The best restaurants in Hartley Northumberland North East

We have visited the Northumberland Arms twice in the last few days, and on each occasion, the food has been superb. The staff are friendly without being familiar and the food is served promptly with excellent presentation. I have to dig deep to find any negatives, the only - very minor - one being that I would have liked a fork as well as a spoon with which to eat dessert. Highly recommended.

I've never been disappointed with the food I have ordered from here and I've been coming here since I was a child way back in the 60's and 70s to the present day. These days I can bearly manage a pensioners meal ( fish bite and chips) as they are so big, I usually have a pot of coffee too....keep up the good work

Such a really nice place to celebrate with a really lovely view and chilled out surroundings. we thought the staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was really nice and we had everything we needed to enjoy this special day so thank you to you all.

Lovely place, lovely meal. Great staff

My cousin and I were hugely impressed by Castaways. I had been reluctant to go because about 20 years ago the original café had been taken over by a useless couple. But when I passed and looked in, I could see that its original atmosphere had been recreated by the current management. Our reception was very friendly. The café was full (always a good sign) and we were third in the queue. Our table was soon ready and we were seatedby a waitress. We were very comfortable and the atmosphere was nice. Many pleasant people there as customers happily dining and chatting. Good choice of food and drink. I had the traditional breakfast and my cousin had… I think it was avocado and egg on sourdough bread. We were both very content with our lunch. I will certainly return and bring members of my family to enjoy castaways. Nicely sited, easy car parking and great views over Seaton Sluice and the sea. Get yourself along there and have a treat!

We were staying at the very nearby Old Hartley campsite and decided to book Sunday lunch for ourselves and 2 friends. Two of us had the pork, one had beef and the other chicken. All stunning. The meat was excellent quality and well cooked. The Yorkshire Pudding tasty, lovely selection of veg and gravy. Probably one of the best Sunday lunches I’ve had in a while. Excellent service and food was beautifully presented. 2 had the chocolate caramel brownie for dessert which again was excellent. All in all a lovely Sunday lunch. Thank you.

We visited in the evening on a Friday and after a short wait, were pleasantly served with large portions of haddock and chips with mushy peas. Th food was great. Thoroughly recommend but be prepar d for a short wait at peak times to get a table. Takeaways also available.

Just visited with my daughter and granddaughters for ice creams. Saturday 2.30pm. I’ve got the say the girls serving have absolutely no people skills, in fact I would say the girl actually serving us was rude! No customer see at all!

A friendly and atmospheric old pub which I visited with a group of friends. Nice beer range, not too expensive.

A thoroughly enjoyable lunch for four friends. Good pub grub, especially the beef dinners. Beautiful views of the river. Staff very friendly and helpful. Prices reasonable. Parking good. Certainly be back.

We dined as a group of 4 and were disappointed with the food and service. The restaurant wasn’t busy, and yet it still took 55 minutes for our food to arrive and when it did, it all arrived at different times, rather than together, so each person on our table ate separately to each other. For example, one of our group ordered 3 starters as their main and each part of their order arrived separately. The beef burger patties were cheap and thin. On the online order, you had the option to remove onions and burger sauce which I did, and the burger arrived with both. No attention to detail. Avoid!

Dropped in after a walk at Seaton Sluice: dog friendly, and managed to get a table on a busy Sunday. Staff really friendly and accommodating - ordered 4x fish and chips and it was brilliant. Would visit again!