March 2024 by Darren Jeffery
Just tried to book for a group of 15 people for brunch in a month?s time to be told that they don?t take bookings and to just turn up. No further explanation given. Obviously, if you?re in a group, most of whom would have travelled over long distances to attend an event, it would be nice to sit together and not all over the place, on the off chance enough tables are available. What kind of business sense means a cafe will turn down a group booking like this in favour of walk-ins? They?ve lost our business now.
March 2024 by Adi
Great service, nice "snack", food. Reasonable
February 2024 by David Swinburn
Lovely atmosphere, friendly and helpful
February 2024 by Alice Alice
took us nearly an hour to get a pot of tea and some cake.(half a hour spent queuing, another half hour waiting, despite the queue looking fairly short.)They were clearly short staffed but were not looking to hire any paid workers so I doubt the service level will change soon.Once we got our tea and cake, we found the tea was very weak, as they'd used one (probably cheaply branded) tea bag for the whole teapot. Couldn't taste the tea.Also the cake was small, like 2 mouthfuls, and bone dry.The cafe was on the expensive side, so this time "you get what you pay for" doesn't apply.We won't be using the cafe again if we visit in the future.
December 2023 by Dave B
Lovely Café in the Castle, Bude.
December 2023 by Liz McDowall
Festive tea for two was very nice.
October 2023 by Peter Donaghey
We go here every time we come down to Cornwall to visit family. Lovely little cafe with a great view of the
October 2023 by David Brown
Favourite cafe in Bude, plus gluten free options.
October 2023 by Neville Clark
Welcome place to spend time and get refreshed.
August 2023 by David Walsh
Lovely cafe. Very friendly and helpful staff.
July 2023 by Lynne Watson
Had several lovely, good value cream teas here during our holiday.Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, fabulous views from the conservatory. Tables to eat outside too
June 2023 by Adam Wills
Great service friendly staff only had a hot drink, but the food did look lovely.
March 2023 by Beth_isthewayforward
Brought my mum here for an afternoon tea as an early mother's day surprise. I went to the cafe in the morning with my mum's gift and asked if they could put it on the table in advance, which they were more than happy to do. When we arrived at the booked time they had reserved us a table in the conservatory and also decorated the table with flowers and beautiful chinaware. We had a beautiful selection of sandwiches, crisps, cakes, cream teas and enough tea to keep us going through the whole meal. The lovely girls working did a fabulous job at making it a special occasion for us both and made sure we had everything we needed. Again, beautiful meal, fabulously presented and me and my mum both had a lovely time. Thank you, we will be back again.
December 2022 by 49er
It was my wife's birthday and she wanted something like a high tea to share with other family members including young grandchildren. It was a Sunday when we were trying to find somewhere, so quite difficult. However, with help from tourist info we found The Castle at Bude. We had a really lovely tea the following afternoon, with a range of very tasty sandwiches and absolutely delicious cakes along with mince pies and cream. Pots of tea were included all for a very reasonable price. The table was laid nicely and service was helpful and friendly. We were delighted with it all and it was precisely how my wife wanted it to be. Many thanks to all concerned at the cafe.Geoff WP & familyHaving read some negative reviews I'd like to add that our feelings about the cafe and the staff are entirely the opposite. Some folks though are never satisfied.
November 2022 by Nicole Lyndsell Fleet
Bland egg mayo sandwich with too much spread and no seasoning and Luke warm coffee.
