It's right on the waterfront in a Victorian building.
It has free Wi-Fi.
I tried one of their Jacket Potatoes. For the uninitiated, these are baked potatoes. This one was a Welsh Cheddar. Like everyplace I've been to so far in Wales, the cheese was shredded. It came with a sweet little fresh garden salad about the size of the palm of a child's hand.
To my surprise and to their rightful disgust, they have decaf tea and I asked for it. They have soy milk, it you want to substitute it for dairy.
I broke down and had a piece of their millionaire shortbread. It is shortbread, a layer of caramel covered with a layer of chocolate. It was quite good. Not too hard, with a nice consistency between all three layers.
I want to say this place isn't suitable for children. When I arrived there was a family with two small children, whom at first seemed well-behaved, but upon placing my order, the one child started screaming bloody murder. They were right next to me, so I was concerned about how long they would be staying. They were finishing up. And to the little boy's credit, he was wailing because he cut himself, blood was dripping down his hand. One of the wait staff had a first aid kit, and helped the child.
On a final note: The reviewer before me gives Pier House Cafe only two stars, because the cafe is proud of their five-star hygiene rating, and he said they only deserved two stars, because he said the toilet facilities were unclean. My experience was different. Though the toilet and sink were older, the facilities were clean. Also I'm guessing this hygiene rating has a lot to do with the kitchen area. Looking around the cafe, the seating area was quite clean. read more