Bod in Stafford

Great coffee & great local beer from Titanic. Always a choice of guest casks and draughts.

Titanic beer what's not to like, not the best atmosphere, but local.

Stopped for a coffee whilst walking our dog. They brought it to us outside where we were sitting. One taste and I couldn’t really taste the coffee so I asked for an extra shot but all that was done was a flush through the machine of a previous shot of coffee all of 2/3 seconds. Now being a barista myself I new this isn’t correct neither is the temperature it was served at (far to hot) not smooth and creamy as a latte should be .All in All nearly £7 spent on a wishe wash hot water. A little training needed I think!

What a little hidden gem the Bod at Stafford is. It was very busy when I was there the atmosphere was great and families were obviously very welcome and like wise the families appeared conformable in the establishment. We had lunch and coffee. There is a bar available, but we were driving. The food took a little while to come but it was really busy. I had the club sandwich, which was excellent, and I could only manage half at the time. The staff were very helpful and supplied me with a takeaway box. The other 2 adults and my granddaughter really enjoyed their food also. I really enjoyed the concept of the Bod, and the friendly staff along with the good food and atmosphere has put the Bod firmly on my places to eat again list. Highly recommend the Bod.

Come for the coffee, stay for lunch and a beer.

Excellent place for food and drink with friends

Nice coffee and beer. Sausage butty very nice. But choice of food it quite limited. But great for a drink and snacks

Lovely place for coffee with friends

Intesting cafe and bar, bonus you can take your dogs with you.. Good choice of beers and good food. Good staff.

Great little cafe, great people and great service. I'm in there almost daily!

Absolutely dismayed at the treatment we have just received from The Bod. After spending over £50 on breakfast, just to discover that one of the dishes had visible mold growing on it. The attitude of the serving staff was completely inept and did not have a clue about how severe the situation was. Although a refund for the bagel was given, the attitude was put up and shut up. We have left the cafe upset and unfulfilled and at a loss at the total inadequacy of the staff in such a circumstance. We are local, professional people who now will not come again and let our friends and peers know about our experience. Mortified!

Absolutely dismayed at the treatment we have just received from The Bod. After spending over £50 on breakfast, just to discover that one of the dishes had visible mold growing on it. The attitude of the serving staff was completely inept and did not have a clue about how severe the situation was. Although a refund for the bagel was given, the attitude was put up and shut up. We have left the cafe upset and unfulfilled and at a loss at the total inadequacy of the staff in such a circumstance. We are local, professional people who now will not come again and let our friends and peers know about our experience. Mortified!

A great local cafe bar/ bistro. Good food all day. Breakfasts served until 12, alcohol served from 12 onwards. Friday nights are like a busy pub. Nice atmosphere.

Small place with outdoor seating in good weather, but expensive.

Lovely little place for a drink. Gets very busy so sometimes hard to find a seat.

I love the bod as it's so friendly. Bailey, my GSP, loves it more than me!

Nice cafe for breakfast. Croissant was excellent and fresh. Cappuccino was really a latte with chocolate on the top. Pity! Overall though really good.

Perfect place to pop in on your way to or from the shops. It gets busy on Friday after 5pm and sometimes from 2pm on a Saturday. Awesome beers (titanic brews and guest beer)

It's quite well hidden but lovely. Great lunch and very nice staff.

Lovely place - but queued for 15 minutes just to order, than 30 minutes wait for coffee (which was wrong - but we accepted because didn't fancy waiting again), then 20 minutes further wait for breakfast. Food was generally ok but scrambled eggs poor, bacon was different type to what was on the menu. Overall disappointed.

First visit here, and it's a lovely relaxing place to have a cuppa and a bite to eat

Nice place, food was served quickly. Slightly busy on a Saturday. Over all ok to have a quick bite and a drink, location excellent!

Popped in for a drink when I picked my wife up. She spent the afternoon there and ate. Thought it was really good bar. Friendly and lots of choice for drinks. Will go again.

Coffee is good, but it takes ages for your order to be ready....

Fantastic local pub that is busy all day and evening, good beer and bar snack type food including home made sausage rolls, scotch eggs cakes etc

Nice and comfy for a chat and a coffee - will definitely go back

Went in for breakfast, waited for it 30mins and turns out it wasn’t ours. Coffee arrived after food. When we finally got our breakfast, the bread was burnt and it was missing butter on side. Bacon was crispy and dry (burnt) and beans were cold. Poached egg was hard. In addition, mushrooms were missing as well. When questioned about the mushrooms, we have been told they ran out (it would have been fine with us if they just mentioned they ran out rather than hide the fact and see if we notice). Also, no table numbers so orders get mixed up constantly! Food was average. I will not return.

Visited for lunch on a Saturday. It’s fine but the food wasn’t fantastic - chicken and waffles (dry) and a chicken wrap (..basically fine). Staff are nice, toilets absolutely stink!

Lovely place for food and pet friendly. Great selection of beers.

Nice cafe bar. Excellent latte, dog friendly.

Just had a coffee, a very pleasant and airy cafe. x

This is just the best coffee shop in Stafford by a mark. What you want is friendly service, good coffee, nice food, reasonable prices. This has them all, whether you want just a good coffee, breakfast at 8:30, soup and a roll, or Nachos and a beer in the evening. I love this place, and the staff are always golden. Good also for a wide age range, and dog walkers. Also, the basics, parking is free and easy, you can nearly always find a table, and good for prams and wheelchairs ... what is not to like??

The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the service was quick and efficient. I go here regularly and can never fault it. It has a great atmosphere and a nice community feel to it, would highly recommend :)

I moved round the corner from here a year ago and really wanted it to be a regular place we go for breakfast. We’ve tried three times now and the food in my opinion is really poor for the price . This time round to prompt my review, we were just so disappointed with the standard of the breakfast and cost us £30 for two people. I had the avacado and eggs . The eggs were hard and the avacado tastes like mushy peas. I’m not sure if they use peas to bulk up the avacado but it’s bright green like mushy peas and tastes like it too. They add a load of peppers to the top too which I do wish they’d put on the menu as they are particularly sweet and don’t really go with avacado and eggs? I would have tried something different otherwise . One positive is the coffee is nice and their sausages are proper butchers ones so taste lovely. We find ourselves driving to Stone to another well known franchise for breakfast now as it’s just been such a waste coming here. We’ll maybe just stick to coffees until they revisit their menu….

absolutely rammed christmas eve Service slow only to be expected Though, used to go a lot before lockdown.

We didnt eat this time but the Christmas atmosphere was great, and even though it was very busy it didnt take too long to get served!

Great atmosphere, welcoming and friendly staff, nice food, all of the family made to feel welcome and a good pint!

Love it here! Lovely staff, fantastic home made food and the best coffee in Stafford. Support independent coffee shops!

Lovely coffee, great atmosphere 😄

Visited for quick drink after a business meeting mid afternoon. Went to bar to order. Got our drinks and sat at table with sofas. Table wasn’t cleared from last guests but we sat and chatted. Lady came to bring drink as barrel needed to be changed but no offer to clear cups/teapot away. No food on this occasion and could not see anyone else eating on this visit. I like the relaxed atmosphere here and would have stayed for another drink if we weren’t so cold. It was freezing in there. Two of our party didn’t take their coats off. Would like to see better menu, tend to only use fir quick drink or breakfast sandwich.

Lovely place to eat & drink. Service is excellent! Best soya latte I have ever had, thanks Ella!

Nearly every Friday after work I visit what was once the Co-op for a few pints. Quite expensive compared to The Wildwood and They Radford, but it's closer to home, and I like the atmosphere. Always busy at the time I go. Great atmosphere.

Beers a bit expensive but good crowd and the cakes are divine.

Me and my family really enjoy drinks and food in BOD - the decor is fabulous and it has a really nice vibe. Staff very helpful. Excellent addition to Lichfield.

Food was nice love place staff not very friendly

Good food but very noisy place, too many barking dogs.

We didn't eat, the food looks nice though

Made welcome as soon as we arrived, really great beer (I’m a fan of Titanic Brewery). We didn’t eat, but the food looked awesome - check out the sausage rolls 😀. Separate hot drinks bar, with some luscious looking cakes. 100% recommended!

Always excellent food & drink, in relaxed atmosphere.

Reasonable choice of food. The beer is apparently excellent. Friendly service and atmosphere. Good to see people dropping in for coffee, drinks or food. Very relaxed.

Great place to be, to meet, to eat. Thanks Bod, you nailed it!

Very good for any time of the day, good food, good service at a reasonable price. Access and very close parking are a big advantage.

Brilliant everytime. Dog friendly

Not good. breakfast was not good and dogs was allowed to walk around whilst eating breakfast

Great food, great service, great vegan options, though recently the prices have rocketed up. Margaret is the best server around! Though the whole team is awesome.

If they had a dedicated area outside for smokers it would help otherwise very good.

Last visited 3 months ago and enjoyed the eggs benedict breakfast. Was disappointed to find on this occasion my eggs were overcooked, muffin over toasted and the kitchen service slow. My husbands smashed avocado was more like chopped avocado. Toilets have had a refurb and look great. Seats very wobbly and a health and safety hazard. Otherwise its a very pleasant little cafe but I will be going elsewhere for my poached eggs I'm afraid.

Great find of a lively bar in a suburban area with very good live music. Didn't eat there but the breakfast and lunch menu looks good, the cakes on display looked amazing. Not really set up for evening dining. Good kids menu and good that theres a curfew for children at 9pm. Bar needs a rethink as it's small in comparison to the size of the venue, and the food service area which leads to queuing in a line. Drinks on the warm side. Great atmosphere and a quirky interior.

Ordered my favourite salmon eggs florentine. The poached eggs were firm but runny inside. Salmon was quality and all served on freshly toasted English muffin buttered as requested. Perfectly presented. I always like extra hollandaise. Service was quick and efficent. The member of staff even remembered that I like extra sugar from a previous visit. I was first in this morning, but by 9am quite a lot of people, families enjoying the place. It's a chilled out atmosphere with lots of space to come and relax when catching up with friends or family over some food or even a cup of speciality tea. Free WiFi. Very friendly staff. Great parking opposite at the coop Bodmin. Kid friendly. I would highly recommend. Update 3.11.23 Three years ago I did give this place 5 stars. You can read my review score above. As you can tell I do love my egg floretine as a favoured breakfast. Over the last 3 or 4 times, I have visited, the eggs have been very hit and miss. Sometimes they are over cooked, i.e hard and as today, one was under cooked. I requested it to be done again. Unfortunately it came back undercooked. Unfortunately the consistency has been up and down with this place. From excellent to poor. I don't really want to start my day with a suboptimal breakfast. I did report this to the manager and they welcomed the feedback. I certainly won't be going back for while asuntil they get things righ.

Very busy I was shocked went in at 11.30 in morning for a coffee and had to wait for a table. A proper community meeting place

My local coffee shop, breakfast bar and watering hole. Can't fault the place. Staff awesome, coffee great and great selection of drinks. Always a great atmosphere.

Lovely service as usual. Whether you go for breakfast, lunch or just a drink it's very nice and staff are always welcoming. I love the atmosphere too.

Great cafe bar nice place to chill and have a beer.

Lovely place and the older member of staff that was taking orders was actively busy. However the two younger members of staff, the dark haired girl and the "chef" we're extremely slow. We ordered cheese on toast, a tray bake, a coffee and a hot chocolate. The tray bake came first, then we waited 10 mins...... Then the hot drinks.... so we waited nearly 40 minutes for the cheese on toast!! Frustratingly, the "chef" (and I use that term loosely) seemed more concerned with flicking his fringe and chatting up the waitress than doing his job. So the two stars are purely for the older person who didn't stop, bless her. In fact, if it was down to just her I'd give her 5 stars. Sorry Bod, you have a lovely cafe vibe but the young service staff are sloooowwww.

Went in for breakfast - very nice and enjoyed the food!

Delicious bagel today, pastrami, cheese and loads of my favourite gherkins. Recommended!!

I have been going to this Bod since it opened and it is very popular. The staff have always been very friendly and helpful. I've had a few basic snacks but mainly drinks. A substantial attraction, I think, is because it is dog friendly. Unfortunately I believe this is getting out of hand. I have witnessed two situations which I think supports my view. A few weeks I saw two dogs fighting each other with their handlers trying to part them. This was on the opposite side of the cafe to me but I saw the concern on some faces. There were five dogs in at that time, which I could see. On 2 February 2023 it affected me directly. It was busy and due to lack of choice I had to sit on a table next to a barking dog. I had soup which came with bread/butter and was very tasty. However, whilst I'm eating this the dog I've mentioned and another started to bark loudly and incessantly which caused a number of people to start looking around. What added to my discomfort was the nearby dog decided to shack himself and I saw particals of hair and dust rise into the air, some of which must have been floating in my difrection. Very off putting and not healthy. There were six dogs there. Sorry to say this, but I think there should be a limit. I realise of course this will not happen.

Nice place to meet and have a catch up,coffee ok

Great selection of beers nice and clean happy friendly staff.

Brillaint local produce breakfast , very tasty , epeasiclly the bacon , eggs I was very happy , only issue was waiting for drinks , did take along time to get them, I appricete how busy ofcorse I do , but the place wasn't like full and we got our breakfast then drinks after and was there for 30mins atleast for both which I felt was abit long to get your coffee and a orange juice for my partner. But nothing takes away from the experience, and the breakfast was spot on.

visited bod with great apprehension as i have had bad experiences in the past with titanic brewery. i had the ruben bagel and it was delicious, service was speedy and the establishment itself was clean and welcoming. i was served by a young blue haired girl who went above and beyond to accommodate us and was very pleasant. thank you i will be returning again soon

Very busy, huge scones shared with a special friend.

Food is gorgeous, busy on a Monday morning! Service prompt and efficient.

Always love visiting this bar,friendly staff and clientele and fantastic beer...and absolutely dog friendly which is brilliant....our go to bar

Called in for a quick drink. Only had a tea, but could have had an alcoholic drink instead. The place was lovely and warm and very clean. Food being served looked very appetising. Hope to visit again before long to try the food.

Nice staff food is good sometimes,not so good other times.

Lovely coffee, very tasty breakfast and friendly service in a very inviting environment. Will definitely visit again next time I am in the area.

Great little pub run by the Titanic brewery. Choice of Ales is excellent, especially like the Plum Porter. It's warm and comfortable and a great place to spend the winter evenings. Nicely done out and comfortable too (as long as you choose your seats carefully!) Definitely worth visiting, would have been 5 stars if only someone could make the bar staff smile!!

I visited the bod with my family and it was lovely! The food was great and the service was quick. Would highly recommend

Enjoyed the drinks on a rainy Sunday. Very busy, so there wasn't many tables available. Was advised it would be a 25 minute wait for a sausage roll to be warmed up. Would like to visit again at a less busy time.

Bod cafés are amazing! My first visit the other week and shared sausage rolls, ploughman's and nachos... we couldn't finish it all! The sausage rolls were huge, the black pudding one was delicious and recommended 😋 you can see how big it is in the photo (expertly modelled by my friend!) If you want a rustic and relaxed time pop along to a bod café I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Quirky place…not sure whether to call it a cafè, resturant or bar, however the atmosphere was relaxed & the food was lovely. Small menu in the evening & not your ‘normal’ meals which felt strange at first, then quite a refreshing change…variety of home made sausage rolls, ploughman’s, cheese platter, nachos…along with few other choices, served with pickles & salad. Service was quick & the prices are good. I felt it was a little cold inside…however others were fine. Some locals were knitting whilst having a chat, cyclists met there mid ride, dog are allowed inside - as I said; quirky, but nice.

Don't get me wrong with the strapping, this is a good place to chill over a beer or coffee but lacks friendliness from the staff who seem surly and disinterested. No real good customer service as my coffee was tepid this requiring me to ask for a hotter one which was met with a "harumpf" and no real apology...have taken custom elsewhere since

Our local bar. Love this place, and my 4 year old says they do the best Mac n Cheese ever. If that's not an endorsement I don't know what is? Plus it's a Titanic Brewery establishment and is dog/kid friendly.

Great food and lovely staff, also a good selection of beers.

Lovely fine good real ale serves snack food in evening dog friendly n friendly staff well worth a visit

Came a few weeks ago for a coffee. It took 25 minutes for the coffee to arrive. Nice venue so decided to go again as the wait must have been a blip. Unfortunately waited nearly 25 minutes again. Paid £2:75 for the smallest slice of biscoff flapjack too. Nice venue and delicious coffee but need to sort service out .

Ordered 2 hot chocolates .. 1 regular and one a childrens. The half asleep server asked if we wanted cream and marshmallows.. I said just in the childrens … we received just one drink (eventually), the kids one with no marshmallows. Terrible service and one drink took for ever to arrive too

Great place, great selection of drinks and snacks. Sausage roll is fantastic. Dog friendly place too.

Serves Titanic beers plus guest ales...nice laid back place.

Cute little place for a drink and brunch. Service slipping a bit but all round still great place.

Popular rustic style cafe/licensed meeting place with nice selection of food and cakes. Has outside seating area and they allow well behaved dogs. Very convenient for local area. Good menu for food although can vary in quality. Service can sometimes be slow.

Bod on Bodmin Avenue has drastically improved since last year although still has a way to go with customer servive and the friendliness of staff. Fine when the place isn't busy but it just takes a few tables to be busy to feel like the staff are overwhelmed and can be quite snippy with customers. Food is always good with a better variety these days - be aware that at busy times it can take a while to get to you! In the evenings for the bar, it is a busy little place and the bar staff generally cope well. You may not get a seat if you're not there early on a Friday/Sat night!!

Nice place with friendly staff with all you would expect from a very local small pub. I have stopped a couple of times for afternoon beers and a morning cappuccino.

Nice vegan breakfast and vegan club Sandwich as ever and a good oat milk flat white and tea

Love a bit of BOD, nice beers, dog friendly, food pretty good.

Good friendly local run by people who try hard to keep everyone happy 👍

Great coffee, unique atmosphere.

Breakfast/brunch was ok. Not the greatest breakfast, but not the worst. Had drinks from the bar after. Really great choice of beers.Nice atmosphere, but not too busy. Probably visit again but just for drinks.

Breakfast at the bod was nowhere near as good as we expected. We arrived as a group of four and quickly found a table. Our order was taken by a very polite member of staff and we waited and waited. From order to the the...