Marco's Cafe in The Vale of Glamorgan

Great cafe lovely staff really friendly and food was delicious!!! I would highly recommend and definelty visit again!

My husband bought 2 ice-creams for our sons. We went back to the car and they ate them on the way home. After a few minutes I tasted a bit of my sons ice-cream as he said it tasted sour. It was completely gone off. I immediately took them off the kids and threw them away. My youngest son (age3) then had diarrhoea and is still unwell with stomach cramps now (24hours later). They had the soft ice-cream from the machine. It needs to be emptied and cleaned out. It can be very dangerous!

I couldn’t rate it a Zero - I was with my family finishing a portion of food from another outlet (chips) - I was approached by a male member of staff, who i thought was joking, when he told me to leave as he was so threatening in asking me to leave - apparently every table has No Chips written on it - I couldn’t see said sign because of all of the food on it, that we had just purchased from this venue - I won’t need to frequent this individuals no chips zone … but he is right every table does have the warning …. By the way the chips were delicious and the customer service was immensely better around - but hey you couldn’t get worse than this

Visited whilst in Barry on a day out from Cardiff. The café was very popular with locals and staff seemed very accommodating to them, however tourists was a different matter.

Right on seafront on Barry Island a must stop iconic Gavin&Stacey location great photo opps! We just had Tea /Latte & Cannolis,good selection of cakes snacks icecream etc prices reasonable in lovely location! Nice staff 2!

Called in for a coffee and a piece of cake which i enjoyed very much nice to look out to see the sea while enjoying my coffee and cake

Cannoli were amazing. Just a stop for coffee and cake. Loads of variety and the coffee was really good too. 40p extra for oat milk which is reasonable. Good veiws down over the beach. Gluten free/vegan options are a fab addition.

We came here as a family to try the food and for the experience. I would say the food was just average nothing special and the children obviously wanted different things like sausage and chips which they do not serve! So my partner bought them what they wanted from a different outlet and then understandably wanted to sit together as a family. The owner I believe came over and told us to move because we hadn’t bought all meals from him. He made us feel very uncomfortable and everybody was looking at us so I found it embarrassing! My partners daughter then got upset by it and to make it worse, while we tried to sit somewhere along the sea front, a seagull swooped down and took her sausage. I know all meals were not bought from his restaurant but it was only a couple portions of sausage and chips, the rest of the food and drink was from him. We were going to buy an ice cream afterwards but decided to spend our money elsewhere! So overall the experience was very poor!

Turned up with a group of 20+ individuals from a visual impairment group as well as two guide dogs. Despite the weather being awful staff were incredibly helpful rearranging furniture to ensure all members were seated and dry. As well as that each member had a hot drink and cake which were all prepared immediately despite the huge order. All in all staff were amazing as was all the food, accessible and incredibly helpful.

Great location (we are G&S fans ) Bacon baguette and tea was delicious great friendly service ! Would defo return

Friends of ours recently visited us from Spain. This was their first visit to South Wales, so we wanted to show them as much as possible. Having picked them up from Cardiff Airport we started the adventure with a trip to Barry Island. Having spent about an hour on the beach we sat outside Marcos cafe and ordered 4 cappuccinos. The terrace area was immaculate with lovely views of the beach. There were quite a few people sat outside Marcos quietly enjoying baguettes and Panini's. Our drinks arrived quickly and were reasonably priced. We were surprised (and embarrassed) to see a lady and her three children sit on an empty table with trays of chips and soft drinks purchased from another cafe. When politely challenged after one of the children dropped chips covered in tomato sauce all over the floor, the lady started frantically waving to an elderly couple indicating that she was with them. The couple ignored her and continued with their meal. She then attempted to order a tap water and looked to other diners for support saying "disgusting, we aren't doing any harm". After she left the member of staff cleaned the mess, apologised for the incident and explained that only food purchased at the cafe can be eaten at the premises. Once finishing our coffee we went for a walk to Friar's Point, before heading to the Carousel Amusement Arcades.

Felt annoyed and disappointed, what a lovely place the food and drinks are amazing BUT some of our party didn’t want any of the baguettes or cakes they had on offer, so we went next door to O’Sheas chippy and grabbed a few portions of chips and sat down with the rest of our group. Within 5 mins 2 members of staff arrived at our table telling us that only food purchased from them is to be eaten in their seating area, we had purchased food from them also and when we told the staff members this they totally dismissed what we said and told us that it was company policy. With this we took a look around and there were other groups of people sat at other tables also eating chips from next door but nothing was said to them. Although we spent in excess of £100 between us on 2 same day visits, I found this to be very rude and disappointing. So would not recommend on this basis

This cafe is great! The staff made us feel very welcome, and the service was very fast even though it was very busy. We had x2 bacon rolls and x2 coffees, the bacon was super thick and the coffee was delicious! We came back for ice creams a few hours later and the size was impressive, overall this cafe is a gem!

If you’re victimised by the rude man that waits on or should I say police’s the tables here, please leave your own review so that the owners of the cafe can see why their reputation is being trampled over. I totally understand he has a job to do, I understand it would be totally rude to sit somewhere and eat food from another establishment not spending a penny in the location you’re sat however that rule should maybe be treated with a little discretion when a whole family buy food (the hot food was shocking may I add) & drinks at marcos and one family member with allergies that can’t eat anything served there to allow them to have a mouthful of other food without being pounced on, shouted out & insulted. I had my 4 month old daughter in my arms who I was feeding milk from a bottle and I felt scared at the scene he caused with my family. He stood over us on the balcony of the cafe (we were sat on the additional tables the other side of that) until we left meaning I rushed my daughters bottle and winding. Had I been on my own with my baby and he spoke to me the way he spoke to us, I would have probably broken down into tears. I have seen other reviews on here about how he’s treated others before and I’m shocked he’s still in a job or not been sent on courses about how to speak nicely to public or taught basic anger management mechanisms. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure he deals daily with rude individuals that think they can sit there and not purchase anything and eat/drink other items and that I understand why they would be removed- we saw that happen when we were there too. But I refuse to put my family in that category as we spent lots of money there. We come to Barry once a week in the summer and regularly buy cold drinks, ice creams etc however we will never ever ever spend another penny here. A real shame that somewhere so famous (thanks to the great Gavin and Stacey!) employ such a rude employee.

I’m not a lover of beaches, however, have been to this place a few times now and have always found the staff more than accommodating and helpful. I did actually witness a time when a family came and sat at the table with items not bought at the café itself. May I point out there are signs on the tables saying nothing bought elsewhere can be eaten there it’s quite clearly signed. A member of staff came over and very politely pointed to the sign and ask them to move because the tables were needed for those who were buying stuff at the venue no time what is the member of staff rude, in fact, the people at the table were very rude to him and ignored him. Fair dues to him he didn’t lose his cool, just kept politely asking them to move as the tables were for patrons, only which they eventually did. I generally have hot chocolate which was piping hot and you wouldn’t go into a restaurant and take food in with you so why would you have the temerity to sit at another café and eat food that hasn’t been purchased there? My husband is a regular visitor and following an accident and being wheelchair-bound. They couldn’t do enough for him while he was in his wheelchair. The whole family and all the staff are very accommodating even when people try to take advantage.

We walked two dogs and our grandchild up and down the beach this morning, then purchased 2 paninis (well, when I say paninis, they were actually squashed baguettes!) and 3 bottles of pop. My husband is gluten intolerant so there was nothing other than bread...

Very rude male waiting staff I often go there when meeting family but I'll never give them my custom again

Rude staff. They have tables and chairs out the front for customers to use. We spent well over £10 and the male member of staff told us we weren’t allowed to sit there even though we only bought food and drink there. Stated this and...

A superb visit for any Gavin and Stacey lover, we couldn’t wait to head down to the Island to check out Marco’s Cafe, famously featured in the show. We only had a takeaway coffee, which couldn’t be faulted and came in a souvenir travel mug...

Nice little cafe, we came for parkrun and had breakfast hear. £5.20 for a bacon baguette and coffee. The coffee was okay but the baguette was much better than I was expecting, great portion and tasted amazing. The Gavin and Stacey part of the cafe...

Great cafe but it was very cold as it’s under cover but it was open . The bacon baguette is really tasty and with a coffee good value . Will keep using it bye will pick a sunnier day

Visited with my wife and 3 year old grandson for a bite to eat and a coffee. Located on the main promenade, I was expecting the prices to be as high as the speed of the wind buffeting people about. How wrong I was! They...

We visited here as part of our Gavin and stacey tour we had arranged ourselves and was not disappointed . The selection of cakes, sandwiches, drinks and meal deals was super. Reasonably priced and great location looking out towards the sea. Service and all staff...

Sunday about 4:15 visited cafe, bought two coffees and two cakes, just about to sit down and put cake on table to eat, staff then clearing tables and chairs away, would not allow us to use any tables or chairs .... just standing there unable...

Be careful if you’re vegan/veggie or have allergies! Ordered 2 vegan pasties and were given Cornish in error. I took a couple of bites and was suspicious so checked with a member of staff for peace of mind but she unfortunately confirmed that we’d been...

Visited at 15:40 pm on 31 August. Only one table was free but there were no chairs. I went to the chairs stacked at the end and took two chairs so we could sit at the table. I was approached by a male member of...

As a person who has spend most of my lifetime summers by sunny beaches. I would expect that the service would be better. But unfortunately the service that I got reminded me those of cheep canteens. I would probably rate it less but as it...

We as a family of 5 come most weekends as we don't live too far. We normally go to Marcos as soon as we get there and just before we leave costing around £20 everytime we come up, never had any problems until today. My...

Bought a selection of Ice Creams. Coconut, Vanilla and Kinder Bueno. The Coconut ice cream was amazing and price was excellent value. Deffo coming here again.

Went here twice for lunch. First time enjoyed a chicken salad baguette and second time a panini. My wife had the bacon Brie and cranberry which was huge and I had a salami Brie and tomato which was quite the opposite. I understand the salami...

Bacon roll was absolutely delicious and a good start to the day! Good selection of caffeine free teas. Lovely friendly staff

Lovely friendly cafe, good selection of cakes, would definitely recommend a visit. Dog friendly and lovely views of Barry.

We went on a school trip to Barry Island. The price included a basic ice-cream from Marcos that the school would then pick up the bill after we had ordered. My daughter has a milk protein allergy so therfor can't have any dairy products. I...

Came up to Barry on the way home from a trip in Weymouth . Visited Marcos cafe , I was a fan from the off as I was a Gavin and Stacey lover but after I brought me the wife and 3 kids a meal...

Busy, bustling and buzzing. Friendly staff, reasonably priced tasty coffee and cakes. Just enough Gavin and Stacey memorabilia

Arrived at Marco’s for refreshments after beach walk went to sit on first seat but was told be an unpleasant member of staff to move as I couldn’t sit there, I moved outside to another table but was told the table was blocking the exit...

on holiday we dropped into Barry, I promised my partner it would be a quick look at the sea front and away. BARRY is a must visit, seafront was so enjoyable and a complete surprise. All over Wales we were made unwelcome with no parking...

When we arrived at Barry Island my father was feeling light headed (he forgot to have breakfast), so we stopped to Marcos cafe. We sat outside so that he could get fresh air and there was an undercover area overlooking the sea (great location &...

Went to Barry and decided to have a coffee and sit down. Marcus were not serving anything that my son likes, so I got some chips from next door and joined the queue, looking forward to a bite to eat and a couple of coffees....

Ice cream was mediocre - however the customer service was worse. We purchased 12 ice creams and sat our children down whilst I purchased a chips from the shop next door - I went back and sat with the children only to he asked to...

We visit here quite often, and always find the food and drinks excellent. The staff are polite, friendly and work very hard throughout the year Great place to catch up with friends, and chill in the sunshine Some tables are under cover and are strictly...

My daughter took me & my husband to Marcos after husband had just come out of hospital for a coffee . The special seemed a good option for us ( bacon roll & tea / coffee) I asked for 3 bacon rolls and 3 lattes...

Any Gavin & Stacey fan has to pay Marco's a visit! It's a lovely little seafront cafe, with stunning views, a fantastic selection of home-made cakes, various flavours of ice-cream, as well as hot & cold drinks. Plenty of outdoor, as well as covered seating...

An excellent and friendly café. Polite staff and table's cleaned after each customer. What a shame to have visitors who are ignorant, bad mannered and foul mouthed to the staff. There are many independent food outlets along Barry Island promenade and close by. These businesses,...

If you have any modicom of self respect, you will not waste your hard earned cash by spending it on a visit to Marco's at Barry Island. Clearly they are trading on the legacy left by comedy series Gavin and Stacey and certainly not on...

Love love love this place! As a Huge Gavin and Stacey Fan this was a must stop for me when visiting the Island It was fantastic with photos of the characters outside, polite and professional staff, good food, great coffee and even a reusable Coffe...

Gavin and Stacey cafe… not overpriced to go with the fame. Good views of the beach and promenade and plenty of seating. Tables cleaned regularly.

Lovely cafe on the prom. Staff friendly and nice area to sit and enjoy the views of the beach and the prom. I had a coffee in the reusable mug to keep as a souvenir. Can you make tea, 'yes' can you make coffee 'yes'...

This had to be done as Gavin and Stacey fans. We only ordered hippy ice creams but they were lovely, thick ice cream, really good quality and not small. As we ordered waffle cones they were £2.20 each which I didn’t think was too bad....

While staying in Wales for a few days we had to go to Barry island being a gavin and Stacey fan and obviously for a drink In Marcos lovely view friendly staff and yummy ice cream 😊

Lovey friendly, efficient team who welcomed me every morning during my early morning walk. Great choice of drinks, panini s, pies, cakes and ice creams. Thank you for making the start to each day of my holiday so pleasant .

Thank you Marco for taking the time to sit and have a chat and telling me all about the antics of Gavin & Stacey. Best bacon sandwich!!! Good cup of coffee too!

Stopped at iconic Marcos whilst visiting the island and had turkey salad baguettes and coffee. £12 for the lot. A great location and efficient service. Just a thought whilst we were in the middle of the heatwave some parasols would be nice on the outside...

Awful experience here yesterday. I visited with 9 adults and 3 children of my family for a bite to eat after a Saturday morning walk along the promenade. Everyone ordered coffees and cakes but I was after something more traditional over their breakfast option of...

It's been a long 18 months since I last was able to see my 95 year old mother, who is in a care home, but her one wish was to go to Barry Island to see the sea, and have some chips and a pot...

Always drop in for a lush Cuppa, Latte for me anyway, views a fab right on the front plenty of outside seating, friendly place and dogs welcome,

Popped in yesterday although gloomy and a bit wet grabbed a Coffee, place was busy as usual, great location right near the beach, fab staff always happy and pleasant,

I had a lovely cup of coffee and really nice toast , you exceeded my expectations and I thought it was great value. Only here for a couple of days visiting but will be back again tomorrow.

Visited Barry Island for a day thought ill try Marcos, Warm bottles of water , Food wasn't much better I ordered some and sat outside, my wife got chips from next door as they don't do them, I was told you can't sit on their...

Counter service was great but whoever the angry man was that asked us to vacate our seats after spending over £25 because the 2year old had a portion (small) of chips needs some customer service training. If your goal was to alienate customers then you’ve...

Just stopped for coffee and used the hand sanitiser. It is non alcoholic, mentioned to the staff that it should be at least 70% and they said they didn't know and that was all they had.

We stopped here for breakfast. Baguette or panini and a hot drink for £4.50. The baguettes and paninis were massive and tasted really fresh. There were staff standing by to immediately clean tables as people left. All the seating is outside. The downside was there were a lot of people standing around for take away orders and queuing to order so it felt a little crowded at times at the table

Had a coffee and a brownie and sat outside under the cover. Everything was nice and clean and social distancing rules applied. Right next to the beach.

Love place right on the front we stopped here to get a baguette and some drinks Baguette was huge and tasted really fresh We had to wait for a table to sit as was a busy day but didn’t take to long Nice to see all the gavin and stacey pictures around We will return

Good points nice cup of strong tea great bacon buttie and nice view of the beachBad points a couple of dogs with different owners were allowed to wander off leads and the staff did nothing to stop this, one dog jumped up at our table to try and eat the food so not for us

The first place to visit on a trip to Barry's Island.Great location on the front with views over the beach and bay. Nice menu and good prices.Cakes very enjoyable. Panini simple but tasty Good coffeeBusy on early March day even without a queue of Elvis's awaiting coffee.A must for fans of the show.

Great coffee after walking the dog on the beach and the carrot cake was delicious plus lovely friendly service

This cafe is in a great location on the seafront and was full of locals when we visited. Good selection of sandwiches, coffees and ice creams. Some seating is under cover. Friendly staff serving and also regularly clearing tables. The cafe does some Italian specials such as panini and pastries. The Bacon baguette and hot drink is great value. I visited with friends and we like the buzz of the place. We went in winter and I imagine it would be very busy in summer.

A great place to visit with family and friends alike. Very friendly staff, good quality fair and reasonably priced. Marco is a Gem! Dog friendly.

Excellent service and value for money. Great homemade cakes and good coffee with a beautiful view of the bay

We visited here this morning for a cuppa.Great selection of drinks, the cakes and pastries look huge, my son had a bacon sandwich and it had loads of bacon in it.Seating is all outside but part of it has a cover round which was great as it was a bit chilly.Couldn't give the full 5 stars due to the number of dogs wandering round on no leads, my daughter is a little nervous around big dogs so she couldn't completely relax.Not really Marco's fault though, more owners should be aware I guess.Would love to come back again in the summer

Popped in for coffee and cake with family. Very friendly staff and very helpful. Very famous because of Gavin and Stacey series but not gone to their head. Brilliant

We stopped here for brunch. Ordered a bacon roll and a tuna and cheese panini which were ok. Very weak coffee and my husband’s was in a cracked mug which should have been thrown out. Disappointing.

Really great service at Marco’s from the friendly staff. Love, love, love the coffee here and the view is fantastic! Fab food and fantastic company made for a great trip to Barry’s famous caff.

Great Cafe with excellent service, I had a Mocha & a Mozzarella, Pesto & Sun-dried Tomato Panini which went down a treat, would highly recommend to anyone visiting the area

Wow what can I say. It was amazing to be in the same cafe that is home to gavin and Stacey. The staff were friendly welcoming and happy. This helps me as I suffer was anxiety and depression. The cakes were outstanding and coffee was superb really recommend this to anyone. Great selection of food and drink. Very child friendly as well

Have to admit that our fondness of Gavin and Stacey brought us to this pleasant cafe but the decent selection of snacks and lunches show it has much more to it than the tv fame.

We visited the cafe last Saturday for a cup of coffee with family. Always a good cup of coffee, very popular cafe on Barry Island. Lovely selection of cakes or just have a bacon baguette.

Visited on a Sunday morning to get a quick coffee and a bacon roll for breakfast. Whilst I had no problem with the food in general the roll fir the bacon could be better. I'd rather have a proper bakers roll rather than a mass produced baguette. The worst bit however was the wait for the food. I nearly gave up after 45 mins, but could see other customers were also waiting

Disgusted to hear that the owner has recently advocated culling seagulls. Disgraceful, wont eat here.

It was our first visit to Marco's, we stopped there first thing on bank holiday Sunday for a bacon baguette and coffee. We popped in again later in the day (much busier this time, although we didn't have to wait too long to be served), the service was great, the staff friendly and professional and the coffee was great (tasted even better sat on the beach drinking from my Marco's takeaway cup!) We will definitely be back again soon...

Was pleasantly surprised that they had really good gluten free brownies at Marco's Cafe! Will definitely come back for more.

After a walk out to the Knap, a lovely spot to warm up with a coffee and a cake. Tidy, where's Nessa?

Marcos is probably popular thanks to Gavin & Stacey, but, it’s also perfectly situated on Barry Island to make it a handy little cafe stop - whether that be for ice creams, or coffee & cake - or a sandwich etc if you fancy. It’s pretty affordable, they do some lovely cakes that are HUGE, & it’s kid & dog friendly. It’s a lovely stop on a rainy day too, if you still fancy a visit to the coast!

Friendly staff advised me to buy a refillable cup which I did & had it filled up a few times & slush wa lush!

If you want just a bacon roll you are fine. Otherwise you are very limited on what they have. You just have to go there because of Gavin and Stacy!

This is a great coffee shop. The coffee was really nice. The staff were friendly. The prices were reasonable.

This is way more of an institution than just a stop on a Gavin & Stacey tour.. but its popular for that reason so be prepared to wait! The ice cream here is excellent and has to be tried even if you don't fancy a fry up and its too hot for a coffee!

My friend is a staunch Gavin and Stacey fan and she was keen to go here as some of the programme was shot here. They even have life size posters of the characters! We enjoyed a nice cup of coffee soaking up the atmosphere on a sunny March morning, looking across the beautiful bay. Lovely!

Lovely cafe, very friendly staff and clean environment. Drinks were lovely and very well priced. Nice to sit, relax and enjoy the view whilst also making memories at Marco’s as it’s a must see if your a gavin and Stacey fan!

Went here after a walk along the promenade, nice sheltered area, good choice of snacks, prices were decent and food was good

Very Dog friendly , and friendly staff . we had breakfast in here and coffees which were really good . seemed the place to meet everyone friendly and chatty and most people with dogs . Really good atmosphere for our first day in wales travelling.

Lovely coffee , lovely views staff very helpful and gave information about the area and best places to visit for this time of year !

Out walking dog,called in for drink ,had the tea find the coffee bland,welcome was as cold as the wind from the beach,couple of dogs yap yap yap owners in no control of them,mine just sat there watching the world go by,drank my drink in double quick time to get out of there.

A must when visiting Barry. There are a range of hot and cold drinks on offer and a variety of cakes too. There is plenty of seating outside which is perfect for anyone wanting a coffee after a walk along the beach which is just across the way. Dogs are welcome!

I have to be honest, we just had a cup of coffee and a cake because we were stuffed from just eating fish and chips round the corner. But the whole point of the visit was for my little girl who's a MASSIVE Gavin and Stacy fan. She was blown away just sitting there. I have to be honest the food looked awesome and everyone seemed happy with the service and the food. our cakes were excellent, and the staff were very cheery and happy. And then just as we were leaving she spotted the big poster at the side of the place. OMG she was nearly in tears. Loved every minute. excellent.

My first visit to this beautiful area, with family who hadn't visited for years.

Arrived late September on a day with temperatures in the 70s on a spontaneous day out to make my first visit in over 60 years and enjoyed a super snack at Marco's of carrot cake and bacon baguette which were the best I have ever tasted. The service and ambience was superb.

Made a detour on a business trip yesterday to grab break fast in the sun. Very friendly and a glorious position to look at the sea and fabulous beach on a beautiful day. Nice coffee and breakfast panini . Will definitely detour again

The finest and freshest bacon butties in Barry!