
Beachcomber Café
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Quick info
About Beachcomber Café
Beachcomber Café is a cliff-top cafe on Marine Dr in New Milton, with views out towards the Needles on the Isle of Wight. A falconer brings a falcon to a table to keep seagulls away, so diners can eat without the birds crowding in. The menu runs to 14 dishes. Thatchers Cider Fresh Fish And Chips sits alongside Homemade Haddock Fishcakes, and the kitchen also makes vegetable cakes, chicken skewers and a Mediterranean vegetable pasta. Chicken wings are on the list too. The cafe serves a full English breakfast, with a choice of beans or tomato.
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Menu & Prices
14 dishes · mains £8–18- Chicken Wings£7.50
- Thatchers Cider Fresh Fish And Chips£17.50
- Homemade Vegetable Cakes£8.50
- Homemade Haddock Fishcakes£9.00
- Chicken Skewers£15.00
- Homemade Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta£15.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, cliff top sea views, coffee and cake and dog-friendly indoor seating.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, cliff top sea views, coffee and cake and dog-friendly indoor seating.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the cliff top views, with one noting the Needles on the Isle of Wight, alongside friendly service and garden seating. Coffee and cake, hot chocolate, an almond twist and a chocolate chip muffin please visitors. Breakfast draws the complaints: overcooked sausage, hard fried eggs, stingy butter, and value doubts. One reviewer describes a falconer's bird keeping seabirds away from tables.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the cliff top views, with one noting the Needles on the Isle of Wight, alongside friendly service and garden seating. Coffee and cake, hot chocolate, an almond twist and a chocolate chip muffin please visitors. Breakfast draws the complaints: overcooked sausage, hard fried eggs, stingy butter, and value doubts. One reviewer describes a falconer's bird keeping seabirds away from tables.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Really lovely breakfast by the sea. They had a problem with seagulls divebombing customers so now hire a man with a falcon. He just stands in the corner (and is happy to chat about his bird) but that's enough to deter any gulls. A brilliant and humane way to keep them away and to let customers sit outside in the sunshine without being bothered by aggressive birds.”
- Google user
“Just had a drink outside.Fantadtic views and friendly staff.”
- Google user
“We visited on Saturday 4th July 2026. Quick coffee and cake. Plenty of space in the garden. Superb views, friendly service and very well organised ordering system. This Cafe is on a cliff top and there were circling seabirds. These pests were kept at bay by the mere presence of Rocco the Pere-Saker Falcon. The falconer brought the bird to a table and let the Seabirds see him alert and ready to go. It made my day.”
- Google user
“Stopped in for a full English breakfast. Wonderful prompt and friendly service. Good quality ingredients and apparently clean. The sausage and bread/toast in particular was of high quality. Now the not-so-good bits. Bacon, good quality, sausage were overcooked or re-cooked. A piece of stray onion from a burger dish was hidden under the hash brown. The amount of butter was stingy and tea served with a bag and hot water. Not freshly boiled. I suspect the establishment trades on it's cliff top position and summer popularity as, while acceptable, I don't feel the food was good value. Edible, certainly and flavoursome, but not good value. Go inland a couple of miles and get the same food for 2/3 the price.”
- Google user
“We ended up here by chance on the Sunday of the late May bank holiday weekend as The Cliffhanger had an hour wait for food! We were greeted warmly, and seated quickly. Ordering was easy and the food and drink came out quickly. We both ordered sandwiches, the bread was lovely and fresh and the fillings tasty. We were very glad we visited. There is handy parking nearby and great views from the garden.”
Hours
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Good to know
“Open from 9 am serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week with evening meals on nights we have events”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Cafes near Beachcomber Café
- The Beach Hut Cafe4.61,1422.8 mi£1–10
beachfront seating, sea and Isle of Wight views, large portions
- Needles Eye Cafe4.21,9433.4 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
bacon or sausage baps, sea views, ice cream
- Cosy Cafe4.7965.7 mi away£1–10Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
full english breakfast, bacon brie cranberry ciabatta, sunday roast
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachcomber Café | 4.42,213 | — | — | full english breakfast, cliff top sea views, coffee and cake |
| The Beach Hut Cafe | 4.61,142 | 2.8 mi | £1–10 | beachfront seating, sea and Isle of Wight views, large portions |
| Needles Eye CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.21,943 | 3.4 mi | £10–20 | bacon or sausage baps, sea views, ice cream |
| Cosy CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.796 | 5.7 mi away | £1–10 | full english breakfast, bacon brie cranberry ciabatta, sunday roast |
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