Spring food and drink

Delicious spring food and drink in North East Lincolnshire

Spring is a wonderful time for delicious food and drink. Good Friday’s traditional fish and chips is a must when you visit Cleethorpes and North East Lincolnshire. Sunday lunches, afternoon teas and hearty breakfasts. They’re all here for you to discover.

Spring is the perfect time to gather with family and celebrate the Easter period. For many, Easter means gathering with friends and indulging in one of our favourite pastimes, eating! Enjoy fish on Good Friday, whether that’s fish and chips, homecooked fish from one of our great fish merchants or a fishy dish from one of our restaurants. Read on for ideas and inspiration for eating and drinking in North East Lincolnshire.


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Enjoy delicious Easter food and drink

Good Friday Fish & Chips

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Traditional Fish and Chips in Cleethorpes

We love our fish and chips here in North East Lincolnshire, and we’re famous for our Grimsby Haddock of course. We’ve an amazing choice of fish & chip establishments and the dish is highly featured on many menus of our restaurants and cafes. Where better place can you be than here? A few places to consider for your Good Friday meal of choice include the following:

Ernie Becketts, Market Place, Cleethorpes, Steels Cornerhouse, Market Place, Cleethorpes, Papa’s Fish and Chips on Cleethorpes Pier, Ocean Fish Bar Cleethorpes, Wybers Chippy, Grimsby. The aptly named Fisherman’s Arms in Cleethorpes have a regular Friday offer that can be used on Good Friday too. Look out for The Helm in Cleethorpes who have a special Good Friday ‘Fish Night’ on Good Friday with fishy dishes on the menu and live music. Millfields Hotel also have a Good Friday fish & chip offer too!

And if you’re a cook-at-home kind of person, we have some great local fishmongers to pick up tasty fish. So forget the supermarkets and get yourself down to Riby Street in Grimsby. They have an incredible choice of fish at terrific quality and value.

Alfred Enderby Smokehouse will be open Good Friday, 10am-12 noon for collections and last minute purchases. Located in Maclure Street, Grimsby.


Afternoon teas and Easter lunches


Spring Afternoon Tea at Healing Manor Hotel

Spring is here and to honour the season, Healing Manor Hotel has a deliciously fresh and new Spring Afternoon Tea.

Available on selected dates, the Spring Afternoon Tea is a fabulous way to enjoy time with family and friends. Sip on unlimited tea and coffee, nibble on savoury treats and sandwiches, slather jam and cream onto a fresh scone, and finish with a dainty selection of sweets. Available on selected dates during March and over the Easter weekend, it’s a wonderful reason to gather with friends and family in the run-up to Easter.

Healing Manor Hotel, Grimsby

Served selected dates in March including Good Friday and Easter Saturday (Bookings only).

Afternoon Tea at A Priest, a Mill and a Ferry

A special Easter themed afternoon tea is available at the cafe on Grimsby Top Town Market. Choose a selection of delicious savouries and sweet treats served with tea or coffee.

Served Thursday 28, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 March

Grimsby Top Town Market


Easter Sunday Lunch at The Comfy Duck

Celebrate your Easter Sunday and dine at The Comfy Duck at Oaklands Hall Hotel. Their chefs have created a delicious menu for you to choose from whilst relaxing with your nearest and dearest. Choose one, two or three courses.

Sunday 31 March

The Comfy Duck, Oaklands Hall Hotel, Grimsby


Easter Sunday Lunch at The Pig & Whistle Bar & Restaurant 

Relax with family and friends over a wonderful Sunday Lunch at the Pig & Whistle at Healing Manor Hotel. As well as incredible food and drink, there will be plenty of activities to keep the little ones happy, and their beautiful gardens to explore. If the weather is fine, why not enjoy an aperitif or after dinner coffee on the Terrace?

Sunday 31 March

Pig & Whistle Bar & Restaurant, Healing Manor Hotel, Healing, Grimsby


Easter Sunday Lunch at St James Hotel, Grimsby

Hop to it this Easter and join the team at St James Hotel for a tasty 3 course lunch on Easter Sunday with the whole family. Traditional Sunday Roast Carvery, along with Grilled Haddock or Homemade Ravioli is on the menu. Finish it off with Homemade Cheesecake or Apple & Blueberry Crumble. There’s something for every bunny, including the kids!🐰

Sunday 31 March

St James Hotel, Grimsby

Easter Sunday lunch at the Stallingborough Grange Hotel

Choose a traditional Sunday lunch or explore tasty options from their lunch menu. Special menu for the little ones too. Locally sourced produce is used to create delicious freshly prepared meals. The restaurant is open every lunch and evening and you can dine from their Sunday Lunch menu all day every Sunday. The relaxing lounge bar, Thatchers Bar, is the perfect setting to unwind and relax. Open every day from 11am serving a range of beers, wines, and spirits. Meet up with friends and family for morning coffee or enjoy delicious dishes prepared.


We will be publishing our usual Weekend What’s On Guide for Easter weekend so take a look for even more fun things for the Easter holidays including lots of live music. Do also check our events calendar for even more events and activities for all the family. For more great ideas on things to do and what’s on visit our home page and explore.