Waterfront Café | Bar | Bistro - (Near , South East)

5 /5 Gary Wise: Was in the area, searched for local burgers. This café came up with good ratings. Parking took some patience but walked in and after a friendly greeting there were plenty of tables on the lovely patio overlooking the river and marina. Good inexpensive draught Brooklyn IPA. Ordered at the bar and food was brought out. There were no pickles available for the burger and the only mustard is English. The double burger had a good bun and construction but not much lubrication apart from mayo. I know some say cheese does that but I disagree; makes it cloying. Good enough fries, well seasoned. The burgers themselves were juicy and tasty, if not shouting “BEEF!”. They come from a local butcher in Goring which after checking, uses chuck. After a little issue which management handled really well, I left satisfied and my burger craving satisfied. Not expensive, friendly servers and beautiful location. Definitely earned the high Google score.

5 /5 Burghall Gerri (Gerri): Lovely food this afternoon, I had the Lamb Shank, which came to me piping hot, with lots of vegetables & piping hot minty gravy. It was delicious and the hottest meal I’ve had in a very long while .. well done team. Hubby had a burger & chips and his was tasty, and again served piping hot. The main meal came after a little wait which was fine. The drinks came quickly & the only concern was the wait for our dessert, which the one waitress who was serving everyone with food, brought to us as quickly as she could. She was rushed off her feet & She didn’t stop, but was very efficient and had a smile even though she was so busy. I really admired her. The wait for our dessert was a bit unfortunate and unnecessary, but it was delicious. I think they needed another waiter / waitress as one was not enough for the amount of people there today. The main problem was with the state of the restroom / toilets… that seriously needs addressing asap. We’ll definitely return though as the food is always delicious & fresh & piping hot, & we’d recommend it to anyone too. Lovely setting by the river.

1 /5 Shelley: Don’t order sides! Ordered scrambled egg & toast and opted to add two sides on - like the omelette and toast that suggests add two sides on at 50p each. Well we ordered a bacon & mushroom side each to go with our scrambled eggs. One bowl of two mushrooms arrived £2.49 each (so £5 for two small cup mushrooms), and two pieces of extremely fatty bacon in a bowl at £1.99 per slice so £4 bacon. We queried this as being one serving/ order and not a double portion sharing bowls. The young, pleasant server went to double check after we showed him our bill and confirmed each bowl had two portions in. Not only were the sides exorbitant (easily mixed up with the omelette sides prices), but the cost is ridiculous! Then the tea and coffee empty cups / pot were left on the tiny table, as was the menu when the food was delivered. Basics in staff training? We have eaten here for years and had many family meals / celebrations at the Waterfront Cafe… well there are plenty of other local places to enjoy- thankfully.

5 /5 Audrey Tarver: We didnt use the cafe, as we stayed on one of the caravan/touring pitches. We had a riverside pitch overlooking the Thames. It was very peaceful for this time of year, just after Easter. Sat and watched the boats going past at a nice leisurely pace. We only stayed 3 nights but will be coming back in a few weeks.