The Kings Arms - Seaton Sluice in Northumberland

meal was absolutely delicious well size portion well worth it and compliments to the chef ..very good service lovely staff and brilliant busy atmosphere we will revisit ...x

First time in, and we love it, excellent food and a lovely pint of Ghost Ship and Inferno blonde 👍

Lovely place. Years since I was last there. I won't leave it so long next time

Came here the other day with the family. The food was nice a lot to choose from. Good selection of drinks also. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Great friendly welcome, good atmosphere with good food and beer

Very warm, welcoming and friendly bar.....food is 10/10.

Good pub with a great atmosphere.

As Harbour View was closed due to maintenance, we decided to try the Kings Arms fish and chips. S2orry not a patch on Harbour View.

I know it’s early in the year but this is already my contender for 2024 Pub of the Year. It’s a lovely building in a terrific location, it looks great from the outside and the inside lives up to the billing - it’s clean, full of character and welcoming with two real fires blazing on the day of our visit. With a range of well-kept real ales, excellent menu and last but not least really nice staff what’s not to like.

its the first time we have visited and it did not let us down, lovely friendly staff, my veggie option was to die for and plenty of it, the interior is quite delightful and unspoilt, i am planning my 77birthday so we shall consider making a booking ,if not then we will certainly be back for a meal in the future, thankyou to the staff team, With Kind Regard's The Robson Family At N.U.T.

Great pub with gorgeous views, friendly atmosphere and good service. Really great pint of Guinness served, very enjoyable.

Had a really lovely lunch in the kings Arms,staff were warm and very friendly. The place is wonderfully atmospheric, 2 large fires at either end of the bar. Good food selection and very decent prices will definitely return

Thoroughly enjoyed it food was excellent

Very nice coffee but not very big cups!! We sat outside

Called in here for lunch. The fish and chips were amazing. Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and service from all the staff. Would recommend visiting.

Lovely Gluten free menu. Amazing sweet and sour chicken!😀

Hi, Visited the Kings on 22nd January, a family get together of 16 people. Service was fabulous, and the food was superb. Now, I am a small eater, so I opted for the small Sunday lunch with beef, two things, firstly it was gorgeous AND hot (my bugbear - hate warm food), secondly, small, was not small at all, portions are very generous. My mother-in-law lives very close by, so, will definitely be back very soon to treat her again. Tony

I ordered the cajun chicken sandwich, a easy dish right? Wrong, i got a chicken sandwich soaked In marie rose sauce, obviously the "chef" thinks its ok to take the piss out of paying customers. Lazy chef cutting corners.. Say no more.

Have been here a couple of times with family. Good food at a reasonable price served by friendly staff in a cosy atmosphere. Disability access is good!

A great place to visit very welcoming. The real ales are kept top notch. Food is good with good portions. It gets very busy so advice is to book for 4 or more. Walk ins are accepted but you may have to wait. A great outside space which gets really busy on a sunny day. Probably one of the best views from a toilet I have seen.... trust me

Popped in for a pint after a walk to St Mary's lighthouse. Opted for food when we were lucky enough to find a free table. It's a lovely pub, always warm especially on a winters day, friendly staff and a good menu. We opted for the small fish and chips, which was not, in our opinion small. Served wth homemade chips, mushy peas, good dollop of tartare sause and a lemon wedge! Even tho the place was full we did not have to wait long for our food, it was hot and delicious,and for £8.00 each, very good value for money. drinks are not overpriced , £8 00 for a pint of moretti and a pint of inches. Definitely will be returning.

Lovely local pub, great selection of drinks, the food looked very nice. Staff were very friendly and welcoming, next time we are up these parts, we will definitely make a trip back here to eat.

We had the small roast beef dinner today. Everything was cooked well and very tasty. Small portion was just enough for me and even my husband who's a big fella. What was best was it was also hot. Staff were extremely friendly and efficient even though the pub was very busy. Great pub in an ideal location. Love it!

Go here on the odd occasion with my sausage dog. Staff are really friendly and helpful. Beer temp is always spot on. Food is outstanding, a place I like to feast with my elderly mother however, you cannot take your dog in within feeding times so do check first (not on their website). I’m ok, as I have a service dog for Complex - PTSD. On the hole, it’s a great traditional pub with fire places and surrounding history. Give it a try, you won’t regret it.

Only been twice but go there before it gets expensive fantastic food good service and friendly staff great value and fantastic views

Great pub with great food and real ale. I particularly like the fact you can order a small or regular portion of food.

Great friendly pub, food is always nice, staff are friendly and there’s always a good selection of beers. Really nice pub for everyone. Went on a Thursday night, I had the mince and dumplings it comes with mash, I ordered a side of chips and a gravy boat my girlfriend had the Cajun fish bites. Both meals were lovely and filling.

Decided to go here for a meal this lunchtime, for the first time ever. (I've always gone to the other pub/restaurant nearer the main road.) I was able to park right outside for my elderly uncle to get in without too much difficulty! We ordered drinks which we got immediately and food a few minutes later. I chose the Minted lamb hotpot with mashed potatoes and melted cheese on top and my uncle chose the hadock and chips. We chatted for just a few minutes in this lovely old pub before being served with our meals. They were absolutely delicious! There was a load of succulent, slow cooked lamb with vegetables in a gorgeous gravy under the mash and cheese. Alongside was a half crusty sub roll with butter. I should have taken a photo but my bowl was nearly empty before I remembered! My uncle said his fish tasted really fresh and his chunky chips seemed like homemade! We will be back! As we were going out I remembered I'd forgotten to pay for the meal so I got my uncle to sit down on a picnic bench and went back in just in time to catch the barmaid coming to chase after us! We couldn't do a runner after a meal that good!!! (We can't run anyway, he's 87 and I'm 65!) 😂

Occasional visitor and went this afternoon with my young bride of 47 years. Outstanding service and attention. Food first class, Steak and Ale pie, superb, Haggis from the specials board a delight and highly recommended. Great afternoon and so pleased we chose the Kings Arms for our date. Thank you.

An excellent lunch. 8 of us turned up without a reservation, cold and windy outside, lovely and warm and inviting inside. It was busy but they were happy to find us a table so we could all be together. A great selection of beers on tap and a good menu that contains all the classics. We went for mainly fish and chips, very good, steak and ale pie, very good, soup and sandwich, very good and a child’s burger, also very good. Service was friendly and professional and we all had a great time. Well get back.

Great location, very nice service. Top quality food, delicious beers

Ate here today...with my sister and her husband. Oh wow what a gorgeous meal. The special board desert of Rhubarb and custard Blondie was absolutely fantastic. What a gorgeous pub.

Saturday lunch after a visit to Beamish so we were starving. We had burgers and they were amazing. The staff are as always friendly and efficient. Great beer too. We've been raving to our son about this fantastic pub for years so he treated us to lunch and wants to visit again soon. Well done everyone.

Lovely seaside traditional pub in a super location. Went in for a quick drink and staff made us very welcome. Food looked good and we will try next time we are in the area. Pub is comfortable and cosy with bags of atmosphere.

Had the beef Sunday roast ,it was lovely but could have done with less gravy. The veg came on a small serving dish between 2 people -not enough for my friend.

Typical English pub, good ale and beer, the food was also very good, prices were right... You should make a reservation!

A lovely homely pub with a restaurant style set up in one part of the ancient establishment. We were asked if we had booked a table on arrival to which we had not, so were ushered to the bar/lounge part of the Kings. ( The restaurant part did not get any people in whilst we were there which we would have preferred to sit in, but thought it was to become full due to being shown to the other end of the place ) We ordered our food and waited a little while whilst looking around the fascinating area we were sat in. It really is a lovely old, interesting public house with loads of history and things to view from days gone by. Our food arrived and it was found to be tasty and fresh. My choice of a fish finger sarnie was nice, but could have been a bit more fish fingerie, other than dippy and saucy, just a little more fish would have been perfect, certainly not worth mentioning to the team at the time, just an observation to which is not a complaint. My wives prawn choice was plentiful and filling which she enjoyed and mentioned was good and wholesome. A quiet atmosphere at the time we ventured in, just after midday with a few others eating out made it a rather nice hour or so. I am sure if you try it you will enjoy it here.

Good honest grub.We had mince and dumplings ,very tasty.Staff always pleasant and helpful.

Great food and very welcoming. Gets busy though!

Walked in ,had a lovely greeting. Service was very good. Food excellent, great price. Will return. Thank you.

Wow this is an ancient pub with food to bowl you over with joy. Just the bread is special nevermind the pea and mint soup! The whole place vibrates Tesla like with warmth from the REAL Fire and kindly helpful hardworking staff. Check out the artists work upon the wall; he's a local lad well respected for his brilliant art housed in a garage come workshop round the back of the pub. He allows you to browse his art collection totally free he's a real artist a true artist not in galleries but down Seaton sluice one of the best harbours I've ever seen ...but miss the old bridge and kilns from the old days, the days of a local Giant...now that's atmospheric for you .. Wow

Proper old fashioned pub, with beams and real fire. Amazing gluten free menu, lovely tasty home cooked food. Friendly helpful staff. Good cask ale selection. No wonder it is always busy. Highly recommend 👍

Fish n chips twice and mushy peas please

A lovely busy pub serving great good and good beer. The choice of beer was excellent a great pint of Abbott ale. Service was good very nice friendly staff reasonable prices.

A great Sunday lunch with beautifully cooked fresh veg

My husband loves this pub. The food is fantastic. Sunday lunch is excellent but you need to book in advance. The weekly meals are also first class. I recommend this to go for anyone.

A warm welcome as we walked through the doorway, and nothing too much trouble service during our whole visit. The menu offered a good selection, with the choice of small and large options. The food was very good and clearly used fresh ingredients and not prepared microwave fodder. Overall, very good value for the money.

Nice County style pub tucked out the way next to sea front,this place reminds me of how pubs used to be, didn't eat however seems that is what most people in the pub did. Beer was decent however a tad expensive at over a fiver a pint staff where friendly enough. Would I use again? Yes good amount of outside seating for a cold pint on a hot summer day walking the beaches.

Bit of a wait for food but worth it will be back when in area next

Warm welcome place food excellent

A great pub in a fabulous location, old and quirky, well worth a visit

Packed out pub on a Sunday afternoon. Only seating was in smoking area outside or facing onto the road not ideal with children or for eating however we made the choice to stay. Food service was painfully slow with items no longer available. This would have been acceptable if ok when they did arrive. I ordered leak pie which came with a burnt pastry top and a very salty filling. Getting served inside you could tell the staff were under pressure and run off their feet. There was probably more demand than they expected but there must be some of way of flexing the number of dining only tables to not get so overwhelmed. I was also surprised that they didn't make more of the harbour views. The back smoking area was a six foot high fence which seemed a strange choice for its location. I don't think we would eat here again given a choice.

Can't fault this place, amazing food and friendly service in an oldie world environment.

Only called in for a lunchtime drink. Lovely building. Great staff. Very busy with diners. The beer a bit too cold for my liking.

Fabulous meal. First class service

Lovely pub. Great food the chunky chips were not so chunky as previous times we have been in. They were so much better!

Decent sea front pub with several cask ales. Nice interior. Food looks good (I didn't eat). Handy for the coast path.

Fantastic place. Food was amazing. Atmosphere friendly and welcoming. Bar staff helpful and knowledgable. Would deffo go back here again.

Went her for a Sunday lunch first weekend in September during the heat wave. The places was packing but managed to get a table in the garden out the back. The staff were very friendly and excellent. The food was reheated frozen food, not sure what I was expecting for the two drink and two lunches was £30. The roast potatoes and vegetables were pretty inedible and the beef was basically stewed braising beef, not what I would expect from a Sunday lunch. Overall wouldn’t be back

Inch's cider, on draught is great. The staff are very courteous and friendly, which makes it top rated for me. I have eaten at The Kings Arms. The food was excellent, and good portion size.

A beautiful Saturday afternoon we called in for refreshments, me and the wife order fish n chips mushy peas and a side of tartar sauce, the fish was golden, crispy batter, the fish fell apart in big flakes, the chips good, peas wonderful, sat outside and enjoyed with a pint in the sun, what a wonderful little gaff, will return.

We stopped off here to try the Sunday roast, the lovely staff informed us there was seating out in the back, we sat there. Before I review the food I have to say the staff are lovely and super friendly. We ordered two roast beef dishes. I don’t know what I was expecting but after reading all the other reviews I thought the food would be edible. The beef was over cooked, potatoes were frozen (I can only assume) and the Yorkshire was burnt. We decided against consuming the vegetables and they looked severely under seasoned. There was also a loud family in the back taking up three tables for six of them, they were just off putting and loud.

Our annual trip to Seaton Sluice. We always eat at The Kings Arms. Mark always remembers us even though there’s 12 months in between visits. The food is always superb and the staff go out of their way. We are looking forward to our next...

It's rare to find genuine home cooking in a pub. This coupled with good beers, great service and an excellent location makes this well worth visiting.

Fabulous staff Fabulous food Fabulous view We love it at Seaton Sluice See you next year And thanks for the Chocolate Torte Made my week

Amazing food best mixed grill I've had in a while will defo be back.

Great pub, lovely food and location.

Food fresh hot and tasty Didn't wait very long

We’ve just had another lovey meal at Kings Arms food very good and an amazing choice we’ll be back again soon good food great atmosphere friendly staff 10 out of 10

This was a lovely meal since it was my daughter's 30th, a positive experience.

Not had food here but the beers & views are idyllic. Some really lovely staff too. Keep coming back time and time again.

The atmosphere in this pub is great and it’s all down to the hard working, attentive and friendly staff. Food choice good, something for everyone, we had delicious halloumi wraps. This place is highly recommended.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Went in 2pm-ish. Busy but plenty of seats. A few parking places outside and on road up to pub.

It's honest pub grub, although this time, due to illness, the kitchen was closed. What you can't fault is the staff who are always lovely and helpful. The view is good on a good day and the inside is good on a bad day. What more can you ask?

Lovely food as always, well worth the wait. It’s a busy, popular pub so if you want your order quickly, you are probably in the wrong place. Good staff, clean pub - can’t ask for more and the fact that we travel from Lancashire should...

Decent beer with nice outdoor seats and friendly staff.

Probably one of the worst Sunday lunches I’ve ever had. Small potions. New potatoes with the nut roast and no Yorkshire pudding. Sorry but it was terrible. It was very bland. Chefs please use some salt next time. The service was fine.

We went there for a catch-up over lunch with an old friend. Staff were very friendly in accommodating us and took our orders efficiently. All 3 members of our group had a main meal, a dessert and a soft drink. Food was very nice and hearty, and the desserts delicious. The place is also a historic landmark, with a plaque on the outside describing its beginnings and evolution.

Found an excellent old fashioned pub ,good home made food to suit all tastes. Including good beer selection. Excellent service and reasonable prices.

Steak was cold called waitress over manager said if he heated it up wouldnt still be medium rear Why wasnt i offered a fresh one??? Did warm it up but by then peppercorn sauce was cold tried without very fatty and not worth money

Great choice of food well presented served and wanted more afterwards with the taste .

Great find. Excellent cellerman. Highly recommended and well kept Abbot on draught.

The food was delicious and the staff were welcoming and helpful. Be sure to get there early though as they stop taking food orders around 7.30pm

Sadly rude attitude from one of staff

Gorgeous old pub and well located by the coast, lots parking. Came for lunch. Great service, very friendly. Busy pub which is great to see. Good options to have small or large choice for some meals. Good value. Had 3 delicious meals, mince dumplings, steak pie and small fish n chips. Only disappointed - as much as the chips are great I wish they were served straight from cooker as they were not hot and slightly soggy under the fish. Overall, a lovely pub.

A spectacular position overlooking the beach, we went here for lunch recently and had a fabulous meal. The portions were plentiful and the staff very helpful. There is a lovely atmosphere here. We will return.

Lovely old pub with a fantastic view of the coast.Friendly safe and great atmosphere.

Amazing food! Great service. Brilliant pub. The starter, Asian style pork belly with chilli and scallions was amazing. I drank the sauce like a broth, the best starter I've ever had. It was outstanding and was tempted to order it again for a main course. Prawn cocktail was tip top and it was nice to see someone make an effort and take some care with it as it totally paid off. Pie of the day was Steak, onion and mushroom in an ale gravy. I'm not a fan of a puff pastry lid but it did the job and the amount of pastry was brilliant. The pie was delicious and full to the brim. The beef Baguette was star of the mains. Best roast beef I've ever eaten and the baguette was perfect. Gravy is sensational. Thick and full of flavour. The chips were perfect. When I think of pub chips, that's it. Dark, crispy edges and soft and fluffy in the middle. Kids chicken bites with chips were a good size for a kids meal. Fresh and tasty. Onion rings were lush, crispy batter and a good portion. Best pub meal I've had for a long time. The staff were brilliant!

The food was absolutely loverly everything we all had to eat. The barman don't know his name was so friendly and helpful service with a smile for instinstance we said we were sharing a pudding he brought us all a spoons will definitely be returning

A propper local PUB. Great food served quickly. Great choice of ales. Location brilliant with such a history and overlooking the harbour.

Good food, excellent service. Loved it

It was ok nothing special just ok x

Proper old English pub great atmosphere friendly and good service took great care of 14 of us

Great atmosphere in this historic pub.

A really pleasant experience. Wonderful good and great friendly staff.

Nice Georgian pub. Good staff. Didn't try the food though.

Always a delight but if wanting a meal book ahead

Fantastic food and service as always, lovely place with the friendliest staff! Had mince and dumplings and the pork from specials board. Excellent value for money

1st time visit and already booked to take friends this week. Welcoming and really friendly staff. Food was gorgeous, and hubby had the liver. ( I won't cook it for him) He said it was beautiful. I had mince and dumpling it was so tasty....

A great meal with great hand pulled ales.