Gylly Beach Cafe Reviews Summary

COVID Measures

Pros:

• "We were impressed with their covid measures, taking temperatures and making sure you gel your hands, their spacing was good too."
• "Was highly impressed including the well-organised covid precautions in place."
• "The Covid situation was handled very well in fact Falmouth as a whole felt very secure."
• "Also sticking well to COVID regs when we were there."
• "Covid prevention is high here with masks provided for those not carrying."
• "Lovely place to eat and the COVID measures are really good, I've felt very safe there."

Cons:

• "18 months into COVID and still not accepting keep cups is not good enough."

Location & Views

Pros:

• "Right next to the beach and free parking wintertime."
• "Beach is lovely, there is a nice park/garden close by."
• "Amazing views, right on the beach."
• "Stunning location! It does get very busy and we had a slightly strange experience."
• "Location is its key, on the beach, with great view."
• "A lovely beachside café looking out onto beautiful sea and sand."
• "Stunning view of the beach if you can get a table of the terrace."

Cons:

• "The beach their is golden sands but can get very busy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious food, great student discount."
• "The food is gorgeous, however the portions are small."
• "The food is very tasty and the staff are friendly."
• "The service was prompt and the food was delicious."
• "The food was amazing, too!! The chefs are very talented xxx."
• "Food and drinks were amazing."
• "Food was really lovely."

Cons:

• "The only vegan option they offer is a wheat salad. Turned out to be completely drowned in oil and salt."
• "Steak was inedible."
• "I opted for a special of Gorgonzola and pear tortellini which was disappointing, it seemed too undercooked to be even considered al dente to me and barely tasted of Gorgonzola."
• "Had to deduct a point because the chicken burger was a bit dry and lacked flavour."
• "The chicken burger was overpriced and overcooked with no flavour at all. At £16.00 I was disappointed."
• "Mains were distinctly average and overpriced (£16 for some pea pasta?)."
• "Food was not great."

Service

Pros:

• "Really good staff who served me quick from a simple menu serving fresh and tasty food."
• "Service was great didn't have to wait long for the food, even though it was very busy."
• "The staff were wonderful and attentive, knowing the menu well and advising on the specials."
• "Service is excellent and friendly staff."
• "Staff were very friendly and attentive."
• "Service was quick and friendly."
• "The staff here are always great, even though at times very busy."

Cons:

• "No outdoor tables cleaned within the 45 minutes we were there."
• "We had to wait quite a while to have our order taken and to get the bill."
• "Really rude staff. In the queue to be seated for a while and eventually a man with short blonde hair was tasked with seating us."
• "Very rude cook said you can't go that way."
• "Staff range from lovely to completely aloof and disinterested."
• "Today though I found the staff unfriendly and unable to break a smile."
• "Been here many times but last visit was poor service, too slow. Staff unwelcoming and made you feel they were doing you a favour just being there."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "They loaned us the beach wheelchair and nothing was too much trouble to help in what could be a challenging situation for a wheelchair user."

Cons:

• "Poor accessibility for a wheelchair as the only entrance has a table and chairs immediately in front as you try to manoeuvre in."
• "Got to the cafe by 4.30 to find they'd stopped serving food... Poor accessibility for a wheelchair as the only entrance has a table and chairs immediately in front as you try to manoeuvre in."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Delicious food, great student discount. Reasonably priced (approx £7-12 per plate) gluten free and vegetarian options."
• "Good choice of ales and lagers and NOT at outrageous prices."
• "A little expensive but worth splashing out when you consider the quality of the food, the service and of course, the beautiful location."
• "Value for money. Would highly recommend you try this cafe."
• "Good menu and fair prices given the location."

Cons:

• "No idea how it made it into the Independent Coffee Shop Guide with this mediocre, weak automatic machine coffee with poor service."
• "Oh, and don't charge £60 for 4 breakfasts. It's not that price in London."
• "Overpriced because its on Falmouth beach and all fresh, it's nice food yet £48 for 6 peoples breakfast SANDWICH! is too much."
• "Coffee was like a time machine taking me back to old time frothy coffee :-(."
• "Over £13 for a glass of wine and a pint."
• "Charging £9 for a sad dry, stale feeling burger and charging for chips separately just makes it pricey."
• "Full breakfast for £17 rather disappointed."