Sea View Restaurant Scarborough

You're walking up St Nicholas Street towards the seafront, and you slip into The Royal Hotel's restaurant knowing you'll get a decent meal without any faffing about. This isn't some Instagram-baiting spot; it's the kind of place where locals bring their parents when they're visiting, where the views of the bay actually matter because they're framed by proper windows, not desperate marketing. The menu does what it says on the tin—solid British cooking, the sort that makes sense when you're looking out at the North Sea. It's got that comfortable, slightly worn-in feeling of a traditional seaside hotel restaurant, which some might find reassuring and others might find a bit dated, but the ratings suggest people are genuinely enjoying themselves here.