The Beach Shack Cafe in Eastbourne | Casual Dining & Great Coffee

Top categories (Hot Drinks / Ice Creams / Pastries & Snacks)
Most orders: £1–10

The Beach Shack is a casual cafe located by the seafront, offering a relaxed setting with both indoor and outdoor seating options. The establishment serves a variety of coffee and tea selections alongside light meals, pastries, and desserts, making it suitable for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Guests can enjoy quick bites, small plates, and specialty hot and cold beverages in a welcoming environment that accommodates solo diners, groups, and families. The cafe is dog-friendly and provides amenities such as wheelchair-accessible entrances and seating, paid parking, and accepts multiple payment methods including credit, debit, and NFC mobile payments.

Service at The Beach Shack is primarily dine-in with options for takeaway and delivery, supporting flexible dining preferences. The atmosphere is casual and comfortable, ideal for tourists and locals alike who are looking for a convenient spot near the lifeboat museum and beach. Price points are moderate, reflecting the quality of the offerings and the convenient location.

Open during daytime hours, The Beach Shack provides a suitable place for visitors seeking refreshments or a light meal throughout the morning and afternoon. Customers are encouraged to view the full menu online to explore the complete range of available drinks, snacks, and desserts.

Outdoor seating
Takeaway
Dine-in
Delivery

Breakfast
Lunch
Solo dining

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible seating

Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments

Chris Gledhill

02/04/2026

Great little cafe on the sea front next to the lifeboat museum. Serves coffee, cakes and ice cream. Dog friendly. There’s a toilet for customers.

Simon Beasley

07/03/2026

On Eastbourne sea front Excellent Coffee Cakes Toasties Panini Dogs Welcome including Water and Dog biscuits

Paul Another

10/02/2026

Wonderful fast service, staff are happy helpful , with disabled access, great parking so close to the beach and old lifeboats museum, super surprised me with the largest ice cream 99 I have ever experienced…… always get a flake

Justine Carey

01/02/2026

Popped in to the beach shack today with my daughters for a quick bite to eat. Staff were lovely and took the initiative to do separate plates for my children sharing a sandwich. Lovely coffee, relaxing atmosphere and brilliant staff. I have been before and I will return again. Thank you

Marcin Drozdz

28/12/2025

Been there yesterday. Friendly stuff good coffee. Not overcrowded. In general very good experience. The only odd thing was... We are seating outside and just having a look around. Then i see a lady with a dog next to the counter who is being served by this young guy. I believe the guy ask her if he stroke the dog. She agreed. So off he goes and stroke the dog...... Nothing unusual... But then he finish go back to carry on serving.... He didn't wipe his hands. Just carry on serving ice creams. Really odd in my view.

Emma Graddon-Sims

26/12/2025

A great experience! Really friendly and chatty staff - made our day. Thank you!

Chris Morris

24/12/2025

Great ice cream choices! There are also good beverages and drink options two, situated next to Eastbourne lifeboat station and bookshop, and an historical AA telephone box in the car park opposite the beach.Both Outdoor and indoor seating to accommodate. Aim for the Wish Tower and Lifeboat station along Eastbourne seafront, west of the pier.