The Fishing Boat Inn

Found this while travelling back home. Excellent food. Steak pie and the fish pie are amazing. Friendly staff. Great sea views.

Surly service. My Alnwick local beer was sour, flat and cloudy and was only changed reluctantly. No apology. Asked for a Fentiman's Ginger beer and was told it was £5. Sorry but that is well over the odds.

I had the best treatment ever, my gluten intolerance meant I couldn't eat the soup of the day, so the chef made me fresh broccoli soup! It was absolutely delicious. I have never had that done for me before, just amazing, thank you again.

Very friendly and chatty staff with excellent food and hearty portions, some good and tempting options on the specials board also. Thankfully had room for dessert which was also very tasty. All around a very nice experience and will definitely return

I have a complaint….. I wanted to eat everything on the menu and had to choose just one! What a great find. I had booked for my husbands birthday surprise and requested a window table. Not guaranteed but the manager sorted it. Service, food and location was outstanding. We will be back. Thank you guys we know it is a difficult industry to be in but you are doing a tremendous job.

We were staying in Boulmer for a week and came to the Fishing Boat Inn twice. There is only one chef so the staff are very careful to make sure he/she is not overwhelmed and the diners are not kept waiting. The menu is varied but not many choices, and we thought a little expensive. However, that being said the fish and chips were delicious. The staff were friendly and some of the tables have a lovely view overlooking the sea.

We were visiting Alnwick and staying near the Fishing Boat Inn and decided to try it out for dinner, what a delightful surprise. Great location, views from the restaurant, and friendly, welcoming staff. We all chose a mix of meals from the main menu and the specials board and all thoroughly enjoyed them, my choice of the Lobster Bisque and Mussels were both exceptional. We all considered that a visit to such a beautiful area was made even better by our visit to The Fishing Boat Inn.

Not a happy experience. This is not a family pub there is no children's menu in the evenings. When I phoned to book was told that though they take bookings they did not reserve tables you just had to choose a table that was available. We arrived at 5.00pm to find all the sea view tables in the conservatory were empty but we were told firmly they were reserved for other people We were only allowed a dark cramped table in the corner the furthest away from the windows. The service at our table was fine, fast and helpful. The Confit of duck I had was a small ,tough, leg and rather hard mound of potato, the red cabbage was good. The fish and chips looked OK. We ate our meal really puzzled by the...

My wife and I called in for lunch on recommendation of friends. It was about 1.30pm, Wednesday 23rd August, 2023. There were a few dining which is always a good indication on the quality of the food. Especially when it was very quiet on the roads and around the villages. Service was very good but I want to comment on my lunch. I cannot remember enjoying fish and chips as much as I have anywhere else for a really long time. The fish was a decent size, but it was the batter which was so light and, was more of a tempura batter. It was fabulous, served with nice chips and really good mushy peas. My wife had the crab sandwich which she said was nice but for me this review is about my fish and chi...