Surf House Pub Cafe - Aberdeen

We got a breakfast bowl, a burrito and a couple coffees to go so we could eat it at the beach. All of it was SO good and everyone was very kind. We will be returning next time we are on the coast.

Overall, this bar/cafe is very nice! The food, coffee, and drinks were great. My only complaints are that there is often a wait in the morning at the cafe and the crowd at the bar during nighttime are fairly fun but rowdy. Despite that, we had a good experience! Kid-friendliness: Naturally, the bar is closed to kids, but the Cafe is open for everyone.

We were extremely let down by both the service and quality of food at the cafe, and would not recommend Surfhouse to anyone until something changes. We started by placing an online order for breakfast since their website promotes doing so. After completing the order my card was charged and I got a text confirmation saying my order would be ready in a half hour. When I went to pick it up, they said the online orders only go to the pub (which doesn’t open until 4pm) and that they had no record of my order. They asked what I ordered and I had to wait another 20 minutes for our 2 breakfast items. During that time, two other groups of people went up to the counter saying they had been waiting a long time and were still missing parts of their orders. Obviously the 3 high school students working there were understaffed and undertrained I felt kind of bad for them but it definitely solidified that whoever is running this place is doing a poor job on many fronts. The last nail in the coffin for us was the portion size of their $9 breakfast bowl. It was comically tiny. A picture is attached. Maybe ownership changed recently? Who knows. But for now don’t trust the good overall rating.

I can count on one hand how many reviews I’ve ever posted in my 35 years. Today is my birthday. My husband and I were exhausted after a weekend on vacation nearby with our (5) kids and needed a caffeine boost. A Mexican mocha sounded great. I didn’t see it on the menu. I asked if they could make one. The (older) female server with short, dark, curly hair rolled her eyes and repeated my request and then mocked “isn’t a Mexican mocha just a mocha with cinnamon??” (insert undermining attitude here). I replied that I didn’t know (thinking because 1) I’m not a barista and 2) I’ve only have one a couple times in my life at other shops). My husband asked about their surf macchiato. She mocked him while describing what was in it. He decided on that. I was stressed out at this point and just decided to order what my husband did. I said “I’ll just have the same drink, but half sweet… oh!…and with coconut milk”. She replies with a smirk and side-eye “well, that’s NOT the same thing” and proceeded to write my order onto the side of my cup. When I tell you I’ve never smashed the “no tip” button so fast in my entire life. I work in a customer service field and I can understand bad days.. but this was crazy! Totally rude and uncalled for! Yuck.

The worst food I’ve ever had. Went here for breakfast. Ordered a waffle for my child, my husband had the bfast croissant sandwich and I had a bfast burrito with egg, potatoes and bacon. The waffle tasted like it came out of the freezer and heated up in the microwave. It was 3”x 3” big. A sloppy heap of strawberry preserves were put on top making the waffle soggy. My kid hated this and he’s not hard to please when it comes to bfast food. My entire burrito was potatoes and a very small sliver of egg. I didn’t eat it bc it was so dry. By far the worst burrito I’ve ever had. My husband’s sandwich gave him a stomach ache. There was no croissant, and the quality was sub-par. His comment was that it was a microwaved sandwich. On top of that offensive showing of food, everything was packaged in plastic to-go containers even though we ate in. The coffee was so so. I wouldn’t go here if you have a choice. Skip it and skip the disappointment we experienced.