Bread of Heaven in Torfaen

This little place has long been on my bucket list to visit and I was not disappointed. The homemade soup and toast was divine and the lady owner was kindness itself. Nothing was too much trouble and the place had a warm, homely feel.

Went in, sat down, was completely ignored for 15 minutes at least, so walked out. They were busy and we would have waited but there was no acknowledgment of our presence, despite walking by us countless times. I can only conclude that they are so busy that they can happily turn customers away. I do not recommend.

Called into this clean quaint welsh establishmen at approximately 10:15 on Tuesday morning. Knowing that everything is freshly made to order, I asked for 3 ham salad sandwiches to take away asap. My order was dealt with promptly in approximately 10 mins. The bread was fresh, soft and very thickly cut...the same for the ham. The salad was also fresh and plentiful. Staff extremely friendly and welcoming A fist class sandwich and establishment. Would highly recommend to others.

Décor underwhelming and everything needs a facelift. Coffee OK, food fine, staff really nice, toilet sparten and needed cleaning. Not much to recommend it I’m afraid except the food which was transport café OK.

Perfect friendly excellent cafe. Disability aware. Family place Wow food. Chips and gravy wow. Crinkle cut chips. All on one level. .

Amazing little cafe, Amazing food, amazing service. A lovely welcome for ourselves and our Great Dane puppy Arnold who settled nicely under the table. A massive thank you for a lovely brunch and for making Arnold feel so welcome too.

I only popped in for a drink but ended up having a lovely meal...the chips were especially delicious

This café has been established for many years. Has always been popular. Originally owned by Italians when all the valley towns were populated by"original" coffee shops in the fifties. Several changes of ownership since and the café is as popular as ever especially with office workers during lunch hour. Have been here a number of times and can highly recommend their "homemade" bread pudding. However ask for a portion of toast and you could be forgiven for falling off your chair when it arrives.Giant portions of bread with REAL butter and mouthwateringly wonderful. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. Prices are very reasonable. Highly recommend

Absolutely stunning cooked breakfast with doorstep toast ,lovely size portions cooked fresh so a little wait but well worth it,boiling hot food ,service is superb ,only snag for me is you can't pay with bank card only cash,so make sure you have cash on you,looking forward to my breakfast tomorrow

Always a pleasure to come here for lunch. There sandwiches are made from doorstop bread. All the food is well cooked and you can understand why it is full every lunchtime.

Have recently been here a couple of times for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Bread of Heaven has been a Pontypool place to eat for many years. It's a cafe, nicely decorated but nothing special to look at. But don't let that put you off. The service is superb, and nothing is too much trouble. Their meals are excellent, served piping hot and with good portions. I must confess that my favourite is their doorstop toast - real thick, freshly cut toast served with butter and jam - that just makes your mouth water.

Had jacket potatoe and curry, the curry was homemade and very nice. Had a pot of tea which came with a pot of hot water the meal with tea came to £5 which was very reasonable. The staff were very friendly would recommend.

Visited today for lunch. Served really quickly. I had lovely scrambled eggs on thick toast - really enjoyed it. That and a latte came to under £4.00 - great value!

My first visit to ponty for 20 years, was starving, firsty free parking, great, wandered around market and high street, surprised at lack of food outlets, although wanted outdoor seating was limited, on way back to car park, saw 'bread of heaven' ordered breakfast sandwiches and coffees, had to wait but thats good as food was cooked fresh-no microwaved bacon here!took out sandwiches to town park to eat, found a pleasant seat and unwrapped two doorstep sandwiches busting with fresh cooked bacon egg mushrooms, coffee also very nice, the heavens opened it poured, but we were not going anywhere until we finished, fab, give this place a try, service was friendly and lady serving ensured we had just what we wanted. Will make de-tour next time i am passing just to visit this place. Thank u

Waited 50 minutes for an omelette lunch time. So slow and had to cancel it as I had to be back in work. Don't go there for food unless you have over an hour to spare. Be prepared for a long wait. I will never go back

We love everything about this place. Everything cooked fresh and tastes fab. Cheerful, helpful staff and great prices. Top banana ;)

Así, primero lo primero, es un negocio familiar. Está abierto corto horas, toda la comida es recién preparado y requiere una espera. Y es bastante pintoresco y tranquilo. No es que cualquiera de esas son cosas malas. El personal, singular, estaba haciendo todo, ida y vuelta a las mesas, sólo unos pocos, fue un gran partido, pero se mantuvo en contacto con todo el mundo y dejarnos saber que sería servido, etc. No importa esperar cuando muestran que un cuidado tally después de todo. Teníamos un sándwich de tocino... y permítanme, con certeza absoluta, no tendrás mejor. En cualquier lugar. Nunca. O tostadas. Nunca. Sencillamente, eran perfectos. Tan simple como suena. Me encanta este lugar y se lo recomendaría a cualquiera.

Gente encantadora que dirige el restaurante, buena selección de comida, muy limpias y la ciénagas son súper limpio.

As a student in the school near by bread of heaven didn't mind me going in and doing my work...

beautiful thick tasty sandwiches service in a traditional cafe environment. friendly service nice to visit on a cold winters day

A family run cafe, serving traditional cafe food. If all you want is coffee and toast, or a full blown meal, you will enjoy it and come back for more. Friendly staff and a broad selection of fare on the menu at a price that will not strain the wallet or purse.

I just called in for a coffee while I was waiting for an appointment. Lovely traditional café - but with FREE WiFi!! Very friendly staff - homely atmosphere. Clean and comfortable. Had a look at the menu and there was lots of choice. Shame I hadn't had more time to have some lunch as it all seemed inviting.

Have been to Bread of Heaven several times in the past and forgotten to say how good it is! Nothing of the pretentious 'gourmet' variety but good and plenteous basic fare - well-cooked and satisfying. All the fried combinations we all love for a treat but lots of other goodies to satisfy hearty appetites - all AT VERY REASONABLE COST! Honestly, you'd be daft not to pop in some time soon. Cheap as chips...but much more besides! Parking's a pain but try the Tesco Car Park for free and work off a few of the calories on the way back. Perfect!

Enjoy our meal when ever we go into pontypool they are a Lovely couple who are very friendly and make smashing meals Their hot chocolate is the best in Torfaen. We would not go anywhere else in Pontool give them a try you will not be disappointed

Went here beginning of the year, lovely breakfast, good service, reasonable price, love the think slices of fresh bread.(Always used to go here when I was in school as well...)

I love going to this cafe as you're always sure of a warm welcome. The staff are lovely and there are toys and books for children. The doorstop toast is fab and everything is reasonably priced. Overall a brilliant cafe.

I had a wonderful time in here. The service was very good and the sandwich and drinks so delicious. Beautiful tasty bread, bacon cooked from fresh and a lovely atmosphere to enjoy my morning! The lady who took my orders was very helpful and kind. I will defenitely come here again!

We had some lovely bacon and egg sandwiches, the bread uncut and fresh. The food was cooked fresh and wasnt just heated up. Enjoy a piece of toast too with real butter.

Come here for the best breakfast in town, proper toast cut from the loaf and buttered for you. Such a shame it's closed at weekends.

From the road it's a quaint cafe, even the name suggests this. The toast that arrived with the breakfast was indeed the highlight of the visit. The decor is crying out for some colour or "art" or anything to personalise the space. The food consisted of bacon which was so tough as to be inedible, awful salty super cheap sausages, tinned tomatoes and fresh mushrooms, the fried egg was not as ordered so was promptly replaced with microwave scrambled eggs (i know this as the cook wandered through to use a microwave at the counter!!!!)£4:45 is fine for a quality breakfast in nice surroundings, this was neither. The counter staff were lovely but with only one other person in the cafe and my plate obviously done with, no one seemed bothered enough to collect it or check if I had "enjoyed" my meal. I live locally and have tried nearly all of the cafes, desperately trying to avoid the Wetherspoons in favour of a local business. But today's experience does not help. In its defence, the coffee was fine; but it's not enough I'm afraid.

Can't believe I haven't been here before. Good service and a warm welcome as soon as we entered. Delicious food that was made to order and clearly NOT a microwave job. Good choice on menu. Great experience all round.

Visited for late breakfast /brunch .Were in the area so we thought we would call in in for food. The menu again had a very good selection of dishes 2 Home cooked breakfast cooked to order. Appreciated the homemade bread, again toasted with butter; very tasty and the star of the breakfast .Mine was let down by unappealing looking & tasting “economy” sausages .I forced myself to eat one but left a good half as did my wife. Breakfast would be enhanced by use of better quality sausages. Would cost more, but would be worth it!Won’t go back again if in the area

Friendly owners and staff who make a good cup of coffee and hot chocolate at very good prices. It is a large cafe and seems to serve home cooked food but we weren't hungry and only had drinks. The surroundings are clean and comfortable and if in the area I would go there again.

Visited for late breakfast /brunch .The menu had a very good mouth-watering choice of dishes which all looked very tempting indeed!Home cooked breakfast with everything cooked to perfection. Lovely homemade bread, toasted with butter-old fashioned & very tasty! .All at a very good price with excellent service etc. to match.

I pop into Bread of Heaven quite often as I work very near. They have a wide range of food on offer from gorgeous breakfasts, sandwiches, jacket potatoes or real meals. They do a cracking cup of tea and coffee and all is well priced. The cafe is very welcoming and clean, the staff are very friendly and helpful. I would seriously recommend the cafe and in particular their extra thick buttery toast! Yummy!

A friendly place for a meal or just a cuppa. The food is good unpretentious stuff, plenty of it and well prepared. The service is prompt and friendly. My only disappointment is that since the cafe was renovated it has lost its 1900s charm. A few years ago before the renovation it featured in a film (name forgotten) starring Faye Dunaway.

Used to pop in here quite often some years back nipped in again recently to see they have re-decorated. Nice grub friendly staff, can't fault the prices either Mark and the team have got it spot on here will be returning!!