The Cecil Restaurant in Scarborough

Have just returned home from Sunday Lunch at The Cecil. We were with friends and had a selection of starters, mains and desserts. All food was excellent , not one member of our party could find anything that was not spot on. ALL members of staff were pleasant, courteous and efficient. The restaurant was light and airy and very clean which is good to see. We will most certainly be returning very soon. Again , many thanks to all at The Cecil

Our party of 12 recently enjoyed a Christmas dinner. A warm welcome, attentive service and a wonderful ambience were all in abundance. The location is among the best on the east coast and the venue is basically perfect for an evening out and not just a meal. All tastes were catered for. Our family enjoyed the sumptuous Sea Bass, melt in your mouth Beef Brisket and of course my favourite, traditional Christmas turkey. All the food was delicious and presented to a high standard. The parfait starter was given high praise but desserts were arguably the best course and special mention must go the extensive cheeseboard. Admittedly I was initially reluctant to write a review as we were thinking of keeping this venue as our little secret. However Cecil's deserves to be talked about, given the lovely service from the staff team (even the Newcastle united fan barman 😁) and the obvious investment and care that has gone into making this restaurant so nice. Merry Christmas from the Kelly's and Povarenkova's 😊

Early Christmas dinner for family. Was absolutely wonderful. Service from the minute of arrival to leaving, was excellent. Very friendly, attentive and helpful. Super choices on menu but we opted for the traditional turkey. Everything on the plate was superb. The vegetables plentiful and varied., roast potatoes were divine, fab huge Yorkshire pudding. Turkey was tender, all trimmings lovely. We were so full, couldn’t squeeze in a dessert…but the petit fours , definitely handmade, with coffee were divine. Daisy our waitress was charming and offered us the leftover vegetables to take home. Lovely !! Couldn’t fault anything. And most definitely will be back. Also very reasonable prices.

Hermoso entorno y decoración. La comida se presentó maravillosamente también, pero era mediocre en el mejor de los casos. La 'opción vegana' contenía lácteos / queso y cuando se le pidió que verificara los ingredientes, la camarera y el personal de cocina no pudieron dar una respuesta definitiva. Los platos de mi amigo estaban demasiado cocinados. Sin opción vegana de postre, sin leche de avena o soja para tés y cafés. No muy bueno en 2024. Los petit fours estaban deliciosos, me dijeron que eran veganos, pero ¿quién sabe? Sentir los efectos del consumo de lácteos hoy en día. Yo no volvería. Tal vez solo para un café negro ☕

El restaurante es espacioso con buen espacio entre las mesas. La comida estaba bien, pero no excepcional. El personal estaba rondando como si tuviera prisa por sacarte, pero en ningún momento entre platos preguntaron si todo estaba bien. Menú decía café con petit fours caseros pero recibimos café y una oblea de chocolate “Lindt”. No sería mi primera opción para volver.

Outstanding food elevated with great presentation, reasonable prices and fantastic friendly service , Might actually be the Best place to eat in Scarborough

This was our first visit but definitely won’t be our last. Great choice of dishes, not ‘run of the mill’. All reasonably priced. Lovely combination of flavours and beautifully presented. The room is large and airy with well-spaced tables giving a peaceful atmosphere. The waitresses were smiling and obliging. Altogether a lovely experience.

Lovely food at reasonable price. Starter, main course and dessert were delicious. Fresh ingredients and portions bigger than expected esp the dessert.

Loved Cecil’s, tasty food, lovely staff and reasonable. Very classy restaurant, we don’t hesitate to recommend, try to get a window table, the views are fab

Our first visit to the restaurant, but definitely not our last. Beautifully appointed dining room, excellent service and delicious food, beautifully prepared and presented. A very classy location for a special night out, but not at all expensive.

Cecil’s is stylishly decorated and the window tables have a great sea view. As guests of the hotel, we paid just £25 a head for 2 courses which we felt represented very good value. All of the food was excellent, especially the meltingly tender braised beef dish which we all had. The wine list is short and reasonably priced. The staff are friendly.

Amazing food staff exceeding helpful very welcoming, lovely setting ambience fantastic. Wine very well priced and of very good quality. Highly recommend for an excellent evening out.

Lovely surroundings with attentive staff. The food was excellent. There were 6 in our party all opting for different items from the menu. Everything was well presented and the flavours were amazing. This place is well worth a visit.

Had Christmas Dinner here with friends last weekend great menu food fantastic special mention to Leslie who looked after our every need

Although we were staying at another hotel in the area, we decided to have a meal at The Cecil. My wife chose something straight from the menu whereas I was a bit difficult. I fancied a starter as a main size meal. No problem! And it was perfect. Give this place a go. You will not be disappointed.

While staying at the Weston Hotel on a dinner, bed & breakfast deal we used this restaurant. The food was excellent with menus to suit all tastes and tremendous value- the service was really friendly and helpful with nothing at all to fault.

Excellent food at the Cecil over many visits. Always a varied menu of beautiful food and with lovely presentation. Pleasant and efficient staff complete a lovely experience

We ate two dinners here: very helpful staff, quiet atmosphere and excellent food. Exploring hereabouts showed nothing better!

My husband loved the Sunday dinner, for me the pate was divine. The fish dishes are always a hit both at breakfast and in the evening. Full marks to the chef and the team who serve his delicious meals.

Man muss zum Cecil nicht viele Worte verlieren: Das Restaurant hat die gleiche Qualität wie das Hotel in dem es ist. In der preislichen Mittelklassen selten so kundenorientierte Qualität bei Essen und Service erlebt.

Wir haben dort dreigängig sehr lecker und doch recht günstig gegessen. Das Lamm war butterzart, es fehlte höchstens etwas Salz. Die Portionen waren etwas übersichtlich, aber sonst hätten wir auch keine 3 Gänge geschafft. Sehr freundliches Servicepersonal.

An extensive menu with many original and unusual choices in all parts of the menu. We had a great meal. Whilst Cecils is part of The Weston Hotel it does have the feel of a modern and trendy Bistro, with good atmosphere. Good but reasonably priced wine list.

Great choice of meals at reasonable cost, friendly staff with great service. You can enjoy tea and coffe in the superb lounge and just relax.

All meals were interesting with a wide choice on the menu. Thoroughly enjoyed everything chosen. Certainly commend the chef.

Visited this hotel for Sunday evening meal. Was recommended as it was close to were we were staying in a bed and breakfast hotel so didn't have facilities for evening meal. Never again and wouldn't recommend. It was terrible. Food bland and cold. I should have complained but didn't. . As soon as we went into hotel I didn't like the smell. It smelt like school dinners. Should have known to not eat there. One good thing a lovely waitress don't know the name.

Good food, good service, quite quick, reasonable price. While is in the hotel it is available to non-residents. Not so many places available at the top of the cliff.

Lovely atmosphere, great choice of food served by lovely staff. Everything well presented. Beautiful home made biscuits with the cheeseboard.

Amazing high quality food of a wide range, beautifully presented. All of our courses were well and truly enthused over.

My boyfriend and I had a meal at the Weston, with his parents who were staying for a few days. The hotel is beautiful, gorgeously refurbished, and someone has thought really hard about the design. We didn't know hotels in Scarborough (we just moved there recently) were as nice as this, and were prepared to come often for the odd drink and for meals, if our meal was as lovely as the decor. Unfortunately, they must have been having a bit of a bad night in the kitchen, although the restaurant was far from busy when we ate.One of our party had a broccoli and blue cheese soup for the starter that was extremely watery without the usual sharp flavours that you get with this type of soup, so that was our first heads up for the meal. The sweetcorn fritters and 'green salad' for the starter were more like fritters with a few bits of sweetcorn, and a handful of rocket and assorted green leaves that were more bruised than prepped. Some preparation may have been a little more effort, but might have made more of a positive impression. The worst situation came with the main course. First the good: The in-laws had a very nice braised brisket with mashed potato and gravy - braised brisket can't really be done 'wrong' as it's a long, slow cook, so that was fine and all good. My duck breast was tasty and not overcooked, although the piece of gristle at the end nearly required the Heimlich manoeuvre - however, I coped without making an idiot of myself, and the plate was a lovely fest of shaved beets, roasted onions, and delicious walnuts. However, I still don't know what the puree under the duck was (possibly celeriac?) because it was more water than flavour. The real sad situation was for the veggie in our midst. Credit to the hotel that they didn't advertise that meal as veggie, since it was covered in a cheese sauce that most likely had rennet in it .... however, firstly the 'pancake mediterranean canneloni' was the only main courses that didn't involve fish or meat. No proper veggie options at all. Secondly, it arrived completely swamped in a cheese bechamel sauce. No topping, no sign of what lurked beneath ... poor effort, Weston! Veggies like good food too! There are lots of good ideas on the web, or you could even buy your exec chef a Leon Fast Vegetarian cookbook for inspiration. Pulses, beans, grains - all these things can be used with very little fuss and they also freeze well in case you don't get many veggies in the restaurant. The pancakes were heavy, and they weren't rolled into tubes. We couldn't even identify if they were folded in some way, because everything was swamped in the infernal cheese gloop. The Mediterranean vegetables had only courgette and celery that could be identified, although they were pinkish, so probably there was some tomato in there. Might have been better to make actual canneloni, and stick something crunchy and cheesy on the top. We didn't complain because the in-laws were happy with their mains, and it would have been rude to moan at the people who were buying us dinner. Puddings were nice enough, but the lemon posset wasn't set except for on the top, so it was just cream with a lovely lemon taste. And finally, the after dinner coffee for two was served in a cafetiere for one. So there wasn't enough to go around. If the cups had been smaller, no-one would have noticed! Again, complaining would have seemed churlish, although I have worked in catering, and i know how useful feedback can be.I'm sure it was all just a bad night or something. The staff were lovely and welcoming and polite, and we drank plenty of wine and talked into the late evening, and weren't made to feel like we were holding everyone up, so that was nice. And of course, the rooms were excellent, and the whole of the hotel very nice. We will probably recommend it to people who want to stay near us in Scarbs, but I think we'll reserve full judgement on the food till another time, if that's okay.

Food exceptional, only ever improves. The meat is always tender, a good choice of dishes. Plenty of food on the plate which is presented to a high standard. Waiting staff attentive without invading your personal space

we ate here and enjoyed our 2 course meal. I enjoyed the plaice dish and my mother had a huge gammon steak . All well cooked and presented in a nice airy dining room

Just live around the corner and fancied a meal out googled local restaurants and The Cecil came up.The place must of been modernised recently and we were lucky to get in at short notice.first impressions were very good and that went on to the food, the staff and the service i would recommend The Cecil to anyone although the menu was limited everything was local,fresh,and well cooked and at an affordable price.

Very good selection and lovely presentation. Beautiful taste. The surroundings in the restaurant are ideal lending itself to a perfect ambience. Very attentive and pleasant staff.

Loved the attention to detail with the food and service. Had both evening meal and breakfast there and couldn't fault it.

This is the restaurant within the Weston Hotel and is fantastic. The food is excellent and reasonably priced and the staff are friendly and helpful.

The food was locally sourced. There was lots of choice and plenty of it. I could not fault a single course - all superbly cooked and delivered by friendly, attentive staff who knew what they were doing.

This was the restaurant at the Weston Hotel. They kept the menu small but the food was top quality, locally sourced and expertly cooked. The service was excellent, prices very reasonable. You get what you pay for!