Hitchin Cafe in North Hertfordshire

A cafe but much more . An excellent menu . I had vegetable lasagna with salad and chips , my friend had scampi chips and salad . Good portions very tasty. Apple pie and custard to follow also very nice . Staff very polite and the cafe was spotless.

My wife & I landed on an early flight @ LHR from America, and headed north to Hertfordshire where we shopped & bided our time before our first hotel check-in. We were looking for a light lunch during our stop in Hitchin, and came across the Hitchin Cafe on Hermitage Road. The cafe space was simple & clean, the service was friendly, the menu variety would suit most tastes; I had my first serving of Coronation Chicken, with just the right amount of curry powder. Both of our small meals were fresh & tasty. Nothing fancy, but a very good option for a satisfying lunch.

A long run to Hitchin to collect my car following a night out with friends. Popped in to grab a bacon sandwich and a tea. Lovely!!

I visited this cafe for lunch, Really lovely food, and spotlessly clean, The staff are so very friendly, and the service is fast. I used the toilet whilst I was there, it was so clean also. Worth a visit I would strongly recommend. 5 stars ⭐️

Shame the sausages are not real sausages, not really a nice breakfast as expected. Would not go back.

My mother and I come here most weekends! Very reasonable café and we are always made to feel welcome.

Lovely staff, first place I’ve been able to get a hot and fresh breakfast exactly as I ordered it in ages. Really good.

Best cafe in Hitchin. Staff are courteous and so efficient. Food wholesome and tasty. Spottles inside. Great prices. 4get the rest. This is the best.Paul

Decided to pop in when dropping son off. Very clean. Good choice of food. Prompt and polite service. Would come again. Grilled haloumi salad was tasty

Since February/ pre covid. We like to support local independent businesses so chose here. I so missed a decent cup of coffee!! We enjoyed our lunch and we were the only customers on 4 July so very socially distanced !

I recently visited this Cafe with my family and was very impressed. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced, the staff were very friendly and helpful. There is plenty of space to social distance and feel safe. We Will definitely be going back.

If you are cold visit Hitchin Cafe and wake up with fresh Americano. Lovely staff great coffee. Now I am ready for long cold winter days.

Lovely food, massive choice for breakfast. Clean place, with very friendly staff. My husband and son love it, now I can see why!

Friendly staff. Big menu. Breakfasts look amazing. Very clean. Would visit again. Staff apologised for slightly over done food.

Sauntering in the old and almost sleepy town of Hitchin, very close to the town center on the Hermitage Road was the buzzing café at Hitchin. Had a quick Latte at the café – service was prompt and quick and coffee was like it was – great. Setting was great and ambient was nice and bright. The menu was interesting with quirky quotes for the patrons. It was great coffee at Hitchin Cafe.

Excellent value. Came in here for a late breakfast and everything from their very varied menu was on offer. Had poached egg on toast but would have pushed the boat out more had we not been going out for lunch later. Very friendly service and no frills. Just right. Lots of interesting pictures of old Hitchin on the walls. It’s right in the centre. Wheelchair access very good but didn’t check the loos. Next time I’ll do the Full English and skip lunch..!

Elite cafe. Beside Sainsbury's in hitchin.clean friendly and good value for money. Very friendly staff. Nothing too much trouble. Food is good value and piping hot. Light and airy cafe with outside seating. Look forward to ice creams on a hot afternoon.

Good quality food, good service, prices were to be expected from a cafe. Selection of vegetarian options were nice too.

Quick, inexpensive and good breakfast food. I had and omelet the others in our group had the traditional English breakfast. We were not disappointed.

Over the 17 years that we've lived in Hitchin this has been one of our regular venues for a all day breakfast & lunch if out shopping in the town. Friendly staff, clean & very good value for money.

Popped in for some breakfast and went for a sausage and bacon baguette and it was amazing! Sausages were cut open before being friend which is the only way to serve them. A proper French stick baguette too!

We decided to visit Hitchin to see what the place was like, we were pleasantly surprised

Honestly this is the best Coffee in Hitchin at a affordable price unlike "Costalotty " Smashing cafe food and brilliant service

I haven’t been here for quite a while but fancied trying somewhere different to my normal haunts. We both had the standard breakfast with an egg, two sausages, two bacons, beans and either toast or bed and butter.

I tried out the Hitchin Cafe not long after it opened, thought the coffee was like dishwater and never went back.

Of course its just a cafe but true to my principals, it was worth a few comments for others.This was a non pretentious and basic food offering with an open kitchen with functional tables and chairs. Good value and polite but not over friendly service All day menu with a preference or leaning towards breakfast. Loo's were fine clean and sweet but it was early.

Great food friendly staff. Best breakfast in Hitchin, always welcoming and always swift efficient service. Nothing is too much trouble here.

Have visited this cafe a number of times for a late breakfast but never got round to posting a review.

very happy with our breakfast. fast service, good choice. Nice and clean and a reasonable price. Did not use the loos so can not comment on them! but We will definitely go back to this cafe.

He revisado este café anteriormente pero en mi visita más reciente sensación que las normas han decrecido. La comida era su estándar - standard cafe (podía hacer con salchichas de mejor calidad). Sin embargo, en esta visita la camarera hardkly nos dio tiempo para leer el menú y los aseos del caballero necesitaba una buena limpieza!

I dont normally review local stuff but --- We popped in for a breakfast on Saturday but despite the good...

Este es un buen lugar para desayunar o comer. El menú es variado y a un precio razonable. El personal es muy agradable.

Have visited this place a few times for their breakfast and it is the best!

El almuerzo era de un buen menú, bien cocinada, entregar rápidamente y de un gran personal. Nada de lujos, simplemente bueno honesto grub. Fui para el almuerzo con algunos colegas y todo el mundo estaba encantado con su comida. El batido es excepcional!

Decided to go here after asking the other half last night. Got there early and ordered the chef's special. As always quick service and tasted lovely. I think they're the only place that will change an item on the menu from something you don't like to something you do for free. As they didn't charge me for removing tomato and adding black pudding. Defiantly worth the visit!

Came in for breakfast. Waited 40 minutes before receiving it. When it arrived it was clear everything had been thrown into the deep fryer and was over cooked. I'm not sure how you can get breakfast wrong but they managed it. The bacon tasted like I was chewing on a piece of leather. All in all it was terrible! Won't be returning.

Popped in for breakfast and was very pleased with this place. Nice and bright not dark and dingy like some. Good choice for breakfast and lunch looked good as well. Staff were great and good value. Defiantly worth a visit.

Breakfasts are really good, omelettes are massive! Great for a Sunday morning brunch if your feeling lazy.

The staff at the Hitchin cafe were polite and attentive. Although the menu was quite unclear (with several prices for the same choice - I assume it was priced small/medium/large - but this was not explained), we nevertheless had excellent meals. After a heavy night at a wedding, the Hitchin Cafe was exactly what we wanted. The food was reasonably priced and delivered swiftly. The polite and courteous manner of the staff was the highlight of the venue as they were engaging and interested in getting to know us; even though we were only there for a swift breakfast. My partner and I would both recommend this cafe for a very good traditional breakfast.

My first time in this local cafe. Mediterranean breakfast - haloumi and soujuk - see the photo with Turkish coffee . All I need is a Shisha . Good service and friendly. Reasonable prices. Recommended

nice breakfast and vast amount of choice... all well cooked and staff are friendly and helpful. big premises so lacks a bit of atmosphere. kids menu is good too.

The food is always good,we always have jacket potato with ham and cheese melted on top, with salad.The staff are very friendly and the place is always busy,abit echo'y with the buzz of children, lovely family atmosphere.

My daughter and I are frequent visitors to the Hitchin Café. Wide, reasonably priced menu selection. Friendly staff, food freshly cooked and served piping hot. Popular place so can get busy - always manage to find a seat though.

Went in for a cuppa and a sandwich. Ordered a a sausage sandwich and a tea.The mug of weak tea arrive and I asked if I could have another tea bag, to which the waitress replied "I have taken out teabag". Managed to get through the language barrier and was given another teabag. The excuse for a sausage sandwich arrived. Thinnest bread possible containing ONE small cheap sausage sliced into four, when I complained and asked the waitress to see the manager all I got was a surly grunt and then went and spoke to one of the cooks. Nobody came to speak to me so we just paid and left. I did speak to a waitress on the till, again, disinterest. My wife had a Tuna roll which was fine. Never again.

We go gets very regularly and it's always consistently the same... Good breakfasts, good quality products, quickly made, delicious and not badly priced. It's always busy which speaks for itselfHIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This is a great family run cafe, we recommend the meditarain breakfast as it's so yummy. They have a great English breakfast too. Great service and great food.

Food was bland and overlooked, slow service and overpriced. You cafe was clean and tidy, friendly staff, would not use again.

We went last Sunday and it was busyThis may be why service was very slow - 15 mins for our order to be taken and then 10 more mins to get our drinks a further 5 mins to receive toast which was part of the breakfast and a further 10 mins to receive our breakfasts by which time the toast was cold - not a good startThe quality of food is poor - they obviouly use cheap produce - 4 of us ate and none of us finished our meal - i left all mine - hard egg cheap sausage cheap unbranded sauses - not good - and my wife left her panini also as it did not taste niceWhen we came to pay we rfused to pay for one of the meals but said we would pay for everything else - this was met with a really bad attitude and a request for £20.80 with no bill - my wife went away and added it up - the total less the meal not paying for was £16.40 - at this point they brought over a total of £16.40 which was not itemised - just a totalWe paid the £16.40 but sure as eggs are eggs we will not be backIf you want quality give this place a missJimStevenage

Great everyday cafe. Family run and reasonable. Open all Day and room for buggies also child friendly

I went in to have lunch today. The staff very friendly and the decor really nice (Wooden Tables and Chairs) It was clean and bright and happy customers. I ordered a All Day Breakfast which arrived piping hot and fresh. I only had to wait about 10 minutes but was given my cup of tea to drink while waiting which was nice. The food was amazing and I found that the portions were really large. The prices are very reasonable as well. It truely is a nice place including free daily newspapers to read.

5 * Food Hygiene rating with health inspector. Went in with family ideal for a breakfast/brunch etc. Good food, good value, friendly staff, fast service. Recommended

Go here every now and then for breakfast/early lunch. Food is always nice and is quick to be served. Friendly staff & prices are reasonable.

Love this place! Huge breakfasts which they are happy to customise which some cafes won't. Sandwiches and panini's are really good and the hot food is great too. Most of all its all a reasonable price that won't break the bank. We've been here many a time and never had a bad meal! Love it!

Lovely little cafe, great selection of food including a good old fry up. I would highly recommend the Mediterranean breakfast.

I seem to come to the Hitchin cafe each weekend at the moment. I keep meaning to go elsewhere, but I know EXACTLY what I will get when I come here - good quality, tasty food at reaonable prices with friendly staff, a nice environment, airy, non-smelly cafe and all round a good pleasant place to have a nice meal.I usually have the omlettes - cheese and ham - which are huge ! but sooo tastyOne criticism which annoys me is that because they have wooden chairs and tables on a hard floor and because no-one these days actually pick up chairs, they drag them along floors, they should invest in some special things to put on all the feet of the chairs and tables so that when most of the population scrap the chairs, you are literally not putting fingers in ears to drown out the horrible noise - its like someone running a sharp finger nail down a blackboard x about 4 times each time I comeI WOULD STILL RECOMMEND THIS PLACE but its not a place if you want a quiet meal

Service and food is always very good. Decent menu in nice surroundings. A bit different to your usual greasy spoon cafe.

We had meet up with friends to spend a half day in Hitchin (taking in the market, etc.) and decided to have lunch (all day breakfast) here. The service was efficient and the food freshly cooked and of fair quality. Overall I would have given them 4* has it not been for two things. First their prices are a little above average which would have been OK if they supplied Heinz and HP sauces instead of cheap and nasty ones. Secondly there was an issue with the bill in that we were overcharged. As we all had the same this was pretty inexcusable. In this day and age all retail outlets should give you an itemised receipt, rather than asking for a sum of money, so that the staff's or customer's stance can be supported.No way would I say avoid but I cannot see myself visiting again as there is plenty of choice in the town.

The three of us popped into Hitchin Café today to have a light lunch as we were going out for a meal later on that evening. Had standard breakfast, my partner had a sausage sandwich and my mate had poached egg on toast. To drink we had 2 coffees and 1 tea. The café was very clean, service was excellent and it was well worth the amount we paid.

Good food and good value! Called in for Brunch , a full Englisf for me and 2 sausages and chips for wife. Not by plentiful and very pleasant to eat.Well worth the visit.

Good choice of breakfasts.I had the standard English which consisted of egg, 2 sauagaes, 2 rashers of bacon, a huge portion of beans and 2 slices of toast. Also had a mug of tea. Breakfast was absolutely fine but not exceptional. Tea was great but what stood out was the service. As good as I've had anywhere. Greeted on arrival, handed a second menu so that we didn't have to share, offered a hot drink whilst we read the menu, asked if it was too our liking when it arrived, food order taken at this point and menus cleared away, food arrived shortly after and we were asked 5 minutes later if everything was too our liking. As soon as we had finished, the plates were cleared away, and when we went to pay, the waitress was just delivering food to another table and explained that she would be back shortly.Food is what matters most when you go out to eat bit good food with poor service doesn't cut it and good service with poor food doesn't either. For its target market I think this place has it spot on.

Just love this place , although i life in letchworth i find myself preferring this 1 to my local , food is to a very high standard and always well looked after , during my last visit my parking ticket was about to expire which was a 5 min walk away , upon my return my friends were eating there already served food , mine had been served but upon my friends telling the staff where i was kept it warm under the grill for me until i returned , great service and will always return

We went to Hitchin Cafe on a Sunday morning. The place itself is clean and the service was good but the food left a bit to be desired. The sausages are cooked in a very odd way and the rest was just very ordinary. Think I would look for somewhere else for breakfast.

Everything we have had from here has been good. Great food every time, and they know how to cope with gluten free cooking!

Great staff, very friendly. The breakfast was excellent and fast. A proper cup of coffee at last. Perhaps a bit pricey for a cafe but I just might be out of touch and we surprised at £7.10.. Recommend though and we'll done to the staff for remembering that service is key.

I visited here for a quick lunch and was impressed at the efficient service and good standard of food for a decent price.We had jacket potatoes which had been cooked in the oven, served with a generous amount of beans and came with yummy coleslaw and a small side salad. We were full from this lunch when we noticed the Turkish desserts on the board, so purchased some of these to take home with us for later! I am so glad we did as they were scrummy, they had Turkish cookies (pastry like dough filled with spices ,walnuts and syrup) and baklava (flaky layers of filo pastry laced with spices and soaked in syrup). Yum!

Always get good service and excellent food, however this is completely ruined by the cheap, orange coloured tomato sauce ! Please get some Heinz or even supermarket's own brands, just not the cheap catering sauce currently served.

I tend to eat at this cafe twice a month now that I live in Letchworth. Prior to this when I lived in Hitchin we ate here on a weekly basis mostly sunday mornings. This cafe is great for a breakfast. I tend to go for the Meditteranean which is always lovely. The team are always friendly. My only point would be that the time from the order of food to when it arrives on the table could be quicker. Overall if your looking for a breakfast or lunch this place will deliver. The quality of food isnt exceptional but its certainly value for money.

Really quick with serving food and the waitresses are friendly, service with a smile is always appreciated. I think I'm in love with the Blonde. Thanks guys..

The choice on the set menu is very good my sister and I chose the standard but our husbands went for the bigger version and I can honestly say they were so stuffed that they didn't complain about having to wait for their next meal.... which is a first for them. Next time we visit Hitchin we will be starting the day there and definitely recommend people to give them a try you won't be sorry.

Good location in the town centre. Very standard menu. Good quality food but not a posh place. Prices are very good.

Even at 12.30 pm on a Saturday afternoon we were able to have a good choice of seating. Very busy, but tables were cleared quickly. That's a good start. Tables were simple, solid, hardwood with no frills. Chairs were similar - a bit cold and hard on a winter's day, but this was soon overcome with quick service and quick delivery of a hot drink. Food order quickly taken, from an extensive menu of home-made traditional meals, 'Allday Breakfasts' (including vegetarian) and snacks. Food served with a smile, and the bill was very reasonable. Although busy (clearing tables and serving) the staff were able to give a cheery farewell as we left. One of the best in this market town.

The Hitchin Cafe is fab....we started going there occasionally and now it has turned out to be our weekly haunt above other places in Hitchin.....we just know that every time that we go, we get good quality freshly cooked food at a very competitive price and with a very big smile and friendly staff. There is free parking outside if you get the timing right, so even better to pop in for a nice all day breakfast or a gorgeous tuna/mayo/cheese jacket potato. It is not a cheap place, but the prices are competitive for the high quality of the food and the place is always spotless and doesnt have a "cafe smell" about it - very well aired and you come out all nice and full and content.I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CAFE

This is a fantastic café in Hermitage Road. There is a great choice, service, atmosphere and most of all FOOD. Staff are very friendly. Gets very busy at weekends which says a lot. Well recommended!