The Waiting Room

Lovely use of the 1920s old coach waiting room in the centre of Sandwich. Clever use of glass doors all around make the place feel a lot bigger than it is. Friendly guys behind the bar with a couple of beers on tap, good cocktail menu, and lots of sweet treats to dive into as well.

Stumbled across this late one night when staying in Sandwich and decided to try it out for breakfast the next morning. Had coffee and bacon/sausage baguettes. All really tasty. Very friendly staff. Great use of the old bus waiting time. Really nicely decorated. Went back couple of days later for more coffees and ginger Cake, again all really good 😋

Great find in the middle of sleepy Sandwich. Great coffee, really good cake and a nice atmosphere. Service was excellent and one of the poshest toilets I have ever seen!! Dog friendly.

Fabulous gluten free Orange and Walnut cake and excellent coffee… amazing how much space they have in a former bus ticket office and waiting room building. Recommend a visit. Sandwich menu also.

Friendly service Good Coffee and various
Meals and snacks . Made great use of a local historic building.

Recommended by a Sandwich local we met. Excellent coffee good sandwich reasonable price friendly courteous service. Can’t fault it. Try it.

For a real cafe bistro experience The Waiting Room, an ex bus travel office and waiting room, would be hard to beat.
Staffed by friendly and very helpful people with your satisfaction in mind this place is a joy to visit.
Sited in the middle of town with a car park and on street parking close by.
Highly recommended)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Love this place, very nice atmosphere, beautiful decoration throughout and a great place for drinks.

Very nice coffee and a good menu for such a small place. Tastefully decorated. A good atmosphere. Seats more than you would expect.

Good baguette, coffee and very good service

lovely place, jack & cat who run it are brilliant as so is all the staff. highly recommend.

One of the few places you an sit, drink and have a conversation and cab hear and be heard, I love it 💖

Best place in Sandwich for sitting outside.

Good beer and service.

We only had coffe but the service was great as usual.

What a gem to find in Sandwich. Need a drink/cocktail/coffee in the early evening sun, then head to the Waiting Room. Light snacks are also available, but be mindful of the selection of cakes!! One of my all time top ten eateries worldwide. Thank you for my piece of heaven in Kent.

The offering is limited by the space available but the quality of the light bites is superb. The service is VERY friendly and helpful. Dogs are welcome (almost compulsory!) The coffee, the wines and the beers are of the best. What's not to like?]⁰

Really nice and friendly place. Great for dogs

Absolutely the best coffee, they do a loyalty card and I've just enjoyed a free coffee. Great location amazing building full of history. I'll be a regular for coffee and I've also been in the evening for drinks the managers passion is coffee / cocktails open 7.30am -11.30pm. I fully recommend a visit

A very nice pint indeed served by the lovely Megan

Sandwiches, tea and hot chocolate were enjoyed at lunch, with brownies taken away for afternoon tea. All really delicious. A nice atmosphere and lovely staff. A great place to enjoy a light meal or drink.