Popped in for a wee bite to eat, use to come here when I was bunking school in 1985 lol.( that's how long it's been running) a lovely cafe, hasn't changed at all, great service, lovely people, food good for the price, great array of drinks, superb coffee, all at a price which can't be beaten any wh
Not a bad find in the centre of reading where English breakfast are few and far between, good menu variety and reasonably priced food with good service and plenty of seating, one bug bear would be price of a mug of tea, at just under 3 quid I skipped it and popped to Mac D for a cuppa when I finishe
Reasonable and fair value fried breakfast and perfect after a big night out in Reading. As mentioned elsewhere, quite greasy, especially the fried bread, which with "no substitutions" can't be swapped for toast, so probably ends up in the bin.
I have to say, this is one of the great and budget restaurants that serves good quality food. It’s not too pricey and the food is above average. The only thing is the food is a bit oily to my liking, apart from that everything is worth the price.
If you want a good English breakfast in the town centre then here’s your first port of call. Dry breakfast cooked to perfection. The toasted sandwiches are amazing. Minus one star as you seem to offer chips with breakfast. That is my Welshness talking as we don’t believe that should be in the breakf
There is no more to say when a 13years old finished everything in his dish, lovely place and tasty food, could be salty to others but for me is ok, only 4 stars due to the fry toast and that could be only thing you need to avoid on the full day breakfast menu, the fry toast has too much oil in it
Comfortable & nostalgic cafe , polite staff, excellent price. This is the "Balla" breakfast. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Latte was lush, too. Cheese toastie for little one, just right for him!
Great traditional cafe. The all-day breakfasts are great, and there is plenty to choose from, or you can create your own. No substitutions allowed, which is fair enough, or would have been 5 stars.
It has that 1920s feel to it, no matter if it's the small seats, the enormous portions or the beans and sausages that have the quality of that time 😂 But that just adds to the appeal and the English Full breakfast for £8 quid is worth it. Drinks are separate but then you can choose to get tea, cofee
Excellent service and the full English breakfast and peppermint tea was excellent shall highly recommend and will return again in the near future
As far as I am concerned, a landmark of Reading.
I've been coming here for several years now, the service has always remained good and the food great. Best breakfast in Reading and I highly recommend it to anyone.
food was nice n portion was absolutely enough for a person. coffee was also good. definitely recommend this for english breakfast.
Very popular (including with groups of cyclists) and on pedestrianised area, but no bicycle racks in view. Town Square with seating nearby, which is where we waited having placed our orders. Plenty of indoor seating; outside tables barely cleared in time for our cooked breakfasts, but the service wa
Haven't been here since around 2004. Used to come here frequently back then. Swapped my usual Big Breakfast fry-up for a slightly healthier bacon & scrambled eggs on brown toast with Jasmine Tea. And it was Beautiful.
PS: I'd eaten half of it before I decided to take a photo.
Great food and service. Super polite and good value.
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