Trenchers in North Tyneside

Popped in for a Birthday cake and cocktails, bit stuffy, perhaps our giggling was not suitable for the expected clientele x

Full review on trip advisor but gets 9.5/10.best haddock I've ever tasted only lost 0.5 because of preference.i like chips to be crispier and mushy peas were bit runny altho tasty.well done Debbie and team on a wonderful service!!

Amazing local venue with live piano music on Friday evenings. Tasty fresh seafood dishes coupled with a great local atmosphere and good selection of drinks. Not to be missed while in Whitley Bay or the coastal surroundings. Strongly recommended!

We went as a family and all enjoyed it .. The Haddock and chips were spot on the staff very friendly lovely building and place to visit

We came on a rainy Sunday night in October and did wonder if we had made a mistake. The place is stunning but perhaps a little too well lit - its quite bright in there. We were one of only a couple of tables at 4pm but the food was absolutely incredible. I had the mussels and chips as a main and my wife had the fish board. Both incredible. Had dessert too. Staff were very friendly, the chef was amazing. The 80s play list was a real bonus!

Dined in before a show at the Playhouse. There were plenty of staff on and were perfectly pleasant and polite when you actually got to speak to them. We had to ask to order (after sitting for 12 minutes), and every part of the process was extremely slow. It took an hour and a half for our 2 starters and 2 fish & chips. The food was excellent but don’t go if you’re in a hurry!

We love this place Staff are lovely especially Daphine, Stephen so friendly and go above and beyond Food is amazing I got the small cod which is huge, chips and curry and my partner got the king prawn and cod bites with chilli jam Mike the pianist is brilliant too it’s a really nice atmosphere we often bring the kids too they love it

What a lovely meal my wife had steak pie and I mussels both meals look good and tasted great with good service in Nice surroundings What more could you ask for

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. Food is top drawer, I can’t fault it. Service by Grace and Daphne was amazing, such lovely people who made us feel so welcome and like friends of the restaurant and not just customers. Helping out in every which way that they could. Fantastic and would highly recommend to anyone!

We went for our last meal of our holiday and we all really enjoyed it. The fish pie was amazing, I've had at other places and it was not very nice and had little flakes of fish and king prawn. But at Trenchers it was big chunks of fish and I had 3 or 4king prawns. I really enjoyed it. The staff were great, but the Irish waitress was great, and very knowledgeable of Spanish city. (Sorry didn't catch her name).

Called here for fish and chips &cup of tea after a walk. Absolutely beautiful food, cooked to perfection. Definitely will be back.

Be warned. went to trenchers fish restaurant booking for 10 people . One member of the party has a disabled blue badge and parked at the rear in a disabled parking bay . She has reserved a £60 parking fine . Due to the fact it is a private car park . Disabled badge holders have to PAY in this car park Be warned!!!!!!.

Great food and fab lady singer Natalie Dean

Joyless and patronising staff serve you decent food.

Very nice food, have eaten at the takeaway and in the restaurant. Only complaint is the portion of chips when you eat in is stingy

Wonderful meal last night, mussels so delicious and then delightfully cooked fish and chips. My husband said his ham hock was excellent. Service outstanding.

Elegant building with dining underneath a soaring dome studded with windows that fill the space with magical light. The good and service is excellent. You will enjoy your visit.

Went today with a family party of 22! Some in laws visiting from Hong Kong. We wanted to treat them to a typical Geordie lunch, fish and chips and Dandelion and Burdock. We arrived in dribs and drabs due to searching for parking spaces. Our delightful waitress Daphne kept patiently updating our drink order as people arrived (We had pre ordered our meal so that wasn't a problem) Daphne gave us all a glass and tin pitchers of cold water without us asking for it this practice has disappeared since I was a Maitre d and it was a nice touch because restaurants never usually do this and would rather sell you expensive drinks. We had had a wedding at The Crowne Plaza on Saturday £35 for middle of the road wines for instance. Daphne got every order spot on and there were a lot of differences, gravy, curry sauce etc. We had an excellent meal as usual and our Chinese guests were very impressed. Thank you Daphne you were a star.

The place is impressive, with that dome and that huge hall. It is a special and beautiful place, and both the food and the service are magnificent.

Incredibly slow service. Restaurant was not busy. Food average. Curry sauce lovely. Mushy peas cold. No spoons for sauces or dessert. Had to get up and ask for more drinks. Drinks sat on bar for 20minutes whilst staff stood next to them chatting. We had to get up to get them. Coffee machine broken. In a restaurant like this should not expect to be told it will be over 1 week before it’s fixed. Staff started clearing table away before everyone had finished their meal. Felt that was rude and unprofessional. Got rushed out restaurant as near closing time so unable to finish drinks we had waited so long for despite others customers still being in restaurant. Unlikely to return as whole party was complaining about service.

We had the most delightful evening meal. From the moment we walked into the magnificent dining room, we knew we were in for a treat. The service was excellent and the fish and chips superb. A thoroughly enjoyable time, made better by the Maitre d’ and his knowledge of the Spanish City’s history

After several previous visits all of which were 9/10 we went on 31/7 and were disappointed with the food. Small Cod with poor quality batter which was well below the usual standard for this Restaurant. Half of the chips were good but the remainder were very scrappy and were left. Staff and service was very good as usual. We will return and hope for better luck next time. Maybe just a one off! DAC.

Back from a delicious meal tonight at Trenchers. We took my partner’s mam for her birthday as she loves the piano man and his lovely music. Once again he didn’t disappoint. The staff were so hospitable, the food was delicious. I had the vegan fish & chips and it was the best I’ve had. Everyone’s meals were lovely, as was the wine and the liqueur coffees to finish.

Its a Beautiful building nice and airy and spacious inside .The food is lovely. Last week when we went they gave us a booth , which was not appropriate as we had 2 disabled people n wheel chairs and 2 kids in a high chairs . I booked the venue and got there later than the rest, disappointed they had been put there .

Excellent service wonderful food it was a lovely experience

Fantastic venue! Food/staff and atmosphere.

Food, service, staff excellent. We had family over from the USA. They were made to feel so welcome. Thank you all at Trenchers.

AVOID THIS COMPANY IF YOU CAN, they employ malicious car parking tactic of which will result in you receiving a big fine, even over staying the car park by 1 minute. Was ok. I've had better fish and chips from South Shields. In spite of that, the chips were still ok and the venue is fabulous and also great value. Worth visiting. There's some good offers on for kids and OAPs as well. Having to pay for parking and I was 10 minutes over my stay. Turned into a ccj etc. Disgusting

It is not worth the risk - i.e. i over stayed my car park which resulted in me receiving a 60 GBP fine. most businesses allow you to redeem cashback on car park purchases, or waver the costs, THIS BUSINESS DOES NOT, it seeks to earn additional revenue via their car park, which has been leased out. i will not be going for fish and chips again

Whilst their chips are nice, the fact that you cannot park for free and they employ the tactics of a destasteful car parking management company (clearly for extra revenue) which resulted in myself receiving a ccj due to myself working abroad. This all happened within 8months. In despite of paying a car park fee, I over ran by 10 minutes. Quite frankly, paying to visit twice. Just go elsewhere, not worth the risk

Great experiance , youve got to go

Visited 12pm on a Monday. Was seated straight away and food and drinks ordered promptly. Served initially by Daphne who was excellent. Food arrived after about a 15 minute wait 1 regular cod, 1 regular haddock and one large cod, all with chips and different sides. Food was excellent fresh and piping hot. Only 2 very small pick up points. It was quite cold due to air conditioning and the large cod was about the same as the regular cod. Couldn't comment on price as daughter was treating us. I have noticed a lot of the poor reviews involved the staff. On our visit ALL the staff were excellent.

Fantastic place to have an afternoon meal. Good fish and chips

Food is nice, but Takeaway prices are far too expensive, even a sachet of sauce is 35p, there are plenty other takeaway's around

We must have been there on an off day. It wasn't busy yet we waited 20 minutes for coffee and desert. There was no rapport or friendliness from the waiter. When we were ready to pay he continued inputting information into the computer and didn't even look up. He eventually acknowledged our presence when we commented on the delay.

Stumbled on this place by chance. Lovely food and lovely staff and not expensive. The surroundings are lavish and the whole experience was just spot on.

Did not eat but coffees/hot chocolate delicious and the atmosphere is pure elegance.

Took my friends from Germany for a fish and chip lunch and it was excellent I can not praise it enough every thin from your greeting and wonderful service made a really lovely day

Staying in Whitley Bay, we visited this unique restaurant within the Spanish City. It was a very special experience to enjoy excellent fish and chips and burgers, sitting under the dome. We were lucky to have the resident pianist playing that night. Couldn't fault the food, it was delicious and well presented. We were looked after by the wonderful Daphne throughout our meal.. what a great evening!

Food freshly cooked so nice and hot. Chips a bit dry for my liking but very nice fish. You queue to order and they bring it out to you. Very popular

They had a great children's menu which was reasonably priced, they even had colouring and children's cutlery! Fantastic. The food was good, not earth shattering but nice. The staff were all delightful.

Just had a first experience of Trenchers restaurant and it certainly will not be the last visit. We had vegetable Goan curry and a fish pie, both were excellent. Staff offered a first class experience from start to finish, especially attentive was Daphne. Looking forward to our next visit.

Great fish and chips in an incredible atmosphere. The service is also second to none. Hats off, all round five stars!!!

Im a big fan! The best vegan fish Ive ever had.staff are all really nice and the venue is so pretty

Great fish restaurant got pick up collection the front desk guy was lovely and well mannered the building it is in is lovely the fish was delicious 😋.

Wonderful setting and excellent fish and chips, only disappoitment was the very thin and cheap bread and butter, totally at odds with the rest of the food and atmosphere an easy fix I would hope. Definitely worth a visit food and service excellent

Where do I start?! We went for lunch today and it was delicious! It was a lovely treat, the food was lovely and the place was immaculate. Daphne the waitress (scouser) was so friendly. She made our boys laugh and was so friendly. I couldn't decide between two food choices and she helped. Would recomend going here! Thanks Daph and Trenchersnfor making our visit wonderful.

Really disappointed. Wanted this place to be what I thought was overrated. Boy was I wrong. Outstanding food best fish and chips I’ve ever had. Lovely atmosphere staff are really nice. Will deffo be back to try the steak pie (it’s Good Friday I did the right thing!). Thank you guys! ❤️

Came for a celebration lunch for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Food was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful.we had some special requests of which nothing was too much trouble..thank you.

So very disappointed. On my last visit to Whitley Bay I raved about this restaurant and recommended it to everyone I knew. That was pre Covid. For the last four years I haven’t been able to return due to a number of reasons and I was desperately looking forward to fish and chips. The fish was bland and tasted like it had been frozen, chips were warm not hot. I ordered haddock and my husband cod. He had the same complaint. On top of the food being so so. The parking is terrible. Being from overseas the parking meter wouldn’t take my card. A friendly family helped me sort out the correct cash and work out the meter. Which they also had problems with. Why doesn’t a restaurant like that offer free parking for dinners? On top of that, even though I had paid, put my ticket in the car window, we still received a parking ticket. No proof that we paid because I had to pay in cash and we cleared out the car and didn’t keep the ticket, when we handed the hire car in!

We have visited Whitby many times and it is one of our favourite fish and chips restaurants. The fish and chips were great, but the service less so. The restaurant was not busy. Quite a few tables half cleaned. Staff no where to be seen. There only seemed to be one person running round. Every time he ran past our table he apologized and said he would be right with us. From sitting down to having our order taken took for ever. When the food arrived it was fine. Having finished again to have the table cleared again took ages. I ordered a dessert. When our bill arrived the dessert and extra drinks were missing from the bill.

Wonderful friendly service, delicious food! Our waitress Daphne was incredibly helpful and was able to quickly suggest the perfect adaptation with the menu so my mom could get the meal she wanted. Thank you for making it such a fun visit too with how you chatted with us, you helped it be a really special, relaxed mother's day celebration!

Only called in for a coffee. Really nice, and friendly staff.

Delicious fish and chips with quality mushy peas, fresh fish, freshly cooked. Tea not strong enough for my liking but extra tea bags produced without fuss. Callum our waiter could not have been more pleasant and nothing was too much trouble. Excellent service.

The food is traditional and tasty. It's reasonably priced as well and is such a nice building staff very friendly and helpful

Lovely meal, HUGE fish finger sarnies (fish fillets in a stottie cake - delish!) Beautiful surroundings, lovely scouse waitress - this place would’ve got 5 stars if it hadn’t been for the lukewarm welcome we got when we first went in….I know it was busy but we were totally blanked by at least 2 members of staff, and were at the point of leaving when the nice waitress saved the day! A simple ‘Hello, can you just give me a minute, and someone will be with you?’ can go a long way….. anyway, we’ll deffo be back!

Terrible food on Sunday afternoon, cod seemed to be mainly batter and when there was some fish it was rubbery and as if it had been refried! Cod bites had been taken out too early and neither were hot - definitely won't return.

Stopped for 2 kids meals and waited outside for nearly 45 minutes with small children. Don't go unless your prepared to wait as they are cooking as requested nothing is ready . Will not be going back and we live local

We go here quite regularly. It's a bit hit and miss on service and food. When it's good it's great.

I went with my family for the first time. Fish was ok. Chips were a touch dry. It was expensive for what we got, £90 for 5 fish and chips. Parking is available, and payment is by an app/online.

If we’re in Whitley bay we have to stop by this Beautiful place with delicious food. Also we were served by the amazing Daphne who we made aware of our autistic child’s needs and she just goes up and beyond to make sure we enjoyed ourselves every time we visit. We as a family feel comfortable and relaxed and that is down to Daphnes loving nature and understanding our sons needs. Amazing lady ❤️

Great and Daphne our waitress was super

Really great staff. Good fish and chips - and you can decide between cod or haddock rather than undefined fish. And an impressive building and room to eat in.

Usually enjoy our lunch here after a walk along the coast from Tynemouth. Today was different! Shown to our table and then waited 10 minutes to give our order. Four members of staff did their best to avoid eye contact with us even though there were only 3 other tables occupied by customers. When the food arrived there was no bread and butter or ketchup so we had to ask for it again, we did receive two portions of tartare sauce. None of the condiments had a spoon with them to serve it. The cod and chips was okay but the scampi contained some large pieces which turned out to be two bits of scampi covered in crumbs and then fried together. Unfortunately these pieces were gooey and unpleasant inside. Pointed them out to the waitress but she said the chef could assure me they were fully cooked. I wasn’t convinced ☹️. Chips were a bit scratty too. Expensive meal for such poor quality and service, think we’ll be looking for an alternative venue.

first visit to Trenchers -- fish and chips ( medium cod) was served by lovely staff and was just right--home made tartare sauce really good --puds were lovely too -- only thing on this very cold day was that the restaurant was very cold --we got 25% off bill as gold members of Spanish City and it was worth the money

My husband and I together with 2 friends went to this restaurant last night. We had a warm welcome and once settled at our table our server arrived to take our drinks order followed shortly afterwards by our food order. Food arrived in a timely manner, was piping hot and well cooked. 3 of us had desserts which were delicious. 2 servers attended our table, both were friendly and efficient. Shout out to Daphne who went above and beyond to make our evening an enjoyable experience.

Food good (tradition fried items) but atmosphere quite bland and room has canteen feel. Champagne bar is underwhelming - a room with a bar. Shame the refurbishment hasn’t made more of the stunning internal features of the building.

Beautiful meal. The fish sharing platter was a delight and the oysters were fresh and tasty. Tempura batter on fish was melt in the mouth. We will definitely be going back 😊

We found a branch of the Trenchers of Whitby at Whitley Bay provided a similar excellent quality of food and service! It's good for family, groups or even for a couple who want to enjoy a quiet time. The seating arrangement could be done upon request. For a quiet table, ask for the table in the ring of the 2nd floor. The accessible entrance is available via the Valerie’s bakery next door.

Fantastic quality lunch. We both had the fish pie which was one of best we've had. Had a thin crispy layer of potato and cheese on top (not 1" thick like a lot of places!) breaking through to sumptuous fish and prawn chunks in delicious...

Perfectly cooked fish (haddock) and chips. We indulged and had puddings too - the sherry trifle was outstanding! Lovely, friendly service, couldn't fault it. All under the iconic dome of the Spanish City - definitely go.

I attended trenches yesterday 22nd December 2023 after booking the restaurant as an after venue for my very small intimate family wedding. Twenty three guests in total. I couldn’t praise the staff, setting and food enough. Everything came out on time and was lovely and...

Absolutely amazing breakfast with Santa!!! I turned up a day late 🫣 absolutely gutted! But Debbie got us in regardless without hesitation! Most places would have no doubt turned us away! The whole team totally went out of their way for us and made sure we had a fab time! Best service ever received and food was amazing too! Thanks so much made my kids xmas! Em XxX

We hit lucky on our visit . The fish and chips were really freshly cooked and great tartare sauce and curry sauce . The pudding choices were lovely and festive and the young staff members were friendly and efficient . A lovely visit . Thank...

Food was excellent - however the portions were small. Large cod and chips was about the size of a medium fish and small chips. Chicken wing starter was £8 for 3 wings. Service was charming but slightly amateur, with order mix ups and long waits for 2nd round of drinks (we had finished food by time they arrived) It's a huge room, so atmosphere can be difficult - they were playing music, but this was virtually imperceptible. I'll be back but I hope it improves.

We booked in September thinking as it was Christmas week it would be full. The restaurant had only 4 full tables. When we entered no-one was interested in greeting us, we were eventually shown our table. I had the steak pie which had a lovely...

Fabulous experience food was brilliant staff were friendly and helpful. Lovely surroundings in the Spanish city

Absolutely shocking!! Went for a festive Christmas lunch and have to say it’s just about the worst we’ve ever had! Prawn cocktail was ok , but the main meal dreadful! Had turkey escalope.. completely tasteless, served on a bed of boiled parsnips, sprouts and carrots...

Always love coming here, food is great so are the staff

Booked a table for 5 friends for a Christmas catch up, I emailed the restaurant to say we wanted the festive menu. The first guests arrived and were shown to a table for 3, they had to point out there were 5 of us and...

Food was beautiful, service outstanding....I was with my daughter and I had a funny turn the whole staff from serving staff to chef helped protect and shield my daughter from what was happening (which I will be forever in their debt) whilst they made sure...

Me and my daughter had a beautiful burger Glen I had a funny turn, the staff were outstanding..went above and beyond looking after me and shielding my daughter from something that could be scaring. I can't thank them enough for their help, if only everyone in life were the same..my daughter thanks you so much as well.....oh and just to clarify it wasn't the fault of the burger...

Disappointing. Ordered scampi, had to order a side of peas as no veg or salad included. Was disappointed to be served chip shop chips. My daughter had steak, which they said they couldn't cook to medium, only medium rare or well done. For £23 why...

Oh dear ,2nd visit ,first one they didn’t inform us until we went to pay the buy one get one free offer wasn’t on , said they had sent emails,never seen one ,food was ok .Second visit ,it was freezing,food was cold before we could...

Freezing, overpriced, rude staff. Place had a great deal of character to be fair. Had to ask for condiments after food was delivered, inclusive tartar sauce missing off each plate, then when asked, they brought a small ramekin dish between 4 main meals! No point...

First and last time I would ever order from the Trenchers. Name goes with food. Chips half cooked not to mention portion size is ridiculously small. 3 tiny cod bite with 3 small prawns and chips £20. And which bright spark thought it was good idea to put two cold cans in a bad with hot food think ill stick to coastline on blyth beach always on point. Treanches total £50 Food wasted

Three of us Visited for a late lunch 29th November. Carrot & coriander soup then two Fish & chips & one battered sausage & chips plus sides. All meals were very nice but the restaurant was freezing & a lot of customers including ourselves were sat with coats on. I'm a slow eater so my meal was had gotten cold before I could finish it. The staff were polite & helpful.

Lovely place for lunch under the dome of Spanish City

We had a terrific lunch before going to the Christmas market at the Spanish City. The fish and chips were spot on, the soup was really tasty and the espresso martini was great. The wine was nice and cold.

We visited the Xmas market upstairs and stopped off here by chance for some fish and chips. The service started great but fell apart at the end when we waited an unnecessarily long time to get the bill, to the point I was going to get up and try and actually find someone! We found the haddock delicious and fresh with a light crispy batter but were left disappointed by the portion size and quality of the chips, which at £15 per shot is not good enough. It wasn’t just a small portion of chips, but a portion that had its fair share of scraps and bits of potato you don’t really want to find in a up-market fish and chip shop. The tartar sauce and mushy peas were decent enough but we left feeling a tad underwhelmed at the end. The meal went cold quickly as the plates weren’t heated. The most remarkable part of the experience was the building, its high roof and large Xmas tree.

More than half empty on a Friday., tells you something. Food disappointing.Fabulous building.. Nice puddings. Tea awful.

Lovely setting just a shame about the food. My wife had a hair in her chips and the waiter couldn’t have cared less. Curry sauce wasn’t very nice, and the potion size on the chips wasn’t very big at all. My son had a child’s meal and he had more chips than me, I was very disappointed as we visited Trenchers in Whitby recently and it was so much nicer.

We visited Trenchers again after a bit of a break and they did not let us down the fish and chips were excellent and Daphne who showed us to our table was marvellous throughout the evening. We will certainly be going back soon.

Our first time at Trenchers and have to say the service and food were very good, the staff were extremely polite and helpful. We had the restaurant week menu and the food was amazing, we were very surprised with the portion sizes due to the...

Ordered Salmon and Haggis was just like mush in plastic and the salmon that was supposed to be hot was cold the server seemed to be in a hurry to get us out and wasn't interested in our issues very disappointed as we have been several times and it's always been really good

What a complete and utter disappointment this place ended up being. Upon arriving, we were eventually greeted by a front of house person who asked us to walk while a table was available in 5 minutes, he then wondering off for 10 minutes, then some...

This is a fabulous venue right on the coast and the Friday evening pianist added an extra touch of class. The fish and chips were OK, nothing spectacular and 1.75 for mushy peas was pushing it a bit! Would recommend some staff training regarding how customers are spoken to and a smile or some pleasantries would go down well. Two separate orders were mixed up by staff not being knowledgeable about the menu and questioning our orders in quite an unfriendly way. This is not what I'd expect and lets down the restaurant and the Geordie culture which is known for its friendliness.

It isn't cheap but it's absolutely worth every penny! This restaurant is set inside Spanish City which is a super impressive venue both from the outside and inside. Spacious and clean, with excellent service. The food was outstanding, some of the freshest and tastiest cod we've ever had. Would totally recommend a visit.

Called for a birthday celebration. Service was excellent with staff being very pleasant. We all had fish and chips which were very nice. Because it was a birthday celebration and we had joined the loyalty scheme we also got a free bottle of prosecco which was an added bonus. Only disappointment was that no loyalty points were added to my account when paying the bill. Although they weren't certain the staff seemed to think it was because the free bottle was give though they weren't convincing. I'd be interested to know if that was the case.

We visited this restaurant on the 19.08.23 and we were very happy with the service and the food and it was very easy to get my mother in law into the restaurant as she is Disabled and in a wheelchair we ordered 3 drinks,2 regular fish and chips and a small fish and chips with 2 portions of peas and a curry sauce,we then ordered 2 desserts a Nicker blocker glory which was done very well and a chocolate fudge brownie with custard, a big thank you to all the staff and well done 👍👌❤️