Bistro Cafe and Diner in Great Yarmouth

Terrible food, disgusting oil that the food is cooked in, none of my family could eat their food It was horrendous.

Clean and friendly sea front diner. Very clean. Lovely food. Ham egg n chips, great value Alongside breakfast meal. Food piping hot. Almost too hot to eat. Staff friendly and food served very quickly. Reasonably priced.

really enjoyed the food here the breakfast was excellent , my friend had the home made steak pie absolutely lovely

food absolutely excellent best homemade steak pie and lasagne ive had since granny made it superb. staff really friendly and helpful

Breakfast was tasty, with plenty of food. Bacon was nice and salty. Sausage was fantastic. Hashbrowns had a nice golden crisp to them. Kids hotdog was a normal hotdog, as expected. Fish and chips was great. Non of the food was greasy or over cooked.

Mixed review here. I ordered sausage and bacon baguette as a snack to tide me through the rest of the afternoon. Two sausages and four rashers in a big baguette! Lean bacon, cooked perfectly, non greasy. Very tasty. Coffee was freshly ground, and excellent quality, and outstanding value for money. Server was attentive and friendly. 4 to 5 stars so far! The café was a bit dismal inside, simple menus, unpretentious furniture. Outside was next to the road, and arcade, and seemed to attract a number of smokers when we were there, which spoilt the experience (but is of course outside the cafe's control).

This is my second visit & once again I wasn’t disappointed. Had the small breakfast and it was a good portion bigger than I thought it would be. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Service is quick and very clean. Would definitely recommend this place..

We visited here for lunch after seeking shelter from the rain. We were attracted as it was advertised as dog friendly - great! The staff were friendly enough and we were seated comfortably away from the cold. They have a nice selection of food available. I ordered the adults chicken nuggets and chips: the nuggets were quite plain but tender, however, the chips were a big too greasy. Overall, it’s convenient if you’re bringing your dog, but not too sure if we’d go back again.

We visited Great Yarmouth over the Easter weekend. The weather was not very nice and we needed the find somewhere for lunch. Because we had our dog with us, we looked for somewhere with outside seating. When we saw the dogs allowed inside sign, we were sold straight away. We did not have to eat outside in the cold, yay. The staff were very friendly. The restaurant was clean and warm. Our food arrived reasonably quickly and the price was reasonable, for the same reason, we did not have big expectations. Our kids had adult nuggets and chips. The quality of the nuggets was ok. A bit dry and cardboard ish. We expected that given the price. The sausage and chips were also ok. The medium code was a nice size and tasted quite nice. Texture was a bit corse but ok. It was only let down by the tartar sauce which had a best before date of Jan 2017. One year and 2 months out of date. The staff were nice and I did not have the heart to tell them. Maybe people locally do not like tartar sauce. Overall, it was ok. We ate in the warm. We would consider going back (because it is dog friendly). I think average is a fair score. You get what you pay for as you are limited if you have a dog with you and the weather is not very nice.

Went here as a family of 5 for dinner. Was very disappointed. The burgers were cold and tasted like cardboard. The chips were all speckled black with the chef even saying they’re not very nice when he served us them. They were like eating a greasy sponge. Overall, the only edible things were a hcup of tea and cans of drink. We asked for a refund as couldn’t eat anything but only got part refund. Ended up taking kids elsewhere as they were starving. Avoid

Good food, served quickly. Dogs allowed inside and outside. Reasonably priced. 4 adult meals with drinks for under £25.

Popped in for a snack ,friendly staff , clean good ,portions . Will defo eat here again...wouldn't eat outside as seagulls steal your food.....

First impressions on looking at this cafe from the seafront were that this looked like a nice cosy little place to eat. TIP #1: Don't always trust first impressions!!! Although it was Friday evening our party of 4 got seated straight away and chose our meals - not a massive selection but the prices seemed reasonable. The prices for the kids meals on the board outside differed from the prices on the menu. As I approached the counter to place our order it looked as though the bomb squad had just left - it didn't appear to be dirty but it just looked untidy. The girl who was stood there on her mobile phone, oblivious to her customers, didn't inspire confidence either so I didn't bother to mention the discrepancy in prices. The one till they had was broken and bills had to be added up on a calculator. After our order was taken the girl disappeared to the kitchen which also served the adjoining fish and chip takeaway. We weren't brought any cutlery or serviettes and had to find everything ourselves. To be fair, the food didn't take long to arrive and when it did it was good. The cod and chips didn't look too appetising but I was pleasantly surprised. The brown sauce in a grotty looking squeezy bottle had the consistency of brown water and was disgusting. My wife was waiting for a side order of curry sauce and she was told it was on its way (presumably from India as after a 5 minute wait it wasn't on its way at all). She approached mobile phone girl behind the counter who clearly had a poor grasp of basic English as she started writing down another order and didn't really know what curry sauce was. Looking around at the other tables it seemed as though we weren't the only diners experiencing issues with our orders but no-one was complaining about the actual quality of the food. The whole place seemed to be very disorganised and the staff were pretty much doing the bare minimum and nothing else. TIP #2: This cafe has an open front to the outside seating area - don't sit near the front doors unless you want to experience passive smoking on a par with a pub smoking shelter on a Saturday night. Overall verdict: I imagine this place could be a cracking little cafe but it isn't, the food was OK but we probably won't return here.

We went twice for lunch. Very friendly staff. I had chilli (on both visits) and it was fantastic. Hubby had sausage and mash and I would say the sausages weren't nice and the mash needs lots of seasoning. Everyone else enjoyed their food.

I ordered a simple cream tea from the chalkboard sign and a coffee. I was given my coffee and told tea would be served at table. I waited and when it came it was 3 of the tiniest scones which tasted like cheap dry ones. The clotted cream was more runny than milk.I had to ask for a pot of tea as they forgot it and then even had to go back and ask for milk and a cup which to the foreign girl took me 5 min to explain. I had to show her in the end. The tea and coffee were okay.

Tuvimos que pescado y chip almuerzos en aquí. El personal era amable, pero hay mucho que desear.

we arrived in great yarmouth after being in town having a look around we went and had a look at the sea front i faniced a cream tea so i went to the counter and ask for it to be even a green tea after that i went back and give me something else i would never use the place again

Was one of the only places that accepted card payment got the fish and chips deal £3.50 (i think it was) and my partner got a burger and son got a childs meal (unfourtently they 4got his drink) my partner said the chips were ok but the burger was really nice he would go back to get it again i would go back again as the fish and chips were lovely.

Mi marido y yo pasamos unos días otra en great yarmouth. . Sólo para tener la desgracia de que aparece aquí para una taza de café antes de nuestro viaje a casa. . Una vez dentro. mis instintos me dijo que no quería estar allí y me hubiera escuchado! Ninguna de las mesas o la planta había sido limpiada desde la noche anterior (que era a las 11.00 horas, cuando fuimos en el inodoro era un "oscilan" wc. . Me pedí un capuchino y un té helado. . Cortar la tienda. me trajo un bollo con mantequilla y mermelada y listo para la crema. . . Me extiende el cuajada y preocupa a la coherencia. . Mi error fue luego la degustación del helado! Completamente saturado. ! El café era horrorosa pero acorde con el entorno! Este Café es un embarresment de great yarmouth y de una caja completa de desastres comida. . .

love this little place good for any time of day but we mostly go n have chips on way back to our bnb esp if it cold n rainy good for a warm up with chips

6 of us went there for some fish & chips and found it very tasty with good service even had good banter with staff all of us agree the food was good....

Family of 8 came here for a late lunch, the tables that were empty had the previous occupiers plates left. The flood was dirty with dropped chips food. The service to order the food was incredibly slow. When the food did arrive we were missing bits - bread and butter - salad garnishes for the jackets. The jacket potatoes were not cooked properly and were not the tastiest. Portion sizes were good.

4 of us ordered a large sized breakfast,very enjoyable good sized portions, the hash browns were the best I have ever tasted, this breakfast served to keep me going All day. What can you say about breakfast really, it was a nice clean place, they serve food outside as well, at bistro tables, the staff have to be very attentive to clearing the tables outside quickly because of marauding Sea Gulls. So well done for providing a very satisfying full breakfast, I could & would recommend this place,Thanks to all concerned for a pleasant experience.

Food ok we had breakfast there as it was first place open there are better places to eat though, good service though

We when in had fish chips mushy peas chips where taste less fish like rubber and then to cap it all we where served four slices of moldy bread avoid

Whilst at the seafront we stopped at the Bistro for a bite to eat, and thought that the deal advertising fish and chips for £3.50 was very good value. We found a table and went up to order, which took a long time, about 25 minutes, however we overheard one of the staff members say that they were short-staffed and they hadn't envisaged having the amount of customers due to the poor weather. After half an hour, the food finally arrived. Portion sizes were excellent and very filling. One member of my party had the fish pie which would have served two people. Unfortunately it wasn't as good as it looked - very tasteless. It came with peas which didn't have any salt on them so were also not great. However the other meals (the fish and chips and the kids chicken nuggets) tasted good. The staff were all very polite and pleasant.

Walked down the seafront for a bite to eat on 18/05/16 and came across this place offering fish and chips at £3.50 and was very good .quite enjoyed not bad for the price .good service and friendly staff

Floors were covered in food, tables were not clean, even though they were clearly empty for some time. They have a strange order of taking food from the chippy next door and plating it up then going back for peas and extras after they haveserved your food?!? Why they can't be served together is beyond me! The fish was just batter with a small bit of fish in the middle and the peas were really thick and congealed?! The coffee and tea were both cheap and after looking at other reviews of Yarmouth eateries it seems we drew the short straw!!

We are a family of 2 adults and 3 kids and would like to thank you for a lovely breakfast!!! Very friendly service, big portions and nothing was too much trouble! Big thumbs up :)

Unfortunately you have to give at least one rating.. however I would completely avoid this place.. we had no choice as it was pretty much the only place open. The presentation of the place wasn't overly brilliant however there were a few other people in there. We ordered and service was quick.. all good until about midnight that day when my partner didn't stop throwing up etc turns out to be food poisoning but it is clearly due to this place considering it was the only place we ate that day.. thank you to this place for ruining what was a nice holiday. He is now bed bound in the place we are staying. Don't go here if you want your day ruined.

Ordered fish and chips and a couple of other meals for my family,staff were OK and the so called food arrived very fast,I have never ever in my life tasted such disgusting fish and chips.Chips resembled the waste you get at bottom of fryer and fish was know better,took one mouthful and spat it out,even my dog refused the fish when I offered him some.

Until I visited 'The Bistro' I didn't realise it was possible to get fish & chips - especially seafront/seaside fish & chips - quite so wrong. But this place manages it! Their fish is literally one of the worst things I have ever put in my mouth. Flat, pale, limp, tasting only of deep-fried flour. Chips? They were hot. But then they looked as if they had been cooked repeatedly, over several weeks so no wonder.They somehow even managed to make the cheese sandwich for my 3 year old look unappetising!Throw in the grubby carpet and toilet that opens straight onto the eating area and you've got a winner!!But!! The curry sauce was nice...

Had a lovely breakfast , good size and good price ,service was good nice and friendly would come back thank you

Visted this place today for a sea front lunch. 3 adults and a 3 year old, the medium fish and chips priced at £3.50 was very nice. 4 meals, 4 drinks with bread and butter £18. Fantastic value and quality. Will visit again. Cheers

Stopped at this disgusting place today, 15/02/16 My friend and I were doing a delivery and thought we would stop for a bit of lunch and as the season had not started fully we did not expect much to be open, we came across BISTRO CAFE AND DINER... what a big mistake that was, the food if you can call it food was just dreadful and disgusting, my friend had the fish and chips and I had scampi...for what we were charged for this muck, they should be CLOSED DOWN.The fish was a piece out of a prepacked meal you get like birds eye!! it was soggy and the chips were about 3 days old.. the scampi all 6 pieces for 6.95 plus 3 day old chips was a disgrace, you have a cook there (SACK HER) as she can not cook for the life of her seriously, You do have lots of customers who are NOT FUSSY!! the SEAGULLS!! as they can eat any S**T... Thank you for tripadvisor as with out this site who would have the chance to say how it is!! I can say in all honesty what a disgusting place this is and the people who rated are VERY easily pleased if they think the food is good there! who you had the nerve to serve old chips and crap fish is beyond me, I am struggling to even comprehend such awful food. I think the owners know who we are as we were the only two to order a takeaway and if they had any self respect they would refund us for such appalling food ...if you can call it food, I personally call it unfit for human consumption and that is being honest..Visitors avoid this place at all costs and go elsewhere as we have both been sick from both ends....YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO EVEN BE ALLOWED TO TRADE. I rated a 1 star but it is a zero, also I rate it nasty eats.

We loved this place food was lovely good price and knickerbocker glorys delish. Easy access for wheelchair, allowed to move tables to accommodate our party would definitely recommend to everyone

Rocked up at about 5:30 on a Thursday night with a group of 12 possibly expecting to be turned away. Instead we were allowed to rearrange the tables to fit us all together. Food and drink came to less than £8 per person. Everything was freshly cooked, only issue would be that they brought out all of the adult meals before the children's. Personally I would prefer it the other way around.

Really enjoyed my fish and chips here, tasty food, very clean including the toilets, I would recommend this place just for the fish and chips

9 of us popped in for lunch, food was lovely although the jacket potato portions were on the very small side. Staff however were very rude, will not go back!!!