Smallsticks Cafe in North Norfolk

Lovely cafe, nice outside setting area, good food and service. Dog friendly, well worth a visit

Lovely cafe, good food, dog friendly.

Very very pleasant and helpful staff, food was lovely, dog bowls with water in the garden area. Really pleasant. Will definately go there again.

Great cafe with delicious food and super friendly service from Kiera. Also dog friendly 🐕

We had lunch and yet again the food was excellent, found this cafe in 2024, so we were pleased to find it again today. We had a lovely lunch, the food was excellent. We were pleased to find they were still offering home made cakes etc, we are going back this coming Friday and for Breakfast on Saturday am before our journey back to the Smoke! R & B Norman.

After a walk along the beach from Happisburgh we headed to Smallsticks for lunch and we were not disappointed! Delicious soup, cheesy chips and coffee. Dog friendly and friendly staff. Definitely recommend🙂

Excellent little cafe - inside and outside seating, fast friendly service, and a great selection of food for all! Dogs welcome which was good, lots of room between the outside tables as well. Would definitely go again!

A hidden gem Excellent friendly service Great food

My favourite coffee shop either before or after walking on the beach. All my visits the staff have been friendly and welcoming, the food is consistently good and homemade all washed down with great coffee.

In Norfolk for a few days and went to Small Sticks on recommendation of sister in law. What a great place, staff were all really nice helping arrange table in a cabin to coral the grandsons. We had a variety of food all of which was delicious and we thought great value. I finished with a coffee and the cherry and coconut flapjack - I think I’d drive back to Norfolk just to have the flapjack again. If you are near this cafe (or not) go there and enjoy it!

Came here for some lunch after a decent walk along the beach. Food and drink were excellent with plenty of choices. Friendly and welcoming staff. Thought prices weren't the cheapest but an enjoyable visit.

Excellent spot for brunch . We had our dog with us and we were able to sit in one of the lovely beach huts adjacent to the cafe. Service was excellent and friendly and the food amazing!!!

Great place, lovely food highly recommended a visit

I got up early this morning looking for breakfast. And my god I did. I had the Big Breakfast with Bubble and Squeak. With Premium Ingredients and the quality of all the food woz amazing. Proper sauses Brands. And excellent service from all the Staff. Had a walk and came back for coffee and cake.Stunning

Lovely weekend visit with great food

First ever visit and will be back. Clean welcoming friendly cafe. Our Dogs loved it there! Water bowls available. The coffee was lovely and wow! The cheese Scones really hit the spot! We timed it just right(by luck) to get a scone from a fresh batch. Lots of butter and spiced just nicely. Parking good too.

Really lovely food with local ingredients. Lovely beach huts outside which are perfect for this time of year

Great coffee and cheese scone. Friendly staff. Lovely

It is great being able to sit in your own little beach hut with the dogs . They absolutely love it. 💯

Wonderful cafe. The cakes were out of this world.

Really cute cafe, great food, great staff

Love this cafe 🤩 Friendly staff, lovely bakes and great atmosphere. Our dog appreciates it too, especially the sausage treat.

Very friendly service, great drinks and cakes options! For vegans there is Flapjack and Lemon cake and even dark hot chocolate! The lemon cake was delicious 😋 Dog friendly too, little sheds in the garden for those with dogs which were quite snug and welcoming

Very friendly service, great drinks and cakes options! For vegans there is Flapjack and Lemon cake and even dark hot chocolate! The lemon cake was delicious 😋 Dog friendly too, little sheds in the garden for those with dogs which were quite snug and welcoming

What a gem of a find Lovely food, nice coffee, and absolutely beautiful homemade cakes and scones Brilliant customer service

The staff were welcoming and we were able to use one of the outdoor chalets to have lunch. The food was good, service quick and there were three flavours of hot chocolate. Will be visiting again soon.

Amazing little gem of a cafe, off the beaten track. Really friendly, great food and dog friendly cabins in the garden.

Great little cafe. About 1/4 mile down a narrow lane with passing places, but well worth the diversion. Perfect for just a coffee and a scone/cake, or something more substantial, with an excellent hot food menu choice. We found it on Google maps when heading north after visiting the seals at Horsey Gap. Will definitely pop by whenever we're in the area.

It doesn't matter how many times I go here the food is lovely the service is brilliant Well Done for a great business

Well done for just being awesome

We went to cart gap for a walk over xmas. I checked online to make sure that Smallsticks cafe was dog friendly. It is according to the web site. we went in and were told that dogs are only allowed outside in a shed. it was 4 degrees and there was no heating in the "shed". This should be made clear on the website. The cafe wasn't even remotely full. We left and went to Bacton, where we know that Watsons cafe does allow dogs in. Really really poor and disappointing.

Genuinely lovely little cafe on a quiet part of the Norfolk coastal path. Stopped for a quick warming cup of tea and ended up staying for lunch and cake since everything looked so good! The staff are really friendly and the number of people that clearly were regular visitors speaks to the quality of the experience Highly recommended!

Lovely little cafe. Food excellent and so was the service. Staff really friendly.

Nice, welcoming place. Had a flapjack and coffee so didn't really sample the menu but both of these were good. A great place to get out of the elements too after a beach walk. Definitely worth a visit.

Popped into this cafe to kill some time and so glad we did. Tea and latte had initially then decided to go for a scone with cream and jam. Quite possibly one of the best fruit scones I have ever had. Cakes looked delicious but managed to swerve that temptation. Staff friendly and attentive. Options for sitting outside in good and bad weather. Enjoyed a table outside in the sun. Will be back!

Lovely place with great service, backed up with tasty food. Dog friendly, also some nice huts outside should it be a bit windy.

Lovely lunch again. Large well cooked portions of food. The huts are a great idea, if they had the space a couple more would be even better. Lots of space between the tables so perfect for people with dogs.

What a gem. Found this extremely well presented and staffed cafe after a recommendation. Food is quality produce. Staff very friendly. Sensibly priced and tasty options on menu. This hidden gem will be revisited as well as recommending to other friends. Thanks for reinstating faith in beach cafés. Keep up the good work.

Lovely little cafe great place to stop for a top up.

Such a lovely place! Great for lunch with the dogs after a stroll on Cart Gap beach. Check the times before visiting as serving and opening hours can change depending on the time of year. It's a must visit if you are in the area for not just the guest food, but also the cute converted beach huts!

Nice Scone with Jam and cream as they stopped service food at 14:30.

What a great recommendation from our holiday let. After a long beach walk we went for lunch. A selection of wonderful looking cakes were on the counter as we placed our order. We had sandwiches which were well filled with quality ingredients. Sat outdoors in the quiet garden as it was sunny. We then had cake & coffee, the cakes didn’t disappoint. Staff welcoming. Thoroughly recommend.

Great cafe with friendly staff, good selection of foods, dog friendly. Inside and outside seating, some outside pods for dining too. We would definitely visit here again next time we visit the area. Very recommended!

A friendly and relaxed cafe. We had a lovely lunch and coffee with our two dogs

I love love love this cafe. Dog friendly. Gorgeous sheds in the garden, with tables and lovely decor. Staff are always lovely too xx

As always a lovely freshly made light lunch served with a smile😊😊

Bacon, sausage and egg bap, with a slice of chocolate sponge. Service was friendly and prompt despite the place being very busy.

Oh boy was I disappointed with my fish and chips. The cafe is lovely and has lovely outside places, nice friendly staff and the food my 3 friends had was brilliant. However my fish was still running with water inside the batter which was soggy and doughy. It was truly awful. The chips were great. I ate the fish because I was hungry but left all the batter. I should have sent it back and normally I would but we were having a great day and I didn't want to spoil it. They need to take a look at that.

Great food, excellent service, nice friendly waitress.

A wonderful cafe with a wide selection of delicious food for all the family. The scones were delightful and the staff are so friendly and helpful. It has indoor and outdoor seating suitable for all the family including dogs. Would highly recommend this great cafe

This is our absolute favourite cafe to visit! Great food, brilliant staff and great location!! Whenever we visit the food is ALWAYS as good as our last visit and our children love it. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Found this place by accident, whilst visiting the coast. Despite being busy (a testament to its popularity), service was fast and cheerful and the food was excellent!

Very nice dog friendly , nice little garden out the back. Had a sausage bap and a very nice coffee. Wish they opened in the week, didn't realise they only open 4 days, we tried to go again but they were closed, shame!

Popped there Sunday for a breakfast and was absolutely delighted with the food and very friendly staff.Could not have been better.

Great lunch such friendly staff!

Lovely little find. Really good service, we ordered our food to go as we wanted to enjoy it on the beach. All well cooked and delicious. We will most definitely be returning. There was seating inside and outside and it was nicely decorated and quite spacious between tables. Dog friendly.

Super nice staff, great food, nice garden!

Team are always friendly, food delicious and setting beautiful.

Lovely home cooked food and lovely service

Lovely cafe with good range of food and drinks. Food quality excellent. Indoor and outdoor seating. Dog friendly. Rural location near the coast, along narrow lanes with passing places.

Perfect. Great service, dog friendly, lovely food and staff.

Lovely cafe located about 150 yards back from Cart Gap beach. Good choice of food and drink and dog friendly

We enjoyed a lovely lunch in the beach hut style sheds outside. We had crab sandwiches which were generously filled with crab and at a very reasonable price for the area. Would 100% recommend, staff very friendly too.

Wonderful cafe with the loveliest staff!

What a find! Great cafe with lovely staff. We had sausage and egg bap and bacon and egg bap. Both delicious and good quality. Cappuccino and Americano great too. Will definitely seek this place out when in north Norfolk next time. Has a lovely little garden as well.

A great little place tucked away on a beautiful quiet beach. Seems quite well known, with its own car park. Indoor and outdoor seating. Staff were lovely and the food really nice.

Nice cafe, good value. I wish they did all day breakfast though.

Excellent atmosphere, excellent food, excellent staff, we had lunch one afternoon wonderful crab sandwiches to die for, nothing more to add other than you'd be a fool not to visit

Was a lovely place and the breakfast we all had was out of this world! And fantastic staff.

Brilliant find...an oasis in the middle of a long walk between Happisburgh and Sea Palling☕🍰

Amazing little cafe that has lovely food. Staff so friendly and loved the huts. We wish it had been open for the rest of the week.

Food was good, clearly popular, staff friendly and service quick. Recommend a visit.

Always Excellent, shame they don’t open all week.: Very dog friendly Lovely garden or huts Nice staff Good food Been twice this weekend whilst visiting Norfolk.

Lovely little cafe with lovely food and amazing staff!

Such friendly staff and good value food, including delicious homemade cakes!

Great breakfast, super service , very dog friendly. Hot chocolate is yummy. Easy parking

A lovely little spot with a cute garden and very good service. I was too late for lunch but had a lovely cheese scone and an ice cream for the dog.

Great little cafe with lovely staff and great food , highly recommend

Delicious crab sarnies but very busy in the garden and our dogs' reaction barking seemed to upset some people, including staff. "I'm glad they've gone" isn't really what one wants to hear from a waitress who thought we were out of earshot...

We thought we had found this lovely little cafe after a long walk on the beach. We ordered crab sandwiches & and coffees, which were beautiful. We had our 3 dogs with us that were vocal on occasion along with other dogs. As soon as we left, the waitress cleared our table and turned to another group of customers and said, "Thank god they've gone." I was still standing round the corner, and she obviously didn't see me. This really upset me. I don't mind her saying that to her colleagues, if that's how she feels about customers, but to say it to another customer, I honestly think, is disgusting. Sadly, we won't be returning!!

I can not begin to describe just how perfect this place was. Such friendly, helpful people. Great food, awesome coffee, and walnut cake. Good value for money. So clean, even the loos were clean.

Visited twice with 3 dogs. Friendly service, cream tea very nice. Plenty of seating. Parking available, although we had walked there.

Our monthly visit to Cart Gap saw us at the Small Sticks Cafe for Monday lunch. We love this place and have never had a bad, or even less than good, experience here. The staff are always friendly and welcoming and the food is so delicious for a “cafe”! My wife had the crab sandwich special and I opted for a sausage, egg and bacon bap, with a side of chips… not being hungry, you see and of course, a pot of tea. Our food was with us in a blink of an eye and scrumptious, to say the least. I suspect all of the ingredients are locally sourced by their superb quality and taste. We always go for a long walk along the beach after our lunch, followed by a cake or piece of flapjack, as was the case on this occasion. Anyway, as always, the food was delicious and we cannot recommend this lovely local cafe highly enough. It really is worth the trip out to eat here!

Can get crowded. Always value for money and charming setting. Polite and efficient staff

Always enjoy a visit when nearby, lovely service and great food 👌

Visited bank Holiday Monday for brunch. Food excellent, together with friendly staff and very reasonable prices. Service is all really quick so not waiting too long even though quite busy. Bought 2 huge flapjacks for £2.50 each which were really delicious. We will be back when in the area again.

Good choice from menu, friendly and welcomes dogs....

We used to love this place but sadly it is getting left behind....a lovely scone...but serving it with awful 'jam' in those plastic sachets is just mot up to scratch anymore. I asked for any proper jam and got a bit snapped at by the young waitress....they need to.up their game

Small sticks !!! This one is definitely a must. Absolutely amazing food, impeccable presentation, extremely benevolent prices considering the quality of the produce .Toilet facilities Absolutely impeccably clean ,a credit to the owner and all members of staff . Will definitely be coming back and will be spreading the word.

Stopped here Sunday for breakfast following a ride to the coast top quality produce and awesome breakfast highly recommended

Love this place! Great food, so good we went twice in our 5 day break! Staff very helpful and amenable . Spotless toilets, lovely beach huts outside to sit in if any are free and outside seating area. Dog friendly to a point…not allowed in cafe building but can sit outside or in the beach huts. Would definitely return!

Fab little cafe. We only had coffee to go, but the cakes looked amazing.

4 adults and 3 dogs. In for breakfast. Nice dog friendly area. Breakfast was great, and the cheese scones we brought home were delicious. Very friendly staff.

Lovely! Sat in the garden area with our dog (very dog friendly), had crab sandwich, drinks and cake, great service and fresh food.

Just loved this cute cosy cafe. We went after lunch time so couldn't order food but we did order scones, carrot cake, coffee and chai latte. Everything was delicious. The staff is friendly. They also have outdoor seating which is good.

Lovely coffee and cheese scones after a blustery walk, fab friendly staff. Our favourite cafe in the area.

Enormous, delicious cakes. Great selection of drinks. Excellent service. What more do you want? Oh I know outdoor seating inside a shed; well look no further. We sat inside one the garden shed/mini team rooms with the dogs and it was lovely.

Haven't been for a while Was excellent food, service and outdoor seating Excellent value for money as well

Nothing to fault. Nice food, reasonable prices, sandwiches, baked potatoes, cakes and scones A1. Nice cup of tea too, and pretty tea cosies Vegan and gluten free available.

this was our first visit, it was a cool wet day and we were disappointed to hear we could not take our dog inside but could eat outside or in beach huts. We decided to have a look and was pleased to see the huts were nicely furnished and sheltered. We had beautiful sandwiches, great coffee and flapjack so good we bought extra to take home. Definitely recommend worth a visit