Whitstable Coffee Company in Canterbury

it was a lovely day and we were struggling to find somewhere with enough seating and so were lucky here. Our food was fine, didn't take too long and we were served by friendly people. there is a small garden out back but not enough shade for us so we stayed inside. All good.

Good value, honest British-style cafe in a town that really needs one.So much in Whitstable is designed to rob you of your money these days, so this place is a breathe of fresh air. Hearty portions of well cooked food. Freindly service. My full cooked Breakfast really hit the spot with thick slices of toast and a big mug of tea. My wife's cheese omelette and chips was tasty too. Will come back when next in Whitstable!

I had a bacon and sausage baguette with chips and salad boy was it tasty I would definitely recommend to family and friends I'm going back again soon to try something else

What an amazing little place. A true home cooked full English breakfast. Everything hit the spot, quality sausages to. The coffee was fantastic. Andrea our server was friendly and efficient. Not had a breakfast this good in a long while. We will deffo be returning

Friendly staff , prompt service ,good. portion s keen prices and wide menu very popular with locals .

We had a nice lunch here. My daughter had a bacon & egg sandwich. I had the New York bagel which was salt beef, gherkins and mustard on a bagel. Both were good and quickly served.

We have visited here many times on our visits to Whitstable, we’ve never been anywhere else for lunch because the coffee and food has always been so good but on our recent visit we were so disappointed. You used to be able to get the best flat white coffee here, it is not on the menu now but we were pleased when we asked and were advised that they do serve them, however what arrived was just a big cup of weak milky coffee, not nice and definitely not a flat white! It also used to be a great place for baguettes and cake but the food on this visit was mediocre and the slice of cake was tiny and over baked. The cafe now also serves chips which it never used, so it smells like a greasy spoon. It’s sad when places change so much and unfortunately we wont be lunching here again.

Food and drinks also staff are excellent - we go there over and over again its excellent - you must try it yourself

Came in for breakfast with a dog Dog got a pup a chino and treats Staff were so friendly food was lovely great variety and well cooked would deffo return

Lovely place for a coffee, dog friendly and great staff. Free puppuccino for my dog (milk foam). I haven't tried the food yet but I will.

Eight of us went in for breakfast and can thoroughly recommend it. Very helpful staff, the food was excellent and so reasonably priced. Have been before and will definitely go again.

From the warm welcome when we opened the door right through to paying the bill the service from both the ladies working and the chef was friendly and personal. A good choice of sandwiches, panini, burger and jacket potatoes was available all reasonably priced. The food was lovely and tasty. We were able to take our dog inside and she received a pupa chino along with a couple of dog biscuits in her own cup and saucer 🐶🥰 The cafe was filled with a mixture of locals and visitors, ladies lunching with friends or alone, mums with their children and couples alike. Such a lovely atmosphere. We will definitely be back! Thank you

Lovely cafe and staff very helpful. Had poached eggs on toast with extra bacon. Lovely locals feel to the place. Great food and service

Always looking for a “dog friendly” place to have coffee. Only been to Whitstable a couple of times before, fell across this place with a sign in window “Dogs Welcome”. That means us too. Needed coffee, didn’t need the tasty, well prepared bacon,Brie and Cranberry panini. But how could we resist? Chips or salad - lol - silly question. The chips were fresh, so well cooked and not oily. Split the panini between is (the bacon got shared with Penny the dog). Staff, clean presentable AND pleasant. Could not be more helpful. Menu is “extensive”, you WILL find something you fancy, from a scone to a full breakfast, massive omelette or, god for id you are that hungry, a “door step toastie”! A fantastic find in the high street of a lively sea side town with varied shops (most that take Amex too). Worth a visit if your passing, it won’t cost you the earth for clean, honest simple food. DON’T FORGET TO TAKE THE DOG

Sometimes you just want a good old honest cafe and this was spot on for a family breakfast. Great coffee and smoothies, a wide menu, great value and friendly service. Unfussy and doing the simple things really well - perfect.

Friendly cafe with lovely staff. Great service, great food and excellent pricing. Would definitely re visit

Lovely local, non pretentious, cafe. Generous breakfasts served with thick, buttered doorstop toast. Great service.

Great little cafe. Enjoyed a brilliant breakfast - well cooked and generous portions. Prices were excellent and a nice garden at the back. Staff very friendly as well

Went on the 28 july. The young man was so helpful in offering to help us with the push chair. Great coffee, nice garden to rear. All the staff were friendly during this stressful time. Go value great quality coffee. Thank you...

This coffee shop looks unassuming from the outside, but actually contains a lovely garden at the back. It’s full of plants and pretty seats.We were served by a cheerful lady who quickly took our coffee out to us in the garden. It was delicious, very fresh and definitely worth returning for. All the road-noise is eliminated when you sit outside; there are several seats and enough to accommodate a good number of customers.Despite not eating at the cafe, it has a generous and varied menu. Our coffee tour of Whitstable was certainly improved by our visit here.

This is a lovely cafe in the centre of Whitstable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We had a lovely cup of coffee and the sandwiches are great. Would also recommend the kentish apple cake. We were on holiday and this was a daily treat.

My friend and I come here for a snack lunch or coffee. Always clean and service prompt. Last time we visited we left a bag behind. A member of staff came out into the cold to run after us. Not many places would do that.

Three of us had a great time here,a coffee house with a selection of small and larger meals at sensible value for the area. Service was fast,efficient and friendly,products were good quality. Will call again when in the area.

Just popped in for a coffee and it was absolutely lovely. As was the hot chocolate. Hot being the word. We didn't eat but the food looked good and people seemed to enjoy it. Keep up the good work

Very overpriced. £3 for a tiny salad was just the last straw, and the jacket potatoes are chronic. They used to be massive and come with a salad but now they are tiny and come with no salad whatsoever. This place used to be nice...

Lovely little retreat on the picturesque Whitstable High Street. Staff were super-friendly, and were extremely accommodating to us and our boisterous 15 month old. Food (jacket spuds with cheese & beans and salad for us, and a toasted tea cake for little one) went down...

We needed a pit stop and knew we could rely on this cafe to deliver the goods! We have visited many times before but not ever sat outside. We found a fab table to enjoy our coffees and cakes and enjoyed the peace away from...

Early drive to Whitstable this morning for breakfast at the Whitstable Coffee Company. Fantastic food, excellent service. Well either worth the 40 Mike round trip

Our first stop in Whitstable after our train journey from London. Lovely coffee really picked us up.

Didn't look like much from the outside but so glad we stopped here. A fantastic bacon sandwich - lovely fresh thick cut bread and crispy bacon. Lovely place for breakfast with kids.

I have used this establishment three times now, twice for tea and cake and once for lunch, it has a basic menu- but it is all very nice, especially the smashed advacado on toast with chilli flakes

Popped in for a quick coffee, with good range of cakes, friendly service. Only blip, dousing cappuccino with chocolate, not always wanted and definitely not needed.

Dropped by at lunchtime for a drink as my elderly mother needed to take the weight off her feet for a bit, and we discovered a little gem. The coffee and hot chocolate were excellent. And so we decided to stay for some food. We were not disappointed. The food was also top notch. I should also mention the staff who were friendly and efficient. We will return next time we are in Whitstable.

We arranged to meet a friend here and settled for tea and home made cake. Very prompt service by lovely ladies and reasonable priced.

There is a lot of competition in Whitstable but instead of my usual visit to Costa, I decided today that I’d visit a non-chain coffee establishment.

Have not been for a year or two. Could not believe the price hike - over £5 for cheese on toast. At least I had 2 slices; my OH had poached eggs on 1 measley slice. They were the tiniest poached eggs I've seen, like 2 little eyes. Bill was £15 with a pot of tea! We went to pay at the counter but the owner was flirting with a male customer and boasting about her daughter, making us wait without even acknowledging us. So rude. We should've left her to it and walked out.

Just popped in for a coffee. I particularly like the window seat. Friendly staff. Offers a decent menu of lunches etc. Quite old fashioned coffee shop style. Often busy. Toilets and wifi.

Called in on a cold morning recently to a warm welcome, good coffee and a nice fresh slice of cake. Hope to visit again next time we're in Whitstable

This coffee shop serves gorgeous coffee and our light lunch was very nice. We had a tuna baguette and a Greek bagel made up of halloumi, homemade tzatiki, tomato and red onion. Delicious yes but on the expensive side at £6 with no side salad. A large cappuccino was an average size. The bagel was not easy to eat in that it was quite messy - only a knife provided when I needed more cutlery. It’s a small cafe and at quieter times, I imagine rather shabby chic and quaint. But it was so loud! Everyone cramped in together and once you throw in the noise of the coffee machine and small children, I couldn’t hear myself think or talk to my husband so left fairly soon. I would go back as the food was super but I would definitely avoid busy times.

What makes Whitstable attractive town is that it is surround by boutique shops and quaint coffee places with a lovely vibe.

What a gem of a place. This had a wonderful lunch menu and a cute colourful courtyard at the back where we sat in the shade on a hot day.

I came with a friend for lunch one afternoon and there was a good range of foods to choose from and same with the drinks. The wait on the food and drinks was short and was nice to get our food quickly! We were dying to try the smoothies but little bit pricey so we didn’t but we will return

Dived in here for a quick coffee as it's so much nicer to use local coffee shops than the awful chain places invading the high street! A very warm welcome, lovely coffee at reasonable prices and cake that was gorgeous ! The rest of the menu looked great and specials sounded wonderful, unfortunately we were pushed for time do couldn't indulge, but certainly will if back in Whitstable!!

My friends and I have been here numerous times and always enjoyed the meals. Today, however I was disappointed as were a couple of my friends. I had the sourdough bread with avocado and poached eggs. The sourdough was a very thin slice and the avocado had far too much lemon on it and tasted sour. It also didn’t even cover the whole of the bread. My friend had haloumi and although the bread slices were enormous, the tatziki was again, just a smear.

I know this is Whitstable and they are a bit pretentious -but--We ordered the crab sandwiches at 7pound 50 p and a pot of tea. The tea was served by a pleasant young lady at once, Sadly by the time the sandwiches had arrived the tea was gone, it was such a long gap. Also,, the very average sandwich came with a tired salad that was bereft of dressing. I might add we saw a similar sandwich in the harbour at almost half the cost

Dropped by here today by chance for lunch and what a good decision that turned out to be !

we sat outside, the food and drinks were served promptly and the staff were very friendly and helpful, tuna salad was delicious, as was the Lebanese flatbread and halloumi.

We made the mistake of visiting Whitstable on the hottest May bank holiday in history. A journey that would normally take about 90 minutes took 4 hours. When we arrived it took another 40 minutes to park. The whole town was packed. So by the time we got to the Whitstable Coffee Company at 14:30 we were in desperate need of food and drink. My crab and prawn sub was delicious and prepared with care and attention by the two chefs in the open plan kitchen. Definitely a cut above. It was the same with my dining companion’s sandwich. The ultra skinny, skin-on fries were excellent too, freshly cooked, crispy and just right. The price with a coffee and a coke £20. Very reasonable.

Popped in here for a late lunch and sat in their courtyard garden which despite being very sunny was slightly shaded so perfect. Got a little bit lost going back to the counter to order and tried to access the kitchen but a helpful lad pointed me in the right direction! We both ordered the croque monsieur which was delicious and ordered the salad to go with it between us. That's where i was a little disappointed as it was just lettuce, 2 slices of cucumber cut in half and some slaw. Not even a tomato! At £3 I thought this was expensive. All in all a lovely lunch with a good cup of decaf tea.

Popped into town with friends for a quick bite, sunny day so busy as hell! Chose Coffee Co as there were tables available. Wasn't disappointed, service quick, food good, prices ok. Would pop back but a lot of options in Whits so will probably try some others first.

We have visited quite a few times and have always had an enjoyable time. We chose baguettes and smoothies on this visit and were equally as pleased. The smoothies are really tasty and make up 2.5 of your 5-a-day apparently...! We will continue to support this local business.

I love coming here I love the baguettes and the smoothies. I’ve never had a bad meal. The staff are very friendly you always see one of the owners working. Free WiFi. Always very clean. I would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone.

We popped in for lunch and as always we received a very warm welcome.

Tables are packed so close together, my bagel was served in a red plastic tatty basket. Coffee was average at best and the staff were reasonable but don't come here if you want a relaxing cuppa. There are better places around than this. Won't be returning sadly.

Lovely spot for lunch. Made while you wait. Friendly helpful staff. Competitive prices. With window seats it's a good place for watching activity in the high street.😊

Had a late breakfast of scrambled egg on toast with smoked salmon, absolutely delightful. Pot of tea for 2 great. Just wish they could plane a few millimetres off the bottom of the entrance door

My husband and I had lunch here yesterday we both found the staff extremely friendly and very helpful I ordered a decafe Americano with Croque Monsieur to eat my husband ordered the same but a decafe tea. The coffee was absolutely delicious and the food excellent what a lovely find this little cafe was I used the ladies loo and it was very clean. I would recommend this place and we will definitely be returning the next time we visit Whitstable.

This is a great coffee shop on the high street in Whitstable. The place is small with few tables but coffee shops do not need to be big! The coffee was great and the cake and scones were delicious and fresh! I prefer to look for local coffee shops and support them. The only disturbance was a customer who was on her mobile for a long period of time and the coffee shop being so small, we were forced to listen to her conversation!! Pity, because we did not feel we could relax.

We went in on a Sunday morning, for a coffee and for my companion (who is GF) to have some breakfast. I had been attracted by the signs outside advertising crab sandwiches.

They were turning people away saying the "kitchen" was closed at 3.50pm, no hot coffees only cans of drink. The town was busy and more could have been sold. Not the way to get custom when other places are still in full swing. No room for baby buggies as tables too tight together. Shame really because waitress very helpful.

We regularly stay weekends at Whistable and decided to have breakfast at the Whistable Coffee Company.

We used to use it often. Prices have been hiked whilst portions reduced and ingredients left out of our favourite dish. It used to be the best place to eat lunch in Whitstable in our opinion.

Great coffee and cakes in here- always good for a coffee catch-up with friends! Their croque monsieurs are good, as are their freshly made smoothies!

Lovely cafe situated in the high street accessed by foot with a number of small car parks close by... Nothing not too like and some lovely fresh cakes on offer..:

Nice coffee. A little outside area as well. Staff pleasant. Quite pokey inside but quaint.been here several times always good.

I don't recall the last time I consumed a coffee where I needed to remark on the outstanding quality and flavour. Pop in here for a small treat to yourselves.

I have read the last reviews and feel these people was not in the cafe Whitstable coffee company I visit this cafe often and what every I get food or coffee is great the best coffee in town and the report of getting stingy if it's because the crisp have stop it sad to give a very hard working couple a bad report the sandwichs cake and what ever you buy is well worth what you pay and the staff are very happy and helpful

I have enjoyed coming here for a long time as I love the cray fish sandwiches, smoothies and coffeee is good, you can also get very good burger and chips but what has happened to the crisps that used to come with sandwich ? I think when paying £7 for a sarnie you could put on a few crisps but waiter said you have stopped. Just a small issue I know but its the little things that matter sometimes, Dont go all stingy on us please, its not worth it.

Tea didn't feel like good quality even when it was left to brew for a while. The milk in the cappuccino was burned and boiling hot with lots of bubbles. The cakes are amazing so thumbs up. Nice little garden at the back.

Visited this quintessential seaside town today with a very good friend of mine. Weather fantastic and the town so quaint and buzzing with life we could have stayed there all day. We visited 'The Whitstable Coffee Company' for our lunch, with coffee, obviously, and a cheese and an egg sandwich. Lovely. A busy little cafe and very good, attentive staff.

This coffee shop offers much more than coffee, it has quite a wide menu and claims to source quality ingredients locally - I am not going to argue with that. The food we had was very good, far better than average, staff were cheerful and helpful and prices were reasonable. This has to be the formula for a successful business!

We just stopped here for a quick coffe but the bacon sandwich looked (and smelt) good so I forced myself. The thick cut granary bread was perfectly fresh and the bacon nice and just slightly crispy. Must try lunch here one day!

I highly recommend the crayfish and lemon mayonnaise sandwich. The bread is light and delicious. The ploughmand is also excellent. Staff are really lovely too. Lovely lunch.

Our first visit to the Whitstable Coffee company, last Sunday. We received a very warm welcome and enjoyed an absolutely delicious breakfast. Excellent coffee, friendly staff and great food. Very good value for money compared with other nearby eateries. We look forward to returning

A friendly, welcoming place for families, couples, and me on my own today!! Lovely lunch and superb coffee!! Best in town....always my destination when visiting my home town!!!

I absolutely love their smoked salmon bagel and in my opinion the best cappuccino. The cooked breakfast is worth a try too. The staff are friendly and the restaurant is always cleaned to a high standard.

Been coming here for year's, very friendly and food &coffee; is fantastic. Crayfish baguettes are the best.

Disappointing coffee, poorly made. I wouldn't eat here personally as I saw two cheese sandwiches being taken out and you could buy the same from Tesco for about £1. White bread, cheddar, few crisps on the side.

It's a coffee house and that's what it does. The coffee was good. The menu looked solid and the cakes looked good too. The place was very warm.abd airless on a lovely spring day and would have benefited from opening the windows. The service was efficient but not particularly friendly.

Came here two times in a week. Most of the food is good but the "handmade" burger was VERY poor. It looked like something you get out of a pack, it had no taste and it had more "bits" than meat. Almost impossible to chew.

Popped in here for a spot of lunch. Nice place good service. We enjoyed our lunch of 'home made ' burgers and chips, but the burger was most defiantly not home made. It was very nice, but should not be advertised as such.

I visited with my mum and 16 months old daughter.

Can't fault this lovely cafe. I enjoyed a tasty, relaxed breakfast there and will definitely return if I visit Whitstable again! The staff were all so friendly despite being packed full. Thank you!!

Earlier this week we dropped in to this always for us, great eating place. We ordered coffee and a tea cake to share. Our coffee arrived promptly followed soon after by our tea cake, which as usual when we order one between us, was brought to us on two plates with ample butter. As usual too, all we had was of top quality.

Very good coffee, we like to sit outside in the colourful little walled garden at the back. The smoothies are excellent (try the Heartbeat) and all the food we have tried has been excellent, the sandwiches have very fresh bread and the salads are lovely. It is quite small inside so not sure how wheelchair accessible it would be, or able to fit a buggy in, although I am sure the very friendly staff would try to accommodate everyone. They now have a takeaway next door but I we haven't tried it yet - maybe in the summer for a picnic on the beach!

Have never stopped for food here but ALWAYS grab a coffee to-go on my way through town. Great addition to Whitstable.

Very busy cafe so guessed it would be good and it was! The breakfasts were very tasty and the portions were large. Reading through the menu the cafe prides on using fresh local ingredients and that certainly shows in the quality of the breakfast. The food was very hot being freshly cooked! One cafe in Whitstable I would strongly recommend at a price that's very reasonable!!

I go in the Whitstable coffee company cafe many times the food is still great best coffee around but started to bury from there take away next door there home made sausage rolls and scotch eggs are to die for so much filling in both great taste and the service is spot on my orders in for Christmas

I am a bit of a regular visitor to the Whitstable coffee company, due to its great takeaway lunch selection and fantastic coffee. Unfortunately a lot of similar places in Whitstable are over charging for takeaway lunches due to the tourist trade, however these guys don't. They have a great selection of baguettes and baps freshly prepared daily, as well as hot food options which change during the week. I recommend you try the croque monsieur. The best selling point for me however is the coffee, which I think is unrivaled in Whitstable. If you need to grab a quick bite to eat then you can't go wrong with the Whitstable Coffee Company!

Thought we'd stop at this little place as it looked independent rather than go to the Costa a few doors away. The coffee was good and I had a rather tasty smoked salmon bagel. The atmosphere was cosy and the staff friendly. Price reasonable.

This is a pleasant little cafe that is reasonably priced. The food was tasty and had extras like salad and coleslaw. The portions were a good size and the service was attentive.

We went there this week, a reasonable coffee & food looked good.

Off the counter or made to measure Cheerful helpful service Good prices Always good to pop in Eatery next door to the take out section

This is a good centrally located coffee shop offering a breakfast menu or light meals or specials depending on the time of the day. Jacket potatoes are always very good and check the specials board for things like crab sandwiches, ploughmans or burger and chips which is a new favourite. Smoothies are good too.

Went for a coffee and some cake. Two coffee and two pieces of cake were around £8-£9

We came here for the first time this weekend for breakfast and were very pleased with our food. We all had the same English Breakfast, with a few variations of toast and extra items, and we were all very satisfied. Female toilet was out of order so had to share with Male toilet... not ideal...!

Popped in again today, our first stop on arriving in Whitstable. Just coffee but the best coffee out of all places we have visited. Staff always pleasant and recognise us. Thank you.

Been twice and left underwhelmed both times. Very very slow service, and they seem to have a very subjective approach to their opening hours, as the times on the entrance don't seem to have any influence when they decide if they'll serve you or not.

Nice small coffee shop with back yard that shields the awful traffic noise in the town. Nice cup of tea and Cappuccino for my wife with toasted tea cake.

Very disappointed. Waited for coffee nearly 20 minutes. we have received it after some team member noticed our frustration. After half an hour wait for 2 bagels we decided to leave. We were offered free drinks and when we were leaving the food has arrived - offered for free as well. The only plus side of the whole visit...