The Magpie Cafe Avis 

Came to Whitby for the night and purely to go the Magpie. The website says its open. NO IT'S NOT Closed until tomorrow for decoration. Amateurs.

Always headed here when visiting Whitby, but not again. £23.90 for 2 fish and chips, what? !.
Anyway I thought 'it'll be great though' so ordered, and what we got resembled something from a findus box. Really poor.
Dont mind paying for great food, but not this level.

Best fish and chips ever!

More expensive than the chippies along the harbour but you don’t get hassled by the seagulls either. Well worth the extra few quid!

Drove 3 hours to visit the cafe ! Absolutely the best fish and chips . Michael our server was excellent!! Would definitely recommend. Thank you for our wonderful experience!!

The fish and chips were hot, that is all I can say.
The staff in the take away was so rude, that
If I had not already paid I would have been walked out.
I am not a big eater, however, the portion size would be okay for a child.
I think the name is what stands for this place not the food and quality of today.
I would spend my money else where.

Great service 5☆. fish and chips very mediocre, chips tasted like yesterday's warmed up

The best fish and chips we’ve ever had. We booked the table earlier in the day thankfully as the restaurant was full when we arrived. We were seated straight away and our waitress was fantastic. The food didn’t take too long and was cooked to perfection. 👍

Be prepared to wait for a very very long time even when seated. Disappointed after such a long wait. The fish and chips were nothing special. It's just not worth it. Go Trenches instead as they are so much better.

We have had cod and chips from the takeaway several times and thought we could rely on it being amongst the best. Very let down today and won't be going again. Cod overcooked and dry.

Wonderful experience, stunning food , our waitress was very attentive, one of our party had dietary requirements and nothing was too much trouble

I'd never been into the magpie cafe until we were staying in whitby a while back.
I had eaten fish and chips the day before so decided to have lasagne, well it arrived and I found really thick lumps of almost uncooked green pasta at the bottom of the dish. I pointed to the waitress that I was not happy paying £16 for food of this quality, she went off then came back and just said it's green pasta.
Didn't even say sorry you didn't like it.
Nothing! Why people flock to this place amazes me, you have to queue up for ages to sit in an overcrowded greasy spoon with mediocre food.
I'll be trenching elsewhere in future.

First-time back to the Magpie Cafe for a couple of years, but standards have definitely gone down somewhat in my opinion.
Arrived at 18:15 to be greated by some chap who asked us to wait outside at the top of the stairs. Trouble was, my wife is disabled and isn't able to stand for too long.
When we were finally allowed in, we were ushered upstairs via a winding twisting staircase that we both found rather difficult to climb, etc..
As for the Cod and Chips: £12.95 for what was just a 6 ounce piece of fish I thought was rather expensive. Mushy Peas were £2.00 for a small portion. A small Pepsi was £2.10; not even a proper can either! Coffee was £3.50, but not the one that my wife actually ordered as they gave her a filter one instead.
Sorry! In my opinion the Magpie Cafe is nowhere near as good as it used to be.
As for Mr.Doorman, he completely blanked us as we left. Needless to say, we didn't leave a tip!

Food was pretty good but the treatment me and my wife received off Mel, ‘the waitress’ (if you can call her a her or a waitress) was absolutely disgusting! I think I’d prefer to be hit in the face by the door than the welcoming we received off her.

Ten of us went fish was like any other fish in Whitby good but chips not as good as some fish shops in Whitby,not be going back had to pay separately for peas.the John Smiths beer was not good either well can say I've been

Great attentive service, fabulous battered cod and beautifully cooked! Me and partner thoroughly enjoyed our visit 😊 very reasonable prices too!

Horrible soggy chips that taste rank. Fish had greasy batter and tasted rather strange. Definitely not fresh fish. Our own local chippy make fish and chips better than this place. Avoid this place. Definitely rank. 🤮🤮

First time using the Magpie and last. Fish was tasteless, even with plenty of salt it was poor. Gravy was tasteless as well. Chips and sausage were ok.

Booked a table for three a week in advance, got plonked on a table barely big enough for two kids. Stuck by a wall, no views whatsoever. Tartar sauce in a bottle, better fish and chips at the Fishermans Wife up the road. Got the impression they want you in and out sharpish. Living on its name, as the experience was very poor. Will be going to Trenchers next time and won't be returning to the Magpie.

What a disappointment after visiting the magpie. Whitebait tasteless covered in brown crumbs, looked more like small sardines than whitebait. Seafood hotpot overcooked and not cooked in the sauce which was oily, very poor. After eating here for years and travelling over 100 miles to do so we will think twice before visiting again.

Fish all great, Mushy peas great, chips totally underdone