The Lookout Coffee Shop in Bromley

Took my 3 year old nephew who loves his planes and he was absolutely stuck to the windows! I had a lovely jacket potato with a fresh salad. They have little healthy happy meal type boxes for the kids which was great. Lovely staff - all friendly, smiley and helpful.

The coffee was the worst I’ve had in ages. I’m no connoisseur but I know when it’s good or bad! On the plus side the server offered a refund immediately as though he knew it wasn’t good. The decor is perfectly matched to the location of one of World War II’s best known fighter squadron bases and almost nostalgic. We didn’t try the food although there was a large selection of classic cakes.

Saturday afternoon at 3:45 there were 3 staff working. In the queue there were 6 people in front of me. 1 member of staff was serving, 1 washing up and 1 clearing tables. It took 25 MINUTES to get served. There was no urgency, no thought about serving customers first, and washing up, clearing tables later. It was honestly the worst service I’ve had in years. They clearly needed a serious amount of training so whoever manages the place, train your staff please!

Decent cup of tea, lovely cake!

Great views of the aircraft, great service with very reasonably priced food and drinks .

Nice cafe by the airport. Outdoor seating so you can watch the planes taking off and landing. Food good and has nice coffee!

Love the cafe but disappointed with the food. Ham panini, but one tiny piece of ham, that didn't even cover one side of the panini very disappointed. Raised this with a member if staff so hope it gets passed on to management

Fab cafe especially if you like planes! Watch the Spitfire take off on its regular trips around Kent. Pics added are of an American Mustang that flies occasionally from the Spitfire hangar on the far side of the airfield.

Really enjoyed our time here. We got to see several planes taking off and landing. Staff are really friendy

Good value cafe. Lots of outdoor table for a sunny day and plenty inside for wet weather. Food is good quality and a wide range. Lots going on at the airport to keep kids and plane spotters interested!

I took my 2 year old and my mum there 17th August for some lunch as my little one loves planes. First of all the outside area is fully fenced off, so my 2 year old had a full run of the place which she enjoyed. The inside is air conditioned, so when needing a break from the heat, it was perfect. There was plenty free parking directly in front of the cafe All in all fantastic place, great service, food was lovely and not overpriced (was not expected) i would 100% recommend.

What agreat way to spend an afternoon tea or coffee a piece of cake watching the plans come and go if the weather is nice you can sit outside.

Good coffee (Costa) and clean and warm on a cold day! Don't expect cooked food, but baguettes, croissants etc. available. Also a good selection of nice looking and large cakes. Plus an excellent view of aircraft taking off and landing. These include business jets from all over Europe and beyond and the amazing Spitfires.

Great location and facilities if you are keen to watch the aircraft movements. Close enough to the threshold of runway 03 for good photos of bizjets with a 300mm lens. Food freshly prepared so may need to wait for order. Generous salad with tasty roasted veg tart. More UK airports should have an officially sanctioned runway side facility like this. It's good business and good for community relations.

reasonable price for food in a pleasent airy cafe with out side seating.

Lovely coffee and bread pudding, my grandson loved his cupcake just as much as he loved the planes, a lovely afternoon was had by all of us

Nice to sit and watch the aircraft come and go. Good tea and coffee too

Airy, clean, well staffed. Good choice of food, reasonably priced. Plenty of seating inside and out. Chance to watch some planes. On 320 bus route, stops almost outside.

Came for afternoon tea for 4 with my family. Staff had reserved us a nice table near the airfield with a good view, and food was quickly brought out. Afternoon tea was a generous portion (well worth the money). Highlight was the choice of sandwichs, I think there was about 6 different fillings to choose from. We didn’t finish it all so staff packed it up for us ti take home. Would recommend as a nice place for lunch or afternoon tea in Biggin Hill.

Really lovely cafe with very friendly service. Top views.

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea here with the team. Service was great, coffee's were quick and the afternoon tea was delicious & reasonably priced. Staff even packed up what we didn't finish to bring home with us. Would recommend.

It was a drizzly day, the Biggin Hill Museum was closed for some reason, so we popped in here for a coffee and cake,our usual treat on Wednesdays. What a find, you think you're going into a tine cafe, but it's so much more! A lovely area for sitting outside on better days, secure so children can't escape near the aircraft and runway.

We took our 94 year old dad to the Lookout Cafe for the first time. The food choice was good and we had to wait for our hot drinks. The seating area inside is brilliant, but there is a lack of seating space outside. We had problems, as dad used a walker to get about. Like he has to now, we found out it's best to go early next time to get a good table.

As you would expect for a cafe, service was excellent. Great place for breakfast/brunch.

Great place to view the airport and watch the aircraft.

We took our ASD children here for a little outing to watch the planes and what a lovely setting. Apparently the food is super too although we didn't have any this time. Our teacher arranged it and we were so spoilt! Just before we left each child was presented with a beautiful Teddy, a lovely Biggin Hill hat and some aeroplane chocolates! Just so so thoughtful. Our kids were absolutely overjoyed! Thank you soooo much to staff that made this happen. It was such a heartfelt thing to do.

I took my class of 7 students, all with additional needs for lunch and to watch the airplanes. The staff reserved the table as I had previously emailed and requested one. The staff were excellent, Harry was so helpful. Unfortunately they had run out of rice to got with the chilli and we had to have jackets. However they understood our needs and gave use some toast and even catered off menu for sausages and baked beans. We sat and watched the planes and helicopters taking off. Jan was lovely and accommodating we were even given some teddies as we left. It was the perfect day out!

Lovely cafe, spacious and big windows to see out of on cold days. Food Lovely, outside areas are nice with lots 0f space, only downside was we went on a warm day and not much shade if any, we asked for an umbrella for the table as we had small children that needed shade but was told they hadn't arrived yet, this was few months ago and they still not arrived.

The staff were very friendly and welcoming. However they could do with another 3 people to help asap!! The owner of this coffee shop should understand that the make and break of a business is to keep your staff happy and not overloaded with work because you won't spend money to employ more staff.

Spent a pleasurable 3hrs or so here, Great views of the Bizjets arriving for Epsom Races & The Champions leagye Final at Wembley. Thank you to all the staff !

Great place to pop in for a coffee and watch all the plane land

Always a warm welcome somewhere nice to sit and relax with a coffee and a piece of cake while watching some aircraft movements

What sells this coffee shop is the view of the airport. The food is good and staff are friendly. If you love a plane then this is a must!!!

The manager and the Lookout Cafe Team were amazing! Our son asked to have a birthday party at the cafe so he and his friends (and our's) could watch the planes. Jan and her team went above and beyond to make our son's day so special! The food platters and pizzas were fantastic. They even created party bags for the children which we didn't expect and were overwhelmed by this as each contained a BH airport teddy and toys which they all loved! We could not fault them at the cafe at all, and would highly recommend them for events, especially with children with additional needs. Thank you to everyone at the Lookout cafe, especially Jan!

Nice little cafe to sit and watch the planes, staff were efficient and friendly

Great place to go watching the planes

V busy and slow service. Would live up to name better if fence obstrcting view was smaller.

I'm sorry to say that this is a very unorganised cafe. The staff are friendly and helpful, but there is a lack of care. On my visit I spent over £30 on drinks and food. My husband and sons food came to the table, I was left waiting for an hour, with no sign of my food. When my husband chased it, they said 10 minutes. Then a little while after that, the man came to me and said, we've lost your receipt and we don't know what you ordered. So I explained what it was, and then told I'd have to wait another 10 minutes for it. I told them to just leave it, as my husband and son had finished their food. I was given a refund, but had to leave without eating. I usually like going to the lookout, but I've been disappointed by their service a few times now. Such a shame.

Great cafe. Good food and lovely staff.

Good selection of food and cakes and drinks. Friendly staff and service. Can be a bit slow with drinks orders. Good place for a quick visit. Parking available

I really wanted to enjoy this first visit to Lookout , but it was so busy and noisy , halfterm so lots of children! The staff were friendly and young lad clearing tables was pleasant. Hubby and I ordered jacket potatoes different fillings both luke warm and not keen on the type of potato used . Cakes were gorgeous tea & coffee good too 👍🏻 Disabled toilet need checking on . Sadly will only go back for coffee and cake !

Lovely place, good food. Friendly staff. Dogs welcome

Good service and a good selection of food.

Wonderful, Child-friendly place to relax and watch the Aeroplanes, with truly exceptionally good food and service.

Great for a chill Sunday afternoon for airplane spotting. Had a lovely time.

Really nice place and it's dog friendly 😊

Great place to have a cuppa and a slice whilst watching planes and helicopters take off and land.

Nice open coffee shop which had enough space for me to move around in my wheelchair. All the staff were friendly and attentive, there was a good selection of food and drink. We brought my kids here to get out of the house as they were getting bored at home, so they found it amazing to be able to watch the aircraft landing and taking off.

Great way to see planes land and take off nice and clean,easy parking.

…costa coffee was ok but breakfast wrap awful …cold in the middle …sausage panini came with cheese no flavour at all and only just warm …have a drink and watch the aircraft breakfast not good

We have some nice food and drinks there.

Coffee machine never works and takes forever to fix. Otherwise lovely

Was OK, Service was passable, the sandwiches seemed a little thrown together and basic. Very dog friendly inside and clean.

Lovely place to sit and have lunch or just a cup of tea. Great place for children as they are doing Halloween activities at the moment. Lots of choice of sandwiches and rolls.

Great location next to runway but unfortunately staff & sandwiches (panini etc) pretty poor & slow - a simple sandwich took 20min to come and staff look totally disinterested. Bacon sausage & cheese panini grim. We did not try the cakes but sandwiches & service disappointing.

Great place if you want to watch aircraft. But the food is decidedly average and the staff couldn't be more disinterested if they tried. Shoddy service. Had to twice go ask where my wife's order was, which eventually came 15 minutes after mine, with the waiter then wandering from table to table not knowing who ordered it.

Was a good place to go if you like to watch some planes. Must say sausages are not the best.

It was great food and service, lovely staff. My only criticism is that it is so loud in there .

Good selection of cakes and savoury food. God coffee and fantastic views of the airport and saw the spitfire taking off. Excellent place to while away a couple of hours.

Great little cafe on Biggin Hill airport. Seating outside so good for plane spotting or watching someone having a flying lesson/experience etc. Chances are, you'll spot a Spitfire too.

Absolutely amazing x disabled facilities, we're lush, the whole vibe of this cafe is lovely x the food is divine, cakes, panini's sarnies, snacks, little keepsakes, a garden area outside, so you can watch the planes taking off, lovely EFG flying school, the business jets, parking is brill, food coffees, are reasonably priced nice packed lunch for the kids, lovely day, I wanna go back and stay at the nearby hotel after going to the cafe, flying school, and have a flight one day! Highly recommended this place, kudos to the staff!

Great for viewing planes. No plain crisps though.

Place to watch aircraft movements inc Spitfires. Costa franchise. No alcohol but cold drinks. Customers were elderly or families with small children. Staff very nice and helpful.

If interested in planes then the Lookout Coffee Shop is a great place to go. Situated to the side of the Biggin Hill Airport runway its a place to watch small aircraft take off and land. Don't be surprised to see and hear the sound of Spitfires taking off as there are a few stationed at the airport. On a sunny afternoon, with the seating outside as well, it is a very pleasant way to enjoy an hour or so, enjoying the sights and sounds whilst taking advantage of the pleasant food and drink offered by the Lookout Coffee Shop. Also the place is always clean and tidy and manned by pleasant and numerous staff members.

Excellent, affordable food and well organised.

Brilliant for kids and anyone who enjoys watching the planes

Basic cafeteria style,family orientated and interesting. Basic bagettes & drinks. Not sure about warm dishes? Self service. But quick due to adequate staffing.

Great for a coffee and plane watching

Staff very nice and helpful friendly atmosphere 👍

Great coffee, friendly staff and great meal.

We have a lovely time taking our granddaughter to watch the planes whilst enjoying snacks. Cakes are yummy and Matilda loves her new teddy that she cuddles whilst watching and waving the planes off

Really lovely afternoon. The food was nice and the prices were reasonable. My little one loved watching the planes landing and taking off.

Perfect for plane spotting, very clean with helpful, friendly staff. AC was lovely in this weather 🥵

Brilliant hour spent drinking tea, eating cake and watching planes.

We just went to see the Spitfires.

Had a meet up here before going on to a car show. Good cafe. Worth a visit if your in the Area

Place seemed to be taken over by male plane spotters. Difficult to have conversation there due to their loud voices . Would not return there.

Nice idea but the cafe is filthy. All of the tables looked like they hadn’t been wiped down all day and the floor was covered in food. Not great when you have a child with an allergy.

Great time with one grandson, he was so excited. Oh and the Spitfire .... twice!!

Great pla e to relax have a drink and watch the planes at Biggin Hill airport

Nette kleine Aussenterrasse für Fotografen falls was interessantes immer kommt zufriedenstellend

Great coffee spot to watch the planes ✈️ taking off and landing

Had snack and coffee great for seeing private jets landing and taking off

Needs a 'proper' coffee machine! We had already eaten our lunch before we got our 'lukewarm coffees!' It's a shame and not the staff's fault but if I go again, I'll have tea!!!

Nice view of the aircraft and good Costa coffee.

Could have stayed all day. Friendly helpful staff. Got to see all sorts from our table.

Kleine nette Fliegerklause außerhalb und am Ende der Startbahn. Freie Sicht auf die Startbahn. Preis-Leistungsverhältnis stimmt. Personal ist sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend.

Great little caff at Biggin Hill Airport where you can watch the planes take off. Pocket Rockets, Spitfires and training planes. Great for families, dog friendly. Just had coffee, very enjoyable

A nice place to eat, food is good as is the service. My kids love watching the planes take off and land whilst tucking into a bacon sandwich 👍🏻

Good cafe serving Costa Coffee and a wide selection of food available to eat in or take away. Quick and friendly service from the team. Great to sit and watch the planes take off (and land).

Very relaxing and carmine if your stressed it's the place to go.

Good cafe, great for plane spotting.

This coffee shop is clean and tidy with very friendly staff. There is a lovely array of food and beverages available, both hot and cold. You can sit inside or outside with a view of the Air Field. There is a reasonable size free car park for you to use.

Brilliant place to take the little ones for lunch. They Have a decent sized menu outdoor seating area with a good view of the airport and on-site toilet facilities. I would recommend this place for anyone that is interested in aircraft or general aviation. Got a good view of aircraft taxing taking off and landing, great place for photography. Best time is the weekdays for people that do not like the busier times as the weekends can get a little bit busy

Fabulous coffee and cake stop after Biggin Hill hangar tour. Reasonable prices, well lit, great atmosphere and able to watch the airfield activity, which included spitfire taxi and take-offs

Had a nice visit to the lookout cafe today. Thank you 😊

Lovely clean cafe, pleasant staff,

Great place for coffee and lunch and watch the aircraft

Great. Looking out over the airfield. Spacious and good variety

Top quality food and service! Grat place to watch planes take off and land.