I have been several times and the view of the ocean from this seaside cafe are lovely. A nice mix indoor and outdoor seating as well as some shady outdoor seating options. Good for early starters as they open at 5am and close after lunch on most days apart from Friday when they re-open for dinner in the warmer months. There is the usual mix of tasty food options and good-sized portions. There are several burger and seafood options on the menu as well as several pasta options and daily specials. They do not appear to have that many gluten-free options and the GF bread is not as tasty as it used to be. I’ve yet to try the breakfast options but they look delicious. The staff are friendly and the meals are presented very nicely and delivered pretty quickly after you order at the counter. The coffee is also pretty good and they seem to have a loyal customer base. One downside is that are they are not a cheap option especially on weekends when they hit you up for a surcharge on both Saturdays and Sundays. They also really need to do something about the infestation of the hanging plants directly above some of the indoor dining seating, not a good look and it makes you wonder if something will fall off the plants into your meal. All in all, a good casual dining option albeit a bit on the...
Read moreI won't be back. I took my daughter there to have afternoon tea yesterday. We walked into the shop and up to the counter. Both girls behind the counter were busy so we looked at the food while we waited and decided what we would have, then approached the counter for a second time. One girl turned around and said I won't be long. We waited again for another 5 minutes or so before the second girl turned around to serve us. She asked what we wanted and I said I'd have a cappuccino and before I could say anything else she then said is it takeaway? Because we're closed and as soon as we can get these people (she waved her hand out over the other customers) out of here we're going home. Their opening hours said 4.00. We were there at 3.30. If they were closing early they could have said I'm sorry we're closed when we walked in the shop and we would have said ok thank you and left. But instead they made us wait and the second girl was rude to us and to the customers who were still sitting at...
Read moreLooked a bit busy so that may have been a factor with our meal and drinks, but was still a bit on the pricey side for the servings.
We ordered an eggs benedict and an eggs on toast, both with a coffee. Neither bread was actually toasted so it was very tough and doughy - nice sour flavour from the sourdough though. Paid extra for avocado and received five small slices on the side. Food has been expensive lately, but you can buy an entire avocado if not two for the same price.
Coffee was to be a little brutal, quite rubbish. This is where I think being busy may have let the cafe down. Iced Long black was weak and lacking colour and iced latte was bitter even with honey.
We stopped in as we were passing through the town and seen the great reviews. Maybe we came on an off day but it let us down a bit. Three stars still because we could see the thought and care that went into presentation and the atmosphere, we just wish we had a better...
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