Kings Park Cafe in Bournemouth

The setting is very basic and the food, while filling, isn’t anything more than average. Don’t expect much in terms of flavour or barista-quality coffee. It’s a spot for a cheap meal, and that’s really its main appeal.

Lovely place lovely staff proper cafe 😁

Thus charge may look rough & downtrodden but don’t be deceived! It’s a fab place to grab just a hot drink or a slap up all day breakfast or even a roast lunch dinner. It’s warm, friendly & down to earth and the food is superb and good value for money too. The breakfast: ours came piping hot, with proper thick bacon and lashings of toast. All breakfast items were of good quality & cooked to perfection. All washed down with a mug of tea for under £9

Unpretentious, down to earth and authentic old school English cafe. If you go here hoping for fine dining, you're going to be disappointed - but if you accept it for what it is, it's a thoroughly pleasant and wholesome experience . Breakfast bap almost always my choice.

A proper old school greasy spoon (in a nice way). Well worth a visit.

This is a proper cafe right next to AFCB ground. Serves real grub. I had a breakfast & a mug of tea. You can sit inside or outside. Good breakfast

Best breakfast around staff always smiling and helpful great value always well cooked and if you like bubble!!! Mmmmmmmmm.You will not be disappointed

Went there for a meal before I went to the Bus Rally further down in Kings Park. Had the all day breakfast which I couldn't fault at all. Considering it was a very busy time, the service was prompt and staff most helpful.

Not a big small restaurant but looked busy. The good thing was the staff were kind enough to let my kids use their toilet even though I didn't spend any in there

Have been coming for years when in the area, but recently, food not as nice ,very echoing which makes it noisy with people, children and chairs moving and voices.

Dated and I love it! A bit of nostalgia with the decor that probably hasn't changed since the 60's. Refreshing change! As it's a cafe the most important thing is the food and it was fabulous! Two of us had breakfasts and one had bacon roll. The breakfast was really really tasty - my favourite ever! Really nice tasting food, better than I have had at really fancy places and at cheap cafe price! - Perfect! And the gentleman serving was nice and friendly. Definitely be back soon!

Dated and I love it! A bit of nostalgia with the decor that probably hasn't changed since the 60's. Refreshing change! As it's a cafe the most important thing is the food and it was fabulous! Two of us had breakfasts and one had bacon roll. The breakfast was really really tasty - my favourite ever! Really nice tasting food, better than I have had at really fancy places and at cheap cafe price! - Perfect! And the gentleman serving was nice and friendly. Definitely be back soon!

Have called in several times for coffee and a cake when visiting family in Bournemouth. On last vist decided to have a full breakfast. Proper full English well cooked and rapid service. Good value and good location.

Quite a poor experience unfortunately, staff couldn’t even cook a pre Cooked sausage roll came it soggy and half cold needs more an improvement to management and quality control, place is falling into neglect which is a shame the right owner with this location could make it flourish and take care of the building. First Lady who took the order was polite but apart from that I really can’t find positive, I’d rather pay 25p more for edible food, I’ll probably steer clear. Might come again to give it another go but first experience was unfortunately poor.

Nice cafe, decent prices and match day menu

This place hasn't really changed in 50 years! Good for you! Still a good, old 'dirty-spoon' cafe! Live long and prosper!

Banging breakfast nice polite staff good clean place to eat..

Lovely cafe with wonderful staff. Good honest food & a big menu to choose from 😋

Will never go anywhere else for breakfast.

Old school cafe, been going since I was a kid, 55 now. Take my son as well now to keep the tradition going.

Great original style cafe. Good atmosphere.

Very good food, service was awesome!!

We decided to treat our son to a late lunch following his football match and were as impressed as on our previous visit (sometime in the spring). We ordered two deluxe burgers with chips and a small (but plenty big enough!) Sunday roast. We received three hot, tasty meals very quickly and enjoyed every bite! For good, honest food with no fancy frills at a great price this is the best place I've come across.

Nice cafe, good food with relatively quick service

Great Staff. Fantastic value wholesome food.

I love it. Something of the old greasy spoon about it. Great food. The Ivy it's not just soak up the traditional cafe atmosphere.

Real gem in the park. Great food, family run and so friendly.

It's a good place to stop for a coffee or tea when dog walking, there is a play area in front for children to play or on the field area, the food portion's are very substantial for the price and the staff are friendly. Always stop here for a few minutes when walking the dog. It's always busy so that in itself speaks volumes.

It was a lovely warm day so we sat outside. I ordered a breakfast which arrived promptly. the breakfast was nice with plenty of toast. The beans were overcooked as not nice. Apart from that the breakfast was nice.

Just how a cafe should be like, great breakfast, friendly service .

Cracking breakfast. Great value

Great place for a quiet good meal. Just what a coach driver needs. Coach park 5mins walk away 8 bays not a bad parking price.

For a good standard breakfast at a reasonable price, excellent. The staff are friendly and there is a balcony where you can't sit outside looking at the cricket pitch while having a brekkie with your dog. The toilets are very clean. Good old style cafe not many left now.

Popped in with some friends for lunch and had the all day breakfast. Reasonably priced, well cooked and very tasty. Lovely staff. Ample parking.

Nice little cafe does a good selection of very reasonably priced food and drink, we all just had drinks, granddaughter had an ice cream and grandson chips. Enjoyed all of it lovely park to view, and plenty of room for children to play on the grass excellent cup of coffee and tea this morning. Such a good place generous portions of food really like the cafe. Same pleasant staff nice view over the cricket pitch in the summer. Enjoyed some time with my son and grandson they had sausage and bacon baps, I had coffee and kit kat, all very good

Lost count how many times we've had meals there, especially wen AFCB r at home

Great old fashioned cafe. Nicely situated in a park right by Bournemouth FC. Ideal for a pre match meal. Had Full English breakfast which was very good and fairly priced. Would recommend.

Good, old fashioned breakfasts in a bo frills environment. Can't be faulted...

I came 15 Years ago with a Disability Organisation, to access Kings Park in general for the Council on accessible access for Disabled people. i have not been back since then and was pleased to see things have improved since 2008. I came with a Colleague, as I wanted some lunch whilst passing the area. I'm blind and felt very comfortable with getting up to the building, friendly staff, meal not long to cook and reasonable coffee. I sat down at the table where i chose an all day breakfast with toast and a small cup of coffee. My Colleague ordered for me and it was not long until it was brought over to me. I sat chatting for a while, before using the toilet which was the ladies as i couldn't get into the Access/Disabled toilet which I usually use, however, the ladies was okay for my needs and you have wide doors to go in and out of the main toilet area. I asked somebody about times of opening because i'm doing a Directory for Disabled people in this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole? I looked on another review from 2021 or 2022, saying you don't do milk free from Dairy, as I sometimes suffer with having too much, but the little you put into my cup was okay, however, it would be then idea to do that in future, because not because of me but other people have a lot of problems these days, my suggestion was not a complaint but thoughts for the future? I will be back soon, as i loved your breakfast of two sausages, scrammed eggs, mushrooms and two pieces of toast with loved butter and a small cup of coffee. I hope to come in the warmer weather as i can sit outside smelling the lovely aromas. Well done and see you in a couple of months? .

One of the best cafes in bournemouth. Staff are very friendly and helpful, food is excellent and very well priced. They have good seating inside and out and the menu has a great choice. We'll worth a visit

Just dropped in for a cup of coffee!!

Lovely breakfast, nice friendly guy in there, good price, definitely will go back,

Great traditional cafe, selling all what you would expect and more from breakfast baps and large breakfast to proper dinner fare.. Easy access to floor level and extra tables on first floor which no doubt doubles as a club. Patio for warmer weather. Good basic clean facilities, very busy, very popular and very friendly. Reasonably priced and well cooked food. Nothing more to say than it's well worth a visit.

A great little cafe that has the potential to offer so much more.

Good honest comforting food with plenty of options, helpful staff and the icing on the cake is that on a nice day you can eat outside on the veranda whilst watching the world go by... oh, and its dog friendly too! 👍

Excellent food and excellent service highly recommended

Meeting a friend who suggested this as convenient fir disabled parking. I don’t eat dairy & was disappointed to find they had no dairy free milk alternatives. Besides the fact that these days, so many people are omitting dairy products from their diets due to their environmental impact, there are also many who are lactose intolerant. There are numerous long life dairy free milk alternatives if shelf is an issue. Also individual portion sizes are available. Sadly I had to sit for 2 hours without purchasing anything.

Usually I buy here snacks and drinks after school- it's handy that the cafe is next to the playground. Hot days me and children would get ice cream - many delicious options available. Nice place with friendly staff.

Good food and good quality service

The best Sunday Dinner+ the Apple pie is amazing 😋😋

Went for a big breakfast and was not disappointed.Stepped into the cafe,and was transported back 60 years to pleasant boyhood memories of having an afternoon tea,and watching the cricket on a sunny Sunday in the early 60s. In the 80s I went at least once a week for brekkie. It was great to see the same people running it, albeit a little older,but still there producing real food in a propper cafe atmosphere. The person who served our meal,was the same person who served it over 30 years ago. We did have a joke about not looking a day older,and of course it was great to reminisce. Nothing has changed there, which in this age of constant change,was lovely. Our food was served 5 mins after we sat down. Clean(not running in grease)full English +. Please don't take this away Mr Council man. We don't need another high price,up market eatery,that will add nothing to anything. This cafe and the family that run it excellently need to be preserved as a place of social value,and not given out to the highest tender,so we lose not only a reasonably priced,well cooked English food,but also a part of many people's personal history. When we went on a Monday morning the place was full. If the people who run it lose their lease,and it changes to a higher priced eatery,it will fail. We have enough of those,what we don't have enough of is places that people on budgets,or those who enjoy breakfast,and lunches,ices,drinks etc can sit down and enjoy real time in a real atmosphere. This was the first time in 3 years I had been there,and was appraised of the difficulties the people who run it are having with this, sell the family silver lot who at this moment are running our town.

Wow what a lovely place friendly and the atmosphere was amazing. The lady behind the counter was a lovely. Clean and tidy.

Absolute quality cafe. Great food, great service

Love this place used to go alot before COVID so now will go regularly

Great cafe to stop for a bite.plenty of space in surrounding area (King's Park for dog walking,kids play park right opposite too!)

Old school cafe in the park. Both inside and out are dated but the staff, the menu and the location more than make up for it.

What a find!!! Was busy but staff super efficient! Veggie breakfast great...I added black pudding too... Hehe.... Well cooked. Coffee good. Staff friendly even though it was busy. 2 of us ate with hot drinks AND toast... And smiles... £15... Proper traditional cafe!!

Best breakfast in Bournemouth! Comes out quickly and is great every time!

Friend wanted to try here and definitely a good recommendation. Value for money - the breakfast bap was huge.

Took grandchildren- hasn't changed since I was a child - great traditional cafe. Great for after the park and overlooks lovely green space 😀

Travel miles for their cottage pie... Feel sorry 4 them during the councils so called improvements and road closures because of the travelling community

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. AMAZING FOOD AND VERY REASONABLE PRICES

Lovely old school breakfast. Very friendly staff.

Brilliant, friendly, fast service and the chips were scrumptious!

Lovely location. Good service. Tasty food.

The best all day breakfast in Bournemouth, Boscombe!!

Generally good prices and the food is amazing! Wish I was working there again for there black pudding alone!

Really good food at value for money prices.

Fantastic Sunday roast lunch, glad I went for the smaller portion as even that was very generous, children's meals are good size as well, it came out very hot, worth every penny and not expensive, very popular which speaks volumes, well worth a visit. Also enjoy a snack when out walking the dog, she gets a couple of sausages as a treat. Very nice and friendly service.

We love this place. Proper breakfasts, with the works for affordable prices. Also, main meals like Sunday roasts and available with drink and starter or cake deals. Friendly staff, always happy after having eaten there!

Good range of food choices, meals I have had always great

A Bacon sandwich to die for! Best ever

Semi cheap, it's ok for a simple munch and drink. Very kind and friendly staff.

Food was really good and very cheap, but the place is in serious need of renovation! Very dated decor. Tables and chairs reminded me of old school furniture.

Really nice food at a fair price. Always a pleasure to visit and nice friendly staff makes the experience all the more enjoyable 👍😊

4 Cardiff City fans are here last night, food and hospitality was superb, hopefully see you next season 🤞

Lovely little cafe with a great view, good food at decent prices and friendly staff. Perfect for a cuppa or a meal!

Great tasty breakfast...could do with mega breakfast....£8.00 2x of everything with options...2 of....

Great home cooked food at good prices. Can sit eat drink and make sure you pouch is safe ..

Great cafe food was really great and safe are friendly. This is next to a great park yo get some exercise.

A great cafe with a great menu. The menu covers daily roasts to cafe breakfasts and an assortment of lunches such as cottage pie even liver and bacon occasionally. All cooked on the premises. A cafe with wow!

Good service and food. Only thing that stopped the 5 stars was the through wind, but obviously that was only due to bad weather and COVID. Will be back.

Good, clean, tasty breakfast. Quick service.

Great food and great customer service 👍

Excellent service and excellent food. Would recommend

Lovely smiley staff awesome food at affordable prices will definitely go here again

Poor. Unfriendly. Wouldn't return.

Very friendly staff cheap and cheerfull breakfast

Sadly the card machine wasn't working

Excellent and first class food and service,

Good place for a cuppa and a bacon butty. Meals looked good but didn't have time for one.

Absolutely top notch love a cheeky breakfast and this is the place to be :3

Excellent breakfast Best breakfast in Boscombe,,Really friendly staff,,, do really good Food They do really good Sunday dinners 6 days a week

Great for a simple breakfast or lunch. Enjoy afternoon tea and cake!

Lovely place, clean and good choice of food and drinks. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Plenty of space and tables available. Will definitely be returning. Reasonable prices too.

This is such a lovely typical old school cafe, set in a nice park. The value of the food is great which means you'll want to come back again and the staff are lovely. My wife's breakfast was £4.90. I would definitely recommend coming here at the same time as walking your dogs around Kings Park as we do.

Covid safe very clean friendly staff great fry up 👍

Lovely location friendly staff and locals great value for money. Excellent breakfast to start the day with

Great value for money, the definition of cheap and cheerful

Lovely breakfast, friendly service, great value for money 👌