Beachcomber Cafe in North Devon

Closed down... completely derelict inside. Nov. 2024.

Can’t describe how belittled we felt when entering for a family sit down lunch and coffee with 6 of us, 1 dog and one person in a wheelchair. Granted it was busy but we walked in and made ourselves known to staff who said they’d be a minute and we even stood by a dirty table, cleared the plates up for staff and waited for it to be cleaned until a clean table came free in the main part of the restaurant. All the while a big group of 10 came in after us and looked as though manager bent over backwards to accommodate them, moving tables and chairs for them. But for h’us? We weren’t even allowed to move 1 chair so we could sit round one table and even told us he couldn’t accommodate us. We were so shocked and embarrassed at how he spoke to us we didn’t even speak up there but feel that this treatment was so improper and unprofessional to make us feel so discriminated against.

My family and I went in to get some breakfast and as soon as we walked into the door, there was 8 of us, we were given a dirty look from the man behind the counter. When we went to order, the man refused to substitute any of the items on the breakfast. Then when we asked for a small portion of chips, he outright refused. We tried to explain it was for an autistic child who struggles with change but he still refused and was downright rude to my mother. We decided to just get drinks and he put them through with what I can only describe as a triumphant look on his face. When our drinks came over, we spoke to one of the ladies and she agreed that he was out of order. She was absolutely lovely and managed to get a portion of chips for us. She was the only person that made us feel as though our presence was valued. The man behind the counters behaviour was abhorrent and we won't be returning. This is the first place in Woolacombe we have disliked and it is completely disappointing. Every other member of staff we spoke to was absolutely excellent and we thank them entirely for their accommodation. It was just the man that let the whole place down. The rest of the staff deserve a medal. If only for putting up with this man 😂.

The first time we tried to come in to this cafe within opening hours, we were refused entry because it was ‘closed’. No signage to inform you of opening hours but it was an hour earlier than it says online. The second day when we did get in, we attempted to order hot food only to be told rudely and abruptly by an old man behind the counter that they stopped serving hot food, he did not have the patience to wait for us to rethink our order and was very agitated, he wasn’t very welcoming of children either. The food was good but the price was not! Very expensive for what it was! The rest of the staff seemed very miserable as well. I would not go again from the attitude of the staff, but I suppose they don’t really care as a lot of their customers will be tourists visiting for the first time. Not a welcoming place at all!

Sad this place will be temporarily closed for a rebuild from early Nov 24, as it was a great venue! Hope the lovely staff are re-hired for the new place

Have been coming to woolacombe for more than 20 years finally decided to come here for coffee and cake as it was nice and quiet. Cake portions were good and tea and milkshake was nice. Plates were clean but chipped and teapot was damaged and saucer chipped. Napkins were damp but offered replacements and the place was generally in need of cleaning and decorating. I know they are going to knock it down and rebuild a new purpose built pavilion type building and I hope they decide to keep the cafe but they do need to replace some of they furniture and bits also the staff need new uniform as the tshirts looked tired and aprons looks old.

Great food, great service, great place

Always a pleasure to go here - so friendly and nice latte 😎. Sadly this will be closing for rebuild on 2 November 2024 but hopefully the Beachcomber Cafe will open again as soon as possible - bigger and better😍

We initially stopped here for a drink and were taken back by the wonderful views, friendly staff, and the offering in the menu! We returned the following day and had the BEST breakfast Woolacombe has to offer. Despite it being really busy, we were seated quickly, and the staff were great, not only attentive but also keeping up with the demand coming through the door! I 100% recommend this place. It's a gem that's worth a visit!

Very popular café with incredible views over the beach and delicious food, coffee and great service. We had the Devon breakfast, vegan breakfast, flat whites and a bloody mary. Couldn't fault it. The bacon and sausages are very good and we especially like the garlic with the mushrooms on the VE breakfast.

A great cafe with amazing views of woolacombe bay with a delicious selection of food and drinks. We visited twice during our stay at different times and both were positive experiences. It’s busy, friendly and efficient with good quality products and also dog friendly Would definitely visit again

Smashing place. Great menu, stunning views and cheerful staff.

Two members of staff were friendly enough, but a third (a middle-aged lady) certainly wasn’t; unsmiling and abrupt to us and other customers! The table menus were soiled, nevertheless we ordered two sausage baps and coffees. The coffee was fine but the sausages were not, they looked and tasted heavily processed and quite inferior. A shame really, the views outside are lovely but we certainly didn’t enjoy our visit to the Beachcomber Cafe.

We had the halloumi wrap, as our first choices weren’t available. Food was all very fresh, just lacked some flavour and seasoning on the mushrooms. The menus were sticky, as was the table.

Popped in after teens had been on a sunrise horse ride on the beach - expecting nothing but a cuppa but were pleasantly suprised. I'm coeliac and tend not to bother eating out, just have a coffee, and one of the teens is severely nut allergic. Neither of us like making a fuss but this place was really - quietly - helpful (no eye-rolling, many thanks). Man at desk who took our order particularly so. Pointed me away from things that might have gluten cross-contamination and were reassuring about nut risks. Huge thank you

A great spot, overlooking Woolly beach. Best breakfast in the village and a lovely team running the place. Dog friendly...

One of the best breakfasts I have had in a long time! We had the Large Devon Breakfast, everything was cooked perfectly, drinks were great and the staff were friendly, attentive and helpful. Would highly recommend coming early and grabbing a table!

Great food, lovely staff right on the beach in woolacombe. Really nice inside and can have takeaway. Bit pricey but good quality ingredients, so it’s worth it. Well stocked bar, and lots of choice for food.

We came here for breakfast after a 5 hr journey and waited for a table for 20 minutes before a rude male approached us to tell us to wait outside. The weather was extremely windy and there was no consideration for the fact I am very heavily pregnant and had already been stood waiting 20 minutes. The food was nice but the certain server was very abrupt and showed poor customer service skills, other staff members were lovely and it’s a shame he let his team down! Don’t bother with the iced latte, there was no milk, just a watery icey coffee.

This cafe with a lovely view has lovely staff. But.., the menus are encrusted with grime as are the tables. Full price tariff but disgusting front of house. I don’t know what the rest is like but….

Came for drinks and food at 3.15 and 3.30 twice over three days. Told kitchen was closed both times! We were made to feel we were intruding as they decided to sweep round constantly and move every chair bar the ones we sat in! Website says 5.00 close. We paid £16.00 to feel absolutely awful. When we mentioned our disappointed we were treated with derision and even smirked at by three staff members!! Surely cleaning up and rudely ignoring customers even as they are ordering is very unprofessional. At 3.45 another potential customer was sent away. Ruined our afternoon

All that was purchased was ice cream which we enjoyed but not something that warranted any exceptional comment

Don't waste your time. £17 for a breakfast and a coffee. Nearly an hour wait, wasn't even busy. Then got my order wrong and decided to argue with me rather than trying to fix it. Ordered the vegan breakfast came out with a veggie breakfast, clearly don't know the difference

Nice decorations and views of woolacombe beach good service

This establishment is purely relying on it's location and not it's culinary expertise! I ordered something incredibly simple - one beans on toast and one scrambled eggs on toast and when it arrived I only had the scrambled eggs (if you can call it that! It was a fried egg chopped up with a knife) and no beans on toast. When I questioned this to the staff, they told me that I hadn't asked for the beans on toast! I was then presented with a tiny pot of beans which was not what I asked for.

Lovely fried breakfast before a day at the beach. Easy to get a seat and service was good. Lovely big breakfast, was all very tasty and reasonably priced. Will for sure be going back!

Worst customer service I have had in a long time! Staff were rude and unfriendly particularly the guy who I assume is the manager. Didn’t even have any consideration for his staff. After my interaction with him at the bar where I was made to feel patronised and inconvenient I would normally have left. However I thought “im on holiday I’ll let it ride”. I sat for over an hour next to the bar and listened to him bigging himself up and putting the others down. Absolutely cringeworthy. I ordered poached eggs on toast. Now I’m used to big city prices but even this was a new low for me. I got 2 small eggs, one of which was still raw. I sent it back, got cold toast and my original eggs, again one of which was uncooked and I had to leave it. What a shame …. The place is in one of the most beautiful locations but I wouldn’t go back. I’ll grab an ice cream instead!

Amazing food and service. The best place to eat in Woolacombe

I wasnt going to write a review but for the sake of helping a business i thought i should. I actually run and am a shareholder in quite a successful group of cafes and restaurants so this doesnt come as a hobbyist or enthusiast. 1. When you employ older staff - customers assume they are their because they have the relevant experience and are authorised to lead. The gentleman on the till was an older guy who seemed to be appointed the leader - however was very clueless to all of the requirements of maintaining a structure throughout the day. Taking orders but not understanding the knock on effect if at any point theres a build up of tickets or tables waiting - i can only assume the kitchen works through gritted teeth when it’s like that. The amount of staff you guys have you could easily take the orders from customers without them coming up to the table, this actually means you get to control the waves of customers coming through the door and release the burden on some of the talented staff you have (the young girls getting battered on the coffee machine) 2. Too many staff not knowing how to talk to customers properly. There was multiple bad interactions that could have been handled differently - one that stuck out was an east asian man asking where his food was a curt ‘its coming’ followed… guys, even if its cursory… walk away check the ticket and come back… it breeds confidence. 3. You struggle poaching eggs. Throw the thing you’re using away and stick to a big pan of water with white vinegar in. It will cook the membrane immediatley and hold the egg together. Thank me later. You could even cook these the day before and regen them for one minute in hot water - they will fly out. 4. The guy in scenario 1. When asked if i could order some sides he curtly cut off mid sentence and said “we dont do that”… ok, didnt want an argument but what if i just ordered eggs on toast then a load of sides? Could you still do that? This guy didn’t want customers at all - he wanted them to leave. 5. I watched 3 different tables of 2 people come in and get told they were not allowed to put an extra chair on a 2 seater. I then watched the same guy… shake someones hand, who then said he needed a table for 3… “dont worry I’ll sort you out” and guess what! He added another chair to the table of 2… HAVE CONSISTENCY. This could be a great place but until the older experienced people step up, you’ll be annoying customers and not making enough money.

The staff were very rude and unhelpful. I won’t be returning

My family and I stopped by for a quick bit of lunch at 15:40, which I didn’t think would be an issue as the cafe closed at 5. The veggie/vegan options seemed appealing. I asked a senior waitress if we could bring the dog in, she was initially very friendly, stating we could. My wife and I asked for veggie breakfast burritos which they didn’t have, fair enough. We then mis-read the menu thinking we could order falafel, but this was actually an accompanying side to a £9.00 salad bowl, which would have come to £14 each, so we passed on that. An honest mistake on our part, but the young waitress serving us was very patronising and did not hide the fact she was exasperated with us, making us feel like an inconvenience. At this point, she told us the kitchen would be closing in 5 minutes and hurried us along. We tried our luck asking for veggie or vegan breakfasts, but not available. At this point we were happy to just have a drink and place our kids food order. Then, the waitress loudly declares to the senior waitress how she “wished it was Friday so she could go home!” Pretty funny really; she didn’t need to say this as it was already obvious that she didn’t want to be there. We tried to order our daughter an Eggs Benedict, but that wasn’t available either. Finally, when asking for fresh orange juice, she replies with, you’ve guessed it, “sorry there’s none available, only squash.” At this point we replied “don’t worry we’ll leave it thank you.” As we walked out the senior waitress said sarcastically “oh dear thats bad timing”, and the 2 of them sniggered as we left. Clearly they’re making lots of profit, as they didn’t want our business.

rude unhelpful staff that continued to tell us they had none of the food we tried to order

Lovely place, scenic views of the beach and the sea

Went to try this cafe today. Sadly it was absolutely pouring with rain when we went and all of the tables were full. Fair enough. Spoken to by an older man who immediately told us that if we wanted a table we'd need to wait outside. We had my 6 year old and dog with us so asked if we could wait near the entrance and get a takeaway coffee. This was flatly refused, despite me raising concerns about waiting in the pouring rain with a child. No kindness or consideration and on the way out we tried to Google somewhere else to go, and as we were doing this the man came back and more or less threw us out, very rude and no consideration or kindness for us as potential customers. I hope staff are treated with more respect than we were. Terrible, terrible service and attitude.

Loads of vegan options. Beautiful views. Tasty food. What more could you want! Best breakfast in woolacombe!

I had a Jerk Chicken burger and it was honestly one of the nicest burgers I've ever eaten. I wanted to go back the next day to get it again, but family wanted to go elsewhere.

Delicious food and very reasonable prices for such a great location. There's indoor and outdoor seating with a lush view over the beach. Really great service from friendly staff too

Totally amazing food, dog friendly, warm atmosphere and lovely people🥰🥰🥰

Hubby hsd a lovely full English & I had the smashed avocado on sourdough toast, delicious 😋

I have spent the week in Devon and nearly everyday I have came back to this restaurant, the staff were amazing ,one in particular ,we didn’t catch his name but the guy in the chequered jacket was so lovely and welcoming . Overall mine and my boyfriends experience was incredible. And we would really recommend it

Excellent food at a decent price and very welcoming staff...the smoothies are particularly good 👍

I have been visiting this cafe with my son for 10 years and it has always been fantastic. Now it has become an overpriced fancy restaurant. £7.00 for beans on toast!! Really!! I asked for an ice latte for my son. He has these everywhere and never complained. It cost £3.90. It was disgusting. Extremely strong and no milk just water and ice. I couldn’t drink it either. I asked if he could have a milkshake instead as the item is not as described but they refused to replace it and I had to purchase the milkshake at £4.50 so it cost me nearly £10 to have a drink. I have never been anywhere where the staff have not been accommodating if the customer is not happy with their purchase. I was then thrown dirty looks by staff the whole time we were there making it a very upsetting experience. I will not be returning.

The steak bap was a let down. Steak the thickness of a bacon rasher, and 3 sad looking bits of onion. Sad and highly over priced. The rest of our groups food was decent I'd a little over priced. Disappointing considering how highly regarded the place is. I'll probably give it another go, but avoid the safest steak sandwich with a sea view.

Fantastic view whilst having nice food. Had the large Devon breakfast (aka full english) and that was really nicely made. The coffee was also nice. There are limited tables, so some people did have to wait for a table. I would definitely go again if I get the chance before leaving.

Extremely unhappy with the terrible service!!! They weren't happy to accommodate my very simple breakfast request. Said I had to have pre made breakfasts only. An older gentleman that works there is soooo rude and unhelpful!! Nice view and as its the only food place right near the beach it's a monopoly. However I think they are very complacent. The man was very difficult and didn't want to accommodate the customer. Not happy at all ! Even when asking for water for my dogs he put it as far away from them as possible.

A lovely breakfast, with an amazing view across the beach. The staff were very welcoming & helpful.

Love this place and visit every time I’m here for some surf and beach time. Amazing views and good food with excellent veggie options. Strawberry smoothie is amazing. Wish it stayed open late for dinner.

Service was shocking, zero interest in customers. Food was over priced and not the best. 45 mins for service, no apologies A spoon of beans as beans on toast. No butter on toast and when I asked for some, looked at me like I was asking for gold? Refused to change anything on the menu as they would rather it went in the bin than change it to please customers. Won’t be returning

Food is delicious. However, the staff are very unhelpful and miserable. We arrived as a party of 4, wanting a nice breakfast by the beach. As we ordered the food, the staff at the till were rude and blunt. My husband asked whether I (8.5 months pregnant, with nausea) could have the Stacked Pancakes with the condiments on the side. An older member of staff immediately butted in the conversation despite the member of staff on the till saying yes and said that it was not possible. Despite being possible with the second option of pancakes which came without fruit and that if I wanted to have the condiment on the side I needed to order the other option (a completely different meal with bacon and eggs rather than banana strawberry and blueberries). Overall, food and location are good but the staff really ruined the experience.

Food was ok in terms of quality. Poor service, long waits without explanation/apology. Partner ordered beans in toast. 2 slices of dry toast arrived with a spoonful of beans, which wasn't enough to cover even one slice of the toast. Had to ask for butter. Not good value for money. Seems that they have a monopoly, so don't bother with much in the way of customer service.

Great brunch. Kids really liked the milkshakes. Attentive service. Superb view of the beach if you get a window table.

The Beachcomber Cafe offers a delightful beachside dining experience with its charming ambiance and delicious cuisine. With a diverse menu featuring fresh seafood and other coastal delights, paired with friendly service, it's the perfect spot for a relaxing meal by the ocean. Whether you're enjoying brunch with friends or a romantic dinner, the Beachcomber Cafe delivers a memorable dining experience.

Absolutely love the beachcomber cafe - it’s always a go-to whenever we are in Devon. It can be difficult to get a table so just be wary of that if you are really hungry!! We were sat near the door and lots of people were queuing to get a table which wasn’t the best atmosphere but in the end they were told to queue outside which made a big difference. Food here is super yummy and at a very decent price - so much variety for all different diet types!

Excellent service even when busy and lovely food

Disorganised and dismissive. Felt extremely unwelcome and as if we were a problem ?

Me and my wife came here for lunch and all I can say is PERFECTION!!! I had the crab sandwich. The crab is locally caught and was full of delicious crabmeat. Not sickly! Certainly one of my favourite food venues anywhere! The food is sublime, the juices are amazing, the location is fantastic and the staff are always so lovely. Great work! So we had lunch for £30. We were full and didn't have to dress up....drink alcohol..get a taxi...blah blah.Evening meals can do one! It's our new going out....doing lunch!!!...and much cheaper!

Ordered 2 large breakfast, wonderful food, piping hot, fast service, staff very welcoming and polite, great that you can take well behaved dogs in. Will definitely be returning can't recommend enough

This place is awesome. Don’t be put off by the outside, it’s great inside. Staff and friendly and food brilliant.

Great place to sit and enjoy the view while eating Great food

Customer service is miserable and why be open if your kitchen isn't

Well we’ve passed this cafe most days this week while holidaying in Woolacombe. It looks quite small/plain from the outside and we didn’t bother going in. Returning home and popped in for a sandwich and coffee to take away. What a place! So big inside and has a really lovely atmosphere. We will be visiting Woolacombe again and will be dining in next time. Food was delicious (bacon and sausage bap) and coffee perfect to give us the boost we needed to start that dreaded journey home.

Yummy and great value! Highly recommend this fab little cafe overlooking the beautiful Woolacoumbe coastline!

Lovely cup of tea with a magnificent beach view for free

Had a great coffee and sausage bap. Sat by the window looking out over the beach 👌🏻

Came for breakfast as was one of the few cafes that allowed dogs inside. Lovely setting overlooking the beach. Friendly staff. However a little disappointed as eggs were a little too underdone. Main issue was the fact that, despite stating they are dog friendly, you are not allowed a bowl of water for your dog inside. Been told to go outside to drink because it might spill. With the greatest of respect, you risk spilling your drink as an adult or even with kids. Allowing dogs in also risks the occasional accident inside. So seems totally illogical to prevent dogs from having access to fresh water inside whilst owners dine. Wouldn't really return based on that unless I sat outside which isn't ideal this time of year. Otherwise it's a lovely cafe.

Fantastic view along the whole of Woolacombe beach with you eat!

A good strong cappuccino. Friendly welcome by staff, even for our wet and bedraggled dogs. Both breads were very fresh. Tasty tuna melt. Homemade curried lentil soup perfect on a drizzly February day!

Lovely place - great coffee- wonderful menu but sadly no gluten free options on it so couldn’t par take - be great if there were

Had some fab food today, served by the lovely owner. Great food menu & really lovely team ❤️. Can highly recommend.x

Great place to just chill and enjoy Great food and amazing views.

It was shut despite showing as open on line

Great breakfast, good coffee, very reasonable price.

Great food, great service and a fantastic view of the beach and sea shore.

Wow! Excellent! Really friendly welcome, great food, lovely views. I had a small breakfast, Jan had a ham ciabatta, brilliant! Very dog friendly too. Can,t wait for our next visit

Popped here today for a cream tea, a request for my birthday! Dog friendly and very accommodating! The outside seats wasn’t open but they allowed us to sit there as we explained our dog can be a bit reactive on the lead! 🐶 Delicious 😋 scone & ate with a view of the beach 🏖️

Very friendly and helpful staff. Also the most dog friendly cafe we have ever been to. A great selection on the menu that covers vegans, pescatarian, vegetarians and meat lovers like myself. The coffee is also second to none.

Afternoon Bloody Mary and crayfish baguette - a great combination in a lovely setting

5 out of 5! Excellent (reasonably priced) choice of food/ drinks/ cakes! Lovely atmosphere with lovely staff :) only a short walk from the beach/ car park.

Nice little find nect to Ilfracombe harbour

Love this place. Woolacombe beach is lovely.... October and we were swimming in the sea... who'd have thought it! Then safe in the knowledge we could have great food and drink with a superb view of the whole beach. Service was warm and friendly as always. Love it.

We had a lovely breakfast here, perfect way to start the day. Great view of the beach

Always a perfect breakfast the right size a good price cooked just right and served just right too. Keep up the good work

Lovely brunch bacon 🥓 & sausage sandwich was amazing Lovely staff , the background cd / music was amazing we couldn't catch a member of staff to ask what was playing due to staff being busy with orders 😋

Very disappointed in the service. The man who appeared to be in charge was very unfriendly. We arrived an hour and a quarter before closing, but the whole time it felt like our business was not wanted. I asked for a bigger glass to fill up from water bowser but was refused because they had washed up, despite the fact they were serving hot drinks and I could use a small glass🤷🏼‍♀️ Very frustrating as cakes and coffees were really good, but I would not want to return because of the service.

Great food.Friendly and helpful staff.Lovely view along beach.

Simply, not good enough. The gentleman serving seemed to get a buzz out of poor service. As he left people waiting outside in the rain, allowed no swaps on breakfasts, and no toilets. The large breakfast was bland, with not a touch of seasoning on any item! With such a good location, it's a shame the owners are simply price gouging rather than putting in half an effort. Would recommend the captains table instead, say aye-ay on entrance for a free coffee!

Couldn't stay away all week! The beachcomber is just irresistible. Fantastic staff, great food and a beautiful sea view. Our dog loved his morning sausage too!

Really Poor and Miserable Service. Customer service skills non existent. They literally don't care simply because of their location.

Went in just for two takeaway oat lattes. It was quite busy. Paid for them and was told to wait at the end of the counter, which we did. We waited for 25 minutes, the guy got our order wrong and didn’t write oat milk so the woman making the coffees used normal milk, so they had to remake them with oat milk, when the lady realised we were having oat , she said we’d have to pay an extra pound, even though they’d messed up the order and we’d been waiting nearly half hour , she was very rude, had an attitude told me it takes longer to be a barista! I’ve been in enough coffee shops, I know how long it takes to make a coffee! There was no apology for making us wait or for messing up my order, all she was bothered about was charging me another pound for the oat milk! She should have apologised for getting it wrong and not charged me the extra and taking so long! I certainly wouldn’t rush back. Her customer service skills were non existent, very unprofessional.

Outstanding food, drink and service. Fab view over the beach Everyone enjoyed there meals. My crayfish with lemon mayo was fabulous. Plentiful and delicious.

Fantastic meal although slightly pricey good quality food to match it which is good! Quick and friendly service with a smile! We come in at 9am when it opened!

Lovely little cafe overlooking the beach. The food was great. We had a lovely brunch sat on the balcony and the little one had a great view of the beach. Very reasonably priced too.

Disappointing service today, didn’t appreciate being told to wait for a table outside in the pouring rain with two young children. Food looks nice but customer service is key!

Undoubtedly a good place but inflexible and expensive. Don’t arrive early in the rain as you won’t be allowed to wait inside. Not customer friendly

We had lunch for the last three days of our holiday at Beachcomber Cafe, great location as we where able to leave our stuff on the beach and walk on up. Quick, clean and extremely friendly service. Our 2 1/2 year old George has allergies to which they were very accommodating. Thank you!

Lovely beach view and great service. Beautiful location with amazing decor with a lovely atmosphere. Had a Devon breakfast, which was the best I've ever had. Dog friendly too.

Had an amazing breakfast here. Food was so delicious and the views are beyond beautiful! Thank you so much to the fabulous team.

Really lovely restaurant café right on the edge of Woolacombe beach. Nicely decorated and a nice relaxed vibe. Visited for breakfast on Monday, the 14th of August. Quite busy so had to wait for a table. Approached the lady who was clearing and had a conversation about sitting at the table for four, a table for two. We were only a two. We were told we wouldn’t be able to sit at the table for two as there was only one chair. When I offered to take a chair from the table of four, I was told to just sit at the table for four, so I did, and as I went to sit down the lady took the chair from behind me as another couple of walked in, and she was moving it to the original table for two. I’m not a sensitive person, but I thought her communication style was very abrupt to the point of being quite rude. In fact, I raised an eyebrow at my friend and so did the people on the table sat next to us. We sat down, and we were brought over a menu to share. We quickly decided that we were going to have breakfast, but we had to work out that you had to go and order and pay at the desk because there was no instructions and the lady clearing the tables had actually gone on to be quite rude to the next lot of customers that came in shouting across the room had they ordered . Me and my friend were quite chilled out so we just laughed and thought well she’s having a bad day or like us, she’s in the middle of menopause and is quite irritated by everyone. That’s walked through the door. Went to the desk and the lady that served us was lovely . We ordered two breakfasts and two hot drinks which came to a total of £22. Pretty reasonable we thought. I don’t eat baked beans, so I asked if I could swap them for mushrooms but this is not possible as we were told that this is too complicated for the staff to deal with so I paid £1.20 extra for a portion of mushrooms and did not have the baked beans. The breakfast comes with toast, but unfortunately the toast is covered in spread. I don’t eat margarine and I think pretty much it was margarine as the toast was soggy by the time it arrived. I didn’t eat it. I told the waitress who told me that they don’t use butter? The drinks came out about 15 minutes after we ordered which was okay because we were looking out of the window at the beach is beautiful, but there was no finesse with the service. The drinks for just put down and the staff member just walked away away. The breakfast arrived and we were not offered any sauce or anything else. There was no salt and pepper on the table, so we just got up and went and got it from the side where it was easily accessible. At no point, where we asked if our food was okay and I had to have a conversation with the waitress about the toast, but I was not offered any substitute or additional toast with no spread on it. The entire time we were sat having our breakfast which was absolutely delicious well cooked and plentiful for the cost of £7.50 per person. We observed the waitress basically being frustrated in irritated with everybody that came through the door. I would definitely recommend the beachcomber café for breakfast and probably for other food as I cannot fault the food and the delicious coffee. I don’t think you should have a put spread on peoples toast so that could be improved upon and I also think that you should offer swaps. Most people that cook in a kitchen (and I have done it ) can manage to take some beans off and add some mushrooms. It seems a bit of a poor service to not take into consideration. Peoples taste when you offer a massive amount of gluten-free and vegan and vegetarian options. I’m allergic to emulsifiers in margarine and I wasn’t even given the opportunity to say I don’t want it. Definitely wouldn’t let my review put you off going here, but I have to say that the waitress needs to find a different type of work as I don’t think she’s suited to front facing customer service. Either that, or she was having a really shocking day. The cast is made us laugh

Went in here as we were getting soaked out in the rain. Thankfully there was a table for us and the staff didnt make a fuss with how much sand we were dragging in as we were absolutely caked in it. Ordered a cream tea and I love the scone. Its not crumbly like most and it actually holds when you spread the clotted cream and jam on. They're so generous with the cream and jam that I just asked for another scone. My kids loved it as well. We ordered hot chocolates and the kids were over the moon. Second visit was for an afternoon snack. The vegan ganache dessert was surprisingly good. Hats off to the baker. I had another order of cream tea because...the scone! Tasted the same. Will be going again on our last day. The staff were all friendly and welcoming during both visits. Thank goodness it rained that morning, otherwise we wouldn't have gone at all.

Great breakfasts with lots of chose, very friendly staff nothing too much trouble, very clean and always busy