Waterside Cafe
Waterside Cafe is a family run restaurant with an Italian inspired menu. You are able to enjoy the stunning views of the estuary with delicious and locally sourced food.
Owners: Jimmy and Morele Bellieni
Actions to date:
Takeaway wooden cutlery
Compostable takeaway containers and paper bags
All cold drinks are in glass, cartons or cans
Compostable coffee cups and lids
Offers free water refills
Part of Devon refill scheme
Offers a small discount on hot drinks for those bringing a reusable cup
Recycles card, glass and plastic and metal cans using NDDC trade waste
Working on:
Alternative to individually wrapped biscuits (doesn’t give them out when customers are sitting outside due to risk of blowing into the near-by estuary)
Removing plastic straws – paper straws will be replacing their plastic straws once the remaining stock has gone
Jimmy and Morele say: “From the moment we first clapped eyes on what was to be the site for The Waterside we fell in love with the Taw estuary and made a conscious decision there and then to try and preserve it’s natural beauty and eco system that is home to such a diverse array of wild life. With its otters and wild birds we realised we were the guests and so scaling back on plastic seemed to be the only decent thing to do. We urge all that come to visit to be mindful as every bit helps and good planets are hard to find, so do what you can today cause it ain’t no good tomorrow!”