Driftwood Cafe in West Somerset

Myself and 2 dogs. Ordered waited for coffee to be made before money taken. All plonked on a tray! No offer of help with my order bearing in mind I had 2 dogs, negotiate a tray and a door!! Food arrived quickly. Bacon overcooked and coffee scalding hot. Unfriendly, unhelpful staff

Super little cafe. Fab views of sea. Indoor & outdoor seating. Free parking nearby. Dog friendly with lots of dog bowls provided. They also do ice cream for dogs as well as humans. Nice food at a good price with some reasonably priced options. Great choice of coffee and cake.

Nice place to visit after a walk on the prom. Free parking. Make sure the tide is mostly out when you visit.

Lovely cafe. Perfect view. Staff were very friendly and the full English was beautiful. It filled me up for the rest of the day !

Hot chocolate overlooking the sea. Great service with a smile 🌞

Pleasant stop on a rainy walk, nice coffee and cakes, lovely views out to sea

Great little cafe, friendly staff, promt service, and great food.

I had a prawn jacket potato...it was ghastly a heated up pre done potatoes I did not enjoy it at all... Won't be going back....not everyone wants this sort of food offering....

Lovely food great service Lovely location and a very reasonable price

Very good food, huge portions, clean and very friendly staff. Dog friendly. There had been very negative reviews but please go and make up your own mind

Small but plenty of sheltered outdoor seating. Definitely worth a visit!

Pathetic,went in for two coffees,one person serving ( super slow) other members of staff drift(wood)ing around in the kitchen,not one of them caring that about ten people were queuing,no change in the till,server had to wonder off to get change ( twice ) decided to have a chat on the way back. Everyone that was waiting outside felt the same and all said never again.

have not even rated the Driftwood Cafe - as it was diabolical! I was stood in the queue for at least 30 minutes just to get served! Only one person on the till who was very slow and obviously can’t multitask! We came in June and it was fantastic! There was a girl on the till and a young lad - (it was his first day) doing the drinks. They were both fantastic! Sadly the lad with the black hair and glasses working ther today 16th September 2024 is in the wrong job! £48.75 down the drain - sadly we won’t be returning! Everybody else in the queue of about 12 people were all moaning at how long he was taking!

Will be sure to stop here again soon, lovely spot. Good lunch menu and portions are healthy!

Stopped here out of interest while exploring better places to get a meal. These folks tick all the boxes. No doubt very busy at times but was ok when we visited. I call this a great cafe with really good service . See you again very soon!!

Lovely cafe on the seafront of Blue Anchor Bay. Lovely friendly staff and dog friendly which is always a bonus.

Lovely seaside café, ideal for breakfast and lunches. Friendly staff and great atmosphere.

Came here 10 years ago with family so when back for a return holiday we were delighted to see that it was still open and stopped for lunch with the dogs, great quality food in good portions, the outdoor huts are great for avoiding small showers!

Wonderful customer service with a smile by all members of staff, andthe breakfast was nothing short of delicious. Lively view of the area and sat in a hut which was quirky and a bliss out of the breeze. Deffo recommend!

Last visited regularly for lunch with my mum 4 years ago but found it very expensive now. Prices have gone a lot. Probably won't be returning...shame because the setting and staff are lovely.

Lovely cafe, beautiful food. Well, worth a visit at Blue Anchor

Best cream tea ever. Nice food. Great staff

The only place to grab a bite to eat on the front at Blue Anchor with views over the Bristol Channel

Absolutely gorgeous food the pork and apple burger was fabulous x

Sweet little seaside cafe, quick service and good coffee.

Stopped by for fish and chips with my family including two lively boys. They were lovely with the children. The food was wonderful. Battered cod absolutely delicious. Well worth a visit just for the sea view.

Great affordable cafe on the beach

The food was rank, although very hungry could not eat, bacon undercooked and cheap, the coffee was horrible, avoid. Nice location should be very successful.

A great cafe lovely cake great coffee

It was the second best Fish & Chips I've had in the United Kingdom. Enjoying the tranquillity with a wonderful view was priceless.

Very nice with a brilliant view. Food was served at table outside and is reasonably priced .my favourite is the real veg.sauages.

Nice lunch with plenty to eat. Especially the lovely cake.

We popped in for coffee and cake while out on a bike ride, very clean and the cake was great. Sat outside looking over the sea, what could be nicer.

Splendid stop off and handy for WSR Blue Anchor station

Breakfast was ok nothing special

Nice and busy cafe. Food was good and not too expensive for location. Lovely staff. Easy parking

Great cafe with great food and service. Dog friendly and great views. Altogether a great place to go.

Popped in for coffee on a walk to Minhead. Friendly staff and good breakfast selection.

Excellent location Value for Money Excellent service Excellent food and drinks EVERYTIME :0)

We really like this place and visit frequently and different times of day. Excellent value for food and a very quirky, step back in time, feel to the place.

Always welcoming Great view and glorious beach for walking with our dog

Up there with the worst breakfast I’ve ever had. My partner is still moaning about it now & it’s 1830 - he doesn’t usually moan about anything. AVOID

Called in for 2 take away cream teas. I standard and 1 savoury cream tea. A very busy little cafe with good service. Food came out quickly and the scones were warm. It's not often you find a savoury cream tea option anywhere. Big thumbs up

One word AWFUL Tea. Not even fresh. An old pot topped up and swished about. Like hot milk Coffee. Coffee scoops not brushed clean between use leaving a bitter taste of stale coffee. Milk frothed and frothed again therefore not velvety in any way. Fizzy water flat. Only one person serving and making coffee. Not a good thing to say

Good food as usual. Lovely dog friendly stop post walk.

Food was okay, cheap sausages 🤢 personally I don’t like my tomatoes and beans on the same plate mixed together. just 1 toilet not a fan on unisex toilets . It was about 13.45 / 13.50 and people were sat at tables waiting for food ( wasn’t to busy) and an old couple struggled up the steps to get to the café when they got there the manager said the kitchen was closed and turned them away. Obviously, he has too much money so you can turn people away. Perhaps he should buy some better sausages and be nicer to the customers..

A really great place to have good food. A real varied menu, very friendly staff and a great atmosphere. The cafe is right on the seafront. We went in after walking with our dog. Very dog friendly and OK if your boots aren't polished. Highly recommended.

Disappointing latte. Tasted like instant coffee made with milk like my Nan used to. The vege sausage bap fried and loaded with margarine. Very greasy so couldn’t eat. Location and building very nice

Called in while out on a walk. Despite being very busy we found a table. Service very welcoming and friendly. Good menu. The only negative was the cakes being kept chilled we found a bit dry but would have no hesitation in coming back.

Quick pit stop wth friends and dogs. All good.

Visit here now and again. Nice little cafe/coffee shop restaurant with outside area and veranda for diner's when weather permits. Overlooking blue Anchor Bay with the steam railway behind, it is a lovely place to visit, esp in warmer months. They serve everything from sandwiches to kids burgers to fish and chips.

Decided to eat here today after taking our children swimming and it was so lovely to eat somewhere that caters for very young children. We took our 10 and 3 year old and my 3 year old was able to order from the tots menu and actually use cutlery suitable for his age! As a family we always have to pay for a meal that is far too large for our youngest but today was perfect! Also would love to point out that a junior English breakfast was on the menu too which was perfect for our 10 year old. Well done to The Driftwood Cafe.....we will he back!

Great views over the sea when eating breakfast

Lovely outdoor seating. On the beach front.

Ordered 2 vegetarian breakfasts and 2 lattes. The breakfasts were delivered very quickly. The food looked and tasted really good. I asked for the lattes to be served with the meal and the waitress kindly brought them over. Definitely would return.

Lovely cafe ,set in beautiful surroundings right on the beach. Dog friendly. Offers a good variety of foods and drinks. Warm and welcoming. Recommended.

Lovely traditional seafront cafe. Great menu with lots of choice and daily specials. Eat outside, when the weather's good. Family friendly. Reasonably priced and good portion size.

Always good food and value for money. Friendly welcoming staff. This place is a must every time we visit Carhampton Dunster and Minehead

My wife and i live locally and used this cafe many times. We called in a couple of days ago at 2pm to be told there was no hot food, just cake and drinks. Such a shame, as we have enjoyed the views over lunch on previous visits.

This is such a lovely place and I have been coming here over the years with my family who live locally. It has always been a really positive experience. However, the food this time was frankly uneatable. We ordered the cod fish pie that was literally all mashed potato. We also ordered the beetroot, goats cheese burgers which we had to leave entirely - clearly no one had tested or tasted them on the management team as they would not have been served.

Been here for breakfast.... Not ready to open at 9.00 am... They are still setting up the tables. In one week holiday this was the place where the portion for English breakfast was the smallest 🤔 for me was the smallest I ever had 👎 Parking spaces in a road 👍

Went in for coffee before coastal walk, very busy but friendly happy staff, very good service, choice of indoor/outdoor seating, very clean, went back for lunch later - fast service, delicious food, generous servings, cakes looked amazing but we were full!

Great location, but tea is made by reusing teabags in a pot for a mug of tea. Breakfast was made with tinned tomatoes and I suspect tinned mushrooms instead of fresh.

My go to for fish and chips, fresh, tasty, excellent value , staff lovely, great location, whats not to love!

We have been to Driftwood many times and it does not skip a beat. Great food, great staff, great views. Love it! 😁

Food was lovely, quick service, friendly customers.

Lovely cuppa and cake after a stroll on the beach.

As always, a super fish n chips luncheon. Food with a perfect view on one of those exceptionally beautiful autumn days.

Lovely dog friendly cafe.Excellent breakfasts & cakes.

Great service and lovely cakes 🎂

Lovely, the staff were friendly and were really helpful with my dietary requirements. It's clean and has a lovely atmosphere, and the coffee and food were hot and delicious. There's plenty of seating inside and out and lovely views.

We had a lovely full english breakfast very enjoyable

Update 23/09/2023 Paid a visit just before 3pm expecting to have a cream tea before my journey home and was told that I couldn't have one as food service was stopped at 2.30pm. They close at 3.30pm So I had just a mug of very strong coffee and a piece of very poor Bakewell Tart for £5.50! Not a pleasant experience, they were cleaning the place up around me for what I can assume was a rapid close up for the day. I think that I'll be reconsidering my choices for a cream tea and food in future visits to Blue Anchor in the future and will probably go to Kitnors or other place for it. As it stands I can no longer recommend the Driftwood Cafe.

Lovely cooked breakfast. ..perfect scrambled eggs . Fast service. Very friendly staff . Spotlessly clean Lovely view across the bay.

Lovely place to sit and have a meal, snack or just a drink. Staff very nice, there is limited seating inside but plenty of tables outside and all with the a sea view. Plenty of free parking and right opposite the beach. Dog friendly as well, so there is no need to leave your four legged friends behind.

Visited here for first time and such a super find. 1930s superb cafe on the Seafront at Blue Anchor….indoor and outdoor seating with sea views whilst serving great food at very reasonable prices. The cooked breakfasts which we had were served quickly but all freshly cooked with quality ingredients. Cakes looked good too but no room left! Highly recommend.

I would like to say sorry for taking so long to write this review, i take my mother every Thursday as a day trip out a lady who suffers early stages of dementia. she is made so welcome here the staff as well as well the location are wonderful and i thankyou for that. the lunch time food is good old classic fish & chips and my favorite a bowl of cheesy chips, fairly priced and presented well. the west somerset steam railway station is in walking distance and also a lovely experience, in the summer months there is a lot of outside seating so you can enjoy the sea views with a lovely cup of coffee. this is a must stop over when passing through Blue Anchor

Lovely cafe with nice additions to the salads to stop them being boring. Beautiful spot to look out over the beach and reasonably priced.

Great food and drinks after a long walk. Service was friendly and very pleasant atmosphere overlooking the beach. We wi be back again.

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A Cafe opposite the beach in beautiful West Somerset, I'd found it from a google search as not from the area. Good range of food on the menu, all priced reasonably. We opted for the cod/ chips and ham eggs/ chips - both were delivered swiftly and perfectly nice! I found the service good. Great choice of seating options! We will return when next in the area.

Best place to have breakfast after taking the dogs for a walk on the beach.

The food was amazing, great service and happy staff. We had the grilled fish which was sea bass and tasted lovely and the fish cakes, they were also excellent.

Lovely place to eat, great breakfast and view over the bay is great. Staff very friendly and efficient. Recommended.

Seafront Cafe...outside seating...Welcoming.. Nice staff.. Tasty food/coffee.

What a great place here. Always cheerful and ready to help, the staff are great. Lots of choice for food and they are so great. The best place to visit in the area

Great place fantastic views good food

Very friendly staff, food was pretty fast and tasty 😁

Excellent. Great breakfast with sea views

A fantastic cafe with great sea food we all had sea food, fish and chips, scampi and chips and two prawn salads (huge amount of prawns). The views are amazing as well. I'd highly recommend a visit.

Good food, good service, nice view..

The worst grilled fish ever, for £14. Not sure whether you can call it grilled...

Poor food said grilled seabass it was not sloppy not grilled like out of a microwave and very grumpy unpolite man collect the plates made you feel uncomfortable will not come back

Nice place for a post swim hot drink and cheesy chips.

Not sure what all the other poor reviews are on about Absolute diamond place. Food was outstanding. Spotlessly clean and cheap. Here for my holiday and can’t have been happier with this little place. Absolutely heaving and staff and waiters were 10/10. Thank you!!!

Having arrived at 2.40pm, only managed to get a coffee, as they stopped serving lunch at 2.30pm and unfortunately, they were not offering sandwiches. Great location with seating inside and out.

Our family of 6 arrived at 1 minute past 3 ....apparently they stop serving at 3. We walked to them straight off the train. You'd think they'd have that planned out? We won't be coming back....

A little cafe with wonderful views. Staff friendly, food good and service very quick. Will try and visit again.

One of the best places in the west country to have fish and chips by the sea.

Great cafe and great service. Big selection of food and drinks and top quality too.