The Flour Pot Bakery in Brighton and Hove

Popped in for a late morning coffee and bite to eat. Good selection of wholesome cakes and sandwiches available. Went for the cheese, chicken and chorizo toasted sandwich and it was divine! Service was super friendly. But allow yourself time enjoy the experience, because it was busy and not fast. We will definitely return :-)

Recently had to come to Hove and living in Worthing tend to catch the bus - now that I have found the Flour Pot Bakery at the end of my journey I think I will be catching the bus more often!! Very friendly staff and the selection of food and breads were amazing - catering for all tastes but with the emphasis on fresh - it's a winner.

The Flour Pot is a fabulous location to chill and chat with a cuppa and a slice of scrumptious cake.

Absolutely the best bakery in Hove. I’m the regular customer and always satisfied with the service , food and coffee. All kinds of breads are tasty and I tried all vegetarian sandwiches and cakes are delicious. But the most important thing is staff. All of them are kind, friendly, smiling and very helpful. Especially Emma is the best. Once you visit there, you’ll be addicted.

The Coffee and food is the best and great selection of bread. The staff are always very friendly helping create a great atmosphere

Fantastic. Choice of breakfasts. Smashed Avo on Toast. Smoked salmon. Eggs. Amazing bread and pastries and really, really good coffee. All in a wonderful environment.

Been here a few times. Usually for a coffee and a pastry or som cake, but had one of their hot sandwiches today, really good. I think most of the food and cakes are made by them and mostly really nice. Coffee also really good.

Visited this gorgeous bakery/cafe & was not disappointed. Delicious coffee and great ambience. Families, couples & individuals working on laptops. A delight with fabulous food. The terrace is great to enjoy the sun and people watch. Thoroughly recommend!

We spotted the Flour Pot when walking along the promenade and were immediately drawn to it. It looked lovely, there was a small but appetising looking lunch menu and a choice of indoor or outdoor seating. We chose outside as we had our dog with us. The food was excellent, and we topped off lunch with cake and coffee. There is a lot of choice in this area but I think for quality and price this is an excellent option.

Such a nice place to sit and enjoy the food or just to visit and buy some fab bread and stuff!! Go enjoy it...

After hearing the rave, I knew I had to try it, food was lovely! However, really disheartened by the customer service, the servers seemed unfriendly and unbothered. Especially with it being my first time and not knowing that I had to queue separately for cake apparently after not acknowledging my presence, they were very rude and unhelpful.h

I go to the flour pot often and I’m always 100% satisfied with the service. I’m a regular customer and I’m always greeted with smiles and jokes from all the girls and James on coffee. The last two weeks have been the best so far with the new passata pizza sauce. We tried the new ice tea which was amazing! The girls up front..Emma and Leah are always smiling and make us always feel welcome...we love the flour pot and can’t wait to try out the other stores :)

This is a high quality, imaginative and creative bakery which makes and serves the most fab food! Whether you are looking for coffee and cake, or an inspired lunch or tea time - the Flour Pot Bakery is brilliant. We went to the Brighton on, which is under the arches, looking towards the beach and had coffee and cake there. It was hard to choose which cake - all of them looked fresh and interesting! We were so impressed that when we passed the Hove version of the same cafe, we had to go in and try the doughnuts. We had the ones filled with raspberries and cream - with a great coffee.

First visit, came across by chance when we walked along sea front. Had to call in as my kinda of place. Tasteful interior, nice sun trap outside. Had the sausage bap and cornflake cookie and both equally delicious. Worth a visit

Portland road branch - went yesterday. Staff behind counter just stared at till when I placed my order. No hello, eye contact, nothing except ‘what can I get you’. When I pointed to a cookie at far end and said ‘and one of those cookies as well’’ she just snapped back (again staring at till) ‘what type of cookie? We have many types. You have to tell me’. Say what? You only have one type on show! At the end of my order, the card machine was shoved to me with the minimal exchange of ‘where do you sit?’. I tried to put it down to her having a bad day but then saw her chatting and even smiled at certain customers. So she could but wouldn’t. Maybe I am not the FlourPot type! Add to that the area behind the counter looked a mess, a lot of staff busying themselves and with dirty plates etc piled high. The only thing they didn’t do was serve - why did I have to stand in front of the counter for 5 min before someone noticed me so I could ask for tap water? I had rubbish service at the beachfront branch on more than one occasion - ignoring customers repeatedly, forgetting orders as too busy chatting to their mates. There is only so much allowance one could give. FloutPot is clearly expanding at the cost of service. let’s face it - customers will only put up with this price point (and often stale croissant from yesterday) if at least the staff are friendly and professional. For me, I’ll take my business elsewhere and FlourPot you can continue to believe in your own hype and your staff can be rude and pick who they want to serve any time

Came for an afternoon snack and wow! The banana bread was the best thing I’ve tasted in ages!!!! Lovely friendly setting and loved sclub and spice girls on the playlist!

Very friendly cafe, great customer service too although it was busy. Great choice of food which was delicious!

Being s fairly regular visitor to The Flower Pot coffee shops in the Brighton and Hove area it’s definitely a good choice for a lovely coffee and some tasty baked goods. The coffee is good quality, the food and fresh breads are lovely and the staff are polite. Not the cheapest coffee shop experience but definitely a high quality one.

I really love this cafe. The staff are super helpful and very good. They remember you if you've visited before and remember what you like to drink. I like to sit outside of cafes for a quiet chance to read so I can't comment on what it's like inside as I've never sat inside but everything about the small terrace they have is great. Both food and drinks are good and turn up as order and for such a busy place they come quickly. I'm trying to think of a negative but I can't really. Maybe things are a bit pricey but then everywhere is these days and what you get for the price is very much worth it. The woman who runs it (I think she is the boss) is great and friendly and doesn't overbear her staff or boss them about which is something to comment on as it is rare and you get a sense that it is a good place to work.. All round good place. Can get busy but that just shows it's good. The only place who sells proper focaccia too which isn't overpriced and is baked properly. I can't work at the moment because of illness so getting out everyday for a walk coffee and read really helps me and this place helps tremendously too.

Despite the good reviews I have tried very hard to like this cafe in Hove and on the seafront but so disappointed I shall never go back. The cafe in Hove has small tables around the edge of the room, occupied by singles working on computers. It lacks atmosphere. The cafe on the seafront is hectic because of a similar problem of single occupancy of tables being used for long periods as a work station but also lots of dogs and children running around. The final nail in the coffin on Friday was a huge St Bernard in the centre of this tiny cafe, taking up at least 4 spaces.

I always do a pit stop there while walking in the Lanes - Nice coffee and superb cakes! Friendly staff too. If the weather permits, sitting outside is the perfect place to sit and look at the people walking up and down in the Lanes

I go here all the time for great coffee, a nice cheery atmosphere and yummy snacks. Pick the right time and you can have a very peaceful sit down and people watch, or time it wrongly and you’ll have to squeeze yourself in between the entire population of Hove. All part of the charm! Seems to appeal to everyone between 2 weeks old and 90 years old! That’s quite the market!! :)

I desperately want to like Flour Pot but have found the service a bit lacking and unfriendly in some of the other branches. We'd not tried the Hove branch before so thought it was time to give it a go. Thankfully on this occasion the staff were friendly and polite. It's also great for those with dogs, being dog-friendly indoors as well as having an outdoor terrace. The food was good too. Both the sausage and veggie rolls were excellent in flavour. And my sandwich, a sort of egg tortilla with sweetcorn, was different and extremely tasty with an unusual texture (in a good way). If I'm being hyper critical, I think the floor could have done with a quick brush and mop - though it was a busy weekday lunchtime with lots of families and children and maybe the staff just hadn't had time.

Lovely food in a relaxed atmosphere. Lots of tables inside & out, a bit cosy but not uncomfortable. Would recommend

A friend and I sat inside to eat, lovely interior, we both got sandwiches which were delicious and served hot. We also got a sausage roll to have later on which didn't disappoint! Staff very friendly, will be back.

We popped in last Saturday for a coffee pit shop and to shelter from the rain but ended up staying for the most delish lunch EVER!

Called in for coffee and pastry this morning and while waiting read some of the previous reviews.

Review is for their NEW restaurant in the Kings Road Arches.

The Flower Pot Bakery... come delicatessen and cafe supplies a vast array of products, from pasties, sandwiches and coffee! We stopped here on our visit to Hove on our week long trip to Brighton. We enjoyed our experience very much and the atmosphere and aesthetics of the cafe ‘chain’ (if you could call it that) are both phenomenal but at the same time minimalistic, very modern and somewhere I’d love to come back too. I write this from another branch of The Flour Pot Bakeries.

Only stopped for coffee on this visit and noticed a change. Two out of three staff were friendly and the coffee wasn’t as good as it has been in the past

This is one of my favourite cafes in Hove. The location is very good and it is perfect for meeting up with friends. The cafe is spacious inside and the cakes and food on display always looks so beautiful, there is such a good selection and I have enjoyed everything that I have tried here. The staff are really friendly and I also love the modern interior here. A friendly, local cafe that I would highly recommend.

As a couple we enjoyed to location sitting in the sunshine. We had dark brown toasted bread topped with fresh mashed avocado it was ok but bland lack of salt and pepper or a twist.

I drop in here two or three times a week, either on my own or with friends and sometimes with my two large dogs. The staff are uniformly friendly, efficient and there is always room to relax, read a book. Someone always asks after the dogs (water/ a treat/ a pat on the head).There is often quite a community of dogs under tables, and sprawled here and there. Unlike the ever reliable (and lovely) Small Batch, they don't run out of cakes and the coffee is consistently good while the tea is served in a generous pot (at least three cups full). A great range of bread's and juices and really, it is hard to beat and just a short walk up from the lawns.

Although The Flower Pot boasts how dog friendly it is. It's not.

The carrot cake is TO. DIE. FOR. Love the serving crew. Love the ambience. Great sourdough loaves, too.

Best coffee & doughnuts in Sussex , and at a Great price with friendly service too ! Brilliant News !! new shop to open soon on Brighton seafront next to British Airways i 360 !

We love this place. We are never disappointed. We often stop for coffee & cake. Free internet access.

Met with a friend and were lucky to get a table inside as some people were just leaving. As with other reviews there are lots of people working from their laptops and therefore taking up seating for long periods of time. However nice friendly atmosphere with good prices.

I met up with my friend at 10am for a coffee and a cake. We had been to Flour Pot before and enjoyed it. Every table was full, not with cheerful people enjoying coffee but singletons taking up a table for two, with their laptops open, it looked more like a call centre than a cafe. There were no available tables, we didn't want to sit outside as it was a cold day, so we decided to cut our losses and go elsewhere.

Coffee is always great at this wonderful little place. Cake is delicious and it really is the staff that makes the place, they are always friendly

Working in the area for a couple of months this was a convenient place to have an informal meeting - nice large tables and a great ambience The coffee is great and the breads they bake are out of this world.

we enjoyed the preChristmas rush several times, great coffee, tasty food, friendly service and beautiful bread and pasteries. loved it.

Revisited, for pm cuppa. Not disappointed. Tasty, quirky, snacky food. Bit pricey, but nice as a bit of a treat.

During a weekend break to Brighton we stopped here for breakfast on a Sunday morning. Was pretty busy but we managed to get a seat inside, there was a good choice of food, recommend the cheese and ham croissant which was very nice and plenty of tea in the pot. Grabbed a peanut butter flapjack to take away and this was so nice, wish I'd brought more!

Stylish interior & fashionable crowd. Cakes & pastries look average & so is the taste. A bit overpriced & don’t see why these coffee shops always seem so busy as there’s nothing much special with the coffee either!

Excellent bakery and coffee shop. Really interesting lunchtime food with great soups and an innovative offering of sandwiches and light lunches. The breads and coffee are good too. No wonder it gets so crowded. Pity about the longtime wi-fi addicts. Cheery ambiance and friendly staff. I'm glad I have to visit Hove regularly!

Only had time for hot chocolate sitting outside which was nice and found this cafe charming and will happily return to sample more of the good fare on display. Friendly service as well.

A big thank you to the lovely chap in Londis around the corner from here. I was in the area and wanted a decent cup of coffee and the Flour Pot was where he recommended. The place was buzzy, friendly and full of customers inside and out, chatting happily. I had the best latte I've enjoyed out in a long time and promised myself a return to purchase some bread. Well, back in the same area and there was a large crusty, seedy sourdough loaf with my name on it. It was as delicious as it looked, fresh or toasted, slathered with unsalted butter, yum! Will have to return to sample the other culinary delights on show, that's for sure. Found everyone friendly and helpful.

Lovely little place with delicious pizzas and panini ideal for lunch. Staff is quite friendly and they also have a good selection of desserts (see donuts) all freshly baked. The outside space can be a little cosy, especially on a sunny day so don't expect much privacy. They also have a good selection of breads; If they could only have someone to help you pick a bread type (and ideally slice it) it'd be even better!

I read a negative review of The Flour Pot and could not recognise my favourite little spot from it at all. The staff are all wonderful and smiley, the coffees and food wonderful and my vegan flatmate breaks breaks a habit for the fabulous croissants.

A friend and I popped in for a coffee after looking around some open houses.

the most delicious coffee in brighton, friendly staff and wonderful cakes and rolls. always love a visit to this friendly and clean coffee house

I like the Flour Pot on the Brighton Laines, so was pleased to see a branch had opened in Hove...... this is a much nicer shop, more spacious and well laid out, particularly like the decking area at the front which is where I sat to watch the world go by while drinking a delicious cappuccino.I also tried the cauliflower cheese quiche - sounds unusual but tasted fabulous. Friendly and fast service, a great addition to Hove where there is a lot of competition.

Found this by chance while out walking. At the end of First Avenue. Had breakfast here the croissants were fresh and delicious. Plenty of choice for breakfast from pastries to rolls. So impressed has breakfast the other two mornings as well. They sell fresh home baked bread,so tasty....I bought some to bring home with me. Will definitely revisit next time I am in Brighton.

always a fantastic coffee in this small but fab place. staff are just so friendly and the choice of bread, cakes and savouries makes it hard to choose what to have. keep up the good work guys, always worthwhile coming to see you all

Great little find with a variety of teas and cakes that are just beautiful (to look at and eat)! Will be returning for sure! Great ambience, child friendly, staff were lovely and friendly and great location!

After hearing a lot about this place my partner and I decided to try it today. It was at around 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. The lunch hour rush was just over and so understandably there were a few empty tables with dirty plates. We decided to give it a go and went to the counter. When we asked what was available to the man behind the bar, he responded with a bit of bad attitude that they only had what we could see there on display. The man behind the bar waited impaciently for the order without making any suggestions and so we ordered a couple of Croque messieurs from the specials menu, 2 teas and a carrot cake to share.

So happy to have the Flour Pot in Hove. We love love love the bread and often enjoy coffee and cake in store. The family adore all the meat sandwiches, but I have to raise the problem with the vegetarian options. You have stopped making the amazing white bean one - why??? I have tried the brie, which is extremely uninspired (it is just bland brie and sundried tomatoes with an oily pesto), and the new brown bean one, which is just about inedible (We could not recognise any of the tasteless ingredients). I am raising this in the hope you will please bring back a tasty vege option. We are massive fans and want to give you the full 5 stars!!!

Always a wonderful welcome and the choice of breads, cakes and delicious things for lunch is really so tempting and delicious. coffee is always above par - best in the area by far

for pastries and basic lunch items and of course coffee, this is great. You can have your own table or sit and the common room central table. Friendly local cafe.

Really love this spacious but homely coffee shop/ bakery off Church Rd in Hove. Just when I was getting bored with some of the local coffee venues I stumble on this gem. Staff very chatty and accommodating, great coffee plus a good selection of savoury and sweet snacks. My single shot black Americano with an almond croissant was just the ticket. Service prompt, very clean, pleasant outdoor seating for warmer days and wifi. Will definitely be making Flour Pot a regular!

Coffee and cake! very good it was a lovely day so we sat outside and the coffee was served to the table! Friendly service great atmosphere and amazing bread!

Popped in on a Sunday morning. A great selection of unusual breakfast fare, from croissants, through Danish, to Moroccan, to unusual sausage rolls to pulled beef with kimchi (look it up) with everything in between. Also available, a selection of artisan breads, and carrot type cakes. Good coffee, and enthusiastic staff. Not very many seats/tables.

Live near here, always bust for a reason, I've been in and very friendly staff, bought a French stick, which could rival any bought in France

A great place to meet for a coffee in Hove. Lovely communal tables where people all sit together. Lovely little complimentary bites on the tables - croissants or pastries to share with strangers. Very popular with ladies of Hove & Hove Mothers. I only found this out recently that they are the food suppliers to the fab Small Batch Coffee shops - win win.

I love absolutely everything about this coffee shop. I lived right down the street from it for about 3 months while on exchange and just couldn't stay away. The quality of everything they sell from their coffee to their fresh bread to their hummus is unbeatable, and the calm and happy atmosphere made it my favorite place to do study. For some reason there are also always the cutest babies and dogs at the flour pot... maybe another reason I keep coming back!

This was my first visit although if I lived closer it would be my favourite meeting place to enjoy a great selection of coffees, teas light interesting snacks, beautiful cakes served in generous portion sizes and I have to shout about the sausage rolls, it was the best I have ever tasted in all my years on this earth. Dog friendly & such a collection of people from business, young mothers & children, friends and solo diners. You must go and try it, you will not be disappointed.

Have been to all the Flour Pots in Brighton and love them, high quality coffee which is my main focus and a fantastic selection of cakes etc. Up there with the very best.

stopped off for coffee and snack. the staff are all amazing and the food devine.

I ate their version of the Chocolate Twist and it was immense, but there was not much choice. I also had a hot chocolate that was average. My Dad loved his Almond Croissant and Flat White.

This is a lovely hidden gem with brilliant homemade food and great staff. I had a real laugh with one of the servers - they all had a brilliant attitude. I am already planning to return soon.

Stopped for a quick cappuccino and stayed for lunch, lovely fresh filled rolls, will definitely be returning soon.

The fourth of the locally acclaimed Flour Pot bakeries, this First Avenue site has been given their distinctive makeover - simple, elegant, clean, and lovely people. Get there early on a sunny day to appreciate the terrace and enjoy people watching! Great coffee and tea, substantial pastries and cake, and fresh bread to take home. There's also plenty of room inside kept cool by the double aspect. The Flour Pot Bakery raises the stakes for the other coffee shops in Hove.