
Colmans Seafood Temple
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About Colmans Seafood Temple
On Sea Rd in South Shields, Colmans Seafood Temple is a seafood restaurant built around a hot platter of mussels, scallops, prawns, langoustines and salmon meant for sharing. Cod and haddock and chips come with a light, crispy batter, chips served in a buttered stottie alongside mushy peas and homemade tartare sauce. Oysters and a crab salad open the menu, with souffle, chocolate fondant, panna cotta and affogato among the dessert choices. Seating takes in a U-shaped booth and high chairs by the bar, set behind a glass panel that looks out to the sea. The restaurant operates on a walk-in basis, and seating fills quickly at busy times. Downstairs, Temple Tacos runs as a takeaway counter, with a board naming the local boat and farms supplying the fish and potatoes.
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Menu & Prices
57 dishes · mains £2–34- House Triple-Filtered Water£1.50
- Colmans Homemade Lemonade£4.25
- Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice£4.45
- Eager Fruit Juices£3.50
- Coca Cola£3.45
- Diet Coca Cola£3.45
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention seafood platter, fish and chips, sea views and fresh oysters.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention seafood platter, fish and chips, sea views and fresh oysters.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the seafood platter, shared between three and described as holding mussels, scallops, prawns, langoustines and salmon, with crispy chips soaked in the seafood juices. Close behind is the fish and chips, where diners praise flaky haddock and cod in light, crisp batter, along with the mushy peas, the curry sauce and chips in a buttered stottie. Oysters, crab salad, a souffle, roasted cod tacos and the chocolate fondant also get named. Several mention the sea views from the glass-fronted dining room, and the service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive, including a grilled fish swap for a diner with dietary requirements and a table that made a birthday feel recognised. Several suggest booking ahead, as one party found it completely full and another noted few tables. The recurring drawback is noise, with one reviewer calling the restaurant very noisy, and another finding the strawberry ice cream like bought-in, in contrast to an exquisite raspberry lemonade.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the seafood platter, shared between three and described as holding mussels, scallops, prawns, langoustines and salmon, with crispy chips soaked in the seafood juices. Close behind is the fish and chips, where diners praise flaky haddock and cod in light, crisp batter, along with the mushy peas, the curry sauce and chips in a buttered stottie. Oysters, crab salad, a souffle, roasted cod tacos and the chocolate fondant also get named. Several mention the sea views from the glass-fronted dining room, and the service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive, including a grilled fish swap for a diner with dietary requirements and a table that made a birthday feel recognised. Several suggest booking ahead, as one party found it completely full and another noted few tables. The recurring drawback is noise, with one reviewer calling the restaurant very noisy, and another finding the strawberry ice cream like bought-in, in contrast to an exquisite raspberry lemonade.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“This is such a great restaurant! It’s right by the seaside and the restaurant was surrounded by a whole glass panel so the view was amazing. The service itself was fantastic but I would definitely recommend booking a table beforehand as there weren’t that many tables in the restaurant. We got the crab salad as a starter which was really fresh. The hot seafood platter came with a lot of seafood, especially a lot of mussels and was perfect for sharing between 3 people for £95! It came with chips as well which were super crispy and soaked in the juices from the seafood perfectly. My sister had dietary requirements as well and they catered amazingly to it, changing the battered fried fish to a grilled one which was still super flakey.”
- Google user
“We came here for my partners birthday lunch. Hands down the best fish and chips I have ever had in the UK. The haddock was so soft, sweet and flakey fried in the most perfectly crisp golden batter. Homemade tartare sauce and chips were SO GOOD but the star of the meal was the curry sauce - flavours are unbeatable. We got the take away from their shop downstairs called temple tacos. It’s so lovely because you also know which local boat and farms your fish and potatoes came from as they are displayed on a board. With the sea views, this was the best birthday meal we could’ve asked for. And the best thing is that the entire meal doesn’t even make you feel heavy/tired after like most fish and chips. This would be my #1 reason to go back to the north east.”
- Google user
“I had a great meal at this seafood restaurant. The seafood was fresh, sweet, and delicious. Every dish was unique and full of flavour. The restaurant was clean, with a lovely atmosphere. The staff were friendly and provided excellent service. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys fresh seafood.”
- Google user
“Visited on a Monday afternoon. We had booked a table and were seated promptly. We ordered fish goujons, and small cod and haddock meals. My haddock was delicious and quite large. The chips were excellent, very crispy. The restaurant is very noisy, however I'd have no hesitation in returning.”
- Google user
“Absolutely AMAZING staff - exiting congrats with BD from them! Delicious food, I'm meat fun, but after Colmans' dishes I'm ready to fite for the fish and seaside food 😋 Thank you very much - you made my celebration PERFECT 🙏”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
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- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Seafood restaurants near Colmans Seafood Temple
- 8.1 mi away
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colmans Seafood Temple | 4.63,214 | — | seafood platter, fish and chips, sea views |
| Native Cave Restaurant And Bar | 4.5288 | 8.1 mi away | seafood boil, jollof rice, sesame prawn toast |
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