We were in South Shields to see friends and had an explore. A must had come in from the sea, but there were still lots of people in the beach. You could hardly see the sea from the promenade.
We were looking for somewhere for a light lunch as we were going to have fish and chips with our friends later. Platform 33 had a carvery, with a veggie option, but we went for the vegan sausage sandwich. There was a choice of brown or white bread, but the brown was a bit bland. The sausages were nice enough. It was described as having caramelised onions, but they tasted like something from a jar. The portion was decent with chips, salad and coleslaw. The chips were a little soft rather than crisp.
All that said it was not bad food really and not too expensive. The place was fairly busy.
I had a coffee with mine and I do have an issue with cups that have a useless handle. I could not even get one finger through it, so it was tricky to lift the heavy cup.
We did not go onto the beach itself, but then we were not going to swim. You can see how misty it was
We wandered through the fairground and played the coin-pushing machines in the arcade. That is an essential part of a trip to the British seaside.