Good Brew & The River in Inverclyde

Great coffee and excellent food with a great view. Enjoy!

Got food on the menu but they don’t sell it what a joke and the staff member on the phone was so cheeky definitely won’t be back place has went down hill so fast

Amazing place! Absolutely love going to Good Brew. The staff are lovely and food/coffees are excellent 👌 a really nice atmosphere.

As the name suggests, good views over the River Clyde. Enough music to give the place an atmosphere, but not so deafening you can't chat. A mix of ages eating here which was good. Friendly staff. The quesadillas had nice fresh tomato salsa and guacamole. The fish and chips looked nice too. Menu type could have been larger. In the subdued lighting I had to use the torch on my phone to read it. Good menu choices and the portions were just right.

Lovely coffee, soup was amazing, good music……Then in came an owner with a dog like a horse which at one point sat on my wife’s foot as she was trying to eat her soup. It also stank of wet dog. I’ve had dogs throughout my life …… but a place where your eating is no place for them ….. ruined it for both of us.

The perfect atmosphere on a drizzly and windy autumn morning, I only wish I hadn't a train to catch and could have sat for longer. Lovely warm welcome from the staff, tastefully decorated with comfortable seating, 'crooner' music (Sinatra? Dean martin? Not sure but was the ideal vibe!) at an appropriate volume, very good value for money, and dog friendly. Would 100% recommend and return :) I had the vegetarian breakfast £8, poached eggs were cooked to perfection! (the beans do come in a condiment dish if you're not into your beans touching other foods; I had already decanted for the photo!)

Food was nice but service was awful. Overcharged nearly three times the bill, told it would be refunded but not told it would take 3 to 5 days. Member of staff was just not listening.

Food was much better than the "other" cafe close by. However, the place looked quite neglected. The seats, sofas, and artwork seemed stained and grubby. There is some sort of mirror on the wall that is hard to get a reflection because of the grime, or maybe that's the desired effect. Service was good, though.

Booked a table for 4 for lunch. We were offered the booth by the window. Great view but it’s a really really tight squeeze for four people & a dog. As we had an 87 year old man with us, who has a walking stick & mobility issues, & doesn’t like being cramped in, we said it was unsuitable for us & could we possibly get a larger seating area. No was the answer. Despite there being several other tables reserved for other people for four, the person behind the counter refused to change anything around. We left, went to Cafe Continental down the road. I walked back to my car about 30 minutes later as I’d forgotten something, the tables in Good Brew still had their reservation signs on them & were still empty. Then after lunch, walking back to the car, same, empty tables with their reservation signs on them. Glad to see a restaurant is so busy that they wish to do without the money from 4 people out for lunch with wine & coffee. I’m very much a you get more with honey than you do with vinegar type person - Good Brew definitely had the wrong front of house person on duty today. We have a family member who lives in Greenock with a birthday in October, I won’t be booking Good Brew or The River again.

Prebooked a window table for the views. Arrived at the exact time booked only to find that there was no window table reserved and they were full at the windows. Staff checked the booking and apologised for this being missed. We said we'd take a walk and they could call us when the couple drinking coffee were leaving. 20 minutes later we returned and were greted by the same staff member who didn't recognise us from 20 minutes previous!!!! The couple were still drinking their coffee so we said we'd have a seat and have some drinks. Waited an eternity to get served for drinks. The staff member who brought the coke and the beer didn't remember who was having what after taking the order. Probably due to the fact it took nearly 10 minutes to bring the order over. We decided to forget the window table and eat where we were. Again when the food came the staff member didn't remember who was eating what.!! When it came to paying. We asked for the bill. The member of staff said she would get it then went behind the counter to sort glasses or plates. I decided to approach her at the counter to pay. I said I'll pay the bill. Her reply was where was I sitting again. I don't know what was going on. Staff being forgetful and slow the whole visit. I bet they remember I forgot to leave a tip. The food and drink were good as always but the service was atrocious. Ruined the trip down for lunch.

Great wee place. Dog friendly, friendly staff, and good food. What else do you need?!

Staff were shocking, had ask for menu, after others came in behind us and got one. Food was well below par especially for price...

Ordered a takeaway soup and then a table was vacated with a view so decided to sit in. Was refused table as I was solo although no one else sitting at it. Then charged an additional 66.6% more to sit in. My soup came with a quarter of slice of bread. When I asked for another piece was told I need to pay another £1! So on reflection my soup had an additional charge if I wanted pasta or meat added and then more for the other half of the slice of bread. I will let you decide for yourseld if I would recommend to a tourist! Such a shame for a lovely town that desperately needs income.

Food was great! Excellent salad which we couldn’t get through with a tomahawk steak, nice potatoes and scallops. Also a good selection of drinks. The chocolate chip scone we were given on our way out was lovely with clotted cream back at our hotel. The staff were all friendly and even when we were the only people there later on we never felt like we were being rushed out, we’ll be back soon hopefully!

I’ve been here a few times when I’ve visited Gourock before and it’s been good but today was really poor. I asked for “an order of fries” and the waitress thought I’d asked for loaded fries. I’m a wee bit hard of hearing so I didn’t fully hear her read loaded fries back to me. When I said I didn’t want the loaded fries, she looked back at the ticket and started lecturing me about how I should correct her when she’s reading the order back to me. I ended up passing on the fries (£5 for an order of fries is insanely expensive anyway) and just paying for my coke and leaving. I accept that I made a mistake but to be lectured like I’m a child and made to feel like I’m incapable of ordering food really was not great. I don’t think I’ll be back any time soon.

Beautiful virws, comfy chairs, lively atmosphere in lovely Gourock, excellent soup after swim in outdoor pool and look around the art shops

Food really good. Service was excellent.

Popped in today for some food. Staff are lovely and food was good. owners need to change tip system as tips can’t be added with a card so staff are really missing out in this cashless world! Please sort this it’s not fair on them x lovely place and food was nice. Would go back.

Overpriced coffee which was £5 for a decaf flat white with oat milk. Not particularly warm and lacked flavour. Very disappointed as the view is lovely

Great place to eat, staff so friendly and helpful. View amazing over the river Clyde. Catered very well for me as I have Coelic Disease and need gluten free.

Food was nice albeit a bit on the small side for portions. Lovely view out over the water from upstairs.

We rang up 15 mins before, they reserved a table for us. We arrived and table by the window overlooking the Clyde- tick. Food and drink ordered; food: - me; Mongolian Beef; absolutely lovely, £13 - WiFi; two starters; absolutely fine, £12 - granddaughter; steak and frites; absolutely lovely, £18 (steak in these parts seems quite expensive). So overall; fab food, fab service - our experience absolutely no reflection of recent posts!!

Coffee was tepid and was really expensive. Prepare for your wallet to be a lot lighter when you leave. Just under £15 for two coffees and two scones. Extremely expensive and much dearer than other places in the area. Definitely won't be back.

Dogs permitted upstairs in River, with views overlooking The Clyde, this place has a good vibe. Staff are helpful and friendly and the food was very good. Perfect spot to linger over a long lunch, or dinner and watch the world go by.

Lovely food at this café restaurant. Staff were very helpful, lots of new foods to try.

Very poor dinner menu now. Overpriced. My friend and I left and went elsewhere.

Fantastic place for a munch, amazing staff and great food and service

Enjoyed my lunch staff very friendly

Refused a table although several were empty and re- directed upstairs. Waitress said the were closing soon but it was only 2.30 on a Sunday afternoon?

Loved the brunch menu today. Just what I needed. Sourdough bread with chorizo and chilli on top of scrambled egg. Portion size perfect. Coffee was lovely. Well worth the money. Servers were very efficient and we were given a table looking out onto the water. Which was valued by my elderly housebound mum. Thanks again. We will be back.

Fantastic view. Staff very friendly and helpful

Was quiet. Lemon cake was lovely.

Was seated with a menu but order wasn't taken after 20 mins so got up and left . Wasn't even busy

We were in Cafe Cold Brew, below The River around 19.00hrs tonight Thursday as The River only opens over the weekends. Although there was a quiz evening, we stayed to look through the new menus (see photos.) What an improvement, more choice, well executed. Service is always enjoyable from our male server.

Lovely little place with good food, excellent service, comfy chairs, and great water views, too. I would highly recommend you give it a try.

Absolutely exceptional! We stopped in here for some breakfast & a coffee whilst out on the motorbikes and were very impressed. The views out to the water are amazing & the full breakfast/Brazilian coffee was unbelievably good! The service was also fantastic, we felt very well looked after 👍🏼

Have visited this establishment several times. Each time I have found the staff to be particularly unfriendly and unhelpful. You are made to wait at the door until they decide what table you can have. On one occasion I was with family visiting from Australia. My cousin asked we could sit at the window for the view. She was bluntly told NO. One word answer despite the fact that those tables did not have reserved signs on them. Clearly favour regulars . I will NOT be back and I will NOT recommend Good Brew to anyone!

Friendly and welcoming staff, great views of the Clyde estuary, coffee and cakes/sourdough toast were excellent! Would definitely recommend.

Always enjoy the atmosphere. Although must say worst coffee I’ve ever had in my life. Not sure what beans they use but I’ve tried everything from a flat white to Americano and it always tastes like dishwater. Caramel shortcake is also too refrigerated and smelled strange too - is it refrigerated in a fridge with meats etc?

Went in on a whim after a long day to see if we can have something quick to fill us in before we got home as we dont live in the area...the young girl who served us was lovely,ordered a cappuccino to start w n man that was the best cappuccino i had in a LOOOONG time...thought thats good hope the food is at least half as good n wed be happy...well lemme tell you it was an outrageously amazing food!!!!!i mean we had 3 different meals n we came w our autistic son who is fussy about his food...we all couldnt get enough of the food the wee man kept going to mine n my partners plates to steal our food after he finished his!!😂😂😂once again,compliments to the chef,my mongolian beef omg!!!!if i was home id have licked that bowl clean,i tasted my partners tikka sourdough was SOOOOOO delish!!!!n my sons battered chicken w fries were like homemade i swear no other restaurant can even compare n i thought he had some great battered chicken(his fav)...you guys were top n we will be back tomorrow as were still in the area!!!!no need to wait till we get home to fill our bellies w good food😉😉😉😉😉😉😉oh n not to mention the price is more than reasonable...id even say its a surprisingly lower price than id expect..thank you again😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊xxx

We had a wonderful lunch on Good Friday and staff were able to accommodate a group of nine of us at short notice. We’ve been here many times before and you’ll struggle to get better coffee, better views and better atmosphere anywhere else in Inverclyde. Everyone was more than satisfied with their meals, the open steak sandwich and fish and chips was our top two recommendations.

We had a wonderful lunch on Good Friday and staff were able to accommodate a group of nine of us at short notice. We’ve been here many times before and you’ll struggle to get better coffee, better views and better atmosphere anywhere else in Inverclyde. Everyone was satisfied with their meals, the open steak sandwich and fish and chips was our top two recommendations.

Popped in for a takeaway tea, coffee and cakes. First of all the server forgot to give me the fruit scone we had ordered, and when asked if they had any non-dairy spread was told they didn’t. Took our takeaway and went to sit out in the sunshine along Ashton to discover no knife provided to put jam on the scone and the chocolate brownie I had ordered was rock hard. Very disappointing given previously good experiences

Been thinking about an omelette since 2am! It did not disappoint 😍 chicken and cheese omelette topped off with a caramel iced latte just what I needed on this bank holiday Monday nom! Staff were amazing and welcoming as always. 10/10 experience

Went here for some food and have to say it was absolutely excellent. Service was great too, both quick and the staff were very friendly and helpful! Would highly recommend and will be back again.

Not our 1st time here but always top of the to do when the sun is shining! Beautiful views over the Clyde on a sunshine Sunday to cheer up even the coldest of mornings! We love coming here and would recommend it to anyone passing through Gourock or planning a special breakfast or lunch celebration

Went to the quiz, had an absolutely brilliant time! Every time we go here it's fab, but this was our first night out here for the full night. Really great vibe. Quiz was a fab mix of questsions. All staff super lovely. Best pub/cafe in Inverclyde. Recommend the Cinnamon Iced Late!

Cant figure out these silly bad reviews, have been a customer of this place for quite a while now and every single time i go its a fantastic experience, super friendly helpful staff, food is unbelievably good except chilled atmosphere the view is amazing, cant find fault at all ...ok the last lentil soup chef went a bit trigger happy with the dill but still was amazing, definitely will be back again and again, keep up the great work joe n the gang

Friendly staff, very professional service. Food was great and fast prepared, highly recommend checking it out. Would eat from there again! Love the decoration and mood of the place too, very cozy! All in all the experience was amazing.

Very impressed with the quality of the coffee and food. I had a full breakfast and two Cappuccino’s. The coffee arrived first and was excellent. There was a 20 minute wait for the food but I was not surprised as everything appears freshly cooked to order. You get haggis, black pudding, mushrooms, bacon, square sausage, link sausage, poached egg, bacon and tattie scone plus sourdough bread and butter. Oh and 6 vine tomatoes cooked to perfection. What a treat!! In my opinion it’s the best breakfast available in Inverclyde. If it’s really busy you may have to wait for your order but quality is worth waiting for! It’s clear they care about the quality and source the best ingredients available. My only disappointment was not being able to show my gratitude for the service which was excellent as well. You should be able to add a tip to the bill. To the managers - Come on now !! Allow your customers to show their gratitude!! Your staff deserve it.

Great place, food is awesome , very chilled, nice relaxing music always on , staff friendly helpful and professional, overall service is fantastic and will definitely be back time and time again, wonder what soup it is tomorrow

I really liked this place, very delicious food, great views and lovely staff! 😘👍

friendly and attentive staff and a lovely cosy atmosphere with lovely views out on the Clyde! Well worth popping into if you are in town!

Lovely food although the portion sizes didn't reflect the price. Too expensive for me.

If you are looking for a “COLD” breakfast then this is the place to go. Full breakfast: square sausage reheat ( or not really in this case) from day before, why do I know that? We were first in this morning! Asparagus, egg, sourdough bread COLD. So sad as we have previously left positive reviews, so only fair we share this bad experience. Staff sitting having their breakfast whilst we are served cold breakfast is not good practise!

Your supposed to be thankful they accept dogs and put up with bad service, ask that I get my drink at the same time as my food, not to hard or to much to ask, didn't happen and I asked for the food to be returned as cold after chasing up the drink but I had to pay even though it was gave back, manager wouldn't even look at me when I tried to get her attention to complain

Lovely spot for breakfast. Really nice food and coffee and the service was quick and efficient. Definitely be back! Would recommend!

Dog friendly, food was lovely and very well presented, fair price with lovely staff , sorry about my dachshund that thought he was a Rottweiler

First visit In here today with my friend for a lovely warm drink after a freezing walk. The place was lovely and cozy, soothing background music and amazing hot chocolate. The food looks amazing. The staff where lovely and accomadating. I will be back to try the food 😋 🙂

My friend and I nipped into good brew today for brunch and have never been so disappointed. The young girl took 40 minutes to serve us for a start, my tea arrived with milk that was off, my meal was a terrible standard as the waitress took down the wrong details of my order (as her machine failed to work!) and gave me the wrong thing completely. It was a total disaster from the start to finish and it was clear that they were severely understaffed and overworked. And to top it off My friend on leaving requested a take away for her partner (a toasted wrap and fries) only to return home to find her wrap untoasted and no fries to be seen. I won’t be back that’s for sure! Very disappointing as good brew was always our go to place for a catch up!

I wanted to order just a small omelette for my mum. She is 76 yrs old and doesn't eat much. As it was 12.45 pm and omelette is a breakfast thought they could oblige but no. So she had to order something she didn't really want. A bit disappointed with that. And the wait for the food as well. Not the waitresses fault as she was great. Might be nice to have small plate foods all day. Omelette not exactly time consuming to make. Maybe it might be better next time.

Stopped here this morning for some breakfast on the way back from Dunoon. Staff were very accommodating of me, my partner and two babies. Place Is modern, stylish and well laid out. View is fantastic. Cooked breakfast was out of this world. Latte was smooth and creamy. Will definitely be back

Unfortunately, the customer care standards at the River restaurant in Gourock have slipped considerably. In fairness, the restaurant was busy but certainly not full. However, after waiting around 5 minutes to be seated while holding a baby, we then waited another 15 minutes before we eventually asked to see a menu. Around 15 minutes after that, for the first time ever, we got up and left the restaurant as no one had taken our drinks order or acknowledged we were waiting to be served. Disappointing service from what to be a well run restaurant.

Great place food was great and great views of the river.

What has happened to The River? Went for dinner for my partners birthday. Arrived at 7pm and one of the staff pointed to our table. We sat for 20 minutes with no staff member around and when one did appear and asked what wr wanted we had to say that a menu would be nice!! We finally ordered our meals and a bottle of wine. Nearly an hour after arriving we still didn’t have a drink and had to ask for our wine. When food arrived it was nice although we were asked if we wanted our main course with our starters!!!!! When we finished we paid and left and I honestly will never be back. The menu is now poor for dinner and the service is shocking. There was one poor girl running around trying to make things right but the other one couldn’t find haddock on the menu as she didn’t know it was a fish. The River really is the only place in Gourock for a nice night out and I love supporting local business but I’ll be eating elsewhere from now on. Such a shame as it used to be great

Cafe was dirty. Staff were rude and practically threw the menus at us. Never returning here again. Appalling

Went in for a birthday lunch , 3 tables were given menus and food before us and they came in after us , 20 mins we waited on menu, got our tea served and was asked how many sugars we wanted , never have been asked this anywhere before, he forgot to come back with the one wee sachet of sugar that I eventually got , food came 30 mins after ordering….not good at all , as tea was now cold , the food was ok , but feeling invisible is not good .

Haven't been here for over a year. And what a difference a year makes! We had to wait about 25 minutes for our food to be prepared and both were simple meals. Hubby's Cajun chicken wrap consisted of chicken and cheese - not a Mexican ingredient in sight! My mac cheese was nice enough. Both meals had ridiculously small portions and seemed very overpriced at £9 each or thereabouts. Top this off with watery cola filled with ice and two hungry and thirsty diners were seriously miffed!! We were both really surprised to find the premises half empty as previously its been hard to get a table at lunchtime so its seems we aren't the only patrons that wont return.

Hmm - great views, nice place. Lacking tasty food maybe? I feel like the kitchen is staffed by college drop outs instead of proper chefs…? Haven’t had anything that I would make me rush back

The foods and drinks were amazing 🤩 the staffs were extremely nice and friendly! I would defend recommend that place.

Love the dark hot chocolate here, so rich👌. Ordering that every time we visit. Had lunches here before, mussels were amazing Ordered poached eggs with Haggis on muffin, and a full breakfast. Thoroughly enjoyed them! Along with the dark hot chocolate, that was £24, not bad at all considering how much it costs to run a business these days.

Convenient place next to public parking with decent view of the river. A bit high price for scones and tea

Mało miejsca dla większej grupy osób. Na plus widok na zatokę. Kawa americano smakowała na 3 lecz cappuccino na 4. Lody w miarę smaczne lecz truskawki były slabe. Lepiej podawać bez truskawek. Piwo drogie i małe.

A good place to stop on your walk for some refreshments

Great views, great food, definitely recommend! Had the sourdough club which was good and same with coffee :)

The view is wasted on this place (which in a previous incarnation was great). Now the service is terrible with rude and painfully slow staff. I can’t comment on the quality of the extortionately-priced coffees as after 20minutes waiting in a practically empty restaurant, we cancelled the order (the woman with a serious attitude problem was too busy chatting to her friends and so was slow and got the order wrong). She then claimed she didn’t know how to make a refund to a card. And when I suggested she get the manager to do it, she said she was the manager - so there’s no hope for this place.

Our dinner experience was exceptional! The tomahawk steak was perfectly cooked, tender, and flavourful, while the Thai green curry had a delightful balance of spices, with just the right amount of heat. Megan’s outstanding service added a personal touch to our evening. Highly recommend this...

First visit to GoodBrew but certainly not the last. Comfortabe interesting interiors with attentive pleasant servers. Food was very good. Cauliflower and leek soup was amazing. Coffee excellent. Scones delicious. Highly recommend. Will visit again.

❤️best view, good ambiance and very very nice people ❤️

We had a lovely lunch in Good brew and the staff were lovely, it was very busy but still the service was great, would definitely visit again

Very clean and well lit. Rooms were nice. Service in restaurant was brilliant. We will definitely stay again

I worked for restaurants for 10 years and I know you always have to give the 2cn chance at the restaurant and I did and I will never come back. Food - no taste. Service - chatting a lot not paying attention to customers. Asked 3 times for the bill and had to go to pay at the bar. I spilled a drink and had to clean it by myself (asked for blue roll which I've got at the bar and no question asked) . Prices : onion rings - basics and disaster (look at the photos). Flour still there. £27 for 3 tapas, wine , kids juice and kids ice creams with cake

Still the best place in Gourock to chill have coffee and a nice snack or more. Staff are extremely pleasant and helpful.

Will not be back! Have been here a few times but this establishment is going downhill fast! Ordered the ciabatta Cajun chicken with applewood cheddar no Cajun seasoning very very bland. Asked by the waitress if we wanted salt & pepper or anything else. Requested...

Nice place to go for coffee and cake. They also do meals. Staff are friendly and attentive.

Fantastic menu. Very busy place and meals were great!

Wonderful food, great views and pleasant staff.

horrible ! coffee took nearly 20 minutes to arrive and overheard the rude owner being nasty to the young and impressionable staff. Spend your money elsewhere. (as so overpriced ! )

Rip off prices and incompetent staff. So disappointing! Went in to order coffees which eventually came with the waitress slamming it down on the table spilling it all over the saucer. Then she walked off before we could complain. When the waitress returned it was with a spray bottle of cleaning fluid which she started spraying wildly all over the table before doing so on all the other customers tables. Disinfectant spray all over the food, drink and customers. We drank up quickly and got out as fast as we could as had an instant disliking of the place. Upon paying for the already overpriced coffee we were told we were charged 75p per cup more than stated on the menu because we had ordered decaf. Never have I heard of a surcharge for decaf?!? It’s just another blend of coffee - not some magical potion. Avoid!

Beautiful coffee shop with a lovely view. Delicious food and friendly staff.

Quite expensive for snacky food

Lovely staff Good food and coffee. Great views

Mooie,gezellige koffiebar waar je ook iets kleins kan eten. Goede muziek,warm interieur. Mag voor ons wel met iets meer lokalere/verse producten gewerkt worden. Maar prima tussenstop!

Got coffee and cake to go! Both absolutely delicious! Definitely recommend visiting here! The seating area was mobbed and folk were definitely enjoying their lunches!

Airport prices for very average coffee. The rude, unfriendly woman who made the coffee claimed to be the manageress - but she makes Basil Fawlty look like a paragon of customer service. Perhaps if she hadn’t been chatting with friends she would have got the...

Food was really good, though we cheated and had a variety of starters since we did not fancy any of the mains at the time. Nice to sit in the window overlooking the Firth, watching the ferries🙂 Good decor. Was surprisingly quiet when we were there, which was a shame since the service was excellent.

What a dreadful experience. I ordered Seafood risotto, and it was a tasteless, watery mess, apart from a particularly pungent king prawn that on later reflection may well have been beyond it's shelf life, though I didn't question it (my mistake). My companion had a...

Called in initially for a couple of lattes before going elsewhere for Sunday lunch but, on seeing they had roast beef, roast potatoes, carrots and Yorkshire Pudding on the menu, we opted to have this for lunch. The food was well presented and the extra...

This used to be my favourite café in Gourock but it's gone downhill over the past year or so. The prices are over-inflated for what you get, the staff look as if they'd rather be anywhere else than there, and overall it's just disappointing. I...

First of all, before I even eat at this place, the girl that took my reservation needs serious training, and this will cost the owner’s restaurant a small fortune. Not a tempting voice what’s so ever, and sounded very immature, and brain dead. Needless to say, that spur of the moment on any business that hasn’t got experience talking to people that are going to be spending their cash, then if I was the boss, I’d be looking at someone with a nice telephone manner. Sorry to say , but listen to coast to coast, in langbank. Night n day.