The Village Shop & Cafe in Wealden

We live in a small town and although we have lots of cafes there are none that we repeatedly want to go to. Then we discovered The Village shop and Cafe. We had lunch. I am having problems with my appetite but they were happy to give us an extra plate so I could eat some of my husband's lunch. I actually are more here than usual. It is as delicious. The staff were friendly and helpful and there was a lovely friendly atmosphere. We plan to make it a weekly visit whenever possible. It was only my Husband and I that went but noticed families and dogs were there. We loved it.

Just stopped for Brunch, very busy, wasp infested carpark..shouldn't of chose to eat outside that time lol Bit over the top expensive but when you have all the private boys and girls visiting for lunch every day from the private school down the road I suppose the parents can afford it ! And the Boss knows a good thing when he set up business here that's for sure !🤣

Great place, lovely people and food.

Google times are incorrect and out of date. Their closed on a Monday we just drove miles.

The village shop is excellent to go for food,drinks, good valve also I would recommend this 100%

Amazing food, great quality ingredients. The staff are unmatched, so friendly and funny you’ll have a great time. Good menu selection and the cakes/ sweet treats are to die for! (Especially the walnut brownie)

Wonderful atmosphere!! Very nice and humorous staff😊And also dogfriendly. Food is delicious😋

We have been a couple times since moving to the area, even bringing family and friends! Lovely place friendly staff, well priced and delicious food!! Will be back soon!

This is a quirky shop and cafe. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. We ordered and sat outside where our drinks were delivered. I had a delicious Victoria sandwich. It’s worth a visit but on the pricey side.

Absolutely fantastic food and service. I've been here many times and the food is consistently perfect!! The staff are welcoming and friendly. Highly recommended!!!

What a place. We had the best Vegan and Normal Full English Breakfast (fry up) that we ever had. Amazing service. The place has a lot of character. They also have a little shop with sausage rolls, home made cakes and other tasty treats. Must go place.

Service and food was top notch. Best vegan and classic full english breakfast. I went their with my boyfriend and we were both very happy. So much kindness around and such a lovely place. And I had the best latte with oatmilk. Would love to come back!

The best customer service ever. Love the rustic, homely vibe. They welcome you in like family and make the best eggs, cakes, hot chocolate and more. Also fantastic range of sustainable and local produce in the shop. And many vegan options :) will be back!

Little gem of a place! Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, good food. Kooky.

Stumbled upon this little gem and I am pleased to say it was absolutely amazing. The staff were really friendly and the main waiter was very funny and a true gent . The food was terrific a very fresh. It knocks spots off posh restaurants in my book. I live about an hour away but will definitely be back very soon.

Great food, wonderful products, fantastic service.

Quirky village shop that also offers cafe food. Good products, great service ( staff always so cheery) Breakfast is great. These guys can't do enough for you! Love it here!

Definitely a five star destination. Lovely village shop vibe, excellent food and coffee served promptly by genuinely friendly staff.

A very popular place with a lot of history can't wait to go back for breakfast and a lovely coffee

Stumbled across the cafe whilst visiting family history. Beautiful food, really relaxed friendly staff. Made to feel very welcome. Would definitely recommend this place. Great little shop too.

Always great coffee. Always great food. Always super friendly. Wonderful spot. Dog friendly.

Hi John here of Advanced Decorators and fine painters 🎨 I dont usually do this but felt compelled to say, just how good the food is here !! 5 stars. And been in alot of cafes for 40 plus years and by far the freindlyist cafe ive been from Edinburgh to Penshance Kind regards John of Advanced Decorators and fine painters 🎨

Always a great welcome. Good food great people.

First visit for breakfast, nice atmosphere and first class service. Really great food and coffee.

Our first visit for breakfast. Great service great food and a warm welcome. The gentleman waiter / assistant manager was great. Will return again.

This is one of our favourite spots for breakfast in East Sussex. It’s a fairly small space so you sometimes have to wait for a table but it’s certainly worth it! The staff are wonderful, incredibly friendly and lots of fun. The cafe has a very light hearted atmosphere that makes you feel immediately welcome. The food is also amazing, their menu has a brilliant range of choice and the build-your-own options mean you can have exactly what you want! Highly recommend!

This is an absolute gem! The people serving and behind the counters are fantastic and super friendly. The food is very good!! Highly recommend the large Dicker breakfast!! There is also a very nice surprise for people ordering mayo :) You really can tell that the people there love what they are doing! Please do yourselves a favour and go for a meal there !!!!!!!

A* Has a great atmosphere, attentive staff, yummy food and a great selection of goods in the shop too. Love going here but it is very popular at times also good for takeaway food

Absolutely brilliant breakfast, worth every penny. Fresh food from local suppliers, doesn't get any better!!

Simply the best breakfast I've ever had, however it's an open secret now,if you want a table be prepared for the wait.... lovely place for a meet and a coffee, very friendly staff...

Absolutely brilliant place. Food and staff amazing and free WiFi as well. Best place I’ve been to in ages. Definitely worth a visit. Lovely village too….

Popped in on Tuesday with a friend supposed to just have a coffee but spotted the cheese scones …… omg so delicious and obviously just been baked. I’ll be back for those for sure 😋

I was working near the area and decided to stop for Coffee. I was so glad how friendly the staff are and the place is cozy and coffee was very good. It was warm inside. Cleanliness is high.

Amazing breakfast very good quality and excellent service

Brought my elderly dad for breakfast and we will definitely be back. Great home cooked food, lovely friendly atmosphere and superb service. I will be back

Just the best place ever! But shhh don't tell everyone!

Wonderful country shop. Very nice people. Great place to eat.

Excellent customer service and very tasty food! Portions are immense 👏🏾

A great find when out and about! Good choice of food in a convivial setting. Excellent service. We all loved it!

Had to get to Ringmer for an appointment, so googled somewhere on the way, for a breakfast treat. Randomly picked but what a treat it was! The chap behind the counter was funny, friendly and super helpful. I wanted to work there by the end of our visit! Busy, quaint, great food, good choice, reasonable prices. Parking, a bit scary. Would definitely recommend & will be visiting again.

thank you for the lovely welcome today, we enjoyed our food and coffees...the cake was amazing and not dry like some places. I had the chocolate cake , my sister had coffee and walnut. Thank Dan for calling my sister (Tina) as she was outside when our food arrived.. She has been before and will be coming back, and when I am next up from Somerset I will be coming back.

They've absolutely smashed it here. Local shop cum deli cum cafe that is all things to all men. Food was very decent and pretty reasonable and they offered me maybe the hottest hot sauce I've ever encountered - obviously sobbing at the table within minutes. No regrets. Got the soup and sambo combo. Ultimate ride ultimate sacrifice. We will be back. That weird pineapple cake banged also.

We went for brunch on the Saturday and it was very busy as they do takeaway too. Sat outside in the lovely sunshine so not a problem we had to wait a bit longer than usual. When we went back on the Monday it was much quieter so it was quicker service. But the food was fantastic. I did a build a brunch both days, with black pudding, eggs, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and yummy bubble and squeak. Loads more on offer too!

A little hidden gem great home cooked food lovely staff and a cozy atmosphere.

Friendly rural shop and cafe, great food and drink at a good price, but can get busy, especially at weekends. Very popular.

Great service, Staff and food. Value for money with local produce.

Just brilliant! Excellent breakfast, lovely staff, and with proximity to Bedes school (yummy mummy's) , has a boho, Hackney vibe

Lovely food lovely staff spoiled by the gentleman at the counter who was extremely rude to all the school children from the local school who were very well behaved. Seems to want to pick his clients which are only the locals . Strange way to do business

Just lovely. Great food (lots of delicious healthy choices, and chips). Really friendly service, lots of places to sit and a great card selection.

The food, staff and atmosphere are all fantastic. Couldn’t recommend this place more highly! Dan warmly welcomed us like old friends and is so funny and entertaining. We loved it so much we visited twice in one day. We had gluten free coffee and walnut cake in the morning (delicious). Then we returned for a late lunch and again the food and service was brilliant. I had a halloumi, pesto and avocado salad, which was huge and very tasty. My husband had the generous soup platter with gluten free toastie and salad. We ate every scrap. Thank you to all the staff for being so smiley, friendly and helpful. The Village Shop is a must if you’re in the area!

We loved it so much here that we visited twice in one day! We are on holiday for a few days and it was recommended to us. Dan greeted us in his unique, funny and friendly style. We felt so welcome! We had gluten free coffee cake mid-morning and returned for a late lunch in the afternoon. My husband had home made leek & potato soup platter which came with a gluten free cheese toastie and salad (it was huge!) and I had halloumi, avocado and pesto salad (which was also huge!) and we ate every scrap. We also had wine and cider. The shop part is also fab. We bought gluten free biscuits and fresh veg. They sell all sorts of useful things. Thanks for brightening our holiday Dan!

Excellent service and food,exciting place to sit and view surrounding..quite exciting

I have visited The Village Shop and Upper Dicker Cafe, many times over the past 4-5 years.. locally famous, not just for it's beautiful surrounding, the grouped opera vocals when calling customers on the green, the comical greetings cards, to the sublime quality of ingredients and the art/love it takes to cook so well, so consistently! A bold but true & honest statement.. built not off of one off the cuff interaction but a series of sporadic, planned and unplanned visits with different groups of people. *****THIS IS THE BEST BREAKFAST IN SUSSEX***** when you take everything into account, this is it.. this is somewhere you will want to move to because of one shop. And that is a rare feeling!!

Great portions and really nice breakfast!

Brilliant range of cakes and drinks - great place to stop for a little something when walking.

Excellent. Staff really entertaining and good cafe food. Always busy and but pleasant to see friendly service and nothing was a problem. Highly recommended

What an experience. The breakfast aside which was delicious The staff were so entertaining, we laughed all the way through breakfast but they paired this with excellent customer service. I would pay for the entertainment value alone. Thank you to all the team who made us feel better making our way home at the end of 2 weeks holiday

Eating a superbly cooked lunch amid the comings and goings of a village store is an absolute delight. Beautifully cooked food and staff who are friendly, helpful and cheerful. This is a great place and should not be missed. P.S. Try the stunning homemade cakes!

Lovely Village Store and cafe very friendly staff and food is amazing highly recommend a visit.

Lovely people great service food was perfectly acceptable and cracking shop altogether, but, and it's a big but In my humble opinion. Clean the windows and cills for heavens sake. I'm staring through days, if not months of cobwebs with even a dead wasp hanging. It just let the food down for me sorry?

A gem, extremely busy as 9am Saturday visit and 9am opening time. Great little shop too

Absolutely love the village shop, what a cracking place. Went with a friend as had heard the cakes were the best. We ordered an americano and espresso plus a couple of cakes to share. We had this great snickers cornflake cake and lemon slice and loved it so much we went back the following week. Cannot wait to go back again next month!

A really great shop, café, friendly staff. Best sausages ever. Just been back, good as ever.

Lovely lunch here mid week with a friend. Eaten here many times and always great selection. Could not resist the asparagus, pea and pesto quiche which was sublime. Lovely fresh salad and coleslaw it was so good. The cakes always look and taste amazing it’s hard to choose from the full counter. I went for ginger cake - the best bit of ginger cake I’ve ever had. Yum yum yum 😋

Looking for somewhere to go for breakfast Wanted local not a chain Have to say best breakfast I have had in a long time Will return and recommend

Amazing food!! Really cute little place!

Home produced Food sausage rolls are excellent value very friendly staff and will known to be pupils St Bede School highly recommended

Friendly shop/cafe. Lovely staff,friendly atmosphere. Excellent 👏

Went for breaky this morning. Pancakes are lovely, very soft and fluffy. Big portions.. rest of my family had fullenglish and a sausage sandwich. Very tasty. Staff are great. All working hard as its very busy, people non stop coming in and out. Lovely selection of cakes. Belgium bun yummmy.. Little shop in there too which is a nice touch. Happy tummies all round

Lovely food, lovely staff always willing to help and have some original products. My local shop that I adore a lovely little find

Good place for a drink and cake. Reasonable prices. Parking on main road or just outside shop although only few spaces available.

I really loved The Little Dicker breakfast. Very yummy. I will be back!

Chanced upon this gem of a stores/cafe/deli yesterday morning. Fantastic little place brimming with idiosyncratic individuality. Brilliant breakfasts, very good service, and reasonable prices. I would return at least weekly, if we didn't live an hour and a half's drive away! Tragically, there is nothing to compare within at least fifteen miles of our home. Upper Dicker residents - you are very lucky!

Best cafe for miles Fantastic staff. Lovely atmosphere. Great chef!! Great service Well done.

What a great place! We only had a couple of coffees to take away, but we wished we could have stayed for lunch! Absolutely buzzing with a very welcoming atmosphere 😀 💯 worth a visit #simonsays

Finally got around to eating here! We were not disappointed, breakfasts were amazing. Good local food, excellent coffee and my tea was good too. Lovely atmosphere, but you may need to wait for a table. Well worth a visit. Good value for money

We haven't visited for a least four years and were pleased to find its still as good as our first visit. Parking for disabled is not easy. We couldn't fault the food, drinks, friendliness of the staff or our Little Dicker breakfasts which were excellent, with good quality meaty sausages, unsmoked bacon and large eggs. Maybe the bubble and squeak could have had a bit more green veg. but overall it was all delicious 😋. Just like I cook at home. There is also a good selection of fresh rolls, breads and cakes on offer. The seating is a bit rustic and really doesn't encourage you to linger. It would be a little more comfortable if there was some heating on to help keep the area by the door warm, on what was a frosty minus 2C day outside. We kept our winter coats on whilst there. Overall its a lovely village store / cafe, full of character so often missing in the era of fast food places.

I truly love this place, the staff make you feel welcome, the selection of grocery items is great and their coffee, tea and hot chocolate are all top notch.

Lovely little cafe with a shop inside as well, good breakfast, just need to have gluten free sausages and it would have been perfect

Lived in Uckfield for many many years and thought had been to most places in the area. This cafe was suggested to us and never knew it was there. Turning in to park was greeted with the most beautiful looking cafe shop. The inside did...

Have eaten here several times, unfortunately not able to book ahead but always busy as everything about this place is excellent. Food is wonderful, good portions and well priced. Ambience great, staff are welcoming and professional. Thank you for a great experience.

What a lovely place. Food fabulous.

Good quality food with most of it supplied from local businesses. Freshly made and served pipping hot. Good service. Was a bit on the expensive side but was worth it

We sat outside for a really good breakfast here: me, hubby and youngest. I had the 'Green Booster' with bacon, and mushrooms instead of tomato; they had the 'Big Dicker'. The place has a great, bustling, friendly atmosphere and feels welcoming. I love the 'Garden...

Such a nice start to my day. Off for a day's walk and this little find was a great bonus. Staff so nice and helpful and the sausage roll was to die for. I will return. Thank you

Really great place, the breakfast is always really good, quality ingredients and well cooked. Super friendly atmosphere and excellent service. The Village Shop is one of my favourite breakfast spots, if you get a table you’ll have a great time!

Fantastic little place. Food was amazing

A superb experience for a cup of tea and cake in the County. Lovely setting and a warm welcome . Will visit again.

Food is delicious. Worth a look. Not cheap but excellent.

Well ......What a LOVELY surprise .. Have never been before .....but will certainly go again We were greeted by lovely staff ... who made our afternoon “TEA “ really enjoyable SUPER cake .... & lovely coffee & tea We were celebrating 3 birthdays ! Did...

Great coffee and cake! Stopped here whilst out on a bike ride. Great service and good prices.

Amazing, tasteful, friendly and interesting. After a stressful weekend in Brighton we wanted to get out and see something new. A breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the Village Shop made sure our day started perfectly. Outstanding service, friendly and quick, paying attention to small details. Extremely clean and a very welcoming atmosphere. Defenitely the best breakfast i've had in a really long time! I can only recommend!

My first time of visiting with friends. It won't be the last. Really delightful place. Staff were lovely and welcoming.

Just had a lovely breakfast here with my husband, served by really cheery staff. Food tasted amazing and the cafe/shop had a really great atmosphere. Parking was very limited so we had to park down the main road but apart from that, was absolutely perfect. Will definitely be returning.

This shop is on Wealdway, the long distance walking trail between Dartford and Eastbourne. I stumbled across it by chance on a very hot summer afternoon and was delighted with the iced elderflower served. A full report is in my video “ Wealdway day 6”...

We try to visit at least once a week for a scrummy breakfast or lunch. The cakes are delicious & the staff are always warm and helpful. Last week, we were chatting to people sat beside us and singing Happy Birthday with everyone else when...

Absolutely love this place 😍 Has a great atmosphere, staff are so friendly and the prices are very reasonable. Would recommend this place all day long! 👌

Absolutely beautiful building, fantastic staff and very yummy food..

Fabulous food, fabulous service, fabulous place. We had a great brunch here and I'm sure you will too ☺️

We really enjoyed our visit, the food was good and being ten minutes away is a bonus. We decided to go after reading all the great reviews and weren't disappointed.