Bayside Cabin Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was very nice but nothing particularly special."
• "Beautiful setting and a lovely breakfast, thoroughly recommend the pancakes!"
• "Very nice all-day brunch. Good quality produce which was well cooked and good value."
• "The breakfasts were hot and delicious, their new sausages by Owston's are so moreish."
• "I had poussin chicken in a peri peri sauce with chips, yummy, one of the best meals I have had in a restaurant for ages."
• "Every single item was served hot, fresh and perfectly cooked."
• "The food for all 3 of us was excellent!"

Cons:

• "The mushrooms were cold and the baked beans slighter warmer."
• "Last time the food was awful. Dry bread, the sausages were 'gritty' and more herb than meat."
• "Typical seafront pricing for substandard food."
• "Food very ordinary."
• "The food is good but not amazing."
• "Food was luke warm when it arrived, chips were nice but the sandwich/panini were pretty bland."
• "Two of our meals were dry and overcooked - the home-made chicken burger and the scampi."

Service

Pros:

• "Good disabled access, friendly staff and quick service."
• "Special thanks to Jake and the pretty waitress who showed genuine compassion and care for my 93 yr old grandma who fainted in the carpark."
• "The service was very quick!"
• "Staff is very friendly and professional."
• "Very good customer service and quick delivery of excellent food."
• "Staff were very pleasant and couldn't help enough."
• "The service and attentiveness of the young ladies serving was excellent."

Cons:

• "In winter, I definitely do not recommend and advise against. I got cold there more sitting and waiting more than 20 minutes for coffee!"
• "All staff must have been having a bad day, so unwelcoming, not a smile between them."
• "The staff were stood around the grill area chatting and completely ignored us."
• "What saddened me the most was the attitude of the staff making me feel that I was being unreasonable."
• "Ordered large coffee and food, told it would be brought to my table, only the food was brought... Poor service and then wasn't given what I was charged for."
• "Nice food but appalling service with untrained staff, I will not return."
• "Waitresses were all over the place with no visible leadership or management."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "It was great to see a side door being opened to help a customer with disabilities."
• "There is a conservatory to sit in so you can see the sea."
• "Great views across The Solent to Isle of Wight."
• "Worth it for the views and location."
• "Lovely clean and tidy cafe with beautiful views from the conservatory."
• "Also the view of the island is very good."
• "Great views too."

Cons:

• "It was also hot and sticky like sitting in a greenhouse."
• "Acoustically very hard. Indoor room smelt of fried food."
• "Atmosphere was rather loud also hence the Low stars."
• "The time we waited was awful."
• "But its not a place I would go out my way to go too."
• "It was quite busy and loud so went for a take out."
• "Very windy outside."