The Loft Cafe & Bakery in East Lothian

Always enjoy our visits here, great food and delicious coffee ☕ , lovely staff and very dog friendly 😊 Thank you.

Ambiance lumineuse et aérée, qualité des produits sans défaut, prix raisonnables, on ne peut pas demander mieux, sinon peut-être que l’établissement soit mieux signalé de l’extérieur !

Very friendly and attentive towards customers, good menu selection and pleasant surroundings

My wife and baby daughter and I went here for lunch the other week after a recommendation from a friend. The venue is quite hidden away around the back of a car park so you wouldn’t know it was there if you didn’t know. Although there are signs on the main strip so the observant individuals may notice. The cafe is in an old style stone building and situated in the upper level. However they have outdoor seating downstairs and a little takeout shop selling a lot of what they have upstairs, for those that want to nip in and dash. We had a buggy and were ready to tackle some stairs but fortunately they have a lift. The cafe upstairs is bright and open. I kind of got a Scandinavian vibe with all the wooden furniture but it also felt like being at the seaside with all the light colours around. It definitely didn’t feel we were at the back of a car park in Haddington, let’s put it that way. The service was very good, particularly from a couple of the more mature ladies who were super friendly and welcoming. It’s amazing how people are always way nicer to you when you have a baby, especially a super cute one like ours. Anyway, instead of menus we chose our grub from the enormous black board on the wall. I like the fact they are saving paper on not having menus but those with weaker vision may need to sit closer to the board or else they may need to do a bit of hovering. I am glad we didn’t sit underneath the blackboard as you would get many looking over you. There is plentiful options on the menu, offering a range of hearty breakfasts, including full Scottish options, toasties, and smashed avocado, alongside light all-day meals like ploughman’s platters, salads, and jacket potatoes. They also feature vegetarian and vegan dishes, as well as small portions for kids. All food is made with local ingredients where possible. Nearly everything is also made in store. The sourdough bread is bought in from Bakery Andante in Edinburgh. For drinks we got a couple of hot chocolates, made from chocolate that is from local suppliers. Both of these were very good. The wife opted for the sausage roll and carrot and coriander soup. The sausage roll tasted nice and was quite a substantial size, but unfortunately it wasn’t heated all the way through. I don’t think it was quite “legendary” nor worth £8.25. My wife wasn’t a massive fan of the soup, as she felt the coriander was a bit too overpowering, but she did eat most of it and the bread it came with was lovely. I went for the daily special of chicken, mozzarella and roasted pepper baguette with sundried tomato mayo which was enjoyable. The bread was crisp, the flavours of the chicken, cheese and peppers worked well and certainly enhanced by the mayo. I also wanted to try their “Best Cheese Toastie Ever!”. Unfortunately I found this to be underwhelming, partly because I had high hopes with a name like that. It tasted nice and I did enjoy it but I’ve had far better countless times. The bread was great but the filing was lacking in volume, especially at a price tag of £8.50!! Maybe change the name to “The most expensive cheese toastie ever!”. Upon leaving we decided to take away a few homemade sweet treats which were delicious. The highlight of our visit here wasn’t the amazing service, nor was it comfortable and spacious venue but it was seeing our 5 month old sit independently for the first time!! I have since been back to The Loft but instead of going upstairs I went to the shop and got a takeaway. The lady serving was certainly duller than the gems last time but the cake and chocolate I got was excellent. Overall, I’d say a 4 star is fair.

Great food, service and staff. Really enjoyed it and the prices are reasonable. Highly recommended. It can be very loud though, it maybe needs some acoustic tiles.

Just had coffee but it was good. Some lovely pics on the wall.

A gem in Haddington with lots of nice homemade cosy food, a bakery and a shop! Go there for spending relaxing time with family and friends or just to treat yourself! Grilled nectarine and halloumi quinoa salad already replicated at home! Gnammy!

The Loft consistently offers a lovely space for either just coffee (which is good coffee) or for food. Staff are friendly, helpful and attentive. The menu is diverse and tasty, with plenty choice for vegetarians. It's always a pleasure coming to The Loft.

The pancakes are yummy. Delicious food and lovely staff.

I'm glad I was able to try this place, it's always good to know a few places to go if you have visitors, or somewhere to take the family. Coffee is good, cakes are very tempting and the food offerings sound nice too. It's also next to the car park, which could be handy for some customers. Hope to be back soon.

Wee bit hard to find but worth the search

Outdoor sunshine enjoying tasty lunch in courtyard.

Lovely fresh food, bright and well spaced out area,also outdoor seating.

Excellent cafe, great coffee and cakes. Staff are a credit to the business, definitely worth a visit . Dog friendly too!!

Jeanette and I popped in here for a coffee break before setting off on today's walk. The place is clearly very popular with locals - despite being away from the main roads it was very busy. The coffee was very good and so was Jeanette's gingerbread. My cheese scone was pretty much the best I've ever had. The only slight downside was that it was quite noisy, but nothing much can be done about that given the high ceiling.

Best cafe in Haddington by a distance. Food is amazing. I had a ploughmans for lunch and it was the best ive ever eaten. Their cappucino was great as well. Highly recommended. 10 out of 10.

As I love coming to the Loft, I introduced my mum to the place. She was very impressed and really enjoyed her visit and the food! My puppy was almost well behaved! The food was delicious and I was naughty and really enjoyed the chocolate cake!! Thank you all for a lovely relaxing experience!

Food and servers were really lovely! We enjoyed our visit but was soured slightly by the floor manager’s attitude. Clearly in a rush and was quite rude - overheard comments about people being ‘slow to leave’ about 2 steps from our table and our glasses were lifted and cleared away by her before we had actually left without a word being said to us. Rest of the staff were so pleasant and up for a chat. Unfortunately would be unlikely to come back.

Food is solid, service brilliant and whatever beans they use make the coffee excellent. Recommended.

What a lovely and friendly place for coffee and cake.

Visited for the first time today, But will definitely be back soon, Amazing food, coffee & service, and a great setting.

Delicious quiche today in the sunshine in the courtyard and lemongrass & ginger tea 😋

Great little cafe but very busy. Staff were simply amazing and made my day. Thank you staff.

A quick Google search on 'best bacon roll Haddington' suggested The Loft. We were not disappointed! Lovely place, walls covered with local art work for sale, friendly staff, bacon on home-made roll was very tasty.

Food was good and staff were so friendly and attentive. Very open area that keeps the noise in so not great for a quiet lunch.

Top notch vegetarian breakfast. Be warned it’s massive. 2 of everything. Bread & marmalade are delicious.Definitely would recommend. Next time I will order a smaller breakfast

Fantastic find along the way back from Scotland! Loads of food and drinks options, friendly staff, clean space. I’d highly recommend especially for kids plus free parking around the place

Lovely eatery in Haddington. The owner makes sure everything is just right, from the service to the brilliant food.....even if you're just popping in for tea and homemade cake. Love the courtyard in the good weather 😍

Absolute must if you are visiting Haddington!

If you find yourself in Haddington don't miss a visit to the Loft Cafe food terrific and the cakes are beautiful.

Lovely coffee shop great atmosphere!! Coffee was strong & hot, perfect!! Scone was toasted as requested, not stuck in a microwave like most other coffee shops we go to... definitely be back

We go here regularly and always good

Baked Potato was dry, undercooked with chucks and needed butter, not enough filling either for the potato. I think it was over £7? Salad needed dressing. It just all looked bland to me and unappealing, i was sick from it afterwards and i felt i really wasted money. Service needs to be more organised, customers need to know what’s happening and if there’s delays etc you need to say. I seen a lot of tables waiting for a long time to be served too, waitresses running about the place. Simple communication like “i’ll be with you in just a second” to avoid customers feeling ignored and always acknowledging customers when they’re waiting to be seated instead of just walking away. Checking back on tables to make sure everything is okay with the food. Small improvements of basic communication like that can be made to make the service much better.

Great food in a lovely location.

We stopped for a slice of Apricot and Almond cake and it was, without a doubt, absolutely delicious! Lovely cafe, dog friendly, staff very pleasant and friendly. We had a Cappucino and a Hot Chocolate along with our cake. The Hot Chocolate however, tasted quite "weak" & lacking in a true chocolate flavour.

Lovely cafe and bakery. A lovely surprise never knew it was there. Food was delicious

We had a lovely lunch here, Easter weekend. We both had the ploughman's with courgette & dill soup which was delicious. As it was such a lovely lunch it would have been rude not to sample the home made cakes. Again delicious and served by very friendly staff. I had done my homework to find this café as we took our 2 dogs with us. Only slight downside was that when it was full and busy it seemed a little noisy, echoing with the tall ceiling. Plus it was not well advertised outside so didn't find it straight away but it was worth hunting down. Highly recommend this venue for good wholesome food, excellent service and not over priced. Thank you to all staff at The Loft Café.

Lovely coffee place - although they also serve some lunches. Had a cappuccino and some cake and both were really good. Service is very friendly and the atmosphere is nice and cosy. Would recommend!

Great food both sweet and savoury. Relaxed atmosphere. Good value.

Useful stopping place for a quick bite to eat and a cup of coffee. Perhaps not the most reasonably-priced cafe ... and it can get fairly busy (and NOISY!) at times, but the food is good and it's a warm place to take the weight of your feet for a while!

Amazing cafe with friendly staff and great food for breakfast or a light lunch. Coffee is fantastic and hot too. Can't recommend enough. Child and pet friendly too.

Lovely place, efficient pleasant staff, beautiful food.

We wish we could award more than 5 stars for this amazing dog and human friendly cafe. Fantastic tasty food at really reasonable prices in a lovely atmosphere. However without doubt the main asset of this wonderful cafe is its welcoming friendly and helpful staff - without exception every member of staff are exceptional making you feel welcome and special We visited with friends and we had six 6 dogs in total and we all made sooooooo welcome Thank you to all concerned

The team at the loft are so friendly, accommodating and to top it off some fantastic food too

Pleasant place to eat, with a adequate menu. The only issue I have with this place is when you order a link sausages on a roll, you get 3 half sausages Full breakfast (£11.95) a bit on the expensive side for what you get on the plate, not to mention rather boring.

The Loft has an extensive and well priced menu, and the staff are more than happy to accommodate any dietary requirements, my family and I have never been disappointed eating here. Additionally they have a small takeaway shop which is a life saver when you just want to grab a quick coffee or lunch on the go.

Stovies were chunks of undercooked potato with chunky cheep beef floating in a stock cube broth. It was disgusting. I was told it was the way local people make it. I'm local, and I have certainly never saw stovies prepared like this. At the till I was told, not asked, to add on my tip when entering my card. I declined.

Lovely lunch out, freshly produced food and the best coffee I have had for a while (Brazilian blend I believe). Place was really busy but staff still running round with smiles on there faces, which made for a pleasant visit.

Great discovery, stumbled across it whilst driving through. Deceiving, outside tables but large number upstairs. Very popular on our visit - just had coffee (good) but food and bakery looked great.. wish not on diet! Will certainly visit again when next in area. Second visit for lunch- excellent, pancakes for me, jacket potato for my wife. Very good choice available. Drove 15 miles for it, well worth it. Great staff and atmosphere.

This place was a little snobby and underwhelming for that reason. It felt that staff didn’t have time for the customers

It was worth arriving early for a meeting - brekkie was well worth it.

Lovely good and great service. Polite staff and the place was busy

Nice freshly made food and friendly staff.

Lovely hidden gem in Haddington, we met friends here and the service was great, the staff very accommodating as we had out 6 month old daughter with us and although we only had coffee and cake, it was great. The food going out from the kitchen looked amazing, was quite tempted to have a breakfast instead of my scone! Would highly recommend if you are out and about in Haddington.

Very popular bright and airy cafe doing excellent food and drink served by very friendly staff

Great find on our trip. Very friendly service, enjoyed the Avocado Smash and the Sam's smoothie!

Great place restfull coutside lovely to. Good food l am a coeliac and they had tasty choices of cake to have with your coffee l meet with friends once a month there and it's consistently good sx

Friendly and efficient service Scone of the day was excellent

The staff were very friendly and helpful even amidst the hustle and bustle of the lunch rush. The silverware was a touch spotty however but that's the only improvement to the experience I could share.

Honestly one of the best cafe bakeries I've ever been to, every new cake/brownie I try is amazing, I would come back to Haddington just to visit The Loft! Also very dog friendly for take away and sitting in. Highly recommend!

Excellent service and very friendly staff in this unique cafe in the centre of Haddington. Lovely setting and the sunshine meant that sitting in the courtyard was very pleasant.

Always bustling and the coffee is great!

We had brunch and lunch here on separate occasions. The pancakes were fantastic, cooked breakfast and avocado on toast were also delicious. Lovely service and great value.

Lovely roomy restraunt, indoor seating located upstairs and outdoor dining in the courtyard. Service was friendly and fast. I had the vegetarian breakfast which was delicious - all that was needed to be perfect would be some baked beans 😋 Coffees also very tasty. If we had been local, we would be back again regularly! Great spot, would reccomend.

Ok but not a great deal for the money, asked for extra sausage got extra toast?

Great service, delicious food and well worth a visit. Its really very special.

Great choice of food friendly staff will recommend to all my friends and family

I’ll preface this review by saying that I’ve been to the Loft many times before and never had a problem with gluten free food however I came in for brunch and ordered a gluten free bacon roll and gluten free carrot cake (server went to kitchen to check) and server said it was gluten free when it was served however a few hours later I began to feel very unwell and subsequently been very sick and faint. I did not eat anything before or since brunch at the Loft. I phoned the Loft and spoke to the manager, who whilst being apologetic and did take details about order etc did not offer any compensation or refund and did say they couldn’t say it was definitely them who had ‘glutened’ me, again I pointed out that this was the only place I had eaten so there was no other way I could’ve had a reaction. The manager did take my name & telephone number to get back to me on but unfortunately very disappointed about how it’s been handled and won’t be returning and have now lost confidence in ordering at the Loft.

Realy good food. (We had the Sausage roll & mull cheddar toasty tea & coffee, & bacon roll) Service was excellent. The waitress was especially considerate to the 10 year old in our party, she took time to ensure that he got exactly what he wanted, - as she did for the rest of the party. Good balance of traditional & moden both in the 'interior design', and the menu. I recommend The Loft.

Full Loft Breakfast amazing. Great hot chocolate. Granola excellent and a new favourite in the Happiness Smoothie. Superb Café. 👌👏👏

Great coffee, new and stylish place, you should definitely get th Lemon Raspberry pie. All the other food looked awesome too! Friendly and lovely ladies in the staff. 5/5.

Probably the best cafe in Haddington. Great friendly service with a varied menu. Good coffee too

Lovely vegan lunch & dog friendly

A really nice place to have lunch, the outdoor area in particular is really nice on a warm day and the food was good.

Good quality food, nice environment and friendly staff.

The Loft was recommended and I'm so glad that we went. Such a lovely, rustic place, with a really nice atmosphere. We recieved a very friendly welcome and we're seated right away. The girl who served us was friendly and helpful and took our order as soon as we were ready. The drinks came quickly and didn't take long for the food. We both had the ploughman's, which was just beautiful. Large portions, with top quality food. The home baked ham was delicious, as was the sweet chutney. The oatcakes were homemade and so delicious. When we left we took home s couple of cakes too, as the bakery was irresistible! We'll definitely be back!

Nice place, BUT the WiFi NEVER works. I have this feedback to the owner years ago, but nothing has changed on my most recent visit. Mediocre veggie and poached egg breakfast roll.

Love this place and usually nip in on a morning for a scone. I began to notice that I always fell ill in the afternoons after eating a morning scone (feeling very sick, upset tummy and thirst). Today's scone had so much baking powder I could barely eat it. I think I may have a slight intolerance to baking powder and only realised after taking ill again after today's scone. Can the baking powder be cut down please 🙏 😩

A delightful cafe and bakery with light airy dining upstairs and also seating outside in a pretty courtyard. They also do takeaways. They have an extensive breakfast and lunch menu and staff are friendly and attentive. We had breakfast here 2 days running, dining on pancakes with bacon and maple syrup and scrambled eggs with bacon and toast the first day and the Full Loft breakfast the second. Everything was delicious and we plan to return again before we leave!

Great little cafe just around the corner from a Charge Place Scotland EV charger.

Found this café after stopping in Haddington as a pit stop for lunch on our journey south. What a lovely café. The lady who welcomed us seemed genuinely pleased to see us! The food was great - we each had meals that we enjoyed, coffee was great. My husband wanted a slightly different combination for his jacket potato that wasn't on the menu and it was no problem. Staff were great. Lovely area to sit outside but we sat upstairs which was spacious and airy with local artwork. A real joy to visit and we will definitely return when next in the area.

Great little cafe, stopped past on our drive south, very friendly service good selection. Will definitely stop again if we're passing through

Lovely little gem! Nice staff and lovely food and drinks!

Regular customers because this is a lovely cafe. Staff very welcoming, friendly and nothing is too much for them. Food is excellent from coffees,to cakes/tray bakes to full lunches. Waitresses all excellent as are kitchen staff and management. Well done all, it is a pleasure coming to The Loft. Very best wishes. John and Maureen Blake.

Friendly staff and delicious food 🙂

Nice atmosphere. Good food. Reasonably priced.

Passed this coffee shop lots of time but first time we had dropped in. Our experience was excellent and will definitely go back.

After staying a couple of nights at The Bus Stop near Gifford, on the morning of check out we decided to visit the Loft Cafe for brunch. We had looked at it before,but never actually been. Really impressed with the style and atmosphere, also the service by the team was fantastic. A great selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch items, both from the menu and specials board. A really nice and also well presented flat white. There was also a really good selection of local produce, gifts and other goodies. Definitely somewhere we'll be back. Make sure you check out their little bakery across the square. Thank you to the team for accommodating us all as there was a group of 7 turning up on a busy Bank Holiday morning.

Good place to meet, chat, eat cakes and drink coffee.

What a lovely cafe. Nice staff and plenty of tables in an attractive loft setting. A decent selection of cakes and light lunches. The Warm Spelt Salad was delicious and my son’s portion of sausage roll was huge! Also, the coffee was really good.

It was okay, you get barked at uf u miss the sign to wait to be seated, Avocado smashed toast was rock solid, sorry dont like your coffee, I think the oat milk may habe been off. Will try again, see if its a one off.

A bit of a hidden gem! The staff were friendly and helpful and the Victoria sponge was excellent! We sat upstairs which was lovely, bright and spacious. Also dog-friendly. They also have outdoor seating available.

The team made us feel very welcome and we had a lovely lunch here. It does get a little bit noisy inside when busy, but about what one may expect. Will visit again.

Great service food wonderful nic atmosphere

Lovely food, lovely staff. Great range of food and bakes. Takeaway available too. Nice place for families, friends or even alone. Nice vibe.

Little gem of a place, nestled in the centre of Haddington

We visited here 3yrs ago on holiday and it was superb. On the strength of that it was a must to return again & from some distance away.. Unfortunately it was most disappointing. The food was average, cutlery had to be requested & my food was meanwhile cooling down as we had to wait. Staff seemed uncoordinated & rushed as if we were on a conveyor belt. Next time we’ll elsewhere I’m sorry to say..

Best scones. Rest of food good too. And dog friendly.

Always a pleasure coming here. Staff are lovely, good selection of different teas. Cakes are delicious and there is something for everyone on their menu. Everything I've had tastes delicious. Love this place.

Nice place but expensive food for portion size. Met up with friends here , ordered the 'best toasty ever ' at £8 , it was tiny. Yes it was tasty but still! It's nice place to sit but there are other places that aren't so over priced.