Edison's Coffee & Wine Southampton
WHERE
Southampton
What it’s like
A brunch, coffee and wine café in Southampton you can hire out for a birthday, baby shower or family get-together.
This one's built around the menu rather than a play frame or an exhibit. It's a café first: brunch cooked fresh, homemade cakes, proper coffee and matcha, plus wine, beer and cider for the grown-ups once the plates are cleared. If you're after somewhere to sit with a toddler for an hour over a hot chocolate and a slice of cake, it does that job well, but there's no soft play or activity corner to fall back on if the meal runs long.
Where it earns its keep is the hire side. The café takes bookings for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers and other family occasions, so if you're planning a first birthday or a christening lunch it's set up to host the whole thing rather than just serve you at a table. They also do business meetings, workshops and community events, so it's not purely a family space, more somewhere that flexes depending on who's booked it that day.
Opening hours are generous. It's open from 8am most weekdays, a bit earlier on Saturday at 7:30am, and it runs until 5:30pm at the weekend. They describe themselves as allergy aware, which is worth knowing if you're navigating a nut allergy or coeliac diet with a young child in tow.
There's no set play activity to point your kids at here. Think of it as a stop for food and a catch-up rather than a destination with rides or games built in.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- Café with freshly prepared brunch, homemade cakes, coffee, matcha, tea, smoothies and soft drinks
- Parties
- Café available to hire for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, family occasions, business meetings, workshops and community events
- It's a café and wine bar rather than a play venue, so there's no soft play or games set up for kids
- Saturday is the earliest opening at 7:30am if you want breakfast before a busy day
- The menu covers brunch, cakes, coffee and matcha alongside wine, beer and cider
- They take bookings to hire the whole café for birthdays and family occasions
Plan your visit
What is there for kids to do?
There's no play area or activity set up here, it's a café. It suits a sit-down brunch or cake more than somewhere to keep young ones entertained for hours.
What time is it open?
8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm on Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm on Saturday, and 8:30am to 5:30pm on Sunday.
Can we book it for a birthday party?
Yes, they hire the café out for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers and family occasions, as well as business meetings and workshops.
Is it OK for allergies?
They describe themselves as allergy aware, which is handy if you're eating out with a child who has a nut allergy or needs a coeliac option.
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