Surfside Fish Bar & Restaurant

The food was served tasty, freshly prepared & hot. Friendly staff & a nicely presented cafe. There is a loyalty card for free drinks when you've purchased the required number of drinks. You can sit outside when the weather is suitable. There are great views looking out over the bay. There is adequate parking around the cafe.

Went here for the first time with friends we all had the fish n chip deal which came with tea or coffee, mushy peas, curry sauce or Gravy & bread & butter. The fish was thick & white inside a lovely crispy batter. We were lucky enough to sit outside as weather was good. There’s a good selection on the menu of other meals & an ice cream booth inside. Staff very friendly & polite. Toilets exceptionally clean. Overall a very nice place, will definitely be back.

Fabulous service, car park outside. We got the afternoon tea which is so tasty and great value. They do a kids tugboat full of food and treats with a drink too

Level access suitable for manual and electric wheelchairs (I brought one of each!). Having entered my car reg on the tablet at the Please Wait Here sign, we were met with a friendly smile attached to a very courteous and welcoming member of staff. They carefully considered the needs of both wheelchair users and offered a choice of appropriate tables. The haddock, scampi, and (vegetarian) panini arrived quicker than expected, and all three were prepared perfectly. While eating, I had a look around to count the number of signs that reminded customers to enter their car registrations to qualify for free parking for the rest of the day - they are really hard to miss! So it looks like management have really made the effort to communicate this to customers to save getting caught out after the 30 min grace period.
I made a round trip of 200 miles to pick up my Dad to take him here - he really enjoyed this day out, thanks all 😊

Impromptu visit after seeing the silly queues elsewhere. Hidden little gem of a fish and chip shop right next to a bar as well.

Cooked fresh to order and brilliant portion size - you won’t be still hungry afterwards! Option to dine in or take out and eat on the benches out the front.

As everything is cooked to order late arrivals may be left disappointed if they sell out early.

Fish batter was top notch not overly greasy and just the right amount of crunch for a lovely fresh tasting cod.

Parking available - enter your registration if parking longer than 30 mins.

If you’re visiting plan a visit for great fish and local banter.

Our first visit here. Midweek lunch time. Locals enjoying their lunch, promising. Lovely staff, friendly. Food yummy. Good value for money. Sure we will be back

What a hidden gem!
Perfect for a post walk cup of coffee and a tea cake ;)
You can park right outside which is a huge plus and if the weather is fine you can sit outside right by the ocean. Does it get any better?!
Also you get some pretty cute visitors to your table who may not be welcomed by all but are huge plus in my eyes.

The piece of fish I have was absolutely tender and beautifully cooked. The stuff were friendly and attentive. The venue is clean and in good condition

Nice place to stop off after, a walk in the sun, along Seaton/Hartlepool front. Very relaxed looking out across the sea, watching the Tall Ships earlier this year. Good for dogs too, plenty of them with no trouble.

Had lunch with my mum here, best fish and chips I've had for years, with sea view and great friendly service. Lots of outdoor seating for the warmer months too.

Nice place to eat I got the fish and chips and they were fantastic. My partner got the fish and chips afternoon tea. Only thing I say was wrong was the bread and butter, it was too thick. I'm a chip butty maker and it was useless for making butties.

Excellent fish and chips have been coming here for years. Nice view looking out at see as well dogs welcome if eating outside.

Me and my partner visited many times on our stay here and just amazing staff are lovely, food is gorgeous if we lived here think we would be back for breakfast as much as possible need to no where I can get the sausages from tho there amazing could eat them all day if we ever came back to Hartlepool 100% coming in for food

Been here a few times now. We like the Vista and the vibe so will certainly be back..

Stopped off for a coffee and cake after lovely walk with the Pup. Nice coffee and strawberry 🍓 tart yum yum 😋

Always come here fantastic place food is always beautiful, kids absolutely love the tug boat meals great price for the amount they get

Had a short wait for a table. Good service and two lovely meals, one fish and chips and the other the burger of the week.

Great freshly fried, tasty fish and chips. Restaurant is sometimes quite busy but never had to wait long to get a table even on a weekend. Great view overlooking the sea
... Ist class

Busy so short wait for fish but that's better because it couldn't be any fresher, excellent.

Delicious and fresh fish and chips. Will definitely be going back. Highly recommend