The Waterside Tea Garden and Bistro in Arun

Very good vegetarian breakfast with in-house made veggie sausages which were amazing. Great views outside

Sat outside on the terrace with a lovely view over the water. Service friendly and efficient, food good. Can recommend the Cromer crab salad.

Lovely atmosphere and dog friendly, has a good menu now. Came for my birthday recently, done a boat trip, it's 5 pounds for 30 min guided tour. Then we had lunch. Was longer waiting times for food than expected, but was very busy at the time. Food was satisfactory, my friend had a sponge cake that was very dry. Staff friendly. Enjoyed sitting outside looking out to the lake

Nice day out food in restaurant 5star Went on 30 minutes boat trip plenty of wildlife to see

The location and scenery, breathtaking, food and service first class

What a lovely place to sit and enjoy your meal next to a beautiful body of water and service is so good too

Beautiful place. Really friendly and helpful staff who went above and beyond! Lovely play area. Wonderful views! Cream tea was delicious!

Lovely staff, atmosphere and food

Great cafe, fabulously friendly staff and delicious food. Right by the river Arun with fantastic views. It's a must visit.

Me and the family went to the castle at Arundel which was lovely and didn't fancy the menu at the castle and noticed there was a cafe in the car park on the way to the castle so decided to go there on the way back,large menu and prices reasonable from the menu outside, was seated quickly and politely by friendly staff,kids menu was £7.90 each I believe, well very worth it they where adult portions I believe and great options ,I had an all day breakfast (2,eggs,1 bacon,hash brown,tomato, sausage, toast and mushrooms which I didn't have not my thing lol)for 9.90 ,my wife had the special pulled pork bbq with the trimings, well I can tell you the food was amazing we ate everything, we were looked after really well by all of the staff and they all had a smile on there faces whilst doing it, I believe I spoke to the owners or management when leaving praising the food and actually recommended the all day breakfast should go up in price as had breakfast in a few places locally this week and no where as good as there's and not as much produce, Well done to all those involved and will be back when we go away next year for our holidays 👍 Thank you Dale and the family

Too many notices either telling you to preferably pay cash, where to sit, reinforcing that it's not a picnic area, or that you can't use the toilets if you're not a customer - not sure that you can legally say that any more. Here's a notice for the cafe - don't throw bread in the river! It has no nutritional value for the ducks and swans and makes them fat.

After perusing the Tulips at the Casle next door , we made our way back to this gem .. not wanting to que up with the hoards at the Castles cafe . Best move we ever made , as sitting next to the river Arun .. was far nicer than queing inside the Castle . Lovely grub , coffee etc .. & the " best " Almond cake / tart i've ate since the 1960's . Aparrently an old school recipe from the boss's ( Sharon ) Mum , it was certainly the highlight of my first visit to Arundel ( love History , but the Almond delight was something else ) . Sharon , i was sorry to hear whilst at your Cafe .. that your buisness will be no more at the end of this Summer . Such a great shame about the lease etc , i am SO glad that i experienced your establishment at least once .. it was worth the 80 mile round trip alone . Good luck when it all ends , thanks to you .. & to your helpful staff .. for making our day more memorable than we'd expected .

Nice breakfast rolls but let down by very cheap tomato and brown sauce sachets. For the prices charged the sachets should be Heinz tomato ketchup and HP sauce.

It was a beautiful spring day, so we started with 30-minute boat trip around the broad on Gentleman Jim The captain was very knowledgeable about the wildlife and the history of the Trinity broads all delivered with a sense of humour. The waterside is a well kept restaurant with outdoor seating overlooking Ormsby Broad. We have afternoon tea and could not fault it. I can recommend The Waterside.

Lovely waterside situation. Pleasant friendly staff. Adequate coffee, good cakes, basic pub style menu

Absolutely fabulous full English breakfast with such lovely family run business at reasonable prices Wonderful selection of freshly cooked locally sourced food 😋😋

Wonderful teashop overlooking the water

A beautiful setting overlooking the Broads. Friendly and attentive staff. Well worth a visit

Great food, great service and a lovely position next to Ormesby Broad. Our favourite restaurant in this area.

Great food, plenty of choices and staff were friendly. Recommended.

Visited for brunch on Sunday and was left feeling disappointed. Asked for sausage, bacon and scrambled egg with toast. Was told by the unfriendly waitress they didn’t do scrambled egg. Must admit, we thought she was joking even though she was unsmiling. When the food came up both had fried eggs. I made the point again at having ordered scrambled egg so she took my food away and brought it back on a side plate (!) without an egg. When asked again where it was she said they didn’t do scrambled eggs. In fact fried egg was the only option. Was left with a sour taste in my mouth (excuse the pun) and did our best not to let it ruin the day. They weren’t overly busy and it would have taken a minute to scramble an egg. When paying, she became more friendly (possibly because of a potential tip), and explained that they used to offer eggs cooked in different ways but it got confusing (!). Not a great experience. The only tip I can offer is to make exceptions. Also, poached eggs are healthier than fried. I still couldn’t eat it though as I cannot eat runny eggs.

Lovely place. Had a nice jacket potato

Super food in a great location and very friendly staff. Recommended

Another very pleasurable visit, good food, friendly and helpful staff. 😋

I stopped for breakfast. It is a lovely little place with good food.

An excellent place to for food or just a drink great views across the broad loads of wildlife. The service is superb with all the staff being very polite and helpful and welcoming can not help you enough . The atmosphere is chilled and very relaxing would highly recommend to anyone well worth a visit.

Popped in for coffee, it’s a lovely spot by the water

Lovely food, will have to come back in the summer to properly enjoy the waterside dining.

Very enjoyable location. Beautiful views over the Broad. Lots of wildlife plus dining on the outside terrace.

We came for breakfast two days ago — and are already back for lunch today! Both meals have been superb. Breakfast was a delicious Eggs Royale; lunch a superb baked potato, generously filled with coronation chicken. Prices are reasonable; service is exemplary.

To be fair the Atmosphere 4 star was because we ate on the balcony outside and a dog kept yapping. The service and food all very good. Why are dogs allowed in eating places? Everytime they shake hairs and slather go everywhere.

Good Spot by the river-whatever the weather and handy for nearest car park. Quiet Cafe, even though it is small, its a good spot to meet friends for a chat or a business meeting. Friendly staff and nice Coffee!

Only stopped off for coffee but generally everything was perfect in an ideal location

Lovely place for a meal or a snack, good range of drinks and cakes, Ideal to relax looking over the broads, we often visit here for lunch, staff are always friendly, and pet's are allowed, clean toilets and reasonable prices.

Nice cafe/restaurant with lovely views over lake.

Lovely food and friendly service.

Sunday lunch was nice, but the lack of a Gluten free dessert rather spoiled the occasion.

Service friendly and moderately paced. Good food, but not exceptional. Views of the Broad from some of the tables inside as well as outside.

Lovely little café tea room. Great choice of food and drinks. We had a lovely Sunday roast with three choices of meat. The view was lovely looking out onto the water and watching the boats sailing. Staff very courteous and helpful. Will definitely be visiting more when I'm back that way.

Always a great place to call in to when in the area. Staff friendly and helpful and food lovely and tasty.

Lovely cafe with outdoor seating too overlooking a lovely lake. Food excellent more like restaurant class. I had the Cromer crab and it was divine, wife had roast and enjoyed it but wow large portions. Too full to try a pudding but they looked good. Great wine menu too

Waterside Cafe with good menu. Food very good and lovely views over the Broads. Plenty of seating inside & out. Boat trips from Quay alongside Cafe.

Jeanette my friend from London and I came for lunch today September 11th. We were given a very warm welcome by the Staff and ordered our meal which arrived promptly. Sitting by the river’s edge was magical and the sun was hot. The food was excellent and just SO tasty. Huge congratulations to the chef. We enjoyed it very much and decided to stay on for another coffee each. A very big thank you to everyone for making it such a lovely time together.

Lovely setting out on deck. Perfect breakfast. All the staff were happy and smiling.

Lovely little cafe with friendly staff , we had hot drinks and a cream tea , good value for money , dogs welcome , nice to sit and take in the area.

Great restaurant with an amazing location on the water. It was sunny and warm the day we went so could sit outside. Good selection of food and fun playground for younger kids.

Really nice friendly staff ... putting greens needed work

I surprised my wife with a breakfast on the Waterside and a 30 minute boat ride around the Broads. She absolutely loved it. This place is a beautiful Gem and I will definitely be back on my next visit.

Excellent little place, very friendly welcoming staff. Made to feel extremely comfortable and told us lots of lovely, funny stories, would definitely recommend

This cafe is a real find. Friendly atmosphere good food and very relaxing. Very peaceful watching the river. We had the most amazing ploughman’s. The best I’ve had. And reasonably priced too. We love going there. It’s the highlight of our trip to Arundel. Thank you

Lovely place to have breakfast.right beside lake/broad

Beautiful location, all reasonably priced and food always first class. It's on our list of favourite places to pop to for lunch.

For me, the chips were nice, that's about the only positive thing I can say about our drop in. But I'm sure the atmosphere would have been better if the sun was out. As it was the food was tasteless (quiche) the waiting staff didn't engage in conversation and looked like they didn't want to be there and our food was "plonked" down in front of us. Nothing else to add.

Place was fairly busy but not ‘rammed’ when we arrived. Staff friendly, but didn’t inform us that there would be such a long wait for food. Waited almost an hour after ordering, which I feel is too long not to be informed. Food was nice enough when it arrived though felt like our sandwiches had been thrown together with little thought and lacking in filling for the cost.

After me going on and on about this fabulous super friendly riverside cafe I got to take my bestie for a treat !! And as always it certainly was ! - we both had the ploughman’s as it ticks all the boxes and so well prepared/presented - had to take luxury scones home as ran out of room !! Great team work every time !!

This week me and Al took a ride out The waterside on yarmouth rd Rollesby we got there it was half full with in 30 minutes was it was on the way to been full we both ordered the lasagna with salad and garlic bread and shared a pot of chips there is plenty of chips The food came on a plate which had been heated very important to me the lasagna was piping hot and it was lush al gave his thumbs up The garlic bread could had more garlic on it the chips were lovely We both had a soft drink i will add The chips dont come with the lasagna they were separate all in all 8/10

Beautiful setting. Stopped for coffee and cake in the afternoon.

Lovely clean place on the broads, staff and food were excellent

A regular place. Friendly. Lovely good and serves Gluten Free.

Always good service, so friendly and polite. Food always good and a lovely setting.

Lovely location, while we went at lunch time there were only around 8 tables with guests and we still waited close to an hour for 2 sandwiches, no apology for delay and several times when we were not finished we were asked if we were to clear the table. It was a very hot day which can’t be helped but there was no air conditioning so it was rather stuffy inside and only 2 tables had umbrellas for shade outside. The food was very nice and reasonably priced. The prawn Marie Rose sandwich in particular was lovely.

Only real drawback no disabled parking.

Dog friendly. Everything was superb. Lovely views. Well worth lunch or dinner. Friendly staff and efficient. Good food, tasty and well presented.

Avoid this place at all costs If I could give it 0 stars I would I'm not from around this area and had an extremely long car journey. Me and my partner were on our way to a wedding and sorry for the TMI but I was on my period and suffer with endometriosis, and needed a toilet ASAP (my partner waited outside) Unfortunately, this is the place I walked into. I walked in and asked whether there was a toilet available and was pointed in the right direction by a young girl who worked there. If at this point I was asked to purchase something to be able to use the toilet I would have. However, after leaving the toilet I was faced with abuse from old, RUDE blonde lady serving customers. She must have woken up today choosing violence, that's all I can say. If she had just explained calmly that the toilet was only for paying customers again I would have purchased something, or even explained to me in a polite manner I would have apologised but she proceeded to embarrass me in front of customers, shout at me, mutter under her breath and make extremely rude remarks. I explained to her I had come in and had asked to use the toilet and another member of staff didn't make It clear I needed to be a paying customer, but she told me that wasn't her problem and continued to be rude and shout. (There was no signs that I could see to make this clear either) working in hospitality myself I would never make any customer feel the way I felt when walking out that place and she should be extremely ashamed of herself and I am absolutely outraged. I was a young girl on my own and was made to feel extremely uncomfortable by a grown woman IN FRONT OF CUSTOMERS. What a nasty nasty lady, I wish in the moment I had taken a photo of her to name and shame.

Lovely salad with halloumi and new potatoes

Take a trip aboard the "Gentleman Jim" electric boat after your lunch... Absolutely brilliant... You will thank me ☺️

Coffee good, expensive. Couldn't see much of the lake from cafe balcony area due to tall bullrushes.

Afternoon out in Arundel we saw this nice cafe on the river bank by main bridge. Fab location. Peaceful and comfortable. Nice food and drinks menu reasonably priced. Greeted by Sharon (the owner?) who was very hospitable and attentive. Had nice chat with her she made us very welcome. We will return for sure. Great place for a pit stop and more, sat on the river bank watching passing ducks and swans. Thank you. Marcus.

Have been there a few times always a pleasant experience

Nice views, friendly staff and food was ok. On arrival the menus given to us were breakfast menus which finished at 12, we arrived at 11:55 so had to request different menus. Not all cutlery was clean and signs of food splashed on the wall. Hot food delivered on cold plate. Two dairy free members of party were assured that there were dairy free alternatives to butter and the order would come with that option. One meal came with no butter or alternative. The vegan meal was delivered to the table with real butter. (Yes Vegan with butter ??) Obviously we were then dubious about the advice given about the other foods, regarding being dairy free. Nice place but these errors made us feel less likely to return.

Nice quiet place by the broads lovely scone very peaceful

Me and my partner go there often for breakfast and occasionally lunch . Great atmosphere and excellent food.,it’s our favourite place, especially sitting out side when the sun is shining

I can say that the food was cold and veg not cooked and meal smothered in gravy which was also cold and I don’t like gravy . I would not reccomend this restaurant . It was overpriced for the quality . The restaurant wasn’t busy but the service and food was lacking in every way .

A lovely places for a sit in the sun soaking up the atmosphere, eating cake with a coffee. The boat trip was a delight too.

Large car park and plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors. Being a nice day I opted for outdoors, and you get table service. Staff very friendly and attentive, toilets nice and the selection of cakes looked delicious. The food equally delicious 😋 along with dessert. Highly recommended.

We had a very pleasant lunch here today. The food was delicious, fresh and presented very nicely. The staff were very friendly and very helpful and the setting was amazing. The staff couldn’t do enough for us and they were very dog friendly. It’s a place I would love to come back to. I would certainly recomend The Waterside.

Had a lovely morning which lead to the afternoon at the waterside full breakfast and a cuppa was really nice service good views brilliant . We stayed long enough to have a cider and coming back next time for the lunch menu hahahahah

First visit and it won't be the last service was excellent food excellent portion size amazing. And amazing atmosphere.

Nice for coffee and cake with a lovely outlook staff were lovely and very helpful

Lovely breakfast helpful staff. Then booked a boat trip and seen some grass snakes.

Very nice place and on the broads, great service and good food.

Stopped off for a drink, had coffee and tea. Had some carrot cake,very nice. Good menu for hot and cold snacks. Lovely outside area with views over the broads.

Lovely find and good value for money the sandwich was made to order

Lovely waterside eatery. I went for Sunday Lunch which was well cooked, beautifully served and the ample beef was yummy. Highly recommended.

We visited twice the first time was lunch, which was lovley my husband had a ham sandwich which was truly lovely real thick cut meat he really enjoyed my son and I had soup and a fresh roll again lovley. On the second visit, we just had coffee and cake. I can highly recommend when we visit our son again, we will definitely be eating here.

Underwhelming experience. Poorly filled sandwiches and no-one came to check on the food. Quiche was underbaked (soggy bottom) and all cold drinks filled 2/3 to top of glass.

A nice view while having a drink then an enjoyable boat ride good value for money would go again

Lovely food and oat trip, a little gem

Had a great experience, should have stayed, might get my kp back later

Beautiful setting for any time of day, the outside seating area especially is spacious with great views. We stopped for breakfast and it was unfortunately underwhelming. The food had been reheated and not cooked fresh, the reheating method was to deep fry it. Sausages were cut open and blackened, the hash brown tasted like something you might order from a Chinese takeaway, the bacon over crispy. The tea and coffee were fine, decent selection of beer also. For a setting as grand as this the breakfast at least was far from up to scratch

Visited with my grandchildren who wanted to go on a boat trip. Did not want to pay big money so this was perfect. The boat trip was friendly and informative. I must say we were lucky that it was a very sunny day. Visited the cafe after the trip - friendly service & lovely cake!! Really would recommend this place for a boat ride and a cup of tea with a stunning view. Will come back next time I'm in Norfolk.

Had the best crab salad ever lovely waitresses

Menu rather more limited than last time a couple of years ago. Mostly snacks.

I stopped in for lunch, and the food and service were excellent,highly recommended.

Nice sandwich and tea with lovely view

we were very disappointed with the quality if the food we were served.. I had been driving a long time.e wirh my elderly Mum and were very hungry. we chose this for its location to have a nice view whilst we ate.. mums food was so hard it was inedible and the soups origin was questionable.. we were offered a discount which was gratefully recieved but we would have preferred to pay full price for the meal we wanted!

Great Service good food, slightly noisy because it was busy.

The band was amazing the gents who played bravo! Service by 2 young girls not great pretty awful, no smile no personality, need some training! 15 mins for the menu to arrive at the table, 25 mins for drinks to arrive, food we ordered, cheesy chips, sausage roll and a tea cake, 30+ mins and it still wasn't ready, but of course as the somewhat cook said, we are not a fast food restaurant, hilarious the food was barely coming out the kitchen, the cook to be a coward and say it in the kitchen towards your customer, next time if you want to say this, you come out of your little slow service hut, say it to your customers face! Absolutely disgraceful!!! The lady with blonde hair older lady waitress was lovely! Your team part from 1 lady and the band let you down, the cook being a nonse hiding in the kitchen with bad attuide was a total disgrace!!! We are telling everyone never to visit!!

A real gem of a place, drove past a couple of times and didn't see it, but worth the visit. Sit by the broads with a hot drink and fish fingers sandwich.

The cafe can be difficult to find as large vehicles obstruct the entrance, at the back of main car park. Once in there is plenty of seating along the river’s edge or under the covered awning, with a warm patio heater. The lady in charge Sharon? Was very chatty and very welcoming, all her staff were very helpful and good service. Our food arrive quick and was cooked perfectly. Menu All very Reasonably priced We will be back again soon!