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About Waterside Café
Waterside Café is a Norwich cafe on Old Chapel Way, with seating by the water and an indoor seating area as well. Breakfast is on the menu, from cooked breakfasts to breakfast rolls and poached eggs on toast. Cakes and savoury pastries sit at the counter, and the drink menu includes a Biscoff frappe alongside hot chocolate and flat whites. The cafe is open every day of the week, daytime only.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cooked breakfast, hot chocolate, biscoff frappe and flat white.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cooked breakfast, hot chocolate, biscoff frappe and flat white.
Customer Review Summary
Hot drinks draw the most praise at this waterside cafe, with reviewers singling out a very tasty, good-sized hot chocolate, a flat white one calls among the best out there, and a biscoff frappe. Breakfast, lunch, cake and savoury pastries at the counter get good comments for taste and portion size, and several call the prices reasonable. Outdoor seating by the water is a summer favourite. Opinion on the food splits, though. Two reviewers found it overpriced for what arrived: cooked breakfasts made with average ingredients, one served on a pool of oil, and poached eggs that were hard on cheap supermarket bread. Another describes a chicken and bacon mayo sandwich with barely any chicken or bacon, plenty of mayonnaise and a mayonnaise coleslaw alongside. One reviewer finds the room noisy, with nothing to absorb the sound, and another says the owner replies only to positive comments. Friendly staff come up repeatedly, and one diner recalls being brought a cup with the leftover frappe from a partner's drink.
Customer Review Summary
Hot drinks draw the most praise at this waterside cafe, with reviewers singling out a very tasty, good-sized hot chocolate, a flat white one calls among the best out there, and a biscoff frappe. Breakfast, lunch, cake and savoury pastries at the counter get good comments for taste and portion size, and several call the prices reasonable. Outdoor seating by the water is a summer favourite. Opinion on the food splits, though. Two reviewers found it overpriced for what arrived: cooked breakfasts made with average ingredients, one served on a pool of oil, and poached eggs that were hard on cheap supermarket bread. Another describes a chicken and bacon mayo sandwich with barely any chicken or bacon, plenty of mayonnaise and a mayonnaise coleslaw alongside. One reviewer finds the room noisy, with nothing to absorb the sound, and another says the owner replies only to positive comments. Friendly staff come up repeatedly, and one diner recalls being brought a cup with the leftover frappe from a partner's drink.
Featured reviews
- Hamish Lowrie
“Reallyyyyy bad sandwiches - went when first opened, was bad, decided to go again. Ordered a Chicken and bacon mayo sandwich, barely any chicken or bacon, lots (and lots) of mayonnaise though! filling didn't fill the role, served with a mayonnaisey coleslaw though in case there wasn't enough mayonnaise! No salad either.. Excuse my overuse of the word mayonnaise but there was a lot of mayonnaise. £8 also... nice atmosphere outside though! MAYONNAISE!!!”
- Robert Youngs
“Had breakfast rolls and bagels lovely i had poached eggs on toast eggs hard toast cheap supermarket bread £7.95 way over priced not once asked how food was didn't seem she wanted to be there have noticed you only replie to positive comments. Would be nice to get feedback”
- gothic bxtch
“Wanted to try somewhere new and will be returning. Good location, lovely friendly staff and amazing food. When we got our drinks and I saw my boyfriends biscoff frappe I commented on how good ut looked and next thing I knew I had a cup brought over with the bit left over from his being made, its little details like this that I love.”
- Natalie Shaw
“Really glad we found this place. We were staying at the Premier Inn nearby but came here twice for breakfast. Lovely and clean indoor seating area but we sat outside. Good choice on the menu as well as cake and savoury pastries at the counter. Super friendly and accommodating staff. Would definitely recommend visiting.”
- Tim Wright
“Premium price - below average food. Service good. Had cooked breakfasts made with very average ingredients. Not well cooked with one being served on a pool of oil. Better locally for the same spend.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
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- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“hello@watersidenorwich.com”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
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- 3 mi£15–30Vegetarian optionsVegan options
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside Café | 4.3313 | — | — | cooked breakfast, hot chocolate, biscoff frappe |
| Labyrinth NorwichWi-Fi | 4.8393 | 2.9 mi | — | laser tag, birthday parties, build a bear |
| Bread Source - The RefectoryVegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.3993 | 3 mi | £15–30 | coffee, pastries and cakes, filled rolls |
| Butterfly CaféOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.7265 | 3 mi | £1–10 | coffee, friendly staff, freshly cooked to order |
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