Down to Earth Coffee in Brighton and Hove

Good taste of coffee and the pastries are amazing. Welcoming staff is my favorite.

Very bad I waited in line to get my order and a group that wasn't in line walked past me. I told the employee that they weren't in line but he deliberately didn't look at me. 06/11/2024 10:35

Great vegan options! Tasty food.

Visited this cafe with my friend today and we loved the atmosphere and how friendly the staff was. The hippo on hot chocolate was so cute

Bought a coffee and a croissant this morning love the coffee what a nice atmosphere and vibe

A nice place in a very good location to have a coffee ☕ their food is also good I recommend this coffee shop

Have you tried their vegan chocolate loaf? Try it toasted. It's unbelievably good! I am not a vegan, but I could almost be persuaded with treats like that! Nice little cafe that I passed all too often and finally came in

Excellent coffee. Miles better quality than most chains. Highly recommended. Very friendly team and great outdoor seating. Food fantastic. Must be tried.

Very nice coffee and cakes and a cosy seating area at the back of the shop.

Really really good vegan bakes - and at a decent price as well! The berry smoothie was fruity but a bit too sweet for my liking. Iced coffee was really good - had a long black and you can tell the roast they use is top notch :) Would come here again for sure - guy serving us was lovely as well

Super friendly staff. The vegan jam donuts were fresh and tasted just like a normal one, my kids devoured them. To top it off the coffee was delicious, they know how to make a proper long black.

Great place with great pastries and tons of vegan options!

Coffee shop, looks nice, great reviews... but don’t be fooled by the comments here that talk about brunch. We visited in May 2024 only to be told the kitchen hasn't been open in over 3 years. We went to Baked instead, just a short walk away, where breakfast and brunch dishes were great!

Pain au chocolat was very tough, like the pastry had been overworked, not really edible

Nicely decorated little cafe. Offers good café and homemade delicacies. Can be a bit crowded depending on the situation.

Lovely little cafe with good vegan options. Like their cinnamon bun. Met my long term partner there. I use to go to a karaoke bar next door in the dry cleaners and always thought it strange the it went through to wear the Café should be. Deborah once the one who loved it. Then I realised that was all in my mind. They do a good breakfast there though definitely worth a visit. Lovely chia too 💜

Lovely vegan options, lots of croissant, donuts and sandwiches. The staff were really friendly, nice relaxing vibe will come again 👍🌱

The coffee is absolutely lovely, with rich flavors that hit just right. And their hot chocolate it's like a warm hug in a cup. But the real stars are the donuts! They are delicious!

Very lucky to have this as my local coffee shop! Cakes and sandwiches all yummy!

This is one of my local coffee shops and I love it! Coffee is an always good and the vegan cakes are big and delicious! Staff are friendly it has a very relaxed vibe

The best coffee in Hove and amazing staff

They no longer serve a cooked breakfast here. Coffee's ok, plain croissants are sugary, hard and not freshly baked (as in warm, straight out the oven). Disappointed

Nice venue, coffees a little bitter.

Fancied a refresher moment so coffees and granola, Bakewell slices. First time, and won't be the last. Cosy and nice!

Nice coffee. Good prices. Really friendly staff.

Nice little coffee shop with some nice food. Well located between Brighton and Hove.

2 attempts to get a hot coffee failed. I was told the machine doesn't heat it beyond lukewarm. 15 minute wait for an overpriced sandwich to be toasted

Absolutely fantastic spot for kicking back with a hot drink and vegan treats – their doughnuts are pure joy! You'll love the cozy (dog-friendly) indoor space, and the outdoor seating options, as well as a coffee menu that goes beyond the standard espresso-based drinks, and speedy WiFi (just ask the friendly staff for the password). If you're anywhere close to Palmeira Square, definitely check this spot out!

Delightful coffee shop with delicious home-made rolls, pastries and muffins. Simple decor, good coffee, tasty food in genteel park surroundings.

Much friendlier than other foxy cafes dominating Brighton. Truly lovely staff and great pastries.

Enjoyed delicious hot chocolates and a comfortable sit down. Smiley and friendly staff and the food available looked nice but we didn't want to eat at the time of our visit

Good hot chocolate.big selection of cakes and smoothies

terrible coffee, and whilst the taller member of staff said all the right things, there was no hint of a smile. Will not return.

Been coming to Down To Earth since day one! It started off great, and now it’s even better! Always friendly staff, fresh buns and doughnuts and of course, great coffee!

Authentic coffee and beautiful cafe

Always a warm welcome. A cafe where it feels good to spend some time and you don't feel rushed or just another number

The place I love very much ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Met Eve at Fat Boy Slim gig and she mentioned she works here and does a great breakfast….she wasn’t wrong! Well presented tasty food. Great service with a smile and a lovely coffee, we will definitely be back x

Coffee is good – but there is some false advertising going on with the food here.. I ordered an avocado brunch that included delicious-sounding 'truffled feta' but there was no discernible feta or truffle. My friend had 'truffled mushrooms' - just mushrooms, basically. Only one slice of toast, so a bit stingy for £9. You're better off going to the amazing Cafe Salvage a couple of minutes away, where you get piles of hot buttery toast and everything tastes amazing.

Nice coffee place with a cool vibe. Friendly staff. Great vegan doughnuts!

Nice vibe and really good coffee!

The coffee was amazing here, and the barista was so sweet. I love that everything is meant to be so sustainable and eco friendly.

Really yummy brunch menu with good vegan options. Found the staff helpful but kind of off-hand. Extra charge for oak milk - really?

Very tasty veggie breakfast altho probably slightly more expensive than elsewhere. Coffee was nice too. However don't sit down too fast. The seats are harder than they appear and I nearly fell over when I tried to sit on the broken toilet seat.... limited seating and not much ventilation so felt abit stuffy Overall average cafe.

Had a lovely experience a while ago sitting outside with a hot chocolate and pastry, then I popped in today for a takeaway latte and oh my god what a brilliant coffee. Really really nice little coffee shop.

The best doughnut ever ever ever. And I know my doughnuts - simple Jammy doughnut - delicious thank you. The biscotti ones looked good but I can only eat one they are huge

Always brilliant. Never disappoints. Lovely staff, great food, great service, both eat in or takeaway. Best coffee for miles around.

Best vegie breakfast I had in Brighton. Is dog friendly and the staff are very nice. Very nice coffee and the doughnuts are to die for... Worth the trip for the pastries alone

Vegan bakery was great, had the biscoff donuts and they were really good. The brunch itself was ok. Generally the vibe was really nice and is dog friendly

Great coffee, the sausage rolls are also insanely good

Recommended to visit, did not disappoint. Yummiest donuts i ever tasted! Friendly staff. Delicious coffee.

I just had one of their brownie croissants (vegan!!!) and I swear it was a divine experience. Can’t stop thinking about the next one. Their cinnamon roll was also the best I’ve had, probably ever. Just delicious.

Disappointed to almond croissant which too dry and hard to bite

Great coffee, great and friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and location. Will definitely go back to. 😁

Working locally today - weren’t open earlier (830 doors open staff there not serving) and coffee at Flour Pot around corner was excellent. Actually came back for brunch . You’ll see all looks fine..black coffee however very bitter and sour - you can tell a good coffee and barista for that matter when taking coffee black -nothing to disguise the real taste - so here , it’s either over ground, too hot or just poor quality beans Breakfast was - cheap sausage no butter on the toast and bland sugary sauce - cash and carry no doubt (in my opinion/guessing) good food deserves good condiments- HP and Heinz, Tiptree or Stokes. If anything it would make a mediocre meal better . Toms were tasteless, mushrooms oily, bacon cooked to a crisp and streaky too quite fatty, beans in a watery sweet sauce with no flavour , eggs just a bit odd possibly not that fresh as hard/ soft when poached, pea shoot pointless - pity had high expectations as reviews glowing!☹️

Earl Grey is gorgeous. As are the doughnuts and cinnamon buns x

Located along the street, it was hard not to stop by and check the flavors of their freshly baked donuts. Nice ambiance very green earthy and peaceful. What goes well with donuts? They have a variety of of beverages you would find to suit your taste or cravings 😊 they have to go boxes if you wanna bring home some donuts for your loved ones. The donuts were lovely. I enjoyed raspberry the most - tarr and sweet. Then id rank lemon and poppy second as im into the tang it gives me when I take a bite of it then the sweetness lingers. Third the cinnamon bun. Not overly cinnamon-y... just the right balance of sweet and i can feel the warmth the cinnamon gives me. Fourth is the biscoff donut. I thought it would be very sweet but its not. 😊 The donuts were all fluffy and the the texture was great. It wasnt mass produced. Each donut made with love and kneaded to perfection.

The coffee was good and the vegan chocolate brownie croissant was divine!

Love the coffee and the breakfasts with a hint of truffle are inspired.

Good food and coffee, welcoming staff.

One of the nicest people ever, really tasty food and coffee

Really nice coffee! Small selection of delicious cakes, mainly doughnuts and cinnamon rolls, plus other snacks. Some outside seating. Located in the south west corner of Palmeira Square near the flower stall. Very nice indeed.

... coffee good . Almond croissant not fresh

A great place for brunch or coffee - sat outside looking at the square, which was lovely and relaxed. Coffee was good, as was the food. Did not have the chance to have them, but they had an extensive selection of vegan doughnuts which looked delicious.

Popped in after I saw the vegan doughnuts in the window. I'd just been to the dentist, so getting a sweet treat after your scale and polish is the thing to do, right‽ At £2.50 each, I thought they were very competitively priced, especially compared to lesser quality and more famous local doughnuts. I had a Cherry Bakewell, and grabbed a salted caramel for my daughter. They were delicious. Absolutely spot on with that combo of crispy outside and squidgy pillowy middle. My kid definitely tasted the salted caramel, and practically hoovered her's up. My cherry doughnut had a very generous jammy filling and loads of flaked almonds on top. Yummy! To top it all off, my server was polite, friendly and speedy. It's a good job I didn't need any fillings, because I'm likely to stop off again, after my next walk back from the dentist....

One of the worst and unpleasant coffe experience ever (I'd rate 0 stars if I could)!!! Even if the place may look nice from the outside, inside it's just a NO about any possible acceptable coffee experience, even for a take away one!! Thanks to the rude and unmannered lady at the till! She started with few pushy rudely posed questions about the coffee I asked for ending with forcing me to go outside waiting for the coffee and not letting me to take it. Despite not having since a month already any drink in or out Covid restrictions and having myself a proper mask on my face and sanitizer used straight away.... That's the definitely the sign about being rude and not knowing how to welcome and serve customers! Honestly, even the coffee machine guy seemed bit of ashamed of such behaviour!! IT'S DEFO A DOWN TO NO COFFEE AT ALL!!

Amazing Food for such good value, highly recommend!

Great coffee and specialty donuts!

Ordered takeout toastie & coffee, friendly staff & food was very tasty

Nice coffee and choice of cakes and 🐕 friendly too

V nice staff. Nice breakfast. Not overpriced.

Nice breakfast, coffee wasn't great.

Gorgeous little spot overlooking Palmiera Sq, top place to watch the world go by, drink some lovely coffee and eat some of their great food. Great little independent! Love the back room with its little garden view too. Modern, stylish decor! Lovely staff too 😃

Lovely little spot, food and drinks were really nice - service was a little slow

Excellent coffee, nice surroundings, good service.

Nice ambience, great cafe for coffee and snacks, friendly staff.

We all agreed that the food we had here was the best cooked breakfast we had ever had. The home made beans were absolutely delicious but all the elements, from the mushrooms to the sausages, had clearly been sourced and cooked with great care and attention to detail. A real treat - highly recommended.

I love this place. it's my go to as I work nearby. I think their coffee is really great and go often. Their unpretentious, 'green' ethos and atmosphere is great. I go most days and they are consistently good! Really lovely staff who always give good service, they do some mean goodies from the kitchen too. The tunes are always excellent too.

What a great find. Lovely food and the staff are so friendly. My dog Daisy particularly loves the welcome. Definitely worth a visit !

Little and cozy café, loved the iced coconut chai, lovely staff

Great coffee, vegan cakes and friendly staff

Great for brunch and snacks. Very friendly and we'll set up for covid safety.

I'm not quite sure they understand coffee. Despite that,the service was poor and considering the price, the quality is low. I asked for two flat white with oat milk. I have received one. I asked to have the second one. I went away to join my partner and drink the coffee. Is than that we realized that the coffee was horrible and the milk was cow milk instead of oat.luckly we are not allergic to cow milk

A group of us had breakfast here, and thought it was lovely.Very accommodating, and the staff were very sweet and helpful.The coffee is absolutely delicious - very smooth.The breakfast was well cooked, tasty, and good value for money. They were also flexible with the type of egg on the breakfast.My only complaint was the poached eggs were not runny.There was a good range of breakfasts (including vegetarian), as well as some delicious looking pastries.I would definitely re-visit.

Best coffee in hove. Always friendly and can’t wait to be able to have a sit down breakfast from here again 👍🏻

Brilliant place. Very clean and tidy.

My favourite place for iced coffee. Very active on Instagram, posted a photo of me having an iced coffee and they responded within 30 seconds which was impressive. Great selection of coffee, smoothies are a bit highly priced in my opinion at £4.50 for a smoothie. If I were to make a suggestion for improvement it would be to list the prices on the menu for everything; smoothies, affogato and a few other items have no prices on the menu, this may or may not be international but it has put me off trying some things.

Great coffee and really friendly staff.

There appears not be to any ventilation in this cafe and the kitchen door was open so I ended up smelling of bacon.

Nice place, lovely server. I didn't eat anything, but that is because I am wary of anywhere that says "snashed avocado".

Really lovely coffee shop, excellent coffe, snd nice people working there.

Great coffee roast, ask for a bag and they’ll grind it especially for your coffee maker!

Had a beetroot latte and vegan breakfast both excellent and the staff where friendly Offers full English and vegetarian options as well

Really good staff nice place to have tea

My favourite local spot to chill/work and enjoy a very nice coffee. I'm a chilled coffee lightweight-geek (not a pro, but I love a good single origin), and I love the brews these folk make, with their beans roasted at Pharmacie... Win!

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Very impressive array of baked goods; particularly love their cinnamon swirls. Thanks for being so delicious 😩💜🥐🍰☕️

A great local cafe, very friendly staff and tasty grub and coffee. Thanks guys!

All four of us had lovely food, the veggie and the meaty breakfasts were really good, so tasty and very well presented. We loved the ambience of the place and will definitely be back again.

Seriously this breakfast was a game changer. Love everything about down to earth, food staff, coffee and location is all on point. If you stomach is well equipped with rumbles in the morning/brunch make sure to check this place out. Veggie breakfast was simply lovely. Keep doing what your doing