Needles Eye Cafe Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "All the staff kept their cool and the food was good."
• "Had a lovely girl serve us at the cafe today. Very polite and nice smile."
• "Service has always been exceptionally patient and helpful."
• "The staff are super friendly."
• "The staff seem to be doing an absolutely amazing job, super polite and very attentive."
• "Fast, friendly and efficient service."
• "The staff were very friendly and cheerful."

Cons:

• "After 30 minutes I asked how long the food would be to be told there was a board in the corner saying there was a 20 minute wait for food."
• "Waited 45 mins for a below par McChicken Sandwich and handful of chips."
• "Poor, rude service. Greasy low quality breakfast."
• "Very poor, slow service."
• "Rude how we were interrupted at the table for payment."
• "We left the cafe after being ignored for 20 minutes."
• "Terrible service. Had to queue for 30 mins to get the till to order only to be told that what we wanted was no longer available."

Location & Views

Pros:

• "Love visiting this cafe along the seafront."
• "Very busy with lovely views across to the Needles."
• "Lovely situation overlooking sea."
• "Beautiful views, even on a cold windy day."
• "The view of the needles on the Isle of wright across the solent is amazing."
• "View is outstanding from this place."
• "Lovely little cafe with the best view."

Cons:

• "The car park could do with being free in my opinion as all people want to do is sit in their cars and admire the view."
• "Inside is bare, boring and resembles a transport cafe."
• "The indoor area is closed at the moment, as well as their designated garden, which means that you have to sit on the few benches nearby, which are right next to a very big car park."
• "However half the tables were rotten, some broken or looked close to it."
• "The whole place is in dire need of a complete refurbishment."
• "Toilets are about 10 years overdue for replacement, damp and in very poor condition, whole cafe needs windows replacing and re decorating."
• "Unfortunately when I visited the sea was rough and had covered the windows in salt so I couldn't enjoy the beautiful views of the Needles on the Isle of Wight."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The breakfast was excellent and very good value for money."
• "Very friendly staff and food was good."
• "Our lunch was very tasty."
• "The food and coffee was delicious and reasonably priced considering the location."
• "The vegan burger was available gluten free for my coeliac mum - and the new forest softie ice cream sundae was amazing!"
• "The food and drink are good quality."
• "The deserts are excellent as are the ice cream."

Cons:

• "Some drinks are quite expensive."
• "The cost for this service is staggering."
• "Expensive! Ordered a sausage baguette and the sausages were cheap and nasty."
• "Over priced food and drinks."
• "My husband ordered a chicken burger... Exceptionally disappointing. Bland to say the least."
• "My bacon sandwich had lots of big lumps of fat on the bacon."
• "Paid £3.50 for a jumbo hotdog it was tiny and over deep fried."