Jd's Cafe in Powys

I have literally just visited this cafe and while I appreciate it was busy I waited nearly 25 minutes for a toasted tea cake which was burnt to buggery and my friends had toasted cheese and tomato sandwiches which they chose to leave ….. so basically a £22.99 bill for very little. We shan’t be back

We were on our way back from Tenby with our family and stopped at JD’s Cafe for lunch. The food was excellent, it was all freshly prepared and reasonably priced. The Cafe is dog friendly, which was great for us, as we had our miniature Dachshund with us. The owner and the staff were so friendly and accommodating, which gave the Cafe a lovely atmosphere. We definitely recommend this Cafe if you’re staying in Knighton or just passing through looking for a bite to eat.

I love JD's - a staple of Knighton! Big portions and small prices and very friendly. I go often with family or friends. Great hand cut chips!

14 bikes called there service brilliant Breakfast fantastic and good value The service was second to none Pity the star rating only goes up to 5 Shall return later in the year many thanks from Hereford motorcycle club

After reading other reviews about the breakfast we decided to go ourselves. We were not disappointed the breakfast was freshly cooked and delicious at a very reasonable price. If you are in Knighton for breakfast go to J.Ds you will definitely not be disappointed.

Went into the cafe whilst out for the day with my family. Service was first class, the young lady who served us was extremely pleasant and helpful. Food equally as good. Will definitely be back soon.

A sensational breakfast with a very entertaining owner. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Knighton.

Cute and quaint little cafe, the food was lovely and the service was amazing! The owners spent time with us, made conversation and made us feel so welcome! Would definitely come again!

Tasty food and very reasonably priced. Friendly service from the owner who gave our visit a personal touch. Would definitely come back again.

Lovely decor on the inside, it made it a lovely atmosphere to dine in. We called in for a breakfast before our walking day, My partner had a latte and the standard breakfast, the latte he said was lovely and I had the vegetarian breakfast minus the toast, the breakfasts were both tasty and set us up for the day ahead nicely.

Driving up into Wales through Knighton, stopped off for lunch. Came across JD's Café by accident and it looked good. Friendly greasy spoon style café, with semi-rude cook / café owner who added to the experience. Good quality Ham Egg & Chips with large portions. Only issue was the hair on my plate when it was served - not great for hygiene, but the only issue. Crafts for sale in the window. So a bit of a mixed visit.

We had the last meal of our holiday here before heading home. We both enjoyed our breakfasts, the chips were especially of note, and enjoyed the atmosphere. The owner even popped out to buy mayonnaise when I asked if they had any. We would definitely come here again.

JD`s serve the best chips bar none. They are always cooked especially for you and are perfectly cooked and the flavour is superb. The bacon is also full of flavour and fried eggs are just as you would cook for yourself. Do yourself a favour and have a breakfast ,brunch or lunch here. You wont regret it !!

Stopped for lunch. Dean was welcoming, loved the decor. Reduced seating for distancing. I had the chicken wrap with chips, delicious. Mum had cheese toasty with salad. Prices are good. Would happily go back.

Very friendly happy place usually full of local people and regulars. Dean is fun and goes out of his way to accommodate his customers

The breakfast was good, really filling. I didn’t find the service very good. At the time they scoffed and muttered when my friend asked for butter with her scone :O. They gave her marg :D Brilliant!

Called in on the way to the coast. The cafe has been thoughtfully decorated and brings the outside in whilst dining. The food was superbly cooked, great quality and good conversation with the proprietor too. And some unique purchases to be made. Will definitely return, soon.

Called in the cafe today on route to Ludlow great town and the cafes very good fantastic value that’s hard to find in this day and age we would go back next time we are passing the area

I work in Knighton and often have lunch here, the cafe is cosy, friendly and welcoming and the food is homemade excellence.

We knew we were on to a winner when we walked in for brunch and saw a lot of tables already taken with manual workers but this is no ‘greasy spoon’! We had to wait a bit for our food to arrive but they were very busy and it confirmed that everything was being freshly cooked. Can honestly say it was the best vegetarian breakfast I’ve ever had and really didn’t need to eat for the rest of the day!

Nice simple food, quick service, nice atmosphere. Lovely pudding too which was a bonus. Would recommended

Myself and 10 of my cycling friends stopped at this little cafe in Knighton yesterday. Great friendly service. Quick and efficient and the Beans on Toast was great. Everyone enjoyed the coffee, cake and tea. Many thanks for making us very welcome.

Had some great reviews so we tried it for lunch. Not the best, but staff friendly and helpful. My toastie was thin white sliced bread, toasted on one side so that the inside was like soft mush, the ham was sparse and a bit gristly. The side salad was nice though! We had to wait some time for it too, which was a shame as we had to get somewhere else afterwards. The loo I would suggest you give a miss though, better to cross your legs until you get somewhere else. It could do with a good clean, and a lick of paint. The friendly staff made it bearable tho, but we won’t go back.

Great cafe well worth a visit. Lovely staff and great food. Will be back. Great value and immaculatly clean.

On a Bank Holiday weekend one would assume it would be easy to find somewhere to obtain a cup of tea, but not so in Knighton! However having parked my car and paid the parking fee - the machine does not provide any change at all - I proceeded to look for somewhere. I came across J D's which was a welcome site. It was fairly full but there was still one table free. The menu was reasonably priced and included cooked meals and snacks. The toasted tea cakes were exceptionally enjoyable.

Difficult to find a good vegetarian breakfast, this was excellent, the sausages made from vegetables were homemade. The non veggie breakfast is substantial, the price is good and the owner/cook is friendly.

JD serves up snack food at bargain prices and with few frills, making it a popular choice for people on a budget. You can get sandwiches, toasties, jacket potatoes, chips etc. A good reliable stopping point for a quick bite in the middle of the day. I often use it when stopping in Knighton in the middle of a day's touring.

We called in on Wednesday on a visit to some of our workmen working in Knighton and what a lovely café the owners were so friendly and caring and the food was amazing !!! If you visit Knighton you must go here !!!

Second time here. Lovely hearty breakfast to set you up for the day. Friendly lady. I recommend it. Old style decor. Good location.

We visited JD’s Cafe with family we were visiting and what lovely friendly cafe with outstanding food

Serves affordable, hearty food with good-natured banter. Not smart - but a great collection of 'homegrown homily' signs on the walls. If it is simply food you need, you'll find it here a-plenty - but don't put on your top hat and tails, nor the evening gown. 'Down to earth' maybe best sums it up, but it provides a very useful service in the town to locals and tourists alike.

Great little cafe in Knighton. Can highly recommend anything that comes with the hand cut, home made chips - they are lush!

if i don't eat at home i get this gobby ginger bloke too cook for me, he's great only downside is that i have to pay him lol, great breakfast as long as you tell him to shudup and get cooking .

This lovely little cafe really hit the spot for lunch. The steak pie was home made, and not with the awful puff pastry lid that so many places try to pass off as pie, but a proper short crust base and top, and packed with a really tasty gravy and proper chunks of meat. My wife’s mushroom omelette was equally great, light with perfectly cooked mushrooms. My ham eggs and chips was spot on, nice thick slices of ham and two eggs. All our meals came with hand cut chips, that although looked way too much, all got eaten.

We visited this cafe while staying in the area for half term. We were delighted that our scones were served warm with generous amounts of jam and butter. We visited on a Sunday when much of Knighton was closed. The cafe was quite busy and all the food I saw being served looked good.

We were on holiday nearby and came across this little cafe. As we walked in a very strong smell of chips hit me, first impressions I wasn't to impressed but please don't go on first impressions as the staff was very welcoming, I had a cheese jacket potato and my partner had mushroom omelette with chips and salad, we enjoyed our food, personally I think the cafe need a bit of a makeover, but that don't reflect on the friendly welcoming staff and the nice food. Thank you.

Great little cafe that I visited with my family over Xmas.real friendly owner who has time for a banter as well as serving great coffees and home

This little cafe serves the best chips ever. Not great 1/2 square chips or matchstick type French Fries but great traditional home made chips to die for. Interesting display of amusing panels on walls a good source of conversation. Prices very reasonable for the quality of the food. Fried eggs perfect , whites all cooked with yolks still runny. Just how they should be !!

We were passing through Knighton, and as we were quite hungry, we just parked on the street and popped into JD's. The place was quite busy as there doesn't seem to be any other cafe or restaurant within view. The food was not bad, lots of french fries with everything.

Myself, husband and 2 friends had a fantastic lunch at Jd's today. Great food, great owner, very funny, and great value. Highly recommend this cafe!

Been going here regularly for a year now, great food, reasonable prices, no complaints about anything, recommended.

Great Breakfast and Great Service!! A perfect start to our day touring around the Elan Valley. Thanks

Planned a lunch stop here on the way to somewhere else and after reading the various reviews, then wandering around Knighton, decided to eat here. Right choice! The cafe tables were well spaced out, making it roomy and comfortable. Greeted warmly and our order was...

Pase sus vacaciones en la zona, así que fuimos a dar un paseo alrededor de este pequeño y bonito lugar y fuimos a café JD's para escapar de la lluvia. Teníamos dos perros con nosotros y nos dieron la bienvenida. Algunos de la familia decidimos...

Lugar encantador, con unos dueños encantadores! Lo pasamos genial en el almuerzo con amigos en nuestra visita a Knighton. La comida es buenísima y preciosa cafetería, tan amable y acogedor!

Fuimos para el almuerzo mientras que en Knighton competidoras, almuerzo encantador y amable gente encantadora como. Nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos

Very friendly, spacious, child friendly (there is a high chair) the food was delish and the homemade fresh chips were to die for!!! Proper hidden gem :)

Excellent home made food whatever you choose from the wide variety available very tasty and hot, friendly, and welcoming your food is on the table with no fuss just everything you need, at such a reasonable price.

Food "plain and simple" value for money.The Notices on the wall amusing and some very "chucklesome"

Me and my other half had a lovely breakfast here.. the owner was extremely welcoming and friendly and the food was delicious! Recommended

We popped in with the teens for lunch en route to Black Hall Farm lodges. The cafe was almost full of locals who all turned ro see who came in. Despite clearly being not local, the cafe was friendly and for us southerners it felt like stepping back in time. Meals are traditional English fare, about 5-6 pounds a pop and good portions. The ham egg and chips was great, proper thick ham and home cut chips. Surprisingly the best I have eaten, and in this small place in little Knighton! Husband had a huge mushroom omelette and the kids breakfasts, all very good. Crumble for dessert, sharp and sweet.All was served with humour. A great little place and deservedly busy.

Dean opened the café early doors enabling us to get a breakfast before making our journey home.Absolutely top notch and reasonably priced breakfast, all home cooked and piping hot, unlike the pre cooked ones that seem to be on offer at most places these days, washed down with nice big cup of tea,Obviously a very popular place and you can understand why, a nice friendly environment with a proprietor who is prepared to sit and have a chat.Thanks Dean from 2 well impressed customers.

Fab food at great prices and friendly service... Can't go wrong!!! Far better than the appalling service from the hotel across the road !!!

This cafe is very welcoming and friendly. Our young waitress was charming and the owner Dean is a great cook and a very interesting conversationalist. The food was fresh and delicious. The homemade chips are wonderful. We will visit again soon. I highly recommend this jewel in the middle of town.

The food at Jd's Cafe is worth going out of the way for. The cafe is not romantic or very salubrious but it is very clean and the bare floorboards and solid wood and wrought-iron furniture adds handsomly to its very great character. My husband and I enjoy eating at this friendly Cafe. Service is not ultra fast as the food is freshly made. Everyone is welcomed like a friend.

This cafe is well worth a trip out on your bike there are excellent biking roads in the area. I went yesterday with 9 other muddy trail bikers. It's a cafe not a fancy restaurant - clean, simple furniture and just what is needed for a top rate cafe lunch. The prices are reasonable, the staff are excellent and there's plenty on the plate. They believe that chips are best made from potatoes that come out of a bag, are peeled, cut to size and then cooked fresh - expect to wait 15 minutes for your chip meal but it's well worth the wait. The eggs in double egg and chips are cooked perfectly - firm whites and soft yolks. They do plenty of stuff other than chips. Today I went with my wife, she had cheese omelette and salad and declared it excellent.It gets busy, but service is well organised and even today when it was jammed I only waited 18 minutes for double egg and chips.Also - Knighton is a pleasant small town that deserves a walk round.

From the outside JDs doesn't look anything special but don't let that put you off, looking through the window we saw solidly built tables & chairs which encouraged us to go in. Menu varied for such a small cafe, mug of tea served at £1.50, a well presented 'home cooked' meal with a good selection of veg at £5.90. I was looking forward to sampling a crumble with custard but after a well packed plate sadly I had no room!

Good honest cafe food at equally good prices. But the real bonus about this place is the owner and staff. I can't think of many places where a bunch of muddy motorcyclists are not only allowed in somewhere so clean, but also made to feel so genuinely welcome.

Warm welcome, good ambience with people sat around chatting and friendly staff..... but...even though my cappuccino looked impressive with its little cocoa logo on top of proficiently frothed milk, I'm afraid a small shot of weak espresso drowned in way too much tepid milk is just not good enough.

Excellent service, friendly staff, good value for money and lovely location. Food is brilliant especially the home made chips - like my mum use to make. Been a few times now and never disappointed - always order an extra bowl even though the portions are really sufficient - can't help being greedy!

If you want a simple,inexpensive meal with large portions in an ideal location this fits the bill.Food is basic but of large size and a local clientele of 'a mature nature' shows long term support--but also many younger mothers with children. Good value but the biggest drawback is what to my mind are some of the least comfortable wrought iron chairs I have ever used--I cannot quite verify if they leave an imprint on the posterior!

Very friendly cafe with nice food. On a corner so, you can watch the world go by. We had breakfast - all very tasty and promptly served. Seemed like a nice local place (lots of regulars). Would definitely go again if in the area.

Called in at lunchtime. If your looking for 5* look elsewhere. I found the rustic feel of the place in tune with a country town in which it sits. Staff friendly ++, food very homely and portions in the 'more than ample' bracket. Asked for the old favourite of a plate of chips with gravy. ((Basic but just the job for lunch) the portion managed to fill me. Overall great location, staff very customer focussed and friendly. Food, well what my partner and I ordered there are no complaints only praise. Keep on doing what your doing.

nice simple breakfast with generous portions. some of the reviews say its a bit gothic? dont know where they get that from really

Excellent food. Friendly staff. Decor could do with updating. Rather gothic look which doesn't appeal to everyone. Needs brightening up. Tablecloths would hide the chipped tables.

A comfortable location on the main street, where you can "people-watch" in comfort whilst enjoying an excellent full breakfast, or a generous roast lunch. Lots of snacks and sandwiches also available, all served by pleasant waiting staff. Lots of choice of drinks, including very good coffee.

They don't stick to their opening hours, a pity in this rural area when going into 'town' is a 30 mile round trip.Just what you want, get there and they're not open.