Fred's Cafe

Overall enjoyable breakfast. Didn't like cheap catering sausages. Crockery especially cups need seriously replacing as on finishing drinks they were badly stained & had old tea/coffee stain rings around them. Also this cafe has no toilet facilities

I’ve been eating here everytime I am in Frinton and the food was great. Recently I had a bad experience with the service where I felt I wasn’t welcome and the cashier was rude and dismissive. She was warm to other customers and wasn’t to me. I’m guessing it’s because of the colour of my skin that I am treated differently. Frankly after that experience I won’t be eating here ever again.

Joined a very busy restaurant full of very satisfied customers. It was a super meal of ham egg chips, and a chicken burger chips for hubby. 2 large mugs of tea and lots of sauce. Great lunch stop.

I'm really disappointed with my recent experience at the cafe . I ordered a ham sandwich and noticed it had a slightly slimy texture and tasted weird, but I thought it may have just been the butter, so i didn't want to be rude and ate it. Soon after eating it, i ended up with food poisoning. Food safety should be a top priority, and the fact that I contracted food poising is seriously worrying. I have read other reviews on here since and noticed there have been similar comments . I am concerned that this still hasn't been addressed - AVOID

Food ok cheap and cheerfull.cooked well sausages are poor quality.rest ok.service was slow all standing around chatting.table clothes are a health hazard torn and really worn out impossible to clean properly if top surface is split food can enter here?menus dirty? Baby chair dirty? Needs to be inspected .

Upon arriving we were met by a very rude staff saying closed!! (2pm when web says closes at 3pm) We have been going to freds for a number of years. Over the last year we have seen a decline in this place going down rapidly. Food standards also has declined and staff attitude is bad. As a result of being turned away today we found a lovely place a few doors down( keto bite) with a much higher staff attitude and food standards are very high. I really can't see myself ever going back to freds.

I visited the café with my teenage daughter for a quick lunch and we ordered two dishes and one coffee. My daughter, being health-conscious, preferred to avoid sugary drinks and drank from her own bottle of water. To my surprise, we were charged for this when paying at the counter. I did not see any clear signage stating that bringing your own water would incur a fee, and no one informed us when we began drinking it. Had I been told upfront, I would have either continued knowingly or simply asked for tap water instead. Being charged only at the end made the experience feel quite unpleasant — almost like being penalised without warning. It left us feeling disappointed after what was otherwise a decent meal.

Went to order breakfast selected build own from the menu. I noticed the chef cooking sausage, mushroom, hash brown from the same deep fried oil. To confirm I asked the FOH, chief came out and mentioned same thing we use same frier, which felt bad 👎. Even they are not asked whether that can be done in 2 different frier to serve breakfast,literally waited for my breakfast but ended with hungry but recommending different order which I am not interested. I said no to that. P They replied sorry, very disappointed that they cannot use separate oil for vegetarian, vegetarian and meat stuff. Not recommended for vegan and vegetarian.