The Criterion Restaurant

63-64 Esplanade, Weymouth
01305 784520

Recent Reviews

Bestcom Systems

I first went here in the 1980's and it is still that rare thing nowadays - an unpretentious English Cafe. Of course they have other food too and lots have changed but if you want an English traditional seaside cafe, like you used to go to, well worth giving a try.

Kev De Burgh

Always come here when I'm in Weymouth. Lovely grub, nice atmosphere, nice staff. Brilliant.

Lesley MAYO

Place was dirty tables sticky and not clean. Fish and chips and peas very poor all frozen

Sharon D

Top notch home cooked meal, very reasonably priced and a fabulous cuppa! Location and views from inside also amazing. We will definitely be returning!

Chrissi Thompstone

One of the places I keep walking past even though I have fond childhood memories from always eating there. Popped in Monday lunchtime and thoroughly enjoyed their homemade cottage pie with roast potatoes and vegetables whilst my husband enjoyed one of their big breakfasts. I most highly

Seaside45799805911

Fantastic food and view . Best breakfast in Weymouth. All cooked fresh, Amazing/ clean. Beer for breakfast as on holiday, Jayne Martin x

Ryan Garrad

Very busy, hustle and bustle, small breakfast restaurant. We turned up and followed the simple self service (Finding your own table, queueing like you’re in a canteen and the having table service) it was… well simple! It’s basic, it ticks the box, all though most of the staff are young and it seems to have barely any interaction (other than when ordering food) it’s great! Would recommend it if you’re happy to deal with a little less interaction!

L L

We went to Weymouth for a quite walk on the beach, then coffee and breakfast! We didn’t realise they had a motor sport event on , it was packed with people, which is great for Weymouth and the shops . The restaurant was struggling with the volume of people, we did have to wait a very long time for our breakfast, however the staff were nice and clearly busy and all stuff explained it wasn’t normally like it! The breakfast was lovely and we hope to go another day, when it’s not so busy.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian breakfast option with a quality veggie sausage

Admin

went for breakfast today.We ordered the big brek and the veggi brek.Food and drinks were hot.Ingredients were lower quality however that’s reflected in the price.There was a long wait for the food but that was due to the bike racing on the beach and it was extremely busy everywhere.

Laura C

Myself and my partner was in Weymouth from Monday till Friday and came here three times for brunch and a cream tea, WOW the breakfast was cooked to perfection,tasted delicious and those was the best cherry scones I’ve ever had,brilliant prices and highly recommend going here the staff are lovely too and we can’t wait to go again

Chris Jackson

Absolutely beautiful breakfast , freshly cooked to order , would recommend to

ChristineF F

A really good breakfast at a reasonable price. Right on the beach front . Good variety of food and cooked well

London Links

Awful, rude, nasty, sweaty man doing to food, treating the young servers lite sh1t! Absolutely disgusting the way he spoke to them!Three meals took over half an hour to get to our table (2 burgers and a roast beef)……no roast potatoes left, they said they ran out so had to have croquettes instead. The croquettes were put on top of the gravy so went all soggy. The roast beef plate was sitting on the hot plate for nearly 15 minutes while the man put the burgers on.The food in general was ok but no seasoning so tasted bland.The servers all look thoroughly miserable and I don’t blame them! Another customer commented to a blonde lady from behind the counter as to how vile the man had been to the staff and she had the gall to try to make an excuse for him! There is NO excuse for rudeness and bullying youngsters like that!Then another man came into the restaurant, looking scraggy and unclean with his shorts down past his bum cheeks and showing his dirty pants….then he started sorting stuff in a little bar area….he actually works there!!!! I will never in my life go back to this restaurant…..I cannot find a single good thing to say about it. Shockingly bad!

Keith Marshall

The worst meal my wife & myself have ever had. we chose roast beef & yorkshire pud. Big mistake. The roast beef was tasteless, the yorkshire pud was like cardboard, the roast spuds were prob out of a freezer pack. The only thing that was edible was the cabbage. On the plus side the Horseradish sause was nice. Chose Jam rolly polly with custard, which i paid for, but was told later that there was nobody to get it ready, so had to get a refund. Also the service was atrocious. Will never go there agai. I wouldnt serve this food to my dog.

Ann S

Was outside in the seating area reading the menu waiting to be served after a while I went in and enquired about service, the lady rudely said "you're served at the til",I tried to have a conversation regarding where we was sat, she turned her back on me and another member of staff proceeded to serve me reluctantly, the customer service we got was terrible and we will not visit this establishment again and will let all our family and friends not to go there, some visit regularly, others reside there... very disappointing!!!!

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