Palm Bay Cafe in Thanet

Only does takeaway although can be eaten at outside tables. Limited menu and no toilets

NOT DOG FRIENDLY. NOT DINE-IN. Never actually stayed or ate, just wanted to set the record straight. Cafe is only functional as a kiosk, not DINE-IN. And it doesn't open at half 8 on a Saturday, it opens at 9am. We were informed that the information shown on Google hasn't been updated since COVID. Just FYI

The food was good and the girl who took my order was simply loveley. To bad the main part is shut but otherwise was a good experience.

Don’t be fooled by the location. You can ONLY park there whilst you are eating or drinking there. Then the landlady will ask you to leave. There is also no toilet and not within easy walk either. Waste of money Free parking on the street within 50m.

Really lovely place coffee is great nice owner and staff

Not a bad place for a hot meal or an ice cream and the the new start point for the Mergate parade.

It's not a café, but a really nice snack bar right on the promenade. Fries and cappuccino were good. You can only sit outside here and there is no toilet.

No toilets,bad coffee! Used to be fantastic but now it's just a bad seaside kiosk! What happened? And why are there no toilets now? Bitterly disappointing

Main cafe is now shut, just a hatch to order from. No idea why they wouldn't reopen the cafe. Food was really bad. Chicken burger was pretty horrible, very cheap ingredients. Hate to leave a bad review really but it needs improving.

Best cappuccino in Thanet. Friendly staff

Staff are lovely, service and atmosphere were on point however you can't enter at all much less to use the toilet, the coffee tasted like kettle scale and the bacon roll was just a bacon roll really

Went to the cafe with my son, daughter and 3 granddaughters. After spending nearly £40 on food and drinks my daughter asked if they could fill my granddaughters water bottle up as she doesn't drink anything else, they said no you will have to buy a bottle! We were totally disgusted 😒

Only bought a coffee which was really nice, hot and a lovely coffee flavour.

Nice cafe right on the waterfront. Food, service, value all good whilst enjoying the sunshine overlooking the sea.

Coffee was awful! Cant comment on the rest as that's all I had It's a good spot though - great views

The staff are most friendly and helpful, i feel most welcome and i appreciate that especially being a brown elf in mid summer looking for directions to the North Pole, and 6 months late to the party 🎈

A lovely place to sit and enjoy the sea views, fantastic friendly staff.

Palm Bay Café has to be and without doubt. The single most exciting experience of this year. Please Please go n visit. You will love it and the food, too.

If I'm paying top dollar for a coffee I do like it to be from beans / ground rather than from an instant packet Also interested to see them selling flapjacks that can be purchased in a local shop for over 600% mark up! I know theresxa rule in catering regarding mark up but that seems quite steep! As beach side pit stops go I'm highly unlikely to return

Love this little place with sea views

No inside eating, bitnof a long queue for food. Food and drink pretty basic, but tasty enough.

Rudest woman on the planet. We left without buying anything as she was vile.

Nice place. Relaxed atmosphere. Dog friendly.

Palm Bay Cafe is a favourite spot for my son and I. Usually we have a walk along the seafront and stop for a coffee and a snack at the Cafe. Today the wind was a little too bracing for a walk, so we just enjoyed a coffee and a bacon and egg butter while admiring the view. Delicious 👍

Things are different here now. Only open for takeaway with limited menu. Recent price increases and no seating inside despite lifting of lockdown. The portaloos are not their at the moment.

Sadly this is no longer a cafe but just a kiosk service maybe due to difficult times . Though it doesn't help when you order a latte and get a cup of grog with coffee mate in it . Stretching it a bit i think ! Still its a nice place to go if the weathers right with outside seating .

Nothing like the picture of inside, no tables and chairs, just a covid hatch

What a beautiful place to sit and watch the world go by. Went for a coffee today and a walk and just sat in the sun and caught up with an old friend. They used to do eat in and out options but since covid took hold this changed. Not sure when it'll be back but when it does I'll be back for breakfast. Highly recommend xx

Nice outside seating ice cream was lovely a good place to go will go their again no problem taking my dog their

Visited today, no food on offer…just plenty of bad attitude, left hungry and dissatisfied! I’m local and had visited this cafe since childhood and had until now always had a great welcome and service. This representation of local businesses to the visiting crowds is disappointing to see, if you can’t provide a service then just don’t open. I will trek to Broadstairs from now on.

Nice little place, bit pricey but kind of expected with the location.

Really helpful and nice and clean really and helpful

We went for a cuppa and a snack this morning. When we got there we saw the building was covered in wire grills and there was a serving hatch with a glass partition; no doubt a relic from Covid Days. It was outdoor seating only which meant we were not allowed to use the toilets. The drinks and snacks were very good; the staff were very friendly. The building looks very jaded and unloved. It's a shame because in the past it was a very nice cafe with both indoor and outside seating plus toilets. They did not sell any chocolate bars or sweets; not even a Kit Kat!

Was a nice place to eat but now it's gone to a kiosk not so good..Cannot eat in any more so miss going for breakfast..

Really nice area and place for a sit down, a little expensive on drinks but still very nice place to visit

Nice outside space. Fantastic view. No toilets. But amazing choice of ice-cream. Every flavour of Kelly's Cornish ice cream.

It's lovely there, sitting in the sun, and the food is excellent

Sit outside only ?? Not very good experience

This cafe is closed still for inside eating but you can get a great sandwich and sit on the picnic tables outside and watch the world go by with sea views. We love it.

Lovely hot chocolate drink and service

Sat outside for a coffee whilst out walking the dog

Basic but fair prices and nice food

It was open but service was via a harsh lots of picnic tables nice hot cuppa tea

Cafe next to tennis courts just to be clear , Low end catering. Nice view if the sun's out.

Lovely spot overlooking the sea. Ample picnic tables, and parking for a about 6 cars. Dog friendly, and friendly staff. Could do with some more seating that is suitable for older people to use.

Sat outside with a nice cup of tea overlooking the sea

Low quality food! Tea and coffee are awful but the ice cream is good! It’s a shame really because I use to look forward there for breakfast.

Expensive for a small sandwich.

Lovely setting friendly staff Lovely coffee 👍

A decent cup of tea and coffee and fairly priced.

Only had ice creams but service pleasant and friendly

Still not serving food indoors which is pretty disappointing, but they make a great breakfast and the service is always very good and quick when I have gone in the past

I meet an amazing guy who needed help with his motorbike. Peace reigns at Margaret 🛵🏍️ 🌻💜

Nice cafe overlooking the cliff, didn't appear to be open inside and you oder at one hatch and collect on he other side with your ticket. Full range of snacks and egg and bacon baps tea and coffee etc. Loads of seating outside including some under cover too. Also dog friendly, and tbd beach there allows dogs all year round, cash or card and free parking nearby

Place is great. Just be aware it's a kiosk that sells food and not a restaurant or so.

Good service, smiling and good prices

Nice views. The coffee is cheap and mediocre.

Well run and tasty food, cliff top position ideal for dropping in as you're walking pass.

good food and great views out to sea as cafe has plenty of seating outside on top of palm bays chalk cliffs brilliant on a sunny day

Enjoyed ice-creams in the sunshine 🔆 with friends.

Simple Snacks, rolls, sandwiches etc. Great sea views.

Great cafe, the food is great, and Dean and Katie are a lovely couple that own this little gem, would highly recommend a visit 😀

Tasty grub, cooked to order so hot and fresh, good price and friendly staff. Great seating area with parasols and a lovely view. Small carparking area.

Lovely cup of tea, lovely friendly staff.

Good Ice Creams , friendly staff

Excellent stay service very good and very good covid practice regarding rooms and throughout hotel

Asked to use the toilet after purchasing a not very tasty coffee and was told that the nearest toilets were a 10 minute walk...(we found ones in under 5) Not very helpful and dismissive staff.

Congratulations on presenting your services in a clearly safe way during these troubled times, chas.gould.

Lovely place to stop on a seaside walk. Smells a bit old greasy though.

Nice location.Full english breakfest and food.

Lovely coffee and hot chocolate

Well organised pleasure to stop for a coffee

Friendly, great hot choc after a lovely walk.Support our independent businesses!

Really average ...not at all Posh.. I give it a low rating to keep it Dat way. My go to place for droll people who laugh loud.😘

Good coffee + cake on cold walk

Excellent food and drinks, very reasonably priced too.

PROS The gentleman serving was lovely. The location is a great little spot which I can imagine is lovely to sit out on a nice day. Social distancing is observed and feels clean and safe. Unfortunatley if you enjoy coffee, this was like going back to a cafe in the 80s. It was weak and tasted like dishwater, overfilled so was dripping everywhere. If we had not of carried on walking to let it cool down we would of returned it, but ended up throwing it away. There is so much great coffee on or just off the viking trail and I love to support local businesses over chains on our regular dog walks so I would love to see the coffee improve so that we could carry on enjoying this little spot.

So far only been able to get a take away but food, drinks and service are great

Bit on the shabby side, old food under benches outside, plus side coffee was good, they do takeaway breakfasts etc, but could do with some tlc,

The young lad I go there loves it and loves the service we get brilliant

Lovely place always friendly staff and dog friendly too. Cash payments only but that's no big deal. 🙂

Nice food, lovely place to sit the staff seem nice and happy

Cafe in a beautiful location. Coffee was undrinkable and was so watered down, like that from a rubbish vending machine. I left it untouched. Shame as the cafe used to be amazing a few years back.

A very friendly cafe situated atop a cliff, commanding a pleasant scenic view out to sea.. The ood was quite good with ample portions (they certainly did not skimp on the bacon in our bacon rolls!). It is situated above a dog friendly beach. All in all, we were very pleasantly impressed by this no-thrills small cafe and were even more pleasantly surprised by their prices. Thank you to the staff for their sterling service, we will be visiting again.

The coffee was undrinkable and the sausage bap was very poor. Maybe caught them on an off day?

Have visited here twice in the last week. Service has been good despite the Covid restrictions meaning we have to be served from inside through a window. Coffee is just as you would expect from a machine. Wet and warm but on top of a windy cliff, it does the trick. Had veggie burger and chips which were nice. Very reasonably priced and will go again.

Had a lovely egg bap and a nice cup of tea. We both enjoyed it 😁

Typical British cafe serving the normal selection of assorted fayre with a lovely position on the cliffs by the sea with loads of close parking plus really nice staff

Nice place. Food bought were fresh and reasonably priced.

Ice creams with a sea view! Friendly owner 👍

Lovely people, great selection of items.

Excellent service, well social distance manage.

Great views worth a stop have a break

Great local cafe with amazing views

The staff were very helpful in the cafe with me

Great place for a coffee/ tea. Excellent fresh cooked food and a great choice of ice cream. A seating area which over looks the sea, makes it more stunning.

Good service and nice selection

Very friendly and helpful staff, great food and reasonable prices. Also have toilet for customers.

Very friendly staff and very reasonable

Friendly staff ,dog friendly, clean,non greasy food cooked to order, beauiful presentation