The Barn Bistro at Burniston (again!)

I’ve written about the Barn before and how much I like it. This time we decided to go for breakfast before a long walk along the Cleveland Way. We were not disappointed! I had Hartlepool smoked haddock with poached eggs, hollaindaise sauce and fried sliced potatoes. The haddock was really superb and the hollandaise sauce really well made.

Mr Frivolitea had omelette Arnold Bennett with Hartlepool smoked haddock. Really light and really tasty.

I can’t stay away from great food so we also headed back the next day for Sunday lunch before heading home. The Barn provides such high quality and exciting food for such great value. Just £20.95 for three courses.

This time we both had the Thai crab and prawn cake, prank hen’s egg and tempura green beans for starter (absolutely delicious)

For main course Mr Frivolitea had the roast beef and I had pan fried wild sea trout with king prawns and garlic and herb butter

As on previous visits a highlight is the side dishes that come with the main course. This time we had roast potatoes, celeriac gratin, sweetcorn with Swiss rainbow chard, leeks and streaky bacon and a roasted squash, tomatoes and peppers with feta. I have not visited anywhere else that puts as much love and attention into the side dishes as to the main event. It’s one reason why we keep going back.

Cowshed

Another weekend in Scarborough and we thought we would try somewhere new to eat. I asked for ideas on Twitter and Yay Coffee suggested Cowshed for burgers. We just managed to get an early evening table as it was booked up for the rest of the night. A good sign that this is somewhere people want to eat. Cowshed has a bit of a street food look about it, almost as if they have parked their gourmet burger van next to a hipster coffee shop (by the way this is a good thing.) minimalist decor and a small but perfectly formed menu.

This is not a place for the health conscious, it’s about really tasty ‘fast’ food but using locally sourced high quality ingredients. Mr Frivolitea and I both went for the burgers. I had the ‘it ain’t easy being cheesy’, 2 beef patties, choice of cheese (I chose Gruyere), beef tomato and shed sauce (described before it arrived as a McDonald’s style burger sauce which was a spot on description, seriously tasty sauce). Mr Frivolitea had the ‘Bacon BBQ’, 2 beef patties, ‘trotters’ smoked streaky bacon, tangy BBQ sauce, American cheese. I chose to upgrade to he sweet potato fries as my side. Oh my these were the best sweet potato fries I have ever had. The seasoning was something else! It had Chinese five spice and a salt and pepper seasoning. Definitely trying that at home. Mr Frivolitea also chose to get some deep fried gherkins to go with his burger which he said were very moreish.

This place is brilliant value with great quality food. We had mains, sides, drinks and coffee for £30. It’s definitely worth a visit, I mean who doesn’t want really good burger and fries?!

Yay Coffee

If you are looking for great coffee in Scarborough then Yay Coffee on York Place is the place to go. It’s in a basement, it’s small, but it’s a great place to to hang out.

They have a great espresso (try Dr Strangelove) and filter coffee menu and a lovely selection of homemade cakes. The lunch menu also looked great though I’ve not yet tried. I don’t think I need to say anymore. Just go. (And if the rhubarb and custard cake or the brownie is available, eat it.)

The Harbour Cafe

If you are looking for fish and chips in Scarborough, then look no further than the Harbour Cafe in Scarborough. If you’re looking for frills, you won’t find them here, but what you will find is a proper welcome and a great plate of food.

The Cafe sits above the fish market at the Harbour and the view is fantastic. The food is so fresh that when I ordered our fish and chips I was able to watch my batter being made and then the fish being fried. The chips are not your normal ‘chippie’ chips. In fact the chips here remind me of the chips my dad used to make at home in our deep fat frier.

If you’re ever in Scarborough, go here. but make sure you go before 2pm. They’ve been open since 6am feeding fishermen so thay deserve to close and have a rest in the afternoon.