The Cove Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Delicious food and great service despite being unbelievably busy, both with customers and takeaway orders."
• "Absolutely lovely food, great friendly service and good prices."
• "Just a refreshingly great place! All the staff were extremely polite and friendly, and the manager (I presume), was super organised and accommodating."
• "Service was prompt and polite."
• "Front Staff were organised, helpful and charming our waiter time no more than 5mins."
• "Staff were efficiently clearing and cleaning tables which meant that there were tables available."
• "The staff managed customers well and we didn't have to wait long to be seated."

Cons:

• "Bar manager with glasses and dark hair was rude, told me and my girlfriend to ‘use our eyes’ as we asked for a drink which they didn’t have."
• "Table service took so long we were delayed getting back to the nearby car park."
• "OMG... one member of staff (northern lady) was so incredibly rude."
• "Most unfriendly unwelcoming restaurant we have visited. Absolutely no customer service at all. Manager is the most rudest person."
• "Staff are rude, especially the manager."
• "Were greeted on entry by an incredibly rude woman."
• "The man who claimed to be the owner was extremely rude upon our arrival."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely wonderful is the Cove. From the funky decor to the incredibly delicious food and the staff."
• "Loved the live music (bicycle repair men 😍) and an awesome view out the windows."
• "Excellent food, best Nachos I have had in a long time."
• "Lobster Linguine was the best we have ever eaten!"
• "The burger was delicious!"
• "Enjoyed the best fish and chips we've ever had. The coating on the fish was super crispy, the fish inside unbelievably tender and flavoursome."
• "The pizzas and sides were excellent, all home made which can be seen from the restaurant."

Cons:

• "Meal was not the best and I don't think I would recommend it to anybody on the negative response that we receive."
• "Food is OK."
• "Food was tasteless and the service was pretty woeful."
• "The food took about 40 minutes to arrive and what arrived was a dry, hard to chew pizza with a few toppings chucked on top."
• "I had the linguini and it was in the average side and have to say it lacked either seasoning or lemon."
• "All our pizzas were burnt that we were served."
• "The kids’ Mac n Cheese tasted very synthetic and the special pho sandwich was made with stale bread and was very underwhelming."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Location is superb."
• "Always an interesting night at The Cove. People with different perspectives on life gather here."
• "Located just off the beach."
• "We loved the ambience, the taste in music and the quirkiness of decor."
• "Good little area upstairs to have a beer inside or on the balcony looking out across the bay."
• "Great atmosphere and an amazing selection of craft beers."
• "This is such a cool place to hang out!"

Cons:

• "Nive location but that's about it unfortunately.. never have i seen a breakfast served to adults on plastic coated tin plates that were flaking paint all over the food."
• "Arrived on a beautiful Saturday evening, place was very busy, we sat up on the terrace which was lovely apart from some rowdy/one too many pints guests who slightly tainted the beautiful scenery/atmosphere."
• "Seating outside is quite limited if you don't want pizza."
• "Doesn't feel as friendly as it used to be."
• "Not as expected... Upon arrival we waited 35mins queueing outside for a table."
• "There was definitely the smell of bins coming from somewhere."
• "Upon arrival, we clearly walked in on some sort of upset amongst staff - you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "The Cove may not the cheapest joint in town, but I'd rather pay a bit more and be served an excellent plate of food in a welcoming venue."
• "Really good for coeliacs! They had gluten free bread, burger buns and pizza dough and also fried the (gluten free) chips in their own fryer."
• "Excellent value for money."
• "Good variety of drinks and food and great vfm which was a nice surprise as I thought it would have been more seeing it's a remote village."
• "Delicious pizzas to take away."
• "Great food and lovely, friendly service. The atmosphere is pleasant and warm."
• "Amazing place with friendly staff, lovely food and drinks in a stunning location."

Cons:

• "£7 for a bottle of cider."
• "£6 for a non alcoholic drink."
• "Apparently there is a £6 supplement now to have breakfast outside on the balcony!"
• "Food was vile, had to be sent back and then came back exactly the same."
• "Pizzas were not the best I’ve ever had."
• "Awful Manageress who barked orders at us several times, so rude."
• "The staff were pretty rude."