Quick info
About Dolphin Cafe
Breakfast anchors the day at Dolphin Cafe, a cafe on Speke Road in Garston, Liverpool, that works as a stop for shoppers on the Friday market day. Cooked items on toast run through the menu, including sausage on toast and toast with beans and eggs. Service is at the table, and there is no booking, so customers walk in and take a seat when one is free. Orders come out fast enough to fit a short break from work, and the team gets to know regulars and their usual order. A step-free entrance keeps the room reachable for visitors with mobility needs, and high chairs are on hand for families with young children. The inside tables can fill up at busier stretches. Trading runs through the daytime from Monday to Saturday, with Sundays closed.
Good to know
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, sausage on toast, toast with beans/eggs and market day lunch.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, sausage on toast, toast with beans/eggs and market day lunch.
Customer Review Summary
Friendly staff who know their customers are what reviewers raise most, and breakfast is what many come to eat. Regulars describe being recognised and having their order remembered, and one says a sausage on toast with dark toast never needs asking for more than twice. Another eats there at least three times a week, and a self-described outsider says they are treated like a local. Reviewers also mention toast with beans and eggs served quickly on a short breakfast break, a quick brunch between work calls, and breakfast or lunch on Garston's Friday market day. Several call the place clean and bright, and prices come up as good for what is served. One reviewer says the kitchen will go out of its way to make something that is not on the menu. The one caveat comes from a reviewer who felt lucky to get a table, though they add that those who had to wait were served soon after. Even so, the detail that sticks is the regular who gets dark toast on a sausage sandwich without repeating the order.
Customer Review Summary
Friendly staff who know their customers are what reviewers raise most, and breakfast is what many come to eat. Regulars describe being recognised and having their order remembered, and one says a sausage on toast with dark toast never needs asking for more than twice. Another eats there at least three times a week, and a self-described outsider says they are treated like a local. Reviewers also mention toast with beans and eggs served quickly on a short breakfast break, a quick brunch between work calls, and breakfast or lunch on Garston's Friday market day. Several call the place clean and bright, and prices come up as good for what is served. One reviewer says the kitchen will go out of its way to make something that is not on the menu. The one caveat comes from a reviewer who felt lucky to get a table, though they add that those who had to wait were served soon after. Even so, the detail that sticks is the regular who gets dark toast on a sausage sandwich without repeating the order.
Featured reviews
- Andrew Raines
“Belting place, and I'm a woolyback yet they treat me as a local... love it.... great folk.”
- John Richardson
“Staff are amazin. They know your order. Have a great laugh with them. I have a sausage on toast with dark toast you dont need to say it more than twice. Great food. Great people. 🙏👍”
- graham watson
“The best cafe around, great people and great food.”
- Gary Jones
“Best breakfast you will get anywhere and not expensive 1st choice for us every time”
- Emma
“Really quick and friendly service - we had about 10 minutes for breakfast and had drinks within 30 seconds and toast with beans/eggs within 2 minutes!”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Casual
Show more amenities
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Dessert
- Table service
- Solo dining
- Toilet
- Dining options· 4
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Seating
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Highlights· 1
- Great tea selection
- Atmosphere· 1
- Cosy
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Parking
Location
Cafes near Dolphin Cafe
- Monty's Cafe4.61140.4 mi£1–15
scouse, cooked breakfast, swappable breakfast items
- Molyneux’s Coffee Shop4.82591.3 miOutdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
homemade cakes, lemon cake, bakewell tart
- Home Farm Restaurant4.23561.5 mi£1–10
baked potato, toasties, soup with bread
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Cafe | 4.6124 | — | £1–15 | breakfast, sausage on toast, toast with beans/eggs |
| Monty's Cafe | 4.6114 | 0.4 mi | £1–15 | scouse, cooked breakfast, swappable breakfast items |
| Molyneux’s Coffee ShopOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.8259 | 1.3 mi | — | homemade cakes, lemon cake, bakewell tart |
| Home Farm Restaurant | 4.2356 | 1.5 mi | £1–10 | baked potato, toasties, soup with bread |
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