Reef Cafe
Where coffee matters
Parking and toll road
The road from the top of the hill all the way down to the car park is a toll road which pays for the maintenance of the road and other facilities that the Ringstead Estate maintains.
The price includes parking and use of the toll road
The price for parking all day is £6
Parking after 4pm is £3
Please pay in the cafe
What we offer
Coffee
We have real coffee
Food
We bake our cakes instore and use local suppliers such as Jurassic Coast meets.
Ice cream
We have a local supplier for our ice cream
The Reef Cafe
The Reef Cafe launched in 2024 after new management took over.
It has undergone a serious renovation as well as new branding and modernisation for the modern holiday maker
Our reviews
5 Stars. Lovely staff, and great location. Excellent selection of hot and cold food and drinks. I felt a bit guilty having just a cappuccino, but I was out on delivery working - I will be back 🙂
Lovely family fun cafe, food menu small but really works well as waiting times are short, well cooked and great prices. Beach near by is amazing and not to busy. Car parking is £6 per car and you pay at cafe.. just such a great little place, we will be back. Dogs very welcome which made it even better ❤️
Their cakes are delicious , great coffee & such friendly chatty staff. A real joy, thankyou ladies
A perfect, vibrant and well-stocked little cafe next to a treasured beach. Highly recommend. Great range of food and the staff are so natural and friendly - they even look after your keys if someone hands them in after you’ve been daft enough to leave them on the beach! Thank you for helping make a seaside visit go swimmingly.
Friendly service. Great latte and carrot cake (large enough to share). We took bacon, rocket and tomato baps as take-away for lunch along the coast path.
We were doing a walk in this beautiful area today and spotted this cafe. As it was drizzling and the cafe was quiet we thought it would be best to ask what time they were open till in anticipation of a pit stop later on. The staff were friendly and open, saying a member of staff would be there till later as they were baking in the kitchen. We returned later and both had tea and cake. It was fresh, tasty and well priced. All the team appeared to love their job and were proud of the cafe. We will certainly recommend and would return if in the area. As a proud cake baker myself, I would love to bake for a little cafe like this. Fab.
Ignore the 1 star review! They were rude customers. I visited today and was greeted by friendly staff, welcoming to my dogs too, with a treat pot on the side for them. Perfect mid point stop for our walk. Had a yummy slice of carrot cake. Highly recommend!!!!
Menu
Food
Drinks
Ice cream
How to find us
The Reef Cafe, bay, ringstead, Ringstead, Dorchester DT2 8NG