Fremington Quay Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service is great, they do a fantastic job catering for the numbers that pass through."
• "A really lovely cafe, delicious food, fairly prompt service and huge portions."
• "The service is second to none and quick."
• "Staff super helpful and friendly, lovely area, nice and clean outside seating area."
• "Very kind attentive staff."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming, food came quickly despite being very busy."
• "The staff were very pleasant and the service excellent."

Cons:

• "Lovely food and good value. But the wait for the food took away from the overall experience."
• "Today however we felt like we were an inconvenience. The system for ordering was ambiguous and yet it seemed to be our fault that we were unsure."
• "Took a while to be shown to a table and for order to be taken."
• "The only problem I found. The kitchen was very busy which is very good to see there was only 1 x person taking orders for outside eating (ok I guess) but when people are just wanting an ice cream or a drink the waiting seemed to drag."
• "The service was a little slow, but even on a cold Autumns day the Quay was busy."
• "Ridiculous wait for our food, even though we were inside the cafe."
• "Service in take away cafe is a bit slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was tasty, only gripe would be there was more cheese on the baguette than baguette."
• "The cake choice is fabulous and reasonably priced."
• "Ours wrap/baguette was excellent, generously filled and very tasty."
• "They use locally sourced ingredients, and everything I tried was fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented."
• "The food, all locally sourced, is well presented, tastes great and portion sizes are impressive."
• "Not only was it cooked well it was presented fantastic."
• "The food was delicious & good value for money."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately since my last review the quality of the food has dropped, on the plus side it was quick."
• "Good food and drink, especially the loaded hot chocolate, the bad bit is the crowds of people you get that just litter or throw their rubbish in the river."
• "It's a nice place but you should be prepared to pay through the nose as they are very very expensive."
• "Took ages for a takeaway coffee to be made then only 1 order came out ordered decaf coffee with a dash of cold milk and was made with hot milk and lots of it!!"
• "Found the battle axe older waitress woman to be frosty and unwelcoming needless to say no Tip."
• "Felt a bit rushed at the end as customers waiting for tables are allowed to queue in the doorway overlooking the small tearoom - this also made leaving quite difficult!"
• "The 'shared' cycle path and footpath is a scary place to be as a pedestrian!... Lots of lycra-clad people who don't make eye contact-or slow down!"

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Even on a cold winters day the views of the estuary are beautiful."
• "Fab view over the estuary too."
• "Lovely views."
• "You can look out over the estuary and see the soft green hills of the North Devon coast."
• "Lovely atmosphere and perfect view of the quay."
• "Beautiful place inside and out, the food is just superb. Fantastic place to meet friends or family."
• "Sea views, fab food, good coffee, proper home baked cakes and scones, quality jam, nice staff, brilliant location."

Cons:

• "The drive down to the quay isn't the best when it's busy. It's one lane with passing places."
• "The drive to this place is a bit awkward, narrow road with passing places and it's very very busy."
• "Very dog friendly NEGATIVE: very narrow road on approach with passing places."
• "The quay didn't seem to have much else to offer as a destination, per se, so it only seems to be worth a fairly short visit - if you are in the vicinity."
• "Nice place, very slow service. People park along the road where it clearly states no parking yet there is a free big carpark pushing traffic onto the walking path making it dangerous for pedestrians."
• "Changed a bit since I last visited, lost its cosiness, bit bare and bleak."
• "The 'shared' cycle path and footpath is a scary place to be as a pedestrian!... Lots of lycra-clad people who don't make eye contact-or slow down!"

Value

Pros:

• "Morning pot of tea for me, and slice of cake (for my daughter) for a little under a fiver, Can't grumble with that. Friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere."
• "Was absolutely lovely. More expensive than other places but worth every penny."
• "Great food at a great price be ready to be patient as it gets busy."
• "Good size free car park and lots of places to pack up and lock your bicycle."
• "They really treat you like humans instead of business: massive portions, a lot of love and understanding and very relational."
• "Two cakes and a green tea for 1 was £6.20. Very reasonable."
• "Yummy, very reasonably priced food and drink."

Cons:

• "Beautiful spot but we arrived at 11.45am and weren't allowed to see the lunch menu until 12 noon, however at 12 noon they were too busy and kept saying '5 more minutes' ...so we left, shame really ...."
• "The food and drinks here are of a reasonable standard but the prices are a little high."
• "It's a nice place but you should be prepared to pay through the nose as they are very very expensive."
• "Unfortunately since my last review the quality of the food has dropped, on the plus side it was quick."
• "Ridiculous wait for our food, even though we were inside the cafe."
• "Felt a bit rushed at the end as customers waiting for tables are allowed to queue in the doorway overlooking the small tearoom - this also made leaving quite difficult!"
• "Always very busy and I think they would benefit from extra seating or utilising the outside space better in the winter. (Retractable Awning maybe?)."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Highchairs to use and they keep it clean. Toilets inside."
• "Good size free car park and lots of places to pack up and lock your bicycle."
• "The old railway, now the Tarka Trail, is part of the Sustrans network and is easily accessible at many points along its length and very popular with walkers and cyclists, easy exercise for all ages."
• "Has its own parking, seating inside & out + take away, very popular as it's on the Tarka Trail."
• "Free museum good especially n gauge model railway depicting quay."
• "Great space for children to run about and a little heritage centre where you can see what it would've looked like when it was a working railway and Quay."
• "There is a nice play area for the children and plenty of space for ball games."

Cons:

• "Only marking it down a score as the ladies toilet was out of use when we were there so had to use the mens toilet which was tiny and not ideal for the amount of people there."
• "Very dog friendly NEGATIVE: very narrow road on approach with passing places."
• "Fantastic meal and pleasant staff but not very good for Disabled folks for toileting with chaperone."
• "The entrance to the fenced off play area was a bog. So wear Wellies."
• "I'm a bit fed up that we're still eating from cardboard boxes when sitting outside on a bench."
• "Nice place, very slow service. People park along the road where it clearly states no parking yet there is a free big carpark pushing traffic onto the walking path making it dangerous for pedestrians."
• "The 'shared' cycle path and footpath is a scary place to be as a pedestrian!... Lots of lycra-clad people who don't make eye contact-or slow down!"