Harbour Cafe in Scottish Borders

We did not eat here as it is not dog friendly.

Best bacon roll I've had in a long time. Staff really friendly too.

Do have a meal here! We read about this cafe on Tripadvisor and we’re not disappointed. W3 ate breakfast there twice and couldn’t fault anything, the food quality was great and the quantity certainly didn’t leave us hungry. All the staff were so friendly and the cafe was immaculate, I just wish it was nearer to home so we could go more often!

We discovered this gem by accident having parked our car nearby. The plan was to pick up some fish and chips but the queue at the chippy was too long so we popped in here. They had a Sunday lunch menu on offer, 3 courses for £12.95, with a choice of 3 roasts. At that price I didn't have very high expectations. I have never been so wrong! We enjoyed one of the best Sunday roasts I've ever had (sorry mum). If you enjoy the top quality home cooking it's a must visit.

The Waterfront cafe is put cafe of choice in Eyemouth, in every week and always delightful whether it's a cuppa and a scone, a breakfast or a lunch. Great quality food, service and very affordable!

Was in 2 day with my friends meal was lovely service was great nothing was too much trouble.

Arrived for a 6.30 reservation (the only one we could have before 9pm) with one extra guest for a table for three. We were made to wait for some time while the maitre d', who did not seem that pleased to see us, wandered off leaving us stranded at reception for some time whilst other guests, obviously more important guests streamed past us to their seats. Eventually a table was found and we were seated, once our order was placed the service went down hill fast. Any attempts to get the attention of the waiting staff was futile. The only attention we received was endless questions about how our meal was but when we needed anything, bread, for example, or wine it took some time to gain the attention of the staff and then even longer to actually receive what we had asked for. A request for mayonnaise for the chips was never fulfilled and there was a clear feeling that our requests for service were wholly unreasonable. The only exceptions to this appalling service were one waiter and the restaurant manager who were polite, if inaccessible, for much of the evening. The food was perfectly fine but nowhere near the standard we had hoped for having eaten regularly at The Jetty and The Harbour Hotel in Southampton and the bill was enormous in relation to the quality and quantity of the food. It is the first place I have ever eaten where I was tempted to take service off the bill. Also, curiously, the restaurant was never anywhere near capacity despite the lack of available slots to book tables for that evening. Overall the evening represented terrible value for money which is such a waste of an incredible venue in a spectacular location.

We have just been back to this little cafe that we came across by accident last year. I had the Cullen skink and it was so good I promised myself I would go back. Today we went back and had it again. It was as good as last time and just how I remembered it. Totally homemade thick and creamy with warm buttered baguette. It is worth making a detour to stop off at this cafe and have a look around the pretty little harbour.

The food here is all cooked fresh by the most friendliest helpful people you could ever meet. The breakfast is to die for

lovely bar and seating area,staff very welcoming and friendly,good service,nice food and drink

Booked a table for 8.30 went and spoke to waiter he said he would come and get us when ready! nobody came! felt like we had been forgotten about, there was quite a few tables empty so could not see why we could of been seated earlier. I had to approach the waiter again then we finally got seated at a different table we had booked and people had been seated before us that turned up after we did! Once seated the sevice was very good, but one of our starter turned up cold had to send it back but it did come back fresh plate and hot mains were very nice. Was just a shame the start of the night ended up spoiling what we hoped to be a lovely evening.

The Harbour is wonderful. We stayed there on a one night, dinner, b and b offer.Beautifully clean, well appointed room, excellent dinner with all the special touches, breakfast overlooking the water ( once the frost had cleared!) and delightful staff. We also took advantage of the spa which was great. We would thoroughly recommend a visit to this hotel.

Fabulous as ever. Love this place. Booked on a deal and in winter it's too dark to see lovely view so window table not such a bonus but nice for quiet conversation. Food outstanding & good selection of wines by the glass. Service attentive but not intrusive. Thanks guys!

Excellent service and delicious food, cooked to perfection. Very friendly waiter service and lovely atmosphere. A perfect dining experience to celebrate My Partner's 50th.

I went to HH for afternoon tea for a friends birthday. Having phoned the week before to confirm I was vegetarian, I reminded the staff again as we ordered our teas. A waiter then questioned "if I'd told anyone" as the chef had nothing prepared in the kitchen so it may take longer. I assured him I had phoned to confirm this but felt quite taken aback since being vegetarian is not a disease and shouldn't be too challenging for a chef! When the tea came out, the waiter could not tell me which sandwiches were vegetarian so the entire tea was removed again whilst I was asked once more "if I'd told anyone!". Finally it was given back but nothing was described from the tea, which was a shame as we'd have liked to have known what we were eating and also there was no choice of different teas to drink which was a shame. I left feeling pretty embarrassed.

We had a lovely lunch to celebrate my husband's birthday. We chose the set lunch menu which was very good value for money.

Food was very average. Service and environment were fantastic. Good for a drink but food was nothing special.

Food excellent. Service a bit slow, before the meal trying to get a drink, particularly as we were there early and there were only a couple of other guests there. Service between courses very slow.

Slightly disappointing, apparently there fryers had broken down so could offer no fried food? lame excuse really, simply put a big pan of oil on the stove and hey presto what have you got ?? a fryer!! great views but the food is nothing special

The service started well but we had to wait too long between courses. We had to ask for coffees eventually and they were served with our empty sweet dishes on the table and no one removed them. We also had to pester for the bill.

We thought that as we were in a harbour and on the sea front, the fish dishes would have been caught fresh that day and not something that resembled that from out of a bag.ie kippers for breakfast and the sole & crab for a main course all out of a bag from frozen. In addition, it was a shame that we were asked by the head waiter to take our deserts in the lounge. We could see the reason for this was that they were setting the tables for breakfast next day, but it wasn't late, and we felt that we were being pressurised to leave the table, so we did take our coffees and our Champagne that we had not finished into the lounge. The chairs in the bar area are grubby on the seat backs and there are cigarette and cigar butts all over the decking outside left unswept, for the two days that we stayed. Room was very clean but the carpet worn and filthy. When we checked out, normally you are asked how your stay was, unfortunately, the gentleman who checked us out was not at all interested, which was a shame because the young lady that checked us in was really nice and polite. We didn't go there to find fault with the place, but you could not help notice the things as mentioned. In The Jetty restaurant on our second night, my husband had Oysters to start with, but our main meals were both really disappointing, both fish dishes looked like they were pre bagged from the frozen fish section of the local supermarket and not freshly cooked on the night. Really expensive for something that had no taste at all and did resemble anything like that of a flat fish at all. And to top it all the General Manager that we spoke to about it, had such a poor attitude, very abrupt, defensive with no communication or people skills whatsoever. With our evening ruined, a half bottle of wine left not drunk, we wanted to leave , we had to pay just short of £100 for the privilege of a really bad meal and night. We certainly would not recommend our friends to visit here.

Another short break at this lovely Hotel and as usual the food in the restaurant was delicious. All the staff are so attentive and helpful. All in all a lovely stay.

Excellent Food choices & service wae exemplary, would certainly go agan

A lovely Saturday lunch with great views over the Christchurch Harbour. The Fish Soup is particularly recommended! And good value too.

Excellent meal. Good wine throughly enjoyable would recommend and hope to go again soon

Came to the harbour hotel for afternoon tea for my mums birthday, had a lovely feel as soon as you walked in and was made to feel welcome. The atmosphere was slightly ruined due to other diners complaining with an issue with there voucher which I felt could have been handled better by staff and could have rectified the issue in private as we were sat directly next to the table so put a dampener on our experience. Afternoon tea was lovely though and hopefully upon future return there will be a better atmosphere and no complaints

Very good ambience and friendly staff with excellent service. The setting is really lovely, the food was reasonable and we were with friends and had a very pleasant evening. We would be happy to go back again and would not hesitate to recommend the hotel and restaurant to any others who want an enjoyable few days away.

No choice for vegetarian/vegans, luckily I eat fish and don't stick to a strict diet as I only do it for health reasons. Staff were very polite and efficient.

Simply - the staff don't care. If you don't like something you're more trouble than you're worth. No attempt to put problems right. Even contacting the hotel by email was basically ignored. There's better food and a much better attitude locally. Don't waste your money.

We enjoyed an excellent Sunday lunch. There was plenty of choice on the menu, but while we all enjoyed different starters, we all chose the Steak and Kidney pudding for our main course. This had a lot of meat in it, and a lovely, rich gravy, but the potion size was a little too big for all of us. Unfortunately, this left us with no room for dessert, although the options looked good.

Overall good experience. A solution to the shortage of parking needs to be sought, we had to park a considerable distance away and unfortunately this might deter us from visiting more often . The food was very good but we felt the manner of some of the serving staff did not reflect the quality of the restaurant as they were not warm or welcoming.

We stayed at the hotel for 2 nights and eat at the this restaurant both evenings. The food was exceptional, the scallops and pork belly starter particularly stood out.

We visited for afternoon tea for my friends big birthday. They did a lovely happy birthday choc writing as all the hotels do. The food was nice, between us we found sandwiches we liked and it was nicely presented and the cream tea was good, not the best scones I have had but nice all the same, as were the cakes (fresh cream éclairs would be better than choc cream filled). We had a big pot of tea between us but were not offered any more tea, we asked for a refill and got a pot of water but with only 2 teabags in the big pot anyway there was no tea left in the bags. So overall a lovely afternoon, but maybe an offer of more tea half way through would be good. Would recommend it to others, the views of course are amazing.

We had a starter and main course. The starters were good especially the fish soup we found the pate a little too course for our taste. The main courses were locally sourced fish pie which was substantial and tasty and a medium, just turned from medium rare ribeye steak which was ok but for some reason a little "tough" and therefore a little disappointing.

Very pleasant & comfortable atmosphere. Excellent service & quality food. Always enjoyable.

I just love this Hotel and restaurant. The food is devine, the service immaculate, and so friendly. It doesn't matter if you are eating steak or fish this chef is something special. This was our 3rd visit and we will certainly be back.

We had tea and scones for 4 and it was lovely! Fantastic dining in a glorious setting with a really lovely view :) decor is really nice in the upper deck too and staff were very accommodating. I would definitely recommend.

Although there was a very long delay between the main course and the dessert, we were suitably compensated with glasses of champagne. But overall, the service and quality of food was excellent. I chose the restaurant for it's reputation as it was local to us, and thought it would be ideal for the occasion. I proposed to my partner, who thankfully, accepted!!

Good food and service on a busy Friday night. Extensive menu to suit all tastes. Very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive staff. Restaurant is very open with lots of tables: some possibly a little too close together.

We were very disappointed with the quality of the food, the staff were not very attentive to the needs of us, the customers. Unfortunately my wife has a garlic intolerance, and instead of getting CHICKEN TRUFFLE AND MUSHROOMS, which is Breast of Chicken, Served on Spinach With Truffle Macaroni and Creamed Mushroom Sauce. Sounds good doesn't it, ask them to take the garlic out, and you get chicken and chips with a side of macaroni cheese. We of course complained to the manager, but the result was, he asked us to come back the next night, and let them try again to get it right. No fear we went to the Jetty, now that was perfect and did everything right, although owned by the same company, the food and service was the complete opposite of the upper deck.

Great food real relaxing atmosphere an enjoyable evening.

The perfect place to celebrate a birthday lunch with family. Excellent waiting staff -I've never seen such swift movers!

Went for our 40th wedding anniversary, the service was very good, our waitress was called Kristinna who was attentive but not in your face. She was very efficient in her duties. We found all the staff to be the same - with staff like they have the hotel will continue to be a success. Can't wait till we can stay again.

The Maitre D (from Malaga) welcomed us as though we were very loyal repeat customers - engaged us in conversation and spent time with us. I mention this as the place was packed to over flowing, but he still managed to make us feel that we were the only ones in the room. He arranged a special window table and had us escorted there. Our wine order was delivered speedily and we were able to linger over the decision as to what to eat at our leisure. The menu was a sensible well laid out affair with small portions of main as an option. We ate very well - and enjoyed a smashing view over the harbour. Well done the Upper Deck.

Great food at a reasonable price for the standard of the restaurant, wine far too expensive for wine that is nothing special at over £23 per bottle. Service is normally good but on this evening service was too slow, resulting in having to miss a dessert as we ran out of time !!

Excellent Spa Hotel and lovely restaurant. Excellent service and creative and tasty food.

Stayed at the hotel for Special short break which included dinner on the first night, £30 allowance per person. The a la carte meal was excellent , food very good, wine far too expensive at a minimum £20 per bottle .

We went to Harbor Hotel for Sunday lunch, I booked the table as it was birthday lunch. The food was very good and amazing view but it wasn't friendly atmosphere or any special treat as a birthday booking. Staff didn't smile and didn't event talk to us apart the nice girl which brought our mains course out ( long hair with glasses), nobody took our coats, nobody pour the wine and nobody change the cutlery for fish ( specially when you re eating a whole fish). You should put more attention for the details, cause all the secrets is in details.

Good food , interesting decor, friendly staff , but sometimes a bit inattentive. Worst aspect was the lack of temperature control in the dining area. Too hot for most of the time, both in the evening and at breakfast. Otherwise a good dining experience, if a little overpriced.

The food was consistently excellent and the staff were always exceptionally polite and friendly. Great atmosphere, especially when having pre-dinner cocktails. Loved the ambience and the open plan lay-out. Food was quite expensive but you don't mind paying when the quality is so high and the staff so friendly and helpful. Thank you very much for looking after us so well during our stay.

As usual great food and great service plus beautiful views .

We had two lovely evenings in the restraint while staying in the hotel. The food was excellent - the menu reassuringly simple and very well cooked. The atmosphere was very warm and the service exemplary. My only criticism was that we had children with us and there was no offer of a smaller meal for juniors on the menu. I am not asking for a children's menu with chicken nuggets on, as I believe children should eat as their parents do, but there was no option here but to pay full price for a main for them, or share my own, which I did not want to do! A couple of simple options such as a small portion of meat in a simple sauce with chips or potatoes and veg would have made all the difference.

Excellent meal to celebrate a birthday and the unsolicited sweet canapé birthday tray was a lovely touch.

We love staying at the Harbour Hotel and would highly recommend the restaurant. The food is excellent and the service superb. Definitely a lovely experience. We will be back!

Excellent food and service and knowledgeable staff.

We thoroughly enjoyed a 2 course lunch in The Upper Deck. The starters were excellent, better than the main course I felt. We had a very good rioja to go with it. The service was friendly and very professional. The décor and beautiful views made the whole experience quite special.

We had a lovely break its clean tidy and quite will come again

Really enjoyed afternoon tea and felt well looked after.

One of our favourite places to eat. I was disappointed with my starter duck and cherry terrine it lacked flavour and seasoning but hubby's and sisters starters looked and tasted good. Main course was great I went for the minute steak the others had fish and chips. Beautifully cooked fish and my steak with sauce was very tender the chips hot and crunchy. Well worth a visit.

Recommended by my Daughter it lived up to her description. Looking forward to going again

Our Sunday lunch was good quality however, sadly, the service was not equal to the food. The restaurant was very busy and I suspect there was a shortage of staff. We had to wait a long time for our main courses to arrive. In addition a server tried to remove a plate while there was still food on it and without asking if it was finished.

The meal was lovely, the restaurant a little quiet and seemed to attract older people. The service was good if a little too attentive but it was quiet so maybe they were looking for something to do.

A very limited menu, could not go there too often. Service good and the food we had was lovely, but not too many options.

The service was surprisingly disjointed and didn't quite manage to be warm and personal, or cool and seamless. I would have expected one or the other. The chips were unspectacular and seemed to be ready-made frozen chips, and the salad garnish was warm and wilted. Despite these small points, it was an excellent meal, an excellent evening, and very enjoyable.

I decided to treat my son and his wife, who were visiting from Lincolnshire, to Sunday lunch . The choice was excellent and the meal was superb. However our coffee/tea order was mislaid and we waited almost 30 minutes before the waiter realised we had not been served. The Maitre 'd apologised and we were not charged for the coffee

We came to the Christchurch Harbour Spa for Sunday lunch last week. We both had the set menu of three courses. I was impressed with the scallop starter, so the meal got off to a good start. However, the main (roast beef) was lukewarm at best with the most measly thin coating of gravy I have ever seen. The food itself was OK - nothing spectacular - but the fact that I had to ask three times for extra gravy (which came out thin and uninspiring) and the fact that the meal itself was almost cold when it arrived was very disappointing. The pear charlotte dessert was, like the starter, good but came with a strange stale bit of cake/wafer on top which added nothing. Overall I would say the hotel clearly does good food as evidenced by the starter and dessert but they give little care or attention to the main event on a Sunday - something I have found almost everywhere that I have been for a Sunday roast, it seems to be seen as an "easy" option to get right and as a result people are lazy with it. Because of this I would not recommend the hotel to anyone for Sunday lunch but I might recommend it for dining at other times.

Very poor service . Waited over a hour and a half for our food. Which impacted on enjoyment for Sunday lunch with guests. Cleared only half plates away and went to another table. No warning that there was a wait for food.

Food is here great. I don't understand the service though. Seems to be plenty of staff but felt ignored . Before eating we sat in the bar area, a lady took our drinks order of a bottle of wine. It appeared a few feet away from us on the bar. And there is sat, and sat. Several waiters came by. A couple arrived and were greeted by all the staff, and our wine still sat there. Bar area was not busy. Waiters passed. Just as I was about to go over and get it, the original lady brought it over and then had to go back for an ice bucket. I finished my dessert, we were not offered coffee, but we had ordered more wine, so sat back to drink it which took over half an hour. And my dirty plate sat there,and was still there when we left. Certain people seemed to be getting preferential service. Starting counting the amount of times staff walked by and it got to over 20. But no-one removed the plate or asked us if we wanted coffee or anything else. Great meal, can't fault the food. No-one was rude to us, just felt uncomfortable at times.

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We enjoyed a really superb dinner in the 'Upper Deck' and despite it being a busy Saturday evening, found the staff to be cheerful and helpful. Both of us chose fish dishes, I went for the Haddock whilst my companion chose the 'cod & crab'. Both dishes came beautifully-cooked and piping-hot. The restaurant offers a good selection of desserts but finding room for one was a challenge after such satisfying main courses. I would happily eat here again.

Really lovely meal in hotel restaurant Service was excellent Food was really lovely Would recommend the Restaurant

Very good Starter & dessert. Found the main courses a little mediocre ( Chicken & Venison ).

For a relaxing and most pleasant surrounding then visit Christchurch Spa & Hotel. Excellent service and attention , views of the sea and great food. The Spa area was second to none with great facilities and friendly staff throughout the hotel. Most recommended.

The Restuarant ticks the boxes as part of a short stay deal but is nothing exceptional. The food has taken a down turn from our previous two visits. A collection of serving pots and tins doesn't hide the fact it is comparable to generous pub food at best Our English Breakfast looked like something that had drifted onto the plate with the tide, lost, tired and scattered. Please up your game because it's a great location, pop along the beach to the Noisy Lobster or Urban Reef and see that good food at a reasonable is achievable. It's a shame because you have everything else.

Very disappointed with main course choice on set menu. Too much fried food. Service and setting good.

Dined at this restaurant many times and have always found it good value for money with well cooked food and good menu choices.

Great fish menu. Service was excellent. Very enjoyable evening

I booked this restaurant to celebrate my partner's and mine one year anniversary. We had a spectacular meal, the service was fantastic and everyone was so friendly. The amuse voucher was a wonderful touch and a great start to our meal. The portion sizes were just right and the flavours of the food were amazing!! When finding out it was our anniversary the chef sent us a special plate of sweets which were so thoughtful and very tasty. All in all it was an amazing experience and I will definitely be going back.

As a vegetarian I so appreciated the quality of the Vegetarian menu and when my starter and main arrived from t he presentation alone I knew I was in for an enjoyable eating experience. I can honestly say that in all my years of eating vegetarian meals at establishments this was by far the best experience. The flavour and combination of ingredients and the sauces was fantastic. Often vegetarian food can be so bland and uninspirational at restaurants but the food was brilliant. My husband too enjoyed his food and we will come again although we live 30+ miles westward. Your staff are to be recommended too. I did ask for the chef to be told how much we enjoyed our meal.

No crab available sadly and did not fancy much else on menu - had the charcuterie board which was pretty awful.

Staff were warm and welcoming, always polite, and paid us just the right amount of attention throughout the evening (not too much, not to little). Wine list is long and varied, if a little expensive. Food overall was delicious, my choice of main (quail pie) wasn't quite what I had expected, but tasty nonetheless. Would definitely recommend, and will be visiting again before too long.

View is amazing. I love the bar tenders they make me laugh and do great cocktails! the food is excellent.

Beautiful views, outstanding service, delicious food but difficult parking.

One of the best meals we have had in a long time. Everything was absolutely perfect the only thing was that the portions were huge and I could not finish it all.

Although the evening meal referred to was fine. I have reservations over breakfast!

Previous experience years ago was not good, but this visit was completely different and a pleasant surprise. Will certainly come again.

Unfortunately restaurant very busy and also a wedding party meant resources very stretched and on this occasion we did not have an enjoyable experience and my main meal was overcooked and we had waited so long for every course.

Lovely venue, lovely food although steak was a little tough. But had to wait to be seated, even though we had booked. The food did take a while to arrive. But whenit did it was lovely.

We have been dining at the Upper deck for a few years now and have always been impressed with the quality of the food and the excellent service. However, we can't help but notice that there has been some scaling back of the offer - no amuse bouche or chocolates after the meal and some of the choices are a bit ordinary eg liver and bacon. The young man who served us was rather taciturn and appeared unhappy in his job. We have decided not to meet up at your restaurant next month but to try somewhere else.

Eating at The Christchurch Harbour Hotel is always an absolute pleasure

Very enjoyable evening but we could have done with the music being turned down a notch.

Fabulous dining experience in simply stunning setting, glorious views over Christchurch Harbour with excellent service

Beautiful setting, great food, great wine and great service!

Beautiful evening, window seat, good food. Difficult to ask for more!

Excellent location and staff as always couldn't do enough to make sure we had an enjoyable meal.

Fabulous location with stunning views over Christchurch Harbour. Very friendly and helpful service. Food OK, but not amazing & the Eton Mess was really just Berries & cream with no ice cream and only a tiny piece of meringue!

Lovely waterside venue with friendly staff. Our starter was very salty - the sause. Main course was very nice. Inside would benefit candlelight in the evening rather than large over head lights. Eating outside was fantastic.

Excellent value, good quality food and first class service. Only downside parking quite limited.

We have been coming to this hotel for approx 25 years, as hotel guests for special family occasions etc. Unfortunately my husband is now confined to a wheel chair, we wanted to meet up with our daughter last Christmas and thought your hotel would be just right for such an occasion .....how wrong we were, we were so disappointed with the disabled room, it made my husband feel even more disabled....it also needed a good clean. On the plus side, the food was superb, hence us returning last weekend to catch up with same daughter. Again, the disabled facilities were not acceptable, the ladies cloakroom certainly was not up to your usual standard. I wonder if this was due to the wedding being held there as the staff seemed more interested in that than helping us. To say we are disappointed is an understatement as we used to love coming to Mudeford and staying at your hotel, it has always been a special place for us....even more so now as we cannot get away due to my husbands disability. Sadly, I don't think we will be returning.

This was a birthday treat for my husband and we both had a lovely meal and thought the meal was very good. We are locals so this was not our first time eating there and we have never been disappointed . Expensive but worth it for a special occasion. and not disappointed this time. service excellent and view to die for on the deck on a beautiful summer evening. so lucky to have it in our doorstep.