Address: Berry Head Rd, Brixham, TQ5 9AF, United Kingdom
Phone: +441803856738
Rating: 4.5
based on 178 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Good service, lovely food and wonderful views."
"Yesterday we sat on the beach at the Breakwater Bistro watching one of the vintage trawlers sail past and eating the best cream teas we have ever had."
"We had the crab sandwich and cheese and chutney sandwich with chips and it was amazing."
"The food was exceptional the fish was plentiful and delicious, halibut, first time I have tried it, I would recommend."
"Menu is varied, food beautifully cooked and nicely presented."
"Good food with large choice of fresh fish choices."
"Wow, I'm giving this café 5 stars as we had fresh scollops pan fried in garlic butter with salad and baguette and they were amazing!"
Cons:
"Good food but be prepared for a long wait. Been stood for 30mins waiting for my food."
"Expensive for the standard of food and very unclean tables, floor, and bathrooms."
"Pretty good overall. Fairly expensive for mostly ordinary food."
"Mixed sea platter was small prawns, two rolls of smoke salmon and a spoon of crab meat and seems to have made me …unwell."
"£13 for a crab sandwich that tasted like crab paste."
"To be given a crab sandwich made from frozon crab meat and mostly brown not white meat leaving the bread wet and soggy is disgusting."
"Complete rip off, we paid £32 for fish and chips and mushy peas and two Pepsi and plastic knives and forks."
Service
Pros:
"Always friendly staff."
"The staff were friendly and helpful, and our food was delivered quickly."
"The staff a very friendly and always helpful."
"Jordan served us with complete professionalism, was really friendly, and answered all the questions we had."
"The staff are very helpful and make you feel really welcome."
"The staff are amazing and we have always been greeted with a welcoming smile."
"The staff were so lovely and welcoming."
Cons:
"Staff so teenagers and clearly wanting to be somewhere else."
"Very expensive for the poor service and poor food."
"We have been coming here for many years but the price seems to have jumped up by silly amounts this year. They now charge restaurant prices when the place is nothing more than a cafe."
"The great views remain, of course, but the rest of the experience was sadly lacking."
"The staff member was non descript in her service this evening."
"Staff are rude and can't make a hot chocolate."
"One member of staff brought my sausage sandwich out but told me to come and get it from the table she left it on."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"The view is delightful, the atmosphere is very chilled."
"Beautiful views of the sea, I'd recommend sitting on the top floor by the windows or outside as the views are brilliant at sunset."
"Nice place positioned by the sea."
"The location is perfect looking out across the English Channel, surrendering to beautiful views across Brixham Harbour over to Tor Bay."
"A truly lovely little place to relax & unwind, watching the waves, you find yourself lost in the views across the bay."
"Lovely setting on a very small beach with great views over the English Riviera."
"Beautiful views across the bay."
Cons:
"Where you get sauces, sugar, vinegar, salt was a mess and no hand sanitisation point where you have to touch this stuff."
"It's just not great it's overpriced they charge 9 quid for a takeaway burger and chips, it's literally a burger in a nasty floured bap that they like serving everywhere in Devon plus some frozen chips."
"This place use to be a highlight when I use to visit brixham not anymore I feel the scone best describes the place underwhelmed and crumbling apart."
"Poor and very over priced....they use their beautiful view to take advantage of people."
"Bistro is linked to a planned luxury hotel which will essentially privatise a much loved public beach."
"However it has got more popular over the years and this is shown in the heightened prices for the food and drinks which we personally feel is priced too high for the standard menu on offer."
"Had a table booked for over a month, turned up to our booking tonight to be told no dogs allowed in the restaurant."
Value
Pros:
"It is always lovely to find somewhere that is dog friendly so that you can visit after a dog walk."
"An added bonus are the live music evenings, they don't happen too often but well worth a visit when they do."
"So the quality is excellent and prices reasonable."
"Prices are reasonable for the location."
"It's only operating a take away service, but the food isn't overpriced and is very good!"
"Fabulous restaurant and value for money."
"The Breakwater Bistro is excellent value."
Cons:
"And their prices have gone silly - £11 for a small piece of battered cod, then £3 extra for chips, then another £1.50 for peas..!!"
"Food was great but rather expensive."
"Considering how much you pay I think this is a bit unacceptable they are only doing this as it's easier for them."
"Pretty good overall. Fairly expensive for mostly ordinary food."
"Very expensive for the poor service and poor food."
"We have been coming here for many years but the price seems to have jumped up by silly amounts this year. They now charge restaurant prices when the place is nothing more than a cafe."
"Think we can all agree £14 for takeaway fish and chips is outrageous."
Accessibility & Amenities
Pros:
"It is also dog friendly downstairs."
"Disabled entrance ✅ Pets ✅ Car Parking nearby ✅"
"I struggle with my mobility and they said we can use one of the tables downstairs."
"A great little cafe suitable for dogs as well."
"All the tables have a view of the ocean and there are outdoor tables available."
"A great place to take your pooch and sit on the bench tables outside."
"Nice little coffee shop at the end of the harbour tea coffee soft drinks sandwiches ice creams also disabled friendly with council car parking spaces."
Cons:
"Where you get sauces, sugar, vinegar, salt was a mess and no hand sanitisation point where you have to touch this stuff."
"Unfortunately, you have to pay even for the disabled."
"Service was mediocre and is now more of a shop selling beach related stuff and tourist tat."
"Is now more of a shop selling beach related stuff and tourist tat."
"The coffee was weak and not good, also sitting in should now have real crockery and not plastic and cardboard."
"Even though there were 3 staff members standing around with apparently nothing much to do."
"The location makes this place completely. At the time of visiting the restaurant has unfortunately closed down."