Porthgwidden Beach Cafe Reviews Summary

View and Location

Pros:

• "Some fantastic views."
• "Located on the beach at 1st floor level ensuring even in a mizzly day, the view of the beach and the sea was tremendous."
• "The main attraction this cafe has is being beachside which is lovely."
• "The view is amazing."
• "The view is Cornwall at its finest (If in the Sun)."
• "Lovely little cafe on the beach front with fantastic views me and the family eat breakfast here as its advisable to arrive early to get a parking spot for the beach."
• "Facing Porthgwidden Beach and great views out to the sea."

Cons:

• "Plus they need to tidy the bins outside the back of the cafe as it's a footpath to the car park but they leave there stinking rubbish blocking the way."
• "They don't curate their outdoor tables very well though, so you have to deal with water, sand, and bird poop yourself, which is a bit disappointing."
• "The new outside area is more serviceable but it lacks the feel of the old stone terrace it used to have."
• "Prices have gone up as you would expect so not cheap."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food tastes okay."
• "Really recommend the mackerel starter and Crab Mac and Cheese!"
• "Food is excellent."
• "The meals are fantastic."
• "The food was absolutely perfect in flavour and presentation."
• "The food was well made with care and the view was fantastic."
• "The food was delicious (lots of people said it was the best wedding food they have ever had and we agree!)"

Cons:

• "Terrible breakfast. Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel was stale."
• "The linguine smelt rotten."
• "Overpriced bland food."
• "Just a load of smelly fish in a bowl with pasta."
• "The linguine which was very bland and disappointing."
• "And the crab sandwich had shell in it."
• "The ground floor takeaway kiosk on the beachfront is ridiculously overpriced."

Service

Pros:

• "Only reason I give it 3 stars is because the staff are friendly."
• "Good service."
• "She is amazingly organised, friendly, proactive and professional."
• "The staff were even better. As soon as we arrived they were friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff are friendly and accommodating."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were very friendly and kindly gave us a table right next to the window."

Cons:

• "Very slow and laid back service."
• "Overpriced and not bothered attitude."
• "Very rude waitress talking to me as if I was a 5year old."
• "very rude staff. the blonde receptionist was very snappy and accused me of not having a booking."
• "Waited a while to be served when the place was not even half full."
• "Very patronising."
• "The staff are not happy."