Jel's Cafe in Tonbridge and Malling - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Still the best cafe in Tonbridge; burgers are superb, roast is excellent. I eat here every week.

In my opinion the best breakfast and coffee in town.

I came in for lunch with family I hadn't seen in a while as we'd heard good things about Jel's Cafe. A good number of options to choose from, I had a large English breakfast and a sanpellegrino lemon, whereas everyone else had jacket potatoes. I got hash browns and black pudding as extra as it didn't come as standard, but the meal still was reasonably priced. My aunt commented saying the jacket potato was the best one she's ever had outside of home cooking, so will be back to try that myself!

Excellent place and highly recommended. Good food, good helpful staff and takes cards too. English breakfast was first class.

Went to Jel’s cafe many years ago and haven’t been back until today as I don’t visit Tonbridge very often. However Jel’s cafe is still as good today as it was then. Great service , fantastic food and good value. A good place to visit. I wish I could go more.

Excellent food and service to be commend

What an amazing cafe. Food is perfect and the service is first class.

We went for lunch at Jel’s Cafe today. My boys had asked for a Wimpy lunch during half term, but it was closed. I was worried they’d be disappointed, but they said they’d rather go back to Jel’s in future! We all thoroughly enjoyed the food & the service was excellent. Such lovely people, very friendly and welcoming. Thank goodness Wimpy was shut, we’ve found a bit of a hidden gem! We’ll definitely be back in the Easter holiday!

Lovely food and coffee, all piping hot The service friendly and efficient. Well worth a visit. Its very popular with lots of regulars

I stopped here for breakfast wow so tasty staff helpful and polite place was very clean and tidy would say this is a little gem on Tonbridge high street opposite nationwide parking just around the corner they take cards as well so guys thanks for a fantastic breakfast love me cheeky in Kent Glen

Jel's Cafe .. my regular Cafe in Tonbridge. Welcoming .Good company. And always fresh food. Great for just a coffee or and hearty all day breakfast.

Not great. Not sure about the 4.9 star review at all!?! My breakfast was overcooked to the point of being inedible. The bacon was like crackling but tasteless, the chips were so overcooked that I actually cut my mouth on one. I could smell the oil all over the plate and I don't think it had been changed in a while. The ketchup was the cheap nasty stuff decanted into a Heinz ketchup bottle. For £10.50 I expect more than the cheap ingredients used here. It was also quite chilly in there. Very disappointing.

This really is the very best cafe around. Friendly service, generous and tasty meals and everything spotlessly clean. We go here as a family or couple at least once a week and have never been disappointed. What's not to like?

Nice little cafe, food was really nice, staff were friendly. Place looked clean and tidy.

Best Cafe in Tonbridge , nice sausages at last. Non greasy freshly cooked . Friendly staff.

First time here and it won’t be the last, so good to have friendly efficient staff. They served good food at a reasonable price. Right up my street! Might even go again next week. Thank you.

Good quality, well cooked breakfast. Great customer service. Definitely give 'spoons' a miss if you are in Tonbridge and go here.

Always great food and good, friendly service. The best cafe in Tonbridge.

it was a truely yummy breakfast atmosphere brilliant chef came out with our food and had a little laugh with us i would highly recommend for a high street cafe

I did feel the price they charge for 2 breakfast and coffee to come to 28 pounds was a bit over price and not that good of quilty of food has heared they get some food from iceland!

Just popped in for a quick snack With the wife and son Enjoyed quick service and a good sized Nice people

Food was excellent service friendly and quick

Really nice good food breakfast all day big bonus I love this place in Tonbridge best cafe or best restaurant in Tonbridge come give it a try staff really nice and lovely treat costumers with an open arms try this out when you next come to Tonbridge and you want something to eat

Lovely cafe run by lovely people. Food was fab.Very reasonably priced and the portions were just right.

Great place , great food, clean and friendly.

OMG!!! the food is out of this world. And the customer service is oustanding. Very clean and comfortable. I urge anyone to try cafe

Great breakfast! Service with a smile!

Really tasty, English, breakfast with courteous and friendly service. Good value for money. What more is there to say!

We had a Two great breakfasts and and Liver and bacon today followed by an ice cream. Food was cooked fresh and was good quality. Staff always very friendly

Friendly staff/ very clean/ good selection fresh cooked food/ tasty home made cooking best cafe in Tonbridge [Fluff 123]

Amazing place to eat! Couldn’t get a better breakfast anywhere else. The chef is very friendly and very easy to get along with. His wife is very welcoming and very polite. Would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND

Fantastic food, ample and delicious!! And friendly staff always on hand

Gorgeous Food. Very friendly Staff. It’s my favourite Cafe in Tonbridge. Cooked fresh from scratch and can see Jel preparing it. Feels very homely Thank you

Brilliant food and friendly atmosphere.Nothing to much trouble

I have been coming here since my grandson was 3months old 8 years later we still come here every time we are in town . We have all now become family. Food is fantastic.customer service is awesome...

What an amazing cafe been coming here for 8 years and the owners of the cafe are like family to us now they do amazing food it's very filling and I would soo recommend it

What a great cafe. The food is wholesome and tasty and the staff are friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend their cooked breakfast for under a tenner with a cup of tea, you can't get better value than that.

This cafe is, without doubt the best cafe in Tonbridge. The food is beautifully made with a great atmosphere to match. The staff are always friendly and helpful. If you're looking for tasty homemade cooking this is the place to go

Friendly, great value and the bacon and cheese omelette was amazing.

Best breakfast I’ve found in Tonbridge. Friendly, efficient and tasty. What’s not to like!

We don't like this cafe and we won't be back again

Today, we had a traditional breakfast at Jel's café. It was very good and staff look after their customers so well. Very good time at your place. Thanks

Traditional English cafe with excellent cooking and certainly not the "greasy spoon" type that many people fear for this style of menu. Service and kindness at top level too. Traditional English breakfast is excellent, pancake and apple pie with custard very good too!

Very friendly staff, welcome and great atmosphere. Just found on the of chance when visiting the town. Recommend the Spanish omelette, yummy.

Very nice food and lovely staff

Nice little cafe. Friendly staff, quick service.

So delicious ,the people are so polite and friendly.the service was great would definitely recommend 👌

Very nice food, just had breakfast here. Great service too, we had everything we expected on our plate and you can swap out one item in your breakfast. Price includes toast and a hot drink. The bacon and hash browns were cooked to perfection.

Fabulous café. First visit for me. Ordered cappuccino and a breakfast of poached eggs on toast. Cappuccino was perfectly made (third-third-third) with a solid espresso base. And then the poached eggs arrived. Done to perfection. A rich welcoming yolk oozed softly over the toast. Poetry...

Fabulous café. First visit for me. Ordered cappuccino and a breakfast of poached eggs on toast. Cappuccino was perfectly made (third-third-third) with a solid espresso base. And then the poached eggs arrived. Done to perfection. A rich welcoming yolk oozed softly over the toast. Poetry on a plate! Very friendly staff. Note: I am here two days after the 7.8 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Syria and SE Turkey. They have family in the Turkey and had been so worried about them. I'm pleased to say they are safe. But obviously they remain very concerned. If you read this, it may be nice to show our support with patronage of this fine café. Thank you Jels!

Great food, excellent service. Jel is a fantastic chef. I visit at least weekly and it's part of my routine. All good.

A great homemade Spanish Omelette with wonderful tasting frothy coffee, Great service with a very friendly atmosphere. Very relaxing and a friendly service 😀

Me and my mum come here regularly. Would 100% say it’s the best cafe in tonbridge! Lovely food, amazing, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend

Great food.. top service!! Always worth a visit!! 💯✨👌

Great little cafe - friendly staff, good selection and good food

We needed a big breakfast as we’re builders and they gave us just that 👍🏼 we will make this our regular from now on

Fantastic staff great food been popping in more and more for my sausage and bacon baguette...Great price to highly recommended this family run cafe

Lovely friendly cafe, go there most Saturday

Delicious full English and great staff.

Had a lovely Spanish omelette while shopping in Tonbridge. I was so full. The chips were crispy and the side salad really nice n fresh. I would go again. Run by a man and wife team this little gem is not to be missed.

Very nice traditional cafe - right on the High Street. We came here for breakfast (five of us from the office) and ordered the full English - we left content and full! Very good coffee, nice staff and SO clean! If you are in the...

Great breakfast, amazing coffee and really friendly atmosphere!

Very friendly, excellent service and very good quality choices and very good value for money

Smashing food warm and friendly service 👍

Friendly, clean, great British cafe food, reasonable prices, good coffee and decent portions. What more do we need? Eaten here a few times now and will continue to return. Just a great all-round experience.

We stumbled across this lovely little cafe on our way to the castle. We had a delicious fry up and great coffee. My children had the strawberry milkshake which they really enjoyed. The service was friendly and attentive. We will be back 😊

A lovely cafe in the centre of town. Friendly staff and service was quick and efficient. I may be biased as I have known Jel for around 35 years and have always found him cheerful and helpful.

This place has the best breakfast I have ever had!! Exceptional service, lovely friendly people! Delicious!

Great friendly cafe with good food and a bonus the owner is a GOONER !

Honestly the best café on the high street!! Such lovely people, excellent value food and my son says their chicken nuggets and chips are better than McDonald's 👍 You can always be sure of a warm welcome at Jel's!!

Highly recommended for both food and service. Very welcoming and clean place to enjoy some traditional English cafe fare.

Lovely fry-up, quick service, friendly and efficient hosts, clean and fairly priced. You can order a mix from the menu too. It's now my regular weekly fry-up venue.

Was recommended this cafe for breakfast and wasn't disappointed. The venue itself was very clean, bright and tidy. The service was quick and efficient and took approximately 5 minutes from ordering our food till we received it. Option 3 Breakfast was well cooked and hot...

Went in for brunch, fab food, fab service, will go again next time we're in Tonbridge.

Pretty good cafe with nice seating and atmosphere, as well as food being nice overall. My main gripe is the mega breakfast was supposed to have black pudding and bread and butter which didn’t come (realised later after we’d finished), and 9.50 is a bit steep for the quality of ingredients offered - all quite cheap, cash and carry sort of stuff. It also took ages to come out, which I can understand as it was quite busy but I noticed a few tables arriving after us got served first. Lastly, no salt and pepper or anything on the table, nor offered unless asked - service could be a bit better I think. Overall the place is decent, but could do much better.

Excellent food and excellent service

Lovely people, tasty food, I am definitely coming back here whenever I can!

Brilliant cafe, great atmosphere and the staff are all lovely, welcoming and friendly! The food is amazing! 😀

When I visit Tonbridge this is the only cafe I go to. Always good food with a very friendly atmosphere. The owners give 100% to their customers. Great value for money as well. Ten out of ten!

Really nice family run cafe with a great local community vibe... Attentive staff and lovely food that's very reasonably priced...

Been here a few times and everytime I have been impressed with the quality of the food and the customer service. Thank you to the lovely lady that served me today. Great value for money.

Wonderful food, wonderful service!

We had the homemade lentil which was absolutely delicious. The service was great and the owner friendly and welcoming

Amazing customer service and excellent food

Proper greasey spoon in tonbridge. Staff very friendly. Kids enjoyed.

Jel's Cafe Tonbridge Amazing meal Popped in here on a really wet rainy day. Thought I would treat my self bought a breakfast. 10 min later had a amazing full English placed in front of me everything was hot and delicious. And you get a...

Brilliant good quality food 👌

Went to Tonbridge today. Was raining hard so I popped in to this cafe thought I would buy a breakfast. It was amazzzzzzzzzing. And value for money. It is the best cooked breakfast I have had in years 5* all day long.

We had breakfast at Jels twice over the weekend. Great breakfast options, well presented, and cooked extremely well. The coffee was the star item. He staff were very attentive and friendly. Couldn’t recommend this cafe enough. It was excellent.

Every customer is treated like a VIP in this cafe.Excellent service by Serdor,very professional & helpful.Beautiful fresh food.I can recommend the Mega Breakfast.Whenever we’re both off this is where we head for our breakfast. Danny & Nikki

What a great little cafe. Can’t think I’ve been in one that was so clean! Service and food excellent. Lovely baguettes and tea. A proper cafe and a real find.

Lovely places very friendly service

Lovely and clean place 🥰 best breakfast I've ever had 😍

Day out to see the castle but needed lunch first. Jels is only a small place but you get a warm welcome and delicious food. I had the best prawn mayo sandwich ive had in ages. Lovely brown bread. My daughter was delighted with a...

Had lunch here yesterday honestly such an amazing little café! The staff were all so friendly and smiley with terrific service. The food is to die for, I had the ciabatta which was served beautifully and tasted divine all fresh and tasty. I am even more happy that I found I can get the bus to Tonbridge that isn't to far, I can't resist the ciabatta's. My mum says her prawn sandwich was YUM and the bread was lovely.

We had a lovely and very tasty breakfast at Jels Cafe. The milkshake was amazing. The staff are all nice and friendly and happily provided a bowl of water for our puppy. We sat outside under the awning and enjoyed our food. Would recommend.

Small charming cafe with eclectic decor and gorgeous (and pleasingly economical) food! Mostly standard cafe comfort food but with a few twists. Lovely iced coffee!

We had a great breakfast at Jel’s cafe yesterday! We have lived in Tonbridge for 8 years but never been in there before. Really lovely welcoming atmosphere, great food and thoughtful service. We will be back!

Best cafe on the high street, food is all homecooked. Milkshakes are divine :) Can't beat it, staff are so friendly....

Always a friendly welcome, best cafe on the High Street for sure! :) :)