Dyke Road Cafe in the Park in Brighton and Hove

The cafe was always a convenient but slightly down-at-heel local amenity but has now had an excellent makeover. The terrace overlooking the park is a splendid place to eat outdoors and indoors is cool and comfortable. Drinks and food (mainly of the snack variety) are good, with the toasted halloumi, lettuce and tomato sandwich a favourite of mine. Good to visit before or after taking in an event at the nearby open-air theatre or Booth natural history museum.

Lovely cafe with beautiful views of the park and the open air theatre. My husband and I came here by chance after a walk to Brighton from our air B and B in hove and we were so pleased we stopped here. The breakfasts are amazing, diverse and great choice for veggies and vegans. We shared the veggie burrito and the veggie breakfast, very filling, great portions, The chap behind the counter was really friendly, the coffee was lovely (flat whites) sat outside And had the views of the park and open air theatre we could even here people practicing! It was reasonably priced as well

I was here a month or so ago and pleasantly surprised at the good veggie breakfast laid on. The veggie sausages, toast and mushrooms were beautifully cooked. Hash browns could have been cooked for a little longer- same with eggs which I prefer firmer but I expect I could have asked for this and it would have been done. Beans and tomatoes also fine. Returned today and this option not available as they will be closed for refurbishment soon. However I had eggs, toast, mushrooms, chips and all good. I sat outside both times - great view of the maze and sea from here but there is also indoor seating when the weather is grotty. Both times wolved my breakfast down before getting a photo!

Staff were nice but there’s a thing about napkins had to ask ! in Spain they put them on the table in holders .. or at least out or what about some cheap kitchen roll for spills or seagull splat ? Coffee is not barista but it passed well it’s not bad at all and I am very discerning. I agree about the cheese toasty .. not much cheese and a generous garnish in farmhouse white or brown with pickles would make a difference ! not sure how much it is ? But I d not mind paying more for a good toasty. Also agree about sausages and bacon - stick with eggs . The cakes are good and maybe the person with the small slice was unlucky. Speak up and I am sure they throw in a free biscuit for lack of cake ! The location used to have a scented rose garden that’s mostly gone but you still get a Seaview and sunshine there .. some of the area could be tidied up in the corners .mud ‘scrappy hedges a bit unloved - a few flowering pot plants would help in the corners but it’s all more work to ferry them in at night. A license might help they could sell drinks more profit .. more money for upgrades .. but perhaps it’s not possible ... it’s very handy convenient I am glad they are still going on in such difficult times for catering it’s squeezed business so much. Well done !

Dyke Road Cafe, naturalmente en Dyke Road junto al parque y frente al Booth Museum en el área de Prestonville de Brighton, es una cafetería de moda con vistas a la agradable vegetación de Hove Gardens y con un ambiente peculiar pero acogedor. La cafetería es bastante popular por estar un poco apartada, pero en una media hora de almuerzo bastante fría todavía había asientos con bastante facilidad. Hay dos habitaciones a un lado, la habitación de la derecha está llena de muebles que no combinan, lo cual es la personificación de lo cool. Las tablas son de diferentes tamaños, formas, estilos, ángulos. Todo está deliberadamente fuera de lugar, lo que lo hace peculiar y agradable. El cuarto a la izquierda al entrar es el espacio de la cafetería para ordenar en el mostrador. Tiene un ambiente ligeramente diferente, pero todavía está claramente en consonancia con esta ubicación. Desde el exterior, el café se ve bien, quizás un poco similar a otros cafés del parque, pero desde atrás la vista es excelente. Como Prestonville es uno de los distritos más altos de Brighton, hay una vista panorámica hacia Hove sobre una vegetación muy agradable. El estilo del jardín inglés de esta parte de Dyke Road Park es un telón de fondo atractivo y luego a los campos de juego más allá y al área residencial, incluida la iglesia, que da una sensación de pueblo en lo que claramente es una ciudad. El menú es bastante variado con una variedad de opciones diferentes. Naturalmente, hay opciones veganas y vegetarianas. Desafortunadamente, la opción vegana saludable realmente tiene un sabor saludable y no es una gran opción. Las mejores opciones son principalmente vegetarianas, como el desayuno. La comida no es necesariamente el punto de venta del café. Es bastante normal en general en el frente de comer, lo cual es un poco decepcionante. El tamaño de la porción no es para los más hambrientos, pero funciona bien para los niños. El precio está bien, pero teniendo en cuenta que la tarifa también está bien, eso no significa que este sea un lugar de bajo costo. Otros golpes leves incluyen el hecho de que la peculiaridad del espacio para sentarse en realidad puede dificultar la organización cómodamente con suficiente espacio entre las mesas. El café es extremadamente elegante y tiene un hermoso telón de fondo. Los costos de esos beneficios no son cómodos y la comida no es nada especial. Este es un café genial en lugar de uno genial.

attended this venue for a birthday tea party. stunning and staff helpful kind and welcoming. The food served looked lovely and they were flexible over allergy challenges

Stopped off for a coffee and scrambled eggs on toast. Handy parking outside and adjacent loo. Park location and fast friendly service. Decent coffee and what I ordered was very nice. Reasonable prices and would stop here again if in the area.

Lovely location, staff are great and have been making an effort to give customers what they want by updating the menu as per some customer requests. Owner will go out of his way to help. Dog/kid friendly and great outside view.

Went for early morning saturday breakfast and sat in the sun outside and had a very nice english breakfast with coffee and cake afterwards. Great local setting

We stumbled across this place after trying to go to The Booth Museum on a Thursday (major planning error!) and can't be happier with the service. The hot chocolates are something to behold, and the staff are very friendly and accommodating. Would definitely recommend coming in for a sit down in this quirky little cafe. It's also dog friendly - which is helpful for those weary from a dog walk in the park!

always enjoyed food choices spinach and ricotta quiche to big breakfast and burgers. . other customers always interesting . I have found service attentive, Great coffee

Four of us went to the Tea Chalet for coffee and a snack. Very poor service, even had to ask for a fork and a napkin for our food. Plus £2.50 for smallest sliver of sponge cake I have ever seen.

I have been coming to this cafe since i was a child and over the past year I have really noticed this cafe blossom. Great food, great service.

I really enjoyed my time passing through this cute cafe. The healthy brunch on the menu was especially enjoyable!! There is a nice view and the staff are super friendly, especially Sabrina who is always kind and very welcoming.

Came out of the Booth museum of natural history and saw the Cafe in the park was open. A very quaint place where there was a selection of teas and great service.

Junto con otros perros en la zona de los senderistas a menudo llamada en esta cafetería café y una tarta o un bocadillo. Siempre amable y servicial y una buena selección de opciones para beber o comer. Mientras que medio ambiente es bueno podría ser incluso mejor con unos sofás o sillas suaves más pero esto es una queja menor y no debería poner nadie de controlar el lugar.

Me paré aquí en el camino de trabajar por ninguna razón. Tenía una taza de té y un tacaño y el servicio, interiores y terraza exterior era genial. No tenía ni idea de que había esta agradable un caff. Pruébelo.

Good all round choice of coffee & snacksStaff smiling and helpful, well done during a very busy time of day.will be back soon

As I was visiting the nearby museum,I decide to grab a coffee and slice of cake here.Staff are friendly,prices are good and relaxing outside while looking over the park enjoying my coffee was bliss.

The staff here are always friendly and the cafe always looks clean and tidy. There is quite a selection but my favourite is the poached egg on rocket which is on rye bread. The always make my coffee just how I like it, perfect!

Visited with my hubby, looks great from outside sadly that's where it ends! Ordered sweet potatoes chips & tea , waited a while, then told out of stock! Ordered cheese toasted sandwich to share, took ages to come and thin and nasty when it arrived. Man started cleaning ice cream machine on the next table, tools & parts of machine everywhere together with cleaning liquids. Not nice atmosphere, staff walking around in a daze. Shame as it's in great location near the Booth museum and next to park grounds. Will not be returning.

We had a wonderful party time at this place. The cafe has two large rooms with big windows overlooking the park and an open theatre in the middle of the park. We had our little concert for friends as the cafe has a piano now. The cafe is children friendly, very spacious. Lovely cakes for kids, beer and wine for adults. Would recommend.

One of my favourite places in Brighton. It's just a cafe but it's got character and does excellent breakfasts.

Sadly no. Ordered a toasted cheese sandwich. Got tesco essentials thin bread- just 2 sliced and a bit of cheese. No salad, no garnish, no ketchup, no utensils brought to my table- had to go find a napkin for heaven's sake.A young employee sat down with her lunch- all the trimmings- small salad, full plate. Shame they don't treat their customers as well.

I ordered a bacon sandwich for lunch and asked for it to be crispy. Bacon was mostly fat which I pulled off. Not cooked crispy and hardly any bacon for my money once I had pulled all the fat off. Asked for brown sauce, was handed a container of sachets but not given a knife. I had to ask for milk as the milk jug from which you are supposed to add your own milk to your tea was empty and no one had refilled it. Not impressed.

We were looking to fill out time before our restaurant booking so we popped in to the Tea Chalet to drink coffe and eat cake. It was a mixed experience, my cake which was gluten free (positive) was more like a biscuit (negative) which could not be eaten with a fork as it was so dry; the coffee was good though. My companion's vegan fruit cake on the other hand was moist and tasty. The place is very small and can be noisy, but I imagine that in the summer it would be a nice venue for afternoon tea on the terrace overlooking the park. The staff are ok, but you get the feeling that it's not the place they exactly want to be. Looking at what others were eating there seems to be a wide variety of fast food available too.

Stopped here to grab a coffee until the Booth Museum opened. Then saw the carrot cake, damn it's good cake. Staff were friendly even though they were busy. Would definitely come here agin, and you get a sea view!

Been here a few times and it's OK but not more than that. The staff generally appear like they don't care but that is probably as they are part time students or Saturday staff and they probably really don't care. The coffee is out of one of those instant machines rather than barrista standard but passable. Sandwiches aren't too bad and I genuinely liked the sweet potato chips. It's worth a stop of you are in the park and as long as your expectations aren't too high.

Four of us stopped in for a light lunch while waiting for the Booth museum to re-open. The sandwiches/coffees etc were OK. The service was a little slow. Across the street from the museum.

Quite a small cafe but it does have some extra indoor and outdoor seating. Outdoor area over looks hedged garden area which is quite nice.Reasonably priced.

Nice little café in a nice park. Had the standard breakfast. Quantity and presentation was fine but it was let down somewhat by the poor quality of the bacon and particularly the sausages. Couldn't eat them, my dogs got a treat that day!!Will stick to tea & biscuits from the café in future and will go elsewhere for breakfast.