What would you want in a Biker Café?

+ 1 million on the rev bombers - In the bikeshed the other night, a load of Japanese power rangers revving, blipping all the way through the restaurant. I can only assume they thought the rest of the punters had never heard a stty sounding Japanese bike with a aftermarket exhaust before.........or maybe they had removed their injection and put carbs on that weren't adjusted properly and they had to keep them blipping so they didn't cut out. tts.


Caffeine and Machine(s) work super well, the staff are mega, food great and owners lovely.

BIkeshed - likewise but if you don't live in London can be a nuisance getting to

Deux Ex Machina great too

I was at Rykas the other day, and it was a novelty , but did seem a little 'biker' for my tastes. That's just me though, I don't really ride sportsbikes too much.

Also big vote for Bar Italia (sshhh don't tell everyone) - particularly as it's open 24 hours, so you can turn up late late and have a chill out

For me I always pick the meets where there's a decent ride to them. Can't be arsed filtering through cities to go and have a coffee somewhere, a nice rural location, plenty of space for parking and a decent brew / buttie at the end would do the job.

Willingham Woods, Lincs is my most common haunt. This is due to the general turnout and good roads leading up to it (albeit with a nice new average camera section at the end). Police presence is always heavy there though so you can't be too giddy.

Another vote for BaffleHaus, after the Bikeshed this is the best one I have visited, great place and some really friendly staff.

So you actually don't want a biker cafe

I think they have their place. I like to look at bikes and have a chat with like minded people sometimes, but I'd rather be riding than standing around at a cafe generally.

Places like Squires do serve the cheapest possible food, there must be a middle ground between there and The Motorist.

Fond memories of there from back in the late 90's/early 00's, when I used to ride into town on a weekday eve on my BSA (and later my Monster) to meet up with some London bike mates.

I've just remembered, Hack Green bunker is a great location. Loads of parking, a fascinating museum and a cafe and some nice local roads, if you're up that way.

That place isn't a secret anymore. I went there late last year at night and it was rammed

I prefer somewhere like this https://kotiautotalli.com or https://www.bafflehaus.com in a nice location as an interesting place to stop for a nice bit of food. Look at what's parked up outside, possibly by some merch, and then carry on with the ride.

Nice place, but there's just not enough parking, get a dozen bikes in and it's full. And god forbid if you try parking out front as they obviously don't have a great relationship with the people in the attached offices there? Because the office lot moan like hell at the bikers.

They're opening a new place soon, it's the Old Post location on the A48 Bonvilston if you weren't aware? Plenty of parking and quite a bit bigger than the current location. Hopefully it will be as good.