Miretti in Dover

To be honest, It took me a while to warm to Miretti's. The cafe seems to lack a little something - it is a little ascetic, or lacking in warmth as a space. But there's plenty of warmth from the proprietors. Their coffee is second to none. It's lovely to sit outside and watch the world go by, and all their fantastically home-made cakes are delicious. I'd particularly recommend the chocolate and hazelnut torte. But their little chocolate tarts are excellent if you want something small...

Miretti's do one of the best coffees in Deal. I'd really rate them for that. They also have a few delicious Italian pastries. They have quite a few local regulars who sit in the chairs outside and converse with passers by, which is nice. But the inside of the restaurant is one of the most 'sterile' looking places I've ever seen. Thoroughly uninviting (which is why I never went in for at least two years!). It wouldn't take much to make it more appealing - but maybe they don't want more customers? Also, the fridge in the picture is never more than 25% full of food. Odd place, but great coffee.

We have visited Miretti before with friends whilst we were in Deal and really enjoyed the coffee. As we were in Deal again with the same friends (well we love Deal), we decided to have a coffee in Miretti again. I can only say, that the coffee we had there, was possibly amongst the best I have tasted. This is largely due to the care and attention they take in preparing it, plus of course the quality of the coffee used. So many coffee establishments insist on using boiling water when making coffee. Boiling water kills the taste of coffee and should never be used! Next time we are in Deal, we will be making straight for Miretti!

Never noticed this cafe before. Apparently been in Deal over 10 years! Nice coffee and ambience. Only criticism no toilets!

A small cafe run by a friendly couple. The selection of Italian biscuits is first rate. The coffee is the best in Deal.

Lovely ILLY COFFEE, Lovely owner. Magazines to read. Cakes, no chavs. no nasty music. What more can I say?

Very relaxed and tasteful place that serves excellent coffee in a very friendly environment. Not really a place to eat as the food is mostly small cakes etc, but certainly well worth the visit.

I often have a coffee and slice of cake here. it is a joyous experience. I am not a big coffee fan, but the coffees here are wonderful. There is nice selection of traditional cakes - all beautifully made by hand. Eclairs, slices of chocolate cake, walnut cake. And lots of magazines to read.

Great coffee and nice Italian cakes. A lovely family run cafe. Try the choc almond cake or the almond biscuits.

Visited on recommendation from friends - very good cake and a large selection of gluten free cakes and biscuits. Friendly service and nice coffee.

Wonderful quality but also value for money. Caffe Latte much better than in those awful chains. I just loved the chocolate and chestnut cake! Cyclist friendly! We'll be back.

I am a regular customer of this wonderful Italian patisserie. The charming hosts make the best coffee with warmth and the skill of artisans. Highly recommended!

Friendly place for great coffee and cakes at the north end of Deal High Street away from the Starbucks & Costas mediocrity.

We went in for a coffee, couldn't resist the pastries on display, chose Americano's and Lemon Tart's. Very friendly service, we sat at a table inside (there's only a few) and our order soon followed. The fresh Coffee was delicious, and lemon tarts mouthwatering. We where told all the cakes and pastries are made on the premises, and they certainly taste home made. We will definitely return. Well done!

Illy coffees perfectly executed. There's a very tempting range of pastries too. The outside tables are great if the weather is being kind.

Really good coffee and cakes. None too expensive but lacking that special atmosphere. Decor very clinical but for quality highly recommend.

Went to Miretti's for breakfast coffee for a double espresso - how delicious - properly roasted beans in real pre-heated Italian espresso cups. Well done.

El café, y deliciosos pasteles, mantén volver ya que la calidad es muy buena. No una variadísima selección, pero lo suficientemente para permitir una buena elección, tuve un pastel de naranja que casi me harán derretir, chocolate de avellanas también era exquisito.

The standard of the cakes and pastries on offer is excellent. The coffee is too. As expected by the name, it is esentially an Italian coffee shop selling the cakes and pastries and ice cream. There is no hot food or savoury snacks. It is great for a morning coffee or afternoon cake and drink. It is lovely to have the ice cream during the warmer weather. Would highly recommend as a stop off during shopping. Yummy treats!

Coffee made to savour,..wonderful. Made specially by the owner who is welcoming and has a love for making super coffees Limited choice of cakes. Has two small tables outside.

Love this coffee house and it's owners who run it. It definitely has the best coffee in Deal with delicious home made cakes and biscuits and lovely Italian ice cream. Lovely atmosphere and the owners, Paolo and Kathryn, are great company.

Great Italian coffee together with home-made macaroons and pastries. Seating inside and out (outside tables are popular on sunny days and perfect for watching the world go by) No lunchtime dishes so definitely a place just to stop and have a good coffee

Great coffee and cake from this small cafe in the high street. The empty plates are testament to the creative talents of the owners.

Miretti has a relaxing atmosphere, Great tasting coffee and also selection of teas.. Paolo has a super sense of humour and Katherine is charming. They make delicious cakes and ice creams and I feel are one of the best in Deal. Customers keep returning, and why not support one that is not part of a chain. Sue

This was our first visit to Miretti's and we were disappointed. The cake we had was very nice but it was very expensive in comparison to other places in Deal. The room was austere and echoed a lot which made hearing difficult. Sadly not a comfortable atmosphere. We were expecting a pleasant experience and were presented with an indifferent one.

I liked Minetti's when it first opened but now if you are a normal Deal resident the staff are totally indifferent. I dislike chain coffee shops and love Italian coffee but the indifference of staff has many beat a path away from this caf.

This is a quintessentially Italian place. Mrs L and I had cappuccino and a slice of Italian chocolate almond cake. Very nice, too. However, I wasn't sure if this was a patisserie, a cafe both, neither or what. There are about three tables inside, so its not large. It was doing a steady trade, which implies that it's popular. VFM was fine and the staff were amiable enough..

Went to this Italian coffee shop as costa was packed. This place has a much better choice of cakes and pastries and choice of coffees etc. I personally would rather support an establishment like this rather than a large chain. Keep up the good work.

What a wonderful coffee shop. A friendly owner who makes a blinding coffee and cakes that taste even better than they look. Ben fatto! (Well done)

This is a lovely little place - cafe/cakeshop or cakeshop/cafe. All the exquisite Italian cakes and pastries (and even ice cream) are made on the premises by the proprietor and are delicious. Great coffee too. Fab place to meet a friend for a coffee in Deal's High Street. Well worth a visit in preference to Costa coffee - you won't be disappointed.

Poped in just after lunch for coffee and desert. Coffee lovely, owner very friendly and explained every item available to my wife. I had a slice of amazing lemon tart with a flat white (OK, so that's not Italian). Spotlessly clean, lots of lovies frequent the cafe, usually found sitting on a pavement table. Deal has a number of great cafes and restaurants, and this is one of the best.

this little shop served amazing coffee and delicious Italian cakes and pastries. Whilst it does get crowded at popular times it is worth trying to get a seat anyway. Many people will share a table and we have had some great conversations with total strangers, over amazing coffee. Well worth a visit

Fantastic Cafe, well worth a visit, the coffee is superb, the hot chocolate which is one of my favourites, is lovely and thick, you need a spoon to drink it. The little sweet delicacies and cakes are very tasty. I visit here very regularly. The service is always very good.

Although this Deal coffee shop has limited fare,mainly cakes,sweetmeats and croissants,Katharine and Paolo,the owners,make a chestnut cake to die for.The lattes,too,are of the highest quality.Limited for space,only four tables,and with no toilet facilities,it is nevertheless a place I would highly recommend.

Visiting Deal. Popped in for coffee on a bitterly cold day, wasn't disappointed by coffee or cakes, lived up to billing. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Would recommend highly.

We have been going to Deal regularly for 5 years and every time we make a point of going to Miretti's for coffee and crossants (freshly made). Without doubt they make the best coffee fro miles and everyone who works there is friendly and helpful. Always look forward to going there.

We hated it here. The coffee was average but it was the fact we were made to feel so unwelcome. The owner was very ignorant chatting to who were obviously friends. I would not go back there ever again and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Absolutely the best place for coffee and wonderful, delicious cakes, especially in summer when you can sit outside and just watch the world go by!! Caring service with a smile, Italy on a plate in the UK, you can't beat it.

this guy who runs it neatly decked out in his chef's whites is clearly an absolute perfectionist. i am not really allowed sugar in my diet but if I do feel i deserve a little cake this is the only place I would go! exceptional!

It's a great meeting place, as an Italian cafe should be, and the coffee and cakes are delicious. We try to go at least once a week!

I love this place! Regularly have a capuccino from here. They are the best I've ever had! The owner is a really nice guy and his wife is a sweetie. The selection of sweets and nibbles are so well made and extremely tasty. No one could find fault with such a charming shop.

Pleasant meal and nice food served here. Recommend it

Perfect italian coffee in the middle of Deal. Lovely and tasty chocolate cakes and a bit of italian taste in everything. Perfect to sit down and relax after a bit of shopping, and just see the world passing by.

Probably the best cup of coffee I've had in Deal. The barista was very polite, and made suggestions of their fantastic display of cakes and italian biscuits which didn't disappoint!

Walk by Miretti's on a Saturday morning and you'll see the hardcore group of locals sitting outside catching up on Deal's gossip! During the week this little coffee shop attracts those who appreciate the real thing and would never be seen dead in a Costa with its frenzied atmosphere. Miretti's is a little haven of peace; gentle classical music in the background, newspapers and magazines to browse through, just a handful of tables and chairs (specially imported from Italy by owner Paulo), excellent choice of coffee and fine tea, and, of course, the little pastries lovingly made on the premises by Paulo's fair hand. He also makes 'proper' ice cream advertised on a small sign behind the counter (I think he should shout about this more as who else in Deal offers real Italian ice cream in all its pistachio/almond/strawberry/chocolate and vanilla glory?) Quite rightly, Paulo has rebuffed suggestions to make savoury offerings, firmly sticking to his Italian guns that good coffee is complemented by good sweetmeats! In between all this, he still finds time to regularly change his front window which is always elegantly 'dressed'. Located at the north end of the High Street, Miretti is a bit of a secret for locals but it has its visitors too. Paulo, his wife Katherine and young son Alex have become friends to many locals - their little family becoming very much part of Deal's family.

Small inside but worth waiting for, best coffee in Deal and delicious cakes. Fantastic service too.

Popular, it was full so we sat outside in the sun. Good coffee and excellent cake/biscuit selection.

if you just want a decent cup of coffee this is it there is a small selection of cakes but its mainly a coffee shop.

Nice tasting coffee, very tasty cakes. Because so small three of the four tables were taken with just four people there and as a result a little lacking in atmosphere, but gentle classical music playing covered any silences. Would definitely go again if local.

Doesnt deserve to pretend to be anything Italian. Meagre display of cakes, mostly empty dishes. Servile attention. Sterile atmosphere.

I used to work at Miretti on a Saturday, I used to come in to the smell of fresh coffee and friendly faces every weekend! Both Paolo and Kate dedicate so much effort into making all the little delights Miretti have on offer and are truelly passionate about their business! It was a delightful atmosphere to work in and I still can't resist popping in from time to time for a hot chocolate!You gotta try the hot chocolate ;)A lovely little place, and a credit to Deal!

La pasticceria Miretti è una piccola pasticceria nel centro di Deal, nel Kent, gestita da Paolo e la moglie Kate, due giovani imprenditori.E' un piccolo locale che ricorda realmente le graziose pasticcerie artigianali che ancora esistono nei nostri borghi italiani ed anche i sapori risultano tutti sorprendentemente nostrani, grazie anche alle materie prime importate direttamente dall'Italia.Con uno stile classico, l'ambiente dolce ed elegante, con i pochi tavolini, la musica classica soffusa ed una rivista o un quotidiano sempre da leggere, si contrappone alle mastodontiche ed impersonali catene di ristorazione, di cui l'Inghilterra è piena...un locale conservato così, per mantenere i profumi e i gusti della pasticceria italiana.

This cafe’ is one of the real jewels in Deal’s crown. It is run by the ever affable Paolo who makes all of the delicious cakes on display himself. There is always a newspaper to read and classical music in the background, needless to say the coffee is second to none. Places like this provide the perfect antidote to the faceless chains which seem to be swallowing all the charm and individuality of our high streets.Top marks all round for Miretti, if only they served savoury dishes I’d go there for lunch too!

The cakes are exceptionally good - my only gripe would be that there are no savouries!

We have been popping into Miretti on and off for a while and it has been consistently excellent: great coffee, lovely cakes and very friendly.

A lovely little Italian patisserie with handmade treats. Biscotti, cakes, tortes- lovely lovely pieces. And a delightful selection of ice cream- I had the pistachio ice cream and it was delicious. Very creamy, wonderful; much better than anything store bought.The italian owner was very friendly and the prices were incredibly reasonable for the quality. Lovely for an afternoon tea/capuccino & cake!