Café Solo
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About Café Solo
Café Solo is a cafe on Wincheap in Canterbury, run as a family business and open daily for daytime service. The menu spans 208 dishes, from an English breakfast and pancakes to fish and chips, with cheese and tomato sandwiches available to go. Children's plates include chicken nuggets and fish fingers with chips, offered in a few different portion sizes. Coffee options run to an oat latte and decaf, alongside the wider range of dishes on offer. Dogs are welcome inside, and a parking area sits on site for those visiting. The kitchen serves throughout the day rather than a fixed sitting, keeping the format straightforward for drop-in visits.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
- DietaryServes vegetarian dishes
Menu & Prices
208 dishes · mains £1–14- 3 Chicken Nuggets & Chips£7.15
- 6 Chicken Nuggets & Chips£8.20
- 10 Chicken Nuggets & Chips£9.20
- 6 Fish Fingers & Chips£7.15
- 8 Fish Fingers & Chips£8.20
- 10 Fish Fingers & Chips£9.20
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, english breakfast, pancakes and cheese and tomato sandwiches.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, english breakfast, pancakes and cheese and tomato sandwiches.
Customer Review Summary
English breakfast draws repeated praise, with one cyclist calling it the best had during a two week ride through the UK. Close behind, fish and chips comes up more than once as a large, satisfying plate, alongside cheese and tomato sandwiches and oat lattes ordered by travelers just off the ferry, and pancakes mentioned by one previously skeptical visitor won over by the coffee and quick service. Reviewers repeatedly describe the staff as friendly and smiley, with one noting the atmosphere has improved since new management took over. Several call the portions hearty and the value good, and one diner mentions convenient parking and fresh, well presented dishes. No recurring complaints appear across these reviews. One family stopping in from Dunkirk chose the cafe specifically to avoid a big chain, leaving pleased with their order of decaf oat lattes and sandwiches to go.
Customer Review Summary
English breakfast draws repeated praise, with one cyclist calling it the best had during a two week ride through the UK. Close behind, fish and chips comes up more than once as a large, satisfying plate, alongside cheese and tomato sandwiches and oat lattes ordered by travelers just off the ferry, and pancakes mentioned by one previously skeptical visitor won over by the coffee and quick service. Reviewers repeatedly describe the staff as friendly and smiley, with one noting the atmosphere has improved since new management took over. Several call the portions hearty and the value good, and one diner mentions convenient parking and fresh, well presented dishes. No recurring complaints appear across these reviews. One family stopping in from Dunkirk chose the cafe specifically to avoid a big chain, leaving pleased with their order of decaf oat lattes and sandwiches to go.
Featured reviews
- Philippe Gruijthuijzen
“The first and best English breakfast I had during my two-week bike holiday through UK this year. Funny detail: Almost every customer went first to the toilet and after ordered their breakfast. Was nice to see how local people integrate this place in their daily commute to their work, just after they woke up I presume.”
- Neringa Gvazdaityte
“I have to say, I was a bit sceptical of this place at first. But the coffee was good, pancakes were good, fish and chips also good. Lovely and quick service. Really can’t fault them! Will definitely be back”
- lisa tomlinson
“What a wonderful treat.. just off the ferry from dunkirk.. did not want to give our money to a big chain so very pleased to find this fab family run cafe. 2 decaf oat latte.. and a couple of huge cheese and tomato sandwiches to go.. loved it”
- Sam Roberts
“Found this cafe by chance and I glad i did find it, the food was amazing. The staff were lovely. Definitely recommend this place for lunch.”
- Mr Info
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing cafe with a perfect atmosphere and very convenient parking area. The coffee and food were delicious, everything was fresh and well presented. …”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Serves great coffee
- Serves great dessert
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for popular for breakfast
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for popular for dinner
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Has outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed outside
- Offers takeaway
Show more amenities
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
- Serves vegetarian dishes
- Has bar on site
- Casual
- On-site services available
- Dining options· 7
- Serves breakfast
- Serves brunch
- Serves lunch
- Serves dinner
- Serves dessert
- Has seating
- Has table service
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Offerings· 6
- Serves alcohol
- Serves beer
- Serves coffee
- Quick bite
- Serves small plates
- Serves wine
- Highlights· 3
- Serves great coffee
- Serves great dessert
- Has great tea selection
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
- Popular for· 5
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Good for solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Parking· 4
- Free parking lot
- Paid parking lot
- Paid street parking
- Plenty of parking
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