
About Tower Cafe
Tower Cafe sits on Lumley Rd in Skegness, a cafe and restaurant where you order at the counter and take a table upstairs. Breakfast anchors the menu and is the plate most people come back for, with jacket potatoes and fillings such as beans and cheese alongside it. Paying by card carries a minimum spend, so it is worth having cash to hand for smaller orders. There are no reservations, and tables go to whoever walks in, which means a queue can build at peak times.
Good to know
- Good for kidsGood for kids · Has kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, jacket potato, steak pie and chips and egg bap.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast, jacket potato, steak pie and chips and egg bap.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what reviewers return for, with several calling it great value and one saying nowhere else in Skegness or their home town comes close. An egg bap with tomatoes is praised for its fresh bun, and a steak pie with chips, peas and gravy is described as very, very good, with generous portions. One reviewer's only gripe was the sausages, which they found a cheap variety with little meat. Staff are repeatedly described as friendly and efficient even when busy, and one parent says the woman on the counter made a small jacket potato with beans and cheese for a daughter with coeliac disease, keeping everything separate. Two one-star reviews raise complaints. One says the manager was rude to children around 3 years old over using the toilets, and another says a £4 purchase was turned away because of a £5 minimum card charge. One reviewer mentions the upstairs seating has good radio tunes and phone signal.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what reviewers return for, with several calling it great value and one saying nowhere else in Skegness or their home town comes close. An egg bap with tomatoes is praised for its fresh bun, and a steak pie with chips, peas and gravy is described as very, very good, with generous portions. One reviewer's only gripe was the sausages, which they found a cheap variety with little meat. Staff are repeatedly described as friendly and efficient even when busy, and one parent says the woman on the counter made a small jacket potato with beans and cheese for a daughter with coeliac disease, keeping everything separate. Two one-star reviews raise complaints. One says the manager was rude to children around 3 years old over using the toilets, and another says a £4 purchase was turned away because of a £5 minimum card charge. One reviewer mentions the upstairs seating has good radio tunes and phone signal.
Featured reviews
- simon watson
“Not a bad cafe , changed a lot since I last went to Skegness,”
- Al JR
“I can't afford alot, so generally get an egg bap with toms... fresh bun & never had a problem with their eggs, unlike some others nearby. Good radio tunes & phone signal (it's upstairs).”
- M C
“Great value, excellent friendly and efficient service, even at busier times, has been our go to for breakfast over the last 12 months”
- Connor Doherty
“Came in here this week, partner wanted something that was £4 and the minimum card charge was £5 so we didn't buy anything, fair enough - although card transactions cost businesses literal pennies.. strange they'd rather lose a £4 purchase …”
- Ben Lewis Furness
“I understand that people shouldn’t use the toilets if they are not a Customer, but the Manager at this Restaurant was absolutely Rude about this matter! She challenged Young children around 3 years old who didn’t even know where they were, …”
Highlights
- Serves great coffee
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for popular for breakfast
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
- Casual
- Serves coffee
- Quick bite
- Serves dessert
Show more amenities
- Has table service
- Good for solo dining
- Has toilet
- Dining options· 3
- Serves breakfast
- Serves brunch
- Serves lunch
- Highlights· 1
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for· 2
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Family-friendly· 1
- Has kids' menu
Location
Cafes near Tower Cafe
- Hideout Café and Bar4.31030.1 miOutdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
wood-fired pizza, cakes and coffee, freshly made panini
- 0.1 miVegetarian options
full english breakfast, cheese and onion baguette, table service
- Artisan Coffee Design4.82810.2 mi£15–30Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsReservations
sausage rolls, cakes, coffee quality inconsistent
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Cafe | 4.462 | — | £1–10 | breakfast, jacket potato, steak pie and chips |
| Hideout Café and BarOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.3103 | 0.1 mi | — | wood-fired pizza, cakes and coffee, freshly made panini |
| The Cottage Loaf (Hildreds Shopping Centre)Vegetarian options | 4.3136 | 0.1 mi | — | full english breakfast, cheese and onion baguette, table service |
| Artisan Coffee DesignOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Reservations | 4.8281 | 0.2 mi | £15–30 | sausage rolls, cakes, coffee quality inconsistent |
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