Best Cafes in Lydd, Kent (2025)

Rating: 5 / 5

We used the external catering service on Bank Holiday Monday and it was excellent. Alan and his team provided food for 35 people at our family party, all delivered to the serving table in bain maries for the hot meats and potatoes , together with sauces and salads and it was delicious. It was delivered on time and with a smile. The dishes etc. were collected again the following day. The food was top quality and we would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this service. Alan was helpful, nothing was too much trouble and we will definitely be back! Thank you

Rating: 5 / 5

Visited a friend, decided on pizza for dinner, glad we did. Very friendly phone manner and fantastic pizza at a really good price with super quick delivery, impressed. Wish you had a branch near me.

Rating: 5 / 5

Organising our work Christmas party with XIX was a fantastic experience. Erin's attention to detail, combined with the exceptional venue and buffet, made it a memorable night. The lively tunes curated by Erin kept the dance floor buzzing. A big thanks to Erin and Kevin for their contribution to this fantastic event. We'll definitely be choosing XIX for our future gatherings. Highly recommended!

Rating: 5 / 5

Whether you want breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a snack ( REALLY yummy cakes and sausage rolls !) this licenced place has it all ! Great location with indoor and outdoor seating, very tasty and great value food served by polite and really friendly staff. Have been back several times now. Excellent 👍😊

Rating: 5 / 5

We popped into Brew at 32 before we headed to Dungeness. Lovely little cafe. Nice food, friendly staff and they were very accommodating to my 3 year old, even giving him his own special 'big boy' chair!

Rating: 5 / 5

When a crocodile came for tea… we stopped off at Brew at 32 this week for a late lunch and were welcomed by a lovely lady who couldn’t have been more helpful, especially with helping cater for our two children, and a crocodile. There are few places you can go where you are made truly welcome, but this is certainly one of them. The food was delicious, made even better by the experience. Thank you so much

Rating: 5 / 5

Booked afternoon tea for my birthday and it was lovely. The food was all prepared fresh and the tea was loose leaf. We got to choose which milk we wanted for our tea too for anyone who may have a specific dairy or non-dairy preference. I can’t remember the name of the staff who served us but all of them were so welcoming and they even sung happy birthday! They also saved us their last slice of chocolate cake and all of the cakes we chose were delicious. We had the carrot cake and Victoria sponge as well as the chocolate and I would recommend each one. If I’m ever in the area again I would 100% go back, I have no bad words to say. Thank you to the staff for the work you put in to such a lovely shop.

Rating: 5 / 5

I was running an event in the local area for 60 people, including several MD's, councillors etc. I wanted to use a local business to provide the food and asked Maria if it was possible for the cafe to provide us with a takeaway lunch as well as all the crockery needed to serve it. The team prepared a delicious (and huge) buffet spread for us. The guests loved that it was all served on vintage crockery and were thrilled to find we were supporting local businesses. Maria was easy to deal with and responded promptly to my questions. Everything was ready as promised, she was really flexible about picking up and dropping of (I didn't even have to clean the plates) and her team were super helpful in getting extra coffee for me. Thanks Brew at 32!

Rating: 5 / 5

What a lovely little cafe! Had a really good breakfast here. Came out well presented (no grease on the plate) was cooked fresh to order and even came with a sausage on a plate for our dog. Yes, it is dog friendly too. Would definitely recommend and now we have found it will be going there again next time we fancy getting a good breakfast out

Rating: 5 / 5

Great little cafe next to campsite we were staying at. Good menu, tasty food freshly cooked and served nice and hot. Good value too. We ate there several times during our stay because it was so good. Really friendly and helpful staff. Big thumbs up!

Rating: 5 / 5

Being a Local I should of visited Nikki D's before, but on arrival to a booked table for 8, there was nothing to indicate they knew we were coming as no table had been sorted, having said that they were quick to sort this out so a very minor hickup, staff were fantastic right from the off, quick with the drinks, a treat for the dogs, despite them having to cook for alot of us food was delivered quickly with no fuss. Food it self was very generous most of the party had roast dinner which was loved by all and i had a breakfast also very nicely cooked and generous portions. We rounded the meal out with desert, which despite being the end of their day manged to mysta up 8 deserts all top quality. I am most definitely visiting Nikki D's again as it such a warm and friendly place to vist and the staff are amazing. Thank you

Rating: 5 / 5

Small cafe in the grounds of the Romney Meadows Camp site. Clean and friendly. Nicely presented and prepared food at a reasonable price. Only comment is the kitchen is open to the seating area and can have that fried food smell despite the new and large extractor.

Rating: 5 / 5

Amazing food, served quickly and hot, very friendly staff, will definitely be back.

Rating: 4 / 5

I made my first visit to the cafe today on recommendation from my partner. Overall a good experience. Service quality, speed and courtesy all 100%. Environment was clean and well structured and functional. We ordered an egg snd bacon baguette which was tops and something I would buy next time. I had the steak and kidney pie with mash and veg/gravy. I expected it to be a slice of a home made pie but tasted more like a shop one. The pastry was hard/tough around the edges and inside was typical mass produced. Unfortunately the mass produced pies always give me indigestion so will bear that in mind next visit and try something different. Tea was a good strength and hit chocolate fine too.

Rating: 5 / 5

Proper cafe.. food was amazing, really hot and freshly cooked. staff very helpful and welcoming. Good size breakfast for a reasonable price. Plenty of parking around the back of the cafe. I will definitely return when I'm back that area! I really recommend this cafe

Rating: 5 / 5

Really liked this cafe. Went twice in one day as we were flying at Lydd. Its very biker friendly but there were families in there , including a birthday breakfast party. Lovely atmosphere food was excellent and very very reasonable. Will be back

Rating: 5 / 5

After Lydd Club Day, a group of volunteer community litter pickers met at The Rype the next day. Twenty-seven volunteers spent the morning picking up litter that had been dropped, leaving the surrounding area and the town free of litter. A big thank you to Dolphin Inn for welcoming volunteers from Litter Picking Watch Romney Marsh into their establishment and providing them with food and drinks. It was greatly appreciated.

Rating: 5 / 5

Amazing pub, great atmosphere, lovey staff and we can’t not mention the amazing outside area… amazing weekend entertainment Our new favourite pub!!

Rating: 5 / 5

Great place, really welcoming. Great place to drink

Rating: 5 / 5

Great pub and great atmosphere would definitely recommend coming for a family drink or someone on the own.

Rating: 5 / 5

What a great pub! Actually a restaurant perched on the edge of the English channel. They make their own beer and it's proper beer!! Little train comes past sometimes; just adorable and well worth a visit 👍

Rating: 5 / 5

After a long walk on the beach there’s no better place for food! Service was excellent, choice was amazing and the food was perfect. Fisherman’s pie was amazing!! Good value too. We will be back

Rating: 5 / 5

Fantastic fish and chips. Really good batter and huge piece of cod. Had a bottle of tartare sauce on the table, which is my favourite with fish. Much better than most restaurants who give you a tiny thimble of sauce. Would definitely return.

Rating: 5 / 5

Well what can I say but a fantastic place to visit and eat at. Found a table easily even though the car park was busy they had plenty of seating options. staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the food was incredible you could taste how fresh the seafood was and the portions to price were brilliant.