Obrennans Coffee House & Café
Café in Walsingham
A warm welcome in North Norfolk
Everyone is welcome at OBRENNAN’S. We are a family-run coffee house, restaurant, and café in Walsingham with a warm and hospitable atmosphere. We are dog friendly, rambler friendly and cyclist friendly. Indeed we are a UK Cycling Pit Stop, offering a place for cyclists to service their bikes, recharge, and watch the world go by in the beautiful picturesque village of Great Walsingham in North Norfolk. The wood-burning fireplace is always lit, and we serve simple, fresh food all day long. Come to OBRENNAN’S Café in Great Walsingham and sample our superb food.
Restaurant in Walsingham
Restaurant quality food in a friendly local café
Our aim is to create a friendly and welcoming café and restaurant in Walsingham, with a warm atmosphere, and quality food and coffee throughout the day. To create a great place to pop in for a coffee after walking the dog in the countryside, as well as a great place to eat out in the evening with friends. At OBRENNAN’S you can always be sure of a warm welcome. Our log burning fire is always lit, and you are always able to pull up your bike and repair it while we make you a coffee and prepare a snack.
You will find our café in Great Walsingham Barns on Hindringham Road on the way out of Walsingham. Our postcode is NR22 6DR.
Head Chef and Proprietor: Shaun Brennan
Shaun has been a Head Chef for over 25 years. He trained at La Cote d’Or Restaurant in Kimbolton and the Royal Gate House in Tenby. He spent 18 years as Head Chef and Events Manager at Whittlebury Park Golf and Country Club near Silverstone. In this role he was in charge of catering for weddings and Formula 1 events with guests including Eddie Jordan, David Coulthard, Eddie Irvine and Nigel Mansell.
The best coffee in the area
We pride ourselves in our homemade products, including pies, quiche, sausage rolls, cakes and salads. What’s more, we serve the best fresh ground coffee in North Norfolk! We do not make this claim lightly, and have received this feedback already from many of our customers. At our café in Walsingham we take great care to make sure every one of our customers feels welcome and satisfied, and we serve beautifully cooked meals, desserts, and snacks all day, and into the evening on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
A fresh start for a long-running café
He opened OBRENNAN’S café and restaurant in Walsingham in October 2022, having purchased the café from its previous owners, and refurbished it himself. Kim, his wife, has also been involved the hospitality industry for a long time-span, running independent coffee shops in and around Dubai and Northamptonshire.
Our restaurant in Walsingham is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and our café is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8 until 4. Call ahead to book a table at our restaurant, or pop into your local friendly café any time for a bite to eat, and the best coffee in North Norfolk.
UK Cycling Pit Stop
Our café in Walsingham is a UK Cycling official Pit Stop. Not only are we a great place for cyclists to stop off and unwind on the way to the North Norfolk Coast, we also provide a repair station, so cyclists can repair punctures, inflate tyres, and carry out routine maintenance on their bikes. This service is available to all cyclists, whether you choose to have something to eat here or otherwise.
Our Food
Our menus run throughout the day time serving breakfast and lunch between 8am and 4pm.
Throughout the year we are introducing brand new early supper menus between 4pm and 9pm, which will require booking.
View our menus online today!