There are few cafes that can be indelibly imprinted on one's memory, but this one just about 'takes the cake'! It certainly lives up to its name with great wedges of wonderfully flavourful, moist and dense yet suitably fluffy, cakes. I particularly enjoyed the 'hummingbird' cake (a sort of banana and cinnamon twist on carrot cake) and their cream tea is to die for with no holding back on the thick clotted cream and handmade jam. Even the tea and coffee are top notch; I didn't need milk in either and had a very refreshing masala chai with the cake. Highly recommended and will now be a 'must' whenever I visit Swanage.

What a find although judging from how busy they are many people have found it. Friendly service, excellent food - you won’t leave hungry! Also dog friendly.

Great vegan options! Stopped for lunch at this quaint café in the middle of the main street and ordered soup of the day and avocado toast, simple and yum - great attention to details. Amazing selection of cakes and organic groceries as well. Lovely service. Middle range prices.

Had a pretty good lunch here. Shame that a lot of items on the special board were not actually available - definitely work on updating it more regularly. The ambience in the basement is not fantastic.

We were having a little wander around Swanage, around teatime on Friday, and were strolling past this place to get back to our car, just as a chef was preparing a huuuge pan of lovely-looking and smelling paella outside on the pavement, for evening service. We'd already had some food but there were some good-looking cakes, so we decided to have coffee and share a piece of cake. The cake was raspberry and coconut with butter cream icing (see pics), and was delicious 😋. A friend of mine lives in Swanage and tells me the breakfast here is the best in the area, so I'll have to try to check that, next time I'm back in the area 😀

Been before and it is as good as the last time. Excellent friendly service. Lovely foods and varied on eats options to choose from. I didn't book a table but it would be wise to as it is not a huge venue but very popular. Would come again.

Arrived by train looking for somewhere to eat and subsequently came across Love Cake. As I was passing by I thought to myself, do I Love cake? Answer was simple, yes I do! So if you are looking at this and you love cake too, this is the place for you. Afternoon tea at it’s best. Well worth giving yourself the treat you so richly deserve. Cakes are well yummy! Just couldn’t try them all 😔 so I look forward to my next visit.

Fabulous food with a broad menu and great specials board. Staff were friendly. We went during the summer and it was busy so worth ringing ahead to book a table. Dropped a star as tables and chairs were sticky and needed a thorough clean which detracted from the experience. Edit: returned in 2022 and the menu and staff are just as good as always. Upped my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars as the tables were lovely and clean as we have come to expect. AND the cake-away is highly recommended.