, no drinks orders taken. That's just a brief review. The place wasn't even busy and the dining room was freezing cold. 6 unhappy customers will never return.

Food very disappointing and underwhelming. Paid £85 and waited @ 45 mins for 6 simple bar meals which would have been ok if all looked like homemade or freshly prepared but all but 1 ( the kfc burger which looked tasty with proper chicken breast) looked and tasted like just warmed up in a microwave and very dry. Lasagne hardly had any meat in it, deep fried hallumi were about 3 strips of soggy batter ( should have taken pics). fish and chips small portion with frozen chips and 3 meals had ordered were asked choice of peas and came with garden peas after we asked for mushy. Also had to call back waitress to ask for cutlery and condiments after food arrived as none were out. No one hardly in place and didn't see anyone else eating on a Sat night and noone came back to ask if everything ok with meals which should have been a sign! Visit Amble regularly as family here and was meant to be my treat for them eating out. ( I should have complained but they didn't want me to cause a fuss as didn't want to spoil an otherwise lovely evening of us all just been together which was main thing) but we definitely won't be returning for food here unfortunately as felt it was poor quality and not value for money. I am not normally a person who would leave a bad review on a business and noticed some of reviews on this establishment were very good? ? but personally just dont like to feel been ripped off which I felt I was on this occasion.

Food very disappointing and underwhelming. Paid £85 and waited @ 45 mins for 6 simple bar meals which would gave been fine if all looked like homemade or freshly prepared but all but 1 (the kfc burger which did look tasty with proper chicken breast) looked and tasted like just warmed up in microwave and very dry. Lasagne hardly had any meat in it . 3 of meals had asked for mushy peas and got garden peas when arrived. Had to ask for cutlery and condiments after food arrived as none out. No one hardly in place and never saw anyone else eating on a Sat night and no one came back to ask how food was which should have maybe been a sign. Visit Amble regularly as family here and was meant to be my treat for them eating out (and they didn't want me to complain and cause a fuss as main thing was us all been out together ) but won't be returning for food here unfortunately as felt poor quality and value for money.

Poor service, undercooked pie, overcooked steak, overcooked chicken burger and some food never arrived.

We were served by a lovely lady called diane we had the sunday carvery and it was absolutely delicious, I would definitely come back again.

Great team run by Diane. Great food and atmosphere .central location at to of high street very handy for shops beech and the Sunday Market. food is great and very well priced

Great pub, decent grub at reasonable prices. What's not to like.

Visited today, we sat on table 2. The staff were lovely, my daughter wanted the carvery & one of the waitress helped her while we ate out starters.

Had a fabulous Sunday carvery couldn’t fault it Well worth a visit Definitely recommend The staff were really pleasant and friendly

We only stayed 1 night in the carpark in our campervan 🚐, but had 2 meals in the pub.. Sadly, we were OVERCHARGED untill I complained to the owner/manager, but he was still adamant that the price was right.. Eventually, after pointing out HIS pricing mistake on the menu, we had almost £5 refunded.. Make Ur own mind up IF u'd go eat there..?? ☹️

Friendly bar staff and prompt service.

A true English Pub..excellent beer..kind and attentive..and Excellent Sunday lunch Thanks I hope to return soon

Great food very friendly staff and a good selection of drinks.recommend it to anyone will definitely be back for more with friends and family

Great Sunday carvery, and good value. We had the regular size (there’s also small and large) and it was more than enough. Came with our two dogs who were welcomed. We will definitely be back!

Diane and all the staff were fantastic so friendly and helpful and the Sunday lunch was excellent , thank you all , made our day

Called in for a Sunday carvery As it was after 3.30 the beef option had finished but we both had the pork which was succulent and the choice of vegetables was excellent ! Service was excellent with friendly smiley staff . We will definitely return !

Shocking food for shocking prices. What a shame, terrible food, presented badly and priced way to high for the quality, which is poor. The supervisor on duty however was very attentive and did give us 25% off our meal. But they really need some new kitchen staff because I would lay good money down that there isn’t a single member of staff in that kitchen taking pride in the food they are putting out. And that’s a real shame

Avoid. Just been for Sunday Carvery. Just basic boiled veg, and service is like something out of faulty towers.

Had lunch today, myself my daughter and grandson. Absolutely beautiful. Food cooked fresh. A little waite for more veg Yorkie pudding's. But worth the wait. But that's what happens when food is prepared from scratch. Will be returning very soon. Staff amazing friendly, and very professional. Highly recommend 😊

Great food and service. Very dog friendly as well which is a bonus. Good choice on menu and will be back again soon. Thank you very much.

Waited an hour for food, scampi?? 6 bits, all burnt. Handful of chips. Gammon...burnt. Next table complaining. Apparently chef on his own. Totally unsatisfactory. Won't be returning.

Shocking food for shocking prices. What a shame, terrible food, presented badly and priced way to high for the quality, which is poor. The supervisor on duty however was very attentive and did give us 25% off our meal. But they really need some new kitchen staff because I would lay good money down that there isn’t a single member of staff in that kitchen taking pride in the food they are putting out. And that’s a real shame.

Very good service and friendly staff so helpful just a shame to tired to enjoy the hotel

went in for food on a wet weekday evening, food was fine,service ok, no complaints

Great pub and staff 👍 well done to all

It’s rare for me to slate a business online but this place deserves nothing but the truth ! From the moment we walked into the wellwood pub it was a disappointment. Alarm bells rang when we walked in - the place is just really, shabby, unwelcoming and tired looking. The bar area is dated looking and cramped with the larger end dominated by a massive tv screen. Worn carpets and tired interiors throughout the bed room areas with basic/ budget looking decor. On the only up side the family room we booked was spacious, warm and clean enough ( stained coffee cups not included ) but that’s about all the positive we could say. A bright green light remained on in the room at all times which made for poor sleep on already uncomfortable beds. When we raised this it was dismissed as part of the smoke alarm (?!) I’ve never seen one like it in the inside of a hotel room and it was suggested we could cover it up ourselves - it’s on the ceiling ! The downstairs bar was devoid of any atmosphere, the staff unwelcoming, most of the advertised food menu unavailable and scrubbed off in felt tip on the paper menus. There is certainly no wood fired pizza oven here ! The draught beer was undrinkable and wine unpleasant. Breakfast was passable although hardly a highlight with burnt bread and chopped up mushroom stalks. All in all it was all just a very sad state of affairs and very much not what we expected from the impression/photos on the pub website and the massively overpriced cost of the room at £140 a night. But for having children to consider we would have walked straight back out the door … I would simply want to warn others that this place is a case of false advertising … It is nothing like the stylish gastropub it portrays itself to be and is to be avoided at all costs !Recommending the Italian La Famiglia on the high street and the mobbed Harbour side inn for lovely food and special times we had at both that saved our trip from being a total disaster !

Visited Northumberland for our dog (Roxie’s) annual beach holiday as she loves the beaches here. Unfortunately it’s her last one as just been diagnosed with terminal cancer, we called in here and Roxie touched the hearts of the staff (Diane & I think Clare) & regulars esp Craig who was extremely generous and loved her that much he even brought his son Travis to meet her which was lovely. We will return to say hello to everyone when we come back to scatter Roxie’s ashes on the beach. Thank goodness for people like this in the world.

The photographs on this site of the Christmas menu dishes look nothing like the meal we were served. Christmas lunch two courses £24.99, three courses £29.99, were not even worth half of that! Main course - small portion of turkey was not sliced, it was 'pulled', two sprouts on plate, stuffing ball wasn't even the size of a golf ball! Cold peas. Mash could have easily been a packet mix. No presentation whatsoever. No condiments on the tables, you had to ask for them. Very disappointing. Dessert - Christmas pudding arrived with custard on. I was never asked if I wanted custard, usually it is served with brandy sauce or ice cream. The pudding itself was about the size of a small teacup and half an inch thick. For the ones that had the arctic roll, well..... these were served on an oblong plate and I could have sworn one arctic roll was used for all that requested it. Such a tiny portion with a strawberry, might have been half of one, plus a drizzle of something on the plate. The sticky toffee pudding was the only dessert of decent proportions. If anyone had the misfortune to have Christmas lunch there I do hope it was better than this for £85 a head! I hope I never have the misfortune to eat there again, I would have been ashamed to serve any of that meal to anyone.