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Magpie Café

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]

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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] 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.[7] It sources its fish from the local Fishery Lockers Fish.[8]

In 2023, the Magpie was rated 10/10 by British YouTuber Danny Malin host of Rate My Takeaway.

Fires

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]

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  1. Paul Jeeves. Whitby's Magpie fish and chips voted UK's best Yorkshire Post, 18 February 2008, retrieved 29 October 2009^
  2. Christopher Hirst. Northern stars The Independent, 6 September 1997, retrieved 29 October 2009^
  3. Dave Robson. Whitby's Magpie Cafe takeaway reopens two months after fire gazettelive, 2 July 2017, retrieved 4 December 2017^
  4. Phenomenon of the Whitby Magpie queue Whitby Gazette, retrieved 6 December 2017^
  5. Whitby and wisdom The Guardian, 23 August 2009, retrieved 1 March 2024^
  6. Tracey MacLeod. The secret of my success: Rick Stein The Independent, 14 November 1998, retrieved 17 July 2009^
  7. Fish shop success upsets traders BBC News Online, 17 October 2005, retrieved 17 July 2009^
  8. Ian Robson. Sea to Plate Magpie Cafe, retrieved 4 December 2017^
  9. Second blaze at fish and chip restaurant BBC News, 1 May 2017, retrieved 4 December 2017^
  10. Magpie fire 'was like bereavement, but we're elated to be back' - says Co-owner 13 December 2017, retrieved 9 December 2018^
  11. Celebrating with Magpie Cafe! - Good Day Sacramento www.cbsnews.com, retrieved 25 June 2023^
  12. Fire service delayed by software in Whitby Magpie Cafe blaze BBC News, 12 March 2018, retrieved 25 June 2023^