The Dog House Cafe in Shepway

Great breakfast. Cooked with plenty of love in a down to earth place. Omelette was excellent. Coffee was great.

A favourite breakfast meeting place after walking along the beach - at all times of year. Recommend Karen and David's omelettes, especially with asparagus, and scrambled eggs on toast. But first: coffee.

Karen and David catered a private xmas party for 16 of us last night. Food was superb and service wonderful. So attentive. Thank you to both of you. Highly recommend.

This place is charming, quirky and wholesome. The coffee is superb and the food is absolutely magnificent, I will 1000000% be coming back!! (If you come here I recommend the avocado special)

Charming vintage themed cafe. Scrambled eggs laid by Burford hens were delicious, as was the vegan breakfast with charred asparagus

Very, very nice restaurant, great service, nice people, delicious food.

Pleasantly surprised by this little gem. Only popped in for a pit stop. Didn't have anything to eat, just tea & coffee. Nice atmosphere, pleasant gentleman. Plan on returning for breakfast as prices are on the sensible side. Nice place.

Totally recommend it. Amazing service, food and atmosphere.We have been coming here for years and always loved it! I personally like the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.

Excellent cooked breakfast and lovely tea. Will be going back and would recommend it.

The cafe is run by two lovely people. Me and my partner ordered the medium full english breakfasts and everything on our plate was perfectly cooked and the food was of high-quality. They even provided heinz/hellmans condiments upon asking and were so kind as to pull the blind down behind me when they noticed that my back was overheating from the sunlight. 10/10 would visit again.

Lovely breakfast . Quality food esp sausages . Sensibly priced . Nice ambiance and lovely people running cafe .We will return .

Interesting eatery on the village high street close to the beach. Bacon brioche, yummy!

Very nice place to stop for a bite to eat and a drink. I parked outside. Staff are very nice and friendly need to pop in with my dogs one day. Juice was very nice too

No problems here , very nice. Parking could be a snag I think.

Food was really fresh and perfectly cooked. Relaxed atmosphere. Would definitely go back.

Delicious breakfast, high quality ingredients cooked perfectly. Super friendly staff, and dog friendly. We will be back.

Voor een lekker ontbijt met zeer vriendelijke uitbaters in een gezellig kader en waar natuurlijk honden ook welkom zijn 😉🐕🐕🐕

It’s amazing place for breakfast 🙌🏼 We had smoked salmon with scrambled egg and vegan avocado toast 🥑 It was delicious 🤤

Lovely ambiance, delicious fresh food, spotlessly clean and very welcoming people. Plenty of space for dogs between the vintage wooden tables.

Great breakfast..very friendly staff..highly recommended..5 Star*

Lovely place. Good food. Nice comfortable seating, especially the settee

We were sadly disappointed by The Dog House. Basic and limited breakfast menu and very overpriced. We were charged £8 for plain scrambled egg on one slice of toast! The vegetarian and vegan breakfast were the worst I’ve come across in the Folkestone area: no sausages or ‘bacon’, no hash browns, just basically a few vegetables and toast yet charging the same as a full and more substantial breakfast in other places. Service was also extremely slow despite it being very quiet. Everyone else in the restaurant has already been served food by the time we came in yet it still took 40 minutes for very basic breakfast dishes to arrive even though we were the only table to cook for. Food was nothing special, not awful but very basic and not particularly nice. The staff were nice, as is the location on Sandgate High Street. However, this isn’t enough for us to return.

Lovely people and lovely food. We went for Sunday breakfast, had a choice of three sizes plus lots of other goodies such as scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, bagels etc We took our puppy in too and they even offered him a biscuit.

Had heard good things about this place, but attending their bistro night was seriously disappointing. Food average with items missing which had to be requested - even though we were required to pre-book our menu choices. Expensive for what was delivered. Sorry, but can’t recommend this place.

Friendly staff. Very dog friendly. Good value food. Nice coffee

Recently tried this place for the first time. Excellent cooked breakfast and coffee. Very reasonably priced too.

Managed to find us a table even as they were busy , excellent food and drinks and service, would recommend to everyone

Delicious food made with the freshest ingredients. Thoughtful and kind service with a smile.

Hello really nice food and a nice place

Fresh ingredients, locally sourced and the best breakfast I've had in a long time. This was the "small" breakfast version. Excellent value for money and great location on the High Street. Will certainly return and highly recommend to anyone looking for a decent tasty breakfast!

Friendly staff, great place for breakfast/brunch or just for coffee and cake.

I recommend the breakfast bap but all that i saw being served looked fabulous. A real traditional English Tea room feel and a great place to go for brekkie

Stopped off for brunch here after a splash in the sea. Glad I did. Lovely staff, very friendly and helpful. The coffee was good and strong and the brunch delicious. We had the full English and the Burford Eggs, Avocado and Tomato. Really good quality food. A great place to stop off.

Wanted to write a positive review because it looks a popular cafe but unfortunately can’t. We waited for some time to make an order of just two cappuccinos and had to wait again for some time for them. The coffee was quite bitter and I needed to put sugar in mine something I never do. We noticed others waiting too and one had to ask to be served. Not really what you’d expect from a place that had a lot of staff working.

What a lovely place. First visit and will definitely be back. We had the breakfast menu and even the "small" was plenty. I had the vegetarian breakfast which was delicious. Well presented and very tasty. Highly recommended

Poor food over priced The milk was off and when we completed We was treated as if it was are fault

We were in Sandgate for the first time and wanted to treat ourselves to a great breakfast before some sunbathing. We came across The Dog House which had just opened for the day. Wonderful warm welcome in a well decorated cafe with a brilliant breakfast menu. Fried bread was not on the menu which I wanted and the staff there cooked it for me. What a lovely place. Thanks to all the staff!!

Enjoyed a very tasty lunch here. Food is very nice with good vegan options and the staff are really friendly. A lovely atmosphere, will definitely go here again.

Nice place for a coffee and lunch. Ham and cheese sandwich was very good.

And the rock buns are to die for !!.. loved it do much bought one to go. Can sit outside and catch the sun , or indoors at cottages style seating. Free treats for doggies too

We loved the home cooked food! Lovely atmosphere! Will definitely be back soon!

We have just had lunch as a family with 2 small children and we cannot fault the service and food provided. They were very accommodating providing a booster seat and interacting with our children. The food was excellent, well presented and reasonably priced. We highly recommend and will be coming back!

Nice coffee, decor needs a rethink!

Best tea in folkestone. Customer service excellent breakfast menu first class waiting to try their lunch. Next time.

Went in for breakfast have to say it was lovely my mum had the vegan breakfast which she enjoyed staff were friendly and polite and it's so nice to be able to take your dog in with you and the tea and coffee were good quality

Great food and a friendly service

Friendly staff. Lovely bacon bap. Nice coffee certainly go there again.

The Doghouse is the place for quality food and service,even better is to sit outside when the weather is good.A big thumbs up to David,Karen,Clare and not forgetting Bobby the Patterdale terrier.👍

Local, friendly relaxed atmosphere. Child and dog friendly, only across the road from the beach and great for a midstroll stop off! Home baked cakes and good coffee too

A lovely small cafe, homemade soup very nice, toasted sandwich very tasty. Helpful and willing to serve staff ,worth the visit.

The rolls are made on site and they are amazing. Nice friendly cafe

Excellent cooking from Karen for a large table of ten discerning locals....and me! Lovely crab 🦀 starter and excellent Stroganoff at the Bistro night. Aided and abetted by David and Liz - all good

Lovely home made cakes and savoury food, Warm interesting interior and did have a warm welcome!

Came here on one of their Bistro Nights. Really good atmosphere (Motown music was playing) and we all enjoyed the excellent food. Photographs, paintings and other kind of artworks are on display and for sale, which make it an interesting place to visit. I've also been here during the day for coffee and cake (bread pudding was amazing!) Will certainly return.

Popped in here for lunch with husband and child. Very nice surroundings, obviously popular, got the feeling it has a loyal clientele. Ordered a couple of JP's and the special - beef stew and dumplings. Waited quite a long time, so disappointed to receive what was obviously microwaved fare (JP's) to the extent that my child couldn't physically cut through quite a portion of it. However what bothered me about these was the way they were presented. It kinda looked like something I gave to my child when I was weaning her - small plastic bowl, no garnish, quite small so wasn't very filling and ultimately pretty expensive for what it was. My husbands meal turned up as I was finishing, Pretty much no meat, and tasteless dumplings - sounds a bit harsh, but I know what a traditional dumpling should taste like and this was completely lacking. I think the best way to summarise it was that within less than an hour we were starving. I think this would be best if it stuck to tea, coffee and cakes. Sorry to say this as ambience was nice. but really expensive for what it was.

Friendly ... full of art.... great food ... perfect

I love the Dog house. Friendly staff. Lovely home cooked food. Made lots of friends in there. Lovely atmosphere.

This used be an arts and craft shop now added with an excellent cafe ,all real home cooking at very reasonable prices .There is wide selection of snacks with light lunches and specials - very good cakes ,can highly recommend .

During a nice walk in the sunshine from Hythe towards Folkestone, we found The Dog House. As the name suggests, it is a dog friendly cafe which is full of local arts and crafts. Lots of up-cycled furniture, books and it looks a popular local place. Great service, lovely coffee with added froth and a fantastic bacon roll. Crispy bacon served in an artisan brown roll and ketchup. When we are back down this way, we'll definitely be going back for more. The homemade cakes looked amazing!

Gorgeous cafe, lovely Homemade cakes .

fabulous home made cooking always fresh and amazing service.. friendly and always good selection and variety of hot and cold food available at good prices

We have known David and Karen since they first opened The Dog House but have never experienced their Bistro night until now. From the moment we walked in the smell of deliciousness had us excited ... we had ordered our food when we booked but even knowing what we were going to get did not prepare us for the exquisite meal we had this evening. Every little detail is thought out from the table setting to the lovely China for coffees, teas and to die for truffles to finish. Every lovely thing we had heard about The Dog House evenings paled in comparison to experiencing it. Add to that the great company we had this evening it was a fabulous night. We will most definitely book again very soon. I am torn between wanting everyone to know about this gem of a place or keeping it our village secret

I love this cafe my favourite dave Karen & staff are so welcomino theres many choices of teas & coffees are great there hot chocolate with choices of different chocolates & milks are delious so are there gf cakes there gf cheesecake all home made by the lovely Karen is Melt in the mouth my favourite lots of different choices brakfast brunch lunch they also do evening set meals one a month best to book

Nice little cafe for tea, coffee and cake. Good ambience and attitude. Lovely raspberry cake and scone was freshly baked.

Such a delicious spread - best afternoon tea I’ve ever had and the cherry scones were particularly yummy 😋

Muito singelo esse café! Tudo feito com muita delicadeza. Decoração com obras artísticas. Pão integral caseiro uma delícia. Vale a pena conhecer e saborear um delicioso café. Voltarei!

This great little “art cafe” is run by a lovely, friendly couple - she does the cooking and he runs the art side. Informal dining provided on occasional evenings with one of their Bistro evenings but open for a light brunch/lunch/tea most days. Two friends and I enjoyed a vegetable Frittata today (one had a bacon sandwich) and I was able to stock up on some birthday cards too.

Wonderful stop at The Dog House for a light lunch before exploring the beautiful village of Sandgate and Romney Marshes. Thank you to Karen, David and Georgina for your hospitality. Oscar loved the dog friendly' part of our visit! We loved rhe ambience and the delicious food. Great way to serve Hot Chocolate! It was an impromptu visit and yet we met Ann Blunt as well as Amy with her grand-parents! Would thoroughly recommend!