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About The Dovecote Eatery
The Dovecote Eatery is a daytime restaurant and cafe on Home Farm in Fareham, covering breakfast, brunch and lunch through the day. The kitchen runs an all day breakfast menu, with the Full English Breakfast and a Vegetarian Breakfast among the options, and cakes are available alongside. It opens daily for daytime service only, and reservations are recommended. Outdoor seating extends the space for those who want to eat outside, and high chairs are on hand for families with young children. The entrance is step-free and wheelchair-accessible, and dogs are welcome inside. The business also caters, extending its cooking beyond the dining room itself.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention all day breakfast, smashed avocado, sausage baguette and toilets need cleaning.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention all day breakfast, smashed avocado, sausage baguette and toilets need cleaning.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is the clear draw, with reviewers repeatedly praising quick service and generous portions, from the all day breakfast with a gluten free option to the smashed avocado with chorizo and egg and the Veggie Muffin. Close behind, the sausage, cheddar and red onion chutney warm baguette and a slice of rocky road with cappuccino earn specific mentions, and several reviewers note fair prices and quick turnaround even on busy days. The historic, rural setting within the Cams Hall estate and outdoor seating both come up favourably, along with dog friendliness. One reviewer, ordering an egg mayo salad sandwich, found it over-mayoed and under-seasoned, and separately described the toilets as unsegregated, with wet-looking wood flooring, a urine smell, and no paper towels. Most reviewers, though, describe friendly, efficient staff and say they'll return, with several mentioning they came back for cake on top of their meal.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is the clear draw, with reviewers repeatedly praising quick service and generous portions, from the all day breakfast with a gluten free option to the smashed avocado with chorizo and egg and the Veggie Muffin. Close behind, the sausage, cheddar and red onion chutney warm baguette and a slice of rocky road with cappuccino earn specific mentions, and several reviewers note fair prices and quick turnaround even on busy days. The historic, rural setting within the Cams Hall estate and outdoor seating both come up favourably, along with dog friendliness. One reviewer, ordering an egg mayo salad sandwich, found it over-mayoed and under-seasoned, and separately described the toilets as unsegregated, with wet-looking wood flooring, a urine smell, and no paper towels. Most reviewers, though, describe friendly, efficient staff and say they'll return, with several mentioning they came back for cake on top of their meal.
Featured reviews
- penny harbers
“Lovely all day breakfast and it was a gluten free option - no sausage on this menu. My sisters had the normal option and said theirs was lovely too.”
- Mary Hamilton
“I had an egg mayo salad sandwich for £6.50. Nicely filled but a bit too much mayo for my liking and no seasoning. But what I didn't like were the toilets....no segregation between male and female, the flooring was what looked like pallet wood that looked wet and they stunk of urine.. with corrugated tin to cover the cistern....no paper towels to dry hands.”
- Emily Piddington
“Amazing service by all staff members especially Charlotte. Food came up quick and was delicious drinks were superb as always! Such a great place for friends and family buying food or just for a drink and chat! Thank you Dovecote we will be back.”
- Nicky Billingham
“Came in for breakfast with a friend. Served really quickly with our food, really good quality and value for money. Left with some cakes”
- racheltonks80
“Great experience - delicious food and friendly service. I had the smashed avocado with added chorizo and egg. Will definitely be returning”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
Show more amenities
- No-contact delivery
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Family friendly
- Vegan options
- Bar on site
- Service options· 2
- Delivery
- On-site services
- Offerings· 10
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Free water refills
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Spirits
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Parking
- Dining options· 7
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Highlights· 3
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Facilities· 2
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Toilet
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
- Atmosphere· 4
- Casual
- Cosy
- Historic
- Trendy
- Crowd· 4
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Tourists
- Transgender safe space
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Family-friendly· 3
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Planning· 2
- Brunch reservations recommended
- Lunch reservations recommended
Location
Restaurants near The Dovecote Eatery
- The Cams Mill, Fareham4.12,1150.3 miWheelchair accessible
wedding venue and reception, sunday roast, roast pork belly
- KUMO Japanese Restaurant4.72430.5 mi£20–30Vegan optionsVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible
katsu kitchen, tempura prawns, spring onion fried rice
- Antonio's4.84460.5 mi£20–50Vegetarian optionsWheelchair accessibleReservations
tapas selection, warm welcoming hosts, authentic food
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dovecote EateryOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.4576 | — | £1–15 | all day breakfast, smashed avocado, sausage baguette |
| The Cams Mill, FarehamWheelchair accessible | 4.12,115 | 0.3 mi | — | wedding venue and reception, sunday roast, roast pork belly |
| KUMO Japanese RestaurantVegan options · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.7243 | 0.5 mi | £20–30 | katsu kitchen, tempura prawns, spring onion fried rice |
| Antonio'sVegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible · Reservations | 4.8446 | 0.5 mi | £20–50 | tapas selection, warm welcoming hosts, authentic food |
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