The Best Cafes in Beaulieu, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2025)

The Retreat is a quaint, inviting cafe and definitely a must visit in Brockenhurst if you fancy a delicious breakfast! We opted for the large English breakfast which arrived on a warm plate, clearly cooked to order (a rarity) and was presented beautifully! Excellent produce, from the golden yolk eggs, to the sausages and bacon from their local butchers. The baked hash browns were fluffy and mourish, all washed down with a cuppa! Great selection of homemade cakes- unfortunately we didn’t get to try any as we were full but looking forward to next time! Fleur and Paul were incredibly welcoming and attentive, you can see how much effort and love they both have put into their lovely cafe! They make a great team 🫖🍰🍳🥓☕️

What a delicious experience! The lady from the Airbnb has recommended us this place for breakfast and obviously we had our doubts. I'm glad we believed her! It's a tiny place but its flavour is great. I didn't have enough stomach for eating the full menu, or the pastries bar. The people were so helpful and kind. Totally recommend by the lady and from now on by me as well.

Lovely little cafe. We sought refuge from the rain here and got a hot drink. The hot chocolates we ordered were lovely, and the service was also great. Very friendly bunch working here. Didn’t get a chance to try food here as we had already had lunch but the food menu looked good and the cakes also looked very appealing. Also bought some jars of locally made jams here as gifts.

Very nice cafe in Brockenhurst. We went for a breakfast and they had a wide range of breakfast options available. I had the full English and my wife had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. Both were very good quality and good portions too. Looks like they have some good lunch options too, so next time I'll try that. The homemade cakes and sweet treats look very good too, so definitely one to try in the future. Lovely service here and good baby changing facilities too. Definitely recommend if you're in the area.

First time at this Deli/Cafe and what a treat ! I had the Breakfast burrito and it was huge, could quite easily done two people, but so tasty that I eat all of it !This was so different to the usual English Breakfast (they do this as well), I would definitely have this again. And with the edition of Badhand coffee you can’t go wrong, with the deli as well which was very well stocked and you can’t buy Badhand coffee in bags. There was also a very good selection of fresh baked bread and cakes, and quiche’s and savoury pastries. I usually go to the garden centre but will definitely be using this from now on !

superb! a gorgeous selection of goods in the deli, but we are in... and I'm glad we did! wonderful veggie selection (meat too but that's not my thing!), great service and a lovely ambience. please make this the place to eat and rest up if you are in the village!

This is a great shop, coffee shop and bistro in Beaulieu. As soon as you enter you can find the bread and sweet cakes and other. Luckily we found several vegan options which we tried and we enjoyed very much. The counter is at the front and very easy to find. We was attended quickly and we sat on a table. They warmed our food and added salad and coleslaw with an extra cost of £2.50 each side. Everything is homemade and it tastes yummy. The ambience is quiet and peaceful and the decorations very rural. We liked very much the customer service and the food so we will come back and recommend this business.

The most perfect place for breakfast. A very cool atmosphere, love the interior design, welcome and quality food. Great ingredients, cooked to perfection. We highly recommend the smoked salmon with scrambled eggs on sourdough toast, and I was so chuffed to see I could make my own breakfast from the ingredients - so I had 2 poached eggs, avocado slices, mushroom and bacon on sourdough toast. The mushrooms in particular were the best I’ve ever tasted. Very happy and we will be back!