LIDO ROYAL CAFÉ — Restaurant in England

Popped in whilst staying in Blackpool as we really fancied a cooked breakfast, it was empty when we walked in apart from the young waitress sitting with her friends chatting. It didn’t feel at all welcoming as we walked in but gave it a chance anyway as it was raining heavily, my wife and I ordered a medium breakfast each 1 tea and a coffee and it came to about £15 ish. Not the best breakfast I ever had, overcooked and swimming in grease, it was evident the food ingredient’s like the sausages and bacon were standard cheap catering offerings and not from a butchers . My wife couldn’t eat hers as it was overly greasy for her and not very nice tasting to be honest, the mushrooms were cremated the were beans cold, bacon dry etc etc. The table we sat at was sticky and grubby as were all the sauce bottles on the counter but we wiped the table and bottles down with our own baby wipes. It’s a shame as it is decorated well and looked ok in there but as we were the only ones in there eating I think more care and attention to cleaning tables could have been in practice before people come in to eat but as previously mentioned the young waitress was sitting with her friends the entirety of our visit and that seemed her main focus. You live and learn as normally when a cafe is empty and it’s hammering it down with rain outside it should be busy but as I said it was empty so that speaks volumes. There are a few cafes along the way near Waterloo that were very busy when we passed but alas we found...

As a regular I'm absolutely disgusted with the service today on the 19th of July 2025 (today) I went to order a full english breakfast at that time it was coming up to 12pm midday I placed my order and waited as time gone by still no sign of my full english breakfast as I got home I saw the time is was coming up to 1pm so I waited an hour for nothing I was so disgusted with the service I just left and didn't request a refund I will never entre that cafe again the worst thing about it the cafe wasnt even that busy no...

Cant rate it. Very busy with only one serving and one cooking . Waited for an hour . My dad had his lunch whilst I was still waiting . Staff becoming verbally upset could hear them in kitchen they were very loud . Felt sorry for them but could not wait any longer . We got a refund and walked away . 4 people walked in and were told they were no longer serving . Whilst a woman in the kitchen was shouting on the phone for help . Won't unfortunately be...