The Garden Cafe — Restaurant in England

Small cafe located in the grounds of St Ann's Well Gardens, arguably the best park in the whole of Brighton & Hove.

They provide a really good range of comfort food - breakfasts, jacket potatoes, pasta etc. I particularly enjoy their soups, always served up with a couple of slices of bread.

The cafe can get busy in late mornings at weekends as it is a popular haunt for families looking for post lie-in food or refreshment before going about the rest of their day. There's a cycle club that uses the cafe as a meeting point once or twice a month on Sunday mornings. There is some outdoor seating though which can be utilised when the weather is good.

I would describe the cafe as a place that is better than the sum of its individual parts and the reason for that I would say is because the small team of staff that run the place are very friendly and welcoming. Special kudos to the lady normally seen in the green cardigan working at weekends. She is great with the customers and just generally rocks.

But they're all a good bunch really and this place is worth checking out whenever you're in the area and looking to stop off for...

I absolutely love this local cafe in the park, and it holds a really special place in my heart as I've been coming to these gardens since I was a child! The vibe in the cafe is really lovely, a friendly, warm community. Its spacious too, so unlike some other park cafes, its usually easy to find a table either inside or outside. The staff are lovely and friendly and the range of foods and drinks on the menus is quite vast. I love coming for a brunch and coffee as its only 5 minutes walk from my house. Or sometimes I stop for an icecream if Ive been for a stroll on a warm day. 3 weeks ago we went to their Tapas night on a Friday, which was a lovely atmosphere and they had lots of choice of little tapas dishes to have with our bottle of wine! If you haven't been to St Ann's well gardens yet then its worth a visit, walk around the pond, sensory garden, go and watch/play tennis, the kids playground is tucked at the top end so there's plenty of quiet areas around the rest of the park. All in all, its a wonderful place to visit.... try the home...

Wonderful cafe within the park, with ample seating inside and out, as well as the beer garden style external table/seating in the park area in front of the cafe. Broad menu, with vegan and gluten free options, possibly aimed towards the modern local consumer. No greasy spoon breakfast, but I am prepared to bet that smashed avocado 🥑 is an option. Having said that, my non-vegan, non gluten-free option I selected was genuinely delicious, and the staff were universally friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. A little bit pricey for me, but the quality was obvious. The wait time was also just outside what I would normally expect, but the staff attitude, attendance and updates struck just the right note. If you are looking for a premium quality cafe meal, or even just coffee and a snack or pastry, with excellent service and great options I can recommend The Garden Cafe. More expensive than a supermarket "Meal Deal"!, but made to order from premium quality local ingredients. I look forward to another...