Soulshine Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Beautifully presented food."
• "Amazing food, lovely staff, the menu is fun and fresh and vegan friendly and a lot of food is organic/ locally sourced."
• "Fantastic meal - best food I've eaten in ages."
• "The mushrooms were PHENOMENAL probably one of the nicest things I’ve ever eaten!"
• "Incredible food (the tortilla/frittata thing with aioli and tomatoes was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten)."
• "Delicious food - the best I've had eating out recently. Fresh and tasty. Plenty of it."
• "The food is so thought out and delicious and the staff are personable, accommodating and really great fun."

Cons:

• "It looked a little pretentious."
• "Slightly on high side for pricing."
• "Sorry beetroot carob cake not my thing and the coffee was luke warm."
• "The sourdough was too tough to chew and the peanut butter too hard to spread."
• "Coffee was average, I had a cappuccino without being offered a sprinkle of chocolate or cinnamon."
• "The drinks menu wasn’t full of life, asking for a Diet Coke to be told they don’t have any."
• "The egg was snotty and very undercooked."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was great too."
• "Good service Will go again but aim for midday recommend to anyone."
• "Staff were Uber friendly and the food was fantastic."
• "Great atmosphere and very friendly staff!"
• "Friendly service and lovely atmosphere."
• "The staff are always friendly & treat my parents as friends."
• "The staff were super helpful and informed."

Cons:

• "I waited 25 minutes for a takeaway bacon sandwich. When it finally came the was pouring with oil and grease."
• "The staff kept saying they would be with us shortly and to take a seat however as no one came after about 20 minutes we went back to the counter to be served."
• "Service by one gent in particular, whom I understood to be the manager, was brash and rude."
• "But unfortunately every time we go in they are super busy and don't seem to cope very well with the business and hence be prepared to wait a little to order and to receive food."
• "I'm sorry to say though, that on all 3 occasions, the service was pretty bad."
• "Food took ages to come out, and the place was nearly empty."
• "Staff unattentive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely modern cafe with a relaxed sea-shack vibe."
• "Extraordinary cafe with a buzzy feel and great food from an open plan kitchen."
• "It feels like a genuinely relaxed environment in which to breakfast."
• "Great rustic atmosphere. A gem in Bridport."
• "What a lovely atmosphere this gem has!"
• "Amazing coffee and lovely ambiance."
• "A lovely,relaxed atmosphere for a coffee and lunch with friends and family."

Cons:

• "It got a little noisy."
• "Really great food, American lady (owner?) Could be a bit more approachable, we were sat listening to her talk about how busy they were going to be today and sounded stressed, not exactly relaxing."
• "If vegan shoes and downsizers are your thing, then you'll love it, from the Luke warm bottle of tap water to the beetroot foam and cheese airs, like a pretend hippy upmarket eatery, over cooked, over priced and over rated, perfect for their Birkenstock clad clientele."
• "It's very busy and sometimes you have to wait longer for food and drinks because of its popularity."
• "The atmosphere is really very nice."
• "Fun ambience."
• "This place is wonderful. Great vibe."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Portions are very generous (the pancakes were huge) and prices fair."
• "Not too expensive either."
• "Very reasonable pricing too for the quality."
• "Reasonably priced and we were stuffed."
• "Great portion size for the price."
• "Always a warm welcome, good service and reasonable prices."
• "The bill was a very pleasant surprise at £22 a head!"

Cons:

• "Slightly on high side for pricing."
• "£8.50 for an asparagus dish which was literally 8 or 10 stalks of asparagus."
• "Overpriced, weird food."
• "I give a low score for this access and service."
• "Lovely salads. Terrible waiting staff. I complained about some salami that was far too salty and was greeted with shrugs of indifference."
• "As a partially disabled person, access to amenities is important."
• "Toilet accessed by going outside, past the outside seating."