Central Park Coffee Shop in East Ayrshire

Lovely cafe bit small and too many tables ? Soup was delicous and fair price

What an absolute gem! We went for lunch today. I had a panini and hubby had a toastie (with a cup of soup). Followed by the most delicious Victoria sponge and carrot cake with delicious coffee. The first thing to say is that the quality of the food and coffee is superb - it really is. Service was “just right”. It’s clear that the focus for lunch is on serving homemade soup, paninis, toasties, sandwiches and open sandwiches along with delicious homemade cakes. The choice of fillings is huge (something for everyone!) We will DEFO be back!

Hadn't been here in a while. Not as good as I remembered.

Friendly staff. Nice surroundings and food good.

Friendly, good service and good food

Very disappointing in the open sandwich and soup we ordered wasn't that great and the soup was average.

Came across this place by accident when trying to get a break from the hospital and didn't want to go to a chain. It was very welcoming and cozy, although not large, there was a table available. Staff were very friendly and attentive to taking orders and clearing tables. Food was excellent and everything was made fresh to order. Would highly recommend!

Amazing food and Great service 👌 chicken, chorizo and pesto panini was so good, its probably the best panini I have ever had. Carrot cake and coffee really good also.

This place is just yummy. I also tried oat milk in my latte as the pharmacist says my pills interact with dairy. Oat milk latte DELICIOUS ... lemon drizzle as usual... outrageously delicious.

Great atmosphere, great staff and even better food!

Lovely wee coffee shop. Excellent service, good coffee and the home made cakes are delicious. It is a bit out of the way but worth making a detour for.

Located away from the town center of Kilmarnock, this is a little corner shop cafe that you are sure of a warm welcome and a great cup of coffee. Was in the area with work and was feeling peckish, so stopped by for a coffee and a bacon roll, which were both freshly prepared in no time. Staff are really friendly and prices are excellent. Will most certainly be back again in future.

Had a carrot cake, lemon drizzle and a brownie. Really delicious, the texture of the cakes was perfect and the lemon drizzle had loads of flavour!

Best coffee and carrot cake in kilmarnock, service with a, smile

Nice take away coffee but no Vegan options.

Nice spot. Good staff. Perfect to sit and have a coffee and read a book. Scones also very enjoyable.

Very pleasant, can recommend the fruit scone.

Amazing place. Phoned up very short notice for afternoon tea and they were incredibly accommodating. Add to that the delightfulness of the actual food itself (of which there was an amazing amount) and it's a recipe for success. Thank you so much 🥰

If you want a nice, friendly, tasty light lunch in pleasant surroundings, look no further than this place. The menu is limited but the quality is high, parking is easy and the staff are very pleasant and helpful. As a fund-raiser for Ayrshire Cancer Support it is doing it's bit for Kilmarnock as well Go!

Great place with busy homey atmosphere, lovely friendly staff and service, with quality food and drinks, nothing to complain about, i love seeing smaller private-run coffee shops doing things right!

Lovely cake and chilled out atmosphere!

Lovely little cafe with lovely staff and good food

Excellent food and excellent service

1st time here but will be back food& service really good

Don't go here food is disgusting

Nice place but needs a deep clean and a paint refresh. Cobwebs in places but ok place for a coffee.

Love their scones and cakes, also the best disabled toilet around. Terrific friendly staff, we'll be back next week, again!

The staff are friendly and the food is tasty but the portions are on the small side

Delicious food, great service, great atmosphere

Very nice coffee shop with plenty of seating inside and a small number of tables outside for sunny days. I have visited a few times at different times of the day and it’s always been lovely. Breakfasts and lunches available and of course cakes for dessert with plenty of coffee options. All the staff are very friendly, definitely worth a visit!

Popped in for a lunch and didn’t realise the staff had organised a charity event for a local cancer support group, it was very busy but we managed to find a seat inside and enjoyed our lunch along with all the visitors for the Easter charity event. We enjoyed our coffees, teas and panini‘s, we found the staff to be attentive and friendly, food quality was good and price reasonable, definitely be back, well done everyone and hope you raised a lot of money for a great cause !

Visited Central Park today, to take part in a charity event organised by the owner. A great family Easter event which helped raise funds for Ayrshire Cancer Support. Absolutely cracking day and all staff were lovely with my young family. We had some time before the event to have some lunch and it was superb. Would thourougly recommend this Cafe to anyone visiting or local! Nice to see a local business taking an intrest in bringing the community together. Also the Cafe provided free drinks and chocolate to all the children who attended the event, very generous.

Sat down and was approached by a member of staff who informed us that she would not take our order until I apologised for my previous Trip Advisor Review. I didn’t and so was asked to leave with my friend and 4 children in front of the whole cafe. I was even approached by concerned customers at the cafe and in the park afterwards. Completely unacceptable behaviour.

Today, I witnessed one of the most brazen acts of unprofessionalism I have ever seen. Whilst in this cafe today, two women, along with their four kids, were told to leave before even placing an order because one of the women refused to apologise to the owners for a negative review she had written on a review site.They were confronted by a member of staff after they had sat down, in full view of everybody else in the cafe. It was humiliating for everybody involved made even worse by the fact there were children in the party.One of the worst examples of customer service I have ever seen and, if it was because of a bad review, the owners do not appear to want to take any constructive criticism on board.A fairly surreal experience, not something you expect to see in that environment at all.

Another tasty lunch. Staff are friendly and helpful as always

We have visited here several times and have enjoyed it but our visit on Saturday was well below average. Food is over priced for what you actually get and in particular on this visit we found one member of staff to be extremely rude. We usually have coffee and cake after our food but left and went to costa instead. Will probably not return.

Bit pricey but good coffee and sandwiches.

Had a filled bagel and a coffee... Was cheap, super tasty, served quickly and by really friendly staff. Will absolutely be back next time I'm in the area.

Visited this cafe numerous times and never been disappointed however this morning for the first time had a takeaway and didn't realize till we got home that 3 bacon rolls had been served in seeded burger buns had I been advised of this I would not have purchased them also 3 half full cups of coffee wonder if this reflected on the fact we were not sitting in the cafe to eat.

V good. Friendly staff. Good soup

Always 5 stars. The most friendly staff in the world. They treat my son like a king when he goes. Its where he always chooses when asked.

Decent quality, excellent service and great vibe

Tremendous service coffee and scones a treat Mr t

My son took me and had the best hot chocolate 🍫 I have ever tasted. I had a lovely piece of carrot cake to go with it. Well worth a visit. Small but perfectly formed. I ate outside as it was a beautiful day.

Tasty cakes and delicious milkshakes

We were recommended this cafe. Menu had good choices. Lovely day so sat outside but we didn't realise people would park right in front of the seating (not disabled) on what appeared to be the pavement. Cutlery and glass dirty. Soup was tasteless bread lovely. Didn't have a cake but did look tasty.

Poor value, poor service, very disappointing.

We have visited 3 times and two of those times coffee was horrible. We ordered wet soya latte and black coffee. Waitress baheved as if we are causing trouble by asking for a wet latte, explained that milk froths and she can’t get rid of it(the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life). We paid hoping that at least it will be tasty but it was so hot as if we were planning to drink it tomorrow, tasted sour and bitter as if the coffee machine has not been properly cleansed. A big no no for coffee lovers. So back at the usual coffee press which never fails to provide highest quality customer service plus brilliant fresh tasty coffee.

Busy, but service slow, and the soup was stone cold. We reported it and it was taken away but no replacement was brought nor explanation given. Sandwiches were nice, but failed to impress.

Lovely, friendly coffee shop. Food is absolutely delicious and the cakes are fantastic. Nice range of food also. Kids menu of soup/sandwiches etc also available.

Love this coffee shop great food and cakes coffee is good staff are so friendly always busy but never long to wait for a seat service is second to none definitely recommend you visit

Our family have been coming to Central Park on a very regular basis since it opened a few years ago.The food is always amazingly yummy and the fresh homemade cakes ( massive) are to die for! The girls are an asset to the place and aswell as remembering what you drink/eat, they always have time for a chat. The menu is varied and the special boards always has new and tasty dishes on it. Very reasonably priced too. We take our 9 month old with us who eats from the childrens menu. There are highchairs and a selection of toys for children to amuse themselves with. Dog friendly aswell and offer water for dogs as well as outdoor seating for when the weather is nice

I had a successful first week at Weightwatchers so decided to pop into this lovely coffee shop to enjoy a coffee. It is a real find in Kilmarnock that I often passed by on my way home. Friendly, sparklingly clean, bright and airy. It has a Weightwatchers pointed menu that a lovely waitress handed me when she noticed me frantically trying to ‘point’ my choices! This will be my ‘go to reward’ after meetings. Homemade soup to die for and general deliciousness!

Nice Coffee Shop with friendly staff and good food. A good selection of Home Baking along with some tasty sandwiches, Paninis etc. make Central Park a great place to pop into for a coffee and cake!

Cosy place with lovely homemade soup, a variety of sandwiches and cakes. Good coffee too.

Really great service and food is excellent.

Lovely, warm and friendly place to have a coffee and cake or a tasty lunch. Good coffee and great baking products served by friendly staff. You are always sure of a friendly welcome in Central Park. The staff are always attentive without hovering over you. Home baking is excellent and the sandwiches, paninis etc are always tasty and very good value. Cannnot recommend it enough!

I love this wee place, only recently began visiting and now wouldn’t go anywhere else! Having a 10 week old and a 3 year old going out can be stressful but the ladies here are fab with both kids, and theres a great wee toy area up the back of the cafe! The food is lovely, open sandwiches to die for! All prices are really reasonable And my husband raves about how good the Charlie Mills coffee is! My daughter loves the “babycinos”- warm milk with chocolate buttons and mini mallows, which is now free when an adult purchases a hot drink! Great wee offer. Thanks to all your staff, we love visiting and recommend to family and friends. X

Fabulous food fresh. Daily home baking and fabulous soups. Staff exceptionally pleasant. Highly recommend. Not over big inside however,outside eating to enjoy the Scottish sun

Was a little busy when we went with our two kids, staff seemed overran. We had to ask twice for our drinks which seemed to have been forgotten in the hubbub. Nice food and a nice little place for kids with a few toys available.

Been here a few times now, we usually have the homemade soup, 2 on offer daily. It has always been lovely. The cakes and scones are fantastic. You are always made welcome by the chearie staff. It's off the beaten track along Mclelland Drive and has a few parking spaces. Well worth a visit.

Been their once it was alright the coffee was good and the cakes would go back

What a gem of a cafe, stumbled across by accident. Serves delicious sandwiches and cakes with a very nice latte to compliment very nice and friendly staff. Very good value for money. Definitely worth a visit.

Partner and I stopped in for a cake and coffee - the cakes were amazing, could tell they were homemade, I had carrot cake and my partner had the chocolate orange cake, was delicious. Hot chocolate too and a salted caramel latte was also lovely! Staff were very friendly and unfortunately we had to leave early but the staff boxed up our leftover cakes and coffee into take away cups - cake was still lovely and soft to eat later that day. Will most definitely be back.

Both my mum and I had soup which was not presented anything like the picture they are showing, it was ok with a bit more salt and pepper and when we said how delicious their bread was,the waitress told us it was from tesco oops don't think her boss would be happy about that,the cakes looked nice but was only 4 to choose from and am not sure if they were home made or tesco finest range

Smashing wee shop .the young staff a bit inexperienced and not very chatty .but a lovly lunch there.

Stopped off a wee while ago while my husband and I were out walking the dogs - as it was a lovely sunny day we were able to sit outside with our dogs - one of the friendly staff very kindly brought out water for them - we had coffee and bacon roll - delicious - great venue next to Howard Park

Very friendly and helpful staff. Good selection on the menu and very pleasant atmosphere. Would highly recommend this little place.

Nos alojamos cerca de este café y lo usa regularmente. Es muy buena para sopas y sandwiches, pero me gustaría recomendar especialmente un café (muy buena mezcla) y un trozo de pastel de zanahoria!

Its good, not brilliant just good

Excelente servicio, excelente comida, tenía muchos cafés aquí, pero este fue el primer almuerzo, sin duda volveremos.

Estado aquí un par de veces con mi madre. Siempre es muy concurrido y genial para ponerse al día con sus amigos o una tranquila cafetería. La sopa es siempre delicioso y puede ser algo inusual. Siempre son deliciosas tartas especialmente el pastel de zanahoria!

My favourite place for coffee and food in Kilmarnock. Such friendly staff who always make my family welcome, especially my young son.

Visited Saturday 15th April with friend, both had homemade soup - very tasty and came with some delicious bread. Finished off with some cake - again lovely, highly recommend the coconut loaf. Staff were very friendly and welcoming, all round good experience.

I really like this little coffee shop. It's got a nice atmosphere, friendly staff and isn't over priced like many of the bigger coffee shops. I especially love their baked goods and the soup of the day is always great too. Would highly recommend.

Had the pleasure today of joing the Central Park Easter Egg Hunt around the Howard Park. This was a great venture by a local business and the turn out of around 60 kids was great to see. Having found all twenty bunnies we made our way back to the shop and each kid got a drink, Easter Egg and medal...nice touch!! As it was as busy we didn't stay for food as we'd planned but I bought a delicious Carmel latte to takeaway....possibly one of the nicest coffees I have tasted! Whilst in I got to see the menu, drool over the lovely looking homemade cakes and speak to the owner who seemed like a really decent guy. We'll definitely be heading over from London Road shortly to try it out properly. I just hope the "grilled goats cheese and chill jam" paninis are still on the specials menu that day!

Nice coffee shop and light bite cafe. Menu has a good choice and staff were easy going. Nice ambience and decor all round

Im Celiac and they go out their way to accommodate me every time I'm in, expecially one of the staff members named Kerri

Friendly staff and menu caters for all tastes. Cakes are to die for

Had a great lunch today at Central Park Cafe in Kilmarnock. We were both served by Hannah, Erin and Hannah who were amazing staff! They were all so friendly and the food was very tasty! We will definitely be back soon.

I was looking for somewhere to do some paperwork and stopped at Central Park. Great coffee, nice service and most importantly 2 portions of butter with my scone. I often pass this wee friendly place so I'm sure I'll pop in again.

visited this coffee shop yesterday for the first time 7/1/17with my husband and 2 grandkids when we went it was very busy only seats we could get was sofas which was very comfortable but we had 2 kids 2 and 7yr old with us and the table was too small for us and all our food, they had to put there food on there laps which wasn't ideal, The staff was lovely, prices very good and if I go back I would not take the kids unless we got a decent table, but all in all a great place

We have visited many times and are never disappointed. Good selection of drinks and food and staff are very cordial. Highly recommend a visit and like us you'll be hooked!

Love this place for a coffee, a hot chocolate and a piece of cake. Taken clients for meetings and meet friends for a catch up. No hassle if you want to stay a bit longer. Comfy couches and warm atmosphere. Believe their may even be a book club that meet up one night a week.

Love this wee place food is great cakes are all home made on the premises staff are lovely and friendly we always pop in on a sunday before going for some retail therapy its just a pity it closes so early a perfect 10/10 for this place its a must for young and old

My parents go here all the time, I go when I'm not working. The food is great , the staff are so lovely. You can tell the staff have great relationships with their customers. The cafe itself is lovely and relaxing. Very good location and very well priced.

Visited here maybe a year ago (certainly no more than that). Staff were pleasant, decor clean and fresh. Door always open though so it got chilly. The menu was too small in my opinion, there was very little to choose from, I settled for a grilled cheese sandwich and a coffee. I was there to just chat with company, as is typical in coffee shops. Prices on the high end of reasonable. A few minutes after receiving my order though, I was talking away about something in particular and one staff member walked over and interrupted us to ask why I hadn't eaten my sandwich. I'm sure this was meant with the best intentions but given that I was mid discussion, and I don't like molten cheese that's hotter than lava scalding my mouth, and there was not a single bite taken out of my sandwich yet as a result, it's pretty safe to say I hadn't touched it yet just because I hadn't gotten round to it yet, not because it was a bad sandwich. I found the interruption rude, and I felt under a lot of pressure to hurry up and get out, I was being watched the rest of our time in there. Shame since this place has so much potential. I haven't been back since because this made me feel so uncomfortable. I shouldn't have to explain why I have not yet eaten my sandwich mere minutes after receiving it and it was still too hot to eat.

Lovely wee place, with a really nice selection of light bites. Coffee is absolutely delicious. Service was excellent and with a smile, Fast becoming a really popular wee place in Killie

Have visited Central Park a few times now as we live nearby & have never been disappointed. The cakes are delicious & the open sandwiches are a must – huge portions too! Nice location next to the park & have even sat outside on a nice day. Would highly recommend if you are in the area, much better quality than Costa, etc

This is our local coffee shop and it never fails to please. The tuna cheese panini and the Italian plate are our favourites as are all the yummy cakes.

Revisited this wee Jewel in the Killie Crown and once again they came up trumps on all fronts.The place was mobbed and hardly a seat/table to be found with the constant flow customer traffic.People were even prepared to queue and wait.... now that speaks volumes!However the staff were amazing under sever demanding pressure by customers of all ages.Staff worked accordingly and catered to everyones demands with professional speed and patience. Bravo to all involved. A new summer Menu offered even more enticing delights, excellently priced, as this coffee shop soars to new heights.This locally owned family run business merits support - so please visit and enjoy your Central Park Experience.

Lovely place. Friendly service. Good place to have a coffee or two. I can recommend Italian board. Good selection of sandwiches

Nice place to drop in for a coffee or a snack. Can recommend the soup! Staff always friendly and welcoming. A bit away from the centre of town but a short walk from Rugby Park and the Park Hotel.

First time we have visited this wee gem.Nice surroundings friendly staff and thoroughly enjoyed our food.My husband had ploughman's lunch my daughter had soup and toasty I had a toasty we all had coffee.They also do lovely home made cakes .

A lovely, friendly coffee shop situated near to the Town centre. Very friendly staff who are always attentive. Great homemade soups and sandwiches, some very inventive!

We have been a couple of times now. Not an extensive menu but the food is really good and not too expensive. It has a lovely setting, with the park across the road, there is parking around. The staff are extremely attentive and polite. Would definitely recommend.

My wife and I have had lunch here a few times recently. The soups are excellent and they usually have a veggie option. Their sandwiches and cakes are pricey IMO, but not in my wife's; but we both agree that the coffee is just ok.PS: Don't know where the previous contributor was reviewing but this cafe is over a mile from both the train and bus stations in Kilmarnock.

Set next to both train and bus station a nice place to enjoy a bite before or after excursion the menu varied and very filling the food almost all a carte in presentation and taste I would highly recommend this place all staff very attentive without being intrusive

This is the best coffee shop meeting place in Kilmarnock.Ideally placed across from a lovely park which you should walk before or indeed after your visit.Excellently decorated with a gorgeous ambiance- this is just a lovely stop off for any single, couple or family meet.Coffee/scones/cakes are all freshly made and you will be spoiled for choice.Lunch menu is ample and the quality of food is excellent.Staff here are extremely efficient, friendly and add to your Central Park Experience!

Visited Central Park with friends for the first time. Situated across from the Howard Park it is easily found and there was no problem parking on one of the side streets. The place is clean and inviting and service was so friendly. The menu has a fair selection to suit all tastes and prices are reasonable. The coffee was delicious as were the various sandwiches and selection of freshly home baked goods we had. What a pleasant change this was and we will certainly return.