Greens of Whitby

Provenance doesn’t get much sharper than naming the trawlers & skippers who land your fish, but then Greens is only a splash away from the quay. Nowhere in Whitby can touch the place for seafood, but Rob & Emma Green are pitching even higher with an expensive all-round makeover (curving mirrors, chandeliers & steel staircases) to match their increasingly elaborate culinary creations. The three-course £39.50 menu packs in lots of titbits - witness a cracking starter of crab salad & tomato fondue with a savoury bread & butter pudding & a line-up of mains running to brill & hot smoked salmon, halibut with cullen skink, creamed leeks & queen scallops or Thai seafood ragout. Prices might suggest that Greens’ bistro origins are slipping away (rack of Rydedale lamb is £18.25), but you can still throttle back downstairs with a bowl of soup or a sandwich.