Flint Owl Bakery in Mid Sussex

A very pleasant bakery with a great selection of quality pastry products. We tried sausage rolls, empanadas, cheese swirls, avocado tomato and mozarella rolls, focaccia toasties, banana bread and carrot cake, all delicious and very flavoursome.

The bread is the best I've found especially the spelt bread which is hard to come by.

Little coffee shop packed with amazing pastries and breads! Coffee is good. Very warm and inviting with friendly staff. Would recommend a visit.

Best coffee (albeit based on a small sample size) in East Grinstead. Had a small misunderstanding about the definition of a long black (was served an Americano which is too watery for my Australian palate) but they made me a double espresso instead and it was the best tasting coffee I’ve had in weeks of being in the UK. The food was delightful. Ordered a toastie and a side salad. Super simple stuff but quality. Would recommend.

Nice coffee & delicious cake, but the ambience of sitting areas is very bland. No effort has been made to make it cosy, interesting & welcoming, or even to make it minimal chic. Next time, I might just do a takeaway.

this is great. what a lovely atmosphere! and very nice staff and amazing coffee. the bread is of the highest quality i found in this city.

Not even paper carrier bags provided. Wish I didn't buy two large loafs from them. They better be good, because customer care is v poor.

A great place to stop for coffee or to buy bread. Do both if you can. Great cakes as well.

Best traditional bakery around in East Grinstead. Also good coffee and really really tasty deserts.

What a beautiful local bakery , absolutely love this place and always tell anyone I can about it. Just excellent.

Estaba buscando un sitio agradable en la zona y este me pareció adecuado, entré y según me informó la chica detrás de la caja, podía pedir en el mostrador, pasar al área de las mesas y que me llevarían el pedido. Después de un rato esperando, más de lo normal, le pregunté a una mesera qué pasaba con mi servicio, ella me preguntó que ordené, se lo dije: " Un americano y un muffin de plátano", me trajo el café un muffin de chocolate, dije que eso no fue lo que pedí y para no esperar más, fui al área de pedidos y le tuve que señalar lo que quería. El servicio lo califico como pésimo, pero debo admitir que el lugar tiene encanto y que el muffin estaba buenísimo.

The food is good but omg the two ladies who work there are unsympathetic, no smile, no thank you, no bye. I had to wait looong minutes before they deign to look at me and serve me. Seriously if you are unhappy in your job change it!!

This place is my favourite bakery and coffee stop. The white sourdough is bang on, and the salads and sandwiches for lunch are excellent and interesting! The coffee? Well its the best made in EG. Smooth fruity coffee, milk served at the correct temperature. It’s certainly appreciated. The staff here are also top notch. Please support this excellent cafe and bakery, you won’t be disappointed!

We popped in during our first visit to East Grinsted and is this place busy! I had a latte and a savory roll/twist to have something a little different. Both were excellent. All their bread and food looks delicious.

Lovely cakes and bread , staff not particularly friendly

Great coffee, friendly staff, great alternative to boring brands. Thanks for having us. Go here more!

Great tasting coffee really nice cakes and croissant. Go here more! You’ll like it. Thanks for having us… staff are friendly and we had a chocolate croissant several lovely flat whites and toasted banana bread. Lots more funky choices – focaccia looks fantastic. So we bought some.

lovely little place for coffee and cakes...also nice to buy bread to take away. Friendly staff and clean tables

Average food. Way too expensive

I go here about 4 times a week. Recently the two staff working there are extremely unfriendly, unprofessional and don't serve food fast. I arrived, there was no one else in the que and the girl took 5 minutes before she asked what I wanted. She then gave me my coffee but forget my food.. the atmosphere was not good and it is a shame as the food and coffee is great. Please focus on customer service.

I generally enjoy going to Flint Owl and like to support local, independent cafes. Coffee is very nice and the pastries and bread are top notch. Service can be a bit sketchy, however. Update: cakes and baked goods are not the best (e.g. salted caramel brownie had way too much salt in the caramel).

Excellent staff, lovely snacks, fab cakes and gorgeous bread. Coffee is really good too!

Lovely environment and great choices for vegans too. The bread and cakes are really delicious but it is pricey so more of a treat!

sweetcorn fritters very hard and tasteless- vegetable quiche the same. with 2 soft drinks £15..Table sticky... Not very good at all

Best cakes in East Grinstead. 👍

Loving the French style baguettes, yummy👍😁

What all Bakeries should aspire to! Lovely - a huge selection of artisan loaves, along with plenty of cakes & a lovely breakfast selection. I had a warm cheese & tomato croissant to take away, as well as a decaf flat white & enjoyed every bit of it. Managed to stop myself going back for a second - it was only the queue outside that put me off, otherwise I would have done! A little pricier than other bakeries/cafes, but you really do get what you pay for & its worth it. Thank you

Everything looked dry, dull and expensive..did not buy anything..

Quality! Quality! Always great experience, recommended to everyone👌👌👌

Had 2 delicious salads from here. A chick pea and carrot with a kick. On another day I had a beetroot and sliced almond salad. Both were delicious

Always polite & friendly & their bread is fantastic.

Best coffee in East Grinstead by a country mile!!!

Outstanding bakery. Fabulicious cakes and superb bread. Highly recommended

Friendly service, good coffee and a great selection of home made treats.

This is a popular spot and rightly so. A great establishment on the High Street

Only had a coffee on my visit, service was great. The cakes and pastries looked amazing and I will be back soon for a vegan cake!

Can't wait to visit when we are not dodging covid!

The sea salt and rosemary sourdough is the best bread I’ve tasted anywhere - on Saturday they have additional treats and my favourite are the cruffins which bought joy during the lockdown - the staff are so friendly and helpful I love my visits as well as the food

Incredible bakery with the best bread and cakes in the area !

I love the ambience and the coffee is the best in town. The staff are friendly and welcoming which is much appreciated. Also, the pastries are top notch! Yes indeed.

Premises not a bakery to my knowledge, just a shop for selling items made elsewhere, bread is much nicer than say, supermarket bread but not as nice as the offerings from the likes of Cyrnel Tablehurst or Sussex Kitchen, which are available in nearby Forest Row, made from superior ingredients and the bread costs less. Can't comment on the place as a cafe as didn't eat in.

I love Flint Owl but my takeaway cappuccino today was only just over half full & they're small cups as it is!! Had an amazing coffee in Lewes branch so hit & miss as to who's making it!

The down side is that it's experience but I suppose that why everything is first class the food, coffee the service the ambiance and it's in East grinstead

Fantastic artisan breads and pastries, great coffee served by lovely friendly staff.

Huge selection of freshly baked breads from the Lewes branch I believe. Regular visitor from Crawley. The baguettes could be crispier please. I guess they would be if baked on site.

Love the friendly service and coffee is good too

What a lovely place to enjoy a cup of coffee and a piece of cake for breakfast or during the afternoon! Their bread and focaccia are the best in town!

Coffee and cake pick me up on a rainy Thursday afternoon. Coffee was incredible. One oat milk latte and one decaf latte, the best we’ve had in a very long time. Cakes were delicious too. We opted for a brownie, and a rhubarb and ginger slice. The prices are steep, but I’d say justified! We shall return, soon!!

They made my wife the most amazing Vegan chocolate and raspberry 10"birthday cake. It was so heavy and full of flavour.

Great place excellent coffee and food !!

During the lockdown Flint Owl has remained open for take outs. The staff have been amazing. The coffee is also very good as is the good selection of fresh bread and pastries. A little bit of normality in this awful time has been very much appreciated, thank you Flint Owl ❤️

I enjoy the variety of products baked here and often eat savioury dishes in the cafe and then take away chocolate treats or tarts for later. Consistently delicious and served by friendly staff.

Locally run bakery/cafe. Food is of a good quality at fair prices with friendly staff.

Even more bangin sausage rolls 👌👌

Really tasty coffee. Prices are decent and the upstairs view is great!

Wonderful staff who smile and say hello, and great coffee. They could do with a bigger premises and the entrance get quite busy at times. Best coffee in town.

Lovely bread, lovely coffee, small but worth a visit. The Rosemary and Sea Salt Sour Dough loaf is so good, give it a try

A lovely, friendly independent bakery and cafe. Well worth a visit

Beautiful bakery with delicious food, coffee and cakes to die for! There is seating upstairs and is a lovely place to have a coffee.

Brie and bacon is to die for! Staff is lovely. Cozy, warm and inviting.

Quirky little shop and cafe which sells some amazing food especially the cakes and nice coffee. A word of warning though- the stairs up to the seating area are very steep as I’m afraid are the prices.

We now buy all our bread from this bakery, it beats all the supoermarket offerings by miles. Great range of sourdough breads plus all the usual bread styles.

Great flavours great textures. Chocolate tart with Crisp Kkrunchy pastry and soft flavoursome and chocolatey filling. Quiche with Lovely crisp puffy pastry and again flavourful soft filling. Outstanding croissant doughnut crisp flaky soft dough and creamy custard good balance of sweetness. Tasty sandwiches. Excellent flavoursome coffee. In summary - almost - I mean very nearly - orgasmic.

It was okay until one member of staff started implying that we should go as they were “closing” already. This is poor customer service and she appeared to be disrespectful towards us as it was becoming incovenient for her. We do appreciate that they were closing already but this could have been done in a pleasant manner.

Super cute café. Would have liked to have seen more dairy free savory options other than just salad, but it is a small bakery, and they still had plenty of dairy free and gluten free cakes, probably more so then any other cafe I've seen. Also has a nice 2nd floor with a view over the street

Very happy with my experience in this place. Good coffee, decent hot chocolate, great croissants and nice atmosphere. Seating upstairs is comfortable and nicely designed, staff is welcoming and friendly) would definitely come again.

I am so impressed and delighted, not only with the food, but also with the service and staff in the East Grinstead branch of Flint Owl Bakery.I went in one day and made a suggestion about something – and when I went back a few days later – they remembered me. I was immediately told they had been thinking about what I said, and taking action! Friendly helpful service – and such delightful organic food and drinks. I especially love that they have small savouries - when I don’t want a whole meal – It’s really good to just have a little something ☺️

Very good bread would recommend everyone tries the bread. Very good snacks, healthy food. Nice cakes. Caffè area is a bit small especially when they are busy.

Great little bakery and cafe that do the best coffee in East Grinstead (best I've had outside of London and Brighton too). Friendly staff serving delicious cakes, pastries and light lunches that include vegan and sugar free treats as well.

Great cakes and coffee, even has a good vegan selection of cakes.

Excellent local bakery and cafe. A great addition to the independent High Street in East Grinstead. The sea salt and rosemary sourdough is particularly good!

The service and food were equallly amazing.The staff were nice and easy to talk to recommending the focaccia sandwich (that was delicious).

Lovely cakes, good drinks, and a clean and friendly venue. A good place for a snack and a sit-down while in East Grinstead.

Very clean. Healthy options on food. Friendly staff. Bread is amazing and the cakes and pastries very tempting.

Stopped in for a light lunch. We had a sandwich and cake each. The sandwiches were fantastic properly toasted with plenty of filling. However it was the cakes that stole the show amazing range so we each had something different and shared they were all out of this world, the coffee and tea was good and the staff friendly and enthusiastic.

Love the bread. Our weekend treat.

OMG I love this place! So many yummy things to choose from and delicious coffee too. Great place to relax for a bit. Worth the money

Absolutely delicious bread, mouth watering savoury lunch time bites.. the veggie burrito is gorgeous... coffee is great. Super friendly staff offering a welcoming smile EVERY TIME I go in. My 4 year old loves the bread sticks. Older daughters highly rate the huge meringues ...great hit. Can not resist a stop in when walking by.

Great place for a good coffee and cake. So much better that the soulless large coffee shops

Really loved it,delicious food and polite, caring service!!! The organic range is definitely one amongst the best in town.

Absolutely most delicious jam donut in east grinstead, simply amazed when I had one. My wife and I shared a sausage roll which to my surprise, my wife enjoyed and she never normally has pastry at needless to say I got to taste the sausage ro she had lol, really hit the spot simply devine, They have so much to offer they are well worth the walk to the top of town, if your after a daily loaf, a vegan cake or place to have a coffee and a snack, they have something for everyone, it's now at the top of my east grinstead snack spots list, I can tell you I won't buy a jam doughnut anywhere else. Trust me you won't regret a visit to this place, enjoy.

Always amazing food and friendly service.

Flint owl is always pretty nice. The bread is excellent. A little bit twee for my taste though. 3.5 ok! Ps the photo is my own homemade bread 👌

Fantatic cakes and good coffee, nicest coffee shop in town

Absolutely fabulous artisan bakery - great selection of bread, always healthy range of food for lunch and their cakes are works of art. Today the had sugar free coconut banana cake which was delicious... hoping for more sugar free..PLEASE! Great staff too

Really great bread worth the price tag.

Lovely independant bakery/coffee shop in East Grinstead. Visited over the Easter Weekend and the iced coffee and hot cross buns were to die for. The artisan bread is super tasty and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The window seat upstairs is the best spot for sure!

Our cakes and coffee was fab! However, I was dissapointed in how some of the staff were quite rude to me and my boyfriend and to their other coworkers. Such a shame.

Delicious food and coffee, good and friendly service, will definitely visit again.

Delicious food . Vegan cakes amazing

Lovely selection of food all freshly prepared with good coffee, drinks and attentive staff...

Brilliant artisan bakery and coffee shop in the High Street, everything is homemade from the bread and cakes to the delicious rolls and lunches. Service is a little slow but considering how many flights of stairs the staff have to climb it’s hardly surprising. Freshly brewed locally roasted coffee is delicious too, I couldn’t get enough of the place, the treacle tart is amazing,

Congratulations (East Grinstead branch) for making it into the Daily Telegraph's Top 20 bakeries in the UK. No mean feat! Secret Ingredient.

Great selection of cakes and pastries with good vegan and gf/df options. Nice service and people but coffee very poor. Have kept trying to support but giving up now as sadly training of baristas seems not to happen. Shame could has the potential to be great

Been here few times since it opened. The food is really nice, mostly salads and other light bites and of course nice coffee and baked goods

Tolles Ambiente und für England ein phantastisches Brotangebot! Wir gehen bald wieder hin!!

Astonishingly unhelpful stroppy woman serving, she was so rude and unaccommodating to the needs of a customer in the shop, such a shame as without that woman I expect this would be a nice little place and the more little independent outlets like this the better.

They serve a great variety of healthy organic food and also lovely cakes. Coffee is amazing I would definitely recommend the coffee. Also they allow dogs which is a huge plus(:

My first time visiting, there was a gentleman in the queue buying a loaf of bread which was £5. He counted out his coins only had £4.99 on him and politely asked if he could bring in the 1 pence difference on his next visit. The woman behind the counter refused so the man asked if he could use a penny from the penny pot on the counter, promising to replace it next time he was in. The woman got angry saying it was the tips jar, I could not believe her attitude and demeanour. For the sake of 1 pence she upset and embarrassed the man and having witnessed this display of incredible meanness and bad public relations, I shall not be using this place. There are better alternatives up the road in Forest Row. Hopefully the woman will be replaced with a nicer person so that a business like this can thrive.

Love this place! Coffee is lovely and they allow dogs (: