The View in East Lindsey

Phenomenal fish and chips, not your conventional fish shop chips, these are skinny cut chips with skin on cooked to perfection. The fish hung off the plate, with its crispy batter coating a flakey firm moist piece of cod. No complaints with the food, minimal grease for something that's fried packed with flavour and served with a side of mushy pea and mint mouse.

Great spot and lovely food 😋 and it's bang on the Beach ⛱️

Lovely location ,especially when the weather is nice , lovely staff , good service, we never ate here but food looked lovely . Great place .

Very nice range of cakes and meal options. Great views. Dog friendly outside seating. Try the Illy coffee and the fish and Chips.

Only thing that took me aback was the price of the ham, egg and chips, £16.95! Very very over priced for the portion size. Can't fault anything else really, only the price putting me off returning, but was nice as a treat.

Beautiful place with nice atmosphere, glass around makes you feel cosy and warm. Very delicious meals, we tried '' BBQ grilled chicken melt'', very tasty and big portions, I highly recommend, delicious coffee and beer served with blackcurrant juice at the request of the client. Great! Beautiful Christmas decorations inside make you feel Easter in the air.

Called in after dog walk for coffee and food

Took half an hour for coffee to come,

A superb place for food, went for lunch and I had fish and chips and it was really lovely, we had 4 meals and all were freshly cooked and very nice. I can certainly highly recommend The View.

Went here for birthday cake and drinks, you are spoilt for choice with the cakes, they all looked amazing 👏. Managed to get seated outside watching the sun and the sea. Very busy mid morning. Great place with great atmosphere.

Two of us stopped off for lunch after a walk along the beach with the dog Dog friendly plenty of seating out side. Order inside food bought out to you. Ordered the lobster spring rolls which were lovely and fresh. The gluten free cheese and ham sandwich filling was nice ,bread dry and stale hard to swallow. And the loaded fajita fries came out looking like someone had thrown up. alfull, sauce was runnie and tasteless And the tea was week and tasteless Will not be returning. Which is a shame has it's in a lovely location with a sea view.

Love this place views food and staff amazing, was disappointed tonight hence why , was still busy but owners in front of customers took all staff outside onto the balcony to point out instructions wot to do , next minute staff outside with brushes n pans sweepin up , I’m sorry if i ran this place with amazing service your staff do I wouldn’t be nit picking in front of customers to sweep up , I’d be mucking In , u need to respect the quality of staff you have n start owning your business rather than rock up with silly Wolly hat on n realise your staff do amazingly without you If this is wrongly interpreted I apologise it’s just how a paying customer seen it which is more important I think

Two of us stopped off for lunch after a walk along the beach with the dog Dog friendly plenty of seating out side. Order inside food bought out to you. Ordered the lobster spring rolls which were lovely and fresh. The gluten free cheese and ham sandwich filling was nice ,bread dry and stale hard to swallow. And the loaded fajita fries came out looking like someone had thrown up. alfull, sauce was runnie and tasteless And the tea was week and tasteless Will not be returning. Which is a shame has it's in a lovely location with a sea view.

What an absolute gem of a find. My Daughter and I called in for coffee whilst on a walk to have a break from the hustle and bustle of Butlins. Not only did we enjoy a delicious, piping hot coffee, but also a delicious cake each. My husband and I came back on another day and enjoyed the same. On our last day, we brought the whole family. What a fabulous selection of cakes and scones. Whomever does the baking ,needs to be applauded, everything we had was absolutely delicious and perfectly baked. The scone was served to perfection, being warmed without being asked. Simply the best coffee and cake/scone we have ever had. (As a Baker myself, that is saying alot) the rest of the food we witnessed being served, looked equally outstanding. All the staff were so friendly and couldn't do enough for you. The ambience of the place was just right, beautifully decorated and the outside sitting area, just so lovely and relaxing, looking out on that beautiful view. Just simply....well done! If we do ever come back to Butlins we will definitely be looking forward to visiting again. Thank you.

Wow is this the best cafe bar on the east coast??

Excellent food and superb cakes

OK really. Nice atmosphere , good selection of drinks, including tea, coffee. Nice staff. Clean and warm ,nice view of the beach and sea.

Lovely cafe with plenty of nearby parking out of season. Lots of different cakes and Cheesecakes and scones to choose from! The staff are so lovely and friendly, have already been twice in a week because we enjoyed it on my birthday

Amazing choice of cheesecake and desserts

Great, dog friendly outside. Right by the beach. Parking next door. Awesome. Ps the scones are amazing.

Nice bar. Lovely food. Good variety of food and drinks available. Lovely sea view.

Lovely little restaurant out of the hustle and bustle of Skegness, in a place called winthorpe. Food was served within 10 minutes of ordering, and a lovely well presented breakfast it was. Nice, ambience and setting by the sea. Will come again definitely

Always a lovely stop for coffee and cake.

Will never come here again! Staff were unfriendly and food overpriced and awful!!

Cold in there .food was not nice and it was cold could not eat much as chicken was not nice and cold.would not recommended the veiw very let down toilets flooded .

My partner and I have been wanting to come here for a long time. Just outside of Skegness, it’s such a contrast to the neon seaside town of a stone’s throw away. The car park is large and free for customers. The place looks classy, clean and with a good selection of food that all looks and sounds delicious. It was the service that let this place down. They weren’t able to substitute a meat item on a platter for something vegetarian - I get that. But they messed up the tuna and cheese sandwich. We mentioned it, it was taken away to sort and then just came back again with a pot of cheese on the side with the explanation from chef as ‘it must have been put through wrong’, despite the receipt saying otherwise. That said, the man at the till was completely miserable, along with most of the staff (one nice young lad aside). A shame as wanted this place to be a regular treat out.

Excellent Eggs Benedict! Good Coffee too

Popped on for a coffee and a sandwich after a long day on the road working. Was made very welcome and was surprised at the senseble pricing, given the pleasant ambiance found within their doors.

Review of The View Cafe Bar, Skegness (04/01/25) The View near Skegness is a lovely spot, especially during the sunmmer and festive season. The Grinch Christmas tree was fantastic, and the seasonal decorations added a delightful touch. While the outdoor seating area is perfect for summer, today's weather called for a cozy warm indoor experience. We did enjoy a brisk beach walk, which is easily accessible from The View. The restaurant offers a diverse menu with breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea options. Afternoon tea requires advance booking. The food is always good value for money. However,my personal view the multi-colored menus/book can be a bit overwhelming and distracting from the actual food and drink offerings. Today, I opted for a simple grated cheese, tomato, and onion sandwich on brown bread. It was absolutely delicious and came with a refreshing side salad. I wish I had added a portion of chips to complete the meal. I also couldn't resist trying one of their strawberry cream scones. While a bit dry, they were still enjoyable. My partner's food and Christmas cookie were also very well-received.

First time we have visited, lovely meal and fantastic milkshakes

Breakfast was nice, service was 1st class.

Very disorganised, we were waiting over 40 min for portion of chips and milkshake

Outstanding!!! We had a wonderful day one at the Christmas event ! ,absolutely amazing and made our family time with them special !! We can’t thank you enough ☺️🫡🙌

Another excellent lunch at The View. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. Do visit if you're in the area, you won't be disappointed .

Only had a coffee. Service a bit slow. Atmosphere great

Lovely views of the sea great food always enjoy our visits

Cracking breakfast. Lovely place for a chill out "the view is amazing" 🤣 The only thIng I would say is the music was too loud for 10am!

It does make you wonder about the state of the rest of the cafe when there is literally grass growing out of the seats.

Great place to break up a coastal walk.

Fantastic staff, we greatly appreciated the service given. Many thanks, the LIVES medical team.

The big breakfast is amazing. Very good quality food. My only comment is the music is too loud and there are speakers everywhere so you can't escape!

We found it to have superb food and service. It also has Cheesecake heaven.

The views here are 2nd to none, food is always always good

First trip to the View (9th Nov)great service fab food &lovely warm atmosphere,we were a group of 4 ladies (weekend away)we ate lunch &booked an Afternoon Tea for the following afternoon we were not disappointed again everything was great.A special mention to Logan who served us both days he was very helpful & a credit to your establishment Thank you for a great experience &we will be definitely be returning in the future

The seasonal platter was very tasty and very well presented.

Great place. Food was lovely. Service great. And they do the best cakes. 🍰

Food is always good, staff are friendly & polite.

Went today for my birthday breakfast and I was not disappointed it was lovely food and service 😋 definitely be going back. Thanks guys xx

Friendly staff Great value for money food was fantastic

Had a three course lunch today, I couldn’t fault any of it. Homemade soup with a warm bread roll was lovely. The fish and chips with pea puree were excellent. To be honest the fish would feed two. Finished off with the chocolate orange cheesecake, superb. Extremely well priced for the quality you receive. In my opinion i dont think you would do better than this in the Skegness area.

We hav a late afternoon early tea my wife had jacket potato with chili salad and cheese was all good except for the chili it was dry looked like it had been kept hat gor a long time I had the loaded chips with chicken fajita was lots of it but the plate was like half a bottle of olive oil had been tipped over the food the last few times we have been has not been that good. It used to been a very good place to eat indeed but gone down hill. It is a shame its gone down hill as it can be a lovely place . And we do live localy not holiday maker's. I think the chief needs to up his/her game and be pashinate about the food they deliver to a table

Relaxed atmosphere, good food, amazing cakes and delicious coffee. Friendly and efficient staff and plenty of them!

Love it here. Go every time I go to Skegness. The portion sizes are always huge. Staff are friendly.

Sat outside very Scruffy and dirty tables weeds everywhere nothing like on website very expensive for 2 bits of cheesecake and a hot chocolate and coffee £19 sat outside as had a small dog was freezing no heaters nothing horrible place never going to return!

Friendly waitress, very helpful, quick service and dog friendly 🐶 in the outside seating area overlooking the seaview. 🤓

Checked opening times...9pm closure. Arrived at 6.32 and was told it was closed as she wasn't busy enough to stay open. I said we had checked before our journey and was surprised to be informed she couldn't change the times every time she closed early, it was too much trouble. No apology.

Absolutely gorgeous home made fish and chips. Would definitely recommend

No dogs allowed inside which is fine on a hot sunny day, not so good on a cold windy one. Would have ordered lunch but not sitting outside.

Have been to the view numerous times and taken family and friends there to eat but today was a real let down I ordered the giant Yorkshire pudding which was very nice but served with a small gravy boat on the table next to us were 4 young ladies who had ordered the same they asked for more gravy and were given a small bowl between them I asked if I could have more gravy and was told I had to pay £1.75 for more I have never heard anything like it disappointed the view

We have wondered by a few times and one day thought we would give it a go mid morning for breakfast. From the outside it looks the part seeming high end which reflects in the price you pay. Sitting in the outdoor area we looked to sit in a booth but they were all dirty, clearly they don't putcovers over these areas at night.. So we sat at a table. I went to order 2 breakfasts. The staff all seemed fairly miserable in the main . Alarm bells started to ring when ordering the breakfasts I asked if they could leave the tomatoes off and swap with a few extra beans which they said they couldn't do.. 90% of other places do happily. Not great as neither were the condiments which they use which are the cheap nasty satchets of sauce you would find on a burger stand outside a football ground.. the food took a long time to arrive and the place wasn't overly busy many others there were waiting for a long time too there were a lot of grumbles from others.. when the food finally arrived 30 to 40 minutes later the portion size and standard of food was poor and fairly cold. I also had to go and collect my own cutlery. As we had been waiting so long we ate up and went where we will never return. Overall factoring into the cost and quality, service and value for money this is 1 star hands down.. for anyone in the area try the boathouse about a 5 - 10 minute walk along the beach its superior in every way .

We. Went for breakfast. It was beautiful the food was excellent. The staff young but ok. Place was clean. Views very good however we did have a baby with an allergy. No butter or milk. This means on ordering our food We specified this allergy the kitchen got it wrong we had to send the babies food back the attitude of the staff member on sending the food back was a bit like o well we got it wrong. You can’t afford to get it wrong with allergies people die. We spent a lot of money no Offer of compensation we was on our holidays we have emailed the restaurant who assure me this will be dealt with I do hope so this could have gone badly wrong for us we won’t be eating there again it’s knocked our confidence a little the staff didn’t see that this mistake could have been serious

Reasonable priced food and drink.

Ya very good thanks I love the sea view

No more than a poshed up cafe ,food was OK, the service is terrible and has been for some years now.

Coffee was very good views excellent staff professional food also looked good

We visited the view several times last year and found the food and staff excellent. This year before travelling to Skegness sands holiday park where we stayed I looked at the reviews for the view and was very surprised by the poor trip advisor reviews. We went in for some drinks and food on Friday 13th September 2024 with some friends, we were greeted by the bar staff as we entered and found them very pleasant, we all ordered food and all had something different, the food was excellent value for money with large portions and cooked to a very good standard, the staff came over to check everything was ok and also the young lady who I believe to be the chef also came over to check that everything was to our liking and even help us with our choice of desserts. We ate in there a few times over our stay including breakfast and lunch. Overall staff very pleasant and friendly, food very good value for the price and all cooked to a high standard, also looked like the tables and chairs had all been renewed since last year , they have a very wide choice of food and lots of other specials like cream teas ect Overall will be returning when next up this way

We decided to stop here after a walk We had a cappuccino, black anericano Scone jam and cream, it was fresh and warmed It was absolutely delicious It was a fabulous place and I would totally recommend

Nice food, not the cheapest. Excellent service.

The food was lovely, however there was a large bug in the food. The lady behind the bar was extremely rude and inconvenienced at having to serve us. This unfortunately ruined the experience.

This used to be a nice place. Now, it’s filthy. The tables aren’t cleared or wiped. The ladies toilets are so disgusting they are unusable. Everything is so dirty, it makes me feel sad as this used to be fab.

Just stopped for a coffee, so I was unable to comment on food. Lovely pleasant location and atmosphere

Obviously nice views but could do with a revamp, looking a bitty taty outside same menu for about 3 years

This place is amazing, quite big on the inside and plenty of space outside with glass shelding the seating area. Perfect for keep out the breeze while still being able to view the beach. Food is amazing and if you can't eat it all, they'll give you a box to take it home.

Wow what a place to be. l loved every second of it I will be coming again without a doubt brilliant food as well and good place for dogs

Large menu with only 1 decent vegetarian option for a main meal and no vegan options which is disappointing and lazy in this day and age. Chips soggy and oily. Disinterested staff too busy chatting to listen. Cakes and cheesecakes very good. Extremely pricy for the standard of food served.

Lovely view onto the beach. Great food and drink. Dog friendly out on the terrace. Crab and lobster spring rolls were delicious.

Best Cheesecake I have ever had!

Great food, service and atmosphere.

We went for Jungle Bench Lunch (2nd time I've been) and it's fantastic, lovely food, well set out theme on mini benches. Adult & Child ones available. well worth the money. Thank you 😊

They got the order wrong wouldn't use again

Lovely cafe, took my dog and it was a nice place to eat with him. Veggie breakfast is really nice. Coffee was very good to, great value.

What a disgrace of a place ordered food came out and order was wrong so took back to be told we had to have it but not what we ordered to be told by one of the girls we could have a refund and then told we couldn’t by this time the food was cold and hard but still wouldn’t do anything about it we used to use this place twice a week but never again the staff are rude and incompetent and the manager wouldn’t even come and speak to us so we paid for food that was never eaten or given us back never again will I step into that place again

Our food arrived and was not correct we explained and food was taken away the same food was brought back to us so we explained again what the problem after being taken away again. We're were then told foe it to be corrected we would need to pay more to changed the wrap to bread as was originally ordered. Again food was taken and we were told they don't do ham sandwich for children this went for sometime so we asked to speak to the manger we were then told he was not willing to come and talk to us. So we asked either for fresh correct food or a refund the reply was they would not cook food and we could not have a refund but as goodwill they will give us £10 what a joke so ended paying almost £30 for lunch but had nothing to eat. So we ste out of pocket as far as I'm concerned they msy aswell robbed me in the street. Absolutely disgusting.

Nice been here many times,oreo milkshake not that nice,asked for more sugar when ordering a tea and only got the standard two but despite that nice place to stop right next to the beach

Egg had worms in it they was mushrooms on my plate and didn't ask for them worst cafe I have ever had and I go to different ones everyday and have done for 10year

Fabulous location,right on beach. Good selection of food and drinks. Friendly staff,good service. Very clean and tidy inside and out. Lovely large sun terrace overlooking the beach.

Went here today Saturday 10 August have to say won’t be back anytime soon two lattes two scones clotted cream and jam £15 . Would have been ok but arrived with no cream or jam so asked for them to brought first the cream arrived so I said thx but where is the jam and a knife to cut said scone again jam but no knife , so I went myself and then noticed no sugar to put in the dishwater which was served as latte

I got the vegan breakfast as I am gluten free, paid full price and was told I couldn't substitute I would have to pay extra. When it came it came without tye vegan sausage but no one told me I wouldn't get this. No offer of anything else or a refund. Then we had to pay extra for more maple syrup on my wife's food because they only give a small pot. Staff were less than helpful contradicting each other with their rules. It's a shame because it was nice last year

Pleasantly surprised. The cafe is new, the food is delicious and worth the money. Polite staff.

Terrible place for service,after waiting a full hour for 2 toast the staff member came to our table and gave me our money back for the toast,I asked am I not getting my toast,she replied no and walked off,totally shocked will never return to this place again.

Great location but very neglected standards. The outside area needed a really good clean. Litter, food, cutlery, plastic bottles and the seating bays were very dirty too.

Excellent service and food highly recommend a visit

Great location and views over the beach well worth the price for a drink and relax and very dog friendly. Food has gone very pricey and whilst good cafe food it is not restaurant standard despite the price , eg over £15 for pie and chips or omlette . Staff as ever are excellent and keep the place spotless.

The staff are so lovely and helpful ☺️ Thankyou really enjoyed sitting outside and having a veiw of the beach ⛱️

Great service. Coffee really nice. Nice and clean place. Would defo recommend a visit.

On the plus side, great location on the sea front . In variance to other reviews the majority of staff were helpful and pleasant. However , we arrived around 1230 midweek, the restaurant was reasonably busy we sat outside and ordered 2 x jacket potatoes. After about half an hour we enquired as to how long our order would be . The member of staff we spoke to was apologetic and said he would he find out . About 10 minutes later a staff member from the kitchen came out and gave us and our money back . We asked how long it would be as didn’t mind waiting but was told rather rudely that she couldn’t tell us how long it would be . Sorry but won’t be returning.

Lovely place to either sit for a drink or have a meal lovely seaview from outside seating area.I go there for their fabulous desserts.

Friendly staff, quick service lovely views Well designed outside area glass keeps the cold blustery sea wind off you

Love this place on a fine day as we have a dog and have to sit outside. Toilets are a disgrace wouldn't eat there having seen the toilets. Can't imagine what the kitchens are like.

Lovely cafe, great choice of meals and cakes. Indoor and Outdoor seating.