The Green Welly in Lewes

Been going there now for a couple of years and never anything other than a PERFECT experience. Staff Perfect as is the food and ambience.

Used to visit the Green Welly a lot (it was my go-to) and recommended it to loads of friends when the previous owner took over. A few of my friends are plant-based eaters and there was always a choice of at least one delicious cake and several vegan options which the previous owner discussed and listened to ideas at the beginning). Not any more. Not one plant-based cake on offer, the soup was 'accidentally vegan' and there was one token hummus plant based option. Now that so many eateries offer imaginative vegan choices which appeal to omnivores, vegetarians and vegans, it's win-win all round.(Am wondering what happens for those who are allergic to dairy too... no plant-based choice for them). The owner was clearly disinterested in talking about it or researching the food market where millions are being invested in the vegan market - for the climate; for health and for animals. Won't be going back. How sad.

My wife and I stopped for breakfast at the Green Wellie we had a lovely time with happy and friendly staff. Highly recommend if your in or passing through Ditchling.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. We bought some artwork while we were there. Food and service brilliant

We called in for coffee and cake today. Two coffees, one walnut and coffee cake, one carrot cake GLUTEN FREE. The GF cake either not GF, or in the serving process it was cross-contaminated (serving knife, cutting board, etc?). If cafes are offering allergy-free service they need to be meticulous in ensuring their service is up to the required standard to achieve that. Wouldn’t risk it again.

We dropped in for (a late) lunch while visiting the Ditchling Artists' Open Houses and we both ordered quiche and potato salad. When it arrived, one plate had coleslaw instead of potato salad because they had run out. Now, you could be critical and say that they should have told us about the substitution before serving, and I was a little disappointed because the potato salad had looked very good, BUT (and here's the point) they couldn't have been more apologetic about it and offered us different salads and free cake and extra drinks to make up for it. That's the way to run a public-facing business! The food, by the way, was delicious and we'll certainly be visiting again - maybe a bit earlier this time.

The lady that served us at the till quite clearly has no customer service skills, no thank you, no pleasant greeting absolutely nothing...also the place could do with a deep clean it seemed pretty grubby especially the facilities...the tea was very nice, but the service was terrible....

Really good.... staff friendly snd accommodating, very comfortable, lovely atmosphere. All the food very nice bit highlights were pork and marmalade sausage roll and courgette and lemon cake :)

We have been visiting the Green Welly for coffee and cake for several years. However, since the new owners took over, sadly, it isn't the same. We have been overcharged on numerous occasions. It's often only 30p or 50p extra, but it all adds up! Understandably, prices have recently increased. However, I feel it is excessive to be charged an extra 75p for oat milk in coffee. For two double machiato with a spoonful of oatmilk froth, we were charged £3.85 each! I wouldn't object to paying slightly more for oat milk, but not 75p for a spoonful of foam! It's not even Oatly. They use cheap oat milk. We will be going to the Nutmeg Tree from now on.

Have visited this cafe twice recently, this was always one of my favourite cafes and always busy .. On both visits it has been so much quieter, whether this is because of the new owner , I’m not sure . She just doesn’t seem as friendly and welcoming as the previous owners, with no friendly greeting .. this has put us off , so not sure if we’re be visiting again .. very disappointed

always a warm welcome and friendly service with an interesting selection of tasty food the celeriac and pea soup was particularly delicious on what was a very cold and wet day I love the combo plate of soup taster, quiche and salad !!!

Very well managed for a party of 50 with in house quiche, focaccia, sandwiches and cup cakes polished off with the top Ditchling sparkling from nearby Court Garden vineyard

The Green Welly was busy and had many bookings but kindly provided the two of us with a table as we just needed a quick coffee on our way to an exhibition at the nearby Ditchling Museum. The staff are lovely and the flapjack delicious! After visiting the Museum we returned to the Green Welly for a late lunch on the off chance we could get a table at this thriving establishment. Again the lovely staff were able to kindly squeeze us in and the soup and sandwich lunch proved delicious. We would recommend - and hope to return when next in Ditchling.

Delights in Ditchling - what a superb find for a welcome stop for refreshments, breakfasts, lunches & afternoon teas. A choice of cakes to enjoy along with muffins, croissants, etc. The salads & sandwiches are excellent.

We called into the Green Welly for a late lunch yesterday. We both had the quiche and salad which was delicious and shared a piece of lemon drizzle cake. The staff are friendly and helpful. We found out that the cafe has changed hands recently but you wouldn’t know as food and staff are the same. It would be good if they would stay open a bit later in the afternoon as it is a tea room and they stop serving at tea time!

Small tea and coffee shop in centre of Ditchling with friendly staff; reasonably priced and great coffee.

Great choice of fresh food. Cake choices were amazing. Lovely staff, plenty of space in the cafe. Would recommend.

My first visit to The Green Welly for lunch with family today. What a fantastic place ! We all had the Green Welly special, which was a large slice of homemade quiche, choice of side salad and a cup of soup. We all agreed it...

I am not normally a cake eater but was seduced by the extensive handmade selection on offer. The two we chose were excellent. It was very busy from mid morning but thinned out by 2pm. We sat there for several hours without the staff seeming...

Fab cakes and coffee , have lunch here it’s great! Don’t bother going to the bull, you’ll regret it!

So I just paid £6.55 for a sandwich, which is a lot and then I find this is it. I was told it was on sourdough, definitely isn't sourdough it's cheap brown bread and the filling is literally just the standard turkey, stuffing and cranberry,...

In the centre of Ditchling, this is just the place to drop into for drinks or snacks. A friendly welcome from the friendly staff was followed by prompt, efficient serviice. We only had a cup of coffee but the food being served looked, and smelt,...

We were looking for somewhere for a late lunch and found the Green Welly. What a charming place with great customer service and the best chocolate chip scones ever. We were made to feel really welcome and loved the fact that our pooch was welcome...

On our first visit to picturesque Ditchling we were looking for somewhere to have a cup of coffee and we found The Green Welly. What a great find it was. The staff were extremely welcoming and friendly. The tables were socially distanced and you were...

I hate it it when I can find nothing wrong. I know what you're thinking, but it's how I am. I live for that teeny weeny black spot on a white page. So, imagine my frustration on finding this place - scrummy food, perfect coffee...

Great to be back in The Green Welly now that it is open again. Lovely Courtyard to relax in and coffee and cake to die for. Looking forward to a healthy fresh salad when I am back next.

This is my favourite cafe by a mile . The team are friendly and give great service . The coffee, cakes and general food choices are amazing . The coffee is great too of course . My top pick every time

Really enjoyed a delicious lunch in the new marquee in the Green Welly cafe garden. Extremely clean cafe with social distancing adhered to. A safe place to meet friends and family in a pretty village. Loved it!

A lovely visit to The Green Welly and we loved the outside marquée with lots of air flow but still a nice cosy feel.

I am so pleased to have been able to visit this lovely cafe for this first time since it reopened yesterday. I found the staff polite and very helpful explaining what the procedures regarding Covid19 were, which for me coming out for the first time...

They have a vegan option on their menu however a friend and I fancied something different and the staff were so helpful when I asked about cherry picking elements from their menu to make a dish. Highly recommended a visit. Lovely decor and atmosphere too.

Eat here relatively frequently but after the attitude of our male host today it is doubtful my friend and I will go there again. He was impatient,rude and argumentative. What happened to a customer first policy especially in the current climate when the hospitality industry is under such pressure.

Keep going back to this cafe time and time again it’s a gem . Great service great food great staff and owners . I would highly recommend to anyone

Great tasting coffee, nice decor inside. However, I am a little dismayed to see this cafe is another place that charged 50p for non-dairy milk. This issue is not unique to the Green Welly, but perhaps cafes could start trialling non-dairy milks with no extra surcharge.

Stopped here on the way home from Ditchling Beacon. Greeted by friendly staff and sat in the pretty little courtyard. The coffee was hands down the best we have had since lockdown eased. The cake was amazing too. I would drive back to Ditchling (30 mins from home) just to visit The Green Welly for coffee and cake! Amazing!

Genuinely my favourite place to go for tea and cake. Have visited on many occasion and am never disappointed. Staff are lovely and helpful and the cake is incredible. Have also tried breakfast and lunch options which were very good.

We have missed the Green Welly during lockdown, now it’s open again, we went back for breakfast. It felt so good to be back in the familiar place and the team, led by the brilliant Sue, safely managed the social restriction to provide a great first outing for us after weeks of shielding. As always the food and coffee was delicious, such a treat. Thank you.

A few years ago and a chance conversation by the office water dispenser, brought me to get to know about The Green Welly. I love this place. You could not find a lovelier place to have something to eat and drink. Expect a very warm and friendly welcome, beautiful surroundings and excellent food, all home made/home cooked on the premises. I had the salmon and dill homemade quiche. The pastry was perfection, the melt in your mouth kind and the filling was so tasty. My friend had the chilli prawn and mayonnaise sandwich which she said was delicious.As Arnie says "I'll be back!"

Lovely to pop into the The Green Welly yesterday for the usual great coffee and tasty carrot cake. So pleased they are open during these strange times, but still able to provide a warm welcome and relaxing environment.

The Welly is our regular refuelling stop for a Saturday cycle and today's visit was wonderful. Superb flat white and flapjack. The staff are engaging and get it just right every time. If you want a tasty plate of something in a relaxing setting you cannot do better in Ditchling. Keep it up Sue and team!

As always, a lovely warm welcome, I love the atmosphere really nice food and perfect coffee. Remember, this is a café not a Michelin star restaurant, Run by it's enthusiastic and competent staff, doing their best to cope with the current dystopia we are living with. I think we all need to not set the expectation bar too high, give everyone a bit of slack, and encouragement for their efforts. That said I have never been disappointed here. And will continue to recommend it.

Came here this morning after seeing it on social media, as we were planning to visit Ditchling.We had booked in advance by email as advised on the website, however it really seemed that the locals/walk-in customers/cyclists were being served faster. We appreciate the stresses of the current situation, but the atmosphere felt very loud and conflicted. The noice came from all directions: the traffic at the crossroads outside; the coffee machines; the locals behind us who were talking very loudly. As a result, we couldn’t hear the waitress who was telling us the menu options.There is no written-down menu, only chalkboards out of most people’s vision of sitting at the front like we did. We do understand that in the current situation, touching print-out menus is rightfully avoided - perhaps a laminated menu stuck to the table would be sufficient. Due to the aforementioned noice in the background, it was hard to hear what our options were. This would have been easier if they had been written down all in one place.Side note: the servers were all wearing masks; but only over their mouths and not their noses. We do know that the rules say that servers/shopkeepers don’t have the mandatory need to wear face coverings, however it is surely self-explanatory that the masks should be worn properly? The rather oddly positioned mask was one of the reasons why the words of our server weren’t very audible.We ordered three hot chocolates with marshmallows, one elderflower pressé, one breakfast ciabatta and three bacon ciabattas. We were told by the server that there were no more sausages left in the kitchens for the breakfast ciabatta (and for one of the other ciabattas which was meant to contain sausages and bacon). As the café was closed yesterday, we find it odd how they had suddenly run out of sausages.We received our drinks, but had to wait a ridiculously long time for the food: so long that we had almost finished our drinks. Yes, we do understand that the food is home-cooked, but it was disappointing not to be told to expect a long wait. One of us looked at the range of available cakes before we made our order. Sadly we preferred to have what we had already ordered, as the selection of cakes were rather eclectic and not the traditional options that we expected to see. During our long wait for our food, we saw someone put out some scones - no one told us that we could have ordered scones.When the food finally arrived, we got 2 ciabattas and 2 baguettes instead of the four ciabattas that we had ordered. The pieces of baguette were much smaller than the ciabatta equivalent and very hard to eat - the fat was dripping from the bacon out of the baguette. The bacon was well cooked and very nice, but since we waited so long that is what we had come to expect. We were made to pay after the drinks had arrived, before our hugely long wait for the food. This seems odd, as surely we could have paid at the end (whilst staying at our table) and had a chance to offer feedback? It felt like they thought we were going to run away! Also, it meant that we couldn’t add another drink or anything as we’d already paid. At the end, there was just a ‘thank you’ and we felt obliged to get out of the way as soon as possible. It did say on the procedure sheet on the table that we would need to vacate swiftly after finishing, but it all felt rather cold and unnatural. I have given four stars as the food was very good, but there were aspects of the atmosphere and experience that let it down for us.

We waited a while before visiting our favourite cafe again due to Covid concerns . We shouldn’t have worried sue and the team have worked so hard making things so safe .... So a proper coffee yummy food beautiful surroundings and smiles .... amazing ! Love having the green wellie in our village they are ready for us let’s support them .

Lovely to see The Green Welly back again with the same attentive staff. Very welcoming cafe and delicious food.

Lovely spot for breakfast, super friendly, cosy relaxed atmosphere and really tasty food, it feels like the heart of the village! Plenty of options for veggies and vegans and happy to adjust menu options too, I paid less for my dish as a skipped the eggs. Highly recommend.

Though I live locally this was the first time visiting the Green Welly where I met a friend for lunch. The interior is welcoming, clean and warm. We both had the “Green Welly Special”, which consists of your choice of salad, tart (quiche), and small cup of soup. I had greek salad with prosciutto and roquefort tart (warmed) and the carrot and lentil soup. The slice of tart was very well proportioned, with perfect crisp pastry and everything on the plate was full of flavour and complementary to each other. After lunch we had latte, which I was a little less impressed with (it was more bitter than I would normally like so I added a lump of sugar), but this didn’t take away from the very enjoyable lunch and I would highly recommend.

After a long walk in the beautiful Sussex countryside this is the place for a break. The choice of hot drinks and cakes is superb. Close to the very interesting Ditchling Museum.

Thank you so much to Sue and her team for an amazing birthday breakfast today for myself and twenty two friends and family. Everyone loved the whole atmosphere, welcome, great service and delicious food. Everyone, including Sue and her staff were smiling and so kind. I will not forget my birthday breakfast and will certainly be back to your lovely Green Welly.

Today was the second time we have visited for lunch, the food is good and the staff are friendly but it was spoilt today by the very bad background music. The cafe is noisy at lunch time and the bad background music just adds to the noise, I am not sure what the purpose of it is, it may be fine when there are less people but today it just made for an unpleasant experience and we had to leave as soon as we had finished, where as we may have lingered for a cake otherwise.

Stopped off for a quick lunch here, and wow, what a find! Delicious quiches with buttery pastry and cheesy filling, tasty and imaginative salads, warm and spicy soups, friendly service and a lovely place to sit and enjoy the surroundings! 10/10 and can’t wait to return!

We were looking for somewhere for a bite to eat on a Sunday lunchtime and found The Green Welly. We were not disappointed. They catered for our fussy 7 year old without batting an eyelid and the four of us all had something different and it was all delicious. We will definitely be back. Thank you so much to the friendly staff.

We went in and chose a table to sit at. There was a menu on the table and we noticed two specials boards up on the wall behind our table.You have to order at the counter and pay for what have ordered immediately.Our dog received a little dish with some dog biscuits in it, they were given to us first, which we thought was a lovely touch.I'd ordered two elderflower fizzy drinks that came in the can with two glasses. They were delicious and nice and cold.We had to wait about 20 minutes for our food. I had a warmed up slice of roasted aubergine quiche with two portions of salad and my husband had a sausage toastie which came with a side salad. They were nicely presented. My husband said his sausages were apple sausages and he liked his toastie.My quiche was nice but didn't taste of aubergine. I had a beetroot salad that was nice beetroot but I couldn't taste any dressing on it, there were no dressings on the table either, the other salad was peppers and red cabbage and something else which I couldn't make out! It had a little dressing.This all came to just over £20.We still felt hungry after eating this so decided to have a cake each. I went up to the counter to see what they had and there was a good selection of all different types of cakes including Welsh cakes, a gluten free cake and a vegan cake, which I decided to try - it was chocolate fudge with vanilla cream. My husband had a slice of cookies and cream cake. I also had a latte.They came quite quickly and the coffee was very nice. I didn't like my vegan cake, I couldn't taste chocolate or fudge but my husband loved it, so we swapped, his cake was very sweet and I couldn't eat it all, so hubby finished that too, he was very happy!It's very nicely decorated inside this place, I loved the Christmas decorations and the people working here were very friendly, they loved our dog.There are also panninis and jacket potatos and there was a wine list on our table too.There's a toilet on the ground floor and it was immaculately clean.I think it would make things easier to have one menu on the table as there seems to be lots all over the place and it's difficult to find them all before ordering!We would certainly return here again.

The lunch stop to warm your wellies (other boots welcomed). Easy to find on the crossroads in Ditching. Great place for walkers, everyone is welcomed and dog friendly too.

This building has changed hands over the years but this latest incarnation has been here a while now and is a real success. Great food, lovely coffee, delicious cakes, lots of veggie and vegan options, charming decoration and lots of seating options. The outdoor patio area is lovely in summer. The staff are very friendly. They welcome dogs and even make a fuss of them so we all feel welcome here! A wonderful place for a pit stop on a ramble around the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Lots of healthy food options available here, to eat in a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing setting - though it's popular so get here in good time for lunch as you might otherwise find some of the choices have gone. Everything is prepared fresh, so you might have to wait a bit longer, but it's worth it. There's also a great selection of homemade cakes.

After a 7.5 mile walk across the Downs, we felt we had earned a tasty treat and the Green Welly did not disappoint.

I met up with a friend over lunch. My first visit to the Green Welly. The choices on the menu and specials board were many. I had beans on toast but was impressed with the other orders that the many walkers, cyclists and gatherings were having. The atmosphere was happy and friendly and the many girls who were waiting on tables or preparing meals were all efficient and friendly.

We visited this morning after 3 hours running in the Downs

We enjoyed this, and the food is good quality and healthy. Service wasn't as fast as our appetites wanted, although perhaps that is a bit unfair as it was very busy.

Met an old friend after 20 odd years absent! Typical English pastime of sharing a pot of tea in a local tea room! Excellent ambience - & I enjoyed my tea.... I can see why he frequents the Green Wellie regularly

We’ve visited this cafe before and paid a return visit on Saturday for a late lunch. Having queued at the counter to be served, I eventually ordered lunch of two quiches and salad. Some debate ensued about which salads were available. I also ordered two elderflower cordials. This process took quite a long time.

Have been here a few times when out for a walk and always enjoyed the food, drinks and service. Well worth a visit for a stop off for drinks and food when in the area. Would highly recommend

Stopped in Ditchling for a few days. The Green Welly is always a destination for lunch. Great pastries and always changing salads, with a glass of French Rose~. As the temperature warms up the hanging baskets in the courtyard are starting to flower and create a lovely display. We will be back. !

On our way to the museum, we decided to stop for a coffee, but changed that to an early lunch when we saw the food other customers were enjoying,. We only went for the sandwich + salad option, which was just right.

Extremely tasty vegetarian quiche and salad. Bacon and Brie panini for the kiddiewinkle. He was very pleased with that. Very reasonably priced as well.

We live in Ditchling and eat regularly here Today took my parents they lived tasty wholesome food in a great atmosphere Nothing but praise for the food and service

Loved the coffee! Loved the taste gluten free treats! Definitely busy and worth a visit next time your in Ditchling!

We popped in to the Green Welly after walking the dog on Ditchling Common the other Tuesday lunchtime. Decor inside the restaurant is very nice but sitting outside we felt more could be done to smarten the area up. It was quite hot and there are no sun umbrellas on any of the tables. A young woman was trying to find some shade for her small baby. Probably too hot to go outside on a summer's day. No flowers on the tables and the surroundings were rather bare and bleak with lots of the plants dead or dying. In one part of the patio was a huge thing under a green cover which might be an outside heater. Not very attractive. The cakes are always wonderful here but I had an egg mayo sandwich. It was huge and tasteless with some salad leaves, tea, coffee and a cake cost nearly £15 for two of us. Next time we will just stick to coffee and cake.

Called in here as a break whilst walking in the South Downs. Very child friendly as had books and toys. Lovely outdoor seating area. We had cakes as had already eaten lunch but jealous of other diners as the lunches looked and smelt very nice. Recommend the salted caramel cake.

A busy friendly cafe with a really varied menu all delicious .A great choice of drinks and all served quickly even when really busy . Dog friendly too .

Popped in for lunch, 4 of us. Lots of reserved tables but still space to sit. Quiche and salads for 3, one toastie, a few vegan options, some vegan cakes on display.

I visited the Green Welly last in Ditchling for lunch with an old friend and was delighted we chose this little gem of a cafe.

I’ve just had lunch at The Green Welly with a couple of friends and can’t recommend it enough.

Visited with my 80+ grandparents for lunch, we sat outside as it was quite a sunny day in the courtyard. When we went to order they ignored us for a few mins before asking fairly rudely what we wanted. After ordering we sat outside for ages waiting for our meal.. 2 other couples sat, ate and went before i decided to enquire if we had been forgotten. When i went to the till, i was left hanging there for quite a while, i tried to tell the lady i didn't want to order but ask a question but she just spoke over me and told me the specials were behind me. She then went off and chatted with a friend, she didnt come back. A nice guy eventually asked me and i asked what had happened to our food? He DID apologise and went to check, girl behind counter said it was ready but could he take the other meals to someone else first! When we eventually got our meals (a jacket potato, panini and beans on toast!) the sun had gone behind the wall and we sat out in the courtyard in the cold and on our own (as everybody else had left by that point!) The last time i came here was about a year ago, i didnt like it then for a similar reason and after giving it another go, i wont be trying again. Its a shame as the food is really nice but let down by grumpy harassed staff who seem to be too busy to smile or be polite. After reading some of the other reviews, it seems im not the only one. Even their responses are cagey and unapologetic.

Not easy to park but after finding a parking spot and battling against the wind and rain, I checked the opening times 10-4 so I entered the Green Welly at 15.45 only to be greeted at the counter with “ we are clearing everything away” I wasn’t quite sure what this meant, were they closed, had they stopped serving?

Great place to stop off after walking the dog or visiting any of the lovely places in Ditchling. Reasonable prices and food well presented

We visited this cafe after a long walk on Ditchling beacon. We sampled their delicious cakes. The next day we came back for breakfast yesterday. They are helpful with accommodating food intolerances.

We had spent the afternoon waking in and around dorking and decided to pop into the green Welly for some tea and scones. We were very lucky to find a table as the place was packed with people escaping the cold. The service was superb combined with the timing in which our drinks came to our table swiftly (pot of tea for one & a marshmallow hot chocolate) followed by our scones (accompanied with clotted cream and strawberry jam)

Lovely welcoming cafe on the high street. Friendly staff making it a nice relaxed atmosphere. The senior dippy eggs were delicious! They made scrambled eggs for my nephew even though it wasn’t on the menu! Good coffee too!

Intimate surroundings and cosy atmosphere. A busy venue, so if you're catching up with someone you haven't seen for a while, be warned, it can be quite noisy! Maybe a little more space would have been nice, our table was right next to the kitchens! Great food,though and mouth watering cakes, everything very healthy and well presented. Ideal for dog lovers.

What a lovely little cafe! Really inviting comfortable with friendly staff and yummy home made cakes. The perfect place for a cosy stop off whilst passing through Ditchling. Will definitely pop in again when we're next in the area.

The perfect afternoon pit-stop as we passed through Ditchling. The staff were polite, friendly and welcoming, and the warm and relaxing atmosphere was the perfect antidote to the cold and wintery weather outside.

My friend and I visited the green welly for the first time on Friday evening.... They were very busy as they had a private function in there, but were still able to accommodate us, with a light snack, just what we needed. Thank you.

After struggling to find a parking space, got to cafe and found a seat. Had to queue for ages to place order (table service would make a big positive difference), which is tricky with dogs (it says dogs welcome). It was very noisy when we were there and there was a large group of people who stood up chatting for ages which was quite annoying as right by our table. Food nice although was a long wait before it arrived, not many vegan options although vegan cake was lovely. Staff - some really friendly, others total opposite. Manager/owner seemed rather aloof. Not sure dogs were really welcome or maybe only little ones welcome? Not sure I’d revisit as didn’t feel welcomed really!

Novel place that has a good range. Great for casual eating but but sometimes odd service although there are lots of staff.

I took my friend here as a birthday treat, and what a treat it was!

We required a convenient rendezvous to meet up with our family and Ditchling Village was just right.

Spontaneous visit for lunch, easy veggie and gluten free options, freshly made food, friendly service, very dog friendly

I never do this but that chicken and avocado sandwich was quite simply superb and the Earl Grey was the best i’ve tasted in a long time. The service was marvellous too! Well done!

We regularly visit and always get good service, good food and a lively atmosphere. A small and very busy coffee shop offering a tasty selection of home made food different from others in the area. We love the interesting selection of cakes on offer. A very popular place to visit in the heart of the village. One of our favourites.

I had heard about this comment and would like to make my own. I live in Ditchling and am a regular customer who has only ever experienced good service and very friendly staff.

We live not far away from Ditchling and eat fairly often at The Green Welly - along with friends and family we’ve taken there and who’ve become ‘regulars’ themselves. The current owners and management have transformed it into a lively, buzzy, popular venue offering a wide range of healthy eating options and, of course, inventive and delicious cakes some of which deserve a place on Bake-Off. That’s backed up by friendly, informed and caring service irrespective of how busy it is - and it often is.

The quality of food and coffee is really excellent, so I do encourage anyone to visit, but I hope they can improve the service. Sadly there’s no table service, which means that when it’s busy, you have to queue by the front door to get a table, then queue again to order food, then queue again to add anything to your order, then queue again to ask for puddings... you get the picture! It makes for a less than relaxed experience! When we visited, with two children under 2, they didn’t have enough high chairs so we had to balance the children on our laps. The staff were clearly busy and therefore a little fractious and not able to be as smiley and helpful as maybe they hope to be.....So all in all a mixed bag. But the coffee was delicious..!

Having just moved to the ditchling area we thought we’d try out the loving looking cafe but

A very nice little cafe set right on the crossroads in the centre of the village.

Handy location at the Ditchling crossroads helped make this a busy place one Friday lunchtime.

The name "Green Welly" attracted us as well as their 8.30 opening time, brilliant for breakfast and then a fantastic walk in the Sussex countryside.

Gezellig klein restaurantje. Goede bediening. De hond kreeg een hondenkoekje maar er was geen waterbak voor de hond. Gelukkig hadden we zelf water bij ons want het was een hele warme dag.

This is a lovely cafe situated in ditchling, a hidden gem. The people who run the cafe are absolutely lovely, and the food is even better (if possible). I recommend the pink lemonade! Will definitely be returning- highly recommend.

We went here today for lunch. I had an iced latte, hubby had a mocha.