The Bakehouse at 124 in Tonbridge and Malling

Been wanting to visit for a while and will be back soon. Friendly staff, delicious buns/cakes. Coffee was good. Lovely seating areas upstairs and down.

Honestly i've been here twice after wanting to go in for ages and they haven't disappointed their food is out of this world, honestly i now cant have any other bread or dessert without comparing it to how much these guys are hitting it out the park,! Anyone who disagrees i believe their taste buds aren't working. its been a long time since ive had a brownie that's made me crave another one for an entire week, the only downside is they're closed on Mondays! what i would do to grab a toastie/ cake or coffee to help motivated me through my work day / week! honestly never been to a café like this one and i suggest everyone grab what you can in the mornings! The staff are brilliant, the location is super cosy and lovely for sitting in or sitting outside to people watch, perfect place to have your breakfast or lunch!

My husband and I moved to the area last year and have been on the search for the perfect coffee, sadly this was not at bakehouse. While the baked goods are absolutely delicious, the coffee is really gross. It is slightly better (but still not great) if you drink in. I am not sure if the baristas just haven’t been trained appropriately or the coffee itself is bad, but it really needs looking at. I have only given 3 stars because of this.

Really expensive, two sandwiches which were tasty but burnt, two coffees and one cake £28.00. Not really a pleasant place to sit. Would never go there again.

Although in a lovely setting the food is very over priced. I ordered a toastie which they charged me £9 for (£2 extra just to sit in), it was sourdough with just cheese and spring onion. When it came no salad etc and although nice £9 is a ridiculous price. Was recommended so was disappointed. My friend ordered a brownie and oak milk latti which came to £7 and they charged extra for oat milk.

Great choice for a coffee and toast options. Not been for a while in doors, but the take out breads and cake section is really tasty

Excellent sourdough loaves - cakes are great too. I can't wait until eating in is available once again.

Nice place but it is very expensive for what you get. I paid £10 for 2kg of bread flour and a small sourdough loaf! Could have got this for a quarter of the price elsewhere. Not sure the prices are justified, but it’s a nice building.

I have been going weekly to the Bakehouse with a friend and it has never disappointed. The staff are very helpful and set a lovely atmosphere. We have tried the soups (very flavoursome), sandwiches (small choice but extremely well filled) and a few of the cakes and scones. Although we may need to stop going for a while (due to Covid-19 isolation) we will be back as soon as we can. Don't miss this place out!

We have visited the Bakehouse on a couple of occasions recently & enjoyed the atmosphere in this beautiful old building. The service was friendly & efficient & the coffee & cakes very good, although we were less impressed with the cheese on toast. The staff keep the cafe commendably clean.

Popular place to drop in for food and or coffee. Delicious food and good coffee with warm ambiance on a chilly Spring day.

Had the eggs benedict and a passion fruit cruffin (croissant muffin) which was tasty, flaky and messy in equal measure. Clearly very popular as the line was out the door, though the loaves were nearly a fiver so Tonbridge residents clearly not short of a bob or two!

Lovely old fashioned environment clean and cosy. Friendly welcoming staff. Delicious coffee and I can recommend the cheese scones. Accessible toilets downstairs and more seating and toiltes upstairs.

Had nice Eggs Royale and coffee at the Bakehouse. Everything yummy but food could have been a bit warmer. The first time we've managed to eat there as normally they've run out of stuff by lunchtime. Only quibble more veggie options please! A lot of things sound nice but have one meat item included.

Very lovely cosy little baker, sit in or take away. I loved that you do your own toast and then spread that lovely salty butter. I had sour dough bread. Very tasty. Service was very nice prompt and friendly. Do pass by if you are ever in Tonbridge. Thank you staff.

Title says it all, I ordered a vegetarian pizza and they hid some prosciutto under the cheese. Accidents happen and they didn't charge me for that pizza, but they still charged my partner for her meal, which struck me as being extremely cheap. In their position I would have done the most I could given it was only £11.Other negatives were not a single water refill - 250ml each for the evening, and the plates were unpleasant scratched aluminium discs, which some might object to on food-safety grounds, and were awkward to cut food on. They do have chinaware at other times of the day.

My mum & I went to the Bakehouse today for the first time, I had bacon focaccia sandwich and my mum had bacon sourdough bread sandwich only had 2 rashers of bacon in each they were £5 each a bit expensive for what it was, the staff were very friendly!

Wonderful visit this morning for coffee! Excellent service and great setting! Definitely worth a visit !

Called in this lovely bakery while visiting Tunbridge for breakfast: I had poached eggs on toast with extra smoked salmon: the produce was clearly fresh and as they were cooked well it made for a tasty, satisfying meal.

A wonderful venue for a great coffee ,delicious cakes and artisan bread! Centrally located near the Castle and parking! Highly recommend, thanks again!

Had lunch here with our two young children. The food was absolutely top notch - will definitely be back, and will be buying some bread as it was clearly excellent quality. Thank you!

Great bacon sandwich. Really good ingredients. Bit pricey and service is slow but worth the wait. Sat in the rear courtyard which was really nice in the sun.

I really like the staff here and the atmosphere, I just wish there were more vegan options. There are dozens of pastries lined up by the cash register, but not one is vegan and at this point in time, it really isn't too difficult to offer at least one option for people who don't consume dairy or eggs. Just a muffin would be nice. Otherwise really enjoyed my stop here.

Thanks for some delicious pizzas - must pop in for brunch in the week the menu looks great. Staff very welcoming and helpful. Great setting and atmosphere.

First things first I love this place. No music which means you can hear people speak.... everything is baked on site... and the bread is amazing.

Excellent choice of drinks and some very tempting treats to enjoy with it. Then choose something delicious to enjoy at home - it's marvellous. Friendly, efficient service and good value

I pop in here occasionally for fresh bread, sometimes for a coffee and even for breakfast - and never had any disappointments. Perfect bread, great coffee and cakes, and brilliant breakfasts! Much recommended.

This is such a great addition to Tonbridge - and especially the top half of the high street where there’s fewer eateries. The building is gorgeous and the food (especially the brunch/lunch sandwiches) is great. However, the last couple of times I have visited the service has been SO SLOW! They have an archaic system where the poor girl on the counter downstairs has to telephone the kitchen upstairs to place food orders, and likewise answer the telephone to hear that orders are ready for collection/service. Of course this massively slows service at the counter, and you can queue for 10+ minutes just to order a cake to take away (as I did last week!). At busy times they could certainly do with an extra pair of hands on the counter, and they need to jump into the 21st century with their order/communication system.

A beautiful building with a nice bakery and coffee shop. The breads and cakes are high quality, and there it’s a nice place for breakfast/brunch. Only downside is service can be on the slow side.

The very old building is attractive and cosy. You have to chose your cakes from the counter display and place orders for anything else. This can be a bit difficult with children or if you find it hard to carry a tray.

Called in today for a fla white and a pastry. Coffee had a pleasant strong flavour. Pain au raisin was the last one available slightly over cooked but very tasty none the less. Agree with critic who felt the downstairs lacked atmosphere. Upstairs has a more olde wordlie feeling but it doesn’t have a lift.

Rather than a pub lunch we went to the bakehouse instead. It's located in an old Tudor building near the castle on the high street. Lovely selection of sandwiches and cakes. Very tasty. Coffee very good also. If tall mind your head upstairs. Lots of beams.

Exceptionally good coffee bread and cakes

Very nice place to have a quick bite to eat, its clean, but something is missing, the building itself i remember when it used to be Moss Brothers, which was there for many years, and i have always loved the building, when this place took over i wasnt sure, although it was nice to have a bakers this end of the high street, but the cakes and rolls are lovely, not a bad price either, and their hot drinks are really nice in the Winter, would recommend to anyone, but really i prefer Gregs.

Everything about this place is excellent from the food and coffee to the atmosphere and staff. The staff was very helpful when we were trying to decide what to order. The french toast was perfect and the coffee was tasty and nicely presented.

The one good thing about this place are the delicious cheese scones and the fact that if you have a cup of tea it comes in thin china cups which allow you to taste the tea, unlike so many establishments that tend to serve tea in thick cups which ruin the taste! Having said that each time I visit I hope that someone has decided to do something, especially in the downstairs eating area to bring some kind of atmosphere to the place. I am not alone is saying they seem to have missed out ...the place is crying out for an information panel and maybe photos of its previous incarnation......plus the fact that the inglenook fireplace always looks a dead space. When we have been into places of a similar age with a similar interior one always gets a welcoming warm feeling...this place is dark and although staff are friendly the place is lacking atmosphere...this is in no way taking away from the fantastic job the owner has done in retaining and using this historic building. It would only take a little more to bring it alive.

Great place to have a late breakfast - which we did! Their French toast with bacon and maple syrup was dee-lishus! I had to force myself past the wonderful baking when I went in - and even more so on leaving!

Normally stop at the bakehouse after a cheek ride around the Kentish Alps. Yesterday however, they were hosting a pizza night which I thought I'd get in on. Let me tell you, those pizzas were the best pizzas I had had ever (which is saying something).

We had a fantastic time at the Bakehouse for my sons Christening. Liz and her team catered for our party of 65+, bringing in a bar and setting up all of our food. Our guests commented on the beautiful listed building and great space. Thanks Liz for making the organising so easy and for overseeing the day.

Stop by here for a wide selection of delicious breakfast treats. We stopped by at 8 am and they weren't quite open yet - that was my only complaint. They served us quickly and the food was great and reasonable priced

The Bakehouse at 124 is good...... yes good....... not brilliant or superb or even outstanding sadly. Why? Well I always get the feeling that as a customer who wants brown bread with my French onion soup, rather than white sourdough, that I’m an unreasonable person! Now this place is a BAKERY, yes? They bake bread there, lots of it, all different. So why oh why can’t you have a choice of bread with your soup? Twice we’ve visited and have got the same answer each time (full marks for consistency at least). “ You can buy a loaf of another bread if you wish and we’ll slice it for you if you wish!” Well whoopee! Don’t put yourselves out guys. Now their sourdough bread is beautiful, and fresh, and tasty and just the right chewiness, but white bread sadly does not agree with me. I just don’t get their attitude. It’s not as if we had visited at 3pm and they’d be left with odd loaf ends or something. It was 12.45, before the lunch rush..... though I never actually saw any lunch rush and we left at 1.45. Maybe £10 for 2 bowls of soup with fresh sourdough bread and butter is about right nowadays. I can’t help wishing that your food came with a smile, rather than a poker face though. Maybe they’d be packed out on a Wednesday lunchtime if they made an effort to give the customer what they request. Yeah, but I’m being unreasonable aren’t I? Asking way too much. How could you make any money by offering different breads on the Menu! Well Subway seem to do it VERY successfully. And you CHOOSE what sandwich fillings you want too. And can even add extras!

Having read reviews, I popped in on the weekend to grab some sourdough for our breakfast - it did not disappoint! We went for the light rye and the cinnamon and raisins. Absolutely delicious.

What a find. There was a mix up on our order...but the way they recovered it was fantastic. Thank you. More places could learn from you. Great atmosphere, delicious food, lovely coffee. Friendly helpful staff. Clean and tidy. Great selection of breads and cakes. My title says it all.

Lovely selection of homemade baked goods, and a lovely breakfast menu. Fantastic coffee and friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

Love the building. I also like the notice board outside the shop I am glad that they now close the door as it gets cold for the staff and customers! Great management, thank you. I loved the gingerbread houses, the staff must have had a lot of fun with that. Great window display. I really must go back again! I like it how they have plenty of water on tap. I don't know If they are members of the Tonbridge Loyalty Scheme. Some of the staff have great passion for their work which is great to see, and you don't see this often.

What a lovely find. All homemade and locally sourced produce and really reasonable prices. The best sausage sandwich served in holemqde foccacia bread. Lovely friendly staff. Highly recommend

Food and service here is always fab, however this has to be a once in a while treat, quite pricey but the quality of the food is worth it!

Having recently enjoyed a 'diy' toast and marmalade breakfast with coffee, wherein we purchased three slices of sourdough bread,marmalade and butter, then toasted the bread ourselves and enjoyed a tasty relaxing breakfast, we called in today to repeat the experience. The greeting we received left us gobsmacked Despite the service being prominently advertised with the costs for one and two slices of bread being shown, on ordering we were told that they had no bread available, it having all been sold yesterday. Considering the prominent notice and the fact they bake bread on site daily, why advertise a service that depends wholly on people not buying the bread the previous day Doubtless if we'd ordered poached eggs on toast or similar, bread would have been available for that.

Here they make the most delicious breads and coffee! We were only there in Tonbridge for two days seeing friends this past trip, but went to the Bakehouse both days. Friendly staff and located in a charming historic building right on the high street. Make sure to visit the upstairs part to relax and have conversation.

Now I thought I'd lunched in all the best cafes in Tonbridge but had never tried the Bakehouse at 124. I'm glad we did as I'd now rate this the BEST in Tonbridge. Not the cheapest but £10.80 for 2 homemade delicious mushroom soup with chunky brown bread (baked on the premises) was as good as my own home recipe. The butter came as a pat cut off a block and wrapped like a toffee in greaseproof paper. Plenty of it too. Fast service. Roomy place with tables set miles apart. Brilliant! My No 1 place for lunch from now on. Try it...better than Finch's, Basil, Beyond the Grounds. You won't be disappointed.

Having the door open on a really cold day is not the way to encourage people to sit and enjoy a coffee. Apparently it’s open so that people know the shop is open. Had s flat white which wasn’t good and a croissant which was greasy. Table hadn’t been cleared and covered in ketchup. Should have gone to the old fire station just behind which is so much better although slightly more expensive.

Hadn’t been here for about eight months but coffee is still really very good, a great breakfast cappuccino and a decent hot chocolate. My son adored the eggy-toast served with maple syrup and streaky bacon as a half term breakfast treat. The pain au raisin was ok but not my favourite. Good to see an independent thriving.

food always good but not always much selection, very good coffee.

I only came in here because all the other 'nice' cafes are closed until 9 on a Saturday morning. I'm glad I did, just had perfectly cooked poached eggs on toast...if you knew how fussy I am about my eggs, you'd know what a big deal this is! Friendly staff and reasonably priced.

We visited the Bake house at 124 for a cup of coffee and a snack after visiting Tonbridge castle which is nearby, there is a ‘pay and display’ car park a short walk away which is where we had parked. We were looking for an independent shop not part of a large chain had chosen here without any previous introduction.

We came here after we had heard rave reviews about the bread from friends and ended up having an iced coffee as well. Coffee was nice but the undoubted star of the show was the delicious loaf of sourdough that we purchased to take home. We opted for the light rye which was full of flavour without the heaviness associated with some sourdough breads and was easily the best sourdough I have ever had. We will definitely be back for more

The bake house is an amazing little bakery and coffee shop. Very busy at times but oh would expect it as it's such a nice place to be. All bakes are made on site and have their own unique ingredients as the food is so tasty. I even left my wallet in the shop and the staff were very helpful to me so I could get it back. Great little bake house town in Tonbridge.

Had a really good mezze with fresh baked focaccia bread good coffee sat outside very friendly and reasonable price will be back

Real sourdough, excellent bread (you can tell the quality as the brad lasts for 5-6 days, it gets a bit hard as normal but the taste is unchecked and not mouldy). Also all other products equally good.Try the brioche!!!!! And the polenta cake !!!!! And the scones !!!!

Recently moved into the area, and what a find this place is! Fantastic coffee, cakes and bread. Was very busy, which is always a good sign. Will be heading back to sample more delights. Discovered the upstairs as I was leaving, and will head up there for a relaxed time on my next visit.

First up - no muzak. Wonderful to be able to chat without trying to block out muzak.Loved the centuries old building. We went upstairs and initially the only table free to seat 5 had uncomfortable narrow bench seating - but a member of staff, without being asked, changed this for chairs.She also overheard us discussing that two of us had to be back at the car park within about 35-40 minutes and rushed our food order through.Food and coffee both excellent, can thoroughly recommend.

Great place to have coffee and delicious pastries. Staff are very friendly and inviting. I highly recommend the banana bread, French toast and quiche.

We arrived early on the ferry and were pining for coffee when we reached Tonbridge. The Bakehouse did not disappoint. Very friendly staff (one lady with a charming French accent), excellent coffee, a good atmosphere and a nice selection of home baked goods to choose from. Would certainly recommend this place.

We have been a few times for coffee and pastries as the food and building (including garden) are inviting. The cakes and pastries are all baked in house (you can watch them being prepared and cooked). The counter staff can be a little bit slow at times and a number of our visits have had 2 or 3 staff serving each customer - which tends to slow things down and cause a bit of a queue. The food is relatively expensive (£3-4 for a loaf of bread) but perhaps not surprising given it's a small, local business. It is important to patronise local trades so, as a treat, I am happy to spend a little bit more on occasion. I couldn't afford to do that all the time though - even though the quality is good. The building is beautiful and the log fire in winter is so welcoming. The garden area is lovely when the sun is shining.

Very nice cafe. Lots of home made goodies to chose from. Coffees are real..they have strength of flavour. Breads are pricey but worth it. You can toast your own breads with jams etc generously offered. Cheese scones are a must. I found most things quite heavy and dense but hey..im a greedy little piglet, I was in bakery heaven.

Half-term brunch treat - fab French toast with maple syrup & crispy bacon.... scrumptious. Pleased that the coffee is still good, much better than high street chains.

This great cafe provides an very different eating experience in Tonbridge. It is set in one of the historic buildings in Tonbridge and provides cakes, pastries, sandwiches etc and terrific coffee/teas, with the variety on the light menu providing something a little different (wonderful bacon sandwiches on ciabatta!). Everything is made in house (you can see the kitchen!) and the staff are so helpful and efficient. It's always a feast to the eye whenever I visit .

Friendly, passionate staff. Cosy tudor décor. It has a fireplace in the winter. Lovely for introverts where you can have some quiet,perhaps with light background chatter. It has no horrible piped music. Lovely for a rainy day and you can people watch if you get the seating by the window on the ground floor. Home made food and great breads. Nicely done chalk boarding too. Lovely place to eat alone, chat with friends and bring visitors to Tonbridge. Simple food selection and local Kent drinks. They do a good bread pudding - great to see English cookery. In the summer you can sit out in the small terrace. It doesn't attract screaming kids which is an absolute bonus!

I visit three times a week with friends. Coffee is great and there are lots of yummy home baked cakes and freshly made lunches. The staff are very friendly and greet us by name. Its a really comfortable place to spend time.

Glad that the range of food on offer has expanded. Yummy bacon roll and veggie chilli special. Summer coffee in the courtyard or winter coffee by the fire - take your pick!Don't forget to offer peanut butter on the toast stand - a little old man requested it and was disappointed there wasn't any and not sure the server wrote it down !

Popped in for a morning coffee, sat upstairs, swift service - unfortunately the lemon drizzle cake was very dry and without any drizzle!

This review is about the Daniel Hatton "pop-up" evening at The Bakehouse, which my wife and I attended last night. We decided to go as a little Christmas treat for ourselves, and what a treat it was!! The food was wonderful, the accompanying drinks were excellent, from the champagne on arrival to the delightful port which accompanied the delicious cheese course, and the service warm and friendly. Daniel is a talented chef and Lynton, his sommelier, knows his stuff - well done guys! The upstairs room makes for a lovely venue for such an event - subdued lighting, nice atmosphere. Our only small suggestion to improve it, at least for us, would be to ask attendees if they would like to share a communal table with others. We have 45 years of marriage and most conversational gambits have been done to death! The proprietors of The Bakehouse are to be congratulated on hosting such a great evening!

A fab cup of coffee in a nice relaxed atmosphere. Bread looked delicious, so hope to return to try out the food offering soon.

Were rehearsing for a Carol Service and feeling a bit peckish, we decided to walk down the Tonbridge High Street to find some coffee and a bite to eat. Well, glad we found this place. A rather large order was dealt with with much efficiency and whilst awaiting our food, I decided to sample one of the slices of vegetarian (not one) pizza on display - it was delicious! All in all, the bacon rolls, sausage rolls and the coffee was much appreciated. The service - friendly and with a smile!

I went this morning with my father in law. Excellent cup of coffee, buttery home made croissant and crumble topped mince pie. Long live the independent cafes!

Spotted last week when I was sitting in traffic on the high street. This week I stopped in for a take away coffee. Lovely little coffee shop and bakery. The coffee was beautiful. I also took away a surprise tiffin. Lovely! The breads looked lovely and fresh. You can see through to the kitchen. Where I believe all the bread and cakes are made, nice little touch I think. Next time I will free some more time to stop in for longer and have a proper look at all is to offer.

After an afternoon shopping in the High Street, this little cafe was a welcome find on my return to the car park. Lovely friendly staff, plenty of cakes to choose from & a welcome pot of tea. I chose to sit in the window seat & watch the world go by, however, when I climbed the stairs to use the toiets I discovered a large area with lovely comfy sofas to relax on, next time i shall have my cuppa upstairs!

One of my favourite places to have a coffee in Tonbridge. Beans freshly ground for each coffee. Good section of pastries made on the premises as are artisan loaves. You can see them being made from scratch. Limited seating downstairs. Plenty more upstairs but narrow tread to stairs but staff always willing to carry your tray.

I recently went in to pick up a sandwich for lunch (at lunchtime) the lady behind the counter reeled off a list of what sandwiches they had and I chose one. Eyed up a (over priced) fig and date slice and added to the order. I waited round for a few minutes money in hand ready to pay. The lady then put in a call to somebody upstairs to see how long it would take and then told me no sandwiches are ready. No time frame of when they would be ready just no sandwiches are ready. She apologised and I left disappointed. I may consider to try again another day but not particularly bothered for now.... Meh

Went to this bakery having been told about it by a shop keeper in Tunbridge Wells. Staff very friendly and we ordered the cheese on toast and a drink. When it arrived it looked amazing, two thick slices of bread with lots of cheese and worcester sauce. Unfortunately my friend and l found the bread so dence it was hard to cut up or eat and after just half of one slice l gave up and left it. My friend also eventually left half of her as well. It did not live upto expectations.

We go here weekly and love the variety of loafs that they hand bake on the premises. Especially the walnut and blue cheese loaf!!

great place to watch the bread being made, have a lovely cup of coffee and eat a divine individual quiche with salad. shall go back for lemon slice and a cup of tea soon!

Being close to the castle The Bakehouse is a fantastic spot to stop and have a coffee or go full out for breakfast. We had the best eggy bread with a berry compote we've ever had and banana bread that was mouthwatering! The bakehouse was so good we went back same day for snacks and had an amazing cheese scone. The staff are friendly, service was quick and it was refreshing to see that the ingredients aren't only bought local but the names are listed. They're clearly a community focused small business and it makes you want to support them even more. If only we could have breakfast there everyday! Definitely worth going to and if you're local then eat a scone for me please!

This is a great place for coffee and/or lunch with friends. Nicely arranged outdoor area at the back for sunny days and fabulous olde worlde upstairs for not so warm days. Some great lunch choices, with breads made on the premises, and a range of tempting cakes. A favourite 'hang-out' - best cafe in town!

I have passed here a few times and I thought it was best to check it out. The staff are really nice and the food is great for a snack, I really enjoyed their coffee. It's bigger than you think and on a sunny day check out their courtyard garden which is really nice.

It's really nice to have a proper bakery and to be able to sit in and eat breakfast or lunch. Upstairs is a nice environment to relax in and the decor has been kept in character with the building, but not old fashioned. Not doing much for my waistline though!!

I have tried this place a few times, it's not somewhere that would be my first choice though.It feels slightly unfriendly and the selection of cakes is quite poor, there was a choice of four this afternoon.Very small portions and expensive for what it is.I live in North Tonbridge but usually walk further down the high street for coffee.

Enjoyed our lunch there, although a large group made for a bit of a slow service. The food was delicious and staff very helpful. Can recommend.

Had already been to this lovely, quaint bakery once and really enjoyed their cinnamon bun with my coffee, but on my next visit I was completely won over by their cherry tomato and pesto focaccia. Amazingly soft dough, not overly greasy or salty, and a HUGE hunk of it too which made the 2.50GBP amazing value for money.

Another great new coffee shop/restaurant recently opened in Tonbridge.Choice is a bit limited, but the quality and level of is very good. I love the sausage sarnies, the grandson loves the freshly made toast and jam.Upstairs is great...a lovely place to relax or you can sit downstairs and watch the bread and cakes being prepared.Let's hope Tonbridge continues to improve.

Good location, helpful staff quality food and excellent coffee, a little oasis on the high street, we will go back to again

the quality and taste of the food at this bakery is great - we ate there 4 or 5 times in the morning - mostly take out - always fresh and something different - would highly recommend

I don't know why The Bakehouse has not got better reviews. Popped in, whilst walking past looking for a lunch spot.The quiche was so delicious and even hit to take home bread for tomorrow's yummy breakfast. A definite thumbs up from us and delighted to see independent places getting support

Not sure why this place hasn't got better ratings and reviews! We had a lovely lunch over the Easter weekend - two ploughmans, nicely presented, with lovely fresh bread. We purchased a loaf to take home with us. The building is so interesting, lots of character, much more interesting than Costa, Starbucks etc! Staff all pleasant and friendly. We will be back.

Walked past this many times and thought i would go in a treat myself and husband to a sweet treat. Dissapointed to find there were only 4 things to choose from at that time and that pretty much everything was over priced. I brought what i thought was to be a safe bet. A jammy dodger looking biscuit which cost £1.50. But by the time i lugged my pushchair through the doors i felt obliged to buy something. My husband disliked it and left most of it i thought it tasted very much like pure butter aswell. I will try again but was dissapointed with choice and value

What a lovely surprise to find this coffee shop on a return to Tonbridge after many years. Not only is the building fascination but the lunchtime food was something different and very enjoyable. We sat upstairs in comfortable chairs with a lovely wood burner throwing out heat. We will certainly return as it was great value.

Lovely old building with lots of character and quaint inside. Unfortunately the selection available was small although tasty and reasonably priced. I ordered a flat white and was disappointed with what I received, not only was it tasteless but came with no spoon or option of sugar. Maybe some barista training is in order. While sitting having our lunch I noticed every customer struggle with the front door handle (maybe a small sign would help) trying to get out and a couple of people gave up trying to get in plus anymore than 4 customers leaves you lined up in the street. Also staff members rearranged the counter display several times to make it look more attractive without gloves while still taking money from customers and handling the food for sale. For a snack, takeout or bread this place is ideal but it has alot of potential to be more.

Fantastic cheesy scones, and an excellent cup of tea. Only complaint is that the door is kept open so unless you can sit out of the draught you get freezing feet.

I visited this quaint looking cafe recently for coffee and cake after a walk around Tonbridge. The building is lovely - full of character with plenty of beams and a large stone fireplace. It felt lovely and cosy after a chilly walk.Unfortunately, the coffee and cake were distinctly average and the service was on the slow side.

Really quaint little artisan bakery. Delicious sandwiches and reasonable prices. My only suggestion would be that they kept a squeezy bottle of mayonnaise to the side and popped it on the sandwiches if people wanted it. Not everybody likes mayonnaise and I have on occasion had to leave without lunch because everything is slathered on mayonnaise.