Old Coastguard Station Cafe in Scarborough

A good menu with high quality cooking and good value in a very pleasant atmosphere. Excellent pub lunch venue - look no further.

We stopped by for a spot of lunch on a Friday afternoon while waiting to check in at our hotel. It was busy but we found a seat. We were attracted to the specials board in the window, so we thought we'd try it out. Staff were friendly, and we were served quickly. The cafe was spotless and well presented. I ordered the turkey roll with chips and gravy. I was very disappointed with what I got. Firstly, this is not a roll,this is a bun, or the correct term in Yorkshire is a bap. The chips were OK,nice and chunky but tasteless. I was expecting gravy on the chips as described on the board, but that's not what I was given. At £8.95 this meal was certainly not worth it. Maybe a fiver would be more appropriate. Definitely will not be eating here again

We booked a table as this was a highly rated place for a roast dinner near Scarborough. I had called ahead and enquired about vegetarian roast dinner options for my girlfriend. On the phone I was assured there were multiple options and although this technically was the case, neither were necessarily the best accompaniments for a roast (stuffed pepper and stuffed pasta). The service was great and we had a lovely table in a corner and the atmosphere was cozy and great. I ordered the beef roast dinner and my girlfriend ordered the stuffed peppers with a roast. The food came relatively quickly. The selection of vegetables was nice and was a welcomed change to have red cabbage and cheesy leeks although they would have been a bit more generous with the portion size as it was to share between the 2 of us. It would have also been nice to have some optional extras on the menu like a portion of cauliflower cheese. The roast dinner also only came with 2 roast potatoes which were really big but would have preferred 3 or 4 smaller ones. It came with a jug of gravy however it was meat gravy and there was not a vegetarian alternative but luckily my girlfriends stuffed peppers were quite saucy so her dinner wasn't dry. My beef was nice however it was slightly chewy and could have been hotter coming out and was only kept warm by hot gravy. Bit of an irrelevant side note but the loos were really nice! Everything else was really lovely and we did have a nice meal and I appreciate it is a small country pub in Scarborough but if you advertise as vegetarian friendly then I think it needs to follow through fully - for example being advised they don't have a veggie gravy upon ordering the dinner or even having a veggie alternative. I'm sorry to be negative, especially when we did have such a lovely time (hence the 4 stars) bu my girlfriend has been vegetarian for 5 years and situations like these feel very frustrating and easily avoidable if staff are more aware and informed.

Lovely reasonably priced pub grub!

2 lounge breakfasts and more than enough, really filling! Super tasty! 3 soft drinks and a pot of tea. Value for money at approx £32. Staff really busy but still couldn't do enough for us.