The Watermark Cafe

Royal Albert Dr, Scarborough
01723 506506

Recent Reviews

Neil Bruce

Pretty busy but we were served quickly. Great seat facing the sea. Latte was excellent as were the toasted

alanmJ3189VP

Stopped in Scarborough for lunch and found this cafe. At this time of year, there is free parking which was an added bonus. We received a warm welcome and had a lovely table beside a warm fire and lovely views out to the sea and coastline. The drinks were exceedingly nice, hot chocolate with little flake was the best and mocha was delicious. We had scampi and chips and also a smoked salmon and prawn salad. Portions were very generous and food was well presented, very fresh and amazing. A brilliant find.

Rach h

Best team of staff in Scarborough! All friendly, helpful, and guaranteed to put a smile on our face ? Family's fave. You all do amazing ??

Lou Mycroft

Immaculate customer service matters just as much as anything else to me and when I called in for the first time yesterday I was delighted by the warm, friendly and professional welcome (enough staff on duty too, not overstretched like many places). No wonder it was buzzing on a quiet day for the town. Lovely cuppa and cake too. I love your terrace view and your beautiful fairy lights ⭐️

pete foster

Lovely hot breakfast. Very nice staff.

Sarah Endicott

Went here for a late breakfast whilst at a swim meet at the sports village. Being early winter parking was easy and we got seated quickly.Nice food, served at great temperature. Just a little chilly due to the outside temperature.

Gardener009

Dog friendly, good gluten free choices. Really friendly service. Great choice of food. The whole place has a nice feel about it. Highly recommended. Disabled parking right outside.

Josh Wilson

The English breakfast is pretty good. Lovely atmosphere. Would have preferred thicker bread for the toast and the sausage needs a desperate rethink. But still a lovely spot.

Kirstya677

Honestly this place should be avoided on a weekend clearly! We travelled from Bridlington because we saw a couple of good reviews on Facebook,wish we hadn’t. I had to stand in a queue for 15 minutes which was a joke in itself….To then get to the counter and ask for 2 breakfasts priced at £11.95 each to be told there wasn’t any mushrooms or hash browns for the breakfasts as the fryers were broken..I said that I’d waited too long to change my mind and went with it anyway..We asked for black pudding on both to replace the missing items which was apparently fine. I got our hot drinks and sat down,no spoons for the drinks..So I went up to the counter to ask for sugar and spoons and I literally had a woman just point at the condiments counter. Ok. I’ll just get them myself and presume you’re pointing me in the right direction and not into a wall which is probably what I’d have rather done to be honest. We sat down,waited another 15 minutes,our breakfasts came….Toast was more like warm bread,butter only in the middle and 4 items missing off each….No hash browns or mushrooms like stated but no black pudding or tomatoes either lol..The bacon was supposed to be well done it came like it had a minute on each side and the sausages were so so pale I wondered if they’d just come in from the pig..I asked for the tomatoes and black pudding and apparently they couldn’t do black pudding either as the fryers were broken….Mint. So the tomatoes? Or the cook must have forgotten them….I asked for some fresh toast and 10 minutes later I was still waiting..I literally had an egg,2 bacon medallions and a sausage and it cost me £12! Never again. The service was really unprofessional. The waitresses should have been informing the customers as they come in about their little broken fryer problem so that people could decide what they wanted instead of them having to wait in a stupidly massive queue with one person serving to then be told they can’t have what they want…Surely that’s just common sense? The food was shocking. I get it was busy and trust me,I know what it’s like to work in a busy kitchen. But the organisation and problems that occurred today was really shabby. Definitely won’t be returning….If I had had half the energy I have writing this now earlier,I would have have been asking for a refund but I couldn’t wait to leave. PS I’m all for dog friendly places too but the waitresses stroking the dogs and letting them lick them and them not washing their hands before serving food really is something that needs a little work on. Also the leaking roof that was dripping water all over the place,might need fixing.

Ceri Simmone Taylor

We chose this spot as the reviews for breakfast were really good. We were staying in a hotel nearby and didn't fancy their breakfast - on hind sight should have eaten in the hotel as got more for your money and good food too!Prices are on the higher side but I think you're paying for the view mainly here.Parking is chargeable out front of here and if sitting outside parked cars can spoil the view you're paying for. Particularly vans!You can tell the food is local produce and more than likely from local butchers/farms etc.Staff were very friendly and attentive - can't fault them.Would I come here again? Probably not now I've done it. For the money and knowing what Scarborough has to offer I would probably avoid. My local friends avoid this place down to the price. I am a local girl too so very familiar with the area but never tried here before.

Rachel S

Very slow service. Disorganised and not friendly. The place is grubby, seats are torn and tables sticky. Took 15 mins to ger two drinks whilst staff were busy chatting. What has happened to this place? Used to be great.

850cerit

We chose this spot as the reviews for breakfast were really good. We were staying in a hotel nearby and didn't fancy their breakfast - on hind sight should have eaten in the hotel as got more for your money and good food too! Prices are on the higher side but I think you're paying for the view mainly here. Parking is chargeable out front of here and if sitting outside parked cars can spoil the view you're paying for. Particularly vans! You can tell the food is local produce and more than likely from local butchers/farms etc. Staff were very friendly and attentive - can't fault them. Would I come here again? Probably not now I've done it. For the money and knowing what Scarborough has to offer I would probably avoid. My local friends avoid this place down to the price. I am a local girl too so very familiar with the area but never tried here before.

paul s

Slow service waited 30 minutes to be greated by a young till operator who didn't know what pinon grigio was he told me to look in the fridge walked out £20 for a bottle of wine and it's self service

David

Visited after a tentboxing for a night at North Bay.My SO is Coeliac and was keen on the GF breakfast but opted for toast, bacon and poached eggs (build a breakfast). She loved it and had no issues later on (for all those who are coeliac will know what I mean!)I went for the full English with black pudding and loved it.Approx £20 including parking (cost after 9am) so very reasonable.Great start to the day and even topped up our waterbottles for the adventures ahead!Would definitely return.Dietary restrictions: Good gluten and vegan options. Was aware of coeliac restrictions/sensitivity and cated very well!Parking: Plenty of parking at the time but can be VERY busy at peak timesParking is paid via machine (card or cash) and is run by local authority.

Ca Ma

Despite advertising it they have had no gluten free bread the past 3 times we have visited. The chef has apparently spoken to the owner regarding this but either it fell on deaf ears or he just doesn't care. We also noticed each time how sticky the tables were and thought it must be the cleaning products they use.... NO! They are covered in weeks of greasy muck that you can actually scrape off the table with a spoon!! (see photos). We will not be going back.Dietary restrictions: Very poor

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