Beach Retreat Cafe in Hastings

Our first visit to Hastings. Lovely little cafe . Friendly staff and fresh food. Nice place to catch your breath 😉

Excellent service and attention to detail, we felt that the staff member Emily welcomed us like guests and cared about our experience.

Had great sandwiches and a lovely cup of tea. The cakes were excellent as well. Service was polite and efficient. All in all and very nice surprise.

Such a joy to pop in to this café a few times a week, the staff are so friendly and welcoming. Thank you Beach retreat, made my day.

There something about these Fish and Chips that just hits a spot. I had it from the takeaway window and sat out on the beach as it was so nice. Excellent and my go-to place if I’m down here!

The staff are lovely, always welcomed with a smile and hello. The coffee is nice and the Ice cream is delicious. So many flavours to choose from!

First time eating here. Won't be last time either. Food was tasty. Though could offer fried bread instead of toast. Place was clean and starf were great. Not too bad with prices. Lots of space inside and out.

I stopped here today as I found my self in Hastings been there before always had great service today wasn’t any different had a hot chocolate and a scone the girls and guys are fantastic in here prices good too the just had a revamp and the place look fantastic love the new ceiling that they have done so if you find your self down this way get a drink and a very warm welcome from the team 100/100 stars love mr cheeky in Kent Glen

Friendly staff, clean cafe and delicious ice cream. Perfect stop for refreshments, especially on a summer's day. We visited late afternoon after a promenade walk. Emily, who served us ,was chatty and bubbly, and we enjoyed our ice cream scoops looking out of the cafe window - watching the people playing crazy golf. Would be perfect if showery. Welcoming venue. Child-friendly. Wide variety of ice cream flavours - highly recommend the turkish delight flavour. Prices of all refreshments were very reasonable.

Absolitely delicious ice creams here after fish and chips elsewhere. Tasty enough to rival Di Pola's across the road. My pecan butter Mr Whippy was so so good. The kids enjoyed their Ferrero Rocher tub and the other their toffee tub. Reasonable prices too. Definitely returning here.

Stopped here to get a coffee and ice cream.we had a home made ice cream which was tasty and two lattes. Very nice coffee.the young man that service us was friendly and polite. Quick service.

I’ve been in Hastings for a week’s holiday. Been here a couple of times. The gelato is very good. However, the portion sizes vary greatly. When I questioned why we were given so little of a portion the second time, we were told that they had been told off for portion sizes. Go to Di Polas over the road instead!

Very clean with lots of tables and benches. Particularly good ice cream much appreciated by the grandchildren, while the adults enjoyed a good cup of tea. A welcome break during a family day out.

Visited Hastings for the first time, ordered fish & chips from the next door outlet, to eat in this cafe also ordered tea and service was excellent, clean and bright environment.. Tea was the most enjoyable tea.. And served well in mini teapots. Friendly staff, jade and evelie were soo welcoming, even smiling at the end of their shift while waiting for us to finish so they could close up.. No pressure or rushing us. Definitely going back here when visiting Hastings again.. Well worth a visit.

Stopped for a bite to eat as a family of 4 adults,1 child and a baby. Friendly service, great portion size,enough filling that all looked fresh. Prices by the sea were also reasonable. Childs snack box contained a sandwich(choice of fillings with 2 slices of bread),choice of crisps and drink plus biscuit also good value for money.

I've given this 4/5 because it is a lovely cafe; it's very clean and the staff are polite, but it's let down by the most ridiculous ordering system. You queue up at the till to place your order from the menu, only to be told that half the order needs to made at the chip shop next door. So you queue up again next door to order the rest of your food, but by the time you've got to the front of the queue and actually get your food the rest of your party are almost finished.

Excellent coffee here, well worth a visit and gorgeous cake on offer too. I'll be paying a return visit to try the Jaffa Cake which looked fab. Gelato here is amazing too. Spotless and super friendly staff.

During our recent trip to Hastings, we practically lived at the beach retreat. They have a great selection of food, as well as some amazing and creative ice cream flavours (highly recommend the Rebel Rabble/Guinness flavour). The staff went above and beyond the accommodate our needs, and can't be praised enough. 5/5 stars ⭐

I visited the cafe today with my husband and 3 young children. The staff couldn’t do enough to help, they were friendly, helpful and speedy. My kids were as ever rowdy but the staff didn’t bat an eyelid. Food was quick and excellent, portions were huge - we could have easily shared, the prices were reasonable. Will definitely be back!

The range of homemade ice cream is fabulous. They put on speciality ice cream through the year. We tried the treacle toffee ice cream and it was delicious - black in colour but so flavourful. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Wouldn't recommend - staff who don’t speak clear English, bland sausage rolls and don’t even attempt the tasteless cheese and tomato panini. Try the Stade further down instead.

Visited here after having fish and chips from there chip shop. My wife and I both had a coffee and piece of cake and the kids had some homemade ice cream which the loved. Nice friendly staff and very clean considering how busy it was. Having recently moved to the area we will certainly come here more often. Thank you beachave retreat.

We popped in for coffee and were tempted by the scones and cake.... great cappuccino and lovely scones.... friendly and helpful staff and a nice clean loo.... what more could we want? The blue ice cream looked good too but the weather was too cold!

Had lunch here with grandchildren aged four and seven. Staff were very helpful with accommodating sandwich choices. We opted for the meal bag and were very pleased with the contents. Good quality sandwiches and all round value for money. The adults’ toasties were served with a generous portion of a mixed salad. Definitely recommend this cafe to anyone visiting Hastings.

A lovey café. Friendly staff, good food reasonably priced.

We stopped off for a coffee and were enticed by the scrumptious looking sausage rolls.

Si quieres un servicio amable, con mucha variedad y la comida super sabroso, este es el lugar para un picar y un regalo cuando visite Hastings.

Tener 2 niños menores de 3 siempre es muy desalentador cuando va a los restaurantes, pero este fue un placer!!! Gran acceso para mi cochecito doble y no parecía que llena la habitación. El personal es muy amable, a los niños les encantó la nuggets de pescado y patatas con bacalao de calidad. Sólo una experiencia encantadora! Gracias, volveremos!

Quick stop for chips and mushy peas. Best chips we have had in a long time and the mushy peas were even gluten-free. Spotless restaurant very well cared for by very friendly staff. If you need a chippy in Hastings look no further.

Tarde en la costa con mi familia. Todos tenían salchichas y patatas fritas. . . absolutamente encantador. Salchichas muy sabroso. No es el normal de un fish and chips. Los niños dijeron que era el mejor salchichas y patatas fritas nunca! El personal era muy simpático. Sin duda pop en nuevo cuando estamos en Hastings.

En un rápido viaje a la costa con mi hijo y perrito, queríamos algo de pescado fresco y papas fritas.

Este café era extremadamente elocuentes consejos para alérgicos, con todo marcado y el estar totalmente personal que muy bien informado. El helado era increíble, con una asombrosa variedad de sabores e incluso sin gluten conos gratis.

Tomamos un café rápido mammoth aquí después de un paseo por el paseo marítimo de St Leonards a Hastings. El buen café caliente servido en vasos encantadores con platillos por personal amable y sonriente.

Muchas variedades de helados hechos en el sitio, y todos muy bien presentados en un ambiente agradable y limpio

When the wind picked up on Hastings sea front, we popped in here for a cup of frothy hot chocolate. We sat on the bar stools and found we were overlooking the crazy golf course, which provided lots of entertainment. Service was efficient and friendly, and the cafe was clean and inviting.