Manningtree Station Buffet in Tendring

Great place for a nice breakfast. Great place to transfer from the local train to the express train to London. Nice ladies in the service, coffee is excellent and the eggroll was great. And all newspapers in stock. 👍

LOW PRICED HOT DRINKS FOR JOURNEY TO LONDON

Always grab a filter coffee from here in the morning when going into London. Their breakfast rolls are also great. Especially the bacon ones. Some of the best bacon I’ve tasted and a generous portion too

The Ladies toilets at the station were closed for repair. Having just missed a train after a long walk from Wrabness, I was in need of the loo. The unhelpful women in the buffet, who was well aware the station toilets were out of action, said the buffet toilets were for customers only and I couldn't use them unless I bought something!!

Only had beer so can't comment on the food but one of my fave places to pop I'm for a beer I this area , my wife says they serve the best oat Latte on earth so there you go. Right on the platform so very handy . Still one of my fave bars in this area . Still fantastic

Purchased a bacon roll. Opened it on the train only to find it nicely wrapped up with a woodlouse! Won’t be using again!

Great little spot. Best bacon sandwiches in miles!

Dashed in for a cup of tea between trains on the way home from the ferry. Speedy service. Had a lovely holiday but very grateful for a proper British cup of tea at last.

On the platform, beer and sandwiches

Nice opportunity to eat and drink at the train station.

Great place to stop for bite and coffee

I don't know how many station buffets are a destination in their own right, but Manningtree Buffet certainly is! A selection of well kept ales, other refreshments and food at down to earth prices, a great atmosphere, friendly staff and a passing show. Well worth a visit!

This is a little gem. I catch a train at 6.20. They are open and I can get a lovely reasonably price filter coffee that is so tasty x

Mega bacon and egg roll. Very very cheap with a filter coffee combo.

How lucky are we to have a cafe, bar and paper shop all in one place within Manningtree Station. Bacon sandwiches are fabulous

Always good service from friendly staff

A beautiful station pub, catering to a range of high quality hot/cold drinks and treats. Great customer service - I personally had the hot chocolate and it was brilliant. The atmospheres is cozy and warm and is a great place to wait for your train.

The staff at the Station cafe are always friendly in the mornings and get your coffee & breakfast prepared quickly so you don’t have to worry about missing the train. Excellent service and very efficient, highly recommend!

Nice calm spot for a pint on the way to Harwich International.

Brilliant little station pub/coffee shop. The Guinness is as good as it gets in there, too. We didn't eat, but food looked fine. Perfect if you have a half our wait for the Harwich train.

This stop makes my day to London all the better. You're always greeted with a friendly smile, serving hot coffee and quite frankly the best bacon rolls ever. You'd be a fool not visit and take advantage of the coffee and roll deal. Also they serve alcoholic beverages too but at 08:00 in the morning that's a bit early for me but not for all so take a look.

I don't like meat and traditional dishes so only because 4 stars for food. No veggie alternatives. But I recommend. They even did a sandwiches platters for my son's birthday! :)

Ein wunderbarer Ort. Wir kamen extra eine Bahn früher um die Wartezeit hier verbringen zu können. Absolute Empfehlung, herrliches Plätzchen für Bahnfreunde.

Pleasantly surprised. Stopped here for a drink whilst waiting for a train back to Harwich. I had a cracking pint of Guinness and my wife said her wine was pretty good too. Unusual to find a decent ‘pub’ on a railway station :) Can imagine it does well when Ipswich are at home too!

This is not really a restaurant - it is a combination of small cafe and small pub. It does not offer a full menu of meals, just freshly made bacon or sausage sandwiches in the mornings and packed sandwiches, pasties, cake, etc all day. It serves tea and coffees and offers vegan oat milk as an alternative to dairy. Beer, cider, etc are severd during licensing hours. My bacon sandwiches were very tasty, a welcome breakfast having got the train this far after arriving at Harwich on the ferry. There is outdoor and indoor seating: in the outdoor seating it is sometimes hard to find anywhere which is not close downwind of a smoker.

A good place for bacon sandwiches in the morning or a pint in the evening. I often call in when using the ferry to or from Holland, changing here between the main line trains to and from London and the local train to Harwich. Non-smokers may sometimes find they have to sit inside due to a lot of smokers in the outside seats.

What’s not to like here. There are few few station platform buffets left these days where you can also get a beer. The Manningtree offering has a good selection of beer and a couple of local ales on too (£4.50 for a pint of ale at time of writing). Butties were advertised at £4 including a hot drink which seemed great value, although I didn’t indulge. You can’t knock being able to finish a pint and step onto your train within seconds. The staff were friendly too and there are outside seats if it’s a nice day where you can watch the trains. Worth waiting until the next train just to stop by. Perfect to step onto the train when it arrives too!

Friendly and cheap with amazing bacon rolls (fresh, decent rolls with thick bacon). Filter coffee is fine but the stuff made using the espresso machine can be a bit hit and miss.

Disappointed no more full breakfast but still great pkace to visit for coffee and a roll or even a beer 😀

£4.00 for a sausage or bacon roll and a coffee . Be rude not to

Friendly helpful staff, draught beers, teas coffees and selection of food

If youv"e never had a bacon butty and a cuppa (£4) at this place you've never lived !

Heerlijke koffie, helaas geen avond eten. Maar. Leuk om er even te wachten

Lovely litte cafe, great breakfast and beer too ! What's not to like.

Alot of beverages, including alcohol but not alot of variety on food

Bacon roll and cuppa tea, were phenomenal. Lovely little place to take a few mins.

Breakfasts looked ok, maybe another time. Coffee was grim. 🤢

This place is a pub on a railway station. Early it's a cafe doing bacon rolls and coffee/tea.. later it serves good beer after a long day at work

I don't use this station much, but was impressed by fresh filter coffee with cream and a freshly made bacon sandwich for £4. By 9am it was packed and no wonder! I wish them every success

Everytime I go there for coffee and bacon roll its good.

What a deal coffee and a bacon roll/bap £4

Nice pint, friendly and relaxed atmosphere!

Good selection of drinks, from tea, various coffee etc and different alcohol also hot food in the morning

Food tasted absolutely delicious. Great deal too, Breakfast roll, (Bacon, Egg, Sausage) with a hot drink or bottle of water = £4! Can't go wrong! I will be going again. Definitely would recommend!

Absolutely brilliant! Friendly service and always good for a quick drink or breakfast while waiting for train connections!

Traditional Bar/Cafe on a station not a franchise or high street operation

For a rail station cafe it was absolutely lovely

Cracking wee station buffet/bar. Good selection of food, soft and alcoholic drinks, quick friendly service, loads of seats inside and outside. On station platform, well worth a visit and big +, not chain run/owned, local owner so give them the business, well worth missing the direct Harwich connection for the next on!

Absolutely the best station bar ever. Friendly and accommodating staff. Couldn’t recommend this more tbh

Open most of the day, great bacon sandwiches and real ale, worth missing one train and catching the next, or the one after!

Nice friendly place for a beer . Quite often stop here for a beer and then jump on next train to continue my journey.

Excellent buffet and great place to start an Audax unfortunately was unable to avail myself of a finishing breakfast beer as I dnf’d

Had a pint here whilst waiting for my train. Beer was nice and the place itself was clean and obviously well looked after.

Always a great place to grab a drink and snack.

Personally used frequency, great coffee, selection of beers both draft and bottled, big breakfast available, friendly staff. A great place to watch the world go by.

Lovely while waiting for the train

Its refreshing to find such a nice place whilst waiting waiting for the train. I had the fried egg roll and coffee deal which was excellent and good value

Best Station buffet shop around. Sausage roll and a coffee £3.70... Absolute bargain. Staff are so so friendly.

Been kicked out because I didn’t order when it’s not a restaurant it is on a train station wasn’t even allowed to sit down and it’s cold outside I thought at least this place would be good for shelter

I can only give it 1star as it was closed when I was at the station.

Good choice of ale and reasonable price.

Good snacks and drinks to get whist traveling on train with greater anglia . Decent prices

Great place, great owners, very friendly atmosphere,

Lovely little spot while passing time waiting for your train. Friendly staff great service and atmosphere. Great selection of foods and drinks a treasure waiting to be found.

Still processing as trying to find the right adjectives or something positive. Tickets are expensive to London. No joke.

Arrived early on the way To Harwich International making a special effort to do so as they say they close at 9:00 only to find they were already shut at 7:00. I've also emailed them previously to ask their opening times but never received a response. Quite clearly they don't want, or deserve, business.

After a horrendous journey getting to Manningtree, it was a welcome pit stop to kill time waiting for my next train. Had a lovely Toasted bacon & egg sandwich with a free cup of coffee. Great service and price.

Good filter coffee. Excellent breakfast sandwich and coffee/tea deal. Sometimes gets a bit busy but they are usually very quick!

Just was not a place that felt welcoming from start to finish.

Great staff great service even when all trains were delayed double shot lattes and bacon rolls were flying out keeping us,all happy xx

Not the biggest of stations on the busy London to East Anglia line but it is home to a buffet which is licensed! Real bonus and run by nice people. Having a train delayed is not so much of a problem here!!

Great place to come even if you are not waiting for a train.

Great value and service, perfect start to any morning

An Old Mout and a toasted paying at any time. Can't beat it.

Great breakfast rolls and coffee

Nice little pit stop between trains. Alcohol refreshments and sandwiches 🥪 to order.

Brilliant place to break a journey.

Nothing special about the cafe but it is good to get refreshments if wanted while on a walk from Manningtree railway station to Manningtree village. To see where John Constable painted some of his landscapes is a treat. I fully enjoyed that walk.

Only briefly popped in for ice creams and drinks. Efficient but perhaps not ebullient service. Food menu looked promising. Good drinks selection for the size and location.

Worth getting on the train just to go for a pint at Manningtree Station Buffet.

Great freshly made bacon sandwich and tea. Lovely friendly staff. Clean and tidy with indoor and outdoor seating. Definitely recommend.

Lovely place great service pet friendly

We wanted something to eat on the train. The advertised bacon roll and hot drink took our fancy but we were disappointed that the service was so slow that we were worried it would not be ready before our train arrived. (There were only 2 people in front of us) The choice of pastries was very poor, all prepacked, so we opted for a bottle of water only. I would of been happy to support local businesses but in this case it was a disappointment.

Nice bar, good place to wait for the train

Great cooked breakfast and a cuppa, washed down with a kiwi and lime cider at the midway point of our 40 mile mountain bike route. Great service and reasonable prices

Good selection and quality of food and drinks.

A very handy and well serviced little cafe come bar. Always a warm welcome and a great deal for coffee and a breakfast roll. One of the reasons I chose Manningtree Station to commute from.

Very very expensive. One bottle of ale and a sausage roll £13.55

Brilliant quirky place. Great bar staff

Good breakfast made to order .Fresh sandwiches made by owner on site.Beer coffee and tea you can't get better. Good place to wait for the Harwich train.Ice creams and drinks

Friendly staff and the bacon or sausage roll with coffee is a good value deal.

Always a good service with friendly staff. Food great. Do try!

Unfortunately it was closed which was a shame as there were a lot of people at the station.

Amazing place. Amazing cooked breakfast. Great atmosphere and service. Part of the community. 👌

Great value for a bacon roll and a coffee, one of the best I have had

This buffet does a delicious breakfast. You must try it

Friendly staff and good sandwiches

Excellent buffeet and bar on this small station. Outside area as well.

No where better for coffee and a bacon roll in the morning 👌

lovely and cheap will defo visit again sometime