Magpie Café
| The Magpie Café | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1937 |
| Food type | Seafood (fish and chips) |
| Street address | 14 Pier Road |
| City | Whitby |
| County | North Yorkshire |
| Postal/ZIP Code | YO21 3PU |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°29′21″N 0°36′54″W / 54.489199°N 0.614917°W |
| Website | http://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 dates back to the 18th century, when it was a merchant's house.[2][3]
The restaurant is known for its fish and chips[4] and as a "bloody good fish and chip shop".[5] The restaurant won a Coast Award for being best fish and chip shop of 2007.[1] The restaurant has faced complaints from local businesses for its long queues.[4][6] It sources its fish from the local Fishery Lockers Fish.[7]
Ian Robson, the current owner, began working there as a fish fryer in 1979.[8]
Two fires in the space of 24 hours caused the Magpie Café to close for repairs in May 2017,[9] reopening in December 2017.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b Jeeves, Paul (18 February 2008). "Whitby's Magpie fish and chips voted UK's best". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Hirst, Christopher (6 September 1997). "Northern stars". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Robson, Dave (2 July 2017). "Whitby's Magpie Cafe takeaway reopens two months after fire". gazettelive. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ MacLeod, Tracey (14 November 1998). "The secret of my success: Rick Stein". The Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ "Fish shop success upsets traders". BBC News Online. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Robson, IAn. "Sea to Plate" (PDF). Magpie Cafe (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help) - ^ "Phenomenon of the Whitby Magpie queue". Whitby Gazette. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Second blaze at fish and chip restaurant". BBC News. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/magpie-fire-was-like-bereavement-but-we-re-elated-to-be-back-says-co-owner-1-8907384