The Hidden Tap in Hartlepool

A great little place, brilliant atmosphere, very friendly staff always checking you’re ok for drinks. Always have a great night.

Best chippy in seaton hands down...the queue outside says it all !

Called in for fish and chips with the family and was absolutely delighted with the food and service. By far the best fish and chips I’ve ever had at a very reasonable price. The homemade tartare sauce was to die for!!! Will definitely be back thanks guys!

Love this place. Best fish and chips I've been to. We were recommended this place on a day out from Durham, so we travel there at least every 2mth.

Fantastic fish n chips, excellent quality and presentation. Lovely Bistro with great cocktail offers

We have been here twice now and it’s a great little place to have a simple meal and a good pint. Decor and atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming with a particular charm, it is quite small but this is its charm. The staff are lovely and the young man who seems to run the place is lovely, pleasant and attentive to his customers. I believe that the food is prepared next door in the fish and chip shop, don’t let that put you off, as we had pie and mash there last time and was just as good as any other restaurant in the area. There is a small selection draft lagers and others that are bottled and a good range of other drinks as well as serving hot drinks, I can recommend the hot chocolate. I would definitely be returning when in Seaton Carew.

Lovely little place - great cocktails, amazing food, excellent service.

We popped in here for the first time after a long walk, we decided to share a grazing board and wow this is by far the best I've ever had anywhere! Excellent value for money, tasty and fresh. I'll definitely be back.

Had battered sprouts not to everyone's taste, but all i can they were absolutely amazing. The wife had battered squid, which she said were cooked perfectly we also shared some chips which we enjoyed. The hidden tap sells cocktails and other types of drinks. I would definitely recommend this place .

The food and cocktails are to die for, and the staff are so lovely

Fish and chips were very enjoyable. Service excellent

Had a lovely waffle chocolate sauce mallows cream lcecream plus a nice coffee people ln there recommended the fish and chips when we go again

What a treat! Gorgeous atmosphere, really welcoming, and the staff were great. I had pizza, and hubby had the fish finger buttie, both were delicious. Quirky and fun decor. Could not fault a single thing. I couldn't finish my pizza, so was offered it to take home. Clean forgot about it, and the kind young man actually chased after us!! We will definitely be back

This place is net door to the mighty cod and the fish and chips comes from there plus they make a decent cuppa..most welcome

We popped in for a late lunch and were able to get a table - I think we arrived exactly at the right time! The staff were really friendly and the service was good. We both had fish and chips, one with mushy peas, one without. The fish was beautiful with nice and crispy batter. The basket of crispy bits was very moreish. Sadly neither of us had any room for the wrap. We'd definitely visit again, next time we are in the area.

Absolutely Love this place, food is AMAZING Staff were really helpful and friendly. DEFINITELY worth going and I'm recommending this place to anyone and everyone. It's a hidden gem . .. WELL DONE to the staff and management for opening this PLACE.

Had a great nite , good music , great service , good pint !

Good friendly service, good food. Just go there.

Fantastic food, service and experience. Really enjoyed it.

Great little place. Food and staff spot on. Highly recommended.

Didn't eat but good did actually look amazing, there's board games to play which we enjoyed, and tea coffee cold drinks and a nice IPA by crafty monkeys brewery. Parkings a bit of a squash, not my last visit here, I will be back soon

I thought its very small place let's go for a drink but is was really nice he ordered fish and chips I ordered loaded chips with chicken and omg worth it and its not very expensive

Food is divine I am surprised I finished it all. Great portions worth the price and great friendly staff

I could only give one star for food because there was no option to say N/A. We only had coffee which was really nice. Lovely quirky little place

Sausage sarnie and a coffee for a fiver. Filled the gap and some.

Absolutely love this place. I travel to Hartlepool regularly from London to visit family and we eat here every visit without fail. The staff are always so friendly and the food and drinks are always 5*. I asked for a strawberry daiquiri which I didn’t realise wasn’t on the menu but Micheal accommodated regardless and made me the most delicious strawberry daiquiri EVER! Look forward to many more visits here :-)

Went for a late lunch. Was advised to book as it's a small place. First impressions, it was small, but lovely inside. The service was outstanding. There was 3 of us for lunch, we all had fish and chips. One small and 2 regular. The fish was so white and so tasty. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. It was over 18s so no noisy children, so it was a lovely treat. We would definitely go back.

Excellent customer service great fish and chips will be back. Thanks to all the staff

Love it in here!! Staff are amazing ..just what Seaton needed!!! Tapas and a pint is all you need 😄

Was a nice visit with friends I had a few pints served by nice friendly staff

The Hidden Tap is a lovely little bistro bar. We had wonderful Fish & Chips, so tasty & well presented with home made tartare sauce & mushy peas. The staff are friendly & professional. Will definitely return!

Food was delicious and plentiful for 2 of 3 of us. The cod was very good and enjoyable. I will return again whenever I can.

I actually live in Seaton, and I frequent this place often: Their customer service is a clear 5 star and their staff are attentive and very welcoming. Highly recommend so if you visit us, please pay them a visit!

A group of us (9) visited on 22/7/23 as part of a memorial weekend for a family member and friend lost in May. Between our obligatory Snooker ( Thornaby Snooker Club) and 10 Pin Bowling at Larry's Lanes, we popped in here. What a find! Excellent food, friendly staff and efficient service - really well done. To be recommended!

Such a lovely place to be... the staff are all wonderful and so polite.

The Hidden Tap is amazing, the staff are soo friendly and helpful. Nothing is too much for them. They have super mixology skills and can pretty much make any cocktail you want! The fish finger sarnies are to die for and such a calming and chilled environment.

Stumbled across this fantastic quirky bar had a cup of coffee staff were lovely so friendly definitely would recommend apparently they have live music on plus quiz nights will definitely be back . when you have a nice clean place and good welcoming friendly staff good service loved it

This is a little gem of a place. We were actually queueing for takeaway fish and chips when we noticed it tucked in beside the fish shop. My partner had fish and chips and I had fish with salad. I cannot praise the fish enough. It was beautifully white and thick and the batter was soooo good - crispy without being brittle. The salad dressing was so tasty as was the homemade tartare sauce. The prices weren’t much more that the takeaway but worth every penny. Well done to the two young guys running this bar. All in all a real lucky find. We’ll definitely be back for more

Popped in for a quick bite to eat and a pint with my sister. I had the small fish and chips which was fantastic nice white pieces of fish with mushy peas and curry. My sister had a southern fried chicken wrap which again was good and we shared some deep fried Brie again very good. My sister also had a cocktails which looked great and she said tastes nice

What a night , from start to finish . Music by Joshua Hodgeson. Out of this world . Staff can't to enough . For you m food , drink . Suitable for everyone.

Lovely pub,food Lovely and fresh,and staff very friendly and helpful..

Great ambience good food nice staff but little congested seating

Good fish and chips. It tries to be trendy not sure it works. Chairs and stools too high.

Good service, delicious fish and chips.

We have visited twice in the last two weeks and were lucky to get a table for two straight away as this little gem of a restaurant comes highly recommended and is very popular with locals and daytrippers alike. On both occasions the staff were so welcoming, friendly, polite and professional. We ordered cod and chips from the menu and when served was the meal was beautifully presented. To say the quality of the food was good is an understatement. Equally the home made tartar sauce is the best we have ever tasted. There is something on the menu to suit all tastes. We found the price to be very reasonable and we will certainly be visiting again. We highly recommend the Hidden Tap to anybody visiting Seaton Carew.

Brilliant food, staff and service

Lovely little place, been here a few times and we're never disappointed with the food,great fish and chips well presented at a good price

Surprised to find an up-market restaurant in place of the cafe we had been to four years ago. The fish and chips were still delicious; attractively presented and extremely reasonable. The young man and girl serving on looked after us very well. Only downside was that two families who came in with teenagers, expectantly looking forward to a warming lunch, were turned away as the children were under 18.

First time going there today and my partner and I really enjoyed it! Would recommend to anyone that fancies top quality food, drinks and customer service 👌 will 100% be going there again!

Could not fault the first and chips and the music only problem was the wrap that came with it was depressing. Also no bread and butter which is a deal breaker.

First visit to the Tap. called in with my wife Christine for our 6 o,clock table we reserved . We both ordered pizza , myself a pepperoni and Christine the goats cheese , caramelised onion and chutney pizza with a portion of chips. All food was delicious and well presented, pint of Amstel for myself was a lovely pint. All staff were pleasant and polite ,would have scored 5 but the menu was really limited, more options need adding to the menu.

Worst service of any bar I've been in bar staff just look at you and talk .while people wait to be served and tables are stacked with glasses etc

Cracking place... food excellent and well priced. Best cockers in town and the best staff. A little gem!

Lovely little bar, cocktails are always very good and great value for money. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

Michael, Georgia and Ajay were fantastic. It was our first time visiting and we will 100% be back thanks to the staff!

Great tapas and drinks!!! Friendly atmosphere and staff!!!

The manager (think his mame was ajay) was so rude showed zero level of professionalism and refused to serve me and my friend with no explanation. We left peacefully but other customers were in disgust

Absolute little gem in Seaton Carew! Really cool vibe, relaxed but no doubt lots of prep goes in to making it feel like that. We had chips for food (from next door's chippy) and they were spot on, the other food coming out looked fab too! Cocktails were well made and reasonably priced, I'd recommend the blueberry mojito 👌🏻 good music to accompany the vibe, and we even played a game of scrabble from the board games on offer. Will be back if we're in the area again!

Called in the Hidden Tap with my husband at lunchtime for fish and chips. My husband was apprehensive, but as I had been before, I knew the food was good. After the first couple of mouthfuls he was saying how good the food was, and that he was glad we went there instead of the pub he'd suggested. Friendly, efficient staff and good food. Well done the Hidden Tap. We'll be back.

Great food, service and delicious cocktails. Had fab fish n chips 2day.

Amazing food. We both had the fish finger sarnie. Which was huge. Thinking I was having small lunch sandwich. How wrong I was. Beautiful atmosphere excellent helpful and caring staff. We had the most wonderful lunch time experience. Highly recommend this small and cozy place...

Best fish finger sandwich ever if you haven't had one your missing out.lovely place good atmosphere and the staff are lovely

Omg..Best Fish n Chips ever...Honest !

Lovely place, little hidden gem. Amazing food and staff. Lovely interior and furnishings. Very reasonably priced. Will definitely be visiting again.

A nice little gem for food and the fish and chips are amazing. That said, they are a little overzealous about not having kids in the venue. Attention to detail also lets them down a little, making what should have been a 5 star rating...

We normally buy our fish and chips from The Almighty Cod restaurant next door, however due to the weather we decided to give The Hidden Tap a go as they have their food supplied by the Almighty Cod. It's a cosy little bar which has...

Always love going in here for a couple of drinks of a weekend afternoon, really friendly staff and great drinks, absolutely nothing not to like 👌🏼🍸🍻👏🏼👏🏼

Great sausage sandwich, nice atmosphere

Freshly made proper chips and tasty fish served with a twist. Batter scraps served in a small basket with homemade tartar sauce, pita bread and a choice of gravy, peas or curry.

Great beer, and takeaway fish and chips for supper

If it's too cold in outside, to eat the excellent fish and chips from the Almighty Cod, this is the place. For less than £9 you get two big pieces of fish, plenty of chips - along with scraps and mushy peas. They even give you two flour tortillas, and although I'd prefer white, buttered bread, there's nothing wrong with a chip taco. Good service and choice of hot and cold drinks too.

Great value fish n chips, you even get scraps and tortillas!

Second visit to the hidden tap and what a lovely little place it is. Both times I had pizza and wine and both delish! The wait was a little too long but worth it! The staff are always super friendly just a bit slow on...

Nice cozy bar, really good / friendly staff who make pretty great cocktails! 2 for a tenner!

Called in for two take away coffees today on a motorbike stop off. Friendly, good quality coffee and sensibly priced. Clean, McDermott, welcoming.

Lovely place fish n chips were beautiful definitely recommend a visit if u r in Seaton carew

Only delivered there but very nice people 😁😁😁😁👍👍😁

Food was lovely and the staff were very friendly. Nice little pub!

Beautiful quality fish and chips and a lovely atmosphere to enjoy them in!

Lovely little pub unfortunately they were no pumps working for draft beer when i was there but never the less its still a lovellittle pub

Lovely looking little bar and cafe with friendly bar staff. Disappointed that there was no beers (not lager) on tap so we had to choose from a very limited bottle range. If there was a better selection I could definitely drink here regularly.

Visited this place around 5-6 times. Get the fish and chips every time, never disappoints. Lovely food and great service. Highly recommend.

Can't fault the food. Had the fish and chips, very tasty and presented very well. Friendly staff.

Nice little quirky place with good coffee and drinks.

Love this place, great cocktails, nice wine and great staff. Knocked a star off a bit unfairly because menu items disappear early. Don't leave it late.

Without doubt myself and my partners favourite place to eat lately. We love a little walk along the seafront and then into here for some amazing food and a little drink. Staff are always incredibly friendly, chatty and helpful! The food is excellent reasonably priced...

Good coffee and lovely place and good food and friendly staff

Fantastic hidden little gem of a place. The food is awesome. I would recommend the fish finger sandwich. Staff are pleasant and friendly. added bonus for us is its a kids fee zone lol

Lovely cosy bar, great fish and chips!

What a gem of a little bar. Great friendly staff and fantastic cocktails.

My husband and i went here last week and it was a great experience. We went in for a drink and were originally going to try somewhere else for food, but upon arrival had a looked at the menu and thought wed give it a...

I cannot fault this little gem of a place, from the decor, the music, the price of the food and drinks, to the friendly staff. Came here with friends on their recommendation, from walking through the door to be shown our pre-booked table to the...

Great little place. Had some food and a drink was really welcoming and staff where great highly recommend.

This is an amazing little place! We nipped out in bank holiday Sunday and the queues were a bit much for four disabled people, and The Hidden Tap was there and open, so we popped in and sat down and ordered our food. Three of...

Fantastic little place hidden away off Seaton front. Great service and great food. Thank you

Came here for a bite to eat today and was served by Georgia, WHAT a quality member of staff! She was super upbeat, very talkative, patient and prompt at coming to the table when asked for, always keeping an eye on the tables to see who was after her. Several tables were in and all enjoyed her service. Got us all talking to one another and created an incredible atmosphere. The entire vibe inside was created and maintained by her. And she had created a marvellous atmosphere!

Tables available, good background music, not too loud . Offers on cocktails and gin , Happy days x

1st visit won't be the last. Friendly staff, quiet music ( i could still talk to other people). Had the grazing board to share and it was big enough for two and enjoyable. Well worth the visit.

Came across this place as we were on a stroll, and what a surprise. Nice quirky place with very friendly staff, clean and great food. Meals came out quick aswell. This place is a must. Nice relaxing music also. Prices are very reasonable too. If...

The food was beautifully presented and it was the best fish and chips we had Eaton but we didn't order fish and chips and had to wait three quarters of a hour to get the wrong order but at least thier charged us for what we ordered apart from that it was definitely a nice place to go staff lovely and food first class