The Potted Lobster Bamburgh offers a unique and relaxed dining experience with a menu packed with fresh, locally sourced seafood. Quality is at the heart of everything we do, serving up simple yet delicious flavours using only the freshest ingredients sourced from around the coastline.
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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value
Noise • Energetic
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Newcastle and Northumberland
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Newcastle and Northumberland
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Review summary
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The Potted Lobster in Bamburgh promises a delightful dining experience with "fantastic restaurant" vibes, offering "wonderful food" and "friendly staff." Guests rave about the "best lobster ever" and praise the "great food and wonderful service." The restaurant is renowned for its "excellent seafood," with dishes like the "potted lobster" and "chocolate peanut butter cheesecake" standing out. The ambiance is inviting, with a "dog-friendly bar area" enhancing the experience. Despite being "a bit pricey," the quality makes it "good value," making reservations a must for this "excellent place to eat."
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Nigel
Cumbria1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Absolutely delicious food and great friendly service.. if you get the chance to go, don't miss it.
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Mark
Bath4 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The food was delicious. It is great to visit somewhere that the food is prepared from scratch and cooked by chefs who understand food.
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Ruth
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
The food was incredibly tasty and extremely good value for money, the ingredients were fresh and the service was efficient and friendly.
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AnnB
Yorkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent food and service Great choice with exceptional staff
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Andy
County Durham2 reviews
4.0
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Very pleasant meal . 2 course set menu , Fish and Chips and dessert . Excellent haddock and decent creme brulee .
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Angela
Newcastle1 review
5.0
Dined on 16 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent food and service. Can not fault this place. We were in dog friendly area and so accommodating and friendly to the dogs. Very clean.
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Christine
New York City1 review
4.0
Dined on 15 March 2025
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 3
Fabulous restaurant with wonderful experiences staff. The food is incredible. The restaurant is not pretentious at all but relaxed.
A minor point the reason I didn’t give all categories 5 stars was that unfortunately our neighbouring table were loud and brash unnecessarily so and this did impact on the enjoyment of our evening.
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Jane
Norfolk/Suffolk2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 15 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
An excellent meal - lots of items on the Specials Boards. Lobster Thermidor was outstanding.
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Jacki
Berkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 14 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
An exquisite seafood meal in a relaxed, but beautiful environment. The service was excellent.
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Keith
Newcastle1 review
5.0
Dined on 11 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent choice for a quality lunch stop. Halibut was amazing as was the Hake risotto
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FAQs
The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh is rated 4.7 stars by 1991 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.