Downey's Fish & Chips, STACK Seaburn

About Downey's Fish & Chips, STACK Seaburn

Downey's is a family-run fish and chip business with roots in Seaham that has won local awards and built a following along the Durham and Sunderland coast. Its counter at STACK Seaburn is one of the street food units in the container village on Whitburn Road, a few steps from Seaburn beach.

The menu covers the seaside staples: locally produced fish and chips with cod or haddock, scampi, and the usual sides, cooked to order and served to eat at STACK's shared benches or to take down to the promenade. Because it sits inside STACK, it is a practical choice for groups where not everyone wants fish and chips, as other traders and the bars are under the same roof. The Downey's team also opened a separate sit-down restaurant, Seafood and Steak Co, at STACK Seaburn in 2024. Counter hours follow the trader's own times within STACK's opening hours.

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