HASTINGS · BREAKFAST · LUNCH · PROPER COFFEE
GREAT FOOD.
PROPER COFFEE.
REAL COMMUNITY.
A welcoming café in the heart of Hastings, serving good-value food while giving a helping hand to people across our community.
MORE THAN A CAFÉ
Great food, proper coffee and good value every day.
Alongside the café, we use what we have to give a helping hand to people across our community.
1A ROBERTSON STREET · HASTINGS
EVERYDAY VALUE. ZERO FUSS.
£2
Small breakfast + drink
Available until 11:30am.
FREE
Kids’ lunch menu
No adult spend required.
FREE
Kids’ cereal station
A simple breakfast, there when it’s needed.
£6.00
Coffee + cake
Because everyone deserves a proper café treat.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TODAY?
Everything important, without hunting through the website.
HELPING HAND
Meals & products
See which Pay It Forward meals and products are currently available.
JOIN
Our community
Groups, flexible paid work, training and a friendly place to belong.
A GREAT CAFÉ THAT GIVES SOMETHING BACK.
We are a normal café, open to everyone. People come for breakfasts, lunches, coffee, cake and a friendly welcome.
Alongside that, we use our kitchen, our team and the generosity of customers to support people across Hastings.
GOOD FOOD.
GOOD PEOPLE.
LOCAL IMPACT.
Community support built around a busy, welcoming café.
MORE THAN A CAFÉ
Food brings people through the door. Connection, confidence and opportunity are what we build around it.
GRUMPY MEN’S CLUB
Second Wednesday · 6–8pm
A free meal and drink, good company and space to talk—or simply listen.
OVER-65s
Wednesday & Thursday · from 11:30am
A warm welcome, affordable food and an easy way to meet people.
GRUMPY SQUAD
Flexible paid work and training
Small shifts, real experience and a practical first step into hospitality.
SUPPORT LOCAL. GET REWARDED.
The Grumpy Cook is part of My Local First—the rewards network helping independent businesses thrive together.
STANDING UP FOR HASTINGS FAMILIES
Read the evidence behind our East Sussex holiday-voucher campaign, or use our free Crisis & Resilience Fund Helper to prepare the information your council may ask for.
“LOVELY PLACE WITH KIND AND FRIENDLY STAFF.”
Nora B · Google Review
Good food matters. How people feel when they walk through the door matters just as much.
COME AND FIND US
1A Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Call us on 01424 446227
There’s always a seat for you.