The cafe is in a lovely spot but unfortunately there are some very big negatives. Firstly if you like your coffee then don't waste your money. On two occasions going there the coffee has been cold and my partner's hot chocolate was also cold and watery. We let the woman on the counter know but she didn't seem to care at all. A bad attitude is a great way to lose return customers, that's for sure. The food was nice but overpriced for the tiny bit you get. One of our meals was a chicken schnitzel which was just a piece of schnitzel on a plate with some parmesan cheese sprinkled over it. Whilst it was nice, it was sooooo plain with no sides and for the price you pay I'd expect something more than a piece of chicken thrown onto a plate! The outdoor dining area is dog friendly but a little TOO "dog friendly" with three dogs sitting up at the tables and not a single staff member did anything about it. It's not pleasant to think you'd be the next person eating out there after dogs have been sitting on the seats and up at the table, plus I'm pretty sure that this goes against health department guidelines. The wasps were also annoying if you were sitting outside and a few people moved or left, although we weren't sure if the wasps were the reason they left or if it was because of the dogs running around off their leads and sitting on the furniture that put customers off. It certainly put us off. Would we come back again? No. Try somewhere else where the food is worth the money, the coffee doesn't taste like watered down warm milk and where dogs aren't allowed to sit on the furniture! This is definitely not somewhere I'd recommend. If they don't care about health regulations with dogs on the furniture then it makes me wonder what goes on behind closed doors in the kitchen! Service was incredibly slow. It took so long for someone to take our order and then on both occasions that we went here we had to wait a very long time for our drinks, then our food. On a very hot day we were given outdoor seats in the sun, despite there being multiple tables available in the shade, and as much as it's nice to be given glasses of water, don't bother if the water is warm! On a hot day giving customers warm water is a waste of time. The service definitely needs some work at this place and the woman on the counter has a bad attitude and couldn't care less if there's a problem. The young girls who were waiting on our tables each time were lovely so thank you to them but the other woman should improve her attitude if she doesn't want to turn off customers. I usually give 5 star rave reviews and don't usually bother writing bad reviews but this place was bad on two occasions and people should know it's not worth going here. Grab a take away coffee somewhere else, or bring a picnic lunch, and admire the lovely park, but give the River Deck Cafe a big miss!