Very friendly and welcoming environment. I missed my flight yesterday back to California and had to stay in Brighton for the night so I started to look for breakfast places around Brighton. Treacle & Co came up in my searches and the sweet potato hash looks extremely appetizing from photos and reviews. Sadly in the morning once I woke up i didnt have an appetite but I still went to check it out. Since I didnt have an appetite I was deciding on whether I should grab tea or something sweet instead of plain coffee so I ordered myself a mocha which was very tasty. I didnt feel like eating anything so i ordered the breakfast smoothie so I can drink that while on the way to the airport. They didnt have wifi there but it was ok since I still had alot of data and had my kindle so that I can read a bit. The place is really roomy, enough tables and seats plus great decorations on the walls. Really wanted to try the sweet potato hash though but maybe another time if I ever come back to Brighton. read more

Treacle & Ginger - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hove, BNH

This is a great place to eat, with friendly smiling staff and a superb selection of cakes, also an interesting breakfast menu and the coffee is a locally roasted blend with bags of flavour. I tried the Victoria sponge cake which did not disappoint. I would highly recommend giving Treacle & Co a try! read more

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OMG - The best carrot cake I have ever eaten! Treacle&Co is a is a relatively new-ish cake shop just opposite Tesco on Church Road. It opened in the summer when many similar businesses seem to be closing at a rapid rate, but this one has staying power my friends! Its nearly always bursting at the seams but the lovely owner will do her best to accommodate everyone. It has an amazing selection of cakes, all homemade, as well as a fine selection of teas and a limited lunch menu including homemade soups, cheese and eggs on toast etc. I had a lovely ginger tea which complemented to delicious carrot cake amazingly well, and surely un-did some of the damage, right? The carrot cake was full of nuts and raisons, as well as carrot obviously, and deliciously moist, and the cream cheese topping was sweet and creamy - an amazing combination. The decor was delightful too - a mish-mash of old and new, beautiful crockery, and table decorations including an amazingly kitsch cat shaped lamp that I really wanted to steal! Many of the items seemed handmade, including the ceiling decoration made of old-fashioned kitchen utensils. Really nice details and a comfortable bygone-era tea shop feel. The lady owner was very friendly and happy to chat even though she was obviously very busy. This place is a real find. And did I mention the carrot cake...??? read more

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I'm suspicious that Treacle & Co sold their souls in exchange for cake recipes. They are heavenly! The only disappointment was that I couldn't eat them all in one sitting. I ducked in during a rainy spell and didn't want to leave. More so because I wanted to follow my afternoon tea with an afternoon nap, but I'm not sure that's encouraged. The tea is served in a metal pot with a charming little cup and strainer. I poured a surprising 3 and bit cups of Earl Grey from mine which was a result for just over £2. The carrot cake deserves a review of its own. It's own shop in fact. Maybe a perfume line and a reality TV show. It's that good. Moist, light, sweet, creamy, moreish - you can taste the delicious homemade expertise in every crumb. I also stole a few forkfuls of chocolate & orange cake from my companion. Not for the faint-hearted, it's as rich as it is zesty. The portions are also generous. We were unable to finish either slice which is usually unheard of from us! I rounded off with a lovely glass bottle of rose lemonade which was a refreshing palate cleanser. I really can't wait to go back and try more cakes... and the homemade ice cream... and the lunch menu... and perhaps a milkshake... Also, kudos to our waiter for his exceptional beard growing skills. read more

Treacle & Ginger - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hove, BNH

Really enjoyed my experience here and will, without a doubt, return many more times. Their coffee was fantastic and the meal was a delight. I had the sweet potato hash with chorizo, halloumi, avocado with a poached egg and coriander. Im finding it difficult to describe how delicious it was. Good wifi for biz people. Very nice staff. Enough seating. Just a lovely experience all round. Thank you! read more

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Be instantly transported back to pre 1950s with Treacle & Co's tea and cake. They also serve a good lunch and the prices are really reasonable. It is simple but tasty fare such as fried egg on toast with roasted vine tomatoes. The cake menu is pretty special and if you have ever enoyed a cake Igigi or Metrodeco you will love coming here as this is the baker's establishment. Join their Facebook page and you will be updated with their latest menu and special notices such as home made ice cream or rose hot chocolate! If you go during rush hour, do be patient as there is usually only one person serving and taking orders so make sure you have time to spare. read more

Treacle & Ginger - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hove, BNH

Let me preface this review by saying I'm not really a sweet fan. However, the desserts I had were tasty. I was more disappointed with the tea. I would think that somewhere that specialises in desserts and tea would serve tea (in a huge teapot) properly but apparently not. By the time you get to the end of the teapot (I always order green tea) your tea is extremely bitter and less balanced in flavour. Moral of the Story: Eat the desserts. Skip the tea. read more

The cakes are nice, not exceptional but OK. The BIG problem with this place is the unbelievably rude staff. Supercilious, cooler-than-thou, just horrible. I felt really unwelcome. It's a tea shop. Get over yourselves. read more

Having come specially out of our way based on good recommendations we decide to visit this cafe, we sat at a table and we were shouted at by the lady to move to another table as we were 'in her way' no please or excuse me just 'can you move!' so we moved to the front of the shop and sat down thinking that would be the end of it but the lady came rushing over and shooed us off the table as we were not allowed to sit there either and were ordered to move to another table...at this point we were slightly confused and a tad miffed with her. Nothing seemed relaxed, she seemed bad tempered and anxious and the atmosphere was so tense you could cut it with a knife. We just left, I couldn't spend money in a place that was so rude and unwelcoming. Maybe if the management hired staff that have people skills and good manners they would go a lot further... read more

I went to Treacle and co to order a birthday cake for my girlfriend. I was offered a more than substantial menu and when this did not completely meet my individual requests, they were more than happy to accommodate my choices including decorating the top of the cake. When I picked up the cake I was extremely happy, the cake looked incredible,exquisitely beautifully decorated with fresh berries and dusted with edible glitter. On cutting the cake ( chocolate fudge cake with a a orange zest ganache) it was rich, chocolatey and had a sublime orange kick. All in all superb customer service and incredible cake. I am definitely going to order cake from here in the future! read more

I'm so pleased I found this cafe and didn't head into one of the chains nearby. The staff are very friendly. There is background music, and I wish there wasn't, but it's not too loud. The coffee is superb, and I always like to be asked how many shots I need when I'm planning on a strong Americano. Apart from Red Roaster in Brighton, this is the best coffee I've had in the region. There is a stunning display of cakes, including my choice, which was bakewell tart. This was the best I've had and was served warm (still slightly crispy) with fresh cream and fruit. They do breakfasts and lunches. Most impressive. read more

Great cakes. The little ones with salt caramel are truly wicked.

A wonderful selection of cakes and sweets. But they also make a great brunch. I am never disappointed. Monmouth coffee too. Very small and cosy cafe right across the street from Tesco. read more

Couldn't be a bigger fan of this place. Cakes to die for - they're huge, and very shareable, brilliant food, strong flat whites... one of the best cafés in the area. I really like their breakfast/brunch food, though. I popped in the other day for a quick cup of tea and wound up accidentally having some sweet potato hash with chorizo, roast cherry tomatoes and a poached egg. One of the best accidents I've made in ages. To be recommended. And very kid-friendly, which is a plus. read more

This is a really sweet little cafe, with beautiful decor, mismatched vintage crockery and exciting and tasty cakes. I'm much happier bringing friends here than most of the other coffee shops nearby (especially the chains!). The baileys chocolate tart is especially wonderful on the palate..! The only thing I'd say is that the take-away prices for a slice of cake are pretty high.. perhaps this is necessary? but it can make me cringe when they tot up my take away treats! Still delicious cakes and good to support a local business like this. read more

This wonderful little shop sells the best cake I've ever eaten. I think it's fair to say that I have something of a sweet tooth so I count myself as an expert on such matters. Fantastic coffee too. Part of me wants to jealously guard this secret place, but it's just to good not to share! If you have a craving for chocolate cake, do yourself a favour and pay them a visit. read more

Ordered my son's 1st birthday cake,the chocolate and beet root cake and OMG,easily the best cake I have had in a very long time. All our guests commented on how yummy it was. Will definitely be back. read more

The fantastic cakes and unique interior are completely undermined by consistently surly service which gets worse as the place fills up. No concept whatsoever of creating a friendly and customer oriented atmosphere... Snapped at small kids when my friends went there. If they could put some serious work into staff training on friendly and flexible service especially when busiest they would be world beaters and the food and interior are excellent and unlike anywhere else read more

This place sells the most amazing selection of cakes I have ever seen. Amazing coffee and tea as well. But the cakes! The cakes... they're divine. So many different kinds. And the decor is pretty cool as well, really unique, homely, could easily spend a whole afternoon in there... Fabulous place. read more

Very rude staff. Cakes overpriced and uncovered. No discount for takeaway orders. Very sticky tables and crammed together. Would not reccomend. read more

I took my child there two years ago, and vowed I would never return. My child, who was three at the time, reached out and touched a slice of cake. The owner went absolutely ballistic. She yelled at my son, and then insisted that I purchase the cake. I had no problem paying for the cake and would have done so even without her insistence. The problem I had with her was that she reprimanded my son. My son is cognitively disabled, so any problems with him should be addressed directly with me--not him. I was so embarrassed by her display, I vowed I would never go back there. Well, I ended up returning, only because I was desperate for a cup of coffee. My child and I weren't in there 5 minutes, and she called him out for eating a sugar cube! My son is only five years old--and he's disabled!! I take my child to Ethel's now, on Blatchington Road, and they are wonderful with my child. My child stole a sugar cube there once, and the staff just carried on. There were no public reprimands, just business as usual. Ethel's has much better coffee, much better food, much better service AND they are child friendly. I will never again patronise Treacle and Co. no matter how desperate I am for a cup of coffee! I am putting the word out to my friends and fellow parents as well. Treacle and Co. is child UN-friendly, and outwardly hostile. I am really sorry to see them in my neighbourhood. AVOID! read more