"Wonderful food. In fact my wife said it was the best crispy squid she has ever had."
"The fish of the day was excellent and changes on a daily basis depending on what is on at the market."
"Scallops in half shell.....fabulous Crab linguine......proper soul food. So much crab....delicious."
"The food is very good (much better than many fancy restaurants) and so great to have something like this by the beach."
"Delicious food - I had a fish finger sandwich, my wife the crab linguini."
"The food was absolutely lush, fresh fish cooked just feet away from you."
"The food was excellent, highly recommend the crab linguine or a more simple dish such as mussels."
Cons:
"The Crabby Chips were absolutely horrific. A relatively small portion of chips topped with some odd cheese/crabmeat mix that was absolutely ruined by the fact they were completely sodden in cooking oil."
"The menu has changed to poor pub food, eg fish burgers, very little seafood."
"No crab on the menu unless you buy it as part of a massive platter, no crab sandwiches, the fish and chips were soggy and barely edible."
"The crab linguine was awful, sloppy, overcooked pasta, crab meat unpleasant & why celery??"
"Really good food, but ridiculously overpriced - £15 for a simple crab sandwich with no extras???"
"The most overpriced restaurant I’ve ever eaten at. £24 for a tiny bowl of cold crab linguine."
"Food average to poor, extortionate prices and filthy inside."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were really friendly, helpful and the atmosphere was great."
"Cheerful staff. Shabby chic."
"Amazing food, friendly staff (albeit quite inexperienced), great location."
"Lovely service. Friendly and cheerful atmosphere from customers and staff."
"The staff were excellent very attentive friendly and welcoming."
"Always popular with great friendly service and relaxed atmosphere."
"Our server was very polite and attentive."
Cons:
"Poorly managed - accepted a table booking for 22 people at lunch and brought everything to a grinding halt resulting in a wait of 1.5 hours for food to be served."
"Very disappointing treatment of regular customers."
"Miserable snotty staff."
"Terrible service, even worse management."
"Service poor. Waited over 45 minutes for our main course and we were then chucked out after 1 hour and 20 minutes due to a large booking."
"The staff here have the attitude of ‘if you don’t like it then leave, we don’t care,’ making for an incredibly unwelcoming and uncomfortable environment."
"Shame about the service - never had such rude customer service from a restaurant before."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"The food is great and reasonably priced but it's the atmosphere that really draws me back."
"Beach atmosphere feet in the sand."
"Must go there, nice tiny beachhouse with seatings inside (it's always full so you can book in advance) and seatings outside facing the beach."
"The view is the best attraction."
"Amazing location with incredible views."
"Fabulous location."
"A perfect location with views out over the bay."
Cons:
"Visited the Beachhouse to celebrate Mother in laws birthday. Very small venue but with lots of character and fantastic views. The seating was uncomfortable, food was ok but overpriced and the service was slow. Would not visit again."
"The music was not only unnecessary but way too loud and had to eat outside rather than be deafened."
"Music so loud you couldn’t actually talk."
"Like sitting in a deep fat fryer with music on."
"Impossible to sit on the outside tables as the noise rendered conversation impossible."
"Loud music inside (like eating in a nightclub)."
"Good food, indifferent service, but any enjoyment completely ruined by the playing of music over external speakers at a completely inappropriate volume."
Accessibility & Family-Friendliness
Pros:
"Access is step free and parking is National Trust so handy if you’re a member."
"As a disabled surfer I don't expect everyone to know what help I need; at the beachhouse they delivered everything I requested with a smile."
"In the six years that my father has used a wheelchair, I find that most people are thankfully kind, compromising and accommodating to issues of access etc."
Cons:
"This place is apparently inaccessible to wheelchairs and they don’t read the comments or accessibility requests in their online bookings so we only found this out just before our meal."
"If you use a wheelchair or are with a person using a wheelchair, don’t expect to be treated like a human being in this place."
"Kids options weren't on the menu boards."
"It doesn't say anywhere on the website about not taking a pram and it left us feeling pretty bitter about the place."
"If you like rustic charm at the beach, this is a restaurant to savour."
"This is a cafe right by the beach with amazing views."
"Absolutely no social distancing in place."
Value for Money
Pros:
"The food is great and reasonably priced but it's the atmosphere that really draws me back."
"Prices are as you'd expect but the food is worth it."
"The food generous and well prepared."
Cons:
"The food was good really tasty and the setting is beautiful, there just wasn't enough food on my plate."
"London prices."
"I'm disillusioned with my bill after drinking 4 x small cans of Salcombe Pilsner, 1 glass of wine, 2 x Mussels and 1 portion of chips totalling £81.50."
"Massively expensive which is driving my score down sadly!!!"
"Ridiculously expensive and the staff were rude, with the attitude of a snails pace."
"It’s extremely overpriced (no competition around), I have never paid that much for such a small amount of lentil soup, it felt a bit like a joke."
"Food is excessively overpriced. It's quite obvious that tourists are being ripped off greatly."