Small talk in North Ayrshire

Love Small Talk. Great food baking and service given by Alison Anne and all their staff.

Nice friendly little cafe with yummy food. Staff go beyond to serve you.

Great little cafe which has gifts upu can also buy and great cakes!

Delicious food in lovely atmosphere

Very pleasant experience atmosphere excellent service and food first rate

Love it! Freshly made to order food always excellent and good choices. Friendly staff and fab cakes and puddings

Wow. What a fantastic place to eat. The staff are so friendly and helpful and the food delicious. Can't wait to go back.

Nice croissant but Harbourside is a bit of a nightmare for unfriendly cafes, the Niche being the exception.. Didn't feel welcome and barely acknowledged on departure. Hadn't left the house in days but days like this remind me exactly why.

Always an enjoyable experience at Small Talk. Baked goods are delicious

Best place we have found. Great parking, scones, coffee and home bakes. Have an extensive snack/lunch menu. Always very welcoming

Excellent café with very friendly staff.

First time here today and it certainly won't be my last. Great wee place, food was fab and service was brilliant. Minestrone soup was best I've tasted. Thank you.

The staff were so attentive and helpful when we popped in for breakfast with our 2 young kids. Took time to talk to the kids and even brought them toys to keep them entertained. Food was also delicious.

Coffee and a scone. Very nice.

I have visited this place on many occasions & I have always enjoyed what I've ordered. Great selection of cakes also available. Very popular and busy place, which means you can be crammed in which is abit unpleasant. My last visit the servers were a little over attentive once we had sat down. Time is required to read a menu.

Food, staff and service great. 😋

Just had a coffee ans scone, the scone was just freshly baked and nice, pity about the coffee which was very weak no taste whatsoever it let down a otherwise nice visit.

All we got was 2 baked potatoes and they were FABULOUS the service was lovely and they were very nice to the dog they brought her treats and water

In Small Talk a few times a week...Today asked for one of the Specials to be served as Toasties instead on baked potatoes...for two...Best Haggis and Cheese combination and a good side salad...Overall food is always freshly prepared and presented well..

Food and service was amazing. Would absolutely recommend.

Absolutely lovely cafe/shop, had homemade soup, sandwiches an a pot of tea. xxx

What a gorgeous gem of a place! My family and I had lunch here today; the staff were all very welcoming (my 23mo son was very taken with our waitress and smiled every time he spotted her!), and the cafe itself is cosy and inviting, as though you’ve sat down in a family members lounge room. The venue is also a shop for handbags, scarves and other accessories, and we left with a lovely crafted keychain that my daughter insisted we purchase for her grandmother. The food was great, simple food well flavoured and filling portions. Their price points are also very reasonable; after working out the currency conversion from back home (Aus) it worked out ~$25 cheaper than we’d have paid for the same at a local joint for similar. My only regret was not ordering a serve of the creamy broccoli and chive soup for myself; I had a taste of my husbands and it was delicious! We‘re on holiday and not long in the area but will definitely be back whilst here, this is hospitality done properly and the staff should be proud that they provide such fantastic service.

Really great spot for a bite to eat. Fantastic food, service, and cakes - would highly recommend visiting. Great to see a business supporting other small business owners as well by including products for their gift shop, as well as local charities.

Very nice food and the staff are very helpful 👌

We enjoyed this peaceful place with delicious food, well executed

Small but cosy place. Was very busy when we arrived, but then it was lunchtime! Staff took my name and number to call when table was available..was about 10 mins. Well worth the wait. Good coffee and a great selection of sandwiches, panini, etc., as well as various hot and cold specials. Most impressive was the fact that almost everything could be gluten free! They also have a large selection of home made gluten few cakes. Parking is on street outside..busy but plenty of it, with a quick turnaround. Worth a visit!

Me and my friend attended small talk for some lunch. It has always been one of my favourite spots, and I've been coming for years. But my experience last week was different. I ordered a baked potato and cheese (which I normally get). But when I received my food, the baked potato was extremely small, and the cheese was plain and tastless. I had asked a staff member or maybe a manager if they had changed the cheese? She replied with "we have changed suppliers," to which I said it wasn't great, quite tastless. She told me no one else had complained. And that was that. After our meal, I went to the counter to pay, and they asked how everything was. I did tell them I wasn't too impressed with the size and overall quality. The manager was rude. Was unapologetic. Not even a sorry. Of course, I ate it, so I wasn't looking for a free meal but more just an understanding. Told her I would have said something beforehand, but no one bothered to ask us how everything was after receiving the lunch. This isn't my first encounter with rude staff, and I'm sure it won't be my last. Let's just say I'll not be ordering a baked potato again.

More spacious than it used to be so plenty room for prams or wheelchair users. Two sections, some windows seats looking into the harbor. Good all round menu with plenty choice. Then we come to the bakery. All handmade & utterly delicious you will have to return. Toilets on premises Staff really are friendly

We visited on a Saturday morning and it was very busy. It definitely has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. The menu had a good selection across breakfasts to afternoon teas. They have lots of cakes to choose from. Toilet is a ai le although it didn’t look like it was designed for the disabled. It’s on the ground floor with lots of free parking right outside. Staff are excellent.

Great we family run shop worthy of a visit

Popped in for cake and a hot chocolate, both were lovely. Nice atmosphere.

Love the soup best 👌 anywhere 😋 👍🏻

Everything was perfect ,loved it j

The people weren't talking very small

Quite crammed and busy. Wasn't keen on my soup but sandwiches nice

Great place to eat, great service, excellent

Small Talk is always a pleasure to visit. Lovely food, friendly staff and being quite a small venue, always cosy. They also support local producers and sell eggs etc, as well as a variety of gift items.

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Great food , lovely friendly staff.

What a lovely little place. Food was excellent and reasonably priced too.

Fantastic food, lovely place with really friendly staff.

I ordered a Cumberland sausage bap, however I was brought a pork link bap. I told the waiter I order a Cumberland Sausage he said yes and walked away. They are not giving what is on menu and substituting for a cheaper alternative, but charging the price for those on menu. A complete rip off, I will never be back in the café, if you don't want scammed avoid Small talk cafe.

Busy place but it's worth it. Food delicious, staff fantastic and I personally loved how they interpreted the needs of my toddler in a way that no where else ever has. Looking forward to going back.

Great place to eat, great staff and prices are on par 👍🏿

Excellent service happy to help polite ,friendly

Stayed in Irvine for 3 nights and ate here twice. Great service and atmosphere. The staff were friendly. Prices and food was very good

Best breakfast in town, omelette to die for

Terrific fare and terrific experience. Popped in for a coffee and a cake. First time we have visited the cafe and certainly won’t be the last. Thanks and well done 👍

Lovely place for food and drink, highly recommended.

I really think Small Talk is an underrated cafe, the cakes are honestly to die for and the meals too are delicious - the specials are normally quite unique and good chance to try something different. Service is always great. I would definitely choose this cafe as first choice when visiting Irvine harbour. We had a cake made for my grans birthday which was amazing and the full family loved it!

My favourite cafe in Irvine. Lovely cakes and always really great service from the staff. Keep it up!

favourite place to eat in irvine.. always a baked tattie or soup and a butty.. easy parking.

My 3 sisters who come from Glasgow and myself from ardrossan came here today. First time ever. Food was excellent, service first class. Very reasonable prices. Very clean. We all agree we will definitely be back. Well done ladies

Absolutely fantastic, great atmosphere and vibe

After a visit to the maritime museum at Irvine I tried out this cafe. The staff were friendly and welcoming, the cakes were excellent and there was a great atmosphere, what's not to like. We will certain be back.

Busy place with great food and service

Lovely friendly cosy environment Great staff Clean relaxing environment Service is good And the food is awesome.

Best place for lunch . Amazing home baking

The macaroni cheese is fabulous 😋

Such a lovely, cosy cafe with staff that are always pleasant & eager to help. It also has the most amazing selection of homemade cakes, they taste as good as they look!!

Nice place with a good selection of food and drinks some lovely cakes as well

Lovely wee cafe with great staff and tasty food

We have been here often and have never been dissapointed Their food is good and they have a superb selection of cakes.

Welcoming atmosphere, very friendly staff and a wonderful array of home baking. My sister and I opted for freshly baked scones with our coffee. Delicious. Also some lovely gifts available for purchase adorning the walls. I can highly recommend the fresh eggs for sale at a very competitive price. It was my second visit to this tearoom and will not be my last.

Really enjoyed visiting harbour side cafe.Good coffee and cakes looked delicious.Friendly and helpful staff, one lovely lady came out to tell us about the Kelpies which had just been put up next to the Mariner museum.Colourful scarves for sale, well worth a visit.

Went here for lunch today with a friend and what a lovely place. Much bigger on the inside than appears from outside, beautifully decorated with lots of nice gifts for sale as well. Good menu selection and food was delicious. Cake selection is amazing and of course had to take some away for later ! Was lovely and cosy inside, very busy and staff were very friendly - would definitely return.

I have lunch in small talk frequently and I’m used to it being busy . Today was no exception . However the attitude of the waitering staff has definitely gone down hill . Firstly when asked to stand out side we stood on the ( apparently) wrong side and my partner and I were ordered - like cattle- to stand on the other side . We dutifully stood for 10 mins waiting for a table . Soon the window table became available and my partner asked if we could sit here . At this point a part of 3 or 4 had arrived and my partner was rudely told ‘no you can wait for a table that sits 2 to become available’ The larger party were then taken before us and we were left to stand outside . Now I know small talk and I know just how small the ‘small’ 2 seater tables are . My partner is a large guy - larger people are more comfortable at larger tables ! Anyway at this point we felt rather annoyed and choose to leave . I do understand that establishments want to maximise their profits and have maximum numbers per tables - however if his doesn’t give them cart blanche to be rude and totally revoke a request for a table . It’s a shame that they are employing staff with these attitudes as the food is always first class .

First visit we had afternoon tea, delicious & great value, visited again for lunch, soup & sandwich very tasty, friendly service, will definitely be back

Delicious food and outstanding bakery. Takeaway available. Very clean. Social distancing maintained despite small area. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Well worth a visit

Lunch was just the best. Pate and Brie platter with wee jars of chutney and red currant jelly. Beautiful presentation and huge portion. Gorgeous pineapple cake for dessert. Always a great selection of soups. Service is great, Covid procedures really good. Love this place.

My wife took me for a treat this morning Saturday 22nd May. I had a Coffee with a fruit Scone jam and Fresh Cream. The Staff where fantastic and the service was excellent. 5 Starr Service and food.

Love the food here, never disappointed. Soup is always tasty. Great selection of cakes and love the lemon meringue pie and cheesecakes. Welcoming staff and nice view of Irvine bay. Well worth a trip to the coast.

Love coming here, food always delicious! Especially the cakes! My favourite is the lemon meringue pie! Can't leave without ever not having a piece. Yummy! Thank you.

My wife is a frequent visitor with either me or one of my daughters and kids. We have never been disappointed, even in this difficult Covid period. Great cooking and service with a smile. My daughter says she has never seen her mum eat so much.

Very impressed with the afternoon tea to takeaway. Sandwiches, kettle crisps, scones, strawberry tarts and meringues plus the offer of tea. Beautifully presented and wrapped with lovely personal touches. Excellent value. Thank you for a wonderful takeaway experience and l will definitely be recommending this excellent package.

Had a great lunch with a friend here today. We both had panini which were lovely and served with a generous side salad and pringles. We couldn’t resist a dessert as the cakes all looked gorgeous! We halved a piece of cheesecake as the portions are very generous (not a criticism!) - vanilla and white chocolate - delicious! Lovely wee place for a bite to eat and a chat. We will be back!

Great little place surrounded by ‘small-talk’ people hardly a smartphone in sight. Had a round of sandwiches plus lovely cake -just the business

Have visited here a lot in past. No apology when returning our cake with a black hair under it!! Cut off abruptly when giving our order by a demand for contact details. No need to visit a coffee shop for this kind of treatment.

So with all of the restrictions because of Covid-19 Small talk have adapted to offer a take away service. We called to place an order and popped along 10 minutes later to collect it.Customer's collect food from the front of shop and there is plenty of precautions to keep staff and customers socially distanced for everyone's safety.The food we ordered was honestly absolutely brilliant!. A freshly made savoury cheese sandwich on beautiful bread with a very deep and fresh filling and really good home made soup.We had 2 sandwich packs, 2 soups, an Irn Bru and a bottle of still water and that was only £11 which is phenomenal value considering I have spent more on a thrown together subway sandwich.Well done small talk!!

Quite simply the best at what it does. Delicious homemade food at very reasonable prices with great service. The best part about Small Talk though is the ridiculously amazing choice of cakes and other sweet treats, you will not find better in Ayrshire.

This is one of our favourite for a coffee and snack lunch. Home cooked food and very good service from the staff are the attractions. It is quite small being a converted house and perhaps not so good for very young children but ideal for couples and small groups. The soups, usually three on offer are excellent and quite filling to senior citizens.There is a good variety of cakes for those with a sweet tooth.

What a wonderful place...excellent food.....excellent service...and a wonderful location. We will be back soon.

My wife and I were in this lunchtime. We keep forgetting this wonderful little cafe and gift shop. The staff are really friendly and the service fantastic. As for the food my wife had a cheese scone with pineapple and I had a bap with black pudding and bacon . Can’t fault it really tasty. Would highly recommend this little cafe and shop.

We visited for a coffee and cake while exploring the harbour front. The cake selection is quite extensive and we both enjoyed our choices. The coffee shop has a nice cosy feel to it and the staff were friendly. All in all, would happily return.

Great selection. Excellent service. Can’t wait to go back again. Great home baking and very reasonably priced menu. Cosy and homely.

I didn’t spend even an hour at the cafe, but my brief experience was positive. The staff was friendly and efficient, my soup was delicious and the Victoria sponge cake I enjoyed was near heavenly!!! It was quite crowded and I didn’t have a view or time to really settle in and enjoy the visit, but I had a positive experience and would return again! Would love to see more or Irvine.

Enjoyed a tasty lunch here celebrating my birthday! Great sandwiches! Only let down was the foam on the cappuccino!

Lovely afternoon tea. Would have liked the choice of more sandwiches and less cake but all was very tasty.

Fantastic place for coffee and cake .The home baking is second to none .i would recommend afternoon tea or lunch very nice friendly staff

Pleasant atmosphere, good selection of food well prepared. Table space a bit tight, Well deserves a return visit. Good value although not very flexible in there OAP discount.

Went in for afternoon Tea. Lovely scones and large strawberry tarts. Nice sandwiches and a 2 pots of tea. All for a very reasonable price. Pensioners pay less after between 3pm and 4. Would highly recommend

This is one of the best places in Irvine for afternoon tea as the staff are both friendly and very helpful. Delicious food and amazing cakes. If your down at the harbourside I would suggest you give it a try you won't be disappointed.

We called in for an impromptu cup of tea and a scone last week. It has been sometime since we have visited, just forgot what a little gem this place is. Shall just have to make a mental note to return more often

I went for an afternoon tea. It was quite busy. The service was friendly, the food very good and the location is great!

We ended up at Small Talk as we couldn't get into Grow! But it was very nice, good service, very friendly. Only criticism was that my piece of carrot cake was very small, expected more for £2.90 really.

Popped in here for coffee on our morning walk to the harbour. Tasty fruit scone with butter and jam and good coffee but could have been hotter. Our waitress wasn’t exactly friendly although pleasant enough compared to young girl who took our check who was really friendly with a lovely smile.

Lovely compact find. Delicous food nicely presented, great choice, bagels, toasties, panini, soup etc etc. To 'die for' cakes. Nice small selection of bits and bobs, struggled not to purchase one of there very reasonably price handbags of which there was a good selection of styles and colours. Visiting family in Irvine will definately return.

Fantastic place to spend an afternoon for a meal or just coffee.specialises in home baking and cream teas if in area a must

The tea room has a cosy atmosphere lovely food freshly cooked. Always nice soup and home baking. The staff are nice and friendly to.

Popped in for breakfast...super rolls and bacon and tasty coffee..fab selection of cakes etc....I don't care how early it is I'm having cake 😋 all with great service by lovely ladies ...... quality bags and scarfs to buy too ...give it a try .