It’s just over a year since Blue Planet II’s episode on ocean plastic brought the issue of waste, especially single-use and disposable plastic items, firmly into the public eye. No longer using plastic drinking straws and swapping to refillable instead of disposable plastic soap cartridges are some of the steps we have taken at the cafe to reduce our environmental…
Although Christmas is still a week away, already from this weekend the days will start to lengthen again! With the Greater Horseshoe Bats still safely hibernating we are preparing for our first themed evening of the new year, an authentic Swedish Evening, featuring traditional recipes from our Swedish staff member Sandra
Friday 11th January: Authentic Swedish Evening
more to follow…
The menu:
Authentic…
Have you met our new Head Chef Stacey yet? Stacey is a larger-than-life character inside and outside of the Guardhouse, and a Brixham girl, who a lot of you probably know already…
Stacey joined us in March, officially as Sous Chef, having worked in several local restaurants including Shoals Cafe on the Lido. She and Martin did a fantastic job of…
The days are short, it’s getting cold, and it’s still too early to get excited about Christmas… November evenings need something to get you out and about!
From the start of the month (and thanks to our Greater Horseshoe Bats going into hibernation) we are allowed to hold our evenings again, and we have just started making our plans for the…
Here on Berry Head we are passionate about preserving the beautiful environment we live and work in. The risks of climate change and plastic polluting the oceans are real concerns to us. We are trying to doing our bit to help make a change!
We have always taken this responsibility seriously, and for example we’ve always used biodegradable takeaway packaging. But…
As autumn arrives, our wonderful chefs are at it again… from Tuesday October 16th we will have another delicious set of specials on our blackboard. How about Scallops Benedict or Apple Pie Porridge for breakfast? Or Pumpkin and Goats’ Cheese Lasagne for lunch? As usual the food will be seasonal, locally sourced and homemade.
Watch this space for pictures of the…
We are offering Christmas Parties at the Guardhouse this winter. Why not hold your work or society party with us?
We are free most Monday to Thursday evenings throughout November and December. Please email events@guardhousecafe.com to enquire.
For groups of 30-50 we can offer exclusive use of the cafe for your event, or we can arrange an evening with several smaller groups…
We are delighted to have been selected by Taste of the West as their “cafe of the year” for 2018. Taste of the West is a regional organisation promoting locally-sourced quality food and drinks; their patron is HRH The Prince of Wales. Our cafe is one of around 100 cafes in the south west who have joined the organisation.
Earlier this…
During the Seafood Feast this autumn we organised a Sea Creature Hunt around Berry Head. Despite some terrible weekend weather, this was a fun event with a lot of enthusiastic children taking part!
Many thanks to Richard of Berry Head Workshop for creating the sea creatures, and to Hunts Cider for sponsoring the event.
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We are delighted that we’ve been picked out as one of the “top UK accessible restaurants with a view” by Age UK Mobility in their recent article here.
Not only are we excited to be recognised on a national scale, we are also really happy that our efforts to make ourselves accessible for less mobile customers are appreciated. We are well…