Customs House Cafe in West Dorset

It's situated in the middle of Bridport with plenty of parking nearby . It is convenient to the harbour and antique centre . however, it is a pleasant place to sit in but not ideal for a business meeting. The menu is limited but OK for a quick snack

I visited the cafe on a recent family holiday to the South West. The cafe was in a great little spot located within the courtyard area of the Customs House. The cafe had a lovely interior and set up offering both food and drink as well as a number of good value furniture and interior items for sale. Upon entering the cafe, I received a friendly service from one of the waiters when I went up to order. I ordered lattes for myself and my husband and hot chocolates for my children and a number of fish and chips portions for us all to share. The lattes were excellent and surpass many that I’ve had in big chains like Costa. The kids loved the hot chocolates - especially the generous portion of whipped cream and marshmallows! The fish and chips were absolutely delicious and I can honestly say that they were the best I’ve had in a long time. The staff delivering the food was very friendly and engaged in conversation with us, taking an interest in our visit to the South West from Kent. I had a great experience at the cafe and would highly recommend it. The food and drink is great and the prices are very reasonable compared to other establishments.

Best breakfast I’ve had in quite some time ! Kids loved it Excellent quality ,huge portions. Fantastic coffee — staff friendly and helpful.

Terrible service ordered to eat in came up in cartons no cutlery asked for plates etc was told we don’t serve on plates one of our party went to ask for some kept shouting hello as no one answered finally located the kitchen went in and asked for some cutlery and plates run out of red sauce run out of vinegar asked for toilet very hard to find in an area marked private not great Lacking in customer service basic food for not a basic price certainly will not be returning

Plenty of space with a cheap and cheerful food selection. It has the added interest of being in the old custom hose complex with its variety of bric-a-brac type shops. Also must not forget the car park is next door

The “gourmet burger” was anything but…however, I guess “over-cooked, poor quality burger” does not market very well. The chips were very dry and left uneaten.

We had fish and chips. Fish was fine chips were awful. Took them back and got a refund. Also slow service at the drinks counter

The food was excellent would highly recommend the food was very tasty and hot. The service from Fred was very friendly and polite. Our breakfast was cooked by a young man called Michael A huge thank you to you all

Excellent breakfast, full of flavour and booked to perfect. Coffee as brilliant as ever. Highly recommend.

We had to wait until they opened at 9.30am but we could build our own breakfast which was useful for our young grandson. Coffees were over filled in their cups which is offputting as well as messy, Breakfast was OK but presentation was nothing special. The one loo available was tacky and dark to reach. Food seemed expensive in comparison to other cafes we've visited. Staff were helpful but as there were only 2 there I wondered how they'd cope with larger groups

We stopped here on our last day in West bay and it was a great find. It's situated next to the beach in a little courtyard area with trade stalls and a tiki bar. The food is lovely. We had a meat pizza which was delicious and the kids had sandwiches which they wolfed down. All reasonably priced. A great place to stop for lunch. Just keep your whits about you with the seagulls about. They only need you to look away for a second and they're in.

We visited this cafe on a very wet weekday in May, so it was not very busy. The cheerful chap at the till was very efficient and the egg mayo sandwich I enjoyed was lovely. However, the decor here is somewhat unusual, to say the least. Many of the tables and seats here have prices on and are available for purchase, making me wonder if someone was going to want to buy our seat whilst we were dining! Thankfully this did not happen and we were able to remain at the same table throughout.