Java Independent Coffee House — Restaurant in England

Friendly staff and lovely food. My coffee was also great. Have already returned already and suspect we will go again before our Dorset holiday is over. The portion size is good which helps if you've done a morning walking. I was particularly impressed by the salad that came with each dish - it wasn't just a few leaves added as an afterthought, but really complemented the plate. Hopefully my photos do it justice.

Just updating my review on my return this year to Swanage. Java is still the best cafe in Swanage and possibly the best I've been in anywhere. Food is great, fresh and creative. Staff still super friendly.

Update: 2025 We returned here whilst on holiday in Dorset. Food, service, coffee are all as good as ever. Staff are super friendly which is the icing...

We walked past this place, taking a shortcut back to our car, just as it was closing, one Friday evening, and thought it looked worth a visit, so we called in the following morning, before leaving Swanage for home. It's decorated in a really nice, quirky style, and the coffee and cakes are next level. On a recommendation from the girl behind the counter, we shared a sweet potato, rhubarb and almond cake with a creamy topping. It looked good, but we expected it to be a bit full on, with sweet butter cream icing on top. It was better than that. The creamy topping was more like mascarpone - perfect with the rhubarb, and with a couple of fresh, juicy blackberries pressed into it that were a lovely finishing touch. We'll...

Excellent find, today, in Swanage. After being recommended for gluten-free vegetarian, by Gee whites, also a lovely place, the food smelled great, but unfortunately they couldn't accommodate us with our dietary needs.

Great gluten-free choices are a big benefit. Lunch was fab, very tasty, homemade food. Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten-free menu. I didn't miss the meat, lovely salad came with my Quiche, so much in it. Will be adding, minted peas and chickpeas to my salads in future. Love the set-up of the cafe.

All the cakes looked gorgeous, but we were just too full from lunch to try them, should off brought some home I hear you say, but we have plenty of...