Fred's Cafe

Friendly and polite staff. The food was great but I found the service a little slow from start to finish, this wasn't really that much of an issue but maybe they can get customers in and out quicker if they had another staff member helping rather than one doing everything. Overall I would return here

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.

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

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.

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.

Breakfast at FREDS CAFE for Team Taylor. Top notch food, fast and friendly service, great coffee, light bites as well as full English. Support your local businesses!

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.