Lakeside Cafe in Eastleigh

A FANTASTIC festive afternoon tea! So so tasty and unusual. Would go again and recommend to anyone! Really lovely staff too. ☺️

Highly recommend this lovely little place. The manager Veronique and her staff are amazing and always give us such welcoming and wonderful service. The food is always fantastic! My wife and I are vegan, they always go above and beyond to make sure we have choices in here. Today we had the ‘Holly Jolly Veggie’ toasted sandwich from the festive specials and it was soooooo delicious! They have a really great selection of cakes for vegans too, today there were 10 different cake options for vegans which hardly ever happens anywhere else! Lots of gluten free too as well as normal cakes. Can’t wait to come again already! Thank you Lakeside Cafe xxx

Fantastic food, friendly atmosphere and great service. Tricky to decide between a variety of delicious options!

We enjoyed an excellent lunch with our son and 3 grandchildren at the weekend. Prompt friendly service despite it being quite busy. We ate from the Christmas specials board and then shared some of the delicious cakes that are on display- wonderful choice. Well done everyone for a small venue it was very enjoyable.

Had a wonderful festive afternoon tea , cake and sandwiches lovely. Staff very friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back again.

This is a lovely little cafe on lakeside, right by the little train station (trains are weekends only). Dogs welcome, food and cakes and staff are great. The lake is beautiful (dogs only allowed off lead in certain fields) ducks and other wild life to spot, a little nature pond. What’s not to love? The coffee!! It’s one of the ‘press a button machines’, rather than a proper coffee shop press. It’s SUCH a shame because it really doesn’t fit in with everything else about this place being high quality. Please guys, get with the times and upgrade your coffee machine! If you do I will amend my rating to 5 stars!

Good for allergies, good vegan options.

Fantastic little gem of a place! Good quality delicious food at a very good price, great selection of choices with gluten free & vegan well catered for, warm & friendly staff, dogs & kids made very welcome & catered for too. A lovely atmosphere & we will definitely be returning again after having our first visit here for vegetarian breakfast today! 😊

I am updating my review. We went today, i was nervous it might be a mistake, but the difference was like night and day. The staff were lovely, so warm and welcoming. The food was brilliant, perfectly cooked and great quality. I'm leaving my earlier review for context as to how much it was improved today. Food is overpriced and not very good, ordered the big breakfast and it was sooooooo greasy (swimming in oil), but not as greasy as the tables, which remained uncleaned and full of dirty dishes for our entire visit, with some customers even having their orders brought to their table and the dishes from previous customers left on the table! All this while the FOUR staff stood chatting and drinking soft drinks at the counter. Also, for some reason, the toilets are no longer available, so it's really unlikely we'll eat here ever again.

We had an absolutely fabulous Halloween afternoon tea here. The staff were lovely, especially with the kids (5 and 3) making them feel welcomed and special. The food was delicious. Both the adult tower and kid platters were thoughtfully presented, with themed sandwiches and cakes. Everything you could want at an afternoon tea, I thought it was great value for money. I’d highly recommend the lakeside cafe, we had a fab experience and are looking forward to returning.

Very enjoyable visit today - having not visited in years I was really happy to have a very cosy time. The cafe had a lovely atmosphere, lots of families, baked goods and delicious brunch options. Thank you team!

Great place. Great food. Lovely staff.

Amazing breakfast and fantastic cakes. This will be my local now.

Me and my friend absolutely love this café. The hot chocolates are so good, especially the autumnal one that I got today. The staff are lovely, particularly Victoria who goes to extra length to make customers feel welcome. I haven't tried the food yet but it looks amazing, and there lots of gluten free and vegetarian/vegan options available. Would definitely recommend 🩷

The best cakes in Hampshire ! Wonderful cafe for breakfast or lunch but the star of the show is the cakes. Kudos to the baker. Amazing work. Had Pumpkin Pie that was better than ones I have had in the USA. Wife had an amazing spiced pear cake. Eat in or takeaway. Lots of free parking to also enjoy a walk around the lake.

Absolutely lovely cafe! Staff are super friendly, food is delicious and super friendly cafe. Dogs are welcome too!!

This is a little gem that we discovered visiting Southampton University. We had coronation chicken sandwiches for lunch which were delicious - chunky wholemeal bread with generous amounts of nicely curried chicken. We then went for a walk and returned for teas, coffee and cakes. OK, so this is gormet, chin stroking coffee, but it's nice and the cakes were all great. Nice, family style hospitality too.

Fantastic food and fantastic staff

Lovely food with Excellent Staff and Service🤓👏🏻

Very pleased with the Codfather sandwich today.

Just such a lovely place - amazing food and really lovely staff. They looked after us so well.

Lakeside cafe just recently made my sisters 30th birthday cake . A stunning chocolate coconut ( bounty inspired ) cake . Not only was the cake absolutely beautiful and so detailed , the taste was incredible melted in your mouth . We were so impressed that we definitely will be using them again. We already love coming to the Cafe for coffee and breakfast but now will be ordering more cakes for celebrations .

Lovely place with great decor, super friendly lady served us and made us feel very welcome, delicious range of amazing cakes!

Wonderful! thank you so much to Veronique and the team for making our meeting here so special. I loved the way you set up the tables so beautifully with flowers, tablecloths and water. Food and drinks were excellent and your service so helpful and friendly too. What a wonderful place to have coffee, lunch or host a business meeting as I did here today. We even had a trip on the little railway afterwards which was a bonus. Brilliant, highly recommended.

Always very good food and cake!

nice cafe beside the mini steam train station excellent breakfast and coffee happy team

Great food. Staff really friendly, helpful and efficient.

Popped in for the 1st time with the family. Not sure what to expect as the outside looked like an old shack - so visions of scabby cheese sarnies and naff coffee sprang to mind. Couldn’t have been more surprised - the food was better than a lot of pub food. Had the buttermilk chicken burger and it was amazing. The staff are warm, friendly and very attentive. Will definitely be making this a regular stop with the kids

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ By far the best place for a gluten-free, homemade baked treat! I usually stop by for a coffee and a slice of cake while on a peaceful walk, but I always leave with more – the selection of gluten-free treats is amazing, and I’m grateful it’s not the typical boring, store-bought brownie you often find elsewhere! 😄 Everything is clearly labelled, and the staff are highly knowledgeable about dietary requirements. The coffee and tea selection is fantastic, with specials regularly featured on the board. The pistachio latte is a personal favourite! They also have a great menu for breakfast and lunch, and the staff are incredibly welcoming. The manager is always more than happy to help with any gluten-free queries I have. Highly recommend!

I went in today and had possibly the most scrummy cake ive ever had with the cutest most spooky PSL ever!!! Their food is amazing, loads of different options, plenty of vegan and GF options too!! Will be visiting again soon!

Ahoy shipmates! Our sons 1st birthday party had exceptionally smooth sailing. Thank you to all the staff here at Lakeside Cafe. I couldn't be more grateful for the help, kindness, and amazing service you provided for the birthday party. The platters of sandwiches are tasty and fresh. Those sausage rolls were delicious, and the cakes are mouth watering. Staff went above and beyond, and I'd highly recommend this Lakeside Cafe to anyone looking for an occasion young or old. I'm so happy with how our sons first birthday party went. We even did a cheeky little gender reveal to celebrate our second. The family and friends all loved this place with all it's amenities they have to offer onsite.

We stumbled across lakeside cafe while taking our children on the train. The food was excellent, delicious, fresh and great price for the standard of food. Thank you, we wished we live nearer!

Fantastic breakfast highly recommended

Wonderful food, brilliant staff,

Visited after long train journey and business dealing at Parkway. Very friendly and relaxing place with excellent egg mayo sandwich! With extra tomato when I asked, no problem. Coffee good, staff on the ball and smiling. Plus old train stuff….. brilliant!

Excellent. Loved the "Morning Tea"

This place is a bit of a hidden gem. I had the veggie breakfast burger and it was exceptional. Fast attentive service too.

Wasn’t thee to have food but we had drinks and the service was really fast and the staff are really nice.

A real treasure! An unexpected surprise. The food is superb, much better than a normal cafe. Would highly recommend if you want good food at a reasonable price.

Lakeside Cafe is a hidden gem, best breakfast in eastleigh by far, highly recommended.

Just popped in for breakfast...bought a small breakfast and a flat white coffee. I only live a few minutes away and with no groceries in, decided to give it a try. Really glad I did! The food was perfect, staff are friendly and the place looks lovely. Prices aren't too bad and you can do takeaway which I did for my son at home. I will definitely visit again.

Food was lovely well presented and got quality ingredients will definitely be returning would recommend to friends a d family

Absolutely delicious lunch with excellent vegan and vegetarian selection. Our son's picnic lunch box was generous and tasty. We'd definitely come again.

Wanted to try somewhere different for breakfast locally and came across Lakeside cafe on Google. I last went here years ago when it was very basic so I was surprised at recent Google reviews which rated it highly with photos showing beautifully presented food. We were the first there and had a warm welcome. The cafe has had a significant makeover since I last went and is very stylish. Very good selection of cakes, pastries and a lot of choice of hot food. I had the Halloumi & shrooms, my partner had the Lakeside breakfast. Generous portions which were very well presented and tasted great. We’ll be back!

We had a delicious afternoon tea. We chose our own selection of sandwiches. The scones were warm and had a good portion of cakes of which we took some home because we were so full. The staff were very attentive and couldn’t do more for us. Will definitely return. A warm family atmosphere. Thank you.

£9.50 for one takeaway egg sandwich. Thin, cheap bread, sloppy egg. Enough said. Won't be returning for food...coffee was ok.

Breakfast burger is phenomenal, as are the milkshakes. Really nice Cafe with friendly, helpful staff Can't recommend it enough, been several times now and each visit has been a delight.

Great quality breakfast coffee good tea better staff lovely

Came for my partners birthday lunch, Fab place! Beautiful food! Absolutely amazing host who brought out a stunning chocolate cake. Can't wait to come back and sample more tasty food!

What a little gem this cafe is. Lovely food. We had an amazing Chocolate Birthday cake made for us. It was delicious. Victoria went above and beyond with her customer service to make us feel special for my sons birthday and our family get together just perfect. Would highly recommend . Thank you so much. Xx

Best Berry Cake Ever! So soft and not too sweet. Very friendly staff. A lovely place to relax with family.

A hidden gem! Very tasty food + a wide range of both vegan and gluten free. The cakes are a highlight and the service is always brilliant too!

Amazing service! Fabulous vegan and gluten free options, and reasonably priced, definitely recommend.

Absolutely amazing looking cakes, we resisted today but will be back! The strawberry matcha latte was absolutely amazing though, so worth a visit! Very very welcoming too! Lovely cafe 🥰

Really lovely cheese and ham toastie and caramel latte. Staff were really friendly and polite. Overall really great experience following on from a ride on the steam trains. Only suggestion would be offer of a napkin with the toastie otherwise fantastic

Popped in for a Coffee and ended up having a massive slice of cake as well… absolutely lovely and well worth the money… other food served looked fantastic and will definitely be trying something else on our next visit.

Visited with friends, Excellent choice of cake and all 3 we chose were just delicious. Service excellent we sat outside and staff bought out our coffee and cake. Very enjoyable definitely be back

Staff really friendly and welcoming.Had the brookite and it was Amazing ( autistic sons review). I had a bacon sandwich and the chef kindly cooked it how I like. Well worth coming to and the walks around .

Lovely little cafe, inside the station building of the the miniature railway, so you get the trains coming in and out of the station while you eat. Fantastic selection of vegan options, including savoury and sweet choices.

Brilliant cafe. Lovely food and very child friendly!

Met my friend for a walk, thought we’d have a pit stop at the cafe. Very friendly staff, engaged with my little boy as he was tucking into his snacks, food and drinks where lovely and very generous portions, great location for a walk with friends, will be back again. Thanks for a lovely lunch. Highly recommended

Brilliant little cafe, I had the french toast and it was really good! Staff are super friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend

Sorry if I upset you I’m autistic and I thought you was closed you might have been open looked closed but it was a one off day your saying so I’m really sorry lakeside county park cafe

Really impressed with this cafe. Hadn’t been here for years and it’s had an update and looks beautiful. Excellent menu with vegan and vegetarian options. And the cakes…..wow! Spectacular. Staff are absolutely wonderful too, really friendly and helpful. Would recommend a visit.

Fabulous location if you're off on a dog walk and it's free to park 😊. The cafe is great and is dog friendly 🐶. Food is delicious and the staff extremely welcoming and friendly.

Delicious breakfast of halloumi and shrooms! Very pleasant and friendly service. Recommended 👌

We went to Lakeside cafe, and had a beautiful English breakfast, the staff were very kind as we ordered just after 12md ,they usual take breakfast orders and stop then, but they kindly cooked for 3 of us. Highly recommended. Will be back and try other delicious things off the menue. Thanks to all.

Lovely little spot. Breakfast are lovely, especially the American (french toast, eggs bacon and maple syrup) Great coffee too. Dog friendly a bonus.

Love going here it is our favourite place. Food has always been excellent and have found staff very helpful especially with our relative who has dementia. Cakes are fabulous and we go regularly. Would definitely recommend.

What's not to love about this gem of a cafe - excellent service, super friendly, lovely food, beautifully presented, and great value too.

Best little cafe! We had our xl bully with us and the staff was absolutely amazing with us and so friendly we felt so welcome🤍 we all got different cakes and oh my they was the BEST cakes we had! Plus the portion was huge 😍😍 we all had different drinks and all of them was so pretty and tasted so good! 5/5 stars definitely coming again 🫶✨️✨️✨️

We had an afternoon tea here for a birthday celebration. It was amazing the scones were the best we have had. Staff were super friendly. Definitely will be returning

Fantastic cafe, with very friendly staff and great service. They were very accommodating to my autistic son. Thank you for a very pleasant and enjoyable visit

The lotus biscoff shake that I ordered was to die for, the food also came quickly and interior overall was very tidy and clean. Big well done to all the staff that manages to maintain such a good environment for all the customers I really enjoyed revising with my friend here. 😄

Me and my friend went to this cafe and were served by this lovely little boy called Phillipe. He was very sweet and efficient. Also the train ride around the park was an exquisite treat for us. Definitely will be coming back again! 😆🤩

We visited on Easter Sunday. Victoria was so lovely and helpful, and the food was amazing! Definitely recommend the wedges and the cakes! We will be back!

Great food, great service now all a happy family

Whilst meeting our friends from Ringwood, we decided to have a coffee and cake. The cafe was busy, so we asked the railway staff if we could use the adjacent room, as our friend's mother is 98 years old, and needed to be kept in the warm, which they readily agreed to. We ordered the coffee and cakes, and after a considerable wait, they arrived. The coffee was not very hot, and one of our party could not drink his. The cakes were OK, but overpriced for a small slice. I later learned that the cafe owner was not happy that one of our friends had asked the railway staff to use the overflow room, and insisted that only she gave permission in future. Such a shame that the cafe is not as excellent as the Steam Railway. We will not be returning again.

Great place to go for breakfast

Rubbish overpriced coffee and food. Unfriendly service. Owner quite rude and un-cooperative. Quite a shame as it used to be really good value. Spoils a good family day out at the excellent steam railway.

Lovely little cafe for after train rides and walk round the lake. Staff are brilliant and the cakes were amazing. Will be back!

Fabulous friendly service, lovely food

14 members of the family gathered for Jan’s birthday brunch, tables were reserved and ready when we arrived. A friendly welcome and drink orders taken as family arrived. Food preordered and as they started to serve our breakfast they had names to go with the food, very impressed. A chocolate birthday cake “ preordered “ had been placed in the centre of the table ready for Jan to have with candles and everyone to sing Happy Birthday and the grandchildren to blow out the candles. A perfect setting for our family celebration. Thank you Lakeside Cafe

Lovely little cafe, never disappoints! Great service and delicious cakes. Highly recommend!

Went for breakfast, delicious!! Victoria was lovely, the cafe was cosy and welcoming definitely recommend

Absolutely amazing food, fantastic service, will definitely be visiting again!

Popped in for lunch .. excellent friendly staff.. explained all the different cakes !.they looked amazing, didn't taste them. Went for a tuna toastie sandwich. Packed with salad ! Highly recommended

We stopped off for a coffee with my wife and daughter. I missed breakfast, so I decided to go for a bacon sandwich, and my daughter chose a mashed avocado on toast. Then we noticed all of the home made cakes, OMG! My daughter went for the Mini Biscoff Bruce, and I went for the Coffee & Pecan (Vegan) Flapjack. Well, you can't have a coffee without a slice of cake, right! Absolutely delicious!! The cakes arrived with an extra fork just in case my wife changed her mind and dipped in... Yes of course she did :O) The Mini Biscoff, with its many layers, was a bit too filling after avocado toast. No problem, our host packed it up in a take-home box and bag for my daughter to enjoy later. I would really recommend Lakeside Cafe Eastleigh. If your in the neighbourhood or simply need a break from the M27,. You can't do better than to stop by. Loads of parking, friendly service, full-on breakfasts, fantastic fresh home made cakes, and good coffee. Catering for gluten-free and vegan diets, and doggy bags to go, what's more to want. JM

The service was amazing! Lovely greeting happy staff wanting to have a nice chat. Tried the experimental Biscoff Bruce cake and was blown away. Lovely avocado toast too. Just perfect. Must go in again with my friends 💕😍

Lovely food, hot, nicely presented and good selection of cakes etc. Very nice staff too.

Last minute booking for a afternoon tea,food was absolutely amazing. Lovely service with a smile.

What an absolute delight!! My daughter’s first afternoon tea and it’s set the bar high. Beautiful, fresh home made sandwiches and cakes, presented in the cutest way. They were kind enough to squeeze us in at last notice and accommodate my very fussy daughter’s sandwich preference. She said it was the “best Mother’s Day ever”. Thankyou for a lovely Mother’s Day.

'Great chocolate cake' (reviewed by Adam, 6 years old)

Really beautiful little eatery placed in Lakeside country park. This cafe is far superior to previous years and elevates the experience when visiting the country park. It boasts a modest yet impressive selection of baked goods and sweet treats as well as generous portions of hot food. Good selection of vegan and gluten free treats, decent sized coffee, beautifully presented food. This is reflected in the price and could be somewhat of a shock in comparison to it's previous state however 6 of us eating (4 adults, 2 kids, 1 baby) were thoroughly stuffed, warm and happy after a brisk walk. Will definitely be visiting again just for the cake.

Excellent little cafe, delicious food inspired chef and a special lady makes the cakes fresh and yummy ! Big portions ! Staff very friendly and attentive. Will definitely come back with the rest by of the family.

First of all, understand that this wonderful little café, isn't cheap...a toasted bacon sandwich comes in at just over a fiver. But...and it's an important but...the quality of the bacon is 2nd to none. This is absolutely the best bacon sandwich I have ever eaten and I generally have one every week. For £8.00 and some change you get 2 full rashers of their astonishing bacon, toast and coffee... which is worth a mention in its own right. A super friendly, young, helpful team, who go out of their way to make your visit an exceptional one. Expensive? Yes. Worth the money? Absolutely. Highly recommended.

Absolutely wonderful experience. My partner and I went here for a lunch - the food was very impressive. We will definitely be back! Thank you so much for the wonderful service!

I come here every now and then to write or to clear my head and its always impeccable, friendly to a personal degree like you've known this place and people forever. Thank you for your care and dedication.

Best little cafe I have ever been too. It is too easy for a cafe to serve up a predictable and unappetising menu, so it is lovely to find a little,gem like this one. I highly recommend it and the staff especially the manageress who is a delight. Highly recommend.

Absolute hidden gem! My 2nd vist to this lovely cafe where I was greeted with a welcoming smile! The food was fantastic and I brought cake to take home for the rest of the family. All the food was so fresh and fantastic quality for a reasonable price. Woukd highly recommend.