Watch House Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe Bridport

Address: West Bay, Bridport, DT6 4EN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441308459330

Rating: 4.3
based on 167 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Not the cheapest meal, at between £11-14 a pizza, but very tasty!"
  • "Food was really good."
  • "The food is very tasty."
  • "Delicious food, lovely presentation and the best tartar sauce I've ever had!"
  • "Seriously good food, polished service and a great view."
  • "The food was really yummy and their chips are out of this world."
  • "Fantastic fresh food! Totally recommend."

Cons:

  • "What we received was a plate each of two burnt sausages that looked as though they'd been left on the grill overnight."
  • "Probably the worst crab sandwich ever."
  • "The lobster bisque looked and tasted like chicken gravy, thick and gloopy."
  • "Pizza tasted bitter."
  • "The tempura batter was very hard and very thick."
  • "The hake inside was good once peeled off batter."
  • "Fish had some weird taste, I don’t know whether the fish was off or if it was left too long next to some type of seafood."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was friendly and helpful with a good knowledge of allergens."
  • "Staff were brilliant and friendly."
  • "Service friendly and efficient! The tea was good too."
  • "Service is impeccable, and very fast."
  • "All the staff were very friendly and welcoming."
  • "Staff very friendly and order taken promptly along with the drinks service."
  • "The staff friendly and attentive (and dealt really well with a miserable quite aggressive person on another table."

Cons:

  • "Service was poor, messing about back and forth, then didn't return."
  • "We had been sitting there for a good 15 mins before any member of staff had approached us to take our order."
  • "Anyhow, the service here was non-existent."
  • "Food for children and 1 adult arrived very late - 15 mins after the others had finished."
  • "Very slow, chaotic service."
  • "Service leaves a lot to be desired."
  • "Disappointing service this evening."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "£20 for two courses - great value for money !!"
  • "The fish stew is great value and my wife enjoyed her fish'n'chips."
  • "You get what you pay for in life. Not cheap but the food is really good."
  • "For the size of the portion very good price."
  • "All was tasty and well-priced considering the location (right on the beach)."
  • "Great food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

  • "A tad expensive, small portion sizes but top quality food."
  • "Food was decent if somewhat overpriced."
  • "Over-priced, probably by 20-30%."
  • "A little pricey."
  • "Feel they're overpriced."
  • "Very expensive: £12 for a crab sandwich £4 small bowl of chips."
  • "Bit expensive for a family. £13 for a full English, £6 -8 for a sausage or bacon brioche."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "Great views as it is right on the beach at West Bay."
  • "Located almost on the beach at West Bay."
  • "Great venue right on the beach."
  • "The atmosphere was great inside."
  • "The Views are perfect."
  • "Perfect location, actually on the beach, the main room has a roof but is open on the sides, so great view and fresh sea air."
  • "It's setting is fantastic."

Cons:

  • "Sadly the tables aren’t particularly clean and you just can’t get a view."
  • "No beach view if the weather is not hot, covered by filthy plastic covers."
  • "No track and trace, very poor social distancing between tables."
  • "The only thing I don't like is the toilet. There is only 1 and usually always a queue."
  • "Shocking Covid 19 safety and very poor customer service!"
  • "Despite the location right at the beach the view wasn't very beautiful."
  • "Very draughty with door blowing open repeatedly."

Family & Pet Friendliness

Pros:

  • "Very dog friendly with our pooch getting treats from the staff."
  • "Dogs are welcome too."
  • "Such a beautiful location. The gazebo style area out the back was kept lovely and warm on a cold winters day."
  • "It's a very nice place and is accommodating to dogs, they a dog bowl of water for them."
  • "Also it is very dog friendly which is always a nice bonus."
  • "Staff are very welcoming and happy to help fit in even a huge group of us when already busy."
  • "Dog friendly too."

Cons:

  • "No children menu."
  • "We positioned him the other side, but the amount of places now that allow dogs into eating areas has caused us stress over our holiday."
  • "Refused paying emergency services 'coastguards' a coffee whilst working long hours of protecting and searching after a cliff fall because of 'no food, no drink' policy! Terrible."
  • "No toilets! Advised to use public toilets across the road!"
  • "Not good for anyone with food allergies, no allergy information on any of the menus."
  • "The smell of wet dogs in there with their owners was surprising also dogs barking at each other was another put off."
  • "Despite the location right at the beach the view wasn't very beautiful."

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