The Freshwater Coffee House

We visited after a windy & wet walk along Compton Bay with out golden retriever. The staff were friendly and welcoming and gave our pup lots of fuss and a treat. The food was amazing, so many veggie and vegan options and the coffee was delicious. I'm usually very fussy about my coffee and end up leaving it, but it was so good we stayed for another!

Lovely cafe in Freshwater. Very vegan friendly so would recommend if vegan or just want to try vegan food! We were given a table quickly it seemed like lots of locals come here as everyone seemed to know everyone’s name. The cafe was cute, not many tables so can imagine gets busy quickly. They had board games and colouring in books which some of the children were using. We ordered a white coffee and a decaf oat milk iced coffee. They had many dairy alternative options which was great. For food we ordered eggs benedict and spicy beans and sausage. The sausages were vegan by default which is what I wanted but you can ask for pork. The other menu items looked just as good. For some reason I was expecting my spicy beans to be spicy baked beans but actually it was a mix of broad beans, chickpeas, kidney beans etc. If I had known I would have chosen something else - perhaps the menu could state this rather than just spicy beans. It was nice and a big portion but not spicy at all and because of the types of beans I didn’t enjoy this meal as much. But would recommend if you like those types of beans ! Overall a lovely cafe would come again and it’s in a nice location lots of little shops around.

A last minute change of plans meant our family of 4 - which includes 1 vegan and 1 vegetarian decided to get a late breakfast. A quick search online and we decided the menu at The Freshwater Coffee House ticked all the boxes. We drove past and saw it was fairly busy which we took as a good sign we'd made the right decision! Once we had parked up and walked back we were told they were full but we were welcome to wait for a table to become available. Seeing the food arriving at some of the tables we knew we wouldn't be disappointed so we took a seat on the comfy sofa and ordered some coffees and a couple of hot chocolates. By the time they were ready, a table had become available so we ordered our food as soon as we sat down. There were plenty of vegan and vegetarian options as well as gluten free. The coffee menu was extensive there were a few plant based milks to choose from. Our food came quickly and it was superb. I had the french toast which was vegan and tasted amazing. My husband had the poached eggs and our 2 teenage sons had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup. There was a strong message regarding recycling and the owners efforts to encourage and assist was nice to see. It was also nice to read 'Our Story' and added to the atmosphere. I'm sad that we only discovered this lovely coffee house so close to the end of our holiday ... we will be going back at least once before we go home. It's good to know you can reserve a table but if you do pop in and find you have to wait, it is definitely worth it!

Had a beautiful lunch here with my wife and 4 girls. Service was absolutely brilliant with a real personal touch, food was equally as brilliant and personal. Would recommend too anyone

Every time I have visited, Freshwater Coffee House has had a wonderful, warm and welcoming atmosphere. Everything is presented beautifully and the food and drinks taste great. They also stock their own blends, which are fantastic too.