Magpie Café

The Magpie Café
Restaurant information
Established 1937
Food type Seafood (fish and chips)
Street address 14 Pier Road
City Whitby
County North Yorkshire
Postal code/ZIP YO21 3PU
Country England
Coordinates 54°29′21″N 0°36′54″W / 54.489199°N 0.614917°W / 54.489199; -0.614917Coordinates: 54°29′21″N 0°36′54″W / 54.489199°N 0.614917°W / 54.489199; -0.614917
Website www.magpiecafe.co.uk

The Magpie Café is a seafood restaurant in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1937,[1] but its building dated back to the 18th century, when it was a merchant's house.[2]

The restaurant is well known for its fish and chips; it was described by celebrity chef Rick Stein as "the place that opened my eyes to how good a chip shop could be"[3][4] and as a "bloody good fish and chip shop".[5] The restaurant also won a Coast award for being best fish and chip shop of 2007.[1][6]

The restaurant has faced complaints from local businesses for its long queues.[4][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jeeves, Paul (18 February 2008). "Whitby's Magpie fish and chips voted UK's best". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  2. Hirst, Christopher (6 September 1997). "Northern stars". The Independent.
  3. Barrett, Frank (19 April 2004). "Rick joins the fryer brigade". Mail on Sunday. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  4. 1 2 Herbert, Ian (17 October 2005). "Queues for the 'world's best' fish suppers leave traders with a chip on their shoulders". The Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. MacLeod, Tracey (14 November 1998). "The secret of my success: Rick Stein". The Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  6. "Yorkshire chippie with 1,000 customers a day voted best fish and chip shop". Daily Mail. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  7. "Fish shop success upsets traders". BBC News Online. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2009.

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