The Sands Cafe Bar at Saunton has to be one of the best situated cafes in existence. Sitting below the Saunton Sands Hotel on the cliff, the Sands Cafe Bar is just beside the pathway leading to the beach. The cafe is upstairs (lift access available), and has a large balcony outside overlooking the bay. The view is literally jaw-dropping, and lots of you can enjoy it as there are plenty of tables outside.
The food isn't quite so exciting, although it is perfectly pleasant. The cafe offers breakfast, lunches including pasta, salads and various things with chips, plus afternoon teas, cappuccinos and the like.
One of my favourite memories of the place is sitting on the balcony working my way through a Bristol blue glass full of strawberries and clotted cream, with the sea glinting and almost the colour of the glass.
Be warned, even in the summer, it's windy here, so tie down anything you want to keep if you sit outside.
Clean loos, carparking right alongside (charged by the full or half day, free in the evening), some shops downstairs. You can even hire a beach hut and make a day of it read more