Waxham Barn Cafe in North Norfolk

The place is gorgeous but the service leaves a lot to be desired. The hot chocolate is watery and not worth £4. Sausage rolls are tasty. They are open until 4pm but they won’t serve you any food after 3pm, not even soup. It says it on the menus but not on the signage and after a long walk to get there with 2 elderly people their attitude was disappointing. We won’t be going there again. There are much better, friendlier places to spend our money in the area

Beautiful Place , lovely and cosy , definitely want to come again 🍂☕️

Ordered the breakfast baguette which was excellent, also had a lovely eccles cake from the wide range of cakes on offer.

Great cafe. Lots of space and tables inside and out. Handy if you're out on a bike ride, that's the times when I have visited here.

With a visit ,the cakes are massive and the food is good,it does get busy in the summer

Excellent English breakfast, plus the cream cakes are to die for. Dog friendly.

Food nicely cooked... however one sausage and one egg isnt a "full" english!Great selection of cakes and pastries.

Nice coffee on a gorgeous old barn.

Very good and would come again

We had the best lunch here on our holiday to Winterton on Sea.The dressed crab salad was so well prepared and tasty..and my husband had the picnic plate ..which was huge..definitely be back best time!

Staff so kind and friendly. Buns and bakes delicious and very good value. Highly recommend.

Came here after visiting Horsey Beach to see the Wold Seals. Dunes River Cafe is a great find. Fabulous cakes, wonderfuly hot coffee. Great atmosphere. Rushed off there feet.

Dog friendly and an excellent cooked breakfast for a tenner. Good friendly service too.

Welcome find when accompanied by a wet dog. Friendly cafe staff.

Visited today. Really not impressed with the food. Bacon and sausage were both burnt and very greasy. Also waited a ridiculous amount of time for our food. Certainly won't be visiting again.

Excellent for snacks coffee and much more.

Excellent mackerel pate and crab salad.

Good breakfast BUT THE COFFEE LETS THE PLACE DOWN !

Have driven past on many occasions, but finally today at lunchtime. This is a fantastic spot - tables inside and out, great menu - not just seafood, great service. A real gem to enjoy on a sunny afternoon.

We stopped for a spot of lunch whilst on holiday (4 adults and 1 dog). Managed to get a table inside where it was cooler for all of us. Bacon and sausage sandwiches and picnic platter were fantastic. We couldn't resist some of the cakes on offer, so we got some to take back home with us - they were amazing. Highly recommend stopping by for something to eat - you won't be disappointed.

We had lunch at the Dunes today and it was a great discovery. Lovely food, generous portions, and great location.

Great setting , good food , pleasant staff , but probably the worst coffee I’ve ever tasted

First visit perfect. Second visit my toast was a bit black on the corner. Honestly didn't think anything of it. Ate the toast and had to spit it out, it was a definite mould taste. No I didn't take back the chewed toast. I should have taken more notice when it was brought out. Sure it was a one off as normally it is excellent in there.

Food was amazing. The cafe was in a great spot. We only had one issue and that was the fact that there was only one young gentleman who was trying to take orders and make coffees. He was doing a fabulous job. The more senior member of staff (with dark hair), refused to help the young boy and was verbally abusive to one of the elder customers once alerted to the fact she could have been helping him. I felt sad for the lady that had been waiting in the queue for 40 minutes to be spoken to in such a detrimental way by a member of staff.

Great location but unfortunately terrible food so overpriced for the quality of food and found the staff very rude and abrupt especially the older lady I believe to be the owner extremely rude who needs to work on her customer service skills will not be returning

Would give zero stars if I could the sausages were raw disgusting food and an absolute rip off and the staff are another level never met such rude ill mannered people in my life. Won’t be returning awful!!! Avoid!!!

Bee lots of times lovely place.but been today and found it all closed and no reason why.and I went there two weeks ago and it was closed again.

We had a lovely lunch at Dunes cafe. The food was fresh and the staff were very polite and helpful. There’s not a huge choice but there are enough nice choices on the menu.

A really good place to treat yourself, all staff are pleasant, food fantastic

Expensive but nice holiday cafe. £4.50 for scone 😳

Lovely location, great staff, awful food. £6 for a sausage and egg sandwich. Poor quality and cheap sausage were used. (See photo) £4 for a machine made coffee. If you charge top end money then ensure you meet that price with the quality of food.

Lovely place, the crab salad was wonderful. I will certainly go back.

Once again a fantastic visit there plenty of choice of cakes and pastries. Wonderful hot lunches quality large portions and very polite friendly staff.very dog friendly and a nice atmosphere with a good loyal level of customers. Very friendly place.

Nice place to visit and get married in. Plus there's history here as well.

A nice place to visit, nice coffee and food however when busy they simply can't cope with the volume of people, long wait to order food and to get food, might be best to visits earlier next time

Amazing food we had full breakfast and crab sandwiches,also we had cakes to take away,they were also so nice 😋 definitely recommend.

Great place to stop for lunch. The menu has a variety of food for all diets. I had the Halloumi and sweet chilli baguette and a cuppa. The staff were nice and helpful. Definitely recommend.

How lucky were we to find this beautiful place in a sunny afternoon. Food was good, served with a favourable price and large quantity. I would recommend these unsweetened scone and strawberry cake.

Built next to a beautiful restored massive tithe barn. Perfect place to stop for coffee or lunch after a walk along the beach. Dog friendly but don't take dog bedding with you.

Excellent food & coffee as always

Excellent place to visit, food was amazing. I was so pleased when the kitchen offered to adapt my meal, without me asking, as I dont eat cheese, this was so kind of them. My hubby has the crab sandwich on wholemeal and I had the picnic plate, both fantastic and can't wait to visit again, would highly recommend.

A great place to eat, food is amazing, the staff are really cheerful and friendly, I have been there 3 times in the last 6 weeks. Take all my visitors there and they love it!!

Fantastic cafe, excellent customer service, brilliant tea and coffee and fabulous food, be it cooked or the delicious cakes - very highly recommended!

I am lactose intolerant so it's hit and miss what I can get but their vegan sausage roll was delicious

This is a great place to walk to from Sea Palling where we stay most years! It's a good distance for starters and then you get a warm welcome in a lovely location for good food and drink! Recommend their sausage rolls they are amazing!

£14 for a reheated quiche, with pastry like cardboard and a tiny, basic salad. Extremely poor food. Dogs welcome, you'll need them to eat the food.

Many tables needed cleaning. Counter service very slow

I had such high expectations after reading the reviews and drove there especially, the actual barn itself is amazing and a wonderful place for a wedding or conference. The staff are very friendly and its also dog friendly Unfortunately when I visited last Wednesday afternoon the toilets were unclean and looked like they hadn't been checked in a while. The tables were dirty and hadnt been wiped down. And sadly the crab sandwiches were very bland, It nay have been as it was close to clsoing time, but I dont think this is a good enough excuse. I love crab and maybe I have been fortunate to have tried some wonderful crab but I am Sorry in my experience this wasnt amazing at all...maybe it was just a bad day....I'd like to think. I would def recommend the venue as long as the loo's are up to scratch, but sadly can't recommended the crab sandwiches. : (

First visit to the Dunes cafe. Friendly staff with excellent service. Good choice of food etc.

We love this cafe. The crab sandwiches are worth the hour drive for! There are always a good selection of meals on offer and the kids pizzas were a really nice touch. Staff are friendly and dogs allowed. All fantastic - keep it up!

We stopped here after walking along to Horsey to see the seals as it was a convenient place for lunch. On looking at the menu, I thought the prices were high but once I saw the size of the portions I changed my mind! There was a wait for the food to arrive but it was all fresh and very tasty. My son particularly enjoyed his crab sandwich. We bought cakes to eat at home and they were thoroughly enjoyed.

Great experience....great, fresh food. Dog friendly! Worth the price. Perfect place to sit out and eat out on a sunny day!

What a find this was. Lovely breakfast at lovely prices. Cakes looked absolutely amazing and cheap. Would highly recommend guys

Empty and cold at 10.30 this morning. Cake, rea, coffee and sausage roll ordered. Sausage roll "will put in oven and bring it over". After 20 minutes went to counter. "Forgot about it and it burnt". Went on to good cafe in Stalham. Chris

Lovely selection of freshly made meals, savouries and pastries. Great service and lovely atmosphere

Nice location, dog friendly (little water bowl outside and treat bags), cakes and baked goods looked amazing!

Full English breakfast. M mmmm. Tasty.

Lovely gluten free sandwich. Magic.

Absolutely huge portion, fresh produce and a great price

Sunday morning coffee before a walk along nearby Sea Palling beach.

We took friends to have breakfast here. It was a bit chilly but the welcome was warm. I had a full English and especially liked the sausages.

Great lunch stop. It's unfair to call it just a cafe as it's also good. Any cake you choose will be amazing. I came with a family of 4, nothing was too much trouble (despite the obvious stress the staff were under) and we had a different cake each. Beautiful. The lucky options too looked amazing If you're in the area visit.

Excellent tea room. Good food and service. Cakes were really good. Looking forward to going back soon.

Great customer service. Wide selection of cakes, some are gluten-free, which was great to see.

Fabulous find near the Norfolk coast. The cafe was completely overrun with patrons but the staff was fantastic at being friendly and as prompt as possible. The food was fresh and tasty. We had take-away and ate in the car. The take-away created a lot of packaging waste but it is all recyclable. I would have appreciated a hostess directing you to o a table as you can’t stand in line to order and save your table. Folks were grabbing tables with a frenzy. I had no option to get one as a solo traveler. Maybe ordering from the table with a table #? A heater at the outside tables would be really nice but I realize this adds expense. For the volume of people that descended on this cafe on this brisk, sunny, New Years Day, the staff was amazing. Highly recommend.

Very busy but very good service and food.

Very good food at a reasonable price. Just wish the full cooked breakfast had baked beans!! Scrummy

Beaut staff beaut place decent coffee

We went for tea after visiting Horsey Gap (mid Dec). Ample parking area, very visible from the road. Cafe was cosy and has many seats facing the space outside. Food (scones, tarts) were pretty good, huge coffee at a very good price. Very nice vibes. Would drop by again if I am in the area.

Lovely cafe, nice selection of food including options for allergies and intolerances.

Lovely place , beautiful coffee and a Belgian bun

Good selection of savoury and sweet food. Coffee could have been hotter.

Place looks great but a bit disappointed. The coffee wasn’t great - machine rather than barista and I think maybe the person serving me had a hangover, she wasn’t bothered at all! Cheap sliced white bread was a bit bland but my sausage baguette was good.

What a gem. Fabulous food, super dog friendly.

Lovely place to eat, good choices especially for Gluten free, friendly and hrlpful staff

Couldn't fault our visit to cafe, all was excellent, Food was very tasty and slightly unusual. well worth a visit..concerned that by writing an honest review place may become even more popular and crowded! Maybe 1/2 star off for outside Loo's.

Really nice little cafe. (Toilets are outside and around the side).

Great service, delicious, cranberry and bree sandwich, great menu choices

A regular place whenever we are in the area. Great food, great coffee and friendly staff.

Good stop just be careful as you can go past it easily

Great coffee stop off along our route to the coast. Along with a lovely cake. Beautiful old barn recommended

Delicious hot chocolate and a wide range of pastries and savouries.

First time visit. Excellent choice of food and drinks in great location.

Superb cafe food excellent and service very friendly

Lovely food will go there again

Purposely wanted to try this cafe after seeing photos and reviews online. We were not disappointed at all. Cafe is set in a lovely location next to a large, beautiful listed barn used for weddings and other functions. Large indoor eating area with big choice of cakes and pastries on display. Lots to choose from on the menu from breakfasts, fresh sandwiches, pies, etc. All looks very fresh and definitely homemade. The staff were really nice and polite, cakes are huge! Well worth a visit after a walk along the nearby beaches. Enjoyed the location, service and food so much we went back next day for fresh crab sandwiches😚 Glad we did, best crab sarnies ever, thick sliced bread with side salad, gorgeous. Thank you Dunes, just gutted we live to far away for regular visits😔

Mid week walk from Sea Palling with my daughter and she suggested a break at the Dunes Cafe. Having never been before I was thinking it would be deserted. How wrong I was it was very busy and most tables were already occupied.We sat at a table outside to enjoy the mild autumn weather and we both choose the crab sandwich. I requested no tomato or dressing which wasn't a problem. I had de caf americano my daughter had a diet coke. Sandwiches were delicious with plenty of crab and mine was exactly as I had requested. Very enjoyable break before our walk back to Sea Palling. I will definitely be back

Fabulous breakfasts and range of cakes. Short walk to the beach.

Really lovely place to visit, we popped in for brunch and just had to have cake too. The coffee is top quality all fresh cream produce, food cooked to order. All staff were very approachable and it's extremely dog friendly.

Visited here again and it never disappoints 😍 sat outside as it was full inside but very quickly a member of staff signposted us to a table inside as it had started to rain 👍 Took a friend this time and she was so impressed with all aspects of the café. Our dog Blu was his usual chilled self 😀 We'll be back soon thank you

Lovely setting and great food 😋

Lovely setting. The food was great. Best Crab Sandwich I have had for a very long time and goes straight to the top with a Crab Sandwich that I had from a tea room in Filey. Absolutely delicious. My other half had a delightful Sausage and Egg Sandwich. No complaints.

A lovely place. A good selection of cakes, snacks, and, of course, the full English breakfasts.

Waited here so long to be served we left,we did ask about a menu and we were pointed to the board,no customer service.

Kids menu was a bit limited and could do with some sides (eg just a bowl of mac & cheese), but the grown ups really enjoyed their lunches. The cake selection looked great but didn't taste as good as we thought they would. Very dog friendly and lots of space inside and outside, and a very good selection of drinks. Overall a good find

I love this place, I would love it even more if you had good tasting coffee...

Venue is very nice but food is expensive. Unfortunately the customer service was terrible and there was a very unwelcoming atmosphere. Staff were not at all interested in being friendly and seemed like they didn't want to be there.

Such a great place to find yourself on a meandering drive, great food, service, just Great!

Nice place, possibly on the posh side, take-away coffees tasted good, service was efficient

Great place, lovely thatched roof barn. Worth a visit.