The Waterfront Cafe in Tunbridge Wells

We stopped here for a coffee and cake while on our walk into Taunton. Very nice cafe. Nice food and plenty of different drinks

Nice views and looks a beautiful place but we drove in for a coffee and sandwich only to find that the parking is a mandatory fixed fee of £7 for the day courtesy of Ringo. Decided against stopping and drove out again. Maybe will go again outside of school holidays and when we’re able to spend a bit longer there.

Readable price,lovely staff ,good to mixer of different people

Very nice spot with views but really poor menu and food not served every day!

When I visited the kitchen was closed for some reason so no meals available just sandwiches and some very flaky sausages rolls. The sandwiches were ok but on the expensive side. The seating was comfortable enough but the place just has no atmosphere. Two sandwiches, two drinks, two packets of crisps and a poor tasting sausage roll cost almost £20!

Beautiful location overlooking the lake. Open for snacks, sandwiches etc, on the day we visited, Monday, but the kitchen is not open Monday and Tuesday so unable to judge the quality of cooked food

Crowded. Food and coffee not the best. Left keeping warm in trays like a department store. So can be stale . Seems to have a stressful atmosphere about it. Probably due to the queue to buy and wait for your purchase. Ice-cream choice was very minimal. Seating capacity not enough for the customers using the facility. Fortunately there was plenty of grass outside to sit on. Dry weather you could make do and mend , wet weather you will not find a seat.

Nice place for walking and cycling.

Nice café overlooking bewl water reservoir

I was there with my mum we had sausages and mash and lots of gravy the portion was huge.It was delicious.

Thinking of visiting but initial put off when you read £7.00 parking all day! How is this accommodating those who wish to pop into the cafe for just an hour? Losing potential customers at the first hurdle. Quite often less = more! What a shame.

Very good Staff. Very good experience

Awful food and awful service. They weren’t serving basically all of the menu (other than the fridge things) no ice cream as advertised (apart from the items in the freezer) coffee was awful, honestly worse than a hospital or train station coffee. The ready made pasta made me feel sick for the rest of the day. The coffee came in a takeaway cup even though we sat in and was just chucked on the side and we were shouted at to collect it. The view is lovely but I would definitely not pay to eat or drink their again. Shame as it should be a lovely cafe/ coffee shop. My school canteen was nicer.

Good Varied menu and not expensive

Delicious nachos very large portion. Wonderful sandwiches. Yummy ice coffee

Great Cafe in a lovely location. Views out to the lake. Definitely worth a visit, especially on a warm day

Super friendly and helpful staff...very impressed.

Lovely place to have a day, picnic and loads of activities

We went there on the Sunday and I was impressed with the size of the cafe and the range of choices available. There are sitting options inside and outside. Drinks are great, the salsa on the burger was not everyone's taste, but this is always personal preference, so other customers might also enjoy it. Staff work really well under pressure (it can get very busy) and are very polite.

Theirs a guy that works in their was very tall man very intimateing exstremly rude to staff and me treating the staff like like dogs he has no people skills ,I came out so stressed I drove up wrong roads from intimadation iv never been spoken to like that ever , he takes to money on tills but treats Co sork members like slaves znd they don't stop cleaning working its his attitude aggressive exstremly aggressive ,I told him he's rude man ,and he smiled and said I'm not going argue toy carried smiling, and I stayed calm but got in state out side he's bully management need to watch him .

Chaotic cafe seemingly run by teenagers.....they serve breakfast but they don't have any tomato ketchup....so dry bacon rolls. Such as a shame , this is a prime location and competent cafe owner would make a killing here.

Such a fabulous café! The staff are amazing and it felt so lovely sitting and relaxing 😌

Do NOT !!!! DO NOT eat the low quality Steak rock hard on a soft as putty bun with gross processed cheese and cheap chilly sause. If you want a good quality burger go to McDonalds and by a double quarter pounder. Tell the cheff to get Gordon Ramsey to come and show him how its done.

Disappointing that the kitchen was shut. No notice outside the cafe or in the car park before paying £7. A bit poor really

Food is not what it used to be. Very basic, school canteen sort of fare and highly priced.

After walking round Bewl Water this is a very good place to drop into for a drink and/or a snack. Friendly staff, good tasting coffee and good view across Bewl Water. Dogs are not allowed inside but there are plenty of tables outsside with equally good views.

We visited today with friends for a dog walk , called in cafe first to ask directions for the walk . Really friendly and extremely helpful young lady gave us a map and pointed us in the right direction. Had a great two hour walk which was good footpath and make a nice change from slipping around in mud. Called in the cafe for coffee and sandwiches and again was made to feel so welcome by the same young lady. Really nice visit and made nicer by such friendly staff member. Look forward to returning and our dog would say the same if she could .

Lovely hot chocolate and kids enjoyed the soft play

This is a very nice large cool cafe, a very welcome respite on a hot day, clean and comfortable with toilets. All sorts of coffees, teas and cold drinks available plus sandwiches, cookies, cakes etc. The young staff were friendly. I didn't see any hot food on offer but there is a kitchen (maybe I was there at the wrong time) price of food and drinks reasonable, the sandwiches were very fresh and delicious.

This review is purely on the cafe… Went here for lunch with the kids, there was barely anything on the hot plate to choose from, only 4 options anyway, two of which were empty, and the sandwich option for kids was pretty awful, as parents we are all aware that our kids won’t touch certain thing even if they are removed from the sandwich. Nothing out the back to replenish either. As it’s winter, apparently, then nothing is cooked fresh! Not even some chips! So be aware, £6 for parking and nothing to have for lunch… should probably have stop at Burger King! Definitely bring a packed lunch!! Mega disappointing! You’d have thought people walking round the grounds would have enjoyed something hot to eat.

Lovely place for walking, cafe has a variety off food. So peaceful and quiet. Nice place for the family and children

Very little choice of food. Not very inviting. Just had tea and cake.

Cafe at Belw Water. Good selection of hot food and drinks. Plenty of outside seating.

Great setting for an early morning coffee after a walk.

Tasty food and drinks with friendly service. I was a bit disappointed to find there want anywhere to secure my bike, given Bewl Water is a an outdoor activity centre. However, the friendly staff let me secure it to the wooden fence outside.

Good outdoor activities ,great for kids , toddlers .

We had sandwiches and a hot drink. Nice view over the lake.

It is conveniently located but that’s about all you can say for it. Food was disgusting and very overpriced.

Muito bem localizado, tinha tudo pra ser muito bom em vários aspectos, porém é extremamente pobre em opções de refeições. Mas é bom considerando o ótimo lugar em que se encontra =)

Good choice of sandwiches! Helpful info about muffins and was okay for dogs outside.

Unfortunately no experience of the catering, as currently there's no chef, but lovely views of Bewl Water

No chef!!, No hot food, don't bother!!!

Friendly, knowledgeable staff, who advised on cycling routes in November and car park season tickets. Coffee was not the best in the world, though the scenery made up for this. Kids playing area well used. Boats and bikes for hire. Camping site available. Looking forward to the summer when the sun should add much to these facilities.

Great day with the grandchildren but let down with food as no sandwiches and only chips available

Poor quality food and expensive,

Very basic with very little food available. Could do much better

Another enjoyable day. Many midges on the dam wall side. Cafe food limited. Friendly staff

Coffee and pre-packed muffins, avoiding the expensive and limited menu

Pleasant place with nice views.

Excellent lunch today. 24 August 2021. Friendly staff.

Nice enough cafe made by the excellent views and location. Food options are a little unimaginative

Lovely place nice staff. Food not so good

Poor food and expensive for what they are. At the moment they offer takeaway only.

After our afternoon walk around Bewl Water, we called in for a cup of coffee. Friendly, helpful staff and a good tasting cup of coffee. Sitting outside with extremely good views of Bewl Water and the surrounding countryside, it was a very good end to the afternoon.

Very friendly, good soft play area

Very little choice of food. In fact it was burger, chicken nuggets or veggie burger all with chips. And that was it. They forgot to add a top bun for four of the five burgers?! How do you miss that? Chips were soggy and oily. Not particularly cheap for what you get. A real shame as it could have so much potential.

Good place to snack or lunch ideal for children with a soft play area for youngsters and lots activities outside as it is all part of Bewl water in Kent

We paid £8.50 for a “quarter pounder with gherkins and diced onion” expecting something half decent seeing as it took a while to come out. The photo says it all really, I was fuming, you’d get better quality in McDonald’s. The burger was so thin and obviously microwaved and I got a grand total of 3 gherkins out the jar that’s probably a year old. The £8 “battered chicken pieces” were like eating dry cardboard too. Appalling establishment to say the least.

Good location and coffee, over the top covid rules!

Website stated it was open weekday but it was not staff stated only open at weekends but you could get drinks and ice creams and chocolate and some less than appetising sandwiches.

No Sandwiches in the Cafe or wraps very disappointed.

Lovely cup of coffee in a beautiful setting and all clean and covid safe

In these troubled times it's a bonus if you are able to get a drink while out exercising. The Waterside Cafe at Bewl Water is Covid safe. There's hand sanitiser outside, a one way system in operation and masks must be one. The coffee is tasty but snacks are limited and outdoor seating, with a good view of Bewl Water, is available. If the weather is bad, covered seating is avaalble.

Lovely place with fantastic views, foods ok nothing special, priced well enough.

Lovely place to relax and enjoy some food but a little expensive for what I got so definitely room for improvement

Food was lacking. Toilets not good. Views amazing.

We only had tea and cake but it was fine. Meals were available to order. There were only a few people in as it was midweek and November. The indoor seating is quite small but there are lots of tables outside. I think this place is much more of use in summer and at the weekends. Nice place to come back to after a muddy walk.

On a Friday during the school holidays we decided to take our dog for a walk round Bewl Water. We thought that we would be OK food-wise as there was The Waterfront Cafe and The Waterfront Bar & Bistro. Arriving at 11.45 we were pleasantly surprised to find that the cafe was dog friendly and decided to have a coffee whilst we thought about whether or not to have our walk or lunch first. Although the coffee was served in cardboard cups, it was good and reasonably priced but, in regards to lunch, there was not a sign; apart from a chalked up board and sandwiches in a chilled self-service dispenser. My wife is Gluten Free and when she asked about what would be available for her, she was told that there would only be one item to cater for her diet and that food service finished at 3.00. Enquiries regarding the Bistro revealed that it was not open as there was a wedding reception that afternoon. Not a sign anywhere to show this closure. The decision was to go for our walk and find somewhere else for lunch. It was a pity because, from the terrace, with the views it has, this could be a great attraction.

Great food, slight mix up with the order, but it was sorted out immediately, friendly staff a little expensive but the food was more then worth it

I only took my son to his friends birthday party at Bewl water. My son loved the party and asked me if he can have his birthday party there too.

Most dishes are or taste like they are made from frozen food. Mac & cheese tastes horrible, definitely avoid that one. Such a shame given the amazing location. Management - maybe you could visit the Café at Bedgebury and see how the cooking should be done for a similar price!

Such a shame that the cafe is so bad, the views and activities are amazing

This cafe is very large but only had one person serving on sunny Sunday. We turned up at 10am wanting a snack, but were told no food served before 12! Coffee was OK and resonably priced, however served in a cardboard cup rather than a real cup, rather disappointing.

Nice big cafe, but limited cooked food

Good selection of food drinks and ices. Pleasant and helpful staff.

Had Fish chips and peas, tasty, fresh and hot. It's not 5 Star, but well worth it. Great views over the lake.

Expensive,as is everything there

Great place to go for a meal and the views exlent the service is very good

Naprawdę super miejsce. Polecam.

Early morning drives to this place are just heaven. Quite with birds chirping and amazing sunrise. Cafe is not bad either.

We did quite a long walk round Bewl on a weekday, really enjoyed that time, and then the cafe spoilt it! It was lunch time but we had a hunch that the dinners they were serving wouldn’t be good ( it was quiet). After being overcharged by about £9 we got the two hot drinks in cardboard cups and two different sorts of soups as they’d run out of one. Mine was meant to be tomato, but it was so strong, like puréed tomatoes, nasty! and my other half said his tasted strange. The bread to go with soup was obviously stale so they’d toasted it, and it was a very small amount. This place needs to cater for hungry walkers, cyclists, fishermen and generally people out in the fresh air, and serve nourishing tasty meals, with some care and pride in their jobs by the sound of other reviewers. We’ll take our own food next time we go!

Opening times say open till 4pm. Arrived at 3pm and not a coffee in sight.

Having walked right round (29 km!) we got back at 4.15, changed out of our VERY muddy boots and went to the café at 4.25 only to be told all the machines were off and they were shut! There were several other people in front of us being told the same thing. When we said to the staff that all signs said 5pm and that we had just walked all the way round they just shrugged. They clearly had somewhere to go. Not good enough we set off at 09.15 so unless you set off even earlier then don't expect to get a refreshment. Not good enough! Either change the signs or tell the staff to that 5pm means 5pm not 4.15 - the machines were already clean so had been off for a good 10-15 mins before we got there.

For such a large facility in such a great location, it's not very good. A small selection of food, only some of which is fresh. The coffee is served in single use paper cups, and the cutlery (and some plates) is disposable. The tables and chairs are quite dirty, covered in mud from other guests who've been out rambling. I understand this might be tricky to keep on top of, but in the half hour I was there, nobody did any cleaning, despite it being fairly quiet. I'd skip this place.

Coffee ok but a care that doesn't do a bacon roll???? Missing a trick

Loads of people there, at 9.30 no breakfasts! Really missing a trick shame such a beautiful location. Bacon/sausage rolls would be so easy.

Food lovely and great friendly staff. Nice place to go for good walk

Nicely positioned on the waterfront. A convenient stop off whilst walking round the reservoir

Fantastic views of the water. This place is a much needed stop off point after a walk in the fresh air.

Venue and view awesome. Customer service questionable. Had 2 children following £125 Santa experience. No child food obviously available. Asked for a ham sandwich which was made and ok. Tried to get another and apparently too much for the chef to do despite staff hanging around chatting everywhere. Given the clientele likely to see Santa is children disappointing experience. My toddler made a mess with the complicated adult sandwich she had to have and that attracted huffing and puffing. Again not ideal but not all that child friendly given our reason for visiting. Shame given overall cost. Not especially cheap either with what we did have coming to £20.

Nice seating area outside. On a clear day is in the sun which is nice on a November day. Nice view over reservoir. Food appears good for price.

Friendly with gorgeous views. Food basic in the winter.

Bewl water is an ideal place to relax and escape the pressures of everyday life.The waterfront cafe serves hot drinks and snacks in a most beautiful setting.

Strange little place. Has the ambience of a doctors surgery, no bacon sarnies at 11am, coffee machine turned off by 3:30pm and completely stopped serving by 3:50pm. On a Saturday! Cake was alright I suppose, would've loved a coffee to go with it.

Absolutely beautiful big lake nice walks nice cafeteria with friendly staff

Lovely location and friendly staff. Food was a little expensive for 'park cafe' standard offering but worth the investment in the site as a whole.

Excellent convenient food stop. Crowded over the w/e

The coffee cup was only just about half full and I was over charged for the chips. Good chips though. The staff was very lax and a lazy attitude.

The waterfront cafe can be extremely busy and expensive for the quality offered. I would recommend if you are visiting Bewl Water, take your own picnic

Overpriced school dinner with clotted gravy and cheap industrial sausage. The whole offering is very unappetising. Bring a picnic.