The Naze Cafe & Takeaway in Tendring

I had Lamb Kofta with rice and a lovely fresh salad, hubby had Mackerel and bass in lemon and caper sauce, both were most enjoyable. Another pleasant evening at the Naze Cafe. Also at breakfast they do the best bubble and squeak.

Great place to eat very good price can take your own drinks

Yates is said to be the best chippy in town; there are many, we did not have time to sample them all - but seemed vrty good to us.The queues outside suggest that others think so too. There is a restaurant to one side; and for takeaway they have a very efficient ticket system. It was a big order (for 8) but they got it rtights. Food was very good, and in large portions.

I don’t know how this cafe/restaurant is not number one in Walton!? The food is impeccable! Always freshly cooked from scratch and really good value. The owners have been running the cafe since 1991! If you ever visit Walton go to this lovely gem!

Diabolical.. just don’t even bother

Lovely friendly staff. Always helpful, and will provide good food

Really lovely food and great service. Excellent tapas

Friendly cafe, with some great specials as well as traditional lunch/breakfasts menu.

Wonderful paella and other food.

The best food in Walton 😀 Lovely fresh food. Service is great. The chicken goujons are the best 👍. A great place to eat. Would highly recommend it!

This unassuming restaurant is an absolute gem! We were lucky enough to stumble across this place when I saw that their themed nights were selling out. We went with family for tapas. Everyone was really suited with a range of a dozen dishes or so. It was very reasonably priced with no corkage for wines we brought. After our family experience we booked again and returned as a couple for their paella which I'm afraid we devoured in an obscenely quick time. This place is, unsurprisingly, also popular with locals. I envy them!

Such a sparkling clean place and the menu covers a lovely choice of things. Food is always made fresh with high quality produce. We enjoy eating here regularly.

Wonderful paella for 12 people. Mixed chicken and shell fish. We took our own paella pan, rather than served in standard takeaway containers. Nothing left over it was delicious.

Lovely home cooked meals we have also been too the themed nights good food good value Thank you Ana & Rick

Came for a 50th Birthday. Ana is beautiful and her cooking is like being on a relaxed holiday. Thank heaven we had to leave at 10pm or we would have stayed until sunrise. You are right Ana, why have strawberry & cream when you can have strawberry and red wine. Perfect.

Nice quick service in a bacon and egg baguette , all cooked nicely , tasted good no aftereffects !!

Fabulous evening, lovely food, very clean and good service.

Freshly prepared food, friendly service, reasonably priced

Nice food, themed evenings are great, take your own booze with no extra charge..

We had a selection of tapas and had pre-ordered the meat paella. I would happily recommend all of it to anyone. Everything was really good quality. It was very good value, and the BYO wine and beer made it even more so. Based on that, if we didn’t live 200 miles away, we’d be regulars to the evening events!

Ana is very nice and friendly. We took 5 tapas for us, as a couple. It was delicious. We will come back to eat the Paella (it needs to be ordered 24 hours before). 🙂

We love this cafe Ana and Rick serve a delicious seafood paella and delicious tapas it's the true taste of Spain we love the atmosphere too.

Fantastic tapas and lovely atmosphere. Great service

Excellent food and service, as always. Highly recommended.

Fantastic Spanish food. Tapas 😍 Definitely recommend 👍

Lovely little cafe tucked away, just on the corner, opposite fish and chip shop. Nicely decorated, friendly staff and variety of dishes, including Tapas and bubble and squeak!

Whitebait and prawns for starters then we both had the sea bass with a butter and chilli sauce from the specials menu. It was lovey, served with smashed new potatoes and very fresh salad. This little cafe consistently delivers.

Fresh cooked food had breakfast. Lovely and clean covid compliant

Very good especially on theme nights buffet the tapas are to die for on buffet again where else would you see that. Good prices

Excellent tapas, friendly service. Definitely will return and reccomend to others

Although they did not have anything vegan on the menu, they were kind enough to prepare something for me to eat.

Lovely cafe, very good menu choice and amazing food. I had a very tasty lamb roast an hubs had a huge breakfast. The kids Chicken goujons were lovely too - all homemade and fresh. A lovely little find on our holiday, just a shame we only found it on our last full day. A lovely touch as well was the children’s cutlery. It may sound silly but such a simple thing makes such a big difference when eating out with young children. Very COVID aware and fantastic measures in place.

Comida casera española e italiana, en un pequeño restaurante. Precios asequibles y sabrosa comida. Hay que venir sin prisa, porque todo es casero y cocinado en el momento. Posibilidad de pedir varios tipos de paella, pero haciendo reserva con un día de antelación y dejando una pequeña fianza.

Been here lots of times over the years. Wonderful staff and fantastic food.

Wonderful good quality English and Spanish food. We booked 24 hours in advance for vegan paella. Churros con chocolate wonderful, homemade apple pie great, affogiata a big hit with my family! Always friendly service. Careful social distancing. Thank you, Ana and Rick.

Wow amazing food! Great portions and very fresh yummy food. If you’re in Walton on the naze you need to visit this hidden gem just for the food. Somethings you need to order before hand so double check :-) I’ll be back

Amazing food and wonderful service.... no rush, no pressure.... the best place to eat in Walton!

A little gem. Food of a consistent high standard. Pre-book the paella, eat in or takeaway, packed with seafood - you will not be disappointed.

Amazing Tapas in the evening go there

This place is consistently a pleasure - the food is always lovely,including excellent tapas choices beautifully cooked. No corkage for drinks either, and Ana couldn't be more welcoming. A gem!

Atmosphere was very relaxing. The food was superb.

Yet another smashing meal at Rick and Ana's ! Six friends there again - the four that had paella said - Super and the two that had the duo of salmon and sea bass - Super too ! All well cooked and presented - all from a little seaside cafe - 5 ** Thanks a lot !

Excellent service and great breakfast

The naze cafe is worth a visit they serve tasty food, been there quite a few times they also do evening meals on the weekend and themed nights.

Not sure what all the raving 5 star reviews are about, this place is average at best. What I found the most annoying was that we asked for toast instead of sliced bread and the hostile woman said that this would be extra... after already spending £30+ on a couple of fry ups. Ridiculous and would never visit again, also service was crappy didn’t even say thanks and goodbye as we were leaving. Do yourself a favour and avoid at all costs so you don’t feel as disappointed as we did.

Great Spanish Night and we were back in the next morning for breakfast. We've had the Paella, which is excellent, it's just remembering to pre-order but if we forget we're never dissapointed with the choice of specials, which are changed frequently, or the excellent tapas.

Visitd here bout a month ago. Booked table b4hand. Friday night 4 tapas. Extremely good and filling. Waitress very helpful in explaining how things go. Would love t do a themed night but dont live local which is a shame.

We had a meal here today and the chef is exceptional one of best meals I have had for a long time.

We used to take my grandparents for a good meal, and always had a good experience. Not sure if management has changed but the meals we had today were exceptional and the service friendly. Loved it.

Lovely breakfast, very clean cafe, lovely staff. All freshly cooked

We want there for one of their theme nights. It was excellent and great company. You could take your own alcohol. Suggest booking early if you want one of theses nights.

Wonderful food. Large portions. Lovely staff.

We have visited the cafe a number of times, for lunch and for the famous tapas! Both are amazing! The tapas is our favourite! Great food great value and lovely atmosphere. We will continue to visit!

Tucked away unless you have friends who recommend it, which we have. Really nice food and lovely people. Well worth going to for a nice meal. We will definitely be going back for some more.

love this place the owners Ana and Rick cant do enough try out one of the themed nights spanish french greek italian seafood or the mixed Mediterranean nights all buffet style

Used to go there all the time but they stopped doing food we enjoyed. like roast dinners and sausage and mash .now they specialise in continental cuisine like tapas, fish, dishes, lasagna, omelettes, salad & chips . They do themed night Greek, Spanish, Italian, dishes in the evening you have to book as it gets very busy. The lady and man they are very nice and friendly always up for a chat when they get a free

We were fortunate enough to cycle past this cafe on Saturday and see advertised a seafood and fish night on window. We were also lucky that due to a cancellation we managed to book 2 places for the evening.The format was an all you can eat seafood and fish buffet plus dessert. Well we so glad we managed to get in. Clearly many were regulars and these events held monthly and with only 30 places available get booked up quick.The variety and quality of food on offer was exceptional and all tasted good. We were had to feel welcome by all the regulars and wax a very pleasant evening. As cafe not licensed you allowed to take your own alcohol with no cover charge.A great experience and wish it was closer to home.Everyone says how going food is at all times with most weekends offering tapas as a speciality.Thank you for a lovely evening.

Really great food and fantastic theme nights... but don't go as I may not get in :(

Our first visit after reading recommendations to try this tucked away venue in Walton on the Naze was a great experience. It was a special night to celebrate World Tapas Day. The Tapas food choices were varied , quickly delivered and very tasty. Looking forward to returning again for another great dining experience.

A nice place to eat. Staff and ambiance are wonderful, a pleasure to eat there. The themed nights are the icing on the cake!

ok not keen on the idea of dogs being allowed inside as unhyginic

Lovely cafe with great food and service from friendly staff!

This is a first class place to eat great food and staff are very welcoming, you must try the theme nights and very reasonably priced.

Again visited fir themed night.food was delicious.the friendly atmosphere was great.excellent traditional dishes such as lamb beef and really fresh salads, calamari.folliwed by desserts .have booked for further themed nights as so good

Six of us went to the French themed night.themed nights held once a month.only 20 pounds per head.with three course buffet meal.frogs legs and snails perfectly cooked and really French style.salmon and sole in lovely light sauces.the atmosphere was really friendly and rick and Emma the hosts were really helpful .I had asked them to make a birthday cake for my husband .they served a Chantilly,cream and meringue gateau which was amazing.the French apple tart was delicious.was so good we have booked the next night.

We had a really enjoyable evening with several friends. We has a tapas evening and the food was really tasty and service excellent

The tapas didn't dissapoint again we visited on a Saturday night so they only serve tapas, but it was just as delicious as last time, we will definitely visit again.

Yet another super meal at Anna's - on a tapas evening. Plenty of choice - well cooked and very reasonable. Smashing !

Debido a una serie de operaciones no ha sido capaz de bajar de allí, yo vivo a 75 millas de distancia y se pierda este café. Mi padre vive Walton. Siempre una cálida bienvenida aquí y la comida es fantástica y deliciosa! . También variedad riquísima de una opción saludable, lo cual es difícil de conseguir en la ciudad, que está a sólo patatas, frituras, etc. donde mi hijo ama y ofrecen este puré. Buen tamaño porciones de comida y no es caro. Cuando estoy mejor Walton aquí vengo, y mi primera y única opción será este café!

This was their "Greek night" as usual the food was second to none served in a buffet style. always plenty of choice, one reason for writing is to hi-lite the two ladies who sat on their own. besides the fact they loaded their plates with desert they even had the cheek to load a "doggie Bag" before several people had been up at all.

We ended up here after reading all the positive comments and can say we had a superb selection of tapas cooked and served by friendly owners and the very reasonably priced too. If you are looking for something different to eat in Walton give this...

What an absolute gem to find, amazing tapas lunch with quality ingredients and lovely people x we will be back!

Doesn't look much from the outside but don't let that put you off as the food is very nice and the owners lovely. You can get the fried breakfasts you'd expect from the exterior but they also do Spanish food at the weekend (one of the owners of from Spain, so it's authentic too) and there are a few chefs specials for the day too. A nice stop off after a morning looking for fossils at Naze beach.

Incredibly glad we tried this place, despite appearances and location!! First of all, the location is odd, being in a very residential. The appearance is of a standard builders cafe from the outside, not somewhere you would expect to sell anything homemade or worth travelling for. Inside it's slightly nicer, though still minimalist and bare. Don't visit expecting plush seats and grand decor! We visited on a Saturday evening, meaning they're was only a tapas menu (we were aware of this and deliberately attended for the tapas). The menu was coincide with fan favourites (patatas braves, calamari) with a few less well known dishes and a nice selection of specials (Galician style octopus on potato with paprika). In all the food was lovely. A few issues; the squid was frozen and pre bought, the mixed fish croquettas were very bland and potato-ey. But on the whole it was a lovely meal. The octopus was brilliant, and the mussels (what little we had - our son took a liking to them!) Lovely. All the obviously home prepared dishes were excellent. Service was also friendly, though a towards the end it took a while to get hold of the waitress (who was fantastic throughout especially to the boy). If you are in the area don't hesitate to visit, though not entirely sure how far it is worth travelling for...

Fabulous freshly cooked food, lovely owners

Excelente comida en un típico café lugar sin lujos comida recién preparada y que tome su propia bebida así mantiene el precio.

My niece treated me to lunch and I was amazed how delightful the staff were. OK it may not have a fancy carpet, or leather backed chairs.! What it does have is home made cooking at it's very best ! Nothing " FROZEN ", but all fresh food cooked. The chips were one of the best I've ever tasted, and the Apple Pie, I could have eaten lots more off, but my tummy was full ! I can highly recommend this restaurant !

This place is wonderful. The food is well cooked and very tasty. The Tapas is very authentic. A must if you enjoy good food.

Authentic tapas and great value. Absolutely delicious food and innovative special evenings. The lady who runs this is Galician and its a warm and friendly place in unpretentious surroundings. Miles better than anywhere else for miles around...

Fabulous evening, great food and plenty of it, great service with a smile and a warm lovely atmosphere, thanks to John and Julie for introducing us to The Naze Cafe and Ana and Rick for such a lovely evening, worth every minute of the 4hr drive to get there Ps the pumpkin risotto was to die for !!

Fab place, weekend tapas in he evenings, result! So much better than fish & chips again! They also do theme nightsWell worth a visit x

Taken out for lunch as a belated Birthday celebration by brother and sister in law, the food is very good and very reasonable, for dessert home made ice cream. Taking me back to how it tasted when I was a kid, delicious!!!!!! We are going to try a tapas night on Friday or Saturday soon. Unfortunately they are not licensed but bring your own wine is ok.

I've eaten here 3 times & have already booked for next Saturday & the beginning of October. Having lived all around the Mediterranean sea for over 30 years, I miss the wonderful food. The food on their 'Specials Night' which is around one Saturday per month is authentic, delicious & cheap. Just like being back in Greece!

The tapas evening lived up to its reviews. The food was very good and reasonably priced. The service was very friendly and efficient.Overall a very pleasant evening.

Four of us dine out every Friday and this was excellent We started with fresh bread and aoili Vey nice garlicky flavour. Lovely tapas which was served very quickly and very tasty Mrs Bun loved the Patatas Bravadas which was quite spicy potatoes. Polski girl and I had grilled sardines and Hissing Sid had the Spanish Ommelette. Considering we paid £20 more for a Chinese last week this was great value.We will be back

As recommended by friend, we had a dinner out for its World Tapas Theme. Variety of food choice and we really enjoyed our dinner there. Good quality of food with warm and cold dishes in a reasonable price. Booking is really needed for their special theme as well as weekends. They only serve non-alcoholic beverages but customers are allowed to bring their own alcoholic drinks. It is a fabulous idea for costing less on alcoholic drinks.

First time there, had a lovely meal. Definitely go back there again. I would recommend the tapas - sardines, sqiud, king prawns and olives

It comes as no surprise that the owners have Italian & Spanish roots. The Tapas on Saturday evenings is excellent, with a wide variety on offer and specials which change every week. The dishes are all very tasty and Anna's service very good. Taking your own wine makes for great value and this real taste of Spain would be hard to beat.

A bit of lunch with the wife, as always food was awesome, best pork escalopes ever!! do not drive by this place as you will be missing one of the best meals you have had and the reception is warm and welcoming, thanks again.

Food home cooked and delicious. Very good value for money.

Ate here for the 2nd time last night with my family for my birthday treat.Outstanding food and service!Thank you so much, we can't wait to return!

Food was as excellent as usual, company on the communal table made for a great night. So much choice can't wait for our next visit.

I can only reiterate what everyone else has said before. Amazing food, great service and at such a good price too. Could not ask for more. I wish we had a Naze Café nearer home, such a treat!!Thank you very much!! (Loved the sardines......lol)

This is our favourite Tapas bar anywhere outside of Spain! The food is always delicious and a great variety to choose from. Value for money it most certainly is and the fact you can take your own wine is an added bonus. We have taken friends from here and abroad and they have all loved it. We don't want to recommend it too highly in case we can't get a table next time we go

We visit this Café several times whilst staying with some friends and found it to be a very enjoyable experience.Being used to bigger restaurants and cafes, it was a surprise to find this one has a good variety of meals plus an evening where you can take your own wine.There was a very good tapas selection as well which surprised us as we didn't expect it.

At first sight this is a mere cafe - very clean, but with white plastic tablecloths, very little in the way of attractive fixtures and fittings, and an outside toilet! We had been recommended to go on a Friday or Saturday night and try the tapas, so we invited some friends to come with us for the experience. We are all so very glad that we went, as the tapas menu was lengthy, the service was excellent as was the quality of the food. To be honest, we could not believe how the couple who run the cafe could provide so many different, and excellent, dishes in a fairly short space of time. The cafe is not licensed for alcohol so one has to take one's own wine, but this means that one does not pay excessive prices for a wonderful night out. In my opinion, the food deserves a five star rating, as does the service, but I have reduced my score to four star in view of the decor and the facilities.

Always a warm welcome. During the daytime it is like most cafés. Then you look at the specials board to see food like swordfish. The food is always delicious and generous. On Friday and Saturday evenings they have tapas. One Saturday evening a month there is buffet Theme Evening which centres on a certain area. The last one was French. The next is Greece. The best.

We had a fantastic night there. Delicious tapas. Large portions from the normal menu.Friendly service and good prices.Don't forget to take your own wine.

Another visit here today for me and the wife for lunch, food was excellent as it always is, and always made to feel welcome, thanks again!!

Nice little cafe with lots to offer, we just had bacon sandwiches but they seem to offer food from round the world