Riverside Cafe
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About Riverside Cafe
Riverside Cafe sits right on the seafront in Westcliff On Sea, on Palmeira Ave, with views across the estuary. The menu runs to 97 dishes, and a cooked breakfast is a common order, often with bubble and squeak alongside eggs and the rest of the plate. The lasagne is home cooked, and a jacket potato comes with tuna and mayo. Chips arrive crispy rather than greasy. Table service runs through a waitress taking orders, and the cafe operates on a walk-in basis with no reservations, opening daily. Food can take a while to reach the table when the room is busy, so the seafront setting gives diners something to look at across the estuary while they wait.
Menu & Prices
97 dishes · mains £4–21- Scampi£8.90
- Lasagne£14.00
- The Riverside Burger£16.00
- Seafood Basket£12.00
- Southern Fried Chicken£9.50
- Prawn Cocktail£8.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cooked breakfast, bubble and squeak, seafront view and slow service.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention cooked breakfast, bubble and squeak, seafront view and slow service.
Customer Review Summary
Cooked breakfast draws the most praise, with crispy bacon and hash browns singled out, while the seafront view and estuary outlook come up repeatedly too. Complaints recur around inconsistent food, from a bland bubble and squeak to a dry, meagre lasagne, plus one account of a long wait on chips and a small breakfast, and another describing uncleared tables and a server approaching with a trash bag.
Customer Review Summary
Cooked breakfast draws the most praise, with crispy bacon and hash browns singled out, while the seafront view and estuary outlook come up repeatedly too. Complaints recur around inconsistent food, from a bland bubble and squeak to a dry, meagre lasagne, plus one account of a long wait on chips and a small breakfast, and another describing uncleared tables and a server approaching with a trash bag.
Featured reviews
- Ellis Sinden-benoit
“30-40 minute wait on some chips & Small English breakfast ! Food wasn't the best. Drink prices were expensive as they was small cans/bottles ! Service was shocking ! Menu was misleading & incorrect 😡 kitchen couldn't cope with 3 tables orders it was so small ! …”
- Dan Leonard
“A great experience. Came here last Friday morning (5th June) for a cooked breakfast. Our waitress was so friendly and accommodating - 5 stars for customer service alone! We both ordered a cooked breakfast which was very reasonably priced. The bacon was cooked to perfection, the sausages were full of flavour, the hash brown was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, the bubble and squeak was awesome...I could go on! This was NOT a greasy fry up swimming in oil, but a delicious, well-prepared breakfast. Cannot rate this place highly enough. Had another cooked breakfast elsewhere a couple of days later (usually a rarity, so don't judge me!) and we miserably munched our way through it, wishing we were back here instead. Give this place a go - you won't be disappointed. 🙂”
- Sunil Hirani
“Not gonna lie, I was super excited about coming to this place and I was welcomed with disappointment. We arrived and waited to be seated. It wasn't busy or anything. Then the server carrying a trash bag walked towards us and told us to take …”
- snow
“Wonderful location and decor, right at the seafront, great view for having a meal when weather is nice. However, when you come in on a not very busy weekday morning, some tables are left with previous customers food/empty plates etc which is not very pleasant, and also the tea pot and cutlery could do a bit more cleaning or polishing, you can still see the water marks on them. Food wise, typical cafe food, full English breakfast, not pricy considering the location is fairly good and poplular, the bubble and squeak taste a bit bland not the best ones.”
- Dave Rascal
“Great seafront location with excellent views across the estuary. Staff extremely helpful and polite. Coffee & Hot chocolate were both good and what was expected. Lasagne was indeed home cooked as was explained by the young waitress,however was dry and lacking in meat and sauce. Chips were excellent,crispy and not greasy. Jacket potato dry also with heavy mayo and very little tuna. All in all adequate at best,but service and view made up for shortcomings.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
Show more amenities
- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Location
Cafes near Riverside Cafe
- 0.6 mi
homemade cakes, second-hand books, mencap charity connection
- 0.8 mi
full english breakfast, liver and bacon, generous portions
- The Glasshouse Cafe4.52030.9 miOutdoor seatingReservations
english breakfast, outside terrace seating, sausage and bacon sub roll
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Cafe | 4.1364 | — | cooked breakfast, bubble and squeak, seafront view |
| The Novel Coffee Shop | 4.583 | 0.6 mi | homemade cakes, second-hand books, mencap charity connection |
| Clarence Restaurant & Cafe | 4.6147 | 0.8 mi | full english breakfast, liver and bacon, generous portions |
| The Glasshouse CafeOutdoor seating · Reservations | 4.5203 | 0.9 mi | english breakfast, outside terrace seating, sausage and bacon sub roll |
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