Carat's Cafe occupies a solitary position down on Southwick beach in Portslade. The surroundings…read moreare industrial and uninspiring, but the cafe does look out over the beach and if you have a bit of tunnel vision it's okay. Annoyingly, since last month the council have decided to charge diners to park in the adjoining car park - it seems anywhere there's a whiff of a commercial outlet there they are, ratching up the taxes on parking. I do wonder sometimes why shops and restaurants let them get away with it, it must damage trade quite a lot. Anyway, given that you've got change for the parking and can afford the extra tax on your meal, inside the cafe you'll find it's quite plain - the decor is unimaginative but it's clean and the service is friendly. This is a great place to go for breakfast or lunch, with good old English breakfasts for veggies and meat eaters, jacket potatoes, sandwiches and so on. We had two large veggie breakfasts, complete with coffee and tea, for £14.00. The food was very good, and the portions generous (1 egg, veggie sausage, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, slice of toast or fried bread, plus sauteed potatoes). A classy, romantic place for dinner it is not, but if you're looking for a clean café that does all-day breakfasts, you're in business. And the staff are very helpful and friendly. In fact, I left my handbag on the seat by mistake, and they very kindly kept it safe for me until I went back. Now that's honesty! The cafe is wheelchair friendly, on the ground floor. The adjoining toilet block is cleaned by Wettons on behalf of the local authority. It wasn't very clean and the soap dispenser was empty! But it was free to use, and situated on the ground floor so I think could be okay for disabled users. This is also a good place for dog owners. There is a seating area outside, and I spotted a large metal doggie bowl filled with clean water while I was there, so your beloved pooch will be able to have a fresh drink and feel welcome. Two tiny criticisms (which I feel almost guilty about after the staff's kindness with my bag, but I will anyway!): sometimes they clean the cafe with strong-smelling bleach while diners are still in there. This does nothing for the dining experience! In fairness they didn't last time and might have stopped doing it these days, but watch out if you're a straggler around mid-afternoon when they're cleaning, just in case! The other tiny whinge is: last time they had a notice saying that customers are not allowed in the seating area at the back of the cafe because it is closed. It would be far more polite simply to say "This section is closed - sorry". Overall though, a good place for breakfast or lunch at a reasonable price.

Situated on the beach in a not so popular area it is difficult to see why Carats Cafe is sooo…read morepopular. It does so well because the food is top notch as far as greasy spoons go and with on site, easy parking many people go here before a round of golf or before other activities. The service is always efficient and you are never left waiting long. The last time I went in there I met 3 people I knew which made me realise that it must be kept open by those well known locals who would rather drive an extra 5 minutes for quality rather than settle for mediocrity nearby.

Definitely not a fan of Starbucks since I love proper coffee, not mixed with all kinds of stuff but…read morethe location is lovely since you have a very nice view sitting by the window.

Lovely new coffee place on Bond Street…read more Popped in for a coffee with Sophia L for a catch up, and ended up staying for lunch! They do a great flat white and some lovely lunch options. I went for the chorizo salad, which came with some sourdough toast. It was delicious and the portion size was decent. I liked the look of a lot of the other options available, in particular the flatbreads looked really nice, so I am looking forward to going back to try some other items on the menu.

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I had the luck to find this wonderful site when I broke a plate…read more Luck would have it that I was able to make an appointment and collect it. Beautifully wrapped for collection plus not over priced like many other china store on the web.

We have used this cafe quite a few times and found it ok but today the food when served was a plate…read morefull of grease.

This is a really impressive little patisserie in a place you'd probably not expect to find one. I'd…read moregreat being able to buy fresh tasting croissants and coffee first thing in the morning and not have to go over to France to do so. The baguette sandwiches are really good and extremely filling. I tried the chicken mayo last time and it tasted really fresh. If you feel like treating yourself, go for one of their chocolate eclairs, very tasty indeed.

I found myself on 'location' in Portslade one morning, which involved helping a friend photograph a…read morerange of clothing in an urban setting. We had to get up at the crack of dawn and neither of us had a chance to even drag a comb through our hair, let alone breakfast. So it was such a godsend to spot Anna's cafe on the horizon where we picked up the most delicious full English breakfast as a treat to ourselves after 2 hours shooting. It really hit the spot.

Quick service. Always busy which shows its popularity with local workmen and offices etc. Open 6…read moredays a week. Nice food, not fantastic but good value for money. Wouldn't be my first choice.

This little cake was perfect for High Tea at 30,000 feet . This is one more reason Virgin Airlines…read moredoes it RIGHT! We had the Banana and Toffee Flavour on our flight home from England.

Extremelly tasty & Gorgeous looking cakes :-) They are the…read morebest I had, had for a long time and I am definately looking forward to my wedding day knowing that the cakes will be perfect! I explained exactly how i would like my cakes, and the brief was met exactly. Well worth the pennies :-) would definately recommend!

Since this Bakery was taken over not so special as the previous owners, the different way of baking…read moreis not too clever, items of bakery, cakes so. so dry. Since buying from new owners, have not returned but did telephone to complain about the disappointment of the quality of the bakery, very poor, they had let down the customers terribly.

This bakers shop has been around for decades and people old and yound in this area have all got…read moretheir own little favourites. I used to love the dinky doughnuts that they used to do for 5p a go although I do not know if they do these anymore. However, my pallet became more sophisticated and I now love the shortbread snowmen, they are fandabbydozy! (in the words of Lee Evans) The baker always says 'cheers, ta' once you have paid and it has always stuck in my head because it sounds like he really means it. The 6 bus stop stops just across the street otherwise if you do not have a car it'l probably be abit of a walk but if you are going to the bakery to scoff your face then excerise before and after might be a good shout.