Hive Beach Cafe

About

The Hive Beach Cafe has been voted the The Best Seafood Café for lots of reasons, on many occasions and by many different organisations too. Find out more about us on our website at: www.hivebeachcafe.co.uk

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Come and eat at our seafood café located on the Chesil Bank, at Hive Beach near Bridport in Dorset, offering some of the best views of Lyme bay. The café offers a vast range of local foods and fish. The fish counter is on view as soon as you walk into the café and our chefs are at hand to answer any questions regarding the fish on display.

During the summer months we offer a selection of shellfish, spider crabs off our own beach, brown crabs from Lyme Bay and when possible hand dived scallops, a must to have while sitting on Dorset’s beautiful World Heritage coast watching the sea and enjoying a bottle wine.

Inside you will find our cake counter filled with a selection of homemade cakes and locally made biscuits. Behind the counter on the walls the chalk menu tells you what’s on offer. It’s always best to be a bit early to get the best pick of the fish, ask at the counter if you have any special requirements, we will be pleased to help. The team of staff at the Hive will always welcome you with a smile and work hard to make your visit as pleasurable as possible.

The café extends its warm welcome to everyone; families, children and your dogs are welcome to come and join in the fun. We cater for the whole family so if you and your little ones have forgotten their bucket and spade or want a try at body boarding our cheerful staff will help you out, don’t forget the sunscreen!

Outside the main café area you will find our famed awnings and an extensive patio area making it accessible for wheelchair / pushchairs and just to make life a bit easier there’s around 140 chairs to choose from, inside and out. We extended the awning in late 2008 giving us more inside space for the winter months which has already proved invaluable over the busy Christmas period. Our famous awnings which caught the imagination of AA Gill when we were given 4 stars in the The Sunday Times Style magazine. Since then we have had many accolades in national magazines and newspapers.