Sea Drift in Scarborough

Not only does this place sell belting tea/coffee (husband said it was the best coffee he'd had all week) and cold drinks. They are kind and helpful beyond words... on 29th Oct 24 we decided to visit Staithes and it didn't disappoint, an absolutely stunningly, breathe taking place. My only gripe is that we didn't get a proper mooch as our trip was cut very short when my kids were playing on the beach and a wave came in quick, my son ran 1 way and another boy ran another way with a spade in the air, which resulted in my 6 year old little boy bleeding heavily from a gash in his face... there was so much blood I couldn't even see where he was bleeding from... the amazing lady from the sea drift cafe was first to come and see if he was okay... she then offered us advice and care as a first aider and a lift straight to the car park which was at least a 15 mins walk and gave us directions to the nearest hospital, where he was treated in urgent care. Would highly recommend this place even if it is just to get a dose of what actual, kind humanity looks like again, in this crazy fast paced world! Thanks so so much we really appreciate all you did ❤️

Stopped for coffee and cake with husband and family where we were greeted by the friendly staff. Tea/coffees and Coble cake for us all. I was absolutely delighted to find they have a gf/df version of the coble cake it was delicious.

We both had a pleasant cup of coffee and a sausage sandwich and had seating outside with a view over the sea. Just what we needed. Thanks.

Best coffee and walnut cake, served warm to bring out the flavours and you can have it with cream! Great decaff coffee, just like the real thing. Perfect interlude on a cold, windy, rainy day in July!

Sat outside with a coble cake and a flat white. Cake was served warm with a pot of single cream. Very tasty and the combination of walnuts and apple went well together. Coffee was nice and strong with just the right a punt of mik and served at the perfect temperature.

Stopped by at Sea Drift for the famous cobble cake and was not disappointed. Made to a home made recipe it was served warm with a pot of cream and we had it back in our nearby cottage. Recommended

Used to love this place but now one orders through a hatch and is presented with food in a cardboard box - even cake with cream on top - and coffee in a cardboard cup, having been called from another hatch - "number 25!" - around the corner to collect a very unaesthetic lunch. I did protest but the very nice lady said it all worked better for the staff that way. So pleased for you but so complicated and not a pleasant experience for the customer. Sadly I used to be very loyal but this is post Covid lazy nonsense and heavy on the recycling too.

Very good sandwiches (all 4 of us were very pleased!). Right in the beach front road; handy and good. Cakes good too! Would highly recommend and would like to actually thank them for such good sannis…

Next to the wide range of sandwiches, this is the place in Staithes for a double espresso. Wonderful situated at the sea front, run by lovely people.

Good selection of sandwiches. Had really good, freshly prepared sandwich, eaten on the breaker. Was perfect after long walk and prep for return.

A very fine selection of sandwiches for 4 adults and 4 children. In fact, everyone agreed they were the best ever anywhere. All ate on the benches fronting the harbour and beach. A must revisit place if ever there is one. Fantastic thank you plus a lovely smiling service from the lady host.

Served through a letterbox hatch, scones were given to me already with the jam and cream on in a bag! I sat waiting for my order and heard the lady shouting through the hatch! Honestly i have never seen anything like it! The cream was sliding off the jam, i didn't even have a knife to smooth it down, the jam was too much i would have rather put my own jam and cream on, a couple who came after us ordered 2 toasted tea cakes, the lady serving shouted out the back door and put them on a table there, it reminded me of a sketch from Little Britain!

We popped here for a light breakfast bite after a good Walk too & from Port Mulgrave. Sausage bun for me & Tuna sandwich for My wife .. Made to order & very tasty, highly recommend you try it

Great quality food served here, outside seating or take away. The famous Coble cake is a family secret recipe , but fortunately there is a delicious gluten free version available served warm with cream..if you are in Staithes you must try a slice😋😋😋 i also had gluten free egg mayo sandwich which was rammed with filling and salad. We enjoyed our food and coffee so much we went back on the morning we were heading home to have one more slice of Yorkshire Coble Cake....named after the small local boats

A lovely cafe right on the beach. The coffee is really good, and we tried the local Coble Cakes warm with cream, delicious.

Lovely little cafe with very friendly staff. The hot bacon and brie buns are delicious! Washed down with a cup of Yorkshire tea, looking at the sea, perfect!

A lovely little cafe round the corner from the Cod & Lobster. Friendly staff, great service, delicious food. We has the Bacon & Brie sandwich and 2 coffees, Went and sat on the bench nearer the sea as all seats directly outside the cafe were taken up. Sad thing is it doesn't open on Wed/Thurs/Fri when i think Staithes is a lot busier.

Bought a flat white coffee, no foamed milk. Tasted like an instant coffee - disappointing. Was hoping to find a good place to buy a decent coffee, I should have gone for the hot chocolate!

Warm cobble cake with apple filling and fresh cream was a real treat to eat overlooking the harbour. Not heard of cobble cake before - simply delicious!

Searching for some local dishes while staying in Staithes, we came across Sea Drift. The crab sandwiches, made from locally sourced crab, were delicious. We also tried the freshly made (and warm!) Coble cake, which was absolutely wonderful, especially with the supplied pot of cream. The service was fantastic too, quick and friendly. Heartily recommended.

Excellent food at reasonable prices. Top quality. Best scones I've ever tasted! Lovely staff too :).

Very friendly and polite staff who served us quickly and without fuss. We enjoyed our breakfast rolls with a cuppa and sat on the benches opposite the cafe overlooking the harbour, perfect. Plenty of space outside under umbrellas and hand sanitiser available.

Great service and very nice hot breakfast rolls with loads of filling. The team have created a great atmosphere

Staying a few doors away we had takeaway breakfast rolls/baps/barmcakes (whatever) - all excellent! Highly recommended

Stopped here after a walk from Hinderwell to Staithes; this delightful harbour facing cafe provides excellent, friendly service and delicious homemade food. We were so pleased the cafe has gluten and dairy free cobble cake as an option - a scrumptious sweet treat after our walk. The coffee was lovely and the staff were welcoming - we thoroughly recommend this seaside gem and will return...

On a day out to Staithes, beware blue badge drivers no provision for parking, and called here for a drink with tea cake. Views of the harbour were a delight however our refreshments were not. Tasteless tea and coffee served in paper cups and tea cakes served on paper plates.Cannot recommend this place.

The best bacon roll and cup of tea I've had in years. Not to mention the delicious maltesers slice and rocky road. highly recommended!

Me my partner and two family visited Staithes recently and stopped for a snack and a drink at the Sea Drift Cafe. We all had coffee and 3 had toasted teacakes and two had different cakes. The table and chairs were thoroughly sanitised before we sat down. The food and drink was all delicious. Home made cakes especially. We had a lovely view of The harbour out to see. Would highly recommend if your in Staithes.

We recently had the real pleasure of sampling Cobble Cake and cream at this cafe, which was scrumptious and well worth a visit. The cafe is down by the harbour in Staithes. The couple who run the cafe are lovely.

We visited the cafe during a trip to Staithes. The food we had - bacon roll and crumpets were both very nice. Would definitely return and recommend.

Having never heard of cobble cake thought we'd give it a go & very nice it was too! Oodles of cream poured over which was delicious! We sat outside & enjoyed whilst looking at the harbour & all the people meandering past - great little spot for people watching! Coffee was okay but not for connoisseurs, pot of tea was tiptop though

Absolutely great filter coffee and cobble cake which was outstanding - the most delicious thing I ate all holiday!

Called in this small cafe for a cup of tea while we visited Staithes for a couple of hours there was about 4 tables inside and the same outside ,we tried tried famous Staithes coble cake served warm with cream ,it was lovely something you must try when you call here we also asked for some to take home and we were given pot of cream as well they do sandwiches and other cakes which all looked lovely and service with a smile.

We stayed in Staithes for a week during the fabulous hot weather, in a cottage just a few yards from the Seadrift cafe. We called in every morning around 10 am and had a coffee and my granddaughter had her daily vanilla ice cream. The staff were friendly and scones were delicious, with glorious views. Would highly recommend.

Everytime we visit we have to pop into get some lovely to take home. Pleasant staff and hard working for a very small tea shop/cafe.

We just went looking for a small snack and a sit down after the beach. Very friendly and prompt service and delicious cobble cake. Someone has commented that you shouldn't sit outside because of the smell from the nearby toilets; we were there on a hot day and noticed nothing!

Recently visited this cafe for an ice cream or to try their cobble cake, but the whole experience felt rushed, it was hurry up and make your mind up by a certain member of staff. We didn’t think the ice cream was particularly good and wouldn’t bother going again! Dottie’s in the high street have lovely, staff and fabulous food and are very welcoming.

Fab coffee and tea for warming your hands during the British Spring break - Staithes Coble cake looked good and will try next time.

Good coffee and a nice spot by the shore. We sat outside to take advantage of the good weather. Friendly staff. Would go again.

I went here today with my brother. He really liked his sausage wrap. I had creamy scrambled eggs. For such a small place the quality was excellent. It felt very healthy too and great presentation and service. Highly recommended!

Stopped here for afternoon tea and it was super. Unusual coble cake and great scones with jam and clotted cream. Sitting outside on a nice day it is most enjoyable.

We stopped here for breakfast on a couple of our days in Staithes. It is small but has a few tables outside looking across the harbour, very pleasant! They offer gluten free bread so I had that with scrampled eggs and bacon, very tasty, properly cooked and generous in portion. My OH is a bit fussy with eggs and likes them well cooked (I would say overcooked but that's how she likes it) and they cooked them spot on both times. I would've liked to have had afternoon tea and cake there as they had gluten free options but we were out all day every day. The service was excellent and very friendly. Note though that they are a cash only business, I'm not sure if that is normal for them but it was on our visits. Thouroughly recommended!

Whilst visiting Staithes we needed some refreshment to compliment the lovely surroundings in fine weather. We didn't have far to look and found this delightful Tea Room. We were made really welcome and the home made fare was spot on. Would recommend without haste.

Had the most amazing sandwich here. My hubby was pleased with the BLT too. We sat on a bench outside in the sun - bliss!!

On the harbour front at Staithes, the home of the only cobble cake - a must to try, hot or cold.

Visited on a cold bright day so we couldn’t sit outside and nipped inside for a cake and coffee. I’m not the best judge of coffee, but the white coffee was bitter and more of a dark brown than a white, I couldn’t drink it. There was a total of 12 people inside the cafe, including my group and no one could get in. The server was grumpy and asked one of us to move, not the usual Yorkshire friendliness that I’m used to, she didn’t really interact with me, we all have our off days I suppose?

Visited Staithes with the wife and popped in Sea Drift for a for a coffee , lots of drink options , cakes and snacks available seating inside and outside with views looking over the harbor.

We visited in a cold December but was a very warm welcome. Had a toasted current tcake and sausage bap. Both very nice and well priced. Staff very welcoming and polite

Had a bacon sandwich last year which was super tasty. Reordered the same. Precooked bacon reheated in a microwave which removed the last trace of any moisture. Couldn't cut it with a knife, or my teeth! and the fat had been left on. The bun had been warmed and totally dried out, it crumbed at every bite. What a disappointment.

Went in looking for take out breakfast sandwiches which they offer but unfortunately not very friendly or accommodating (vegetarian option). The food was below average and for a cafe that’s cash only were extremely awkward with cash transactions.

We intended to have lunch at the lovely vintage tearoom in the village but it was closed today so we walked down to the harbour & decided to try the Sea Drift cafe.

Love sitting outside Sea Drift with cake and a coffee watching the world go by And the comings and goings of this lovely quaint cillage A hidden gem!!!

A small teashop with harbour views. Its the only outlet for the famous Coble cake made with its own family recipe. We took some as a takeaway to our cottage, but we returned another day to have it there warm with cream - delicious. Most tables and chairs are outside but there are 2-3 tables inside. A lovely place to watch the sea and taken in the lovely views.

Very small café so I wouldn't be tempted to eat in, takeaways preferable. Hot bacon and bratwurst rolls good as are cakes, bakes and freshly made sandwiches.

Great place for a coffee and snack by the harbour. Their unique Coble Cake recipe is delicious, warm, fruity and lightly spiced, served with cream. Try it!

We called into the Sea Drift a couple of times whilst in Staithes. The cafe is situated on the sea front, so you can enjoy coffee and scones while watching the world go by and enjoying the wonderful views.

This small tearoom offers good food and a friendly service. The premises appeared both clean and tidy. Reasonable prices.

Probably the worst Crab Sandwiches in our experience. Whoever prepared the Crab should really visit Specsavers. Too much shell to believe! One of our party was offered a refund but others were ignored. Don’t sit outside as the smell from the toilet is appalling. High price and poor quality. 9 of us will never return!

brilliant bacon roll and inexpensive price. lovely homemade scones. excellent espresso coffee. seating on the waterfront (only cafe in staithes to have that). lovely people. people do not find it as it is tucked out of view but please seek it out.

Stopped here after descending the steep road down to harbour. We were greeted with a cabinet of delicious looking cakes but all fancied the Coble Cake which is a family recipe. It was served hot with cream, though we had ice-cream and although a decent sized portion it was still a little steep at £3.45 a slice. It was however delicious a bit like a fruity sticky toffee pudding. Coffee was ok. We sat outside overlooking the harbour. Lovely.

Coble cake was lovely although a little pricey for this part of the world (nearly £15 for 2 lattes, a coffee and 2 coble cakes). But not hugely impressed at being asked to move on less than 10mins after we finished our coffees. The Cod and Lobster does good coffee and Dotty's tea room much friendlier- we patronized them instead for the rest of our break!

What a hidden gem,the owner was delightful and informative.We had coffee and their famous Cobler Cake his mother in law and his wife have been making the recipe for 40 years, sponge , apple, cinnamon,warmed and with cream poured on,eaten in Staithes overlooking the harbour, wonderful

It may be because we were halfway round a circular walk in the drizzle, but here I had simply fantastic bacon roll for the princely sum of £3.25. Tea and cake were good too..

This is a lovely, warm and friendly cafe, with terrific coffee and homemade cakes. Frequented by locals and visitors and all so friendly and chatty. Loved it.

Stopped here en route home from Whitby to Edinburgh shortly after ‘The Beast from the East experience’!, . Superb sausage on a roll with lovely conversation from the locals and owner. Bought some Coble Cake to bring home which survived the journey and was delicious!, So good to find ‘ non branded ‘ places which we try to find every where we go. Keep on making the secret recipe Coble Cake! Tiny cafe but oh so welcoming....

Visited for breakfast during a stay in Whitby. I had a bacon and brie sandwich, followed by a piece of cobble cake and a coffee. All excellent.

A real treat - fabulous cobble cake and some jars of sweeties - great service with a smile and a great selection of loverlie cakes and scones - well worth a visit - outside table overlooking the harbour sensational

Great little cafe with lovely people serving you with wonderful accent and local Coble cake which you must try.

Lovely service at this perfectly situated cafe. The homemade cakes were to die for and I was so impressed with the gluten free option. Not the usual heavy stuff available in most places but here it is light and moorish with a delicious apple filling in my case.

Located on the quayside in Staithes this is a good place to grab a sandwich or a hot beverage. The hot bacon buns that we had were absolutely delicious. Only a small place theres a couple of tables inside and a couple more outside. Not too much of a problem as there are plenty of places to sit and eat your food around the quayside.

Often pop in here when we are in Staithes. Very nice food - small indoor seating space but more outdoors on that rare sunny day. Sweets and ice-creams also available and price wise everything was reasonable. See you again soon...

Visited today as a stop off on a walk. A lovely little place great scone and fab speciality cake which survived the trip back to Derbyshire in one piece which was eaten and enjoyed.

Perfect for a snack a coffee and an opportunity to look out onto the harbour. Lovely range and friendly dervice

Having stayed in Staithes many times when the kids were small and because we were near, we took a diversion to Staithes.

Starbucks have set the an expensive standard for coffee, but to more expensive for a thimble size naff coffee is really something! The rest of hot food, cheap Sausages and bacon for well priced food too. This one few places to eat in town, and they know how to turn a profit at the tourists expense

Stopped here on an impromptu visit and sat outside on a breezy but sunny day. The very pleasant staff brought our cakes and coffees quickly. The coffees were excellent and the speciality Coble cake was delicious.

I would not usually do a review for a place l only bought drinks and crisps from however l bought 3 cans of pop with 3 bags of seabrookes crisps which cost me eight pounds ten pence which l am only just getting over following counselling. What a mark up and it stopped me visiting again.

Nice place, some decent cake. Food is okay, tea was fine. The famous local Cobel cake is great but not served well.I got a thin slice served flat, laying in cream.Could be greatly enhanced by being served in a thicker square, top up. So you put the fork down through the layers, with just the bottom soaking up cream.Great tasting cake but served wrong!

Stopped off here whilst walking the Cleveland Way. Cobble Cake, my first one, was do tasty. My partner had beef, blue cheese & horseradish sandwiches which were equally as good. Lovely spot to eat them too, overlooking the harbour.

Entirely disinterested service like they didn't want our custom.And they forgot to put cheese on my cheese crumpet.Food was ok.

Discovered Coble Cake a few years ago and come back each year and have more. My wife is Coeliac so to learn they did a gluten free version was welcome news. Can't comment on the remainder of the menu however I can say that the coffee is strong and hot and perfect to compliment the sweeter marmalade and apple of the Coble Cake - feel sorry for the management who must wish the customers who have finished their drink/food realise there are folk waiting for a seat - 5 stars for the Coble Cake!

We had lovely weather and enjoyed having tea and Coble cake sitting outside looking across the harbour. Cake wasn't cheap but very generous proportion and it was lovely

We visited here on a few occasions for a late breakfast and enjoyed the home cooked food and views of the harbour. Good prices and quick service to boot. Try the Staithes Cobble Cake. Downside is that it only opens at 10. It's not easy to find breakfast in Staithes!

Just want your money Very badly run with knowledge that repeat customer retention is not necessary to make money. Never again

Stopped here for a bite to eat and it did not disappoint the bacon butty was super as wad the coffee and the service. If in the area well worth a visit but guess the weather needs to be good and we were lucky.

We came for brunch and were not impressed with the bacon sandwiches as very dry-toasted bread rolls and dry bacon. Wish we'd made our own back at our cottage as it was overpriced too.

Is everybody in Staithes really friendly or did we just catch them on a good day?If you want good-value beach-side eats then this is a great place to call in. As well as a friendly welcome, you'll find a range of delicious cakes (warm coble with cream, anyone?) and a selection of traditional sweets to charm the younger members of your party.

Goats cheese and walnut sandwich and Chorizo, Brie and sun dried tomato wrap are just divine. My other half followed up with tha Coble cake ( it was her birthday after all) was proclaimed to be "like an apple pie in a cake and was wonderful". Just go. Really. Just go.

Good coffee and range of homemade cakes. We enjoyed a late 2 nd breakfast of hot drinks, crumpets and currant tea cakes. Small venue but good place to stock up before tackling the hill out of the village!!!

Great basic food, lovely coffee right down by the sea in Staithes. Well worth the hike down. Very busy but the two ladies were always cheerful and chatty. The area is great even though it's up and down (mostly down lol )We are going back there soon

small cafe with seating outside for 15 people... seat for 6 people inside.... no customer toliets but the cafe is connected to council toliet buildings...sells ice creams cake hot drinks sandwichs and sweetsgreet views of the habour....friendly staff high prices but limited compitition....cafe worth a pit stopto buy an ice cream (only place that sells) them on the sea front

Lovely home made cake in this quaint little cafe only sits about a dozen people at one time but was delicious

After a brisk stroll down to the village and along the beach we decided to pop in for breakfast. 2 of us decided on bacon baps and the other 2 sausage baps. The lady working there was warm and friendly and when breakfast was served it was lovely, the baps toasted and the meat juicy and tasty. The cakes looked irresistible so we took some home for our kids. The coble cake was delicious and the cream really set it off (thanks to the lady for heating instructions!) . We didn't even get a chance to sample the rocky road cakes as the kids soon whipped them away!A lovely little place and we would love to go back one day to sample the bagels and sandwiches they have on offer at lunch as they sounded delicious!

A delightful little café, popular with both locals and tourists. Not much room to sit inside only 4 tables available but more seating is available outside. We had two large coffee's, a homemade scone and a generous slice of homemade cobble cake with cream costing around £10 which isn't excessive in my opinion. The staff were efficient and really friendly. I would recommend if you are visiting Staithes.

We decided on a day of crabbing in Staithes and went prepared for a fun day. The kids (7 of them) had had their breakfast but the 3 adults hadn't so first stop, Sea Drift for bacon butties and coffee. Yes, they did gluten free bread!! Yes, they did caffeine free coffee, so with those my wife was delighted and consequently so was I!! The butties were delicious and we could see so many other delightful offerings it was hard not to stay there for a couple of hours, but our waistlines were preserved. However we could fully understand why the tables at the front were full all day. Friendly staff, clearly popular with locals and visitors alike and we will be back there next year!!

A weekday visit to Staithes and a lovely hot, sunny day on the beach. The cafe was very busy so we ordered three takeaway sandwiches and a couple of soft drinks.The sandwiches were freshly prepared and very tasty, but the bill for £17 was very expensive for what it was.Next time we're planning a visit to Staithes I'll take out a second mortgage beforehand and then perhaps we can afford some cake as well !!

Friendly service, very tasty cake.£15 for two teas, one coffee and three slices of (very delicious) cake is expensive in my book.I guess the season is quite short.

We walked in and said hello to the woman at the till. She completely blanked us and carried on talking to her friend. When we said hello again she said "what do you want?". She was unfriendly, unhelpful and rolled her eyes when I couldn't decide what to order. My mum was paying but if it had been me, I would have said "forget it" and I would have taken my custom elsewhere. I work in hospitality and therefore know the importance of creating a good atmosphere and a friendly rapport with the customer, but she certainly doesn't care. We will never be back at this cafe, even if we were paid. To be fair, the food seemed to be nice (only my parents ate, due to being rushed by the woman at the till, I decided I would wait and go elsewhere for my dinner), but even so the experience was ruined by her rude attitude.

visited on saturday,weather was crap but a lovely find,a bit miss mash in appearance but excellent food and service,we had sandwiches which were fresh,tasty and filled to the brim just so nice.......

Really bad weather for our Spring Bank week away,but places like this make it worthwhile. Fantastic local cakes especially the Coble cake - so tempting. Not bad prices - just a shame we were too cold to sit outside