Reviews of Finlay's East Beach Cafe (Coffee Shop)

Jinping Cui

Always good. Great food and great staff.

Roger Huizinga

Great new addition to the beachfront!! Sandwiches are a fresh, homemade-tasting treat for lunch, & becoming popular. Then we tried dinner. The salmon & shrimp flatbread was better than anything I've had anywhere along the beach strip. Wonderful flavours & freshness that only a top chef could produce. I'm a regular at the hotel & already looking forward to meals at Watts.

Elle Ash

Dine in

Caio Castelluber

Poor service. To-go coffee cups are horrible and very leak-y

Simone Tyrrell

Cost efficient and convenient.

Malcolm Libby

Great sandwich, even better view.

Michelle Murphy

Great breakfast sandwiches.

David Herman

I love it

Ryan Oliver

Ways a 5 out of 5. Best views. Best BLT.

Balbir Heer

Good food...Great view

Kelly Da Silva

disappointed with fish/chips...too greasy for my liking.

David Eden

Best beer selection on the beach and a great patio too!

Stephanie Chong

Very very mediocre food. Mexican and Greek wraps were basically the same except the “Mexican” wrap had salsa. Both were mildly warm. The “curry” chicken soup was chicken broth with bits of chicken and celery but no curry flavour. Chai latte was just sweet. Butter chicken was on the “Christmas” menu on the board but since it wasn’t Christmas, we couldn’t have it. Grateful that it’s open today but would not come back given the choice

Milan Kubik

Good food good prices great patio

GeoNavPros Derek Campbell

Great food, wonderful service, super good value. Makes a great breakfast, lunch or happy hour option!

Trish Libby

Great home made food, good prices and amazing view. Staff are a bit disorganized and so your order and the price seem to be a bit of a lottery. Well intentioned people and the stuff they sell is good so if they can get a digital cash register and get staff some professional training, they will be set up for success.

Heather Hamilton

Good coffee. Day old muffins for a buck. Warmed up with butter they are great. Friendly service.

Sukhpreet Singh

Great food friendly staff. Good atmosphere.

John Akehurst

We are semi regulars at this particular coffee shop on the East beach in White Rock and the gal running the shop is getting grumpier by the day. Very poor customer relations while at the same time decent coffee and muffins. Probably time to retire.

General Concrete ltd Veldhoen

Great service, awesome food, and their patio is open. A regular stop for me.

Gord Wait

Wonderful employees and homemade breakfast treats

Jonathan Huse

Great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery!

Jay Holland

It was an excellent experience.

Sarah MH

Great place for breakfast and/or lunch! Highly recommended and pet friendly

Mark M.

Thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast sandwich ????. Second time at this place and have not been disappointed with my the food or the service ????

Sahar z

Love the renovation! Great spot to relax and enjoy a cup of java!

JOAN CAMPBELL

Great Saturday morning breakfast spot if you want a quick coffee and feed.

Travis A

Comfortable and friendly atmosphere.

Angelique Prefontaine-Gibson

Great small local family owned cafe across from the beach. It has great coffee and muffins which are baked fresh every morning.

Tony Rodney

Awesome little cafe with excellent service. Good breakfast breakfast menu and pretty impressive craft beer selection. If you're staying at the hotel, it's definitely a little gem.

Tyler Ulm

Amazing before and after the renovation. Their covered glass patio is awesome for a morning beach coffee and their breakfast wrap is simple and so yummy.

Patricia Savage

Lunch

Matt Morin

My husband and I had a great breakfast here on a Sunday morning around 9 am. We just beat the rush so we were able to get a nice table on the patio and enjoy the ocean's breeze. I had the smoked salmon bagel with capers, and it was DELICIOUS. My husband had the omelette, and he really enjoyed it. Will definitely be back.

Andy Boehm

Excellent spot. Great people and Yummy food. Watch the wind surfers and have a coffee or a drink and??

Nate Huizinga

Great food, Great staff, Fantastic view of Semiahmoo Bay..

Richard McCarthy

Awesome food, good price, fast service and a great view of the ocean!

Kyle G

This place is so good, I'm staying in the hotel and I've eaten here almost daily.. very delicious and very fresh.. friendly staff no complaints and the heated patio is great!

Jonas Sarris

Beautiful view

Stephen Klaver

One of the few places on the strip with a great view of the water. Good food, coffees, and people

Jason P (TxTech22)

Great food and service

Maryn S

Meal type

David Gleeson

Great staff and atmosphere. Location is great with an awesome view

Polos Opuestos

Best beer selection on the beach!!

Mike Ansley

You steping off the street you immediately feel like you're at the friendly neighbourhood cafe. More of the local vibe than the rest of the beach. With the addition of the all season patio this place it great! Perfect for morning coffee and breakfast, afternoon drinks with a bite or a lunch date. The options of home made eats and baking are very delectable with great coffee and six beer taps for you to choose from. Perfect for a easy summer morning or afternoon.

Tracy Tillapaugh

The food is always freshly made. Prices are awesome. Great selection. And it's on the beach

Jack Peters

Food was absolutely delicious! We had to get a 2nd order of the Pesto Chicken flatbread because everyone in our group had a taste and wanted more! Great location right across from the hubbub of East Beach, but away enough that you can enjoy company on the new outside eating area.

Susanna Murray

Awesome place with lovely staff and great food!

Emma Schill

Amazing breakfast sandwich

Donna Marie

Meal type

NTM

Friendly people, good sunroom sitting. Or just get the coffee and fresh bakery and walk to the beach.

jack Clark

Great tea lattes, best I've had in a long time.

Jennifer Robbins

Dine in

Amelia Featherstone

Love this cafe.Going there for years.Soup was great and homemade.!!

Char McC

Service

Kanwarjit Singh Lall

Awesome best coffee on beach

Phoenix Heart

Excellent food, I got the chicken quesadilla that was on happy hour. It totally hit the spot. Very chill atmosphere, it was rather quite a on the Sunday evening.

H G

Quick and friendly !!

Susan Young

Cute little place, had breakfast. Parking out front on street (paid). Ocean is right out front. Sad outside, had heaters. Food was good. Not a huge selection.

Wayne Ralph

Food and coffee is good, but coffee refills should be free, ridiculous to charge for a full coffee again. Hopefully they realize this and will have repeat customers. Thanks for the response. You should consider free refills if food is ordered. Regards.

Chris Brian

Not super busy but staff runs around like chickens without heads. Lol Disappointed they ran out of scones at 10:15 am. Nice staff and were accommodating.

Tessa Bohn

Great Home made meals, Coffee ☕ usually great but for some reason, this time, my Flat White tasted like a Mocha. !!!!!

Corissa George

BEST PRICES!!! We had a quick breaky before heading out & it was yummy, quick, & super well priced. It’s conveniently located on the main strip & at the bottom of the Ocean Promenade Hotel where we stayed. Staff were friendly & patient as we made our choice. Nice seating inside with ocean views. Loved it & recommend it highly!

saverio lattanzio

Awesome omlettes!

Marc Gage

My wife and I love visiting White Rock, the beach is absolutely fabulous and so is the Watts East Beach Cafe! (connected to the Ocean Promenade Hotel) It is a gem! The food is homemade just like the delicious meals my mom would prepare for us. Staff are friendly, helpful, kind and they treat everyone like family. AND everything on the menu is under ten bucks! Yup, they also serve beer and wine to boot!

Dal Grewal

Watts Beach cafe is great for coffee, breakfast or lunch. Had a celebration of life for a friend and ordered take out for all the sandwiches from here. Perfect choice and were all fresh and tasty.

Barb Dunlop

Ordered bagel and smoked salmon..so delicious and my hubby had breakfast sandwich..yummy!!! The blueberry scones are melt in the mouth and huge as is the peach pineappleuffins..the coffee was so delish!!!!!!....thank you, thank you!!!!!!

Patrick Bogaert

Fantastic smoked salmon on a bagel topped with capers and red onion

William Speechley

Great little cafe!

Lorna Stevens

Very good ambience and food

Christopher Sharp

Lunch

Ak

Good comfort food, staff is always a delight!

Ann Fenlon

friendly staff, super clean dinning area. Good food and coffee :)

Brian Cooper

Very good food, and the girls are always happy and polite!

Sara el

Decent coffee, great egg/avocado sandwich.

Tony Tingskou

really good food, lovely beer and my favourite spot sadly, you can't count on them to actually be open when you arrive, so have an alternate plan. :- (((

Kaelynn Ball

Not impressed, sorry to say. Come here every week order the same drinks and the espresso came out wrong, sent it back and second one was worse and depending on who is working, the prices vary....hmmm ????

Dave Sievewright

Great atmosphere, wonderful coffee and terrific service

Geoff English

Home baked fare and great coffee

Caroline Foster

The bread seemed homemade which was nice, but we prefer fresher, roasted meat in sandwiches, not the packaged thin slices. The soup was homemade, but veggies were too under done for my liking. Good coffee, friendly service, nice they have a small patio area.

Jodi Kipp

Nice little coffee shop by the beach. Modest price. I tried their basic breakfast( eggs,toast and bacon) and it was really well done. The staff was pleasnt and there was hardly any wait to place our order and get a table.

Ralph Martens

Great Food Great service with a great view of the water. Plus it is reasonably priced

Wayne Jackson

Another coffee shop that I would love to love, but unfortunately do not. They renovated recently and it looks lovely. Unfortunately I am never impressed with the service or with the food. Very much a "get it yourself" style coffee shop. The staff is hard working, but not the most sunshiney bunch. Maybe I've just caught them at bad times, but they usually seem impatient with customers and too busy to be bothered with anything above expected service.

David Coutu

The sandwiches and cookies were great!

Winston Conyers

Great service!

Dagan Becker

Very good omelette breakfast and view of the òcean from the sheltered covered outdoor deck.

Rick Taylot

Really nice spot with great food. Chocolate chip cookies some of the best ever.

Holly Nott

This is definitely not Watts anymore... It used to have friendly service. Now it is Finlay's and things have gone down hill in my opinion. We decided to give it a try and the service was terrible. The cashier didn't even say hello and was just distracted and almost rude. The food order came out slow and wrong (Twice!). The drinks came out after we were done eating. (Sooo slow). The table was sticky. They served people out of order. There are dead plants on display. I couldn't wait to finish up and leave. Nice spot on the beach with a great patio but don't expect any service. Other customers asked for a high chair and they don't have one. Other customers ordered take out and they messed up their order as well.

Aziz Rai

Great breakfast.

Nick McLean

Great home style cooking. Wonderful service, nice environment and a killer view of thw bay in White Rock. The patio is heated and comfortable all year round. Coffee, beer, wine, Breakfast Lunch and dinner on the weekends. Highly recommend this place.

Jaide Helgason

Favorite place at East Beach. Great little cafe with lots of great food on the menu!!

sinankilci

Good bang for your buck.

Kevin Selcer

Cozy little cafe..great cup of dark coffee!!!

Ashley D

a must stop in white rock. great breakfasts, great coffee, great service. raspberry scones are to die for. beautiful view from the patio. very very reasonably priced and love that they do a 1/2 sandwich option for my daughter :)

Daniel Smith

Food very good, outdoor patio and following all COVID regulations. Will be back soon????

C Mcallison

Good value and a good view

Jim Kidd

Had a great lunch on the patio, the food was very good and so was the service

Suzanne Kidd

Had a nice lunch on the patio, food was very good and service was quick

B Earl

A great place to chill, friendly staff and good food. Wish then luck in surviving these challenging times.

Robyn Selcer

Needs Level 2 electric car recharging spots nearby

Elizabeth Hadley

The best panini I have ever had. I am honestly impressed with their food. My coffee was ok.... My panini was beyond great !

Randy

Service

Nicole Davidson

Watts has been an anchor for East Beach in White Rock. Quality is exceptional. Prices are great. And the staff know their regulars by name. Super friendly and efficient. Highly recommend.

k mart

They have great coffee, and amazing breakfast. ????????????????????????????

Linda Wallace

Lots of great changes since the last time I was in. The new open / close patio is very impressive, fresh and clean. Friendly local family owned business and a very busy place today. Great location, with a great view, and east beach is the best beach, when the tide is out. Thanks .....

Robert Watkins

We stayed at the Ocean Promenade Hotel which The cafe is attached to. The meals are all like home made. They had fresh giant muffins and scones every morning as well as eggs and bacon for breakfast. All the ingredients are very fresh and made right in front of you. Can say enough about this Cafe it was totally awesome. Lots of locals hang out there.

David Townsend

A lovely little cafe with a great view of the beach

jim garrity

Great breakfast for under $10

Laura Ashton

Great breakfast with a view

Debbie Bristow

Waited over 25 minutes for a single sandwich to go. Not impressed.

Josiah Wiebe

Great location. Great Breakfast menu. Great Food and Coffee at reasonable prices.

Avneet Bains

Great place, beautiful view from the patio and a gorgeous cute beachy cafe on the inside. We ordered the minestrone soup & it came piping hot & fresh. Large filling portions with good service. Definitely a place to visit when you're along the beach.

Donald Fisher

Friendly staff tasty food. A great local intimate hang out on West Beach.

Nick Drummond Carter

Great coffee and great fresh baked muffins!

Hina chaudhry

Came here for breakfast with my husband. It was a nice simple place for simple breakfast. No wait on a Sunday morning at 11 am. And not busy either. It's more like a cafe place serving breakfast options as well. Eggs were delicious and bread was nice. Order and pay at counter then you may seat yourselves.

lauraine pomerleau

Horrible sat in the restaurant for 20 mins and didn't even get served water so we left no waitress in site