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 Magpie Café was founded in 1937. Ian Robson, the current owner, began working there as a fish fryer in 1979.[4]
The restaurant is known for its fish and chips,[5] and has been described as a "bloody good fish and chip shop".[6]
In 2023, the Magpie was rated 10/10 by British YouTuber Danny Malin host of Rate My Takeaway.
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] The first fire started at 10 pm on 30 April 2017, seven fire engines attended. It was likely caused by a grease build up in an electrical extraction flue in the roof, it damaged the top floor customer toilets. The second fire started at 2:30 pm, this time completely gutted the restaurant roof and lower floors except the kitchen and take away shop.[11] The cause was likely pointed to burning embers not extinguished the day before. In July 2017, a major repair began to rebuild the restaurant before it reopened in December that same year.[12]
