January 2024 by Ben Hadley
Our party had coeliac requirements and the staff were more than happy to explain what they have and the precautions they take. Overall, we felt very confident in their ability to cater for us and the food was just as great.This was topped off by lovely views of the loch.Dietary restrictions: We had a coeliac in the party and the staff were very good explaining their cooking process, how they avoid cross contamination and their other safety measures.In addition to this, they had a good range of vegetarian and vegan options providing a good experience for all.
December 2023 by paulm242
Have to say this place always impresses on food and its Christmas Lunch is no exception. One of these days we might have room for pudding BUT have never managed it yet as the portions are plentiful and the food is just to good to miss out on!
November 2023 by GRUMPY FOX
I?m a little bit flipping back and forth about this review.We came here and asked for atable , getting one right away , we made our order.A large breakfast, Cup of tea, a cheese panini ,and a hot chocolate.Sitting and waiting we notice it?s a very clean and pleasant cafe, and quite popular too , by the looks of it.The staff, I say staff, it looked like the manager and her cook only , and the manager seemed to be running around a little bit chasing herself.Our drinks came and the tea was nice but I just did not get the cup to drink it in, no handle and it would be something I?d only expect at home. The hot Chocolate was luke warm and weak to say the least , but certainly not anywhere near hot.The food.The manager came to the tableWith the panini (which was in fact a baguette sliced open , maybe we thought that?s what they call a panini here?) but it was burnt , really burnt on the edges, in fact the manager herself even asked my partner if it was too burnt for her? Yes of course the response was. But come on if you are having to ask the customer if it?s too burnt, then surely you already know it?s burnt and should not be sent out to a customer!Later she came out with a fresh one ( by then I?d almost finished my breakfast) which had some cheese melted and some not so melted, but certainly not like a panini!The large breakfastThe hash brown was really nice and the haggis was amazing, the egg was cooked perfectly and really good. The bacon was not that good ( I?m not sure if this was just my personal taste of bacon as it was smoked bacon,or certainly tasted smoked) and the sausage was really hard and chewy. Yes I ate it all, I was so hungry I?d have eaten anything. Not a lot of choice either , a very small amount of food for a breakfast.The price £22.05 for a large breakfast one panini that was not a panini a cup of tea and a hot chocolate. :-(I feel they?re trying hard to achieve something better than they are providing, it?s a shame as you can see they are really trying to do this but in my opinion it?s not there yet.Would I visit again? Sadly not as it is at the moment.
October 2023 by C Mac
Really great place to get some food, service was excellent and food was great. Very well priced and fantastic location, will definitely be back!
October 2023 by Maciej W
Amazing food. The best food in the area Dumfries&Galloway. High quality food. Great service. Very high recommend.
October 2023 by eglintongirl
Warm welcome. Great lunch with family which catered well for special dietary needs. Nothing was too much trouble, including putting tables and chairs in the sunshine for us! Highly recommend
September 2023 by Alistair Kerr
Lovely wee cafe/bistro in Agnew Park. Large, long stay public car park adjacent. Views up Loch Ryan to the ferries and Ailsa Craig. Great service and tasty food. Reasonable charges. Seems a very well managed establishment. May be worth reserving a table as seems to be a popular place.
September 2023 by David Birnie
Found it while walking along the see front when on holiday in Stranraer and must say that it was excellent food fantastic and the girls that worked there were amazing and helpful couldn't have been more accommodating will definitely be back the next time we visit Stranraer
August 2023 by Bob A
Convenient for lunch while in Stranraer. Unlimited free parking. Spacious seating. Friendly staff. Varied menu. Good quality food, and plenty of it at reasonable prices.
July 2023 by Ivan Kennedy
Friendly staff, good variety of good value food. Nice outlook, with an open-air first-floor seating area.
July 2023 by Nina M
Whether it?s for coffee or lunch this is the ideal place to visit. A warm welcome and good food. We had a share platter which was great value and delicious
July 2023 by Tracey and Aggie epic adventure
Such a wonderful place near the sea service was impeccable the food incredible and the manager was so kind friendly and very good to her staff. Lovely atmosphere I would fully recommend this quaint lil cafe by the sea .
July 2023 by Clarabel Mac
Pleasant enough place. Only one serving tables when we arrived (did go up to two eventually), so if they were making coffee for one table, was a bit of a wait for the other to give order. Noticed they had poached smoked haddock + poached eggs on menu. Although it came with a sauce + cheese scone, I wondered if I could have just the fish + eggs. Yes I could, wonderful, however, this seemed to confuse the kitchen. They wanted to improve its presentation, but we got there in the end. Would have been nice to have full slice of fish, or at least more of it + poached eggs runny, but was tasty enough, eaten and enjoyed. Did feel bit unfair that despite not taking the salad, scone, sauce, etc., I was still charged full amount as if I had. Cooked breakfasts had by others were OK. Scrambled egg with smoked salmon, was a bit lacking in smoked salmon, but enjoyed Particular brand of coffee wasn't to our liking, but that's just personal taste. Two of us went on to have cake which was fine, albeit not a vast selection. Was hoping for doughnuts as per photo on website, but alas they don't make them as a regular. So don't be fooled into thinking what you see in the photo is what you'll get in the restaurant. Not the cheapest, wouldn't necessarily say cost is reflected in quality. But did the job on a wet Sunday.
June 2023 by Brian Bell
Had lunch today with my wife, service, food and location excellent, the staff were first class, this was our first time visiting definitely not my last.
June 2023 by HeavenKnowsIm
The reviews of Driftwood sounded good, so we decided to have lunch there before getting the ferry at Cairnryan. Driftwood is quite a small cafe in a public park - which has a free carpark beside it. Probably because they had a number of reserved tables, service was very slow. We had to ask for menus and the food took a while to arrive. We had the special - chicken gougons in a wrap with chips, coleslaw and a side salad. All were excellent. There are separate municipal type toilets in the complex
