Annies in Southampton

Went with our granddaughter for breakfast this week. Had 2 small breakfasts and bacon and scrambled eggs for our little one. The food was really good, best since I don’t remember when? Will definitely be our place of choice, great cooking, great flavour, served quickly an amazing value. Thank you ladies.

Amazing food, quick service and very well priced. Would recommend highly if you're in the area and looking for breakfast.

My first time here, but I’ve known Annie’s has been around for many years. The staff are really welcoming, treating you like you’re a friend or family member, and the food was delicious. Cooked perfectly and had a hint of the home style type cooking. I will definitely return!

Excellent traditional breakfast. Clean place. Recommended! 10/10 Suggested for who is looking for a good old fashioned traditional UK breakfast. Eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread; everything was awesome.

Popped in for breakfast. Had a huge breakfast cooked just how I asked. Very friendly service, went out of their way to save me money despite already very far prices. I had two eggs (cooked ideally), two well done sausages just as I asked for, two black puddings (wasn’t crazy about them), two bacon, beans, canned tomatoes, brown toast and tea for about 5 quid. Great deal and food.

Stopped here for breakfast after dropping our vehicle off for service. Food was freshly cooked, good portions and very reasonably priced. The place was clean and the staff were charming. Don’t live locally unfortunately otherwise we would go more often

We ordered toasted sandwich and mushroom omlette. We were not asked to pay when we ordered. The toasted sandwich was soft and soggy underneath. The hot chocolate was watery. Halfway through our food, a staff member requested we pay for our food. She got quite agitated when I suggested that we finish our food first. Maybe she though we would try to sneak out without paying. The sticky menus had food stains. Not a very welcome atmosphere.

Good option for a fry up but not worth a detour. Old school breakfast joint, order at the counter for either takeaway or at one of the tables. Most of the food traditional breakfast, I had bacon, sausage, egg, beans and black pudding. Everything was good but nothing to write home about.

Came in on a Saturday morning for a fry up. We’ve been to Annie’s many times so know the food is excellent & great value. It’s our place of choice for a good brekkie. Reason I’m leaving a review now is we were really impressed with the procedures put in place & that our details were taken for Track & Trace. Most places just leave you to do it yourself. Perspex screens between the booths, all in all it feels very safe & comfortable. Thanks Annie’s !!

One of the best little breakfast/lunch cafes in the city. It’s usually quite busy considering it’s location. Woolston can be quiet in the mornings sometimes. The staff are very friendly, even more so towards regular customers. The food is always very good and I’ve never had a single problem,

There's lots to like about Annies. There's a cosy feel as soon as you enter. The staff are chatty and friendly. And there is upbeat radio music on the go.It feels like a traditional workers cafe. Portions are large and tasty, offering good value for money. We compared it with Woolston Cafe which we visited last week (but which doesn't appear to be on Tripadvisor), and we felt there's a few things Woolston Cafe do better or differently. Woolston Cafe offers a wider range of foods. There's a calmer, quieter atmosphere, and it feels a little more upmarket. I think these things are swings and roundabouts, and while Woolston Cafe may offer a greater range of food, Annies is better value and more homely. Each to their own.

Beautifully cooked and in good time. Tasty and filling -as others have commented 'everything a greasy spoon should be'. Great variety of foods, good value for money too. Friendly and speedy service, and much quicker than the local competition at getting it on the table. Now, you're waiting for the but 'cause you know there's one coming..... Ok. This would be my breakfast café of choice but for one major issue -the lingering and very strong smell of fried food you take with you when you leave. The place is small, the seating is back to back (comfortable though) and the ceiling is low. This adds up to very strong odour of fried food and this for me spoiled the experience. I had to wash every item of clothing I wore to breakfast. Now if this is not an issue for you then please go and enjoy a really good value and tasty meal, because you will certainly get one. But, if the prospect of coming away smelling strongly of fried bacon and sausages (because you will) then you might want to choose another venue. I've gone with the best compromise -get take aways!

What can I say?! Amazing breakfasts, brilliant service, massive portions and such good value. It will take something to beat this place! And if you can drag yourself away from the breakfast menu, you have to try one of their enormous omelettes!

Popped in to Annies for the "Birthday" treat for work colleagues, a round of bacon baguettes. Excellent service, very quick, no complaints from my colleagues, the baguettes didn't hang around long when I got to the office, I fully recommend them.

Annies surely has the status of 'local institution'. It's everything a good greasy spoon should be and long may it continue.

Annie’s is my go to place for breakfast on busy Southampton boat show days. Very flexible choices in a traditional transport cafe environment.

Popped in for a breakfast on my way somewhere, never been here before and I was pleasantly surprised. Technically a greasy spoon cafe but the breakfast was anything but greasy, cooked fresh and tasted delicious. So def pop in if your in the area 😊

Sería muy fácil escribir esto como un café de cuchara grasienta, pero la comida aquí es realmente buena, debo admitir que solo he estado allí para desayunar, una vez comiendo, y una vez como comida para llevar, y ambos veces la comida ha sido excepcional, con gran valor y buena calidad.

Been visiting Annie's for several years now, always a superb breakfast. Friendly staff, always a pleasure to eat there.

Fui a este lugar hoy con mi familia para el desayuno. Como soy sordo tuve a mi perro asistido conmigo. Al ingresar a este establecimiento, nos encontramos con 'él no puede entrar antes', a lo que respondí 'es un perro asistido, tiene permitido en todas partes donde ellos (la mujer detrás del mostrador)' no podemos tenerlo aquí ' Así que nos fuimos y tomamos nuestra costumbre en otro lugar, que estaba a 100 metros de la carretera en la que nos acomodaron.

Gracias a Dios, en algún lugar que esté abierto los domingos al mediodía alrededor del parque industrial Hazel Rd. Estaba literalmente "esperando que la pintura se secara" en un astillero local y encontré esta cafetería que sirve fantásticos desayunos y rollos con tazas de café / té.

i go for the monster breakfast and it is exactly that. its a sad weekend if i cant squeeze and annes brekafast in.

Friendly staff who make the effort to learn names and are very welcoming. Breakfast cooked how I like it. Bubble & squeak patties huge and home made. Very filling and sets you up for the day, thanks ladies!

Bueno, me sorprendió gratamente este café, sin duda ha mejorado la limpieza. La comida, como se revisó anteriormente fue excelente y una buena relación calidad-precio. Hasta ahora todo bien, pero: ¡Tuve que lavar nuestros abrigos y la ropa de arriba, ya que apestaban absolutamente a la cocción / grasa! ¡Estuvimos allí solo media hora también!

Fantastic friendly service the food is fantastic and they open earlier than most cafes so great for the working man to get a huge breakfast.

Annie’s is one of the best places in Woolston to have your fry up breakfast. Quick service and great food. Free parking nearby.

Ideal to start the day ,very good value,nice people running the place,a very good place to start a days work

My husband had the big fella, I had the mini monster, really well cooked and delicious, good promt service, always busy there, the sign of a decent cafe.

I have been going to Annie’s for years and it’s always been great, lovely, friendly staff, good prices and no better place to get a brilliant cooked breakfast!

Found an excuse to revisit Annie's - vehicle in for service locally. So, left garage and went straight to Annie's for breakfast. One Mega- didn't take long to choose that one- and a B breakfast. Both served quickly, and piping hot. Accompanied by cups of tea. Good food, not disappointed at all, and such value! Highlight was when "Annie" by Kid Creole came on the radio, and it was turned up....staff clearly enjoying themselves! Cafe got busy while we were there, easy to see why. Friendly, good value, clean..well worth a visit.

Good value food breakfasts are amazing!! Also other food available just a nice little diner!!.newspaper stand

Friendly staff realistic prices good quantity of food you don't need to add extras like toast beans etc like some others in Southampton eg in Shirley there is a cafe and works out expensive I won't name and shame as it's a great cafe also. Just not competitive enough.

not my place of choice in Woolston bread is soggy and bacon greasy - staff nice enough just average food

As with any cafe/restaurant the trick I have found is to eat where the locals go, well as a local this where I go.

Love going to this cafe. Always great service and great food. Only ever go for breakfast but it’s always good quality

First impressions, OK, it's obvious that it has changed hands, interior has changed for the better, alot cleaner and more seating, as for the staff, one member of staff could learn how to smile, blue jacket, blonde hair and glasses, please learn how to smile, menu has changed a bit, and the food much the same, if you like staff who don't smile and average food, then this is the place to come

We called from breakfast because of the reviews on here and was not dissapointed a good plateful at a good price nice tea to wash it down we would go back in a heartbeat

Harbouring the deadliest of hangovers, the angel Annie came down from the heavens, bestowing upon us lashings of hash browns, sausages, mushrooms, bacon, beans and most importantly, fried bread; thus saving us from the grim reaper.

We found Annie's when waiting for a vehicle MOT to be done. Just a coffee and a tea- I thought I'd misheard when asked for just £1.60. We sat down,and checked the menu..wow! A guy at the next table had a Full English,which looked very impressive..if we'd had more time, and hunger, we'd have ordered food. The cafe was immaculate,the staff friendly and welcoming.

Wow what a difference, newly refurbished you would not believe the transformation of this very established cafe down near Woolston Water. (August)

I visited this cafe this morning having found out that it was almost the only 'greasy spoon' near to the docks for a Cunard pickup early on a Sunday. It opened at 8am and the full English breakfast was truly huge. The cost of this was a mere £5.50 which included a mug of tea. The staff were very accommodating and I could not fault the cleanliness despite previous reviews. It is NOT meant to be high class but met all the needs of this type of business. The food was very good but with two improvements it would have been a five star rating. The two things I noticed were the breakfast platter it was served on was not heated, which, with such a large plate of food was necessary and as a result the baked beans were almost cold. Despite this I will definitely be returning on my next foray to the area.

Quick efficient service... freshly cooked to order!Tasty "full english" below with toast & coffee...... yum. Extremely good value for money too.Had just been 'refurbished' was comfortable, light and airy - free newspaper to read, good menu for breafasts, snacks, lunches and staff were very pleasant, courteous and couldn't do enough for their customers whilst we were there. A good version of an 'old greasy spoon' ...... Worth a visit ☺

I went for breakfast with my toddler and was positively surprised about the amount of choice for vegetarians! I was on strict no meat diet then and was looking for a place to eat. I'm happy I found Annie's. Also thank you for being so patient with my child as he can be fussy at times. Definitely recommend!

Always get a decent breakfast here .staff are always happy and you get a speedy service theres plenty of seats for a small cafe and free parking outside of the cafe

Annie's does what it says on the tin and is very good value for money. The staff are fun and it's ideal for a breakfast.Although they don't do veggie sausages, they do do a good veggie breakfast. They also have great cheese toasted which are only £1 something!I'm disappointed to see that someone has been moaning on the reviews about a mans clothing and smell. If it bothers you - just don't sit next to him. He has as much right to be there as you - whether he disgusts you or not. You don't know his circumstances - we aren't talking about the ritz. This is a cafe for locals - and it's Annie's decision - don't be threatening with losing custom. Just sit at a different table...

Thank you for taking the time to address the problem and the offer of a free meal.However, with sincere regret, I can honestly say, despite your best efforts to address the issue with the individual however, I have to say that on Monday, I witnessed the same thing again. Filthy clothes and smelling of wee. As this is my second review. I would like to know what course of appropriate action you will take now?

Noticed this place did a 'Slim Jim' breakfast so wanted to try it out. It was very busy throughout our visit and staff did well to keep things running smoothly.We ordered a monster breakfast (very good portion size for price) and a Slim Jim (which was debatable as to why it was slim with very fatty bacon).General cleanliness was ok considering there were lots of people in and out over the hour we were there.

Love this cafe! Staff are really nice and the food was amazing! Definitely recommended. And it's not stupid little portions, well worth the money!

I have visited this place for many years and the food is fab and so our the staff. Now after today, I will have to seriously think whether I decide to eat there again. It goes without saying, that seeing a man who have visible urine stains down their clothing and stinking to high heaven of urine, is not the right recipe to enjoying your food. I was close to being sick, no one should have to put up with that. Luckily today, I was able to move, otherwise I would of asked for a refund and left. No one should have to endure that stench! This is not acceptable.Unless individuals such as this are banned from your cafe, you will lose two very faithful customers and many more.I hope you will have a policy in place to ensure that all customers can eat there food in the pleasant environment and urine free.

First visit and ordered Vegetarian breakfast.It came piping hot and such a huge meal that I was almost defeated before I started..2x Hash Browns, 2x fried eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, tinned tomatoes, fried bread.Couldn't have got more on the plate.Would have given 5 stars but one of the eggs yolks was broken and therefore not runny..All for £4...

Just the place if you want a good traditional fry up. Have seen them fill the HP bottles on the tables from a catering sized Daddies sauce container, not good for anyone who has allergies.

Been using Annie's over a period of years now so it's a traditional English cafe with really friendly staff that bend over to be helpful the breakfast is amazing and they do all shapes and sizes to cater for every ones appetite be it eggs on toast or there top breakfast called the monster. I can't praise this cafe enough it's clean and tidy and the foods top notch if you've never had an English breakfast before go here you won't be disappointed

Went there wish the lads who work for me fancied something quick and easy Great portions , Friendly service, Fantastic value,Great grubEggy bread with Cheese who would have thought it not my taste but my Nephew Matt loved it Thanks to the lovely staffWill be back again defoCheersMicky P

Popped in Annie's before going fishing as that would set us up for all day & it certainly did. Not a posh place, was full of workers, van drivers & fishermen (well 2 of us) but was clean enough with tables being cleared & wiped down straight away. We had the monster breakfast but I don't eat eggs & straight away the lady asked me what I wanted in their place, I already had 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 2 hash browns, fried slice, tomatoes & mushrooms so I said I'd have some extra toast please, I got 6 pieces of toast! I couldn't eat it all, I had to leave 1 piece of toast.The service was great, the ladies were great & the price was unbelievable. Will definitely use again.

Classic British cafe, renowned by locals for all day breakfasts , I can't eat as much as you might think, I've only ever managed to completely Finnish the monster breakfast about twice despite quite a few attempts, well descended as a traditional greasy spoon.. It's a caff not a swanky restaurant, value for money wise,, it would be hard to do it at home for the price , woolston Southampton wouldn't be woolston without Annies cafe.

What can I say? Best breakfast in Southampton. Great portions, good service and a good cup of coffee too.

A lovely traditional greasy spoon. I'm not being rude here but a lovely friendly cafe offering great food at great prices. Staff are friendly and courteous serving exactly what you would expect. The premises are clean and yes it would better if it was freshly decorated but that would take the character away from it. Annie's is situated on the main drag through Woolston with a public car park just round the corner. I have been here three times in two weeks as I work from home and like to get out at lunchtimes. Nothing is to much trouble very accommodating. Well worth a visit or two.

Amazing monster breakfast ! Loads of food , everything you need for a hangover ! Yummy yummy food , love a good greasy spoon !

Cant go wrong here - friendly staff, great breakfast menu, fair prices. Well worth a trip hangover or not!

Simple but very effective. Very good value and tasty. Don't expect anything fancy, but the best fry up I've had for ages

If you want a full English and you live in Southampton go to Annie's. Staff always nice, food is great and comes out quick with prices low for what you get.

This place is perfect for a good fry up or brunch to set you up for the day. It's exactly what you would expect. Simple food that tastes great and doesn't cost a fortune. The staff are always really friendly as well.

Best cafe in the south, good grub, good value and good staff. Eat a monster breakfast for 5.50 you won't go hungry

Have been going to this cafe for over 30 years. I now live in Spain but go for a breakfast every time I'm back in Southampton. Great value and great breakfast every time. Staff are also very nice.

Good portions at just the right temp. And very friendly service, and good pricing.Monster Brekkie is good size, and your not be disappointed .

Lovely food and great staff. Highly recommended. Best cafe in the area also cheap prices. Brilliant breakfasts

Staff always chat and friendly not like some bigger companies only it for money xx been so many times now they know how I like my coffee excellent

Lovely cheerful staff, friendly, speedy service, good prices. Excellent portion sizes. Perfect! Will visit again!

It ok staff are miserable the environment it's very friendly and it's lot good access for disabled it used to be my go to cafe but having visited others in the area that are more accessible the food is about average for the type of cafe but I wouldn't visit again

Highly recommended. Can not imagine a better place for a Saturday breakfast. Keep coming back as often as I can manage. Sadly not often enough. Decent dishes for chips! Good atmosphere.

A friend recommend Annie's cafe to us so we thought we would give it ago before the saints fc match , we parked in Woolston so then we only had to walk over the Itchen bridge to get to the stadium afterwards . We had the most lovely fry up at Annie's before the match , it was lovely and a great size , there was eggs , mushrooms , sausages , bacon , tomatoes , beans & toast : ) I had mine cooked on the skillet so it was healthy too ! We didn't really have room but the homemade cakes on the counter looked so amazing so Hubbie had a generous slice of Victoria sponge & I had a gorgeous slice of fruit cake washed down with a couple of mugs of hot coffee ! This set us up for the day . Staff were very friendly and pleasant and it had a very cosy friendly feeling in there , we will defiantly return very soon , you can't beat a proper English cafe ! : )

What a lovely breakfast I travel all the way from Fareham every Saturday to enjoy there fry up the staff a very friendly well recommend place to go a* * *

Standard workers caff. The place has some good points and some bad points. Some aspects are a mater of opinion, and how much you like Annies will depend on your viewpoint. What some will see as a plain, uninspired, limited menu, others may see as offering honest and popular food without the needs for frills. The menu offers basic sandwiches and jacket potatoes along with simple fry ups with standard ingredients - eggs, sausages, chips, beans, etc. The decoration is cheap "humorous" posters of the You Don't Have To Be Mad To Work Here But It Helps variety, and one about flying a-holes as well. Even those who like the place will say it's cramped. Chairs and tables are close together. so its a bit uncomfortable even when the place is mostly empty. Place is clean. It's not neat and tidy - some may say scruffy, others may say unpretentious and down to earth. Staff are OK, and I assume they are warmer and more welcoming to regulars as this is a popular caff. I think the main attraction is that meals are cheap, and you get a lot for your money. And the food, while being simple, is edible. My chips were a little thin and bland, but edible. My eggs were a little dry and slightly burnt underneath, but edible. My beans were in a thin sauce lacking flavour, but again quite edible. If you're not looking for anything fancy, and don't mind cheap food, Annies gives you a lot. You can fill up for less than a fiver. It's not my sort of place. I prefer a little more room and comfort. I prefer my food to be either better cooked, even when simple, or a little more interesting. I prefer my surroundings to be a little more charming. But I understand the popular appeal of cheap food loaded up on the plate, and so does Annies.

Popped in for breakfast. Great food. One lady cooking was nice, the one taking the order was extremely grumpy, very poor customer service Made me feel really uncomfortable.

Value for money greasy spoon cafe, can get really busy though and the tea is a bit foul but other than that, its good a friendly busy atmosphere, lots of staff to help you and a really yummy breakfast selection, totally recommend you spend your last fiver, from a night out when you could be feeling a bit light, noise and life sensitive and super hungry for yums, here!PS: My breakfast photo was about £8! bargin :) - enjoy!

Food is great, choice varied! The staff are always smiling. Wish they did black pudding but I can live with that!! Worth a visit.

I love the breakfast here all cooked how you want it :-) great after a night out too :-) all the staff are friendly and helpful too.

Great food, good prices, does what it says in the title. No messing here. Good range of food and drinks (not a lover of milky tea so always have to ask for mine strong), quick service and always busy!

Went in on a whim with quite a large group of friends. Excellent service, great value for money, food served promptly & all at the same time which impressed us all! Friendly staff, nice clean cafe & toilet & would definitely recommend this gem...& if you have room after the generous portions, the cakes are amazing!!

I have been coming to Annie's for a number of years that it has been opened (23 years). The staff has always been welcoming and polite and more in the such of caring as oppose to what they know. During that time other cafes have started to appear in the style of Annie's. Most of these cafes are at high prices and the size of the food are smaller. Annie's has been rewarded the Southern Evening Echo's Southampton’s Best Builder’s Breakfast award. Most of the other cafes are jealous of the fact that they didn't come up to the level of standard. I find that it is good value of money and that the food is big in size and I would keep on coming.The saying goes that "no one cares how much you care for a business until they know how much they care for their customers" and Annie's do that.

I was in the area and found this cafe. I opted for the breakfast one down from the biggest and was very impressed. Cooked from scratch I could fault nothing. The whole place was clean and the ingredients all good quality.Service was friendly and efficient. I was eating against the clock and found it all arrived promptly.Plenty of choice and some nice touches. They cook it right there and you can have stuff cooked exactly how you want it.Prices are very competitive; that is about half what a chain coffee shop would charge.

I have been trying to find a good breakfast place in Southampton so like to try somewhere new each time. This time it was Annie's after seeing an add giving it good reviews. I hope it must have just been me catching that bad day moment but from the minute we walked in you just felt it was not going to be a good experience.none of the tables had been cleared from the previous sittings. The waitress seemed totally uninterested in us and our order and to our right were stacked dirty plates awaiting cleaning and catering supplies of various tinned foods. Our food arrived quickly -my wife's omelette was good but the chips that went with it weren't and she would have much preferred the option of salad rather than chips. My breakfast had cold beans, tasteless sausage and transparent bacon.Judging from the people in the café they are getting something right I'm just not sure what it was.

Absolubt filth , dirty cutlery and plates I would never step foot in here again . Staff are friendly enough but the hygiene needs serious review.

I have often had a bacon sausage and egg takeaway sandwich from Annie's and always found them to be very enjoyable, this time I decided to stop and have a full English breakfast and was totally amazed. There is a good choice of breakfast that you can have and I decided to have the largest one going and it was absolutely fantastic. The seating is a bit cramped but that did not deter me from enjoying my breakfast. If you're in Woolston and feeling peckish go and grab a table at Annies I'm sure you will not be disappointed.

Been before but never left review ,this place is brilliant ,ok it's not Michelin stared like some people seem to think cafes should be (even though it's won an award)but it is a proper cafe which does great traditional fry ups at great prices with friendly staff ,in this day of being overcharged for very little food and bad service this is a pleasant change ,so if you want grapefruit and Greek yogurt for breakfast go elsewhere ,if you want proper food go here

Annies is what it is a cafe to feel the needs of hunger it's no posh restaurant. That's why it's called a cafe it has a great choice if food and is always cooked deliciously ! Highly recommend to anyone ! :-D

Prices are cheap - coffee and an Eccles cake was £2, coffee wasn't very good. It is a bit rough and ready - tables have the old fashioned patterned plastic table cloths - gents toilet is in an out-house in the back yard. Not many places to get a coffee in Woolston, but I think I would find somewhere else next time.

Annie's is like a truck cafe, breakfasts are really nice and you get alot for your money, but there is alot on the menu apart from the nine breakfasts

Annies is a typical 'greasy spoon'. Great value for money. All day breakfast at its best! They do a 'Slim Jim' low fat option too.