We are a friendly little cafe, situated in a 17th century cottage in the traditional market town of Halstead, Essex. We offer a cosy, relaxing environment in which to enjoy a freshly brewed coffee or tea and some hearty homemade breakfast, brunch and lunch. We also offer a selection of used books to browse, borrow or buy.
So whether you're meeting up with friends for a long overdue catch up or spending some quality time with your family, the Little Book Cafe is the perfect place to visit. From breakfasts and brunches to scrumptious lunches, homemade cakes and sweet treats, our philosophy is simple: Create fresh, tasty food using quality ingredients.
So whether you're meeting up with friends for a long overdue catch up or spending some quality time with your family, the Little Book Cafe is the perfect place to visit. From breakfasts and brunches to scrumptious lunches, homemade cakes and sweet treats, our philosophy is simple: Create fresh, tasty food using quality ingredients.
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Food means a lot to us and we only serve the food and drink that we love. So we take every care to source the best ingredients we can find from suppliers that we know and trust. We have a range of used books available to browse, borrow or buy. From popular fiction and reference to children's stories and cookbooks we're sure you'll find something you like among the shelves.
Food means a lot to us and we only serve the drinks and food that we love. So we take every care to source the best ingredients we can find from suppliers that we know and trust. We offer fresh, wholesome food, much of which is made on the premises by us or supplied by local bakers and butchers so you can be sure we've taken every care and know exactly what's in it.
Where possible, we use local suppliers who we know and trust to deliver the best ingredients. A local butchers located in the High Street, Halstead. They supply our meat including bacon, sausages and black pudding. A family run business based in Cambridge, Coffee World have been in business since 1984, importing only the finest green coffee beans from around the world and hand-roasting them to produce the finest coffees.
Alongside our homemade food and delicious drinks we also offer used books to browse, borrow and buy. From popular fiction and reference to children's stories and cookbooks we're sure you'll find something you like among the shelves. Feel free to pick up a book or a few to browse while you're in the cafe.
We donate half of all proceeds from book sales to charity. We change the charity we support regularly and since we opened the Cafe we have donated over 1,500 to various charities and local causes. National Literacy Trust are an independent charity working with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to succeed in life.
Reviews (13)
Raf Sky
Dec 16, 2021
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Sue Bagnall
Dec 08, 2021
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Shane O'Brien
Nov 22, 2021
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This was hands down the best cafe I have been to yet. Let me preface this by saying my partner and I frequent A LOT of cafes. This one is the best.
The setting is central to all the beautiful town has to offer, right next to the best pub in town, The Dog Inn (See my review).
The interior decoration is absolutely stunning. So warm and inviting, you could swear you'd been here a hundred times before. The staff are wonderful, the chefs, top of their game and the venue a treat to be in. I had the LBC breakfast and was blown away by the quality of every individual component that made up the best cafe
The setting is central to all the beautiful town has to offer, right next to the best pub in town, The Dog Inn (See my review).
The interior decoration is absolutely stunning. So warm and inviting, you could swear you'd been here a hundred times before. The staff are wonderful, the chefs, top of their game and the venue a treat to be in. I had the LBC breakfast and was blown away by the quality of every individual component that made up the best cafe
Tyler Johnson
Nov 08, 2021
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Sandra Muggeridge
Oct 31, 2021
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Jenny Wijekoon
Sep 24, 2021
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Amy Rimmer
Sep 22, 2021
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Tonie Hewitt
Sep 17, 2021
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Kat Ross
Jun 02, 2021
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Dean Last
May 28, 2021
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Great to be able to visit this wonderful cafe again. Friendly staff with a very good selection of food. My choice of the vegetarian all day breakfast was delicious. I loved the gluten free toast. My wife really enjoyed her eggs Benedict. Booking ahead is recommended as this place is very popular with the locals.
James Atherton-Gower
May 15, 2021
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Jennifer Allerton
Oct 23, 2019
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Gorgeous little café. Food was delicious and plenty of veggie & vegan options. Mostly locally sourced. Staff were welcoming and service was great. Nice book collection to browse through. Would love to sit out on the terrace when it's warm, it looks very pretty outside. Just mind your head on the way in if you're over 5'6"
Naomi Cooper-Woodison
Jun 16, 2018
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Amazing food, drinks and service. Very happy eating and drinking here. The food always tastes lovely and actually has decent flavours. Nothing comes across as fake. Definitely not expensive for the taste of the food as it's all freshly prepared/cooked like the lovely pancakes they do so very worth it. Do have a freakshake - only available in the school holidays which are a meal in themselves but oh soo good!!
