Centenary Lounge in Birmingham

Definitely get the Festive Black Forest Hot Chocolate!!!

Popped in for a snack to top up my system after a blood donation. Excellent!

The cafe itself is first class my only fault was the noise from the people in the station which really can't be helped. Their Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese sandwich is to die for and costs only £4.50 compared to Pret-A-Manger's ridiculously £6.25 priced equivalent. A great little place to stop before going shopping.

This café has a charming location in Moor Street station. There is a small art deco interior and a terrace area outside under the cover of the station roof. The coffee was good quality. We had two flat whites which cost £7.20.

Waiting to meet a friend yesterday so had a lovely sandwich and coffee in this cafe. The staff were so friendly and polite. Great service!

Art deco ‘old world’ train station cafe with lovely staff. Think Peaky Blinders meets Brief Encounter. Great coffee and tea but the sausage sandwich was less successful, suffering probably from being ‘kept warm’ too long the brioche (why? Excess calories and sweetness not required!) bun tasted a bit pappy and spoilt the sausage.

A great range of hot and cold beverages and food. Staff are friendly. A great place to have a sit down drink, or to grab a bite to eat and go.

A traditional station buffet offering a variety of hot drinks, soft drinks, beers, wines and spirits as well as sandwiches, cakes and light bites perfect for eating in, in its beautifully restored art-deco surroundings, or taking away for your onward journey.

A beautiful little shop in a quaint little station!

Cute lil coffee shop and lovely staff :) I ordered a Japanese matcha latte and it was definitely one of the best tasting ones I’ve had in this city (my only complaint is that I wish there was a bigger option, 10/10 for flavour)

What a great experience the Centenary Lounges are especially at Moor Street & Leamington Spa stations. Great atmosphere & the right ambience every time. Good food and drink at reasonable prices and warm, friendly staff. The GWR theme is very good along with the Art Deco, thanks to the owner, management & staff for such quality lounges.

We ordered a cheese toastie and got drinks for 5. Food lovely but mince pies very small for price. Good service.

I often drop in on my way in and out of Moor Street Station and everytime, the cakes/slices are of a very high standard and taste homemade! Absolutely delicious!

Best cup of coffee ever. Great staff too, was waiting to catch 1445 to Banbury

Great little place. Not corporate Nice coffee

Great for a coffee. Friendly staff.

What a tasty turkey sandwich and filter coffee at the art deco Centenary Lounge this morning. Great setting. Thanks to staff - Joyce,Mia and Farren

Very good place to visit and staff very friendly and helpful and drinks very reasonable

Delicious coffee and lovely cookie selection. Really efficient and friendly service. Helped make my journey much more pleasurable

Cafe in the station. Under cover and convenient as just a short dash to the platform. Flat white was excellent if a little over priced but guess that is the cost of the premises.

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Loved my coffee but hated the attitude of the girl behind the till this afternoon. She was very rude and disrespectful. She was throwing things around and Couldn’t even crack a smile

Great cafe with a lovely Art Deco setting. Staff were friendly and helpful and food very good too

Great place but poor service due to staff not on their game. Personal conversations between staff whilst tables are unclean and food not put in the oven due to a team member chatting away is bad.

Fabulous food and the place was clean and inviting. Ambiance was fab and the staff were attentive. Would go there again.

Nice little place for a bite in between trains. Nice, helpful staff and comfortable chairs inside. I had a pannini and it was tasty and done very quickly.

CENTENARY LOUNGE - MOOR STREET STATION. There are coffee shop/restaurants and coffee shops/ restaurants. Centenary Lounge is the real deal. It’s done in an art deco style and plays music that is soo in keeping. It just has a certain ambience about it that takes years to achieve and you just keep coming back. Why? A big call out to amazing staff - Jackie (Hostess with the Mostest) as well as Jasmine, Mia and Mona - they know what customer service is all about. I am a chartered surveyor of many years and I know a great place and good service when I see and experience it - Centenary Lounge is that place. And what makes it such a lovely coffee stop off? It is in Moor Street Station. So when you disembark a train or have got time to drink and grab something to delicious to eat, take my word for it - Centenary Lounge is the only place. Tok

Unbelievably & utterly disgusting coffee! A hefty price for half the size of the products you would get elsewhere. Do yourself a favour and avoid upsetting your own stomach and taste buds.

Fantastic service - friendly and with a smile. The frappe I ordered was also to a very high quality!

Great service lovely wine , staff really helpful, found my phone and kindly saved it for me until I could collect a couple of days later

I order an iced caramel latte and the lady working looked confused made the coffee which had caramel sunk at the bottom, at first i didn’t think much of it and mixed it in, the drink had bits of coffee bean in and way tooo much caramel it tasted disgusting, all you could taste was caramel and milk. I was on my way to work so couldn’t go back and complain as I would of been late. I just threw the whole coffee straight in the bin.

Overpriced coffee Customer service was ok but could be improved

Loved the preserved decor in this place. The geometrical shapes and colour scheme screams art deco/1920s. Shame didn’t snap any photos. Coffee was pretty good although they ran out of oat milk quite early in the day (stock or supplier issues possibly) but luckily coconut milk was also available. Service was really friendly although some grumpy looking man was either walking around or standing right behind the servers making phone calls, not being very helpful. Just thought it was a weird place for the manager to make phone calls. 😂

Family trip to Birmingham and we wanted a drink whilst waiting for the train. This was open so we popped in a bought a few drinks. Not bad. Price as expected. Likely to use again if at Moor St. and need a coffee at the station as I don't think there is another within the vicinity.

Lovely place...staff very friendly and polite...food very good

Had to wait for someone to take my order for long time, price is ok, you better of going different place, nothing special. Coffee was flat. Girl behind the counter couldn't even be bothered to say "hello, thanks or bye". Bad day starter I'm not recommending

waited fifteen minutes for the sandwich I paid for to be toasted. Thought it was being toasted as the lady said she would. However after waiting so long and watching them attend no further costumers I went up only to be served by the same lady who didn’t even remember which sandwich I had bought. I almost missed my train and had to eat the sandwich which needed to be heated up cold. If it was busier I would have understood but as I was one of two costumers in the shop I am dissatisfied with the whole ordeal.

A smashing little coffee shop/eaterie on the concourse of Moor Street Stn. Very amiable staff, great hot chocolate and coffee & walnut cake. Decent selection of prepacked sandwiches too. A nice little rest before catching a train.

The sandwich probably not the best, it’s exactly a good place to have a rest during the trip :) Btw their coffee taste good!

Well to say this place was a let down is an understatement. Afternoon tea at approx £18 pp was advertised, the experience was priceless. The idea here is you chose a sandwich from the chiller. They cut it into triangles and present you with your sandwich on a tiered cake stand complete with stale scones and bits of dried cake. The person taking the order said we could have our choice of sandwich toasted if we preferred and then toasted every single piece of bread and presented us with toasted bread with a slice of ham or cheese in between. When I queried if she knew what afternoon tea was, she said yes. I said this isn't afternoon tea. Where were the delicate sandwiches, with a choice of fillings....she said oh you mean like at the Ritz! Needless to say our small party of 8 left and were perfectly accommodated by a local hotel who knew exactly what afternoon tea is and discounted us 10% off the £19.99 pp. My 90 year old father in law who's birthday we were celebrating was blessed by the extra mile our new venue went to in redeeming what was a terrible let down at Moor Street Station.

Entered as they opened and ordered English Breakfast, they had no sausage. Was not a breakfast more a bun with bacon and tomato. Tea was so milky

Friendly but clueless. Retro style attracted me, but precooked bacon bun kept in heated cupboard was soggy and bacon over crisp. Had to wait for coffee as they had forgotten about it and then waited behind people who arrived minutes after I had paid. They seem easily confused about service although lovely and friendly at the same time.

Lovely little café that travels you to past eras, delicious cakes, good coffee, friendly staff and fairly priced. A sensational find!

Lovely cafe with very friendly service

Well it’s been a long time since we went here for afternoon tea, needless to say it will be the last time unless the food improves. Bread on the sandwiches was dry. Filling was ok. Scones were dry and cheap jam, not much cream. The cakes were not cakes you would expect at an Afternoon Tea. Again dry tasteless. The whole thing for the money was a complete disaster. It used to be a treat to go there for afternoon Tea. not any more . The lady who served us was extremely pleasant I must say

I called in to buy a coffee 13 minutes before my train was due to depart. There were only two people in front of me, but I ran out of time and couldn’t get my coffee. The staff didn’t know who was next in the queue, and served someone who arrived after me. The staff were also dithering around, making meaningless conversation with customers in front of me, with absolutely no sense of urgency to serve customers. I won’t return.

Good service, but the latte coffee was the worst i have ever tasted. Like it was hot milk no taste of coffee just watered milk!

It is a coffee shop with a historical look that takes you to way back of the clock. It may have limited space inside but every corner of it worthy of your time. Both inside and outside has a balanced environment. There were enough comfortable sitting spaces in both areas. The decor of the shop made it an interesting place to visit. The stuffs were helpful, kind and welcoming. There were a manageable queue. There is a lot of interesting option for snaks. Had one latte and croissant and I loved it. The small glass of champagne happen to be very popular here among others, must be a good experience to enjoy while waiting for your train in lazy evening. Enjoy 😊

I dipped in here after a stressful morning of my trains being cancelled due to a storm. Had a little rant about the trains to the blonde lady here and we both agreed I shouldn’t of had to buy another ticket for a train being cancelled. After purchasing my breakfast I managed to get a refund for a new train ticket I purchased and as I was walking to my platform the same lady ran up to me to ask if I was ok and got my money back. How lovely is this! You made my day, fantastic customer service I just knew I had to leave a review for you on here! Keep being amazing 👏🏻 My pastries and coffee tasted great too, but the service is the best I’ve had.

Wonderful cafe inside Moor Street station, I had a coffee and some beans on toast. Great service from friendly staff and good prices. The decor is gorgeous!

Wonderful staff. I was served by Kerry and Louise, they were friendly and chatty and made me feel like I want to go back. The menu is excellent and the black forrest hot chocolate was up there with standard of the main coffee shops

Another fantastic afternoon tea, lovely food and staff who can't do enough for you. This is my 3rd visit and Will not hesitate to visit again.

Delicious! We were offered a choice of sandwich or toastie with plenty of variety of fillings to accompany delicious warm scones & tasty cake treats. First class attentive friendly service too! Definitely recommend this

Went for afternoon tea with my wife. Excellent service and great staff particularly Jackie. Lovely food !

Excellent afternoon tea. The food was delicious and the servers could not do enough for us. They were polite and friendly.

I've came in for a couple of drinks this evening and after two too many interactions with the Indian proprietor I just found him to be rude. The younger Chinese guy had a sense of humour and was polite and professional but the other old man serving was just a miserable sod! At one point I made a comment about my tuna mayo melt being really hot and he just ignored me. And whilst clearing my table I said thank you and he just didn't react. I get the impression this place is living on its destination and the music it plays in an effort to create an ambience but then to destroy it by just being rude. Unfortunately not somewhere I would recommend or frequent again.

Really yum afternoon tea, and lovely and friendly people. Would highly recommend.

What a fantastic night! We were really well looked after from start to finish and the cocktails and canapés were delicious. I would really recommend Centenary Lounge.

I wanted a hot chocolate, due to coeliac disease I have to take extra care and ask if it is gluten-free, the member of staff said no. Then I asked what drinks are gluten free and he said none. So I gave up because WHSmith was opposite, and at least there I can check ingredients for myself. Please sort this out and make sure your staff know how to serve people with gluten intolerance/coeliac disease. Because I highly doubt that ALL the drinks contained gluten.

Enjoyed a leisurely coffee here on a Friday afternoon. The cafe decor is in keeping with the retro style of Moor Street station and the vintage music adds further atmosphere. Would recommend this venue as a welcoming retreat from the bustle of the city and...

Simply Delicious Beautiful afternoon tea, fantastic, friendly service and lovely atmosphere. My 2nd visit and will definitely go again. Thank you 😊

What a pleasant surprise to find this little gem at Birmingham’s Moor Street Station. I sat outside having ordered my bacon butty and tea, and loved the ability to watch the world go by. There is also ample inside seating too. Pleasant staff and sensible prices really do help and I’d definitely be going back whenever I use the station. All in all, a really good place to have a drink and a bite to eat, especially when there’s no buffet car on your rail service.

Was a nice afternoon tea but would have liked more choice of sandwiches and for them to have been made fresh rather than from a pre packed packet.

Was treated to this from my brother but because of covid only just got to use it - I took my friend and even tho the man was on his own due to staff sickness he was so polite friendly and the food was great...

Beautiful 1910s/20s style cafe in the station. Serves a wide array of drinks and food - you can even have afternoon tea here! Staff are always friendly and helpful. I love sitting inside to listen to the old fashioned music. Very cosy vibes.

We had a lovely afternoon tea hear on Monday 2nd August.Staff really friendly and accommodating.

We visited this afternoon for a lovely afternoon tea.Sandwiches freshly made, great selection of cakes and warm scones with jam and cream.A warm welcome and attentive waitress was very much appreciated.

Good moment here i took mango smoothie very nice and my wife took iced coffee nice as well, the french pastry are okay , thanks you force the welcoming also 💪🏽

Went for afternoon tea with my daughter was absolutely gorgeous and lovely friendly staff definitely recommended

What a shame I was looking forward to a smoothie but I would not recommend getting on from here. At £4.95 it was not worth a penny. I ordered a ginger and something smoothie and my friend had another, but they managed to have the same taste of what can weirdly be described as malty bacon fat. Healthy alternative.... Looks can most definitely be deceiving.

At the moment no seated dining. The chap serving wore a mask and when making beverage & sandwich wore nitrile gloves.

My twin brother Stephen and I were in Moor Street Railway Station and decided to drop into the Centenary Lounge for a quick coffee and what a very popular cafe bar this is . A nice interior, a cool looking serving bar, the left side...

Very nice cup of tea. Nice service. Thanks.

This place has really slipped. Not sure if it’s new management. Bacon and egg roll not cooked fresh, the egg omelette was like a rubber frisbee. Better off going to the adjacent cafe even if it is more expensive.

Great location when using Moor st station, staff could be friendlier but good quality food

Nice cozy and traditional Victorian railway Café in station entrance... Friendly staff and good service.

Somewhere warm to sit whilst waitimg for the train

a first rate afternoon tea served by Bruna who was very nice and not over the top. the only downside is the fact that you are not asked what type of tea you require.

The Centenary Lounge set within Birmingham’s Moor Street Railway Station is both a departure lounge and a bar cum cafe. We had drinks and coffee there whilst waiting for our train. All was good and the Lounge was a comfy nook whilst waiting for our...

Excellent sandwiches, coffee and cake.

I had a few minutes between trains and stopped for a take away coffee. Nice setting, not many places to sit inside and it felt cold. There is also some seating outside. Coffee tasted good but not cheap.

A great location, very rare on a railway station and always worth a visit. First Class from any angle

Returning from brighton a drink was needed, so this small cafe close to the train tracks was delightful.Two lattes were ordered & went down a treat..Free small biscuit included. A fair price (depending on your drink) and friendly staff.But If you want to be picky;...

Great coffee, nice selection of food, especially the cakes all set in a beautiful periodic atmosphere

Very lovely place staff are nice and coffees are so bloody worth it. Definitely worth a visit.

They serve great coffee at reasonable prices. The location is very accessible and the ambience is very cosy. The staff are also very friendly.

While transferring to get the next train a work colleague and myself popped in here to get some food. A cheese toasty and a bake well slice were purchased. They were quite nice.

This oasis of calm offer respite and a welcome relief when emotions run high from the frustration of delayed & cancelled trains due to some nonsense systematic failure. Nab was all smiles as if on cue as I went in, ready to take my order. She stopped whatever else she was doing and expertly brewed my coffee. It was closing time & she didn't show a hint of disappointment as I barged into her routine. My red velvet cake was moist & tasty. The service I received, superbly bespoke. Her colleague, Oli, was equally nice & helpful. #Chiltern Railways should learn customer care & saving grace from these wonderful duo.

Great breakfast in lovely station..

Nice food and sandwiches....mmmmm...yummy I had jerk chicken, tasted really nice....

Super place for a coffee just before a train journey

Good staff there now, prices are reasonable, in the face of many other rip-off establishments in these types of opportunity -for-extortion type locations Good little coffee shop

Sunday breakfast before the train in this beautifully-restored cafe with its obliging staff. Prepared to enjoy myself. However, the room was absolutely freezing and although there were portable radiators, they were not switched on. The Full English itself was a disappointment: mushrooms were off (though...

Brilliant place for breakfast 😋. Lovely place for a glass of wine after work whilst awaiting train 😋!

Great drinks and cakes all served efficiently with a smile. I almost hope for a long wait changing trains in Birmingham to give me the opportunity to enjoy a more relaxed visit.

Great coffee at good prices. Very charming location with an art deco feel. South Asian lass behind the counter was boss. She wouldn't stop looking at me.....drop me a holler if you read this review. I was the guy with the big red north face jacket on. You know!

Cute little coffee shop in Moor Street. I had a really potent mulled cider here, and a sandwich which was good. Liked the Art Deco styling, and service was good.

Admittedly only had drinks in here both on the way too and home from the football, but the staff were pleasant and polite and the coffee etc as you expect. Post game had a few beers which they was happy to remove lids or decant...

I was here on business over the weekend, and I am happy to report that the cafe, like the owner, is charming and pleasant. The look is stylish and fits in perfectly with the design of Moor Street station. A hungry traveller would do well to stop here for a bite to eat. You won’t be disappointed.

Very rare indeed for a coffee shop / cafe of any kind, this should be a destination of its own right in Birmingham city centre, and quite out of the ordinary among those in public transport facilities anywhere in UK. Insufficiently appreciated on local media, though word of its afternoon teas does stern seem to get around to appropriate clientele. A minor criticism, the architects of the restoration could have paid more attention to creating more functional front door system, to serve all needs in the colder weather.