
Quick info
About Café Fresco
Café Fresco is a cafe on Eastern Parade in Southsea, next to a children's playground. The menu runs to seventeen dishes, including a Full English Breakfast, a Baguette and a Sausage Roll, alongside a Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms served with crispy bacon. A soup of the day rounds out the hot food, and a selection of cakes covers Coffee Cake and Banana Bread. Service is walk-in, with no reservations taken. The cafe opens daily except Tuesdays, and only during the day.
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Menu & Prices
17 dishes- Baguette
- Full English Breakfast
- Sausage Roll
- Coffee Cake
- Banana Bread
- Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention coffee and tea, mac and cheese, chocolate brownie and vegan cake.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention coffee and tea, mac and cheese, chocolate brownie and vegan cake.
Customer Review Summary
Coffee draws the most praise, with one group calling the tea and coffee the best they had had for ages and another describing a vanilla latte as spot on. Close behind is the mac and cheese with crispy bacon, called one of the cheesiest a reviewer has had. Staff are friendly. One scooter user found the back gate ramp too narrow, leaving a rear wheel in mid air.
Customer Review Summary
Coffee draws the most praise, with one group calling the tea and coffee the best they had had for ages and another describing a vanilla latte as spot on. Close behind is the mac and cheese with crispy bacon, called one of the cheesiest a reviewer has had. Staff are friendly. One scooter user found the back gate ramp too narrow, leaving a rear wheel in mid air.
Featured reviews
- Stephen Robinson
“First time here. Ok for a wheelchair. I had a chocolate brownie, which was delicious. Also, a coffee. My wife found a vegan cake and had an americano. We were with a group of friends who all said the tea and coffee was the best they had had for ages. The staff were great. Helpful and friendly. Very nice inside and outside. I would recommend. Need to add an update. I had to use my scooter on our last visit. Came through the back gate rather than drive through the cafe. To get down the very inadequate ramp was difficult to say the lease. Almost tipped off as the turn is too tight and the ramp is not wide enough ending up with one of the rear wheels in mid air. Just needs a wider ramp to fix this. I could try crutches but having no balance going down a ramp is somthing I will not risk .”
- Tina Ingamells
“Food nice Coffe was lovely Sat outside as inside was noisy as half term! Cakes looked divine but resisted Very close to rose garden and boating lake”
- Jack Unsted
“This is our favourite breakfast place. The chorizo bagel was absolutely bangin'. A personal favourite is the banana bread porridge in the winter months as well. Whole heartedly recommend!”
- Matt Halsey
“Amazing! Staff amazing , food amazing. Need a little luck getting a table but that’s because………. It’s amazing! Staff are so polite and helpful has to be one the reasons I go back.”
- phoebe gordon
“such a lovely place ! been going for years and they are always so friendly and they have the nicest food ! their staff always serve people with a smile and try their best to accommodate for your needs.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Opened in 2020 by CourtX and managed by the founders of Montparnasse. Serving an artisanal, locally sourced menu.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Cafes near Café Fresco
- Hong Kong Tea Bar4.34201.6 mi
braised beef brisket, bbq roast pork belly, beef ho fun
- The Spinnaker Café4.77401.8 mi
full english breakfast, cakes, fried bread and mushrooms
- The Boathouse4.31772.4 miOutdoor seatingReservations
marina and Gunwharf views, perfectly cooked steak, cheese and mushroom omelette
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Café Fresco | 4.7248 | — | coffee and tea, mac and cheese, chocolate brownie |
| Hong Kong Tea Bar | 4.3420 | 1.6 mi | braised beef brisket, bbq roast pork belly, beef ho fun |
| The Spinnaker Café | 4.7740 | 1.8 mi | full english breakfast, cakes, fried bread and mushrooms |
| The BoathouseOutdoor seating · Reservations | 4.3177 | 2.4 mi | marina and Gunwharf views, perfectly cooked steak, cheese and mushroom omelette |
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