Waterfront Cafe

Tonight sees the start of our summer evening bistro! We're open and serving food and drink Tuesday - Sunday evenings until 30th September. Happy Easter!
Summer Opening Times Monday: 8am - 5.30pm Tuesday - Saturday: 8am - 10pm... Sunday: 8am - 9.30pm
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Don’t forget it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday! Show your appreciation and treat your mum to a Waterfront Cafe gift card. Cards can be loaded with any amount and redeemed throughout the year.

Brrrrr its a cold one today but we’re open and aim to be here until 4pm today. Stay safe on your travels and have fun in the snow!

Pancakes - the perfect half term treat! We'll be serving up freshly made pancakes with a variety of toppings today. But you can't beat the classic lemon and sugar...

Merry Christmas! We’re now closed for a couple of days but will be open again on 27th.
Christmas Opening Times
Christmas Eve: closed ... Christmas Day: closed Boxing Day: closed 27th - 30th: open 8am - 5.30pm 31st December: closed 1st January: closed 2nd January: open 8am - 6.00pm
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It might be snowing but we’re still open! Join us for breakfast for a hot chocolate after a winter walk.

Beautiful day for a pit stop... definitely brightens up our car park!

It's 1st September so that means there's only one month left to enjoy our summer evening bistro before we revert to our winter hours. Make the most of the sunny evenings and join us for a drink, coffee and cake or bite to eat.
Opening Hours (until 30th Sept) Monday 8am - 5.30pm Tues - Sat 8am - 9.30pm ... Sun 8am - 9.30pm
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Travel notice: There's a rolling road closure on the A4074 today in conjunction with the Wallingford Festival of Cycling so you may want to check the route before you travel.

Did someone say #duckfood?

Pizza night is back! Join us tonight for some delicious homemade pizzas!

It's Pizza Night!
We'll be showcasing a selection of our delicious homemade pizzas on our specials board tonight and there'll be something for everyone - salami and jalapeños for those that like it spicy; roasted vegetables, mozzarella and pesto for the veggies; or a classic crowd pleasing Margherita, to name but a few.

In honour of British Sandwich Week (14-20th May) we'll be serving up some delicious special sandwiches; starting with a hearty steak, mushroom and onion and a pulled pork, BBQ sauce and cheese sandwich (in addition to our usual fillings)....Makes that cheese sarnie in your lunchbox look a bit sad!

We're recruiting and are on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals to join our team!
Now that we've started our summer season we've got a number of full and part time positions available for general waiting staff and kitchen assistants. Whether you've got experience or are keen to learn, drop us a line - jobs@waterfrontcafe.co.uk

We went on a Sunday lunchtime in the boiling heat and although it was packed there was plenty of seating and although a long queue to order food/drink it went down really quick with the efficiency of the staff. Will definitely go there again and maybe try tea time next.

This is my favourite riverside stop, lots and lots of seating outside, great food and prompt service (they even have plenty of dog bowls !). We shared the nachos to start, there was loads to go between us and they weren't stingey with the toppings. Hubby had chicken and ham pasta, and I had the burger. I particularly liked the different topping/sauces I could add, I had sour cream and mint for something different. I couldn't finish my chips, too many.

When the sun is out, you can't beat this spot.

Looking forward to our next visit

The setting is beautiful and as it was a gorgeous sunny day we were able to sit outside and enjoy the view. The staff were friendly and helpful and the cake selection was huge. It made a great surprise birthday treat for my dad.

Lovely walk from Wallingford for a well earned cappuccino....... delicious! Such a beautiful view and really friendly staff!

Lovely setting, staff great and the food is good too. Looking forward to next time

Lovely location, good variety of food & drink and prompt service. Always very busy which tells you how good it is!

Lovely location, good service , good food, only complaint we went to go again Monday night & was closed. Bit silly with all this great weather x

Lovely atmosphere, staff and food great. Just that we had to wait some 40 minutes for our breakfast but the place was so busy, at 9.15am there were only a few tables free, so I forgive them.

Love this place, perfect location, lots of choices on the menu.. just wish you could reserve outside table, if only for a special occasion.. ��

First sunny day of spring, only one place to relaxe and have lunch with great food and lovely views

Fantastic food lovely setting every one there are so friendly this has become a regular breakfast treat with friends 5 STAR

A place I've passed many times and keep saying "I'll have to go there" � well I did and I wasn't disappointed.

Lovely food (a bit pricey, but expected) loads of seating inside and out, blankets supplied if you get a bit chilly which I thought was a lovely idea.

The only downside was the wait for food (we did go on a lovely warm sunny afternoon and it was soooooooo busy (again, to be expected) but they told us when we ordered that there was quite a long wait.

Parking can be a bit of a problem when it's busy, I ended up parking on the grass along the main road where other cars were parked.

Lovely place to go though, definitely recommend �

The food I cannot fault staff were lovely too only little fault was that the glasses outside for the water were too small but I suppose I could have asked for a large glass and too many wasps other than that I will be going back

Popped over from High Wycombe to treat our daughter to lunch , not disappointed said lunch would be about 30 mins wait but it came earlier, will be back. Thank you

Popped in with my son for a quick drink and lunch, enjoyed what we had didn't think it expensive and found the staff friendly & helpful.

Lovely place, dog friendly. Good very good, the nacho’s are amazing, fish cakes are good as well.

Staff friendly all round good experience

We went for a drive yesterday in my open top car. Stopped here only for a drink. It was ok lovely setting not my sort of place really won’t be back.

Lovely place fantastic location.. they struggle when busy food incorrect to ordered came out seperately didn't serve all of it and when we complained was just given money back manager did not really care.. disappointing as go there occasionally..

Very very VERY poor service, we was a party of three people, we ordered three breakfasts two had mushrooms!! The mushrooms were so over cooked and dry from being deep fried and sat under a light until no life left in them! We asked for fresh, was told that if you prefer snotty ones then fine and that there was nothing wrong with them. He then returned with yet again deep fried RAW and unwashed and still with DIRT on. I reached out to the management via messenger who just ignored me and my complaint. Just sums up a very poorly run establishment that is only in it for the money. No love or care at all. Shows on the staffs faces. Clearly not a happy ace to work. Very very bad service will 100% not be returning nor recommending.

We went on a Sunday lunchtime in the boiling heat and although it was packed there was plenty of seating and although a long queue to order food/drink it went down really quick with the efficiency of the staff. Will definitely go there again and maybe try tea time next.

This is my favourite riverside stop, lots and lots of seating outside, great food and prompt service (they even have plenty of dog bowls !). We shared the nachos to start, there was loads to go between us and they weren't stingey with the toppings. Hubby had chicken and ham pasta, and I had the burger. I particularly liked the different topping/sauces I could add, I had sour cream and mint for something different. I couldn't finish my chips, too many.

When the sun is out, you can't beat this spot.

Looking forward to our next visit

The setting is beautiful and as it was a gorgeous sunny day we were able to sit outside and enjoy the view. The staff were friendly and helpful and the cake selection was huge. It made a great surprise birthday treat for my dad.

Lovely walk from Wallingford for a well earned cappuccino....... delicious! Such a beautiful view and really friendly staff!

Lovely setting, staff great and the food is good too. Looking forward to next time

Lovely location, good variety of food & drink and prompt service. Always very busy which tells you how good it is!

Lovely location, good service , good food, only complaint we went to go again Monday night & was closed. Bit silly with all this great weather x

Lovely atmosphere, staff and food great. Just that we had to wait some 40 minutes for our breakfast but the place was so busy, at 9.15am there were only a few tables free, so I forgive them.

Love this place, perfect location, lots of choices on the menu.. just wish you could reserve outside table, if only for a special occasion.. ��

First sunny day of spring, only one place to relaxe and have lunch with great food and lovely views

Fantastic food lovely setting every one there are so friendly this has become a regular breakfast treat with friends 5 STAR

A place I've passed many times and keep saying "I'll have to go there" � well I did and I wasn't disappointed.

Lovely food (a bit pricey, but expected) loads of seating inside and out, blankets supplied if you get a bit chilly which I thought was a lovely idea.

The only downside was the wait for food (we did go on a lovely warm sunny afternoon and it was soooooooo busy (again, to be expected) but they told us when we ordered that there was quite a long wait.

Parking can be a bit of a problem when it's busy, I ended up parking on the grass along the main road where other cars were parked.

Lovely place to go though, definitely recommend �

The food I cannot fault staff were lovely too only little fault was that the glasses outside for the water were too small but I suppose I could have asked for a large glass and too many wasps other than that I will be going back

Popped over from High Wycombe to treat our daughter to lunch , not disappointed said lunch would be about 30 mins wait but it came earlier, will be back. Thank you

Popped in with my son for a quick drink and lunch, enjoyed what we had didn't think it expensive and found the staff friendly & helpful.

Lovely place, dog friendly. Good very good, the nacho’s are amazing, fish cakes are good as well.

Staff friendly all round good experience

We went for a drive yesterday in my open top car. Stopped here only for a drink. It was ok lovely setting not my sort of place really won’t be back.

Lovely place fantastic location.. they struggle when busy food incorrect to ordered came out seperately didn't serve all of it and when we complained was just given money back manager did not really care.. disappointing as go there occasionally..

Very very VERY poor service, we was a party of three people, we ordered three breakfasts two had mushrooms!! The mushrooms were so over cooked and dry from being deep fried and sat under a light until no life left in them! We asked for fresh, was told that if you prefer snotty ones then fine and that there was nothing wrong with them. He then returned with yet again deep fried RAW and unwashed and still with DIRT on. I reached out to the management via messenger who just ignored me and my complaint. Just sums up a very poorly run establishment that is only in it for the money. No love or care at all. Shows on the staffs faces. Clearly not a happy ace to work. Very very bad service will 100% not be returning nor recommending.