Cafe at Zero 5 in Gosport

Great place to grab a drink and a bite to eat and watch the planes.

First visit today off the recommendation of my partner. Lots of parking. A decent number of tables and lots of space. The latte coffee was nice but finished quickly, as it was only warm. I ordered the sausage bap at £4.50, which was tasty. A large bap and two nicely cooked sausages. My only food complaint was the sachets of brown sauce. Not nice. My partner ordered the breakfast, which he thoroughly enjoyed at £7ish, 2 sausage, 2 bacon, scrambled egg, toast and beans. I was curious why they didn't offer hash browns, and staff said they weren't allowed a frier. Surprising, as I would put them in an oven? I personally found the menu quite limited for someone who doesn't eat cheese, bacon, or eggs. I wanted something hot, but not much to choose from if you have any food intolerances. There also really isn't any atmosphere, to be honest. Ok I guess, if you want to sit up at the back window and look at the planes, but that's not very comfy for eating. It's possibly better during the summer if you can sit outside? So, the lack of 5 stars is due to the lack of choice in my case. Others may be very happy with the menu. The lack of character or atmosphere, and the coffee temperature. Having said that, the place is scrupulously clean, the chairs are really comfortable and the staff are friendly and welcoming. I would definitely go back for coffee, but would be sure to ask for extra hot next time.

Lovely welcoming Cafe, Great staff and efficient service. We hold meeting there once a month for our local driving instructors and the cafe always accommodate our needs.

Only had coffee very nice little cafe

Great little cafe. Excellent coffee and nice cakes.

Great cafe, great staff, nice food. Great place to relax and watch the flying

Great place o watch the local Spitfires

Great place to watch the Spitfire and other planes take off

Lovely airfield. Great cafe. Bacon baps brilliant!

Staff very helpful and clean facilities.

Lovely little cafe at the end of the runway, you'll likely see plenty of light aircraft taking off and landing if the weather is good.

Bacon roll (£4.50p) was "nice" but a bit sparse with only two small rashers, sausage bap (£4.50p two sausages) it was ok...coffees good. On our morning of visiting it was very busy with a packed cafe causing it to be very hot and stuffy inside even with the windows open. Now for the 5 star location if you like getting up personal with aviation especially the iconic Spitfire then go and visit (it's free) you are that close to the beautiful plane (when it's not in the air) you could nearly touch it. Staff friendly and efficient, would return.

Relaxed place to get a coffee and snack and watch the light aircraft. Bonus on days Spitfire is operating!

Great freshly cooked breakfast x2, really tasty. It's a noisy room, wooden floors, when the boiler is operating, you cannot hear yourself speak. The chairs could do with some sort of cushioning material on the base of the legs. But as I say the food was top quality and at a really reasonable price.

Small, but nicely decorated, with friendly and helpful staff, and a very tasty bacon brie panini 👍

Fun place for tea and cake. Fun to watch the planes land and take off. Good for children and the young at heart

Perfect spot to watch the planes land and depart, lovely food and great spot for lunch.

Great little place with amazing views.

Very lovely caffee! Excellent carrot cake + cappuchino, always greeted with a smile, and watching airplanes at the same time! ... what else could anyone wish for!

Nice coffee and cake and reasonably priced

Coffee all tastes the same whichever one you order and the bacon roll, roll tasted like defrosted or was stale, 2 small bits of bacon, then had to go back and ask for butter as the roll was dry. Not a good experience I'm afraid 😕

Oh my god, sitting here for breakfast after an utterly amazing spitfire experience. OUT OF THIS WORLD.....

My son loves helicopters and aeroplanes, so this is the perfect place for him. I can enjoy a coffee as he points to the sky. I feel especially lucky when the Spitfire is visiting.

Great food great service, and if you want to watch a spitfire up close this is the place to be

Good coffee after a bit of a drive!

Lovely staff, lovely coffee, lovely location. Will be back.

Nice first time in will be back defo

Lovely area to sit outside watching the planes taking off and landing. Lovely food nice friendly staff can eat inside

Always good to visit always something to see

Eas very impressed with the food. Staff were very friendly. And you can watch small planes land. Wheelchair parking available

Planes, coffee and a cracking toasted teacake. Perfect

Flew in from Oxfordshire and after lunch on the seafront we had a coffee at the café before flying home. Great coffee, friendly service and open to the public, so a fabulous place to watch the aircraft coming and going.

Great place to stop for coffee and cake while taking in the busy airport.

People sit outside all day waiting for a small plane to land or takeoff. The cafe is a nice distraction and the food is good.

Had coffee and cake outside, Fantastic friendly service and great coffee and homemade cake

Was brought there by a relative when visiting the area. Weather wasn't great but we sat outside as that's where you can see the planes. I like the concept of the cafe as it's fun seeing the planes take off and land. It was quite busy when we were there just before lunchtime. You order the food at the counter indoors and the bring it out and call out your number and you collect it from the staff. Food was average and a tad pricey for what you get. We had 2 chicken fillet burgers and a breakfast barm with some drinks. The fillets, though nice and crisp, were smaller than the size of the barm so we got a few bites of plain bread! And the chips were skinny rather than chunky chips and portion wasn't great. The fillet burgers cost £6.95 and breakfast barm £5.00. Overall a nice place to go to for the novelty factor but the food is nothing to shout about based on my experience.

Thought I would give this place a try yesterday. Arrived at 12 noon yes there were a few people in the cafe. We were at the counter waiting for our order to be taken there was a big queue forming behind us going out of the door .One member of staff behind the counter was making a hot chocolate didn’t even acknowledge we were there, Then another member of staff arrived behind the counter saw the queue and just continued to stack clean cups. Then another member of staff appeared to wipe/sanitize the tables. Not one member of staff even acknowledged we were there!!. In the end we just walked out and went somewhere else. So I can’t rate the food or drink as we didn’t get to try it. I come from a customer service background and one of the first things we were taught is, even if you are busy acknowledge the customer is there explain either sorry for the wait or I will be with you as quick as I can, something not just ignore the queue and carry on . Shame as I had heard good things about this place.

This is a super little cafe with an indoor/outdoor view of the take offs and landings at the airport, very popular when the Spitfire is there. Nice range of hot and cold food, tea and coffee, and friendly staff, well worth a visit.

Visited between showers thankfully as dogs not allowed in. Sat in the garden overlooking the airfield. Nice coffee and cake. Friendly staff.

We popped in here whilst staying nearby, for just a drink and a snack. Sitting outside, although the wind was blustery the view of aircraft coming-and-going (including the Coastguard helicopter) was most enjoyable. Out cakes were good too!

This cafe is amazing for families and on sunny days! They offer outdoor seating and a small kids playground and inside there's toilets bar stools around the age with big windows and a few tables. Food is good there is a variety of food though not to good for vegans and vegetarians it does: cake, full english all day and chips. Overall a nice place where you can sit and watch the planes come in and out. Once we even saw a spitfire land it made as all jump when it parked next to the window!

Enjoyed a pleasant lunch with father. Good value. Coffee very drinkable. Food good. Nice to have the planes to look at but a shame that the windows are so high. Would be better if there were patio doors to improve the view. Only letdown was it smelt strongly of cooking which lingered on clothing. Will revisit in summer when sitting outside is an option.

Nice little cafe with great views of the airport. Simple food inside and a range of hot and cold drinks and biscuits.

We thought we’d stop here for coffee and opted for a bacon bap as well. Bill came to £10.40 which is high for OK food. Brown bap not available and cappuccino coffee very milky and a bit tasteless. There is a pervasive smell of fat from the fryer so it’s probably best to eat outside if it’s warm enough. Obviously what makes the cafe different is the view of the airfield with numerous takeoffs and landings on a Sunday. If it wasn’t next to the planes I’d be giving it a poor rating.

Just had a lovely family breakfast here. Very friendly staff, nice atmosphere & great value full English & veggie breakfasts! Also, good Lavazza coffee. Definitely coming back. 😊

Lovely cakes, good tea/ coffee. Quiet setting, views across the airfield and, if you're into it, plane spotting!

Only gave a 1 as the cup of tea was ok and only £1, otherwise would have been 0As for the panini.......you get served up a white baguette that has been squashed in their toaster. The picture shows what was supposed to be a cheese and onion panini at a cost of £4.25. Where was the cheese? On taking back no apology offered just stuffed some pre sliced cheese inside it. Very poor service. Certainly would not recommend eating here

Visited mid morning for coffee. Busy but friendly. Although not tried, the hot food served was all freshly cooked and appeared well presented. Will be returning in the near future to eat.

Visited 7th, 8th and 9th. Great traditional English breakfast. Friendly and family run. Good value for money. Overlooking the runways,gives a different view than any other Cafe I've been to. Will visit next time I'm in Lee on Solent

Our friends were over from the Isle of Wight so we popped in for breakfast. We were pleasantly surprised. Good clean food reasonably priced and well worth the visit. You can watch the planes take off and land whilst eating. We will be back again.

I have had a few people tell me to visit this place now and I don’t know why I took so long to actually pop in. It is set within the airfield and has plenty of parking. It was the nice weather that finally tipped it and we decided to drive over. Primarily we just went for coffee and cake but a few plane take-offs/landings later we stayed for lunch too. Plenty of benches outside to sit on and take in the surroundings.Homemade cake, coffee, hot chocloate, panini, bacon roll, chips, kids meal. Couldn’t fault any of it, lovely. Didn’t bust my wallet too much either.We were only going to stay as long as the 2 year old was content, and in the end we had to pull him away from the place. He absolutely loved watching the planes. There is a small wooden plane for the kids to play in and they were all happily taking turns to ‘fly’ it. Makes a change from the usual cafe experience, fantastic location. We were there for about 2 hours in total and saw at least 5 take-offs.Will 100% be back.

The Cafe at 05 is in the Control Tower building overlooking the main aircraft apron and Runway 05, hence the name. There is seating inside, with benches outside in the viewing area. The food is really nice, a good selection and all freshly made - good value. There is free parking in front of the building, and free Wi-Fi is available. Perfect if visiting by air too. Overall a really nice and welcoming cafe to visit with great views of the busy airfield and aircraft.

Recommended by a friend and came here on the off chance it would be open. What a great find! I brought tea, coffee and two slices of cake for £7! Cake was tasty and staff were very friendly. It has an outside seating area as well as indoors with some great wooden activities for kids while easy access to watching the planes take off. Can’t wait for my next visit.

Excellent cafe with sensible pricing. Lots of activity including Spitfires and other small planes coming and going to watch.

Nice cafe with standard cafe fare. Fab place for watching the aircraft take off and land. Only let down by the deep fat fryer smell that gets everywhere.

A perfect cafe for us. Planes and helicopters for my husband to watch and the lightest Victoria Sponge for me to have with my coffee. Everybody is happy. (And very reasonable price) Cakes are baked by Cheeky Monkeys Bakery.

Had a lovely lunch and just had to follow it up with a slice of carrot cake. Lush is the word i would use.

The cafe is relatively new and located under the control tower at Lee on Solent Airport. This former Naval Air Station was opened up under a local council initiative and the public can now come here and watch the planes. It is only about 100 metres from the beach and Solent. Food is limited to snacks and light meals but the quality is excellent. The coffee is also good. A great place to relax and watch the planes by the sea

Had some business todo locally, and had heard good things about this cafe, so popped in for breakfast.

Heard about this place through word of mouth and thought it would be a different place to try.

What a super place to plane spot with the kids. Food was nice when it finally came out. We had long since finished our coffees by that time. We were extremely impressed by the cleanliness of the cafe area. And tables were cleared and cleaned as people left. They need more staff or staff that can rustle up a bacon roll in less than 30 minutes!!

This review is, in fact, the culmination of many visits to my local airport. The cafe has evolved from an outside trailer into an indoor business with an additional attractive outdoor seating area. The interior is nicely laid out and spotlessly clean. A varied menu offers plenty of choice without promoting inadvertent food waste and there are frequently specials. The food is fresh and delicious. The owner always has a word for regulars even when busy which is a lot of the time and a smile for everybody. She works methodically in the kitchen to produce fresh, hot and accurately delivered meals in wait times which are commendably short even at the busiest times. Staff are carefully chosen and of high calibre, supporting the owner at this increasingly successful venue.

Found this cafe by word of mouth,and was not disappointed. Just right for a quick cupper or all day breakfast. Ideal for aircraft watching and an outside grassed area which is fenced off. Really clean facilities and pleasant staff.