St.Elli's Bay Reviews Summary

Location and Views

Pros:

• "Beautiful restaurant overlooking the seafront."
• "Amazing views of the estuary with a lovely relaxed atmosphere."
• "Perfect view of the sea, on a rainy day."
• "The area surrounding the restaurant is idyllic, and the glass and steel structure of the building overlooks the clean promenade and a surprisingly sandy beach."
• "All round great place. A few meters from the beach with views over the estuary."
• "Excellent food in beautiful setting right on the beach .... Indoor and outdoor seating."
• "Stunning views!"
• "Very nice surroundings with large choice menu."

Cons:

• "Great views, a little obstructed in areas because of the architectural design but still visible."
• "Was disappointed with the views as it was quite foggy and we could not see much."
• "The location is good, but it's often very windy and chilly, even in the summer."
• "Beautiful location, but gets very crowded, especially on weekends, making it hard to enjoy the view."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The most delicious fine dining."
• "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner absolutely incredible!"
• "The food was really good, excellent value for money and the fish specials delicious."
• "The food last night was really full of flavour and was well presented."
• "Highly recommend the Fishcake starter and Pork Belly main course."
• "The chicken breast Fricassee in a creamy sauce with mushrooms, spinach and bacon was delicious!"
• "Fantastic food at surprisingly good prices."
• "The breakfast was amazing! So tasty."

Cons:

• "The food was very nice, a bit expensive."
• "The food we did have was good and the venue is nicely decorated, but there were no vegetarian or vegan roast options."
• "The coffee beans are cheap, poor quality."
• "The cheesy garlic sourdough bread was phenomenal! The chips lacked a little bit in my opinion."
• "The chips felt like they had been cooked a few hrs ago and weren't nice."
• "The fish and chips was just right with crunchy batter and chunky chips."
• "Cod and fish I ordered the cod was lovely couldn't fault it the batter was fantastic but the chips were awful large and chunky full of black and grey bits."
• "The Caesar salad was soggy and the cheese had dried out and gone hard."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Impeccable service."
• "Super friendly staff who couldn't make you feel more welcome."
• "Staff were very friendly, attentive and made us feel very relaxed."
• "Our waitress for evening was Chelsea...100% attentive and extremely efficient and helpful."
• "The staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "We had a warm welcome upon arrival."
• "The service was outstanding."
• "Excellent service!"

Cons:

• "The service is poor."
• "The service we received was both rushed and food/drinks were slow to arrive."
• "Service was not particularly warm or welcoming."
• "Every time I'm here, the bar service is not nice and I have the impression that they work here for punishment."
• "Terrible service as ever not the first bad experience."
• "Staff are friendly but owners are rude."
• "The old female waiter with grey hair is horrible. She shouts at patrons."
• "Rude and unwelcoming staff at the door."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food was really good, excellent value for money."
• "Had the two course lunch offer last week which I felt was good value for money."
• "St Elli's Bay, good value for money."
• "Range of freshly made ice creams and sorbets was amazing and really generous cones for a very reasonable price."
• "The fish and chips was just right with crunchy batter and chunky chips... The service was excellent with attentive and well presented staff."
• "The meal was a highlight. Two course for £23 ish and both were straight up fantastic."
• "Great cafe / restaurant / bistro. Visited twice, first just for ice cream after a long walk along the seafront and back."
• "Good value for money. Lovely views of the bay."

Cons:

• "An overpriced cafe, and for the price the portions are small."
• "Almost £10 for a take away espresso and small cake."
• "Prices are rather 'high' considering it is a beachside cafe and not a top class restaurant e.g. almost £8.00 for a fish finger sandwich!!!!"
• "Absolutely disgusted at the price of one medium glass of red wine - £8.25!!"
• "The prices are a bit on the high side but it is worth it for the quality of the food."
• "£12 for stale cake & coffee was burnt after 200miles not an ideal pitstop."
• "The prices for the food have gone up so much at this place considering it's a restaurant at Llanelli beach not in London."
• "£5.50 pint of pale ale, I guess your paying for the views, 2 glasses medium wine, one with a dash of soda sets you back £17.15."