Turtle Bean in East Hampshire

Lovely café, very good coffee, excellent friendly staff

When we’ve had food at The Turtle Bean it has been 5*, fantastic. You couldn’t get better. However, if you are wanting a coffee before catching a train allow at least a 20 minute wait on a Saturday morning. We paid for and after waiting nearly 15 minutes we had to leave without said coffee. Very disappointed. Wasn’t a great start to my Saturday having to run to the station and over the bridge. Won’t be doing that again

Jacket potato with coronation chicken was delicious. We have eaten here before and the food is delicious.

Lovely cafe. Very fresh and excellent ingredients.

Excellent as usual, exceptional service and fabulous food. We are so lucky to have turtle bean in liss.

Wonderful place for a lunch stop on our cycle tour. They've set up cycle locks at the back, so you can relax while you eat. Eggs Royale were excellent and the banana + caramel milkshake refuelled me for the afternoons ride.

Fantastic breakfast, great service and a lovely clean restaurant 👏

Just stopped by for a cuppa, £2 for a 3 cup pot of tea. Wonderful. Next time full breaky.

I am a visitor from Sydney staying with old schoolfriend in village. Love being able to have coffee in friendly atmosphere

King Alfred’s Way must stop. The owner spotted us arriving and came out to give us bike locks. We were absolutely filthy but there was no drama and provided us with blue roll. Amazing food and very friendly service. Great cakes too. Thank you!!

We had breakfast here twice during our transit and were 100% satisfied both times. The owners are super friendly and attentive, the food is delicious, the coffee is delicious. Children can also feel at home here. The store is also obviously popular with locals - which is always a good sign.

Great cafe in the heart of Liss. Breakfast is amazing. Quirky, but tasty lunch menu. Great atmosphere.

Recommended by a friend. Food was great but you need to pre-book on a weekend.

Always great for a full English! Really good quality food, nice atmosphere, small courtyard area to sit outside.

Loved this place, very dog friendly, staff are wonderful and kind. Cakes are awesome, coffee and tea is good. Lovely outdoor space at the rear, great for dogs. Allowed inside with dig as well. Highly recommended

Great little cafe…cute decor, tasty food and friendly service, all for a great price. 👍

Wonderful food all served up in a friendly local cafe/restaurant

I live local and use this delightful cafe regularly, also, whenever my relatives/friends visit , the turtle Bean is where I always take them. I thoroughly recommend the breakfasts and there is a good choice on the lunch menu. Also licenced. Good service. Attentive Friendly staff,  & sheltered courtyard outside area. You won't be disappointed. Mike

Best place for a coffee or bite in Liss village. Staff are exceptional. Definitely go again.

A little gem located in the heart of Liss. Delicious, quality food served all day by friendly and helpful people. The lady who owns it takes pride in what she does, and it always shows! Thank you, and keep up the excellent work.

Best Keto Burger I had. I this is my new favourite.

Cars and team are lovely.. We love coming in on a Saturday morning while our daughter does ballet for brunch

Great little place, stopped off on way to coast for a snack, lovely staff and great food.

Outstanding. Simple as that . Visiting from Cornwall to see my nan is Petersfield. Dominique had full English and a coffee. I had Eggs Benedict . Great staff, great setting. 1st class food, delicious. Update. Revisiting whilst up from Cornwall. Even better. Absolutely delicious, fantastic service. Love this place

Just the best! Loving going to Turtle Bean! Such a treat - well worth a visit.

Loved it loved it loved it! Very good service, vibe and the coffee is amazing. Recommend

Great cafe good food lovely service nice people

Stopped off for breakfast here this morning following online recommendations. A lovely, busy café which is clearly well loved as many of the tables were booked and there was a steady flow of customers from the moment it opened. Lovely breakfast, plenty to choose from, great coffee and friendly, efficient service!

Lovely little cafe, loved the decor,

Fantastic food every single time. The scrambled eggs are particularly delicious and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Nothing they wouldn’t do for you. I walk away happy every time!

Absolutely delicious food!! Was so impressed. We are so fortunate to have this lovely cafe in Liss. The staff are always very friendly too.

We had a great breakfast. The food came quick and was hot and very nice. The service was great and Scarlett was very friendly and accommodating. The decor was beautiful and the ambience was lovely. 10/10 would recommend the beans.

Good lunch stop. Try anything with Hollandaise sauce :) No change; still packed and friendly:)

I had a wonderful brunch this morning with my daughter. Great value for money and happy, relaxed atmosphere.

Lovely place, seating reminded us of restaurants in the Alps! (Although that may have just been the cold weather) They have padlocks round the back, ask staff for the codes (no idea how often they get changed though!) Great cake portion sizes!

Lovely little place with great food and milkshakes to die for! Will be going again

Huge thank you for keeping us topped up with coffee. Great food, great service.

Absolutely delicious food! Gluten free options available. The vegan milkshakes are delicious!!

I had an absolutely delicious lunch. The avocado special. Was full of flavor and not too expensive either. Wish I lived nearer to get this more often

Excellent little hidden gem in Liss. Went here for my 50 th family brunch and it was really lovely. Great service, lovely surroundings and fantastic food, we will certainly return.

Delicious breakfast always, and during our last visit they offered to take our unsettled 11-month-old off our hands for cuddles and entertainment so we could enjoy our breakfast. If that's not 5* service, I don't know what is!

Freshly cooked food, very well presented by charismatic staff. Nothing is too much trouble and there’s flexibility in the menu.

great little place, was majorly let down by another cafe not to far away which we waited two hours for food which never arrived .. came here as recommended by Google.. glad we did, wonderful cafe 🙏

I really like this place. Super friendly staff, clean cafe and toilets, open kitchen, good coffee and the vegan breakfast is delicious.

Excellent breakfast and lovely staff thank you 10/10 🙂

Very nice clean food freshly made very tasty people welcoming

We went for breakfast and had their eggs Benedict and coffee and tea. The service was excellent, the setting was attractive, and the food was yummy. We would go back again.

Incredible looking and wonderful tasting food. The full English breakfast and the strawberry and white chocolate pancakes were perfection. Thank you to the lovely staff for interacting so nicely with our daughter. ❤️💐

Smashing local cafe,shame its not bigger!

What a find! Was meeting friends off the train at Liss...and was looking for somewhere to grab a coffee..ended up staying for lunch...Love it

Has a really enjoyable veggie breakfast. The food was spot on! Tasty, hot and served on a warmed plate. Cute little blackboard menu’s with chalk for the little ones. Nice touch. Well done Turtle Bean. You’re doing a great job.

I went here with my girlfriend for breakfast. It was fairly busy with just a couple of tables available. The young woman who met us took our order within a few minutes and our coffees were brought to the table very quickly, the coffee was fantastic. I had the full English which was great and my girlfriend had scrambled eggs with soda bread which she says was very tasty and she loved the bread. Definitely worth a visit if you're in Liss with great food and drink, friendly staff and a pleasant place.

An hour in this cafe restored my faith in the notion of a cafe as a community centre. The service was warm, chatty and inviting. Customers talked to me and to each other and the back yard was a perfect sun and shade location to enjoy a brilliant full English. Great work Turtle Bean team!

We had a great time here, so much so that I still think about it a month later to write a review. More than enough food on the plate, great atmosphere and very friendly staff

This place has a great feel to it, the food is fantastic. The staff are very well trained obviously, we love this cafe.

First time here. Had coffee and sandwich. First class service and food, drinks. Will go again.

Love Turtle Bean Cafe! Would recommend to anyone who loves a good cup of coffee. X

Lovely courtyard at the back. Real suntrap. Loops to put a lead on and dog bowl available. Helpful staff with a good variety of tempting cakes and thirst quenching drinks

Lovely welcome from the ladies working there. Had an unplanned and unbooked brunch whilst driving cross country. They were busy from 12 but fit us in at 11 and the food/service/atmosphere were all wonderful. Recommend! X

Great addition to the local area. Excellent in every way.

Great place and I've been lucky to get a table on the weekend for breakfast/brunch. It can get busy. Vegie and vegan options available, if that's how you roll. Plenty of parking available just a short walk away. Friendly folk and lovely food. Additional seating available out the back, if it's a dry/sunny day. A few walks and cycle routes nearby too, so you can exercise before or after. Might be best booking ahead if there are a few of you. Edit 16/4/23 disappointed today. Cremated bacon and service below par. A shame really. Normally it's really good.

Great spot. One of the hottest Cafés in the downtown area.

Had a full English which was very nice, although it did sit on the service rail for a while. But it's under new management, so they get a pass. The burger is no longer on the menu, it would be great if that could be out back on.

Excellent, homemade feel food. Friendly staff and great service.

Always a pleasure to eat here, the staff are incredibly friendly and the food is always top tier

We were recommended to this quaint little cafe and we certainly weren't disappointed. The food was superb and the service, with a smile, was excellent. I had Hungarian goulash soup with granary bread which was absolutely delicious and my wife had sandwiches with one of the most chunky fills I've ever seen. Brilliant!

Beautiful environment and nice meal

We visited on a Saturday morning and were warmly welcomed by one of the ladies. Our breakfasts were all really nice, good quality ingredients and generous portions especially the use of bacon which we had in a bacon sandwich and with pancakes. My only niggle, and reason for not giving 5 stars is that the prices in the cafe were a fair bit higher than on their website. We all understand rising prices but just need to keep the website updated.

Have visited here 5/6 times in the last year. Fantastic breakfast/brunch every time. Freshly cooked & very tasty. Good idea to book table as incredibly busy at weekends. Staff are attentive and seem to enjoy what they do. They are also very flexible with changing an item or two to suit. Portion size is good and price point competitive. Highly Recommended.

Great staff, amazing service, chips were incredible and affordable- would defo recommend as wait time was short and was a friendly environment

Absolutely rubbish service - 45 mins for breakfast - ended up walking out hungery - don't go there! Appalling

Went in for Sunday breakfast and waited over 50 mins before walking out having still not been served after several other diners arrived later and were served their breakfasts. The meals looked very nice but a painfully slow service with no order of customer. After complaining we were told 5 mins, 10 mins later still no food hence we left. We also waited far to long to give our order and too long for beverages to arrive. Needless to say no matter how nice the food looked will not go back or recommend.

Came here for the pop-up Italian night and it was absolutely amazing, incredible food and so authentic! Lovely staff and quick service.

Went for a small lunch with the kids and they loved it! Extra friendly staff and the homemade cakes were delightful x

We went to have a breakfast with all the family and it was yummy yum yum!! The people that worked there were so friendly, the service was fast and the food was delicious along with the hot drinks. Love that there are options for smaller size fry ups too. If you around Liss and want to have a great meal or chill with a coffee, this is the place.

Second visit to The Turtle Bean recently, such lovely staff and food. The ladies are so friendly. They certainly cheer up a dreary winter day. Love the specials and the quality of the food is great. I wish I could make poached eggs like that! The choice on the menu is lovely, fresh and nicely presented. The cakes are delicious (I’ve tried a few) coffee lovely and the white hot chocolate - In still thinking about it..I must get out more! Glad we booked a table, as every table was taken. Hubby had the full English and I had the healthier option of poached eggs..avocado, spinach and pesto, it was delicious. Toast is chunky and fresh. Used to visit before it changed hands in December. The staff seem so much happier now - (did find the last owner a tad grumpy) or maybe I visited when he was having a bad day. Can’t believe how anyone could leave a negative review!

I generally pop in once or twice a week. This is a popular little café in the heart of Liss village. The menu its vast and has options for everyone. The waiting time can be lengthy at peak times but always worth it. The new management show their enthusiasm and skills when serving customers and the staff in the kitchen deserve a medal for dealing with the huge numbers of orders they get. All in all, a lovely little café I hope continues to thrive.

We love this place. Friendly staff. Always welcoming. Lovely atmosphere. And fantastic eggs Benedict! Keep up the good work 😊

Just popped in to see if they could accommodate the two of us as reviews really good, two members of staff walked right past me without even a smile, let alone asking me how they could help, or let me know that someone would be with me! I felt invisible so walked out. I've genuinely never had that experience before, staff probably require customer service training.

Absolutely 5 star beautiful breakfast, staff went above and beyond would definitely recommend this place

Very poor food had to leave hungry in the end over cooked and rock hard, waited 45 minutes prior to receiving food then a further 15 minutes for nothing to appear walked out hungry will not return

This was our go to for a decent breakfast after our last visit was disappointing in October we thought we would give it another go today , reserved a table arrived promptly to wait 45 minutes for what can only be described as well done/nuked food totally burnt and Rock hard, after the lady come over to the table she could see the food was not good and should not have left the kitchen, we then waited a further 15-20 minutes before having to leave disappointed, currently sat in another cafe in Petersfield drinking and eating a freshly cooked breakfast. There problem is the staff / kitchen can not cope with the amount of covers ordering upon opening, unfortunately we will not be returning Below is a sample of the delightful food

A Sunday morning breakfast jaunt to this popular and friendly local cafe… We arrived just before official opening time, but the place was already keeping the locals fed and watered. I had the Eggs Benedict which was fresh and tasty, accompanied by a nice cappuccino. The scrambled eggs and toast offered a good option too. By the time we left just after 1100, the place was take-away only, as it was full to capacity. It’s great to see a local cafe so full. The cake display was also very tempting, so if you visit, make sure you check this out. With free parking nearby, this is definitely a good spot for a relaxed meal and in our case, a good catch up with friends.

Working nearby I stopped off for a breakfast and it was absolutely 10 out of 10 for quality and amount of food! The owner and her staff were ever so warm and friendly too! Have been back since and would go out of my way to come here. From an English breakfast connoisseur

Stopped off in Liss on the way to Fareham for a couple of nights. Fancied a drink and maybe some brunch. Spotted the Turtle Bean Cafe as we drove through, parked up in the nearby FREE car park and walked back. Not a huge choice on the menu, and might have baulked a bit at the prices... My Eggs Benedict (with bacon, not the traditional ham) was the best I've ever had - the eggs were spot on, as was the hollandaise. Lovely bacon too. My wifes Eggs Royale (smoked salmon) was excellent too. Lovely staff, and obviously loved and well-used by the locals.

Visited for lunch. Two toasted tuna paninis and cappuccinos. A long wait before we got our food. Very disappointed in the quality of the food. Plus very expensive.

Great coffee, sandwiches and lovely staff

A very well run cafe, clean tidy and a very friendly atmosphere.Will recommend to anyone.

Dropped in for lunch on a local recommendation. Brilliant old fashioned British cafe. Staff were friendly, polite and efficient. Simple menu with plenty of vegetarian alternatives. No more than 30 covers it is a cast place. Breakfast foods are served all day - great. Food is all cooked to order so be prepared for a wait, but it's worth it. The poached eggs are outstanding. Our order required five to be done at the same time, perfectly done a real culinary masterpiece. The cake/sweet counter is a real tour de force.

The staff were very welcoming and went above and beyond for my tricky dietary requirements. Myself and my children thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

The smoked salmon sandwich is quite literally the nicest sandwich I've ever had.

Probably the best independent coffee shop / cafe in the Surrey ,Hampshire border area. We were served a fantastic breakfast ,by a lovely waitress .Coffee was top drawer . The place is clean and well cared for ,the staff attentive and friendly .... We stopped off after a dreadful night at an appalling campsite and this little coffee shop was a real morale booster ...

Just lovely. Well done Turtle Bean, exceptional food and service. Our first visit, we’ll be back. Excellent to see a small independent business with such high standards.

Great cafe and cycle friendly. Provides rings outside back courtyard for locking bikes. Stopped for breakfast and coffee. The service and food were both excellent.

I refuge along the king Alfred’s… lovely ambience and breakfast. Thanks very much

Friendly staff and very tasty brownie.

Brunch offering over cooked, bacon was so hard, it couldn't be cut. The tomatoes were just skins. Most unappetising. Toilets were clean and staff pleasant enough. Won't eat there again.

Delicious food for lunch and the best cake around. Not expensive either! Would recommend to anyone in the area. Bonus that it’s child and dog friendly too!

Lovely little Café, with good honest food. Very accommodating to requests and guests with young Children. Mrs loved the Avocado Special and I am very full yet very impressed with the Burger! Top-Notch, home made food and un-stuffy, relaxed atmosphere.

Best bacon sandwich I've had in quite a while Absolutely fantastic little place Am glad I stopped in!!!