Babushka Kitchen Cafe in Coleraine

Rude staff, very unaccommodating to my partner and baby. The young lady serving us made a passive-aggressive comment about our pram at the back table, saying it was the largest table and meant for a bigger party, which we actually had. Then, when we asked the other lady to make the drinks to go, she let out a loud sigh! Extremely unprofessional staff and very disappointing overall.

Babushka Kitchen Cafe in Portrush is a charming spot with a relaxed vibe and beautiful seaside views. Their menu highlights locally sourced, fresh ingredients, offering a great variety of brunch options. The coffee is top-notch, and the atmosphere is cozy and welcoming. Service is friendly and efficient, making it a lovely place to unwind. Perfect for a brunch while enjoying the stunning coastal scenery.

Lovely place with fantastic views, great coffee and an interesting and delicious menu.

Beautiful cafe Great service Small choice but a very cozy atmosphere in the place Lovely prepared avocado breakfast Great coffee

Good food, but it's a tight squeeze

Such a great spot for breakfast! The service was incredibly friendly and attentive. I ordered the avocado breakfast and a hot chocolate—both were fantastic. I asked for hot sauce at the counter, which isn’t typical for an Irish breakfast (lol), and although they didn’t have any, the owner (I later Googled and realized it was him) came to our table three times with different sauces from the kitchen for me to try. That’s what I call going the extra mile! Excellent job overall. I may not be back soon since I’m from Malaysia, but I definitely wanted to leave these well-deserved stars!

Wir hatten hier außergewöhnliche aber unendlich leckere Sandwiches, selbstgemachte Limonade und einen super netten Service - gepaart mit einer atemberaubenden Lage direkt am Meer!

Wonderful food… staff very helpful and so friendly… Well done everyone, you made us feel very welcome on our visit.

Best café in Portrush by a mile. Food and service excellent. The view of the beach can’t be beaten. Try the sticky bacon bap it is excellent. As were the smoky beans. We ate here twice on a short trip visiting Portrush. Coffee also excellent.

Stopped for a good coffee, friendly staff. Any time we are in the area we have a coffee at Babushka.

Excellent coffee and wonderful food—best wholesome food we’ve had yet.

Always a must when we come to portrush .tea and a salted caramel square outside ! It was just delightful and never fails to bring back memories . You can however sit inside , my husband had the soup that day ,and said it was delicious .you can eat here outside and watch the world go by ! I certainly recommend it !

Very good just a little overpriced

Value for money and polite staff. One of the few true seaside views in the town. I would recommend this as the coffee is good quality and look out the honeycomb ice cream.

Mmmm didn’t know about this place , great location , we live locally and very rarely come anywhere within portrush dues to the crowds , but we did this morning . Tables and. Hairs are so close together I could hear the chat from two blokes sitting behind us . Coffee was good , service was good , my other half had the avocado toast it looked fine , I had the bacon French toast , french toast was fine the bacon however was the smallest back bacon I ve ever seen , the vanilla cream was ok but the coffee infused caramel was sickening. - we ve tried it , we ll drive into Coleraine next time go to Rocca or culture coffee , sorry disappointed

Have not had a bad experience here will definitely return for both food and coffee! Great staff great views, lovely spot!

Beautiful location, beautiful food, awful service!!

Amazing coffee with friendly and efficient staff - Amazing views of West Bay too!!

Not only great food, service and atmosphere but George gave us tips about where to go and what to do

We have never darkened their door, or tried their food or beverages but we often walk past this establishment. The gutters are growing in grass and their are weeds growing along the bottom of the front wall , where people sit. All in all it looks wile scruffy.

Lovely wee atmosphere and good spot for a cafe. Latte was lovely and the granola was delish 😇

Super place for coffee breakfast

Left as nobody came to take an order

Probably the best brunch spot in northern ireland, usually these places don't live up to the hype but was absolutely fantastic.

Delicious coffee and had a vegan sea salt & choc chip cookie

Everytime I'm back home I go for a wee walk along the beach and in for a coffee. The staff are always lovely and well mannered. 😊 Thank you for the coffee this morning 🌄

Beautiful day. Fantastic brunch right beside the beach. Great service by amazing helpful staff

Was great to be back in Babushka today for a coffee. Flat white usual high standard and staff were really helpful allowing my young daughter to try a small hot chocolate. Thanks guys.

Great coffee great views! Do visit on a stormy day with fierce wind, sitting at the window will feel like you’re the fish in old man and the sea

Lovely little café. Perfect for a coffee and relaxing stay to enjoy views of the beach

Awful. Undercooked poached egg, burnt bacon. Cold toast. Coffee was nice to be fair. Place was freezing - could see my breath. Overpriced food. Staff nice enough.

possibly the best cafe in the north!!! the service was amazing and the staff were so kind, the coffee is so beautiful and the food is the best brunch i’ve had! i had the avocado toast and it was the nicest i have ever had by far! i am from belfast but i would happily take the train back to portrush just for this cafe!

Small café with a warm and relaxed atmosphere, the staff was very friendly, coffee and food was great and you have a nice view of the beach. Definitely recommend!

THE best cookie I ever had! And I'm very hard to please when it comes to cookies as usually they are either too dry or to soft or too chewy or too crumbly. This one though... Definitely worth coming back all the way from Germany ;) Also the rest was really good! Gingerbread cake was fluffy and moist and not too sweet and coffee was just great. Staff was fantastic and helpful in making sure everything we had was vegan. Thanks for this amazing experience!

Friendly & attentive staff, delicious Ginger & Carrot cake & directly on the beach

Recently just popped in for a tray bake and coffee with the family lovely little spot with great staff

Had a good coffee with a serene view. It is a small establishment, right on the beach. Wonderful place to take a break during the hike.

This is a neat little spot with great food, service and views of the coast. Don’t miss it when you’re in the area!

The place is lovely, just in front of the sea, we were really lucky to have a day of sun. Inside is small by cosy. The team was lovely, really charming. We had avocado toast with eggs, it was delicious 😋

This place was great before & during covid. Now however, poor quality, high prices, rude & inexperienced staff & the smell of fried food just puts you off. I bought a takeaway coffee & hot chocolate. Both cold so we didn’t finish them - again. I asked if they had any Anzac biscuits (probably the best food this place does) & the girl looked at me as if I was speaking another language. After a few seconds she said, ‘no we don’t have any’ so I asked if she actually knew what they were & she said no! Don’t lie then! I waited outside for my drinks as it was too smelly inside. When she came out I asked if she could provide cup holders as I wanted to walk with the drinks & was told no problem. A few mins later another staff member came out with the drinks but without the cup holders & when I asked about this she said ‘we didn’t say we had any’. Absolutely not worth the stress & I won’t be back which is a shame as it was our local.

Tolles Ambiente mit schöner Aussicht! Serviert wird ein sehr leckerer Kaffee und auch gesundes Essen. Sehr nettes und aufmerksames Personal! Wir kommen gerne wieder!

Great coffee, lovely staff and a perfect spot for a pitstop.

Beautiful location, great food and friendly staff! Good coffee too! That's all you need :)

Nice cafe right by the harbour and beach, food was tasty and service was great. Would recommend.

Tiny cosy place facing the seafront. The food was delicious. The service so nice. Perfect brunch ;)

I didn’t personally eat here however my friend ate the sticky bacon bap and she gave it a 5/5 rating. I had an oat latte, t’was nice. The disappointment for me personally was the change of menu from the online version so what I was super excited for was no longer available. Boooooo. The server was friendly and the food was served quickly. The setting was unique overlooking the water. Overall I recommend a visit

I am not normally one to leave a review but feel as if I need to for this establishment. Overall it was a very poor experience here unfortunately. Waited for our order to be taken for quite a while, waited more than an hour for food with very little communication about this from the start. Had to wait to pay and were very rudely kicked out of the cafe. At this time, there were other customers who were wanting to go in but decided to take their business else where due to the lack of customer service. Once let back in to pay, I politely mentioned that my group had a not so pleasant dining experience here to which the response was poor. I was told “can’t you see we’re busy?”, not even an apology or acknowledgement at all. Very disappointing as the cafe is in a very beautiful location and the food was good when it eventually came out. Open to discussing our experience with the business.

best flat white on the north coast.

Very friendly staff! Food amazing! Coffee delicious! View outside stunning! Well worth the visit!

The sticky bap is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. They also play great music!

First went there in 2021and had a latte.....been going there since whenever visiting Portrush. Haven't had a meal but enjoyed the coffee - perfect ( although the price for size of the cup is a bit mean even if it is classed as "artisan" , it's like the size of a flat white cup at other places), the traybakes and snacks are amazing and the ice-cream of course, being Morellis, is good. Convenience to the beach and harbour add real value and the outside sitting is something special really considering the location.

Just popped in for drinks. Cute decor, quick friendly service, delicious iced lattes. Delighted! The toilet was out of order, but public toilets nearby.

Prepare to wait an eternity just to place an order. C.40 minutes. The only reason I ever made it to the till was the attrition of those in-front of me. Based on the owners responses your not allowed to complain about the price or quality of the food. If you leave a negative review apparently they can make up a fictional story about your conduct too. I didn’t speak to anyone other than in placing my order and I’ve somehow berated the whole team. if you think you served me in 7 minutes your watch doesn’t keep time.

Charged £5.00 for a traybake and cup of hot water. Thought it must be a mistake. Went back to query price and was told traybake £3.20 and charged £1.80 for hot water. Outrageous! Was told very ungraciously cost of heating water. Will never be back.

Great spot to relax and enjoy the view or the west strand. Great coffee and food😎

Great location but a pity about the abysmally slow service. Told to take a seat and someone would come and take our order. After 10 mins husband went up give our order of drinks and tray bakes. Tray bakes delivered eaten and after 20 mins still no coffees/ teas. Again went up to the till and asked about order. They apologised had forgotten. But did say they would do it. Came down to our table 5 mins later and retook our order. At this we asked for takeaway drinks and left. Disappointed our first visit and unfortunately our last..

Wow! Just read down through the reviews and this owner really bites back at customers who express dissatisfaction. Perhaps a class in customer service is on their to do list! Very unhappy with our breakfast. I had avocado toast with poached eggs and a side of bacon. I asked for my eggs extra runny. My friend had granola. Eggs were hard, bacon was over cooked and they forgot the granola. When the granola came it was just granola and yoghurt no fruit nothing else. Waited ages too and by the time breakfast came my tea was finished. Lovely location right on the sea. Disappointing as it could do so much better.

Poor service, Terrible food, Wont be running back to this spot which is for sure

Limited options but I really enjoyed the Peach French toast. Also liked the cute little bottles they serve water in. Cute little place for brunch or coffee.

I struggled with agoraphobia and struggled to go out too much but the staff were wonderful to me and my cat.

Expensive £3.20 for a tiny cappuccino. Not even in proper cup...

Beautiful coffee, brilliant view of the water

great service and some delicious food on their small menu.

This coffee shop offers quirky food with amazing combinations and flavours. The only criticism I have is the cost of coffee/tea served in takeaway cups. Others beside us where served in crockery so not sure why we were treated differently but the food was awesome. We will be back.

Beautiful coffee with lovely staff highly recommend ❤️

Small and quite cramped. But good coffee and a flavoursome if unusual range of brunch type foods.

Great food, friendly staff and a fantastic view.

Called in for breakfast with friends at 09.45. Told kitchen would be opening “soon.” When my friend enquired if this would be in the next hour the staff member could not give us an answer, instead opting to rant about the longer he was kept talking the longer it would take. We decided to leave and find somewhere else. He was still ranting something as we left. We are locals and understand there are staffing issues everywhere at the minute. A simple yes or no would have been great. Terrible service, has really put us off coming back.

Great food right at the beach. Lovely staff

Great place for coffee, between Portrush’s West Strand (great big beach) and the harbour. Coffee great (but expensive and small cups). Pecan slice was tasty. Good on a nice day, with deckchairs and outside tables.

Lovely setting and great coffee

Best food I had in Portrush - the bap is the stuff of legend. Cannot recommend the food in this place enough. Great service, good vibes, sea views, you simply cannot beat it. I’ll be back to grab some merch next time I’m in Portrush!

Two tiny cappuccinos and not even warm and two caramel squares =£12 Portrush prices again!

Slow service & can be very busy

Fabulous coffee and hot chocolate. Staff really friendly

Coffee is on point. Had a bacon bap - highly recommend as its delicious. Indeed the rest of our party all thought highly of the food quality. Its a lovely place. The owner or manager we encountered should probably be back of house as he was quite stressed and passive aggressive needlessly. Hes brought a great product to the town and ill go back for the baps! Hopefully im not too much of an inconvenience next time im back! Keep up with the great tasting food / coffee and do cheer up :)

Really friendly staff, tasty food and quick service. In fact, the chef even sent out a second plate of bacon without us saying anything, because he felt like it wasn't perfect the first time! Would recommend to anyone in the area.

Cappachino like a we doll cup not worth the money not be back

A friend recommended Babushka for coffee. What a spot. During our weekend up North coast we visited both mornings for coffee. We can recommend flat white coffee , Anzac traybake and chocolate and sea salt cookie! What a beautiful position right by the sea.

Lovely place in an even lovelier location! The food and drinks were tasty and well priced and staff were welcoming and attentive. We also appreciated the selection of vegan & vegetarian options on the menu.

Great place to get a coffee and chill for a while:)

A hip wee place. Plan to be back.

Excellent location with so much potential, could do so much more to make this place extra special. Everything is good but with a little more effort it could be top notch venue.

Popped in with the family for a quick take away coffee and treat. Didn’t see any prices displayed, but chose a modestly sized caramel square. Shocked to discover they charged £ 2:80!! Outrageously expensive, and mediocre too. Don’t like being ripped off. Definitely won’t be back.

Great coffee and breakfast - both the best I'd had in a while. Amazing view and a good atmosphere of people enjoying the beach nearby. Lovely staff too. The flavour of the cappuccino, and the quality of the beans and the sausage included in the full breakfast were a highlight.

In all my many years of drinking coffee in cafes I have never been charged extra to get the milk on the side for our coffee heated, well that was until yesterday. We ordered two cups of coffee and asked that the milk on the side for the coffees be heated, instead of the normal cold milk that is supplied. Our coffees were served with the smallest container (test tube size)of hot milk. My wife on going to pay was asked for an additional 20p as we had asked for the milk to be heated. Whilst 20p is not a great amount of money, I think this cafe has shot itself in the foot as we will never be back in it again.

Great coffee to accompany our walk on the promenade

By far the best coffee spot on the north coast. Staff are superb and their coffee knowledge is on point. First place I go every time I visit the north coast

Amazing coffee, food was out of this world and service was so friendly. Asked for something off menu and they were more than happy to help

We visited when they teamed up with Yumi sushi (I think thats who it was) and it was incredibly delicious. I had a coffee whilst I waited and was nearly blown away, but the wait in the wind was worth it once we had the sushi. The cakes are fab too. Nice little beach stop for a coffee and bun.

The best bacon bap I have ever consumed. I am just upset that it is all down-hill from here.

It was pretty expensive (£6.70 for a hot dog), and not at all worth it.

Excellent food and coffee but a very long waiting time makes me feel conflicted about going again too soon.

Unpretentious looking shack on the beach - with fantastic coffee and delicious light meals / burgers / French toast. Tables outside to soak up the sun and the view.

Good cappuccino and tasty cakes. Especially the orange and almond cake. 😊 Maybe a tad expensive though. 🙁

Best flat white on the north coast. Couple that with a posh bacon bap and salted caramel square with a view over the beautiful Portrush West Bay. It’s heaven.

As always, the coffee and food was superb. We got to sit outside in the good weather, enjoying our flat whites, vegan dogs and vegan affogato. Highly recommend!

A great spot to enjoy, sad reality is that they are creating a huge amount of waste and don't accept reusable cups. Things have moved on from covid but sadly Babushka has not. Also no bins in immediate area to support recycables...

Really good food, nice people and a view over the beach - what more could you want?!

A great spot right by the sea for a cuppa or light meal. I miss not being able to sit inside on cooler days as we did before. It's a hangover from Covid restrictions. Btw Babuska is Russian for for grandmother! But they are very friendly😂