The Coffee Garden — Restaurant in England

A Fine Place to Drop in

Robin Edmonds

It’s always nice to escape the frequently inclement English weather. And you certainly can do just that if you happen to be in the Dorset village of Highcliffe-on-Sea. There is now a great café called The Coffee Garden, owned by a very friendly and amenable chap originally from Ecuador, called Alex. He runs it with the equally approachable Zdena.

Having moved to East Dorset many years ago with my family, I now pass by this café on a very regular basis and find it very difficult not to pop in and say a cheerful hello. The café is situated very close to the centre of the village (immediately adjacent to the Cooperative supermarket and Wortley Road car park).

It is the ideal place for a relaxing sit-down where you can place an order for a good variety of hot or cold food (locally and ethically-sourced) along with non-alcoholic hot or cold drinks. The prices are reasonable as well.

There is a really good community atmosphere to the place which makes it that much more appealing, whether you are a local resident or just visiting the area. Alex and Zdena always seem to do their best to welcome customers and ensure their needs and requests are well catered for.

The café is on the same site as the café formerly known as the Blue Sky Deli (previously owned and run by a couple from Belfast called Tom and Sharon).

So if you fancy dropping in for a bite to eat or even just a refreshing drink or two, this is the perfect café for you. The Coffee Garden is open Monday to Saturday 9am until 4pm. For further information see the café’s...

My wife, my father and I have visited the cafe before for a quick coffee back in June, which was lovely. Now my wife and I have moved to the Highcliffe area we went in for lunch this time. We all chose something different to eat, a really fantastic meal which we thoroughly enjoyed. Very fresh ingredients, definitely recommend the poached eggs on toast my wife said they were the best eggs she had eaten out! We also bought take away cakes as the lunch was so good and they certainly didn’t disappoint. We had an oat and pear slice and vegan chocolate cake they were simply delicious. We also bought some of the fresh Isle of Wight tomatoes they had for sale. Great friendly service, obviously very passionate about there business! We will definitely...

Second time I've been this year and had Broccoli Stilton soup with sliced sourdough bread I think 🤔 which was very tasty. The tea is teapigs which I am not that keen on but the Camomile is good enough. Wish they would have bigger selection of herbal teas though. Staff are very friendly and they all obviously enjoy working there so it feels like a happy place and everything felt and looked clean. Prices are good value for money despite recent increases in inflation so I will be going back when I'm in the area. Nice cafe in excellent location on Highcliffe High Street by the coop car Park. Brought the dog so sat in the pretty garden but inside is...