When we told people that we were going to spend a weekend in Whitby, almost everybody said the same thing: "Are you going to visit the best fish and chip shop in Britain"? The fame of the Magpie Café can be partly attributed to Rick Stein, who found that the Magpie had, "opened my eyes to how good a chip shop could be". By telling Britain that they could get the best fish and chips in the world in Whitby, he created the longest queue in Britain at the same time! We must have been mad - we had been on the motorway for hours, it was 7.30pm, our Whitby landlady said, "well, it's nice enough, but there are lots of other good fish and ...  Read the complete review

The Magpie Cafe in Whitby is one of the most famous restaurants in England, outside of London of course, where such things are two a penny. Unlike the majority of these other famous restaurants however the Magpie does noes deliver fancy haute cuisine, instead it is famous for its fish and chips. I am a regular visitor to Whitby, a small quaint little fishing town in the north east of England and each time that I visit here I never cease to be amazed at the length of the queues outside. Even if it is pouring down with rain, and it does quite frequently in Whitby, you can still guarantee that that there will be anything up to a hundred people that will have ...  Read the complete review

One of the best places to eat I have come across is The Magpie Cafe in Whitby, it is situated down thepier and has a world wide following, in fact it has had awards from Egon Ronay and les Routiers, plus more. It really specialises in fish dishes but there are a lot more on offer. You can choose from an extensive menu, that covers cod, Haddock, Plaice, Lobster, shellfish etc to Salads which come with The Magpies homemade pickles and coleslaws. Or a homemade pie.It really is a huge menu and they even cater for children, with specially made to order meals such as "smiley face sausage and mash". The fish is gorgeous and you can choose small, medium ...  Read the complete review