Sea & Soil

Northumberland Coast


The name reflects the surf-and-turf menu at this hip little bistro near Amble's harbour. Locals love the Northumberland beef and soft-shell crab burgers, but there's also a fantastic range of starters such as smoked haddock and black pudding scotch egg, and mains including Amble lobster with a crab and fennel crust or roast quail with hare confit.


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