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The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh, Bamburgh, Northumberland

The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh

4.7
4.7
1873 Reviews
£26 to £40
Fish

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2 people
20:30
Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
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.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Fish
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    01668 214088
  • Website
    https://thepottedlobster.co.uk/bamburgh/
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Richard Sim

Experiences

  • Game Tasting Evening

    £45.00 per person

    21 Nov 2024 - 6 Feb 2025
    Join us at the Potted Lobster for our Game Tasting Evening. The 6 course tasting menu will be focusing on seasonal game, sourced from neighbouring estates and farms, using traditional and modern cooking techniques to give you a delicious dining experience. For further indulgence why not upgrade to our wine pairing package and enjoy perfectly paired wine with decadent smells, tastes, and flavours to match to each course. Our Game tasting evening is running on Thursday 21st November 7pm onwards, and on Thursday 6th February.
    Game Tasting Evening photo

  • Wine Pairing Dinner - In Association with Yealands

    £80.00 per person

    6 Mar 2025 - 7 Mar 2025
    Join us at the Potted Lobster for our 5 course Wine Pairing Dinner. The 5 course tasting menu will be focusing on seasonal Fish and Meat, sourced from neighbouring estates, farms, and fisheries, using traditional and modern cooking techniques to give you a delicious dining experience. Our Wine tasting evening is running on Thursday 6th March 2025.
    Wine Pairing Dinner - In Association with Yealands photo

Menu

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What 1,873 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Energetic

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Newcastle and Northumberland

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Newcastle and Northumberland

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Potted Lobster in Bamburgh is a must-visit for seafood lovers, offering a "fantastic" dining experience. Known for "beautifully cooked" fish and an extensive menu featuring local produce, it's perfect for a special occasion. Guests praise the "friendly service" and "lovely atmosphere," making it a top choice in the area.

1,874 Reviews

  1. David

    Cumbria

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Mrs R had the beetroot salad & I had the pate to start with. Both very flavoursome & well recieved. Mrs R had the red mullett for mains with sweet potato fries & veg. She said it was delicious. I had the beer battered haddock with pea puree & chips. The fish was probably the best I had ever had to be honest, together with the homemade tartare sauce. Unfortunately that's where the plaudits stop. The pea puree was only lukewarm & my pet hate it tepid food. The chips were at best awful. Over cooked & lacking substance. A bottle of Picpoul shared at a tad short of £40 was at the top end for the quality of the wine. All in all acceptable due to the scrumptious nature of the fish. Would I go back...most definitely, I just hope it was a bad night for the chips.

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  2. Carol

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely meal at The Potted Lobster, staff are so friendly and welcoming. Food excellent.

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  3. Vivienne

    Newcastle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Exceptional food and very attentive and friendly staff

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  4. Lynne

    Newcastle

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful food, and friendly attentive staff, can’t fault it. Lovely setting in Bamburgh. What’s not to like

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  5. Craig

    Surrey

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great meal for 6 both starters and main courses. Fish and chips excellent and good value. 2 crab salads which I thought may be a bit expensive but given the quantity of crab great value. All staff really helpful. Only minor criticism is the sourdough bread was a loaf and although nice would be too big a quantity for anyone. Probably better to serve as slices

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  6. Mark

    Newcastle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Just what we expected, the food was tremendous, didn’t look a huge plate full but very filling

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  7. Kathryn

    Newcastle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Scallops with black pudding were so good last time, both of my sisters had it this time as well as me - still as amazingly awesome as before!! Brother in law (who's birthday treat it was) had the gravadlax and reckoned it was excellent. One sister shared the Fish Platter with me - it was amazing, mussel broth was delicious and lobster and crab claws were really good too. The only downside was it was sooo huge we didn't get close to finishing it!! It would definitely do three easily - lesson learned for next time! We would have loved to try puddings but we were all so full by that time we had to pass :-( Also really enjoyed the Albarino - I have been drinking the Portuguese one but the NZ one was really good too. A lovely evening with excellent service and good food and company - Thank you very much and hope to see you again soon!

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  8. Lotty

    Newcastle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 13 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Lovely fresh seafood, great friendly staff. I would highly recommend this place. Couldn't fault anything.

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  9. Kenneth

    Yorkshire

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 10 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food. Warm welcome and friendly helpful staff. Generous portions. Good value.

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  10. Duncan

    County Durham

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A decent meal. Fish meals were ok but not great taste to the fish!!. Service was very good.

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FAQs

The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh is rated 4.7 stars by 1873 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
20:30
Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for The Potted Lobster - Bamburgh

3 Lucker Road, Bamburgh, Northumberland NE69 7BS

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Bamburgh
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Fish
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Richard Sim
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Vegan
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