Gibby's Cafe, Filey
by Mike
(W Yorkshire)
When in Filey the best place to eat is Gibby's Cafe in Hope Street, which can be found just off Murray Street which is the Main 'Drag' in Filey down to the beach.
We had visited before, a couple of years ago, but couldn't remember the name of the cafe or even the name of the street it was on but knew we would recognise it from the outside.
It did mean that we visited nearly all the other cafe's in Filey before we found it which gave us a chance to compare menus and prices. It certainly seems to give value for money in comparison to its major competitors.
It offers everything from a three course meal through baguettes, baked potatoes etc to cakes, tea & coffee. It is also licensed. It is not a high class restaurant but it is not pretending to be one either. What is on offer is very good value home cooked food accompanied with excellent service from friendly staff.
The decoration is simple but tasteful. On the walls are interesting art work & historical information about the Yorkshire coastline. One of the paintings is by local artist Pat Foust who is a regular customer. The picture depicts Filey in the winter & has been exhibited in the Paris Salon and the RBA London.
When the Cafe owner saw me admiring the art work she gave me a book of Sutcliffe (the famous Whitby photographer) to look at. This was really fascinating as it showed an original photograph taken by Sutcliffe opposite a modern creation of the same scene. In some comparison photographs the photographer had found the descendents of the subject of the original composition. Some of the likenesses were just amazing. I could have spent all day leafing through the book.
Later in the afternoon we returned for tea and cakes. We were taking my 83 year old mother in law out for the day after all !
Certainly I can recommend a visit to Gibby's Cafe you will not be disappointed
