Cafe Rhu in Argyll & Bute

We only had coffee but it was really well made and not too expensive. There was a small range of fresh cakes. The rest of the menu looked good. The café is next to the marina so very convenient for that, but it is worth stopping of you are driving past. At the time of our visit the café was open Weds-Sun only, which may be a business necessity, but it is unlikely to help the business grow.

Haven't been to this cafe for a few years and decided to visit a few weeks ago. We had the fish and chips which were superb. Well up to the standard I remembered. The staff were excellent, friendly, prompt and professional. I will certainly be back over the Summer/Autumn months. Thank you for a great experience.

We visited on the 9/9/23. We have had takeaways a few times while visiting son in Rhu. On Saturday we popped in and ate in the cafe, service was excellent, lovely young ladies, we could not fault the food, or service. Cullen skink was the best, so much fish and very tasty, chips were so good, real potatoes used and cooked to perfection. We will definitely visit again if we’re in the area.

Ordered fish and chips told it was not available. Ordered Tuna sandwich- not available! Won’t be back

After a wonderful sail to Rhu Marina as part of the Sailing & Cruising Scotland flotilla, we found ourselves needing a good breakfast and a coffee after running out of milk 😞😞....... After a quick Google we discover this gem of a Cafe on our doorstep. Met by a wonderful host and waitresses we sat down and began to look through the menu, friendly customers left and right engaged in conversation and made us feel welcome. We settled on the filled rolls, the menu although not extensive, is mouth watering coupled with the smells from the kitchen wafting around the seating area made choosing very difficult. After making our selection the chef approached us to make sure our orders would be cooked to perfection. The food arrived and OMG. Delicious!!! If you are in the area and are looking for well cooked, friendly atmosphere proper honest food then we highly recommend Cafe Rhu. Thank you Adam & Jess

7 of us had a great lunch. The young lady serving us was really smiley, friendly and helpful. The menu had some good options and the food was great. I had the fish and chips. Lovely to sit outside and watch things going on in the harbour.

Lovely cakes, rolls and coffee. Cracking sandwiches and great service. We are occasionally in Rhu marina and will make this a regular stop off. Understandably during the winter the hours were variable but when we visited it was Wednesday - Sunday 10-1700

Lovely cafe on Rhu Marina, friendly service and nice home cooked food. Soup and Sandwiches were plentiful and the Macaroni Cheese was lovely and creamy, home cooked triple chips were amazing. Also do take out. Will return if ever in the area again.

Even with still having to sit outside the food is excellent.... especially the chips!!! Hope we can sit inside soon

Always good freshly prepared food Good service especially from Lawrie when she is working there Owners Pat and Dave are great hosts

We had been highly recommended Café Rhu by friends who are regular there and we were not disappointed. The service was good and tables were adequately social distanced. Food was prepared to order, so was fresh and tasty. We had a ham and cheese sandwich to share, which had generous filling. The coffee was really good too. The one downside is that it was rather expensive, but as it attracts the yachting fraternity at Rhu Marina I guess they believe charging high is par for the course.

Chips to die for! Crispy on outside fluffy inside and plenty of them, open to custom requests as well my son wanted haggis roll with cheese! COVID screens give it the air of a post office, vaccine can’t come fast enough. Keep up the good work.

Just needed a spot of lunch, saw this place, in we popped No doubt about it, you have to have their Cullen Skink, no additives, just solid pure ingredients Amazing flavour and quality, good price and portion size Have noted the location and will visit again for sure if in the area They do 40-60 portions of this alone a week!!

With home cooked food and friendly service, this is a favourite place to have lunch. There's soups, sandwiches, hot food and cakes galore!

Excellent stop off after a long walk along the explained . Good coffee home baking good views , nice play area for kids .

What a fantastic find! The breakfasts were superb and the staff so helpful. To the reviewer who complained about the price of the apple pie, what do you expect??? The cakes and pies are all freshly baked by a local supplier, not from Tesco’s!!! Fantastic value and the apple pie was well worth the hype! We can’t recommend this delightful cafe enough

Nice and clean good breakfast easy to get to and good parking would recommend good menu and nice staff

Great wee cafe for our Powerboat stop from Glasgow. Friendly helpful staff, very clean with some nice art on the walls from local artists. One of the best breakfast rolls I've had in some time!! Did not get chance to try them but the cakes and baking on offer looked delicious!! Thank you and hope to visit again!!

This small cafe right on the Rhu Marina is a real find. The homemade apple pie is to die for and a must if you visit. Pat was so helpful and friendly and made us so remember visiting this unique small cafe. We will be back.

Sat watching the world go by outside this cafe beside the marina at Rhu. Fabulous breakfast, good portion size and great coffee.

Although the cafe might not be 5 star, a bit basic, the food was beautiful. The best haddock and chips I have had for many years, cooked to order with beautiful batter and even home made tartar sauce. A very pleasant surprise.

We stumbled in here out of the dreadful rain for a light lunch. Locals had highly recommended this place so we had high expectations.Perfect for me as I like soup and there were three on the menu to choose from. The butternut squash soup was amazing, full of subtle flavour and a generous portion. Followed by apple pie which was the best ever. All home made, and you can tell. Well done to the chefs. Great cafe, good banter and we will be back. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Food is of a higher level than you would Expect to find in a Marine Cafe.

We asked the waitress if she could do us an egg roll each with coffee and get us out within 30min, as we were due to board the Waverley. Of course she replied and was as good as her word. The egg was beautifully done in one of those lovely soft white rolls you only get in Scotland. We could have stayed and eaten several!! Coffee good also.

Stopped here back of 4 for a late lunch, lady shut at 5 but she had no bother making us burgers and chips x3, she stayed open later to let us enjoy the food without feeling rushed - quite expensive for a café but it is at the docks

Popped in for some lunch.The panini was just right, freshly cooked quality bacon, huge chunks of chicken fresh salad, served with homemade coleslaw and fresh cooked fries for £5.50. lovely job.The coffee was pretty good too. A great array of locally made cakey goodness was available too.

I have been several times and alwys enjoyed lunch or a cake. All cakes seem home baked and the owner chef is always friendly .Highly recommend

Café Rhu is definitely the best place to go if you're in the area - the food is some of the best quality in Argyll and Bute (the soups in particular are unbeatable) and that at shockingly low prices! There is on site parking, but if the weather is nice it's a wonderful stop for refreshments while out on a walk too. The coffee and cakes are highest quality and the staff are always friendly; truly a wonderful little gem.

Cafe Rhu is a fantastic gem serving fresh and local food with great flavor profiles. David Ross has a fantastic palate with the dishes he creates. Worth a trip!

New to area and now new favourite cafe. Lovely lunch. Delicious choice of soups/sandwiches and yummy cakes. Great tea & coffee. Very much worth a visit if you are in the area.

Hoy tuvimos un almuerzo fabuloso con mis dos amigos.

Un salto en un bocado para el almuerzo, como en un campo de al lado en el COSC. El personal era encantador y atento, decidió en un sándwich de las ofertas especiales y no me decepcionó!

Recommended by my daughter I took the wife there today with two friends for a light lunch. Staff are very polite and friendly. Deli sandwich was lovely and my friends enjoyed their tuna sandwich and burgers respectively. Extremely clean and dainty cafe, will visit again.

Ive passed this place a few times thought I would give it a try staff very friendly food is very good coffee is excellent

Nos metimos en un almuerzo rápido y estamos recibió una agradable bienvenida, seguido de unas buenas hamburguesas y café de calidad. Tanto el café y el menú son "compacta", pero hay una buena selección y la casa parecía muy tentador; para hornear que necesite volver...

Stopped off for light lunch. Had two great bowls of soup with a Scottish roll. The Cullen Skink was particularly tasty. The staff were very efficient and friendly.

Just stopped by mid-walk for a light refreshment. Nice wee place, but ridiculously expensive. One can of San Pellegríno flavoured water and a piece of apple pie = over £6 ?! I challenged the price and was told the slice of apple pie was £4.50! I stuck with order anyway, and the pie was nice enough, but nothing to write home about.Out of step with other local cafes and restaurants in Helensburgh where food and drink are both tasty and reasonably priced.

My wife and I have visited a number of time when in the marina with our yacht. Food always good. Took our walking group there recently and was horrified by the poor service. One of our walkers is Type 1 diabetic. As we walked, he did a blood test which showed he needed to eat something. As we were just approaching the cafe for a coffee stop I said he would be fine. When we entered he and some others formed a line at the counter, only to be told after five minutes or so by a rather brusque gentlemen behind the counter that he would have to sit down and wait his turn. He explained he was diabetic and needed something urgently and that a piece of apple pie, ready cut and in the counter display would be fine. He was told in no uncertain terms that he would have to wait. Fortunately another member of staff served him quickly and a hypo event was avoided. Really dreadful service in this day and age!

Good cafe food - always have a good choice of homemade soups. Don't take card payments!! I had no cash the first time the girls was very nice about it and said I could bring it in tomorrow.

Had lunch at this modest but delightful wee cafe at Rhu Marina. The surprise is that for somewhere that looks like a simple cafe it turns out delicious and substantial food.I started with the Cullen Skink. Unfortunately, many establishments see Cullen Skink as a cynical ploy to charge £5 for half a pint of milk and a chopped spud. This was the real deal with half the North Sea in it. Juicy chunks of smoked haddock, the perfect texture (not too thick) and perfectly seasoned.In retrospect the Cullen Skink would have sufficed but a pleasant enough Minute Steak Ciabatta was accompanied by a far too generous portion of perfectly cooked chips.The young lady serving was a delight. Bubbly, happy, helpful, attentive and not "enjoy" or "in your face".The baking looked good but after the previous two courses I was more stuffed than Python's "Mr Creosote".

Really nice cafe ideally located right by the marina.Food is great, with a good choice from the menu and also very good value for money.Staff are cheery and friendly.

We were recommended to give Cafe Rhu a try by a relative who had a boat berthed in the marina. We called in on the off chance as we were passing. We ordered the full Scottish breakfast, it was cooked freshly and was really good value for money. They also do a selection of home baking and snacks. You need to go looking for it, but it worth the effort.

We have just returned from living overseas and what did our son want ? A bacon roll from Cafe Rhu!!!!We had bacon with black pudding rolls , delicious!And were back today for the best Cullen Skink in The area.Our local , go and try it , you'll love it ! And their fish and homemade chips are awesome!

probably the best potato chips in Scotland and ive ate a lot of chips,for £2.20 you get the best 3 cooked chips, nice and chunky and crispy,they have a take away fish supper night on a Friday between 5 and 8,not sampled yet but will do shortly,they also do sit in meals,this is a must if you want the best chips in Scotland,staff are very friendly

Had fish supper take aways and they were all delicious. The chips were chunky and the fish white and cooked perfectly.

We called into the cafe for lunch. The staff who were extremely friendly made us feel very welcome. We both had chilli dogs and chips from on the specials board. They were delicious, a good portion and the homemade chips were excellent. Definitely give it a try.

We eat ear quite often after sailing. Take away available too which is handy when we're working on the boat. Home baking is really great. Friendly service. The cafe also does catering for small group functions. All in all highly recommended.

Bacon roll every Friday: an unmissable event. When friends come to stay, Friday Night Fish and Chips is a must, as is breakfast on Sunday morning. They also do an outstanding Cullen Skink. David, Pat and the girls have created a welcoming and friendly atmosphere and provide consistently excellent food.

Use this little cafe quite a lot prior to and after sailing, best time is Sunday Brunch although all of the food is tasty and fresh. Friendly and efficient staff. Whether a sit down meal or takeaway I can highly recommend.

I like to eat at Cafe Rhu. It is small, cosy and friendly. The food is of excellent quality, there is lots of it and at a very good price. Service is great too. I regularly go there for lunch or coffee.Also each year all the adults of the youth group that I work for go to Cafe Rhu for our Christmas evening dinner. Thats where I was last night. We get the whole cafe for as long as we want it, a sumptuous meal, unlimited cofee etc etc. The neat thing is that as the Cafe does not have a licence we can take our own drinks which keeps the cost down for the students and younger people. As always it was a wonderful evening. I recommend Cafe Rhu very strongly if you have not tried it.

This is a great cafe to take a break small neat and friendly with a great breakfast.The cafe has great views over the marina .

My title says it all. Even though I haven't eaten "in" it is my preferred lunchtime take out for me and my work colleagues.We have munched our way through all of the take away menu at one time or another, and the good bit is, you can pre-order by telephone. Soups, Burgers, Sandwiches, fish & chips to take away, and even after travelling back 10 miles to work with lunch it is always perfect, well packaged and really tasty.Whilst waiting to collect the food on a few occasions, I have noticed and listened to the murmurs of content from the sit-in patrons at lunchtime.This compact café/restaurant has everything going for it, and I will definitely order more delicious food from here, and look forward to when I can sit in and enjoy a meal at my leisure away from the time constraints of work.

Went here with my husband and my brother for lunch on Thursday. We were welcomed by the waitress and asked if we minded sharing a table as there were no free table. We joined a lady in her own. We were given menus and told about the specials board. We were then offered another table when one became free.There was a choice of three soups lentil and bacon, Cullen Skink, and an another one which I cannot remember.I had the lentil and bacon which was lovely, my husband had Cullen skink but said the potatoes were a bit hard and he had a tuna sandwich, and my brother had lentil and bacon with cheese and tomato sandwich. I also had the apple pie with ice cream. Apple pie was a bit big so they halved it and put it in a box for me to take home. Nice idea other places should take note.They also do a take away fish and chips on a Friday night.We will return.

I will definitely try Cafe Rhu for dinner at some point, based on the coffee/cake and lunch experiences I have had here. Staff are always friendly and although it is basically set out like a cafe, it has a good restaurant quality menu. 3 homemade soup options at lunch along with a good choice of hot or cold sandwiches and meals. Really nice cakes, particularly the apple pie which other reviewers have commented on. It is relatively quiet at the moment, possibly due to the end of the sailing season, so a perfect time to go and sample this little gem.

Always reliable - the coffee and the melt-in-your-mouth apple pie. No stodge here. Pastry to delight the patisserie connoisseur. No time to stop? Carry it home for a real tea-time treat. Good soups, light meals and breakfasts. Always worth the walk or drive from the town centre.

My husband and I visited this cafe while we were staying in Rhu, we visited foir lunch once and breakfast twice. Everything was homemade and fresh. I was impressed with my ham sandwich for lunch which came with coleslaw and salad- my husband was equally impressed with his Surf and Turf (Haddock Goujons and Black Pudding with Chips). The breakfast was very good value for money (full breakfast and a tea/coffee for £5.75) it was a good portion size with quality ingredients and was probably one of the best breakfasts we have had. The cakes in this cafe are also delicious. The service was friendly and efficient, would highly recommend this place.

We stopped at Cafe Rhu yesterday on our way to Greenock. The cafe was busy inside and outside, due to the lovely weather. We received a warm and friendly welcome from David and his assistant. We chose to order some coffee and cake which was delicious. We have eaten at the cafe before and can recommend the cullen skink, or smoked haddock for breakfast, all prepared by David. It is well worth a visit and we will return again in the future.

fabby wee Cafe with freshly made food, sandwiches cakes and goodies. Fish and chips are JUST PERFECT ! Highly recommend a wee drop in to this small cafe with a great big heart :)

As I keep my boat at the Marina all year, winter or summer its very handy for a good roll in the morning and like all the other reviews,it does what it does very well, never be a big operation but in this case small is beautiful. Fresh food, real chips, fresh fish, great soups and the coffee is excellent. You get what you pay for and it is good value for money. long may it continue.

I love going along to cafe rhu for breakfast on a sunday morning! The people who work there are just lovely. The food is fantastic and we have never ever been disappointed in all the months we have been turning up each and every week. Their fish and chips on a friday night is possibly the best ive ever eaten and I would never think of going anywhere else!

Enjoyed a tasty lunch recently at Cafe Rhu. This really is a hidden gem and at the end of a pleasant walk from Helensburgh. Great food freshly prepared, smashing soup, homebaking and excellent coffee all served by friendly staff. What more would you need? Maybe a lie down! Don't know why someone recently posted saying the sandwiches were curly as food is always freshly prepared at Cafe Rhu. I wonder if they did actually visit since the review is well out of line with everyone else's opinion. Can thoroughly recommend this place.

Must be about my 5th lunch in this little place, but each time months apart.It just seems to get better. The variety, the service, the food, and the atmosphere.Modestly named Cafe Rhu, the food is much much more than "cafe" food.If you're wandering anywhere within range of this place, try it, You'll be pleasantly surprised.

I don't see where the reviews come from for this establishment.It is a tip,coffee far two weak,curly sandwiches,seating well if thats what you would call it! Sorry we will Not be back!!!

Right in the marina at Rhu, this small but friendly cafe serves all manner of meals and great coffee. Having a boat in the marina was the reason for first trying it, but I've been back many times and during winter, while the boat is out of the water and I'm there doing maintenance, I always go.But its not only boaty people there, many walk in off the street, and all seem to enjoy the well cooked simple food. Its very good.

Had a carry out fish and chips tonight, excellent choice, would highly recommend a visit, will definitely be back.

Went for Friday night dinner with ALL my sisters. Fish and chips!! Fish lovely and fattest chips I've ever saw - all fantastic!! Caramel shortbread best I've ever tasted, bought some to take home- definitely recommend. The Lovely waitress fussed over my daughter and made her a hot chocolate with cream and mallows, first one she has ever finished - must have been good!! service fab, food lovely, can't wait to return.

Had a great evening meal here whilst camping closeby at Sunnyside. Service was excellent, food was fab Would definitely recommend it.

Never had a bad meal here. Great choice of homemade soups & the mince and tatties are fab! Staff are excellent & very friendly. It would be better if the rolls & scones were heated up in the oven & not the microwave though.

After a walk from Helensburgh to Rhu popped into the cafe for a cup of tea and a scone, served lovely with jam and butter but heated up by microwave which makes the scone too soft. Should just pop in oven for 5 to take heat off and it doesn't go soft

We go on a regular basis for soup and a sandwich - best homemade soup out and changes on a regular basis. Warm and friendly atmosphere and you can always have a laugh and a joke. Wellworth a visit and very reasonably priced.

Cullen Skink was delicious. Coffee was good and cakes were home made Also try the Bacon Rolls - plenty bacon.

A delicious, impromptu lunch of hearty, home-made soup followed by one of the best apple pies ever - light and crumbly pastry filled with perfectly-cooked, flavourful Bramleys. A perfect interlude on a cold and windy Saturday walk. Good coffee too. A high standard of fare - very well done!

If you occasionally feel let down by the quality of fish & chips, you won't here. They were excellent! Recommended.

We stopped here for home made soup on a dull and wet day. We were made very welcome. Very good value and good choice of food for a small cafe. The soup could have been a little hotter but it was delicious. It looks as if their take away fish and chips on Friday nights are very popular.

Small cafe, perfect for meeting up for a coffee and cake. Or sit alone and read up on the Daily papers. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the lunch menu, the chefs are well experienced and seem to dish up a fresh and appetising menu daily. Well priced, clean and nice decor. Well worth a visit! Try their Friday night fish and chips to take away - lovely!!

My husband has just had the best fish and chips ever. The chips I stole from him were fairly sooper too!

We had lunch here a few days ago. Weather was good and we sat outside. Service was very attentive and food delicious. We chose a club sandwich and it was easily enough to share between us. Apple cake followed and it was superb and again a very generous portion. Coffee was great - not bitter. What more could you want?

Visited on Saturday 19th May with friends. How embarrassing. Meal was ok but service was slow and somewhat rude. Coffee well that's what they called it. Really cheap beans used and not nice bitter and even stale. They really need to address the service and attitude of the staff along with the coffee to gain and keep customers or this place will go under. Which is a shame as they could have a really well run establishment if they put better quality coffee & food on along with better polite staff.

My wife and I visit this cafe regularly. It is very small (six tables) but the food is very good: excellent steak pie (best in the area), mince and tatties, soups and fish and chips etc.The food is freshly cooked. Very good value for money.

Amazing what can be done with a converted shed, a few tables and even chairs. Good for am coffee or solo lunch.Kids luv it as the food is good. Served at bargain prices. No need to cook at home.A great local favourite.