I have a mix feeling about this cafe, we went there twice, the second time we got there by accident.

The first time we went there, it was on the lower floor, time was around 4:00 pm, we did not want to eat anything and just wanted to have some cold drinks, maybe even Shisha, we were not aware of the amazing view this restaurant has. We got a spot with a great view; however the space was a bit tight, i.e. the waiters passing us by could touch us if we were slightly out of the line.

I guess the issue started when we told the waiters that we only want cold drinks for now, and no food. They brought some water and snacks, we said to them we don’t want it. They weren’t happy, but they took it back. I guess they were annoyed that they wouldn’t be charging us for it. We weren’t aware of the charge, we just had a big lunch and were not interested in eating snacks and we had water.

The second thing was that the two of us were sitting on one table and the third was taking pictures of the Rouche rocks from another table. The waiters came and asked my friend to move away from that table since I suppose we weren’t ordering any food? My friend said to them that look I am only taking pictures and since there were no customers sitting there, he will move to our table once we get our drinks. They weren’t taking it and strictly asked my friend to move. My friend wasn’t happy but moved. Lastly, it was sunny and there was sun coming on us, so we moved back a bit. There was a couple behind us having a shisha, so the shisha guy came a few times to renew their coal and deliberately went past my friend so close that he would have burnt him, maybe the waiter wanted my friend to move back into his place, i.e. into the sun, away from the tiny walk way. We get it, the waiters needed to walk about, but we were hot, and they could have asked us politely, or moved us to a different location. The staff was extremely rude, unhelpful and that’s why we decided not to order the shisha and just leave as soon as we had finished our drinks. This was the first time.

The second time we were looking for a café by the sea side late at night perhaps around 1:00 am, we went pass by Petit café and said that we’re definitely not going back there. A few meters up ahead we saw Hookah Lounge (not sure if it was a name of a shisha bar or something, between Petit café and Bay Rock cafe) but anyway we got up, and just before sitting down, we said to the waiter that we have had our dinner and only wanted some drinks and shisha. The waiter happily agreed, sat us down and brought us the menu, to our surprise it was the same Petit café, the entrance was different, it was on a different floor and we thought it was Hookah lounge – shisha bar. Anyway, the waiter was nice and friendly and there weren’t loads of people, so we thought let’s give it a go again. To our surprise, this time round the staff we had a good experience. Maybe it was pleasant at this time of the night and that’s why the waiters were welcoming?

TLDR: Overall: 2 stars, 4 stars for the night shift staff (on the top floor) and minus 2 for the rude and arrogant day shift staff (on the main floor). Be sure to confirm and reconfirm the prices and whatever is brought onto your table, especially on the main floor, during the day time.