The Beech Cafe
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The Beech Cafe
The Beech Cafe is a vegetarian and vegan cafe located in the beautiful surroundings of the Sustainability Centre, in the heart of Hampshire's South Downs. We use as many local suppliers as possible and are always looking for new local produce. All of our bread is hand baked daily using locally produced organic flour, as are our delicious vegan cakes, which are available to eat in or take away.

Our own home made ice cream is available during the spring and summer months. Take a look at our menu page for more information. We serve high quality coffee as well as a range of speciality tea's.
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We are a vegetarian and vegan cafe located at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon. We are ideally situated just off the South Downs Way and are a welcome stop for walkers and cyclists throughout the year. At the Beech Cafe we are lucky to be able to buy some of our fruit and vegetables from right here on site!
Our specials change frequently, if you would like a current menu please give us a call. Goats cheese, roasted tomato & basil pesto quiche, potato salad and a mixed salad. Marinated spiced Halloumi skewers served with a mango and papaya salad. Roasted aubergine, spinach, mexican bean and mature cheddar burrito served with tortilla chips, sour cream and a mixed salad.
As well as running the cafe day to day we also do a lot of event catering on and off site. We cater for all sorts including weddings, courses, schools, parties, and wakes. Onsite there is a picturesque outdoor Woodland Hall that is available for hire. It has full electricity, tables, chairs and an open log fire, making it a perfect place to hold an event.
Reviews (16)
Julia Crow
Julia Crow
Dec 22, 2021
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The Beech Cafe catered my husband's funeral wake earlier in December this year. With yet another Covid variant doing the rounds and the event being so close to Christmas, we had few choices when it came to catering for our guests and we had never visited the cafe before so we just hoped that all would be well.
The cafe was warm and welcoming - Jade & Nathan had put up our fairy lights and placed the family photographs that we had brought with us and heated the mulled wine. The food was absolutely lovely - homemade and fresh. The lower priced buffet included delicious homemade soup and was more
Julia Burns
Julia Burns
Nov 23, 2021
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Nice coffee and a really delicious sweet potatoe curry! Nice menu. Tucked away in the South Downs
Kath Ellis
Kath Ellis
Nov 19, 2021
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Been going there years and years and every time have had an amazing meal after our walks. Down to earth, small and great service! Also dog friendly which is equally awesome :))
Leyla Collis
Leyla Collis
Oct 20, 2021
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Delicious lunch of a sweet potato and sweetcorn burger, with wedges and a big salad! Finished with a slice of carrot cake which was very more-ish! A lovely spot for lunch.
Loretta Wright
Loretta Wright
Sep 29, 2021
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Great little veggie cafe tucked away and perfect for a pit stop after a walk.
Nathan Greenwood
Nathan Greenwood
Sep 24, 2021
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Unassuming spot which delivers good food and coffee at a reasonable price. All vegetarian too which was great 👌
Michael Stretton
Michael Stretton
Sep 17, 2021
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Stopped for a Curried Cauliflower 🍛soup and Cappuccino, which were excellent both on taste and value.
Highly Recommend 👍😃
Bumped into many people on and off the SDW who said that the accommodation at The Sustainability Centre next door is also excellent and recommended.
Trevor Weeks
Trevor Weeks
Aug 23, 2021
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I loved the chilled out atmosphere here and the food was amazingly tasty and wholesome. Definitely going back another time.
Mike Kidd
Mike Kidd
Aug 11, 2021
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Lovely little place to stop while on a hike. Slightly limited menu, but lovely nonetheless!
Allison Budge
Allison Budge
May 03, 2021
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Very smart cafe , lovely situation, staff great and good supply of blankets outside
G. FishEagle S.
G. FishEagle S.
Jul 19, 2019
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The sustainability centre is in a lovely location. Very quiet, the cafe is full of natural products with lots of vegan options. The coffee is grand, right down on the South Downs, a perfect get away!! The cakes look fantastic too, think I’ll have one of those! Payment is by card machine or cash.. latte starts at £2.50
Babs Rothwell
Babs Rothwell
Jan 14, 2018
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Lovely buffet put on for 70 people on12th Jan 2018 Everyone enjoyed it and said how delicious it was .Thankyou so much Jade And Nathan
Andy Wright
Andy Wright
Aug 21, 2017
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Great coffee but not open until 10am on Sundays and no sandwiches until 11am.
Juls Sanchez
Juls Sanchez
Jul 10, 2017
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Loved it so much went twice in a weekend had to come for the vegan icecream the next day as sooo..good.
Lee Hill
Lee Hill
Oct 16, 2016
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Great surroundings, amazing well sourced food and cake and ice cream. Was a lovely place to eat with great staff as a vegan I was well looked after and had heaps of choice ❤️️
Marion Boyes
Marion Boyes
Aug 29, 2016
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Lovely quiet place in beautiful surroundings. So peaceful. Lovely food. Great haloumi skewers with Mediterranean veg and quinoa. Friendly staff. Worth a visit