Castle View Cafe — Restaurant in Hastings

Went for breakfast and noticed we hadn’t got our food after 45 mins. (The table behind us also hadn’t had their food for an hour) we were not in any rush, so I asked for another cup of tea and politely enquired about this and they said we were two tickets away. 5 more orders coming out of the kitchen and an hour and ten mins after we ordered we decided to give up. People who ordered breakfast 45 mins after us were tucking into their food. We went in to complain, pay for the teas and leave at which point, they told us they were putting it on a plate. Far too late, I could have gone to Tesco’s myself and cooked breakfast for a football team in that time. I would not advise you use this place if you want any kind of...

Ok food, terrible service.

I went in today and the hot chocolate and panini were ok, though I was charged extra for soya milk.

The service, however, is awful. It is pretty small and there were at least 2 servers working but it still took them over 25 minutes to notice I was sat with an empty plate, waiting to pay. I was going to have a cake too, but didn't want to give them more money, plus I was a bit worried about just how long it's be waiting. The servers were within veiw the whole time, just stood chatting to each other. It took so long for them to notice, the table of 5 next to me were able to receive and finish their meal.

I shan't be returning unless I have an entire...

Don’t bother if you have any dietary restrictions. There were five of us looking for brunch, walked in to an almost empty cafe, to ask about whether they offer gluten free options. As soon as I said the word gluten there was an immediate shake of the head and a “no”. Totally uninterested in accommodating dietary needs and clearly didn’t want our business. There are many regular breakfast items that are GF, (bacon, hash browns, eggs etc), but presumably they just couldn’t be bothered with any hassle. If you’re looking for somewhere that will cater, go to the Grumpy Cook just round the corner. Giving two stars as seems unfair to give one when we didn’t actually...