Fourteen in Tendring - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Comfortable dog friendly café, nice coffee

This was a very relaxing, cool shady haven on a hot summer's day at Frinton on Sea. Food only got 4 stars because the menu wasn't that extensive but everything there is individual and lovely from the low sofas and painted cups and saucers to the beautifully bottled soft drinks. Lovely!

Expensive and man serving was rude and surly.. goodness knows why he went into the service industry! Spend your hard earned money elsewhere, wish I'd done.

A cafe with both indoor and a few outdoor tables at the beach end of the high st. Its dog friendly which is nice. The menu was fairly limited with fresh and toasted sandwiches. Our first visit was on a quiet day in Winter with only 3 other tables filled. Service was slow and they'd run out out of several items. I gave them a 2nd chance and visited again recently . Sadly, this visit was even worse! I ordered and 15mins later, a sad looking teen said they'd run out out of part of my sandwich and could they use a substitute! Finally the meal came out and it was ok, despite the substitution. I went to the counter to pay. The older woman working was directly facing me at the counter- but said nothing and continued making coffees, going in and out of the kitchen etc. By the time I was 'served' 4 more people had queued behind me. The woman said she was short staffed, hence the wait. That didn't explain even a basic nod or 'I'll just be a minute' when I got to the counter. The woman was looking all around and I assumed trying to find the slip to see what meal I'd had. I pointed to my table and said: Me 'I was sitting over there' Woman 'It doesn't matter WHERE you sat, what did you have?' Me 'I had an XYZ sandwich and a diet coke' Woman 'Its doesn't matter WHICH sandwich you had!!!. That was one sandwich and a drink!' The conversation was accompanied by eye rolls and huffs from the woman. I won't be giving them another try, nor recommend them.

Ordered takeaway coffee, after 15 mins had to check up where they were - hadn't been done. Had to explain order about 5 times for 4 coffees. Only one person doing coffees and she was the one taking the money. Very poor service.

Rose the owner such a lovely lady ,made my dog and wife lol so comfortable. Love going here for a coffee and chat . When we move house this is where I would go ,lovely

Excellent place comfortable chairs very nice staff had tea coffee and cake Was made very welcome. Will come back

Amidst a lot of competition, this Cafe was a good find last year whilst on a short break. Staff hadn't changed on this visit, with Ian (who takes order, prepares and serves it) on duty, he struggles to cope on his own, same as last year. When over-run with customers the lady owner sometimes steps up to help. On his day off later in the week, two ladies did his job. A good selection on the menu, nicely presented and reasonably priced. I hope to visit again in the future, as it was nice to chat with the locals who frequent the venue.

This is a really friendly, dog friendly cafe. Simple food, done well. Vegan/veggie options

Friendly service, the owner, Rosie, makes everyone welcome. Always someone to talk with . Dog friendly with treats and water for your pooch. Good value. I usually drop by twice each week.

Stopped here for a quick bite to eat whilst on our walk … absolutely shocking .. now after reading the reviews from 2020 they don’t seemed to have upped their game … If you have a dog .. it will get biscuits quicker than you’ll get any food … How it managed to get a 4 on a food hygiene certificate is beyond me …

Nice friendly place with.good food plus dog friendly

Very nice hot chocolate, lovely apple and cinnamon cake and ginger cake. Nice chat with the very friendly staff. Much better than a number of the options in Frinton!

Friendly staff. Lovely sandwiches.

Walked in on one of the hottest day of the year and was greeted by a wonderful lady who suggested where to sit in order to get the best breeze. Ordered two sandwiches with ice cold drinks. Sandwiches where awesome! Fresh, quantity fillings and very tasty. Drinks where ice cold as request. Service was friendly, prompt and professional. So glad we found this exceptional cafe! Will definitely be returning. Can’t thank all at No14 for the welcome respite on a very hot day!

I had a sandwich and coffee which in all fairness was quite nice but the actual ambiance and surroundings were awful. The person who served us was disinterested and clearly had their mind on something else and whatever you do don’t use the bathroom there as it’s a health hazard.

Had coffee and cake. Just dreadful. Coffee came with uht cream capsule. Cake ..well ..served in a cardboard box. Dry cheap ..no flavour

Nice Cafe, serving selection of foods and sandwiches, all fresh. Also menu caters for vegetarian and vegan. Premises also dog friendly

Rosie and her staff are so friendly they make you feel like friends not customers and as a regular there,it’s always the best coffee in Frinton and it’s doggie friendly too…… Don’t pass it by …..

Stopped in for a quick drink while exploring Frinton. Lovely friendly staff. We noticed the sign saying they offered beer so decided to try one. Nice to sit outside and watch the world go by!

Popped in for some lunch with the family as they had gluten free bread available. Sat down at one of the tables and waited ages to be served. When the woman came over to give us her drinks her nails were black and the drinks were served in plastic cups. We had to wait around 40 minutes just for 3 sandwiches / toasties, and during this time we noticed the fish tank of hell on the counter. This fish rank (not a typo), was literally thick with brown gunge and looking closer I could see that there was an actual fish in there!! Honestly the most disgusting fish tank I have ever seen. Instant regret as if they can't clean their fish tank what on earth are they doing with their kitchen! We were told there was no toilet but to be honest, think this was for the best seeing the rest of the place. The food was okay, but took a very long time and all in disposable cups and plates which is very wasteful- probably because they don't clean anything so this was for the best. After eating we paid and quickly scarpered. Would not recommend to anybody!!!

Lovely, homely, delicious coffee and lemon cake to die for. Rosie is so welcoming

Have not sat in there but had a hair appointment nextdoor so asked husband to get me a sandwich. I did say go to Greggs but he came back with this sandwich nicely presented in a brown paper bag but i asked for cheese and this had ham and cheese together which did nothing to enhance either the cheese or the ham, Husband said he asked for cheese and man said cheese and ham as if that is the only way they do a cheese sandwich is with ham or go without. What about people who do not like ham?obviously they can charge more with more in the sandwich but what has happened to customer service? anyway quite thin bread ham not very tasty cheap packet ham and cheese again not much taste to it one cup of coffee came to £8. something expensive really. will not rush back better value at Greggs or Sainsburys for a sandwich.

Went in with my husband ..fairly new to area and hoping to see what was around as wanting to open a little coffee sandwich shop myself ..frinton has lot of places so I need to but a going concern that's selling ..but wanted to see what the places around offer ..well firstly wasnt allowed to use toilet even though ordered food and drinks ..eventually gave in and let my husband use the toilet..omg..if health and safety were to go in there itd be closed down ..but apart from that ..there were cobwebs everywhere in the shop ..as well as dirty crockery piles of paperwork and boxes and yellowing broken ceiling tiles and a man who polite enough was scruffy unkempt and not very hygienic in anything ...didnt really want to eat the food we had ordered looking at what customers saw was worried what was going on where we couldn't see ..I need these premises ..they are wasted on the current owners ..it needs a thorough deep clean ..and de clutter and a new health and hygiene evaluation ...saying all this ..if I dont have to think about its preparation was actually very nice and presented well ..and the coffee was good ...if you decide to sell up...let me know I could make this place what it probably used to be ...

Said they cater to vegans, and have a whole section on their menu boards with quite a few options, but they only had 2 of them actually in stock. Long story short, we ended up paying £5.80 for peanut butter sandwiches on cheap white bread! The owners didn't wear masks, even when wondering around the cafe (which they did frequently) and the table wasn't even cleaned until after we got our sandwiches, and on top of all of that, it's cash only! Reminder: this is during a tier 2 pandemic 🤦‍♀️

Love going there for coffee and a sandwich. Great if you have a dog - they're always very welcome. Nice to sit outside and watch the world go by.

Lovely little place for drinks and snacks. Laid back friendly atmosphere. Popped in for coffee and cake but ended up having a really good sandwich and some wine.

Popped in here for a take away coffee. The extremely unfriendly woman serving gave me a coffee cup with a huge dent in it that I didn’t notice until I took a sip and the scolding hot coffee went all over me. Instead of just apologizing and replacing the cup, the lady then blamed me, telling me I must have made the dent, and ‘you shouldn’t be so clumsy then should you’. Absolutely disgusting. I know a lot of people in the frinton/Walton area who are not surprised by this experience in this shop. No wonder why it was pretty empty! Avoid at all costs!

Just finished a 7 mile walk/run, thought this looks lovely an clean, went to order and was suggested by a bloke to go down to Fred’s Cafe 🤷‍♀️ Well that was awful in there

Staff and owner always, welcoming xx

A great place to get a really good cup of proper English teatime tea and a slice of homemade cake, with pavement seating to watch the world go by, and friendly staff.

Stopped here for a coffee. The owner was about as welcoming as a wet weekend. The coffees were very expensive and somewhat bland. Better coffee served in Greggs and served with a welcoming smile.

Dog friendly. Nice food and coffee.

I noticed a board on the street saying vegan and vegetarian foods so promising. I crossed over road and saw also a poster in the window vegans and vegetarians catered for so definitely promising. So I went in. Leant against the counter a board with good selection of vegan sandwiches and also food on wall board. So I stood reading to decide. An elderly 'gentleman' was speaking to a lady in the corner, he walked over I said I was just deciding, he huffed and walked around the counter. I asked if I could have one of the tofu sandwiches to be asked WHAT! then he started to walk around the counter and stood next to me, The woman he was speaking to raised her eyebrows. I was quite taken aback so asked again Ohh, he said she doesn't have much of that stuff! waving his hand around. So I just said oh not to worry I'll leave it, he stood there arrogantly and started to mutter something with his hand on his hip looking at me as if I had done something, again I said no, don't bother thank you. Dreadful,rude service.

In Frinton as Monday is our day off and the weather Terrible . We walked down one side of the High Street with our small Highly trained dog and at each establishment - most were either empty or virtually empty - I asked if we could come in with the dog. We were told we could eat outside in the Bitter Wind & Rain. Then we crossed over near the beach & started to walk back. No 14 was warm and welcoming . They do Vegan Food , They do Vegitarian Food , they cater for allergies and - they were almost full !! NOW - Restaurants / cafe's are BY LAW required to allow guide dogs in - so it is purely their choice. The FOOD was great , hot , tasty & value for money. We will undoubtedly go back whenever we are in Frinton & will tell other dog owners from the Dog Club we go to. The others no-doubt will stay true to their views - Empty .

Dog friendly , warm an welcoming fantastic

We popped in for a coffee today as it looked lovely from the outside. I will start on the positives. Our coffees were very nice and the young waitress was lovely. But apart from that it was a really odd place, the elder staff weren’t pleasant, chairs and sofas stuffed into the small space, our toastie wasn’t toasted enough and lastly the owners didn’t seem to want to be there.

Would like to comment on the food and drink but didn’t get a chance , The place was rather small so took my my grandson from his pushchair and left it outside , we where greated by the owner , Who approached us and with a very sour face , feeling uncomfortable I asked her if it was okay to sit at the table and she said yes in a minute I’m busy but your child isn’t eating that lolly in here ! I was a little taken a back as my grandson was only standing there eating a lolly because I had left his pushchair out side out of curiosity . Left and will not be returning .

Worst service ever received - no wonder hardly anyone there! Only just walked in and was greeted by a surly “What can I get you?” While ordering from the blackboard (no menus) my husband chose a beetroot, grape & cranberry ciabatta to which the reply was a sneer and “Erm not my cup of tea” - while an unusual combo, it was on their menu so a strange reaction. Drinks arrived quickly although no ice in the soft drink. My toasted sandwich arrived first - well I say arrived, it was slid across the table to me with a grunt that the other sandwich would be 2 minutes. Basic garnish of crisps - sandwiches themselves were acceptable hence the one star. All in all not a particularly pleasant experience. Give the place a good clean (cobwebs everywhere!) and be courteous & friendly to your customers and you could be packed out! Nice quirky feel with the mismatched furniture and the front of the bar/cafe looks inviting. Just like the spiders lurking in the cobwebs, we were enticed in under false pretences!!

Visited for lunch as the board outside plus the look of the cafe/bar lured us in. Before we even had a chance to sit down the man behind the bar (only staff member) asked for our order. There are no menus so stood looking at the blackboard for a while to choose our lunch. We always try to engage with people serving us, but was a wasted exercise as there was no reaction other than an unusual sneer and “ Not my cup of tea” on ordering a beetroot, cranberry & grape ciabatta - this was from their own selection! My sandwich arrived first - how easy would it have been to place it in front of me rather than shoving across the table?! He curtly advised the other sandwich would be 2 minutes. Both were served with a basic garnish of crisps and were just about acceptable I.e. edible!! Looking around there are cobwebs everywhere and the place just felt grubby. The surly service we experienced may not be standard as I cannot imagine the place would have survived if this is how they treat all their customers. We even politely took our plates up to the bar on leaving and still nothing - perhaps I should have offered to wash them up for him too!! Shame as place could be buzzing if someone invested in a feather duster and trained their staff to be friendly.

The food here was great! I loved how cosy it was and the people there are very nice, I personally would recommend going for a quick bite!

I come into this place because it allowed dogs. I ordered a couple of drinks and sandwiches. I popped into the toilet whilst we were waiting and they were disgusting, absolutely filthy. The furniture, floors and overall cleanliness of the cafe was also very very poor, now the food....The sandwiches come out and they were wrong. When I finally got the one I wanted it was foul. I ordered the brie, chorizo and tomato and it was bland and soulless. My wife ordered a brie and cranberry toastie and she hated it, in fact afterwards we had to go elsewhere and drink something to get the taste out of our mouths.Finally the prices. In short, overpriced. Three words some up this place:1. Dirty 2. Tasteless3. Overpriced

I’m surprised at previous reviews complaining about this place . The food was perhaps a bit pricey but my jacket potato was huge and my friends sandwich had plenty of filling and they both came very quickly .The owner was very friendly and helpful, even to the extent of ordering a cab for us when we left We enjoyed what we had, we were made to feel welcome and certainly didn’t feel it was grubby.

Dog friendly cafe/bar with sofas! Nice coffee but a little expensive!

Food was vastly over-priced. Service was very slow and staff didn't seem familiar with how to use the tills. Seemed to be trying to be both a bar and a coffee shop, and doing neither very well. Disappointed.

Stopped here with partner and two children for a drink one lovely Saturday afternoon. Sat outside. The children had soft drinks . I had an excellent double espresso ( not too short a measure, great crema and flavour ) and my partner had a cup of tea which she described as perfectly made. It shouldn't be difficult to get hot drinks right, but some cafes, bars and restaurants seem incapable of doing so. Thanks, Fourteen - you hit the spot

£7.90 for 4 meatballs in a dessert bowl with 3 pieces of bread. We laughed. Same for same size sliced mushrooms in vinegar/oil. All shockingly over priced and the whole place is grubby looking. Don’t go there.

Mistakenly visited here for lunch. If I'm honest, it's difficult to find anything positive about our experience. Dark, grubby, it feels more like a warehouse for unwanted furniture. The menu board outside lured us in, only to be told that most of what was on it wasn't available. We should have walked there and then, but persevered, largely because the girl behind the bar was very friendly and pleasant. Sadly, she's not being backed up by the owners.

Visited last week, place wasn't busy but we was kept waiting for nearly an hour. Kitchen didn't look very tidy either. My food was served on a dirty plate, glass dirty. Older lady serving was more interested in the dogs coming in than the people which is fine if we wasnt being ignored .

Popped in for a sandwich for lunch with a friend, friendly service and nice selection of food on the blackboard, also catering for Vegans. Nice relaxing atmosphere and sandwiches were freshly made

Visited today after a trip to the beach. No other customers but waited ages for food ordered. I couldn't have walford salad because they 'didn't have any' yet my tuna salad came with celery and 3 grapes. No dressing and dry lettuce leaves.

Awful. I became an 'awkward customer' because I asked for two wine glasses that were clean and the 'same size'.. That was a problem for them. Extremely'surly' attitude.

Great wee place. So glad we popped in (after a bad experience in a pub not far away) this was a nice surprise. Maisie was Woking on her own dealing with several customers without breaking a sweat. We arrived en masse and were served with a smile. Nothing was too much trouble. Next time we are in Frinton-On-Sea this will be our go to cafe bar

Very overpriced food and drinks

Awful lacklustre grubby place bland food surly service don't go there!

Do not recommend. Why do people open establishments pay business rates yet run grubby dark shops. The old man at bar did not offer a welcome..we had to read off a board on wall and I felt instinctively to walk out.....ordered 2 coffees small cups v expensive bitter was awful. Ordered ciabatta with brie and arrived about 20 mins later. Not nice, practically thrown at us and with few pieces of sad lettuce. Toilets dim grubby too. I couldn't get out quick enough.....will not go back....cost £18 and cash only......

Visited late Sunday morning. The coffees were bland and the cups looked like they had seen life! Definitely a big profit margin on them! We asked for fruit scones but there was not one raisin between them, also pre-spread with some butter substitute! Not a good sign. The owner seemed to encourage customers with yappy dogs in the cafe- not a pleasant experience.

I’m not sure if this place has changed hands in the last couple of years. I had been before when visited Frinton for a weekend break with my family and the dog and found it honest and appealing. This time however I found it a bit disappointing. The menu was unappealing and the set up slightly chaotic. It wasn’t cheap either - my coffee was almost 4 quid.. just didn’t have the same ring to the place. May have just caught it on a bad day.. shame..

Lovely little bar/cafe. Friendly welcome and full of gorgeous dogs and owners. Limited menu but was fine for us. We had toasted sandwiches which came with a few crisps and homemade coleslaw. Nice outside searing area.

The staff and the seating area are grubby and lack any personality at all. Food is slow coming to the table, the soup looked like washing up water! Paint is peeling from counter and tables and chairs. Glad we couldn't see the kitchen.

Very rude service, was looked at as though scum and then while waiting for the server to get around to me from where he was chatting with customers, another member of staff made sure I felt as uncomfortable as possible by attempting to flirt with me. Thoroughly creeped out. Was going to eat too but changed to a takeaway as to get away from them as fast as possible: a horrible end to an otherwise lovely day out. I'd advise people go elsewhere for more professional service.

Food was not good ,portions small and overpriced , service non existent. Dogs allowed but that does make it worth a visit.

Dog friendly which is especially good news on a cold afternoon. Lady owner very friendly in contrast to the bloke behind the counter who had all the charisma of a traffic warden. Food was ok, not great, had worse. Could do with a bit more imagination on the presentation side. Decor tired - a bit of investment, generally, wouldn't go amiss but, that said, a place to spend a relaxed hour or so with friends as well as man's best friend.

Absolutely disgusting..the owner who served is a rude obnoxious toad..in these difficult times you would think they would bend over backwards to welcome you...not these imbeciles..plus the “food” is microwaved dog poo (plenty of that in this place) that I wouldn’t feed to a pigeon

We stopped into 14 for a few beers and a sandwich. It’s a friendly place, welcoming to dogs and the food and drink is good too. Good music too!!

Called in for lunch and had baked potato and fillings and two cold drinks the food was good and a drink out of a can you can't go wrong.

Popped in for a pint because it said it was dog friendly, it really was. Maisie was great and Boris the dog loved her. The owner was also good Craic and very interesting. It is a bit pricey, but more than worth it.

Popped in for a quick tea...the place is a bit higgledy-piggledy. We ordered five drinks which were quite expensive for the area. The servers were rather disinterested, not rude just it felt like an imposition to ask for the drinks Shame..

We popped in this morning with our dog and were immediately welcomed. Ollie was given a dog biscuit. Rosie (the owner) was so informative about the area

This was our second visit to this restaurant , limited menu but good food , last visit we had jacket potatoes which were good , today we ordered toasted sandwiches which were delicious also two coffees which were first class , The reason that we visited was it is a dog friendly restaurant and the staff welcomed our dog with a biscuit treat as far as i am aware this is the only restaurant in Frinton that allows dogs inside. Recommend you give it a visit if you have your dog and need lunch.

Stop there by accident as my 3 years old daughter had an emergency. Once after asking if we could use their toilets and after using it, one of the staff came to us with very bad manners complaining for using their toilet and asking us for money........

Went in for a light lunch. Could take the dog in so liked that idea. Nobody smiled or welcomed us. Had jacket potato (was microwaved) with Mediterranean veg filling Vegetables had been fried which would be ok if not dripping in fat. The potato just sat in loads of oil. Couldn't eat it. Service with a bit of a smile would have helped and it was very overpriced. Not a very comfortable place. They have been open for quite a while now and obviously changing the name and not heeding reviews has not helped.

After our failure to get a coffee down the road I came here with the dog whilst my girlfriend browsed in a charity shop. A sign said "Dogs Welcome" and indeed they were. I went inside and some customers asked about our dog and made a fuss of him. His tail was wagging in pure joy. When I ordered the coffees I was asked if one was for the dog - my girlfriend was still browsing. I went and sat outside and the coffees arrived just as she did. It was an excellent cup of coffee.

Looking for somewhere to have a drink and a snack out of the cool weather with our little dog we came across Fourteen with its Dogs Welcome sign and went in.

Attended on a day out with the family two adults three kids under 8.

Visited this place last week thinking as the name had changed the place would be different from Dekoffs.How wrong were we it's the same people we ordered sandwiches and coffee.The bread was stale the service was rude and the owner needs a reality check on quality served.Never again

I visited with my dog for a coffee and was pleasantly surprised what a dog friendly welcoming cafe it was. I found the owner to be very welcoming and I will definitely be returning soon!

The owner of this establishment has all the charm and likability of a stale egg rude indifference and overpriced food with all the taste and nutrient value of cardboard pop in for a laugh it's rediculous overpriced and rude staff

Called in to this little cafe for afternoon tea, interior has a mixed décor of quirky paintings and seating not the best for comfort.

I visit this place for coffee as they are happy for you to take your dog inside as long as they are well behaved and not sandy/wet. Most places you have to sit outside which is fine in the summer but not much fun in the colder weather. I meet friends and my puppy sits by my feet. No problem.

A waiter that told us to go the bar to pay.They do not take cards only cash.A bottle of house wine and two baked potatoes with a little tuna and horrible coleslaw came to over 30 pounds.Also the butter when it arrived was margarine.We thought it was so amateurish and would never ever return.The menu was very limited and the interior is tatty and pretty naff.

With outside seating this place was lovely . Lovely decor and nice selection of snacks ie jacket potatoes, sandwiches , which were very tasty. Dog friendly which is nice these days. Staff happy and helpful on a hot day .

We have stopped off here several times for lunch. The sandwiches are always good but although soup is on the menu, they haven't had any the last few times we've visited. We like the comfy sofas and it's always very relaxed.

2nd visit to this restaurant. Good, quick service. Beer on tap, hot or cold snacks. No main meals. Children and dogs welcome.

It is hard to find anything good to say about this establishment! The ambience is bordering purple and certainly on the day we visited the windows were clean! Strong smell of nicotine even inside!