Lime Tree Cafe in Canterbury

Bright sunshine on patio...no umbrellas. My friend has had skin cancer...please provide shade. We shouldn't have to be forced to stay inside.

Usually love this place and have a hot drink and slice of their banana cake most weekends. Feel absolutely cheated just now for the thin slither of banana cake I've just had put in front of me. Sorry, but I've had it enough times to know you've given me a half portion.

Nice little cafe. Super clean and decor is modern and nice . Great place to do work remotely . Coffee is nice. Food portions are teeny though ….. like very very small . Prices are overinflated especially when portions are kid size .

This place is a wonderful venue with great surroundings . Coffee was excellent unfortunately some members of the staff are not. They didn’t take cash none in till. Wanted a refill to a Americano was told they only do refills for filter coffee even though the menu has two prices for Americano one for refill and one price for full . The young staff were rude and abrupt. My partner came back to say what the young lady had told her. I approached her to show her the menu. They were mumbling under there breath as I approached counter. She confirmed what she had originally said. As I went to get my partner to leave they again started laughing and obviously discussing the conversation. Very unprofessional and I would not recommend this place . They will be glad I’m sure that we won’t be going back.

Went to The Oriole today with friends for lunch. It's a good venue with great views over the cricket ground. However, it was disappointing to find no tables were free. It seems it has become a glorified office for working and meetings. One woman at the back had spread her work out on a table for eight and her partner was also taking up space on another table for six. Students without drinks were on other tables. It definitely needs a sorting out. Needless to say we departed to the gate Inn spent over £80 that would have gone into the Oriole till if it wasn't for this selfish inconvenience. Time to sort it out owner.

Just enjoyed a delicious breakfast - squashy, tender, tasty salmon with perfectly ripe avocado on toast, local apple juice and a really good coffee. Friendly, smiley and prompt service too. This place is one of Canterbury’s best kept secrets.

What a lovely surprise to uncover whilst visiting the Spitfire cricket ground. Made to feel very welcome by the owner, a unique backdrop whether u enjoy cricket or not and the coffee was lovely along with a great selection of cake.Thanks for making us feel so welcome and we will definitely visit again soon

Delicious cakes and drinks at the Oriole at the Lime Tree. We enjoyed the really good selection of cakes, sandwiches and drinks whilst watching cricket at Canterbury. The cafe has really improved the experience of watching cricket at the ground and the staff are friendly and chatty. We thoroughly recommend this place. Thank you so much for really improving the refreshment offerings at the ground, which means even our cricket team looks better at times!

This has recently changed hands and I and my friend were very impressed. The decor is much improved, stunning views of the cricket ground, friendly staff and good coffee and cake. Wonderful place to while away an hour or two. Will return and thoroughly recommend.

Under new management and now operating as the Oriole Café, we were fortunate to visit twice this week during a short holiday in Kent. Our son is a huge cricket fan, and we all enjoyed seeing the county side train. We loved the chocolate brownie and the lemon drizzle cake. The staff are lovely and couldn’t do enough for us. We’ll definitely be back, hopefully next time for live cricket!

Me recomendó el Lime Tree por un compañero padre de niño deportivo como un lugar para relajarse y comer mientras mi hijo hacía ejercicio.Increíble lugar con vistas directas a Canterbury Cricket Ground. El café Costa (concesión) garantiza un buen molido y sabor, mientras que mucho té, etc. para otros paladares. Solo he desayunado aquí, pero ha sido genial.Sin embargo, lo que hace que el lugar sea la cálida bienvenida y el servicio amable. Desde la primera vez que entré me sentí querido como cliente y lo cuidé.Grandes asientos, excelente servicio, comida decente (a precios muy decentes) y bebidas de calidad. ¡Un lugar brillante para pasar una hora esperando que su hijo salga de su trampolín!

Fantastic Costa coffee and cake. Great place to catch up.on emails, fantastic view of Kent Cricket. Some great books to borrow. Improved even more now with the addition of Costa coffee.

A mis nietos les encanta y Tracy es fantástica. Árbitrado allí en un día horrible con James Treadwell, salió para recibir una salchicha y un tocino recién hecho, lo cual fue absolutamente increíble. Espero que Costa esté a la altura de ese estándar interesante que a Centreplate no pareció gustarle

Great little cafe inside the cricket ground. Staff are efficient and the bacon butties and coffee are very good.

We have eaten and had drinks/coffees in the Lime Tree Cafe a fair few times. Price’s are reasonable food is good, nice cake selection good coffee. There are toilets in this establishment. It can get busy.

Only had tea and cake, but very reasonably priced and a good selection to pick from. Didn’t have lunch, but the jacket spuds looked lovely!

This cafe that is situated inside the cricket ground is really excellent offering a good variety of food and drink. The staff are really friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

Principalmente visitamos esta cafetería cuando no hay grillos, ya que le permite sentarse con una excelente bebida y un refrigerio junto a los exuberantes jardines del campo de cricket. Varias veces hemos tenido la suerte de ver a algunos de los jugadores de críquet pasar por sus ejercicios, lo que es interesante ver desde tan cerca.

There is a lovely seating area outside with table and chairs..but no shade. Asked for an umbrella..she said they didn't have any. No apology. In this hot weather..most of us look for shade. It was baking inside. Invest in some umbrellas...please!

Pequeña cafetería de cricket, que sirve comida ligera y bebidas. El mejor desayuno, bien preparado y no sucio o grasoso. Buen tocino rollos. Papas rellenas de chaqueta, etc. vistas preciosas a través del campo de cricket. El café está dirigido por Tracey, que es brillante, creo que muchos clientes vienen por su culpa. Es muy importante contar con un personal amable y cordial, y marca la diferencia. También es un lugar muy tranquilo para sentarse, comer y beber, y ver pasar el mundo.

So nice, I ordered a second coffee & bacon roll. Awesome view too! Beautiful winters morning with a dusting of snow across the awesome cricket ground.

Great for snacks and hot drinks - you can shelter here from the colder weather while enjoying the cricket and a tasty snack too.

Have been here often at different times. Very good coffee and the best thing is that it is it all very comfortable and relaxed. Especially good during championship games.

Tracey does the best breakfast from full cooked to "porridge to order' !! Not to be missed ! Also there always a delicious dish of the day as well as the usual jackets ... beautiful views of the ground and .. also groundsman preparing the wonderful Kent ground. A great atmosphere with a warm welcome.

Lovely coffee shop and plenty of seating (unless it's a busy match day!) however there is a slightly limited choice of hot food. The hot food on offer is usually something like Thai green curry, jacket potato with chilli so if you fancy what's offered then it's usually been very good home made style.

I took our kids here over the weekend for a cooked breakfast; there was only 3 options on the menu; full english, bacon bap or sausage bap.

My colleagues and I visited this cafe today for a team meeting. There was plenty of space even at lunchtime when there were quite a few others having similar meetings.

Parking is easy , its next to a mini Sainsbury`s . mainly lite bites, they do a coffee loyalty card, its clean with a view of the cricket ground.

I've visited a few times now. It has a great aspect right alongside the cricket ground. There is a very long way to walk to get to the counter which is not great if you are disabled or elderly. Would they consider moving the counter along the side and putting seating at the back? Both times I was made a sandwich which was not great really. Slightly stale white bread, balanced on top of grated cheese and a massive slab of ham. The cheese fell out of the bread. Tea was a teabag left in the mug. I was trying to eat fast as both times the cafe was closing in 20 mins, and we were reminded of this. I got the impression they expected us to order, eat and vacate in 20 mins. If this wasn't likely to happen, they should have perhaps only offered drinks or something in the last half hour. They closed at 2pm on a Saturday, and we had gone in for some lunch. I think 2pm IS lunchtime, and they should stay open a bit longer to catch the lunch trade.