Cafe Blue At Sawley Waterside & Marina in Dumfries & Galloway

It's always a treat, going to this café. They do really nice cakes and drinks. We always park at Trent Lock and walk along the river to get there, which is a lovely way to spend the afternoon.

Great cafe but unfortunately they sometimes close early . Despite advertising opening hours til 5pm , they regularly close at 4pm leaving us with a wasted journey.

I thought I'd take my brother out for a little snack we have to wait at the counter for over eight minutes and they come to us and said we won't be a minute we ordered a breakfast and a toasted tea cake a tea and a coffee we sat at the table waited 10 minutes for our drinks then further 10 minutes toasted tea cake still no breakfast after 35 minutes we ask where the breakfast was she replied we've had a problem with fire alarm further 10 minutes the breakfast arrived she says I'm sorry but we had a problem with the cooker but it came with no eggs we ask her where the eggs was I will bring them later we couldn't believe it what more can I say I did say they was busy look at photo

We occasionally pop in here for lunch if we are out for a walk. The menu is very limited but we like what is served. So far we have only had avocado on toast with poached eggs and it was delicious. The coffee was easily the best I have had anywhere and when it comes to coffee I am very fussy. The staff were great. Be sure to log your car into their computer just inside the door on the left or risk a fine.

This cafe is the perfect little spot to grab a coffee, the atmosphere is unmatched with it being so tranquil and by the marina and the staff are excellent and have very talented latte art skills! Would definitely recommend

Clean cafe with plenty of seats near a beautiful marina. Friendly and accomplished staff taking their time to create professional barista coffees and hot chocolates with patterns on the tops. The 3 of us enjoyed our hot drinks, my macchiato was good and strong so was the vanilla latte. Well done to the staff.

Beautiful setting ,lovely spotlessly clean cafe however after being enticed by the seemingly good menu , was left feeling underwhelmed by our breakfasts ,the sausage cob was over cooked and the cheese on toast had just enough toast and cheese to qualify ,i rarely leave a negative review .however this time I felt it necessary ,😕

This is a favourite place of mine to visit although I haven't been since change of ownership. Newly refurbished we had a pleasant welcome by a friendly female team and was seated prompted to our reserved table (which was in the bay window, perfect) My Daughter and I had booked Afternoon Tea, though I would have preferred it at lunch time the earliest available booking was 2pm. The table was set upon arrival with perfectly matched cup, saucer and teapot which also matched the interior design. What can I say about the afternoon tea for two. It could have easily of fed 4 people, all freshly made on site, a mixed selection of brown and white sandwiches which were not cold - I don't like cold bread so we knew it hadn't been prepared earlier in the day and then sat in the fridge. Different to other Tea's I've had before this came with sides of crisps,quiche sausage rolls, pickled onions,chutney, cherry tomatoes and rocket. X2 large scones each with actual Lurpak satchets - never have I had this before, so gets extra kudos from me for this alone! X2 brownies and x2 locally sourced rhubarb cakes. All presented on a wooden platter board. Too much for us to eat so what we left got boxed up to takeaway. This is a perfect location on a beautiful marina which is lovely to walk around. Seating inside and out. The lady even said on a sunny day she will offer afternoon tea outdoors. I believe dog's are also welcome as I noticed a jar of puppy biscuits on the counter. The facilities were on site and immaculately clean. I will definitely return at some point and try their lunch menu - exquisite little stop off for a beverage whilst on a local walk. Another highlight for me was the mural map of the surrounding area. Go try it you will not be disappointed.

Oh dear! Went for lunch after a long hot walk, so desperate for a drink and food. We ordered 2 falafel wraps...half an Hour later we still hadn't received it so I went in to chase it up. Another 5 minutes later my friend went in to say forget it can we have a refund but they said it was ready so we sat down and it then came out. Unfortunately the wrap was a toasted pitta bread so it was rock hard and cracked and the falafel was cold. Apparently you can have cold falafel but I never have so on my first bite it was just horrible I couldn't eat it. We did get a refund thankfully and they said they were very busy but when we arrived they weren't and they were serving others who came in afterwards! Won't be going there again...there wasnt even a nice view like there is at other marinas where its lovely...like Mercia and Barton marina.

Great to see a lovely large gluten-free cake! On its own, covered up but a proper cake to slice! Thank you!

Menu fairly limited Expensive Food Luke warm and not as advertised More choice on cakes. No full breakfast on offer

We were planning to go somewhere else but saw a sign for here and popped in after a waterside walk. Fantastic baked cakes and pastries and friendly service. The venue is lovely - clean, bright and welcoming. We will be back!

Visited today for the first time since the renovation. Cafe looks really modern & has a nice atmosphere. Enjoyed our sandwich, salad, coffee & cake. Staff were also very nice. We will visit again when walking that way as we love that it is also dog friendly. Give it a try!

I saw this place had changed and had been refurbished, so glad we tried it out. Lovely modern decor, spacious, friendly staff. Not a big breakfast menu as they don’t have full kitchen facilities yet but can highly recommend the avo/egg/bacon on toast. Best we’ve had! nice to sit out in the sunshine, and if it’s your kind of thing, it’s dog friendly :-) 🐕 good for coffee and locally made cake.