Beach Cafes-clacton East - Tendring

This cafe wins the prize for rudest customer service in my whole lifetime. There is no excuse for rudeness I understand they might have had a bad day but no need to take it out on customers especially as my husband had just died, quite upsetting for them to be so unwelcoming. We will stick to Flagstones such a different experience

Little Gem of a Cafe right on the front between Clacton and Holland at the turning circle for the 'Wally Trolley '... My wife and I called in there on our walk back from Clacton and took a cold drink and a snack for lunch. The staff are wondeful a true team of busy ladies and gents who turn out fresh cooked hot food, lovely sandwiches and great tea and coffee as well as beach toys and games for the kids. Their Ice creams are REALLY good. Places like this are a real gem and need our support

Beaches Cafe Holland on Sea We have lived in Clacton for 15yrs and absolutely LOVE spending time down on the seafront, visiting every cafe/kiosk along the way whiling away the hours. We have never managed to make it too far past the East side of the pier due to my physical disability, but since I have my new wheels (scooter) we took the opportunity to ‘walk’ further than we’d ever done before, making it to this cafe for the first time for a very welcome cup of hot chocolate and a coffee, after finding the majority of the other cafés all closed. The view is amazing and the hot chocolate was the best I’ve had anywhere along the seafront. The owners told us they were opening a few days per week out of season. We look forward to visiting again.

Staff were not able to tell me what allergens were in their food, apparently they do not keep ingredient lists nor packaging that has ingredients on. None of this was communicated in a polite way, I was made to feel like I was putting them out by even asking. Maybe my expectations are high, but this is only one of two places in the last 2 years who didn't seem to have any allergy awareness.

The old man/cook needs to get out this industry where he has to be polite, he has zero.manners, but then again I’d be in a permanent stinking mood if I could only cook food as bad as what they serve.