"Call off the search. Close down the web browser and put away the guide books. I have found the eating experience of the year."
Jay Rayner - The Guardian

“Riley’s Fish Shack was born from our love of fresh, honest, healthy seafood from which there seemed a real shortage of in our hometown of Tynemouth. There’s so much seafood caught here, much of which people don’t know is available or which of it truly is local.”- Adam & Lucy Riley, founders and co-owners/ husband and wife.

Riley’s was born out of the existence of North Shields Fish Quay where we purchase our fish from the daily shout auction…

The auction is fed by local day boats, meaning a menu that is seasonal, sustainable and supports the local fishing community…

Sourcing and cooking this way means our offerings are always fresh, subject to change and once they’re gone they’re gone. 

Catch dependent specials are announced daily and served alongside regular chargrilled and wood roasted offerings of Monkfish, Turbot, Halibut, Squid, langoustines, Lobster, Oysters and Mackerel.

The sustainable fish list is forever changing, much of the market fish landed locally is a bycatch from the Scampi industry meaning the fish is not ‘targeted’ and therefore less demand is put onto the species landed locally…

Our venture began as a roving street food (bicycle) stall, debuting at the inaugural Tynemouth food festival, in May 2012, where along with private events and North East food events we traded for the summers of 2013/14.

We’ve challenged ourselves to minimise the environmental impact our business causes and aim to build sustainability into elements of our restaurant. From our shack, our packaging, and of course our food.