A peaceful verandah at The Hive Darlington with hanging plants and gum trees

Darlington · Perth Hills

A quiet cafe under the gum trees.

Slow coffee, honest food, and a verandah that catches the hills breeze. Come for breakfast, stay for the afternoon.

Welcome

A small cafe with a long table and time to spare.

The Hive sits in Darlington Village, opposite the park, where the road climbs into the hills and the parrots come louder than the traffic. We pour considered coffee, bake daily, and cook seasonal plates that lean local. Thursday and Friday nights the stone-top pizza comes out and the verandah fills with neighbours.

Inside The Hive Darlington — string lights, greenery wall, and full tables
Slow mornings

Slow mornings

Single-origin filter, milk from a small WA dairy, and a pastry case worth lingering over.

Pizza nights

Pizza nights

Stone-top sourdough pizza on Thursday & Friday nights, wine by the glass, and the verandah lit up till late.

Hills at the door

Hills at the door

Kangaroos at dusk, lorikeets in the trees, and walking trails a few minutes away.

Mushroom and spinach on sourdoughA brunch spread on the passA barista pulling a coffeeString lights through the greenery

Save a seat on the verandah.

Tables are kept for walk-ins too — but weekends and Friday nights book out fast.

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