9 March 2015

Eating Out - The Beach Cafe, Caerhays Beach

On Saturday we made our way down to Caerhays beach to check out the newly opened 'Beach Cafe'.  There has been a flurry of excitement surrounding it on Facebook so we wanted to see what we were missing.  It looks fairly unassuming from the outside - before its recent transformation it was a traditional beach shop with buckets,spades, beach balls and deck chairs hanging from the beams.


Inside the new owners have gone for a reclaimed look with the walls clad in what looks like pallet wood and furniture sourced from here, there and everywhere and then upcycled with faux fur and vintage fabrics.







On perusing the menu we decided to pick a few things and share between us so we could get a good sample.  We chose the Slow Roasted Beef Brisket on a rosemary foccacia, the Bacon and Cream Cheese Croissant with spicy beetroot jam and the Beach Burger.


Our meals came in takeaway boxes, obviously suitable for taking down onto the beach if you preferred.  Highlights were definitely the Beef Brisket and horseradish coleslaw and the spicy beetroot jam which were all delicious.  We were very underwhelmed by the Beach Burger which we felt did not match the level of tastiness of the other offerings.

Service was friendly and quick (if a little lacking in experience) and there was a jolly atmosphere - I am sure that they will do well during the summer.  A couple things to note are a lack of high chairs (borrow the portable booster chair we have here for guests' use - ably demonstrated here by Guy) and lack of children's menu - although there is mention on FB that they are happy to adapt anything.

They serve teas, coffees, hot chocolates and homemade cakes which all looked tempting.  

We need to make another visit to Caerhays soon as we want to visit the castle garden's whilst at their peak - the magnolias have just started to bloom and soon will be fully out to accompany their magnificent camellia collection.

 

Kate

Poltarrow Farm
Self Catering Cottages and Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast in Cornwall

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