The best restaurants in Southwold and Reydon Waveney East of England

We were in Southwold for the day and wanted a tasty lunch, we had seen the cafe a couple of weeks ago when on holiday and the reviews looked good The cafe certainly didn’t disappoint, we sat at a table under the verandah overlooking the lake with our dog and ordered jacket potatoes with cheese and beans, side salad and coleslaw - it was a beautiful sunny mild day (18C) The potatoes were beautifully cooked with a fluffy hot inside filled with cheese and beans and the salad had a really tasty vinaigrette on it, plus a cappuccino and a tea Happy and helpful staff, serving really good food at a very competitive price made our day and we will return on our next visit to Southwold Thanks to all staff

Came here a few times when on holiday. Had croissants, sausage rolls, sourdough bread, baguettes and cinnamon swirls. All amazing! Always a queue but worth the wait

Great value, location and quality cafe. Right on the beach with an outdoor seating area and friendly staff. They even offer puppachino drinks for dogs!

Simply the best beach cafe with an amazing view of the sea and beach. Excellent at lunch as well as afternoon tea. One word of warning, look out for pesky seagulls.

Wonderful lunch Attentive service Knowledgeable staff and incredible food. Will definitely check recommend and return on our next visit to southwold.

Popped in for breakfast and was greeted by a really really lovely team. Even lovelier food and drink - yummy bacon roll and a wonderful pot of tea! The best I’ve had in a while. Nice to watch the mini golf too, will be returning with my partner! Thanks folks!

The staff here were really friendly. We went in for some ice cream and we got substantial portion sizes which was appreciated. I had a salted caramel. It was alright but certainly not the best salted caramel ice cream i’ve had as it wasn’t that flavoursome. But the other flavours looked really nice and might be better than the caramel so I’d say defo worth a visit

Excellent venue. Driven past many times but so pleased we stopped this time. Staff were very friendly even though busy. Good choice of drinks and cakes. (Though limited on the vegan option) Dog friendly plus baby change. Would have gone for a walk but Storm Bert put a stop to that! Will visit again. Recommended.

Excellent breakfast before a round ar next door Southwold Golf Club . All day breakfast very well priced at £8 and it set us up nicely for a battle against the wind.

Lovely potato and leek soup, served by equally lovely staff, thoroughly recommend. Think we’ll be visiting again when we’re in Southwold.

What an absolute gem! Having several food intolerances including gluten and dairy ( plus others ) it was unusual today the least to find somewhere catering for such people. To discover that ALL their offerings are gluten free, many are vegan or dairy free and are homemade on the premises was a FANTASTIC FIRST!. Although quite small, the cafe is very homely and welcoming and the young lady ‘ front of house ‘ was so friendly and helpful. Her mother who owns the business should be very proud … and perhaps a little more tolerant if tables are not cleaned before customers have left the premises 😉. We shall return and recommend!

Since it was launched last year, this has become our lockdown weekly treat. I cannot recommend this highly enough, they are all amazing and I cannot pick a favourite.

It's a great cafe, just across the road from the pier. Visited today for some lunch and we had a Ham and Cheese Toastie and a Ham and Cheese Panini. Both were nice and tasty. Would recommend. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Service was excellent.

Afternoon tea was a lovely experience. Plenty of food to satisfy the hungriest. Service was needlessly slow. Took 45 minutes to be served savoury, sweet dishes 30 mins. We had to ask the kitchen if food was coming. It was not busy. One request I would have is to have a little more selection on black teas. I enjoyed peppermint to finish but I like to treat myself to Assam, Darjeeling and others. They only had Builders or Earl Grey.

Nice food but not keen on getting charged a £1more if you pay by card as this is not stated on menu anywhere. Been over charged twice now by a £1 and having spoken to 2 separate friends they both noticed they had been charged a £1 more for paying with card. So add your order up before paying just to check as not sure if legal if not stated anywhere unless a new calculator is required for the lady.