FirstLight Bar & Café in Dover

Excellent breakfast with a good range of options. Staff who care about the food and your comfort. No rush. Nice sunny outlook. Convenient for the cliff-walk to the beach.

Quality breakfast and prices spot on. Pleasant service. I know this establishment says it’s dog friendly but too many dogs with a bit of barking is something that puts us off as well as others I know. It’s like the dogs have taken over the world-or should I say the UK as in Europe people feel dogs are not suitable to go out to eat with. I appreciate the patron will lose customers if a no dog policy so damed if you do, damed if you don’t. But if more places had a no dog policy then I’m more likely to go there. Having said that still will return as above all decent food and decent service in nice surroundings. Recommended

Fantastic breakfast! Sat outside in the autumn sunshine and enjoyed the full English. So good we returned a couple of weeks later, knowing we could sit inside and dogs are welcome! Very well looked after and checked on that our food was okay. We’ll be back soon!

Enjoyed a lovely lunch with my sister and my Aunty - we've been twice now as the coronation chicken is good (altho' the 2nd time my sister seemed to get all the chicken)

Wonderful food as always. The homemade coronation chicken is delicious as is the house coleslaw and salad. Coffee good too!

Lovely friendly cafe and bar. Good coffee and food. Very dog friendly! With a good choice of breakfasts, snacks, cakes and lunches which are all delicious you really can’t go wrong. Both inside and outside seating and tables with stunning views. A must visit when in the area.

Fabulous place for breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks. Always welcomed by the friendly and helpful team! Very reasonable prices, tasty homemade food, great pizzas and an array of drinks to choose from! They have regular live music - always good and fun evenings.

FirstLight is firstClass. Having recently moved into the village we are becoming a regular for coffee and cake at the First Light Bistro. And, all is first class, the coffee quality is great, the cake selection is fab and all that we have tried (be that eccles, carrot, rock or shortbread) has been very tasty. Oh and the service is welcoming, polite, friendly snd efficient. A great find in a great location Once we are properly settled we shall be sure to try more of the menu. As I say, FirstLight is FirstClass.

We went to meet up with friends great atmosphere and friendly staff food was amazing they even have a pool table and the occasional live music well done guys

Amazing roast! Fully recommend, everything was cooked to perfection and the gravy is delicious!! Thank you Wez and the team! Always a friendly welcoming atmosphere and all food I have had, has been excellent! Love the chilli jackets! 😋 If you want top quality food, in such a welcoming environment, you need to visit!

We feel very lucky to have such a great place on our doorstep…the owners and staff are all so friendly and go out of their way to make guests comfortable. The food is generous, delicious and reasonably priced. Tonight we had pizza, chips and scampi. We’ve visited on live music nights too and the atmosphere is brilliant. They also have great coffee and an amazing gin selection. Totally recommend to anyone in the area, day or night :)

Had a wonderful cooked traditional English breakfast served in no time. My partner had avocado on toast with bacon.

First Light is superb. 6 of us had their Christmas Dinner and we were delighted with the meal and service. We were looked after diligently but unobtrusively with every minded met. The food was of a very high standard with all perfectly cooked, to the last Brussel Sprout! A fantastic experience.

The food here is of a high standard be it breakfast or lunch. The staff are very amenable and serve you promptly.

The food was excellent,well presented and a good price .The table service was good and waiting time for food was excepted.The bread in my daughter’s sandwiches was fresh and a good thickness .WeWill certainly visit again when next in Kent

Visited today with my 3 young daughters. I never usually leave negative reviews but felt compelled to. Whilst there my dauther brushed past a box covering the electrics whilst we were seated in the front window. The box (very heavy) fell on my 6 year...

Found the food was fresh and tasty,our servers were efficient,ordered beers with our snacks,but thought it terribly overpriced in every department.

We stumbled across this lovely little cafe on our first trip to St Margarets at Cliffe and how glad we were! A warm welcome, good coffee, delicious food and fantastic customer service. We will be back!

The lady who was serving us really didn't want to. The food was nice though, but she was so condescending. She even complained about the twin babies who were crying - she said that they had stayed too long. Said food stopped at 3pm as...

Staying in St Margaret's Bay we popped in for coffee on Saturday morning and noticed a poster advertising live music that evening. We decided to give it a go and were not disappointed. A very relaxed and friendly atmosphere with an acoustic guitarist who played...

Stopped here for a toasted snack with tasty coleslaw and salad on the side. . Very welcoming service by all we saw. Nicely placed after the hike up from beach level. Very good value for money.

Great little bar with friendly family atmosphere. Welcoming staff, chatty locals and the dog gets welcomed like an old friend. Great pizzas and wide range of drinks available at reasonable prices.

Have been away for a while and dropped in for brunch. Great sandwiches all served with crisps, salad and delicious home made coleslaw.

Excellent food again. Sandwiches delicious and the home made coleslaw a real treat. Coffee and Kingsdown elderflower very good.

Sat outside the cafe this morning at 9.52am staff member chatting to a local, after a few minutes called over to us we open at 10am coffee machine is not ready ! Made to feel very unwelcome for interrupting his chat . A better approach...

Such a wonderful warm welcome and excellent staff especially a lively hostess called Paige..tasty fresh food, coffee was perfect. It was so nice to hear staff talk about what a great place to work it is, rare these days. Would fully recommend this wonderful place...

What a little gem, obviouisly loved by the locals. Lovely greeting by a lady who I didn't think to ask her name (11am 7th August), lovely half English breakfast which was not in any way fatty or greasy, perfectly cooked and served. Superb Cappachino and...

Our first visit. We had excellent cheese on toast (which wasn't on the menu!) and sat outside where the tables were very well distanced. Very nice helpful staff

We visited this cafe during a recent holiday to St Margarets Bay. Excellent Covid preventive hygiene was very apparent - well done! We were very impressed with the friendliness of the staff, their efficiency and the warm welcome we received. It appears to be popular...

Friend spotted this was now a cafe/bar/pizza venue so, after many years of visiting St Ms we gave it a go. Served by Emily and pizza prepared by Stuart we were very impressed. Pizza was delicious. Stuart told us all about he and his wife...

Excellent breakfast at the FirstLight. Very welcoming folks which was a great start to the visit. Orders taken, coffee served and followed by first class breakfasts. The chef popped out to ensure all was OK, but in fact it was much better than just OK....

Fantastic half English, staff attentive to food intolerance. Prompt service. Chef personlly came out to check all good. Good value for money Highly recommended.

I'd seen the Sandra's now does a takeaway pizza menu, and as a weekend treat thought we'd give it a go. Wow! We were not disappointed. Really easy to order online with a great selection of pizzas. We had the "meat feast". It was delicious....

This pregnant lady was very satisfied indeed with her brunch and coffee from Sandra's. I was famished from working in the area (an area of outstanding natural beauty) and with free parking nearby as well as a green overlooking the English Channel and plenty of...

I visited Sandra’s with my daughter for breakfast, in spite of the current COVID restrictions and requirements (which were all being observed) we received friendly and quick service. The food itself was exactly as we asked for and made of good quality ingredients. It is...

Excellent little cafe, very accommodating as we moved tables three times due to the late summer sun. Friendly staff keep up the good work Sam, Stuart and team 😊