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Burnt Toast
01929 208662

Burnt Toast

Swanage's brunch spot — creative breakfasts, proper coffee, open 7 days.

Swanage · Dorset

Burnt Toast

The brunch café Swanage queues for — creative breakfasts, proper coffee, and a room that glows. Open every day, 7am to 3pm.

★4.9 · 49 Google reviews ●Travellers' Choice 2025 ●Open 7 days · 7am–3pm ●Hygiene rating: 5
Berry compote French toast at Burnt Toast
Berry compote French toast — a house favourite

Tucked just off Kings Road East, Burnt Toast is the room Swanage wakes up in — Edison bulbs, warm wood, and a menu that treats breakfast like it matters.

French toast with berry compote, burrata on toast, hash brown pile-ups — plus proper coffee and, on Sundays, a roast worth planning around.

Burnt Toast shopfront on Kings Road East
The orange-framed shopfront, Kings Road East

Tucked just off Kings Road East, Burnt Toast is the room Swanage wakes up in — Edison bulbs, warm wood, and a menu that treats breakfast like it matters.

The brunch menu is where the creativity lives: French toast with berry compote, burrata on toast, build-your-own brioche, hash brown pile-ups. Nothing here is an afterthought.

Coffee is proper — flat whites and lattes done right — and the hot chocolate comes with a toasted marshmallow on a stick.

"Not your usual breakfast café."

— Visit Dorset

Come for brunch, stay for the glow. And if it's Sunday — the roast.

A note from the house

Breakfast, taken seriously.

Burnt Toast opened in 2024 with one idea: Swanage deserved a brunch spot as good as the town itself. Creative plates, proper coffee, no shortcuts.

Berry compote French toast
French toast, berry compote, done properly
Chapter 01

The room

Edison bulbs on black cords, warm wood, an orange-framed shopfront on Kings Road East. The room glows — morning light through big windows, and the smell of proper coffee.

Light and airy at the front, more tables tucked at the back, and a door out to the shops of Commercial Road.

Chapter 02

The brunch

French toast with berry compote. Burrata on toast. Build-your-own brioche. Hash brown pile-ups. This is not a fry-up with delusions — it's a menu with ideas.

Generous portions, fair prices, and gluten-free swaps on request. The regulars' verdict: worth the wait at busy times.

Chapter 03

Sundays & catering

On Sundays the kitchen does a proper roast — pork, lamb, all the trimmings. And beyond the café, the team cater weddings and events across Purbeck.

Seven days a week, 7am to 3pm. The kettle's on.

"Not your usual breakfast café."

— Visit Dorset
Why Swanage queues here

Brunch, done properly

01

Creative brunch

French toast, burrata on toast, build-your-own brioche — a menu with ideas, generous portions, fair prices.

02

Proper coffee

Flat whites, lattes and cappuccinos done right — plus hot chocolate with a toasted marshmallow.

03

Sundays & events

A proper Sunday roast, and wedding/event catering across Purbeck when the café closes its doors.

A day at Burnt Toast

7am to 3pm, done well

07:00

Doors open

First coffees of the day. The early crowd gets the window seats.

Burnt Toast shopfront in the morning
09:00

Brunch rush

French toast, brioche builds, hash brown pile-ups — the kitchen at full tilt.

Berry compote French toast
12:00

Midday glow

Lighter plates, more coffee, the room humming. Sundays: the roast lands.

Sunday roast at Burnt Toast
15:00

See you tomorrow

Doors close at three. Hot chocolate to go, marshmallow included.

Hot chocolate with toasted marshmallow
Burnt Toast on Kings Road East
The orange-framed shopfront, Kings Road East
Find us

Just off the main drag

On Kings Road East, a short stroll from Swanage seafront — with a back door out to the shops of Commercial Road.

  • 8 Kings Road East, Swanage
  • Minutes from the seafront
  • Orange frames — you can't miss it
Catering spread
Sunday roast, done properly
Beyond brunch

Weddings & events

The same kitchen that does your Saturday brunch caters weddings and celebrations across Purbeck.

  • Wedding catering
  • Private events
  • Email for a quote
Good to know

Before you pop in

Inside & out

The place itself

Burnt Toast shopfront
Berry compote French toast
Hot chocolate
Sunday roast

"Not your usual breakfast café."

— Visit Dorset
Visit

Find us & say hello

Where

Address
8 Kings Road East, Swanage BH19 1ES
Phone
01929 208662
Email
burnttoastdorset@gmail.com

Hours

Mon – Sun
07:00 – 15:00

Hours as listed on Google.

Brunch is calling.

Seven days a week, 7am to 3pm. Walk-ins welcome — arrive early at weekends.