Maenporth Beach Cafe in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great little cafe. Can get busy under the covers when wet weather (it’s Cornwall) but this place does fabulous coffee and some of the best chips.

Friendly beach side cafe serving simple fair! Local crafts for sale too

Great spot on the beach for a coffee and a bacon sarnie. Their coffee is ok, it's from a machine not an espresso machine, but their food is incredible. Pull up a spot on the picnic benches or plant yourself in the sand on the beach.

A nice friendly cafe on a good beach for new surfers. The breakfast roll was surprisingly good and great value. Overall a good cafe and one of the better ones in Cornwall

A convenient spot for lunch on a longish walk on the coast path. The sandwich and ciabatta were good BUT……… What is the point of a beach cafe in Cornwall that doesn’t even have a Cornish pasty on the menu? Had been really looking forward to one and ended up very ☹️.

Parking used to be free or £3 for the day. No a parking meter charging a lot more. It does not make it worth popping down for food or a coffee only to pay expensive parking charges ontop of a coffee. My advice is head to other local beaches for free local parking and use the money you save on an extra cake.

Cycled here. Lovely place, great service and even several vegan options available.

Visited here on a lovely sunny day, lovely coffee and a nice quick bite to eat too. Carparking is cheap at £1.20/hour right on the beech front with great views across the water.

Staff look bored with minimal friendliness. Price not reflected in the service.

Lovely cafe right on the beach can’t be bad … beach is lovely safe beach

Food is amazing and good coffee!

Loved this cafe on the beach, one of our faves and the food is amazing

£4 charge for parking, which is all day, I thought very reasonable. We had snacks and drinks from the cafe while at the beach which included cappuccino, blueberry & lemon cake and ice cream. All were excellent and definately going back for more, even if its only for cake and ice cream. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Even though it was pouring down with rain we still had a great morning.

Stopped here for a flatwhite and a sausage butty this morning to give me some energy for a decent coast walk to Mawman Church, looping back out to the headland!butty was decent, nice bun....flatwhite OK but didn't seem to be that strong, but then it was an automated barista machine.

By far our favourite cafe. It’s in a beautiful location, fantastic menu with absolutely delicious food, and the staff/service is second to none! HIGHLY recommend a visit!

Great coffee, amazing ciabattas and super friendly service - Staff even offered to carry my drinks down the beach as I had one hand in a bandage 😊 Best beach cafe I’ve been to!

The most amazing bacon barm (sorry bap). The bacon was excellent, barm sublime and you know you are onto a winner when you feel like you need to hit the gym to do biceps curls to be able to lift it because its so full of bacon. Photos do not do it justice.

Only a coffee stop mid-walk but friendly and courteous staff

Beautiful spot to chill and have a bite to eat ☺️. Recommend the breakfast baps! A small area of seating under cover available, in case it’s raining.

Lovely cafe in a beautiful location. Quick service and a really nice gluten free selection.

Great spot for lunch. Try the halloumi wrap - lovely.

Delicious tuna sandwich! Great spot, friendly staff

Excellent quality of food, savoury & sweet - fabulous cakes, great coffee. Plenty of seating & on the beach. Our 'go to' place during our stay in Maenporth.

Gorgeous location, lovely little cafe, and fantastic staff. The ciabattas are great! Come here often for a relaxed brunch. Outdoor only seating, though it is covered. Well worth a visit :)

Nice, helpful and pleasant staff. Good variety and reasonably priced.

Fantastic little beach cafe. Great choice of food and drinks with veggie and GF options. Staff friendly and helpful.

Best menu - food and drink - and lots of seating options :)

Lovely sausage and egg bap with orange latté! Friendly staff.

A very cold Boxing day swim is excellent, bug even better knowing you can get a decent hot drink and some hot fresh chips to start warming you back through at this lovely beach cafe, with great views!

As per usual lovely smiley staff , brilliant bacon butty and a good strong cup of tea . Lovely to be able to sit out of the rain with the dog . The fish finger sandwiches are also to die for . Great food , nice little shop to buy gifts etc . Love it

Friendly staff and great beach. The best part is the various choices of Kelly's ice cream for a reasonable price. I loved my candy floss and blueberry cone!

The day's special was crab sandwich for £9, lots of crab on fresh granary. Top that with great coffee and wonderful view, win win.

Great selection of food at this modern beach café. We had ciabattas with salad garnish. Very tasty but huge! Lots of outdoor picnic table seating overlooking the beach. Small number of sheltered outdoor tables too. Don’t think there are any indoor tables. Food was freshly prepared to order and came quite quickly. We actually visited here several times during a 6 day holiday in Falmouth because we liked the experience so much. Definitely recommended. We will return when next in the area.

Great cafe on the beach. What more could you ask for. Perfect.

No high chairs, no provision for children’s food/ portions. No bins to put nappies in- and in the toilets, no baby’s changing facilities or bins. Are children not welcome here? Also no scones, so no cream tea. On the other hand, good provision for vegans- thank you.

What's not to like, this place is lovely and very well-placed to sit with your butty, a flatwhite and watch the beach life. Plenty of seating with a little undercover, a good range of traditional cafe faves and great service.

This has very much improved over the years. Food is much better and service is very good.

Lovely food, we even saw some seals whilst paddleboarding.

My friend was attacked by wasps and dropped her delicious bacon, brie and cranberry ciabatta on the floor before she even managed to take a single bite. The staff were really great about it and made her a fresh one, free of charge. Great food, great service, too many wasps!

Came in our campervan and was told no parking for campers now, we were going to have lunch in the cafe but won’t be doing that now as the young lad said it’s the cafe than owns the parking. It said no overnight parking but nothing about day parking. Very strange and a sad reality that these types of people are bringing the places like this.

Everything we wanted in a beach café, great location and serving freshly cooked food without waiting forever! It was busy when we visited and it deserved to be - what a find.

The food here is lush! They do, hands down, the best sweet potato fries I've ever eaten. Also the ice cream is delicious! It's lovely to watch the sea while eating.

Great beach. Good coffee whilst soaking in the stunning views. Had the caramel shortbread slice which was far to rich and sickly for me.

One of my favourite beaches. The cafe is great and very friendly. Best Iced Oatmilk Latte around.

We visited here for breakfast with friends who live in the area. What a hidden gem. Parking is charged at £3 but if you stay all day and also use he beach it’s a bargain. Our food was good and the service was great. Friendly helpful staff. It’s off the beaten track and would imagine the locals try to keep it a secret but we were pleased to be introduced to it and would return.

The café staff were amazing, friendly and attentive. The food, coffees were all fresh and hot A great dog friendly beach. Parking was £3 and right next to the beach. Well worth a visit

Friendly helpful staff, nice beach

The best chocolate brownie I've had in a very long time! Lovely beach on the bank holiday weekend, sheltered, great for paddle boarding and swimming. And the perfect cafe with lovely coffee and cakes!

Been here many times, but disappointed today. Bacon and brie ciabbatta came with 2 very fatty undercooked rashers and the tiniest slither of brie. Honestly it really was not value for money. Staff are very friendly but just felt that quality was not there anymore.

Sandwiches, Ciabattas, frites, alternatives sans gluten et glaces délicieuses (même pour chiens !!!). Toilettes sur site. Halte bienvenue après la promenade le long de la côte.

What a great place to stop and “refill” the batteries on our coastal walk. The coffee was excellent and the ciabatta’s were some of the best we’ve had. Now that could have been because we had walked a fair way when we arrived at the beach and we’re looking forward to a stop but honestly, the food was excellent, the views to die for sat looking out to sea and the staff were all friendly and helpful. You could spend a fortune across the road but if you’re just looking for something tasty and good value you can’t go wrong with stopping here.

Great location - it’s right on the beach. Plenty of tables - lovely coffee! Friendly staff. Dog friendly - we all loved it.

Found this little gem as we walked the coast path, from Helford Passage to Falmouth. Great coffee, lovely staff, and the best fish finger bap with views over a beautiful bay 👌🤙

This is a great beach cafe with outside and covered seating in a stunning location. The staff are friendly and polite. The food is delicious, their Maen burger is the best I have ever had, when working in the area I will always treat myself to one.

Open even in winter to provide warming snack for weary dog walkers at this popular beach

This is a lovely cafe and the cakes are super scrumptious. It was only due to being told how good the cakes are by someone I met walking on the coastal path that we decided to drop in. We often walk here and have neglected to come recently. In the Summer it tends to be too busy anyhow so we have a secret place to eat our lunch. BUT we will certainly come back now as the cafe is clearly much better than it used to be. We will try thd baps next time too

This beach is gorgeous. The food is reasonably priced, given the view.

Very nice and clean , the staff were very polite and food was very good and reasonably priced for a beach cafe.

Everything was fantastic, very friendly staff, great food.

Whilst staying in the area for work I always treat myself to a Maen burger and a latte from Life's a Beach café, in my opinion it is the best burger I have ever had. All the staff are lovely and friendly. Sat on the stunning beach at Maenporth, all the seating is outside but a new covered area is under construction.

We visited the cafe a couple of times during a recent holiday. Both food and drinks very high quality and exceptionally reasonably priced especially for such a fabulous location.

I was unsure if the cafe would offer many gluten-free options for a post coastal walk lunch, but was pleasantly surprised to find a gluten-free menu with some tasty choices! Served with crisps on the side and very delicious :)

While on holiday in Falmouth in early October I had a great walk along the coast to Maenporth & back. At Maenporth I had a really nice sausage & egg bap, with a cup of tea, at the cafe & really enjoyed it. Staff were...

We had walked out from our hotel in Falmouth during midweek in early October and found the cafe to be pretty busy by late morning. The service was friendly and we sat and drinking tea and enjoying the view. We were waiting for my partners...

The staff and location make this a great place! Everyone was friendly and efficient, plus the cheesy chips and cup of tea were much enjoyed.

Good coffee, choice of 8 cakes… gets my 5*. Plus loads of tables with views across the beautiful beach!

Superb food and excellent service

Good beach cafe grub. Decent coffee, cake, ice cream, panninis, soup and special dishes...

Great service, smiley staff, nice breakfast with a lovely view. The cafe area is spotless which is great but I’m just off to pick a bit of littler off the beach, people need to be a little more environmentally aware. Not the cafes fault though...

Lovely little cafe on the beach absolutely perfect for snacks, lunch, drinks and ice cream while you're at the beach. Had a chicken and mozzarella ciabbata and it was fantastic. Great selection of ice cream with some unusual flavours. Staff friendly and polite. (Have upped this to a 5-star review as the staff have gone 'above and beyond' while we've been here - helping to treat some people getting stung by weever fish)

Good place to grab a coffee or ice cream. Plenty of seating.

From the moment we arrived and were greeted by the car park staff to the time we left after ice creams several hours later, we were consistently impressed by the attitude, approach and quality of the staff.

Visited Falmouth to see family once again and as we were there in August we took the four great great nieces to Maenporth Beach on two successive gloriously hot days. They had a fab time (so did we!). The newly built cafe on the beach...

Maenporth beach cafe is my regular cycle stop for coffee and cake. The welcome is always friendly and welcoming, the service is great and the cafe menu is smashing. The cafe employs young people which is another plus. I’ve seen for myself that management take...

Great cafe good range of bites and excellent ice cream and the bonus is the gorgeous beach which is an absolute find highly recommended

Went purely to savour their latest food offering…. Mackerel Baps!! Fresh mackerel fillet with a lemon mayo and salad leaves in a brioche bun. Absolutely fabulous. Worth the trip just for that. Great food and friendly service. Absolute winner.

A fantastic location right on the coastal path. Great place to sit and watch the beach activity. We had the best ciabatta sandwich we have ever had and at a reasonable price for a beach side cafe ! Wonderful little cafe !

Lovely little beach cafe situated at the Eastern end of Maenporth Beach. The Mackerel in a brioche bun is delicious. Its not cheap, but worth it!

This place was perfect! My mum is in a wheel chair and we managed to get her on the beach to a bench so she could see the grand kids in the water, great food and amazingly wonderful and very friendly staff! Absolutely brilliant (disabled toilet is accessible near the cafe as well)

Good food, quick service, really close to the sea 🌊

I've lived in Cornwall all of my life and Maenporth as a beach is one of my favourites, especially for swimming but this cafe makes all the difference. Friendly staff, convenient and efficient car parking, delicious food, and great merchandise. I've enjoyed breakfast here, a...

Had coffee, double espresso. Really nice and walked the dog along the beach

Great good and drink. Came here a couple of times during a weeks holiday in this part of Cornwall. Car park is £3 for the day at the back of the beach and much cheaper than the other beaches we tried at Swan Pool and...

This place has a great selection of take away food and drinks, there can be a bit of a wait time as it gets busy due to its popularity and the fact it's the only real place near by that is reasonably priced for a family, a meal for a family of three will set you back around £30, which is the going rate.

Amazing Cafe, Stopped here this morning whist out on the boat, Brilliant Breakfast Bap , nice quality ingredients and very flavoursome, would highly recommend this astabblishment for a hearty Breakfast

Great cafe, food is always really good. Nice for a coffee and ice cream looking out to see

Excellent food and drink. Helpful staff.

At the edge of the beach you can get food, ice creams, drinks and the beach equipment that you forgot to bring. The menu is varied and well priced. The staff are just fantastic and allowed us in this afternoon even though closed for drinks...

Excellent cafe, good food and drink. Just can't believe the owners don't provide rubbish bins.

The crab sandwiches are not cheap but they are wonderful, proper fresh crab with the brown cream in to give full flavour. Worth every penny☺. Great selection of ice creams and plenty of outside seating.

Good coffee, beautiful location and very helpful staff who were able to helped with food allergies.

Fantastic friendly staff, good food at very reasonable prices. I really enjoyed the Maen burger, thank you!

I have the best halloumi burger there!!! Delicious sauce too and the chips were absolutely perfect! Well cooked!!! Staff was wearing masks which was really good comparing to many places we have been during our stay in Cornwall. Will definitely come back next time I...

We love this cafe and have used it for years, mainly in the summer! It was devastating to see it burn down, so we are thrilled that it is now open again for business. The staff are always lovely and they have a lovely selection...

Love this little café, right on the beach, very friendly, attentive and serving vegan cakes and vegetarian options. Thanks Beach Café!

OMG..what a discovery on our south west coast path walk. Stopped for a break for drink and cake and it did not disappoint. Service good, reasonable cost but best bit..the white chocolate and raspberry brownie. The caramel shortbread very tasty too...so good we nearly bought...

Absolutely delicious coffee and cake!! Would return

Beautiful beach location, lovely hot chocolate, well worth a visit.

Great food and good coffee, and the views are the icing on the cake

Walked from Falmouth to Maenporth this morning & had a very nice sausage & egg bap, with a cup of tea, at the cafe on the beach at Maenporth. Just what I needed, it set me up nicely for the walk back, I really enjoyed...