Ivy House Cafe in Powys

Lovely little cafe- great customer service from the owner. Welcoming to us and our dogs and v friendly. Running two adjoining businesses isn't easy, so hats off! The homemade scone was delicious 😋

I visited today for a light lunch, Absolutely loved it well made great cafetière coffee, banging sandwich and the lightest coffee sponge cake, great service, newspapers galore and cosy with fab views over broad street, small menu well executed

My friend and I came here on Thursday for coffee and were given a warm welcome by the charming lady who single handedly runs the cafe and the post office. We were offered newspapers to read as there was a short wait whilst she attended to post office duties. We ordered coffee which was extremely tasty and delicious freshly baked cakes, also excellent. It is a rather unusual set up but most pleasant and full admiration for the obviously very hard working owner.

We found other reviews to be an accurate reflection - good food and drink but unconventional service. Overall, I think the owner was anxious to get things exactly right and was trying her best to be in two places at once but if you are easily offended, I'd try elsewhere.

Lovely, quirky place. The lady who runs it was friendly and welcoming to my husband, me and our dog too. Limited breakfast menu but when the host explained the reason for this is that she also runs the post office at the same time we understood why. Had a lovely breakfast here.

I went to the post office to send of some mail and the post mistress was kind and helpful. She offered me a drink while I waited in the shop as the weather was bad and I didn’t have to pay for it! I have visited this cafe many times and it’s a go to for me. I would definitely recommend if you are after a friendly chat and nice food! If you speak Welsh even better as the owner is always up for a conversation in Welsh!

Unable to access our usual tea shop in Montgomery we tried the Ivy House. We were met with courtesy and kindness and enjoyed excellent refreshments all suitably socially distanced. This excellent Post Office and tea shop deserves all the support to can get.

I visited with 2 other motorcycle friends and arrived a little bit early. The owner saw us and welcomed us into the cafe before it was open. We were served a hearty traditional breakfast with real coffee in cafetieres, proper local sausages and bacon, thick-cut crusty loaf toast and the best welcome to be had this side of the border.Well worth the effort to ride from North Wales.

Lovely welcome, good homemade cake, proper pot of tea, lovely jacket spud and salad. Dog got treats too. Homely and good value. Just what we needed after long, cold walk. Really friendly staff.

We popped in for scrambled egg on toast and a tea in December 2019. Simply basic but good and reasonably priced. Thank you.

Will not be back, service was terrible with a rude waitress. Hair and dust everywhere, and disgusting food. Will NOT be back.

8 of us and 2 dogs visited this cafe today 2/12/19. Such a lovely welcome and great service. The breakfast was great and the hospitality second to none. We are back for Christmas and will definitely pay you another visit. Montgomery is a lovely little village.

The outside didn't lead us to expect a great deal, and an empty cafe at lunchtime boded ill, but what a lovely surprise. Super friendly staff, the best soup I have had in ages, and a wonderfully fresh and tasty prawn sandwich as well. We couldn't have been more pleased.

I had the most amazing cake at the ivy house, there was a great choice available. They did serve a lot of other food but we just went for the cake. The decor is a little dated and it’s quite cluttered with things for sale, I really like it but I can imagine it’s a bit too rustic charm for some. I would visit again.

Late lunch with the family after a morning walking around the ruined castle. The food we had was OK, but the bill at the end was a little steep.We ordered 2 soups for the kids, these came, tasted great and were good value.My wife and I ordered the sharing platter for £12, it came with 2 small blocks of cheese, 1 slice of white bread and 1 slice of granary. 2 small pots of chutney and a bit of salad. Tasted good? But a bit of a rip off.The service wasn’t brilliant either, i would like to say they were rushed off their feet, but we were the only customers in the place.We won’t rush back.

Visited here after a walk on Offas Dyke . My wife had cheese on toast thoroughly enjoyed it lovely strong cheese and plenty of it . I went for the pate a large helping with a couple of relishes and toast with a lovely salad . Enjoyed. Been here several times always nice food and the dog always given some treats and always fresh water for her .

I visited Montgomery to see friends that live just outside the town and they reccomend we visit the Ivy house for our midmorning breakfast, as I was told it was quiet and a nice place to catch up with old friends.

After a somewhat unusual welcome - a very stressed waitress - we all got what we ordered. Just don’t order too many bacon sandwiches! Cappuccino so so! Victoria sponge good and by all accounts the bacon sandwiches were ok. Overall an unusual experience.

I have never experienced such terrible customer service.

We popped in on a hot July lunchtime. Lady was on her own and very friendly to us. There was also 2 others in there and a larger group and we were all served quickly and politely. Cheese on toast was immense! We had our dog and lady bought him out water and cheese which was a lovely touch. Not sure what other people have experienced here but our visit was lovely.

Came here for a spot of lunch, before continuing my journey to Shrewsbury. The food was horrible, and found short black hairs in my food, which looked like dog hair, as seen on the floor of the cafe and post office. And, the drinks that I was told would be cold, were luke warm.

Friends of the family and I came here after a walk around the area for lunch, and unfortunately it didn’t make for a very relaxing afternoon; we booked a table which we were then told had been taken by another family and were hence moved upstairs, into a bad- smelling room selling dusty books and old clothes. We ordered, and were told by our waitress (who seemed extremely stressed) that they weren’t able to provide lots of the food we asked for, and when we finally had our compromised meals in front of us they were less than what we expected. However, we were able to make light of things and found a reason to laugh when we asked for some ketchup and said nervous waitress literally sprinted down the road and into the nearby shop to buy some for us! Never have I felt such an inconvenience in a place built for serving paying customers.

This Cafe is one of the worst, I have visited. The town is a lovely place, with a lot of helpful people, however this Cafe and owner let's it down completely!!

We visited this cafe, in hope of a light afternoon snack. We ordered two slices of cake and three coffees.

Some people should NOT be running a food business! We called in for coffee/cake and a couple who politely asked for cooked breakfasts were told that they couldn't have them because 'she was on her own and couldn't do them'. Looking at other reviews, this seems to be a common occurrence! She was untidy and rude. Our 'cappuccinos' were basically hot milk waved at some coffee grounds, the cake was very nice though. Paying was also a negative experience! It gets 2 stars from me purely because of the cake and the very pleasant second waitress who seemed to pour oil on troubled waters! We went to Ludlow the day after and had superb coffee with toasted teacakes, it was cheaper!

Very poor experience. Sat down with my family to have breakfast to be told sorry can’t cook breakfasts as will take too long! Strange really as it has the word ‘cafe’ emblazoned on the wall outside. I appreciate if understaffed, but a more courteous approach would have made the difference. Disappointing as in a small village you would have expected visitors would be made to feel more welcomed....

I won't NOT recommend thus Cafe at all. The owner is rude, untidy and unsuitable. I visited this cafe hoping to do some sight seeing afterwards, before getting a spot of lunch and I left hungry and upset.

After a trip down to Montgomery from Wrexham, to see family we vivisted the Ivy House cafe as the other cafe was extremely busy at this point. It was getting to the end of the lunch period, and was about 2pm, so we thought we it would not be as busy in the Ivy House cafe, as we have never seen many people go for food and have heard not so pleasent things about the Ivy house.

We had visited some years before and decided to drop in on a short tour around mid Wales. Very small cafe (6 tables downstairs) sharing premises with Post Office. Nice cosy atmosphere. Food was all good and reasonably priced. I tried their Curry & Orange Veg soup. A new one on me, but excellent. However the real star of the show was Emma the waitress who was outstanding. A friendly greeting for every customer, happy to customise the offerings, and even offered some treats for a small dog visiting. Quick order taking, and conversation & attention with every customer. Simply outstanding service and all the sub standard waitresses in so many places could take a lesson. A must stop for us whenever we are in the area in future.

I do not recommend this cafe at all. I have been a few times before, and have got to say this time, it was the worst. Dog hair everywhere, dog barking,rude owner, and awful service. I will not be back.

I called in for a warm mid-dog walk on a cold day. I chose liquorice tea and home made scone which came with a generous jam and clotted cream portion. The dog was fussed over and given some cheese, which was really lovely. It's now Boo's favourite Monty cafe!

I have never written a review before but after an astounding lunch visit here I felt I must. After spending a lovely time exploring the town where I grew up in over 50 years ago we decided on lunch here. We had an hour before we had to be somewhere, plenty of time for soup and a ploughman’s for my husband and a baked potato for me. Or so we thought. After 35 minutes my husband enquired whether our food was all coming together. Apparently not so realising our time constraints he cancelled the ploughman’s and opted for just the soup. The owner/ cook came from the kitchen and into the cafe in front of the other customers and rudely told him we had been informed there was a 15 minute delay when we ordered. We had not been told as then we would have chosen our food accordingly. She refused to listen and asked my husband if she was meant to throw away the cheese she was slicing for his ploughman’s!!! We had been there 40 minutes already with no sign of food for either of us. Later customers had already had their order..... of soup! I eventually got my baked potato, it was lovely. When I paid I tried to explain again that we knew nothing of the delay. She was rude and didn’t listen. On a plus she decided not to charge us and suggested we made a donation to one of her charity boxes. So the winner in all of this lunch debacle was Hope House! The owner, if that’s who we dealt with, should definitely not be in the kitchen if she gets as stressed as she appeared to be and definitely should not be dealing with her paying customers. Such a shame

Called in for lunch with my family, lovely food all round. The menu included vegan options for me (I had tomato and cumin soup). The leek and potato bake was given top marks too. We were well looked after by the young waitress.

Spent an hour enjoying a piece of delicious polish cake (had it many times before) with a coffee. Staff were helpful and friendly.

What a find. The food - Welsh cawl and cheese on toast - were superb. The hospitality even better. The two women running the place could not have been more welcoming and there was chat among the customers. With great coffee and being dog-friendly too we WILL return.

This cafe doesn't deserve any stars after the service we received, during our trip to the Ivy House, in Montgomery. We were met by a rude women, who I'm assuming is the owner, who popped into the post office, while carrying teas,and coffees and telling us she was rather too busy to have to deal with us! While I took a look into the dinning area, I was met with only four people sitting in there.

As a family of four we visited this run down cafe/post office, we all ordered a breakfast and was told we could only have two at a time due to the way it’s cooked! Service was slow and the lady seemed under pressure running the post office side as well as the cafe. Food was average, sausage cut in half to cook quicker and mushrooms barely cooked, wouldn’t recommend.

Its been 6 years since we last visited this cafe and left a review but what a difference when we visited this time!

We found dog hair in our basic and horrific food. With a dog barking at my friend , through a door on the way to the toliet. Messy, and outdated place too. The owner is completely clueless, and rude. She needs to give up working with the public and find a different job, where talking to people isn’t not a requirement!!! Would definitely never ever visit again. And for everyone thinking of it... DONT!

Popped in as we were looking for somewhere to grab lunch but the person who popped up from behind the counter came across as quite rude and almost a little ‘local town for local people’ so as such decided to venture elsewhere

I can only endorse the previous 2 reviews as we experienced the same at this cafe . The lady serving greeted us with “ I am limited what I can offer as I’m on my own and we’ve been really busy” . 3 of our party only wanted drinks and welsh cakes but the 4th member of our party deemed to want a tuna sandwich , well after a lot of huffing and puffing she agreed to “well if you’re going to pressure me I suppose I could make one but you’ll have to wait as I’m on my own and the kitchen is a disaster” . Quite honestly we should have walked out at that point but our friend was quite hungry so we preserved . Now hears the ridiculous part the drink and food all arrived in a reasonable time and was lovely . We then went to pay and again was told “you’ll have to wait a few minutes as I’m busy doing this order “ . There was one other party there admittedly quite large but how long does it take to just say it’s x amount . We then stood for 10 minutes just watching her whizz to and from with one item at a time . Eventually she told us how much and said “I’m so busy just leave the money on the till “ and whizzed off again . The whole experience was agitated and unpleasant , we have been here several times as we visit Montgomery regularly but never experienced this poor service before and guess what we won’t again as we shall not be returning .

Business owner is absolutely awful - rude with bad customer service skills. Scruffy. Doesn’t seem to care about anyone or anything , and is only happy to your money for poorly made food. Should not run a café. Does not even deserve one star!

I was in a party of four visiting Montgomery Church to pay our respects to loved ones buried there. We decided to pop into the Ivy House Café for a spot of lunch round about 14:30. There were 3 other parties already eating and a couple arrived at the same time as us, again looking for lunch.

Really enjoyed our second visit to Ivy House Cafe - two cappuccinos, some delicious Polish Cake - ended up being an expensive visit as they had very good value chutneys and greetings cards.

We had Afternoon tea here, it was a bit disappointing the tea was very weak even after letting the pop stand for quite a while. Cake was good

I came over coz it was dog friendly,I was so happy with my dog Ruby. The foods were nice and the staff were friendly. Lovely cosy cafe plus got WiFi.

During a weekend stay in Montgomery, myself and my group of friends went to Ivy House Cafe both days for breakfast. Staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough to make sure we had everything we wanted. The place is full of charecter and the food was excellent, hence our return on the second day! We’d definitely visit again.

Lady running the place was extremely rude and made us feel as if we were an inconvenience to her. Needs to learn some basic manners. Perhaps a job with the public is not for her.

Avoid! Told that they couldn’t do breakfast as there were only 2 of them ! Made to feel it was my fault. Should have learnt from last time when I had weak coffee and dry cake.

I can not recommend the Ivy house cafe,as I found one of the staff to be rude making me feel as a customer I should not be sat there an I was an inconvenience,after 15 minutes was told I would have to wait 20 minutes for food ,I was sat in a dingy corner and because I moved to a table that became empty near window was told that would make my food even longer ,over 40 minutes I waited! other customers raised eyebrows in disbelief,scruffy place owner with no idea of customer service ,a female version of Manuel from faulty towers comes to mind..not a friendly smiling service,avoid ,unless your desperate and other places are closed,if you are that badly stressed an rude you should not work with public who after all are paying your bills.

I have visited this establishment to use the Post Office service that is based within this shop and managed by the owner of the cafe, as well as eating at the cafe previously. I would definitely not recommend.

Called in for a coffee with our little dog. The place is advertised as dog friendly. Whilst paying my bill at the counter I dropped the dogs lead and she walked away, unfortunately she entered the kitchen. She was wrong and I was wrong for not paying sufficient attention however was it really necessary for the assistant to berate me in front of other customers? She told me in no uncertain terms that the dog, and presumably me, would be banned for life! Apparently we had jointly committed a most heinous crime and would forever after have to suffer banishment. Oh well. I think this woman was mentored by Basil Fawlty.

Great experience. Afternoon tea for four. Beautiful sandwiches and delicious cakes. Copious amonts of tea. Quaint surroundings. Good service. Couldn't be better. Going for breakfast next time.

Visited today at about 12:30pm for lunch, the menu was quite basic, but I decided to choose off the breakfast part of the menu as I assumed it was an ‘all day breakfast’ as it didn’t state otherwise - I was wrong, no breakfast, so I chose a sandwich, cheese on toast for my 7 year old, and my husband had the ploughman’s (which he said was great) The sandwich was average (the bread was literally cut like a door stop) and the cheese on toast burnt. I had a ‘cappuccino’ the first one was stone cold so I had to ask for a replacement ( I hate sending things back) the second one was latte, definitely not cappuccino. No teaspoons were given to add sugar, no milk for the tea, no napkins, felt like we were being awkward keep asking for things, then waited ages for someone to appear to pay. There was two other lots of people dining and although the waitress was friendly enough, she didn’t know anything about the menu when asked.

Whenever I go in I'm greeted with a smile and a lovely conversation,the food is cooked from scratch from the lady that they have going there and it's very tasty and the portions are really generous,the service is as quick as they can be as cooking from scratch,its always hot and the décor is lovely,now they have a post office there in the back too,they buy local produce where applicable,it's also looking over Broad Street and montgomery is a beautiful place to visit.. would highly recommend this place to go...

Been many a time, but today we, (elderly parents and my hound) arrived well after breakfasts had finished yet the lovely lass at the Post Office counter, saw our look of disappointment (and possibly my dog's baleful eyes) and said "No worries, how many for?"...

Afternoon tea for three. Beautiful fresh sandwiches scones and the best coffee walnut cake we’ve ever had. Very full happy...

A lovely little quiet cafe with a fabulous array of cakes. Lovely staff and nice views of the town. Lovely...

Fab dog friendly place, lovely selection of tea and HUGE wedges of cake...best thing - gave the dog water and...

Really enjoyed our visit although only had time for a cuppa - great selection of teas - also jams and chutneys for sale

Oh dear , never before have we encountered such a rude waitress. She really went out of her way to make you feel like you were a nuisance for ordering anything off the menu, at one point turning on her heel and retorting that she would be back in a minute once we had decided. It was busy and every customer in the place got the same rudeness ,in fact people were laughing once she had left the room. I felt like advising people not to go in. Guys you are there to serve and for goodness sake make your menu clearer if you don't want people to ask questions. Not impressed at all give it a miss. You could even hear an argument in the kitchen on your way out. Only redeeming feature was that the ploughmans for two was yummy ,order if you dare ! Will not be going back.

Have been here on a few occasions. Have sampled the afternoon tea which was great value and plentiful. Have been for just coffee and cake with girl friends and portion of cakes were very good and coffee served nice and hot. Been for just a sandwich after a walk up to the castle, bread beautiful and fillings plentiful. Pots of tea lovely as well. Service fluctuates can be attentive, or you can just be left and go and hunt them down. Strange as the place is very small.

This place doesn't deserve one tick. Very rude and unwelcoming. There was no one else there. We asked for 3 breakfasts and a cheese on toast. Very unkempt lady said "We can only do 2 breakfasts at a time. and are you sure you are going to eat it all".!!!! She proceeded to clear away a table just vacated. Then she pulled out a grotty tissue from her pocket and wiped the table with it. We made our excuses and left. TERRIBLE.

Friendly staff, and also very useful that they run the Post Office during the same hours that the cafe is open.

Absolutely the best Afternoon Tea ever (and I'm a bit obsessed with Afternoon Tea!) Sandwiches of your choice in freshly cut bread, stuffed with beautiful fillings, fruit cake slice, a Victoria sponge (gigantic wedge) that was light and fluffy, huge scones, clotted cream and homemade conserve. Diamond standard and the one to beat.

We popped in here for something to eat and had lovely ham sandwiches with loads of salad in granary bread. Excellent value for £3.25 each. Great orange juice as well.

Stopped for ice cream so our way from the castle. Ice cream was good, took a little time for it to come to us. Napkins happened to stick to our cones when no ice cream had dropped down the side which was annoying trying to peel it off.The one thing that was confusing about this place was the layout and where to go, but it was quite quaint.

While doing the offa's dyke path did a detour into Montgomery, Enjoyed walk to the castle and the views are excellent. Called into Ivy House cafe for a coffee and a cake, Took an age for the coffee to arrive and was only luke warm, the table was not clean, last persons cups and plates still on table, crumbs on the floor didn't look as if it had been swept for a while. Could hear two people having a row in the kitchen area. Very disappointed and will not be calling again

Called in for a cup of tea with family members. It was obvious that they were preparing soup for lunch nah as the smell was permeating through the entire place. Toilet facilities were not good, sign warning gents about wet floors, perhaps they should fit a seat that stays up! Towel to dry hands was not clean & had obviously been used several times. Paper towels please would be more hygienic.

Having wandered around Montgomery, exploring its very interesting nooks and crannies, especially a fantastic hardware store we needed a break and a sit-down. Stepping into Ivy House Cafe was like walking into someone's house. Warm, welcoming and lots of smiles from our waitress.There's a wealth of local craft items to buy and items of interest dotted around what must have been the houses old front parlour. (The town is alive with interesting things to discover!)We had bacon sandwiches with homemade bread, plus tea and coffee. It was good value and very enjoyable. The place was busy with both locals as well as visitors. The staff and owner were lovely. As I use a walking stick I was offered an easy door from which to leave.This is definitely one place I want to return to next time we're visiting as there is still so much more on its charming menu. Not a plastic place, but one with old fashioned charm.

Perfectly placed cafe in town square with a view of the comings and goings of Montgomery. Friendly service, drinks promptly served and a word that food would be a little while, but that is what I would expect when food is freshly prepared to order. The tuna salad was imaginatively presented with grapes, apple and celery as well as all the usual ingredients plus a lovely dressing. A cheesy baked potato also came with a good salad. Certainly a cafe we will return to.

This attractively located cafe should do a good trade but the actual menu seemed to bear no relation to the chalk board lists, resulting in more people walking out than eating when we visited. A pity; what was served was very good value - assuming it was what you wanted.

We had breakfast and they used a microwave to heat my sausage roll. The sausage used in the breakfast my other half had tasted really cheap. It is not expensive but the quality isn't great. 3stars I feel is fair.

Ok, so I don't normally have negative things to say about small businesses doing their best. After all, you can't please everyone. However, I have to say that after having breakfast with my cage fighter boyfriend - I was very dissmayed. Despite his skills, he has a calm disposiation - and doesn't kick-off very often. In fact, the last time he did it was purely down to the cold nature of his turkey twirlers (crispy on the outside - cold in the centre). Aside from the above intro, one of our concerns was the fact I'm not a slippery egg lover. Guess what happened? I got a very slippery egg?! In fact, it was so slippery, that it slid off my plate and out the door. My boyfriend Doodle was so impressed that he nudged his egg off the plate - in order to see what would happen. To our delight, it slid off the plate at a terrible speed. Of course he knew this was coming, and so he climbed aboard the slippery egg and surfed out the door - never to be seen again.....a terrible story, from a slippery doodle.

Popped in for sustenance after a walk along offa,'s dyke.Ordered suasage and mash as i was hungry. Sausages were tasty, mash was lumpy, tho the onion gravy helpedTwo of the party reported the cauliflower soups and bread was deliciousThose with homemade cake and tea reported them to be very tasty, and portions were large in all cases.A nice selection of cold drinks for a change.The layout is lovely, with books and art work lining the walls, and ha d painted cards for sale from local artists.There's a consultation going on asking for this place to become the local post office. I'm not sure where they'd put it as it's already crammed full of quirky artefacts... Not ideal if your OCD, but if like me, you like a proper British cafe, and not the boring chains, it's great. Staff are friendly, dogs are welcome.

Unusual cafe that my OCD nature wanted to blitz! However, the cake was generous and lovely.Unfortunately my partner said the toilet needed some attention as the seat didn't stay up. A detail the all female staff probably wouldn't appreciate!Go for the cake, not the toilet!

Popped in for a snack. It is a quirky place, full of art, books, greetings cards etc. The cakes looked great and indeed they were but we ordered two lattes which seemed to be made with instant coffee.Others were having lunch which looked great.

Walked in to a pleasant and relaxed dining area. Found a table after not being able to do so so in the cafe over the road. Ordered within 10 minutes. 2 soup, 2 scones and some tea for group of 4. .........Now set your stop watch. Attempt at British and Commonwealth record for ineptitude under way......10. 20. 30.....These are minutes not seconds. Waitress enters area like a plane passing overhead when you have been marooned on a remote island for weeks. Beard growing long and clothing become tatty. A polite reminder given and a reassuring comment leaves us feeling foolishly comforted.....40. 50.With my holiday being cut short in such an enexpected way I gave it five more minutes. They went as I did. We did in fact get our tea at some point. One of party decided to 'hang on in there' as they say. The bowl of soup did arrive at a new Commonwealth record of 1.02.66.It was described as a pile of soup so thick that the spoon could be paced vertically into it and left so without support. Come on cafe you can do better than this!

I love this cafe as the food is great and the cakes amazing ....but my dog loves it even more as she gets fresh water and cheese

The cakes are lovely and fresh, made by the staff who work there. The place is quirky, parking is free outside. The only downside I felt the staff were a little rude when we walked in, perhaps because we weren't locals. I would visit again but just for the cakes.

Friendly atmosphere in what could be your own front room. A splendid elevated view of the main thoroughfare in the interesting former county town of Montgomeryshire. Lovely cup of coffee and homemade cakes, scones and jam with an interesting menu of more substantial meals should you wish. I think vegetarians seem to be well catered for here. Also nice clean cloakroom in what doubles up as the owners utility room! The whole place certainly has a family feel about it but we'll worth a visit if you are in the area; very reasonably priced as well (Offas Dyke is close by and the Long Myndd )

Lovely little tea rooms and the food was fantastic I had breakfast great bacon and not a splash of grease on my plate girls had sandwiches made out of uncut bread would recommend

Its only small, friendly people and dogs are allowed. Good food and at a good price we had a english breakfast freshly cooked and they do cater for vegaterians

Terrific tea, coffee and cheese on toast. They even brought a bowl of cheese as well as water for our dogs. Came back for coffee and cake after visiting the castle. Lovely people.

Friendly staff, good food. I had a cream tea which was very nice, served quickly by a friendly waitress who was happy to chat about the local area. It's quite a small cafe but seems to be popular.

We only had half an hour to grab a quick lunch and asked the super friendly waitress if that would be possible. She made sure that we got served impressively fast even if the place was full. Our sandwiches were homemade, really tasty, huge with lots of filling and very modestly priced. The latte was hot, strong, milky and the best latte I have had in years. It was a shame that we didn't have more time to enjoy this quirky little place, but we will surely be back on our next visit to Montgomery.

This is a delightful café in a delightful town. We were made very welcome and everyone was friendly and helpful. The food was home cooked and very tasty. There was plenty of it and as for the ice-cream - it was truly scrumptious! We enjoyed our visit and but for lack of time we would most certainly have gone back. I warmly recommend it.

This is as basic as it gets - low quality tea bags and scones with hard cheap wrapped butter. Waitress not au fait with the menu prices when asked a simple question about the difference between the cream tea and a pot of tea and a scone. The tea room is a ragbag of books, games such as scrabble and "pictures" hung indiscriminately. Our son remarked that there was a charity shop atmosphere. The tea cups had a dishwasher smell about them and were far too big for the small saucers. General unfriendly feel to the place ie not made to feel welcome on arrival and not asked if we were enjoying etc. Really disliked this tea room to the extent that we will never to return to Montgomery. Relieved to get back to Shrewsbury where are several high standard tea rooms.

After a bad experience about our dog at Castle Kitchen, we walked up the road and came here. Dogs welcomed with a cheese treat and a water bowl. My wife ate an egg mayonnaise sandwich. She had to use a knife and fork as bread so thick and full of egg. They must have used 3 or 4 eggs. I had cheese ploughmans - there must have been 150 grams of cheddar with lots of chutneys and a full salad. This lunch was not expensive, service was excellent and I would highly recommend

Popped in for coffee and cake while in Wales visiting family. We all had a latte which was just instant coffee made with warm milk but the price of a proper latte!! We also had cheese scones which were tasty but very very crumbly. You couldn't spread with butter because the moment you touched it it was crumbs. My father has a dog so he was happy to be able to take her in but I could see other people weren't so keen on this. The building was very old and quaint but in need of some tlc.

Popped in for light lunch without having read any of the previous reviews. This cafe has character - you know as soon as you walk in that this isn't part of any chain and oozes its friendly welcome to you. The sandwich ordered for my 15 year old was a proper doorstopper with hand cut bread and plenty of filling. The Welsh cheese platter was huge also - enough cheese for three and the 'black bomber' is just amazing! I appreciated the unsolicited offer of an extra slice of bread as I worked my way through the tasty selection. Will definitely go again if in the area.

Looks shabby but is quirky and comfy. Great coffee and staff willing to personalise the strength of brew you want. Intelligent conversation is also on offer if wanted.

Late Saturday afternoon lunch after all the cyclists had left [some kind of competition], and the wedding in the church was over we decided to give this Cafe a try. Very dog friendly, offers of water bowl and cheese before we ordered our food. We had the afternoon tea for two sandwichs 3 types, cake 2 types, cream scone plain or fruity plus large pot of tea for £15 for two. Offered to wrap up any cake we couldn't eat. I have a desire to go back for more visits to work my way through the menu-breakfasts look good.Vegeterian options available.

We visited this cafe with 4 dogs in tow. We were welcomed in,no problem. The service was excellent,the cake and coffee was superb. So much so that we had seconds of beverages. We're so used to being refused with dogs,it's a pleasure to find someone happy to take dogs. We will certainly be back. Thank you so much

Dieses Café braucht unbedingt eine andere Einrichtung. Es sieht alles einwenig traurig aus.Der Kuchen und Kaffee waren gut, aber beim Ambiente muß sehr gearbeitet werden. Das ist nicht mehr zeitgemäß, sehr schade.

Full English breakfast, cooked while I sat and read newspaper. Came piping hot with full potential of tea. Well worth the money. Really nice lady that served the food

The main cafe area was full when we arrived so we asked if we could make use of the addiction all seating area upstairs. A pleasant waitress showed us upstairs but made no attempt to give us a menu or wipe down the crumb strewn table we sat at. After a short wait a very nervous girl came and took our order, she barely spoke and again was oblivious to the the grubbiness around us. We ordered fruit scones, welsh cakes and cheese scones, all of which arrived quite quickly and were warm, fresh and delicious. The milk jug and teapot both were impossible to pour from and the waitress apologised for this and brought napkins to allow us to clear up the resulting mess! All in all we were very happy with the food but think the young serving staff are probably in need of some additional training.

had a really nice coffee and bacon sandwich here and the service was really quick and polite.i would definitely recommend to anyone.

i ordered a latte and got an instant coffee! cost 2.30! the interior is very shabby and all i can say about the service is that its very faulty towers! an experience but for all the wrong reasons!

Interesting reading the reviews! Eight of us turned up at 15.45 on a Sunday afternoon (Bank Holiday weekend) and we were delighted to find somewhere serving tea. There was only one other customer at the time of our arrival. Unfortunately, we were the first of an avalanche of customers that had been walking round the square. The young waitress was very friendly, but had been left in the lurch by the owner who had gone to collect someone as 'it was quiet'.We ordered a prawn sandwich on brown bread and a cream tea. The cream tea came fairly quickly but preceeded the sandwich. This took ages to arrive and when it did, was clear to see why. The bread was delicious BUT the prawns were out of the freezer and had been defrosted by running them under warm water, they were still warm (enough to melt the butter) and just au naturel in the sandwich? ??? No pink sauce. Weird. All the cakes, scone, milkshakes and tea were fine. I was very concerned about the prawns. No ill effects thankfully. It is in prime position but needs to declutter whilst still maintaining it's ambience. I am saddened that the owner does not appear to read the reviews or act upon them.