Baffled Coffee in Portsmouth

Visited for lunch, sat in the garden, beautiful place lots of different rooms for seating. Dog friendly too always a good thing. Thank you the service and food was brilliant.

Back in Southsea and Portsmouth for a few days and gave this place a try came here years ago when it first opened. Busy and pleasant enough, ordered a flat white and given a size which I only thought flat whites came in one size but hey ho. Coffee was ok a little hotter than I expected. Food was ok too but nothing special. Understand that with the cooking being done in the shop meant windows extractors and doors are wide open so became a little chilly for my partner ( sat with jacket on throughout our visit. Server was very pleasant. Atmosphere was ok too but as I said nothing really makes this stand out like many other coffee shops within the area.

Fabulous place. Delicious breakfast and coffee set us up for the day after an overnight ferry. Thanks baffled we'll be back anytime we find ourselves in Portsmouth again 🙂

Lovely staff. The Reuben is really good! I was surprised at the quality of food given that the croissants on displayed looked a bit stale. The sandwiches etc. are delicious. Very nice to take away and sit outside to eat them on a sunny day. The matcha latte was a bit too sweet and I can imagine that the turmeric latte is also a sweetened version from a packet.

Great service and great food with a very good quality full English breakfast 👌 Lovely coffee too. Highly recommended

Oh this was a nice treat today! Staff are the best and it has a cozy atmosphere. Cake was freshly made too :)

I got a takeaway to take on the train and both the coffee and the bagel were perfect!

One of the best menus I have seen for breakfast choices. Good value and rather quirky decor. Would recommend visiting.

A lovely cafe with great food and a lovely atmosphere. However, if you are vegan or have a dairy allergy please be careful of this establishment. I really did not want to write this review as I do like this cafe, however myself and my partner have experienced multiple times being served with diary milk when we asked for oat/another alternative. This has happened about five times now which has prompted me to write this review. Please be cautious if you have an allergy or are vegan as this has happened too many times. We will no longer be returning.

Lovely little Italian cafe with a classic Morden atmosphere. Superb food and proper coffee served hot to have in or take away. Fully recommended to all in the area

Great grub, service, atmosphere and surroundings!

Veggie excellence and delicious full English

The seating was lovely , came here with my dad and ate brunch , margarita grilled cheese was AMAZING as well as iced coffee . Food came in minutes and was presented beautifully , will come again

WOW, just incredible! Food amazing, service brilliant, well worth a visit!!

This is the worst place I have every had breakfast and when I complained to the owner I was told I would get a. Voucher to say sorry for a crap meal 3 months on and 2 email and even a phone call tell me he is going to send me the voucher nothing so I can only say this please is crap

Salt beef benedict best breakfast ive ever had

Great little cafe for breakfast and a coffee. Faultless salt beef, I’ll be back whenever I’m in Portsmouth!! Keep up the fantastic work guys! :)

The food was amazing and the staff are so lovely. It was a calm place to sit and eat with friends and its dog friendly!!! 10/10 will definitely return

Been going here for last couple of months. Best coffee ever 😋

Go here! Baffled has some of the best coffee in Portsmouth with knowledgeable charismatic staff, they have also recently introduced mushroom shots to there coffee and although sceptical having tried it I was pleasantly surprised and feel they might actually provide some of the positive effects they claim without taking from the taste of the coffee. The food is superb with some reasonably priced deals breakfast and lunch deals, having both eaten in and taken away the experience is lovely, both the salt beef and salmon bagel are to die for with incredibly generous amount of fillings. Genuinely a gem in the Portsmouth hospitality industry I couldn't recommend it enough.

Went on a whim as hubby, and I had a rare morning off together. The food was delicious and not overly expensive, soothies are yummy! The staff are friendly and knew their job and do very well. Highly recommended

Got to be the best place in Portsmouth for Brunch. Quality of the food is so much better / fresher than the majority of the Cafes in the City. The Salt Beef is unreal! Lots of options too and the best balance of healthy and indulgent. Vegan & GF options, and cakes etc which are made without dairy and taste amazing.

We love baffled coffee, the coffee is the best in Portsmouth and the food is great too. We unfortunately have noticed a big difference in the baffled in Fawcett Road compared to the baffled in Old Portsmouth in regards to service. The service in Old Portsmouth is faultless. Unfortunately in fawcett road its a regular occurrence that the order will be taken incorrectly, or there will be a delay in being served, the service can be quite hostile, it seems quite chaotic and not very relaxing for customers. On one occasion I'll ask for a medium sized iced drink to be told they only do iced drinks in one size when there is a board behind that shows the different sizes. I've also been charged the wrong amount several times. It's just bizarre that the service is very opposite between the two branches and obviously the fawcett road one has a lot more seating so is more popular because of that but we purposely go to the old Portsmouth one for better service.

Great little place for a takeaqay coffee. Didn't eat there, but food looked lovely.

Was recommended this by a local and it didn't disappoint. The quality of the food was incredible. We even took back sweet treats for family, they were that good. The staff were great!

So I need breakfast on the go and I would put in and see if it changed the answer is no I ask for 1 sausage and 1 sausage and bacon baps and a can of Coke she as in the girl that serves me was fine but when I got the bill I thought it was a mistake £14.50 she said no mistake anyway on getting it home 2 minutes walk away I found it was 1 sausage per bap that was overcooked and the bacon was so overcooked It was like eating cardboard this week weekend I went to the Fawcett Inn and had 2 great baps Like last time I didn't get a reply from the manager

Every visit is perfect. The staff are so friendly, polite, focused, helpful. Food is excellent and it’s just such a pleasure to visit , I always feel welcomed and appreciated. Well done to you all.

Comfortable environment. Good price. Good food. Free roadside parking . Good service.

GREAT service and staff friendly 😎😎😉

I'm quite confident this Reuben is the best sandwich I've ever had, great coffee too

me and my fried went their last year I was really good experience as the place was nice with a good review the staff were nice and friendly, we really enjoyed the trip.

We discovered Baffled Deli in Old Portsmouth today. Really delicious coffee and amazing sandwiches. Can thoroughly recommend.

The place does amazing food, coffee and cakes. It's definitely a treat as it is quite pricey but very high quality food and I believe they make all the bread, focaccia and cakes in house. I love the Chicken Milanese and my partner loves the Salt Beef and Reuben.

They have done so well with the limited space they have. The staff are friendly and welcoming and there is always good music playing. Their breakfasts are wholesome, I especially love the salt beef, and they are happy to cater to my obscure dietary requirements. Great coffee too!

Another amazing dinner at Baffled on Fawcett Road on Saturday evening. I had the cheese soufflé (again!!) and it was just other worldly. The beef bourguignon was so tasty and the croissant pain perdu dessert was excellent! Glad to see that the usual attention to detail and brilliant service during the day is also present in the evenings. Already booked again for this coming weekend!

Great place for brunch .. small cosy ..great atmosphere

Great place situated on Fawcett Road. Food is excellent especially the Baffled Meat and salmon bagel! Great choice and range or coffee's, smoothies and other hot drinks. Cakes are also very good lots of choice. I took my brother into Baffled last weekend along with my Dad and they were both very impressed. My brother lives in London and he said the Baffled Meat was a lot better than some of the really expensive breakfast places in London. Staff are all very friendly, polite and assertive. Atmosphere is great too. Highly recommend 👍🏻

Lovely coffee and food, not the cheapest however probably the best coffee in Portsmouth

2024 update: Just had the Baffled Meat breakfast for the umpteenth time, and thought I should tell people how good all the breakfasts are, here! And now they're opening a couple of evenings, too (Thursday & Friday, atm, changing to Friday and Saturday from Feb'24) - booking recommended! 2022 review: Despite the name, this is not just a coffee shop. I've tried several of their delicious sandwiches, both hot and cold, over the last couple of months and then yesterday, a group of us tried their chicken salad (with separate, super tasty dressing), roast vegetable salad and, for pudding, triple chocolate brownies - they were all absolutely superb. I'd definitely recommend a visit.

Baffled is my favourite coffee shop to go to! Really friendly team and atmosphere. Fantastic place to get a laptop out and get your admin done! Also, loving the new vegan option additions to the menu!

The breckfast was horrible, steamy slimy smoked bacon with loads of fat on it , and gone off hash browns , when u cut into them they just fall apart ,worst I seen in a long time . They don’t even give you toast with your breakfast , or beans , like hello !, and the price is way to much

The reuben sandwiches are crazy good

Food is always brilliant - though the tea could be stronger! Always packed, but that’s the sign of a great place. Recommend.

Such a cute little place! The staff is lovely & food & coffee delicious. Will definitely be back.

Located in the Fratton area, not far from Fratton Railway Station, in Fawcett Road, the location is slightly off the tourist areas of Portsmouth, but they have a great collection of quality food and drink, including breakfast and brunch They have just started doing an evening menu towards the end of the week I had a smoked salmon with cream cheese bagel and an almond pain au chocolat with a small latte, the bagel was warm, something you sometimes do not get, They also have a smaller branch in Broad Street , Old Portsmouth located not far from Gunwharf , with my favourite , cinnamon roll, sadly not available on the day, just across the quiet road , near Oyster House, there are some benches, which overlooks Portsmouth Harbour with views towards IOW, They also have a kiosk on Southsea beach, which because of its location is sometimes not open, at the moment and the forseeable future because of ongoing sea defences work the kiosk is next to the fenced off area The Briny Restaurant close by is still open despite the ongoing defences work

Best latte I’ve had in ages. They know how to make a proper one. Will come back if I’m in the area

Drinks were really good. Cooked breakfast not so good, bacon hard and over cooked, hard egg yolks, soggy hash browns, poor quality sausage and no beans. No condiments offered, no table salt just rock salt available. Friendly service and welcoming comfortable atmosphere though. Only 1 toilet.

Breakfast was different. Not normal sausage or bacon. Eggs fried but hard. Toast is extra no beans. Coffee was good everything was expensive.

Salt beef sandwiches influenced by Brick lane Beigel bake

Had to come on here and say how great baffled is. Their breakfast deals slap and their coffee is top-tier. Came in for a takeaway this morning, staff are lovely, food is banging. 10/10 would recommend, especially the peanut crunch slice.

One of the best places in Portsmouth for a good coffee and great food. Definitely worth a visit!

Excellent service and amazing food

Visited their cafe in Old Portsmouth - had a great lunch, couldn't fault the place, would highly recommend the Reuben - will be back!

The food from this cafe is great! Recently had a mix up of a delivery order and ended up with the wrong sandwich but they have sent vouchers to make up for this. Will definitely be visiting again!

Cudowne miejsce! Bardzo klimatyczne, sporo miejsca w środku. Ale przede wszystkim to genialne jedzenie - w ciemno i bez przygotowania można przychodzić na śniadanie. I wyjść bardziej niż ukontentowanym przecudownymi muffinkami, bajglami czy tostowanym pieczywem. Dodatki obłędnie smakują, są naprawdę duże, a dodatkowo kuszą desery i wypieki. Polecam!

One of our favourite locals for breakfast, lunch and coffee to go (perfect for early morning dog walks). We’re still working our way through the menu, but for now our favourites are the Reuben (you won’t regret it!), the super green smoothie and house Dahl (look out for the lunch time specials). Also dog friendly with plenty of space for our giant lab to stretch out!

I'm very lucky to have this place on my doorstep! Lovely friendly staff. Nice surroundings. Great quality food, with a varied menu., plus fabulous coffee. You must try !

Excellent place for a coffee and a lovely cook breakfast, dog friendly and amazing staff 5 Stars 🌟

Still loving Baffled. Medium cappuccino and salt beef bagel at the Old Portsmouth venue was perfect! Great vibe, great coffee. I had a bacon roll which was lovely. Would really recommend and will be going back. Thank you

Lovley bacon rolls great coffee very good and helpful staff

went in for a takeaway lunch deal - worth everything penny, unreal👌

First time me and my husband visited this cafe heard alot about it so we checked it out a lite bite was delicious so we wanted to try out the salted beef poached eggs Benedicts nex day ,was so delicious we will be coming back there again I recommend this cafe 👌

Great local coffee shop/ cafe for breakfast and brunch style menu. Great service from Molly who had just recently started at the cafe. I had the £12 deli sandwich, coffee and muffin deal, brilliant coffee and muffin however my avocado halloumi baguette was very cold and my wife had the grilled cheese/ vegan sausage sandwich.

I have only tried coffee and cake at this cafe and was not overly impressed. The brownie was very average - very hard and the edges dry and crumbly, and it was also small. Not impressed when it cost £4. My iced coffee - which was mostly ice, was also £4, so overall it felt poor value for money. On another occasion I had carrot cake, which to be fair was very moist, but the icing was eye wateringly sharp/tangy (and I am not a fan of overly sweet icing), which just tasted a bit odd. The savoury food sounds and looks nice but I doubt I will return.

Love Baffled. End communication.

At East Street (Old Portsmouth)They have an amazing Salt Beef Bagel for only £6, coffee is great too.

Lovely little spot for a late lunch... Super friendly server, didn't catch her name but she was an absolute joy! Many thanks for our croissants ❤️

I enjoyed the Baffles Classic Cornbread with a flat white. Both Excellent.

Really good coffee, but music played at just under the pain threshold volume........I was not able to hold a conversation, it I said a coffee shop not a seventies disco. Like the coffee but never again.

I had 40 minutes between trains at Fratton station so I went off looking for some lunch and stumbled across this place. Great flat white and the most incredible ham and cheese baguette 🤤 The staff were kind and friendly, adding some ice to my water bottle when I asked if they’d mind refilling it from the tap. I look forward to the next time I find myself waiting for a connection in Fratton!

TA came up with this when we were looking for breakfast after coming off the ferry from France. Fab selection of croissants and muffins to go with their Own blend coffee which is excellent. However they have different from your full English for breakfast. We had Salt Beef Eggs Benedict….which was an amazing combination, the Hollandaise Sauce was made on the spot and not made from a packet for our meal. We watched all manner of food go past and all looked fantastic. It’s not a big place and parking is on the street outside. Special mention for Miah who was friendly and efficient as well as being cheerful at 0830am.

Baffled is probably the best place for coffee in Southsea. The coffee is good, the food is great, and perfect for getting set up for the day. Staff are very attentive and there always seems to be somewhere to sit, however busy it gets. My favourite thing about it is that a quick espresso is currently only £1 so I don't have to feel guilty for my wallet when I want a coffee as well as a soft drink.

Taken here by my daughter for a fathers day treat. We hadn't booked but we found a lovely spot in their small garden area. What immediately drew my attention was the varied menu. They go go the extra mile to put their own stamp brunch staples and also have less familiar dishes like kedgeree, which I haven't seen on anybody else's menu in a long time. I was very tempted by the kedgeree but finally chose the salt beef benedict, which was delicious.

Really good coffee, had a flat white and its one of the best from a local venue.

I just had a takeaway flat white and an almond croissant, both of which were very good. They have loyalty cards for hot drinks and if you take your own cup you get two stamps on your card, which will encourage me to return. Friendly service.

Excellent independent coffee house with divine cake to savour. Breakfast and sandwiches are superb look to visit regularly

Went here after having a cheesesteak at Victorious Festival last year (which I thought was the best food I’ve ever had at a festival) honestly the food was just as good and if not better this time round. Milkshakes also perfect.

Great service, friendly staff and a great choice of food and drinks.

Fantastic coffee ☕ and I had a bagle which arrived warm and filled with cream cheese and salmon. Absolutely scrumptious. I'll be back when I'm in portsmouth again.

A very nice place to enjoy a coffee in the morning, nice atmosphere and modern feeling

ALWAYS a good coffee/cake/food and service!

Can you tell me why you don't service toast with you full English and no beans ?

Lovely little place. Perfect for grabbing a coffee before catching a train at Fratton.

Best place ever and the best cinnamon bun I ever had in my 42 years. Thank you!!

Coffee was delicious. The chocolate brownie was in my top 5 best brownies ever!

This is a lovely cafe, a great selection of food and great service. It's a little gem of a place which is an oasis.

Having been he before and had a nice breakfast that is the last time How in hell serve a full English with No toast and no beans I didn't stay come on it's a Full English breakfast

Food, coffee and service are all superb!

One of the very few good coffee places in Portsmouth. Maybe the only one that makes decent coffee.

Second time there and again a fabolous experience. Service was really good and the food is superb and in good portions. There are different areas where yo enjoy your meal. Nice and cozy coffee shop with lots of quality sandwiches and cakes. Highly recommended.

Love this coffee shop best food and carrot cake

Great coffee, lovely homemade cakes and baguettes. Have visited Fawcett Rd, Old Portsmouth and the kiosk on the beach. Service always very good. I just wish that their place in Old Portsmouth was bigger as love the area, but you can't always get a seat due to its popularity.

Every time we coming to Portsmouth, we enjoying breakfast or lunch at Baffled;) very tasty sandwiches and cakes ;)

Love Love this little cafe! Full of amazing food that we love! Must try their PB & banana milkshake and the Acai & Berries smoothie! So delicious 😋 Service is so friendly and they serve the best coffee in town 😍

A delicious lunch at this small but local cafe. Soup and a sandwich, lunch deal which included coffee and cake! Excellent, freshly made, good service, definitely return.

Coffee is good, don’t get me wrong! They’re dog friendly and place is nice. Two stars down because medium oat cappuccino cost me £4.10. Unfortunately too steep for just one medium coffee and not really affordable.

It was great! Lovely sandwiches, good hot chocolate and coffee, and the cakes are very tasty; staff super friendly and they look after you. Thank you all.

We visited the shop in Old Portsmouth this morning. The service was great, Paddy was welcoming and very helpful. Food was amazing too, we will be back.

Lovely local coffee shop. Get the salt beef in the reuben, it's the best! We were really enjoying getting salt beef bagels from the old Portsmouth one but the new bagels are horrible, doughy and are more like circular bread, don't hold the fillings well at all as it all slips out. Last bagels were so tasty authentic and held together. Staff in Fawcett road are absolutely wonderful!

Just wonderful 😊 Great coffee blend and outstanding cakes! Breakfast was delicious too! Only gripe was that the "grilled haloumi" in my sandwich was cold, and therefore very hard. Pre-grilled and cold was not what I was expecting. I expected that the grilled haloumi would be warm- I didn't clarify and I guess it's my preference but that's my only gripe. Otherwise it was nice! Will be back!