On Our List
We spotted Lilly's Landing on a wander round Amble Harbour in early October 2026, but didn't go in on that occasion.
It kept turning up in searches around Heather & Sand, though, so curiosity got the better of us and we did a little digging.
Why people seem to like it
The first thing that becomes obvious is that location matters here. Lilly's looks out over the harbour, and visitors regularly mention the setting and the views as part of the experience.
The food gets plenty of enthusiastic mentions too. Recent visitors have praised everything from the full breakfast and soup to beef brisket, salmon flatbreads, cakes and seafood, and several describe the staff as friendly and attentive.
For us, another big tick is that Lilly's appears to be properly dog friendly, rather than dog friendly as long as the dog becomes invisible. Meg would have no complaints about a doggy menu.
Not every visit is perfect
The overall picture is very positive — as of October 2026 it's rated 4.4 out of 5 from nearly 300 reviews on TripAdvisor — but there are enough dissenting voices that we'd want to make our own minds up.
Value crops up more than once, particularly around portion sizes and some of the seafood and breakfast dishes, and there are occasional comments about service slipping when it's especially busy. Plenty of other visitors say the opposite, so it doesn't look like a one-sided story.
So, would we go?
Yes. A harbour view, somewhere warm after a coastal walk, proper food, coffee and cake, and the dog allowed inside sounds suspiciously like our sort of place.
But this isn't our review — not yet. When we finally take a table, we'll replace it with what we found when we walked through the door.
Heather & Sand verdict: On Our List. A promising harbour-side café with a strong following, a lovely waterside setting and a genuinely dog-friendly welcome. Feedback is mostly positive, but the comments on value and busy-day service make this one we'd rather experience ourselves before giving it the full H&S seal of approval.