The Harbourside Coffee & Kitchen — Restaurant in Great Britain

Dog friendly they say. I had my tiny,3 pound Chihuahua with me,he was in my arms and the waitress came and asked him to not be(from the chef?...chef is big word for a cafe) Anyways,being polite people,we put him in his carrier

I asked if, with the tuna toastie, if I could have cheese , the waitress said " Emm il have to ask"..... It's a bit of cheese!! hardly taxing on a " chef".

When it came ,the liquid that poured from my sandwich was vast....clearly the tuna was tinned and hadn't been drained properly.

It was dry, lacked any flavour,just not good at all and I'm not a fussy person.

My Husband did however enjoy his fish roll with mushy peas...but it wasn't worth the money.

We did leave a tip as we're not rude and people deserve to be paid regardless but it was not a good experience.

No atmosphere,asking me to put our dog off of the table when he wasn't on it.Substandrad food.

Wouldn't go back.

( And no, didn't say at the time as it's not super expensive to matter to cause a fuss and it was SO quiet it would've been uncomfortable).

EDIT- Re my Chihuahua, no, he can't go on the floor, if he got stood on it could break his leg, he was wrapped up (feet included)and no part of him was touching the table,he was in my arms NOT touching the table. I then asked if he was ok in his carrier on the chair and was told, yes. Kids put their feet on chairs.Our dog is impeccabley behaved and quiet unlike most kids😬 My dog goes to many places to eat, lovely quality restaurants and has always been made welcome even in my arms( AGAIN,not on a table). Perhaps it's best I stick to these places that are more welcoming and have food to my taste.

Re the fish sandwich, my Husband did Not compliment it many times , what a lie😂 he said it was nice once WHEN ASKED! As for the price, it is probably £2 overpriced in my opinion,also, I didn't say he didn't enjoy it??

The tuna, you've certainly made it sound WAY fancier than it was, it was, as I stated, dry and bland and juices were horrible.(I also don't need a detailed description on how liquid appears,I have had many tuna mayo sandwiches sans liquid spilling out, the tuna was clearly not drained enough , nothing to do with mayo!)

As I say, chef is a grand word for someone who puts together some sandwiches..but hey, whatever.As for a " very busy morning" that has NOTHING to do with how service and food should be for the rest of the day! It's not like I asked for something totally off menu or fancy, it's a tuna and cheese sandwich! Cheese being the only thing "off menu" I asked for! And given , as you say, it was so quiet it's hardly taxing to pop a slice of cheese on a sandwich! BELOW is a review from someone else re the cheese....seems asking for cheese is a huge ordeal and the waitresses do their best to accommodate such a huge change in the food🤔

I appreciate that the menu states you can only have two items on a roll but I had asked if it was possible to add cheese. Maybe this upset the staff.(From another reviewer)

Please don't use the servers age like that is relevant...as I say, it's cheese...hardly a big deal and the over exaggerating is cringe, to say she done her best to accommodate me, like I asked for something grande and was demanding! We were very friendly, polite and left a decent tip(as I say, people have to make a living not her fault I didn't enjoy the food).

I've noticed several one stars and two of those where you guys weren't accommodating for the smallest of things like someone wanted a roll in egg mayo instead of a sandwich, if rolls are available what's the issue?

I'm sorry that my HONEST review has clearly rankled you so much, however, it's just that, MY review, MY opinion and my food was VERY basic and bland.

Good luck with your business, I'm sure those with a blander pallette would be fine there but given the very limited options for some miles for somewhere to eat, im sure youl be...

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