Court Room Cafe in Powys

Discovered this gem when we stopped on our way to Bristol . We usually stop at a large supermarket in the next town, we won’t be any longer . Beautiful home cooked food , cakes were amazing and if we were on our way home I think we would have asked them to box up some apple tart . Definitely worth a visit . Private wc access by code only and a separate room for visitors with their four legged friends.

lovely place, lovely food. and what's best is they have a separate room for those people who have to bring their dogs with them and then the main cafe is dog free... well done.. no smelly dog while I'm eating. thank you.

Well priced cafe in a lovely town. Would prefer a larger coffee but price paid was value for money.

Always worth a visit . Great range of fresh food made on the day . Many options including vegetarian and fresh salad . Great fresh cakes . Warm atmosphere run by local framers . A must if you are in Crickhowel

Came for a hearty lunch prior to walk up to table mountain. Have previously gone to a cafe 100 yds away on A40 but felt somewhat short changed on last visit so did some research and found this place slightly hidden away on first floor of high street building. Menu is totally unpretentious and all the better for it. We both had pasties which came with a diverse side selection with salad garnish, beetroot, cous cous and the best potato salad. The stand out bits are no music playing (hoorah!), extra water with the tea without even asking which is so unusual these days. I also love the fact they offer filter coffee at just £1.90 though trendier coffees are also available. Nice to see a separate room for those with dogs. Had a slice of fudge cake which was similar to Tiffin and very good. At just £2, we took one with us on the walk too. If it had been £3 we wouldn’t have so other cafes take note, we do have our limits!

Great breakfast- really good value and excellently cooked. People working there were lovely. Was a bit of a wait for the food but definitely well worth it. Good selection on menu. Dog friendly tables in a separate room - as there was 5 of us and a dog it was great to be able to call in advance and book rather than just have to wander round trying to find a place to fit us in.

My wife and I had lunch here; beef lasagne followed by mincemeat Bakewell for her, tuna pasta bake followed by Apple and raspberry crumble with custard for me. The food was absolutely delicious and great value. The selection of mains and cakes/desserts is mind boggling! The last who took our order and served us was really friendly. Such an interesting old building too with lovely high ceilings. A wonderful experience.

We popped in for lunch this week. Super home made leek and potato soup and good coffee served by friendly people.will definitely be returning!

Lovely traditional cafe in the centre of Crickhowell in an Interesting building, actually, as the name subtly suggests, an old Court Room! Up a flight of stairs, then a warm and friendly greeting, the staff in here are lovely. Very light and airy room, with large windows open wide in decent weather. The labelled homemade food is all displayed behind glass, so you can see what to choose from, and it's all good - pies, bakes, quiches, sandwiches (cakes too). Chicken and Spinach Bake is delicious, but our favourite is the lasagne, really good. Comes with a choice of baked potato or salad, and what an array of different salads you get, all very good. If I have room for pudding - helpings are generous here - the Pineapple Upsidedown Cake with cream (or custard or ice cream) is a real treat. Opens 9 am - 3 pm, so a great place for morning coffee and cake, and lunch too. Excellent service, great food, and a lovely place to be. Seems very popular with locals, always a good sign, but welcoming to tourists too. This cafe has high standards and gives very good value for money. Recommended.

Visited as passing through on my way through Wales. Was able to park on the street right outside. Excellent friendly service, fabulous breakfast! Great price. Those that have read my other reviews know that I’m fussy, but genuinely could not fault this place.

This homely little cafe definitely has service with a smile and is very welcoming and relaxing. Lovely home made food in generous portions, served In a very traditional setting. I had home made quiche which came with a lovely, tasty selection of salads. Hubby had a big baked potato with lashings of beans and cheese. Great value and great service.

My wife and i had a day out and ended up in Crickhowell , nice independent shops and places to eat at. We chose the Court Room Cafe as the reviews were good and we were not let down. Went in and no available tables so the lady behind the counter said leave your phone number and i will ring you when one comes up, good idea, phoned about 15 mins later and we had a table. We had tuna and tomato sandwiches with salad and plenty of crisps, 2 bottles of soft drinks and i finished off with apple pie and custard which just had to be done. No small slice of tart and a dollop of custard here ! Good slice of tart and a plate swimming with custard, how it was when i was a young lad, great fresh sandwiches, tart to die for and very good covid precautions, not forgetting the service of course, great lunch.

While visiting the lovely town of Crickhowell, we stumbled upon this great little cafe for lunch. They do amazing pies and quiches with salad and home made cakes at a very reasonable price. We will definitely be visiting again!

Popped in for brunch. Food was excellent and it's a very easy recommend. Tables well spaced and 2 seating areas. Well worth a visit.

Cooked breakfast as a first day of half-term treat; gorgeous- great value, great service and great food - a traditional breakfast, but not greasy, local produce, gorgeous mushrooms and fantastic bacon and sausages - we can never finish it! Highly recommended and served until 11.30 am too….

Great food, great service. Lovely to have a tea pot and a pot with additional hot water. Good value and lots of choice.

After being in lockdown since March,we were excited at going away for a week.Drove into Crickhowell, not expecting to be able to park as it was Bank holiday Monday.It was very quiet,people are not going out because of the Covid virus. Surprised to see the...

Well after a couple for disappointing meals in the area we didn’t hold out much hope! However we visited for our breakfast on my birthday. The service was efficient and the food was great. Just what we wanted. No frills just good honest food and...

Very busy place in the old court. Nice selection of cakes and also serves breakfast and lunch. We didnt have a problem getting a table but you can reserve one if necessary.

Had lasagna with delicious choice of salads. They also make great quiche we even ordered a couple to have over last Christmas. Will do the same again too. You can also take away too.

After a 30min. wait in another establishment for a 'no show' breakfast, my wife and I decided on one my daughter's haunts ( from her schooldays). We where not disappointed, The quality of the cooking was excellent and our plates were chock full of scrumptious...

Another little secret hideaway.... Been to Crickhowell a few times but hadn't noticed this Court Room Cafe. It is upstairs but there is a lift for anyone unable to manage the stairs. Lovely atmosphere and aroma of fresh cooking. A lunch time treat and quiet...

Lovely atmosphere, delicious food. Comfortable venue to eat late lunch during our walk alobg canal towpath and River Usk pathsin our walking boots

Go up the steps to the upstairs room where a good lunch awaits. Busy even October, and patronized by locals

Fab home made room. Excellent sized portions and all tasty. The pies looked fab but we were so full from our main course we couldn’t fit any in. My hubby had the chicken and mushroom pie and I had the quiche which were both lovely....

We have not been to the Courtroom cafe for a few years. It has always been a good place to go for lunch. We will not leave it so long next time. We had a fabulous lunch, good quality food, beautiful salads with good friendly...

We tried this place for tea and cake as liked the look of the historic building. It was OK if you like something a little more traditional, I think we've been spolit elsewhere. They could certainly make more of the building on the inside, a...

Cracking Place,all the Food is Home Cooked. The Scones are lovely and the staff very Friendly. Worth a visit.

We visited here for an early lunch. The menu is small but everything is very reasonably priced. Breakfast is only served until 11:30. Would recommend the lasagne and salads.

Had lunch,jacket potato, very substantial, accompanied with a lovely salad. Coffee was really good,joy to have a latte that was not half a cup of froth. Meals very reasonably priced,all about £7.50.Well worth it. Lovely cakes on offer,unfortunately too full,but will be back.

Just a short walk up to the cafe and the service compliments the food which is all cooked/baked on site by the excellent staff. Service was quick, and the tea with cake delicious. The tables get filled up quickly and I have had to have another wander around the village before I could sit and enjoy a break.

This is a delightful, small, upstairs (with lift) restaurant on the busy High Street of Crickhowell, voted the Best UK High Street 2018. The setting is unique in the lofty, old Courthouse. The menu is basic, the food is plain, simple and excellent quality. The service is first class. The only real problem is that it is so very popular and therefore difficult to get a place at busy times; go early for lunch or leave it 'till later.

Certainly not a cool cafe, but not a negative. The quiche and salad was very good and they provide loads of tea. The cakes looked appealing too as did the various bakes you could have. Recommend for a stop if out and about in the Brecons.

Never tried the courtroom cafe before,wow what have we missed.

Best Cafe I've ever been to and I do not say that lightly! Must have visited the Court Room about 10 times now and every time the meals are delicious and the service is second to none.

On are way home stopped off in Crickhowell. Some great shops and a friendly place. Found the Court Room Cafe had a lovely meal. It’s always a good sign when it full of locals. We will return next time in Crickhowell

Stopped in Crickhowell after a quick visit to Brecon on mothering Sunday, have eaten in a few places here before but decided to give the Court Room café a try. Very friendly service, good food and an excellent cup of tea, Will certainly call in again.

Always eat here when we go to crickhowell, vegetable bake is brilliant, with salad , great food , great prices and friendly staff ,

The place was busy but we were seated quickly and our order taken at the counter. I chose the chicken and leek bake with jacket potato and salad and it was very tasty and a very generous sized portion. My friend had the pasty also with jacket potato and salad and commented on the crispness of the pastry. We both ordered hot drinks and they were served in tea and coffee pots which meant they remained hot.

We met with a ex- school friend of my wife's and her husband who turned out to one of my ex-wife contacts. They recommended the Court house cafe for a spot of lunch. The food was great. Fresh and hot. Just what was needed on a cold autumn day. The ladies who run the cafe are friendly and cook everything fresh. My wife loved the mixed salad and I had the chicken pie. We will make this the place to eat whenever we make a trip to CRICKHOWELL. Which has just won the best high street award and deservedly so.

We travel to Crickhowell from Swansea at least once a month and we always take our lunch at the Court Room Cafe. It has an excellent variety of good home made,home cooked food at a reasonable price. Every meal we have sampled has been generous and delicious. It is also worth a visit for the excellent coffee and cakes.

I had a HUGE bowl of hot and very easy pea and pesto soup with a soft bread roll, coffee and a chocolate caramel shortbread. What more could you ask for on a wet and grey morning!

Consistently the best coffee and cakes in Crickhowell. We have tried them all and we keep coming back to The Courtroom. And the breakfasts are better in terms of value and quality than many a top hotel would offer. The three local ladies who run it have obvious pride in their venture, giving fast service with friendliness. And it goes without saying that the place is always scrupulously clean. And if you need an early breakfast, they're open from 7.30 or, as they say, as soon as the gate is open onto the street.

Spotlessly clean cafe in historic old court room. Always a warm welcome whether you go for coffee or a full meal. Very popular with locals, singles, couples and families. Portions are generous and tasty, made from locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.everything is cooked to order and the salad variety is particularly good. The food is wholesome, generous and appetising with reasonable prices.

Brilliant staff here...always pleasant.They do a great breakfast as much or as little as you like and always delicious.Just back from a week in Crickhowell...this was our fourth time here...and had breakfast here every morning! Brilliant! There cakes are gorgeous as well.Thanks again girls for great service.

The Courtroom Café is easy to miss, which would be a pity; it's situated upstairs inside the Market Hall in the High Street. The full breakfast was excellent and good value for money. The bacon sandwich on the other hand was not so good - served on white steamed bread. The bread was supposed to come from the baker across the road and therefore, we expected a freshly cut 'doorstop' bloomer sandwich but perhaps that was just us. The bacon was great but the bread... A pair of scissors are provided to open the sauce sachets (great) but a bottle would be much easier. All the food (apart from the bread) is made on the premises daily from local produce. Soup, pasta dishes, quiches, baked potatoes, sandwiches etc. are available for lunch. The cakes looked lovely and the piece of bread pudding we bought for later was delicious. Breakfast is served 0900 - 1130 and the café closes at 1700 hours (1000 - 1600 hours on a Sunday).

Above Crickhowell's Market, you will find The Courtroom Cafe which has a 5* rating for food hygiene. There is a wide selection of food on offer: soup, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, filled jacket potatoes, various salads, quiches and hot meals. A lift is available for those who cannot walk upstairs and there is even a separate room where people with dogs can eat in comfort.

This pretty village has a number of attractive cafes but we opted to try the Court Room. You head up a short flight of stairs to enter the cafe. At the bottom of the stairs was an artist displaying lots of art available to buy.

Very popular café with a busy takeaway trade as well. Home made savoury dishes with a good selection of salads to accompany. Unpretentious good value meals.

Stopped here for a quick lunch when visiting the market. Lovely friendly staff and great food which was good value. Will definitely eat here on our next visit.

This is a must if you enjoy authentic welsh dishes made from local sourced food served in a very simple fashion. The women behind this restaurant were all farmer's wives and used to make the food at the Cheese Press in Crickhowell....but have now opened the Court Room Cafe (virtually next door) as their own place....and it didn't disappoint. I enjoyed quiche, with a selection of salads...and was so full I couldn't tackle pudding. I will definitely go back there for more on my next visit.

Always delicious food, freshly prepared and homemade on the premises. My favourite is always the lasagne and salad,

This should have been a better experience, as the surroundings are unusual, but it was only just OK.

The majority of the breakfast was really good but could have been so much better if a few better ingredients had been used. The toast was made from cheap tasting white bread which had already been buttered when it arrived with the poached eggs, with something that didn’t taste like butter.

Fabulous food homemade, a great selection, on first floor of the old building, they do have a lift. Food not cheap but excellent.

Visited Bank Holiday Monday. Limited amount of seating in this cafe and did have to wait until seat became available. Wasn’t a problem as it gave us an opportunity to peruse the menu. Fantastic dishes which delighted my vegetarian wife who was spoiled for choice. Eventually she opted for cauliflower eggs cheese and a jacket potato. Reasonably priced and all appeared to be homemade. Big portion sizes do not for the faint hearted or light of appetite!! Will definitely return. Photo is of my jacket pot with beans and cheese!!

This is a real hidden gem. The food is all freshly prepared and excellent, you can buy meals to take away and the staff are lovely and warm.

Our favourite place to visit in Crickhowell. It is the only place I am ever excited to order a salad.

Great food, friendly service, perfect treat. I go here every time I’m in Crickhowell. The best side salad I’ve ever had.

Visited the Court Cafe after a wonderful walk in the area with friends.

We came late in the afternoon when other places were closed and received a warm welcome. Good cup of tea and wonderful ginger and prune slice. Beautiful surroundings in the old court house

Had lunch here today, amazing soup - red lentil, chilli and coconut I think! Nice atmosphere and good service. Highly recommend.

Recommended this venue by two local residents for breakfast. Tea served in china cups with tea-pot and extra boiling water. Breakfasts cooked to order so a slight wait but it was worth the wait. The food arrived and looked as good as it tasted - would definitely return again, as good a breakfast as I have had (and they have black pudding) - thank you.

arrived just before closing, good pleasant service and choice of home made cake. Good atmosphere and spotlessly clean.

Went in for coffee, tea and cake. Very pleasant service, cake very nice and fresh. Helpful lift up to the first floor where cafe is situated. Quiet room with easy chairs if just having a coffee. Could not see a loo but maybe one if...

Very friendly staff, comfortable seating, home made cakes, generous pot of tea, my wife got 3 cups out of her...

We wanted a decent breakfast before travelling home - and certainly got it here !! This little gem had been...

Quick sandwich with the apple pie and custard was excellent. Fresh and tasty and worthily recommended.

Lovely setting in old building in the middle of Crickhowell. The cafe was very busy but service was good and we were served by very pleasant staff. Nice fresh ingedients - well presented and cooked to a high standard. What a pity the sausages let the meal down - especially with good butchers and a good choice of real sausage on the doorstep. Excellent value for money.

Run by lovely local ladies who make all the wonderful food fresh on the premises. The salads are amazing as well as quiche, lasagne, cauliflower cheese. Proper coffee and blissful cakes all reasonably priced. A must if in Crickhowell. All food can be taken out, great for a picnic watching the cricket, down the river or in the lovely castle grounds.

I have been going to this part of Wales every year for at least a decade, and I always make a point of stopping at the Courthouse cafe for lunch every time I go. Simple but delicious home cooked food served in a wonderful venue by some delightful ladies who run the place. An absolute must if you are in Crickhowell and looking for a spot of lunch, I suggest you go for one of the baked dishes (cauliflower cheese my favourite) with the salad, and follow up with a traditional English pudding with custard. My kids love the food here too, and one of them is prone to the occasional bout of fussiness. Get down there people, well worth it.

This venue is friendly, wholesome food prepared and presented nicely, value for money.It has a lift to the upper floor ideal for older and disabled people.

Upstairs in the Market Hall, with its restored stone portico, you find the beautiful Courtroom Café. We saw it by chance, but it must be the best tearoom in town. We had lunch there, and a bewildering array of dishes confronted us. The staff were so friendly and happy it was a joy to be there. The quiche and salads as well as hot pasties were delicious and comforting. We enjoyed every minute and good value too under those high ceilings!

Three of us enjoyed a very good breakfast, this is not a fast food venue, as we had drunk our hot drinks a considerable time before the food arrived.

Visited the Courtroom Cafe with friends for lunch week before last and decided to go for a good looking pastie along with some salad. The tea was promptly delivered and was a good brew, but must admit that I was disappointed with the meal when the pastie arrived, because although hot, it was very soggy pastry. Can only assume that they microwaved it instead of putting it into an oven. Shame.

We had a very tasty and meaty chicken ham and leek pie with delicious pastry, served with a wide selection of fresh salad. The food is all home cooked and is excellent value for money. There's a wide choice of sandwiches, paninis and more, and tempting-looking cakes. It's all well set out and the staff are friendly. It's upstairs and there's a lift for less mobile people and pushchairs.

We were fortunate to be able to get a seat in the Court Room Café recently.Normally we get to the top of the flight of stairs only to discover the café is packed with people.However, they have now opened an extra room ,albeit small,which gives extra space to sit.Today,however,we sat in the main room and had coffee and cake.All the food is freshly cooked here and the dishes on display looked very appetising indeed. Prices very reasonable.

We dropped into the Court Room Cafe for a late-morning coffee and cake. Whilst it was busy we found a couple of chairs on the end of a table and partook of nice filter coffee and delicious Upside Down Pineapple cake. The cafe is welcoming and good value for money. It has a lift (elevator) for disabled access and there is also a nice little quiet room with comfy chairs - lovely!

Only called in for tea and cake but the experience means we will be back next time we are in area. The prune and ginger slice was superb. Nice service and well worth a visit. This place gets very busy at lunch time as last time we were in the town, we couldn't get in.

Went in for full English or should this be full cooked Welsh breakfast which they serve until 11.00 am. Nicely prepared and presented with good quality ingredients especially the sausages. Coffee only average. Not so keen on the actual room which was once a magistrates court, a bit large and echoey and not very warm.

The Court Room Cafe is our destination if we are around Crickhowell for the day and fancy something different. NO CHIPS! I particularly enjoy the chicken and leak pie. The salads are superb also an array of deserts that will meet anyone's tastes. Well worth a visit.

Good is always consistent and good home cooking.Nice selection of savoury products and cakes and at good prices. Staff are always happy and please to serve. What more could you ask for

The jacket potatoes itself was nice but the tune and 'mayo' was distasteful! Plus watery... The salad we had on the side was horrific, one leaf and squashes, not fresh looking tomatoes! I was shocked as the local produce in Crickhowell is well spoken for. The coffee wasn't bad but was bland and I had to put several sugars in it to make it taste okay at best!

Really can't fault this Café, excellent service, staff very friendly and most important...the food is absolutely delicious....a must try .....if you're in the Crickhowell area.

They're in central Crickhowell, and have a lift for those who cannot manage the stairs. It's a large room with a very high ceiling that's rather intimidation, especially knowing it was the Court Room! The food was ok, coffees and teas slightly disappointing by modern standards. The plastic table cloths were tired. I'm sure we'll go back someday, but we'd probably go elsewhere. It is popular, and you have to share a table at busy times.

Impromptu and high quality lunch. Very child friendly and good value. Home made quiche, warm and with mixed salads lovely.

The court room cafe is run by lovely ladies who are lovely cooks and serve real homemade tasty food,it can get very busy at lunch time but worth the wait

This really is worth a visit if you are in the area..all homemade dishes ..almost too much to eat. Try the broccoli and Stilton quiche ..it is fabulous

Good service and very tasty food. It is all freshly made with delicious salads to go with your sandwich or jacket.

stopped off in Crickhowell en route elsewhere for work. Popped my head in another place which seemed a bit steamy and cramped so tried here.lovely room, lovely ladies, nice mix of old and young customers, from a few months to many decades, no shortage of beards and fleeces.I only had a coffee which was very nice but the cakes looked delicious. I will be back, with the Mrs, to try them out.The whereabouts of the toilets weren't obvious so I don't know what they are like. I went to the ones by the car park. Oh dear.

Beautiful array of freshly prepared home cooked dishes. Take your choice of a large selection of ready to eat salads to accompany delicious quiches, pies, lasagne etc (all home prepared). Both hot and cold choices available. Well worth a visit for lunch

Lovely little cafe above the market hall, friendly staff, very fond of the salads and light options. Frequent visitor.

This lovely quiet cafe is hidden away on the first floor of the old Market Hall in the centre of the town. It seems to be a family run business and all the food is homemade and freshly prepared. There are some stairs to climb but also a lift for the less able.Really lovely cakes on display and I can highly recommend the quiche. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Service isn't the quickest in the world but good things shouldn't be rushed. I will be using this as my regular rest stop when travelling through to the west.

Lovely dishes, quiches,pies etc. friendly staff gets busy lunch times, best to book. Clean with handy lift for disabled clients

We have a boat on the Mon & Brec canal and when feeling lazy often pop in here for breakfast or lunch. This is NOT a restaurant but a café selling quality, home cooked meals. If it's just coffee and cake your looking for then again you will not be disappointed. An added bonus is that they also prepare delicious breakfasts oh and offer a take away service. The café is located in the Old Court Room, which gives a lovely atmosphere. If you have to wait a little while then remember your meal is being freshly prepared. As for the price, you'll be surprised.

Food is homemade and you can tell, the service is quick its a small place so hard for push chairs and children although these is a lift. The cakes are to die for. Perfect would recommend for a light and healthy lunch. Service is always with a smile.

I work just down the road and always pop in here when I have forgotten my lunch, the takeaway ham salad is delicious and fresh

We'd been recommended this place by someone who lives locally as being an honest to goodness, nice place to eat.Guess what - he was right! I had gone up for a recce the day before and the lunches looked lovely but the place was full.....always a good sign.During our 3 day stay we ate breakfast there twice. Anywhere that provides a pot of hot water automatically with tea gets my vote and it's the nicest cuppa I've had in a long time.Food wasn't quick to arrive but I think that's because it's all cooked to order (and is home made). Take away options are also available.The room is high ceilinged and filled with light, it was the old Courthouse and is full of interesting details. We were quite happy looking out over the lovely little street full of independent shops.Great little place with friendly staff, wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

I found upon a visit to Crickhowell this small cafe, despite being the only people in the cafe food took its time to be served, I found that compared to other local cafes that prices were quite expensive. The overall look of the cafe was very clean and tidy and very modern.

Stopped here for a quick bite to eat while on our way to the Brecon Beacons. The café is on the first floor, but there is a lift. Very spacious and bright room, with good views over to the town centre war memorial. We had salad and Quiche was really tasty, nicely served, and reasonably priced. Friendly staff and good service with a smile.