Route 1066 Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe

Address: A21, Robertsbridge, TN32 5JH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441580882155

Rating: 4.4
based on 148 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Lovely, friendly staff and a warm atmosphere to the cafe."
  • "Hot tea and friendly faces even when you don't know anyone there."
  • "Great service with friendly staff."
  • "Food was great. Friendly staff even when busy."
  • "The staff were excellent. Very efficient and very friendly."
  • "Very friendly and chatty staff."
  • "The waitress was very friendly and polite."

Cons:

  • "If there was an option for 0 I would of selected that... Sort out your attitude and your staff!"
  • "Rude staff poor quality food it’s says the food is locally sourced but tastes like Aldi’s wouldn’t touch the food with a barge pole."
  • "Completely ignored by rude staff for over fifteen minutes whilst they chatted and joked. Not even acknowledged even though they were not at all busy. Ended up leaving."
  • "It was alright, but I was expecting more... the staff weren't rude, but they definitely didn't want to be there."
  • "Although the people were nice, they seriously need a health inspector! There was a few hundred dead flies littered around the place!"
  • "Staff didn't look too happy not all tables were clean... food was ok... I don't think I will be going again."
  • "Its such a cool spot but service is absolutely hopeless. Have tried it 3 times now. Disinterested young female staff...even a cup of tea is hard work to order..."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Love this place, A good English breakfast plus more plenty of choices, clean and friendly."
  • "Very reasonable prices, not quite full restaurant range, but does have great food offerings, including great breakfasts."
  • "Food was lovely especially the syrup sponge and custard."
  • "The pie & mash was superb as were the lovely and friendly staff."
  • "Food very good staff friendly clean and family friendly."
  • "Food was very good and tasty and very reasonably priced."
  • "The food is fresh, properly cooked (and I'm very fussy!!)."

Cons:

  • "Food was not piping hot only warm."
  • "You could see most of the stuff was not fresh. They don't know how to cook eggs."
  • "Food was awful. Eggs = raw Tea = weak Hash brown = overcooked Beans = cold Bacon = burned Sausages = cheap and burned Bread instead of toast."
  • "Just don't. There's much better places nearby... Food was awful."
  • "Sadly the food let's it down, it's a bit overpriced for the obviously cheap standard of ingredients."
  • "Sadly very disappointed... the burgers were rubbish."
  • "Over priced cheep ingredients that's definitely not cooked fresh apart from the fried egg."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Good looking venue, very clean inside."
  • "Spotlessly clean."
  • "Eat and drink comfortably inside, or if you prefer, outside either on the terrace or in the large garden area, in what can only be described as a convivial atmosphere."
  • "Brilliant nostalgic place with a 60s 70s American diner vibe serves Brilliant food nicely cooked and a large menu, great music and atmosphere."
  • "The place is spotlessly clean and I ordered with confidence."
  • "Cafe was clean and toilets likewise on every occasion i have visited."
  • "A pleasant greasy spoon cafe on the A21... Place was clean and service friendly."

Cons:

  • "Very grubby looking. Napkins/Serviettes are kept right by the entrance where they can easier be contaminated."
  • "Honestly it a bloody cafe we food is prepared, cooked and eaten, yet I have never seen such a dirty cafe in all my 64 years."
  • "Much of the parking has been given over to a car wash and they don't like you parking there."
  • "Empty hand gel no staff seemed to care."
  • "Although the people were nice, they seriously need a health inspector! There was a few hundred dead flies littered around the place!"
  • "Building could do with a spruce as paint job a bit tired."
  • "It has no redeeming features at all. Tacky biker/American memorabilia plastered over the walls."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Very reasonable prices, not quite full restaurant range, but does have great food offerings, including great breakfasts."
  • "There's a good range of very tasty food on the menu, with veggie options if required and the portions are generous to say the least. Prices are very good too!"
  • "Super bikers cafe just outside Hastings. Brilliant prices-small great quality breakfast including tea or coffee & b&b or toast £5.95."
  • "Prices very reasonable had a set 2 breakfast."
  • "Highly recommend this place, was just passing on our way through and see the place and decided to go in. Great value for money, good food, good price, good service, can't complain at all."
  • "No rip off prices!"
  • "Mug of decent coffee £1. Yes, ONE pound only."

Cons:

  • "Great place to go if you're a biker, the prices are outrageous just like every other cafe a cheese and bacon toastie is a whopping £4.50 and a tea is a £1.30 but it is delicious and the bikes that show up make it worth it!"
  • "Bit ott on the price got a breakfast no 2' but you still have to pay £1.10 on top of 5.50 for a cup of tea. Sorry wont be going back there."
  • "I travel every day have same breakfast in every cafe. Usually between £4-6 but Route 1066 cafe cost me £9.85 most expensive breakfast I have come across. Highly unimpressed."
  • "Unfortunately the staff seemed a little stressed food was ok but I was disappointed that with all set breakfasts tea was not included making a breakfast with tea almost £8."
  • "Really nicely designed cafe with plenty of parking and tables it’s just a shame the prices are expensive and not value for money although food was well cooked."
  • "Quality 5/10 Price over priced 0/10 Taste 2/10."
  • "The breakfast was good waited 25mins for breakfast which was cold told waitress she said what do u want me to do about it ?????i said a hot one would be nice."

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