Old Village Shop Cafe in The Vale of Glamorgan

We found this little gem and the food was very good. Breakfasts with buttered toast, proper job! Very friendly too. Just what we needed after our drive up from east Devon for a local funeral. 10/4/2024 (3 ladies)

On the way to airport always allow a couple of hours to pop in and have good breakfast and if you’re lucky you can chat to the parrots as well. DON’T DRIVE PAST!!

Popped in for a full cooked breakfast. I had a full English,extra egg ,half and half with a lovely hot latte. The owners were very friendly and attentive. You order in the shop then walk through to the restaurant. All the food was cooked beautifully and very tasty. The buttered toast deserved a special mention, soft,light,crispy and with lashings of butter. The only improvement I might suggest would be the sausages, which seemed to be a basic type, apart from that we came away feeling very full indeed. I can thoroughly recommend this breakfast and will be returning as soon as my belly returns to normal.

We pass this establishment weekly and have often been tempted to stop for breakfast, we’ll, we did today and really enjoyed. Piping hot, well cooked breakfast served by very friendly staff at a reasonable price. I would be happy to pay extra if they would swap standard catering sausages for butchers sausages , just a personal preference.

Dropped in here on a Saturday to meet up with friends for a coffee, easy parking and biker friendly. I ended up having a full English breakfast. Well worth a stop if your passing.

Choice of small or regular breakfast. Had small breakfast with coffee, Reasonable food with fresh toast. Tinned tomatoes, and presumably owner stayed in room while we ate our food, a bit disturbing as he could have left the rom.

We visited on Friday evening and we both had the fresh hake with chips, my wife had the hake in butter and I had it in batter, amazing quality, friendly service and ambiance. We will definitely be back!

We are regular visitors to this lovely cafe and undercover outdoor dining area . The staff are so friendly and helpful and the food is excellent From a lovely cooked breakfast to a delicious home made curry you can't fault it Also open in the evenings Thursday Friday and Saturday with the option of a pint of beer or glass of wine Well worth a visit

A very friendly atmosphere , they seem to take pride. Clean and tidy no. Nonsense and very fair prices.

It advertises that it's the best breakfast in Wales and it certainly does not disappoint. Every single morning of our week long stay in Bonvilston myself, my husband and our son ate breakfast here. Myself and my son had the small (for me) and large (for my son) breakfast and everything in it was locally sourced, fresh and perfectly cooked. You get a cup of tea or coffee with your breakfast at no extra cost which is great. The Old Village Shop/Cafe is also the local village shop and my husband must have cleaned them out of their glass bottles banana milk it was so good. This is a lovely quaint local cafe and shop and the staff were very welcoming and friendly too

I like that I can walk in to the shop which has a bit of everything, buy a newspaper, and sit down for a full breakfast and tea. Good service and reasonable price. It feels like aa warm heart of the community.

After a long night shift I couldn't think of anywhere better to go than the Village Shop and Cafe in Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan. Excellent cooked breakfast and served by friendly staff. This family business has gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic supporting the local community. Thank you to Andrew and the team. I will return again soon. :)

Awful shop no thought to disabled children shocking attitude won’t be entering that shop again awful

Me and my wife recently stopped at the Old Village Shop & Cafe for a takeaway breakfast roll and one of their daily specials. Wow! My delicious roll included a generous helping of sausages, bacon, hash browns, and, as requested, eggs easy over. No wonder they have such a good reputation for breakfasts! As for my wife, she was blown away by her chilli con carne, and their chips are to die for. Really friendly service (thanks Julie and Victoria!), and they made us feel very comfortable with their COVID safety measures in place. They had some amazing looking cakes too!

Been going here every couple of weeks for a breakfast roll, went today and ordered a large roll with no butter and a very small amount of brown sauce. I had three sausages, hash browns and egg. The roll arrived and even though I had asked for a small amount of sauce they felt it necessary to empty an entire bottle of sauce onto the roll. I took it back and showed the counter server to have the reply you can have your money back. I did not want my money back I wanted an apology but that did not come. I refused the refund and told them I will never return.

A very welcoming cafe, serving great food, with friendly staff and a cosy atmosphere. Plenty of parking and bikers welcome.

I visit this Village shop approx every six weeks to meet friends to have a catch-up. The food is always Clean, well presented and very enjoyable. Staff are welcoming and always meet the requirement of their customers.

Travelling from Bridgend on the A48 and came across this little gem. Really tasty and a considerably large veggie breakfast and good Americano coffee. Friend had small breakfast which wasn’t small. Can’t imagine how big the large breakfast would be? If you’re passing you won’t regret popping in for a bite to eat

Had a nice breakfast, nothing to complain on the food or service side. Friendly staff. Could get a bit tight on seats on a busy day. Will be back.

Absolutely nothing too much trouble, Food was fabulous, Staff and customer were so friendly and helpful and the Parrot is gorgeous! ( we are the ladies from Devon going to see Pink) Thank you so much for welcoming us and being so helpful, Didn’t manage to get back to you but I think we might be back if only for your Black pudding and doorstep toast with lashings of butter, definitely the best meal we had on our visit to Cowbridge, Highly Recommend

Visited this cafe several times over a few years. Lots of menu choice always a friendly welcome very good food hygiene rating always friendly helpful staff good range of products in the shop too

We called in to have a post golf breakfast following recommendations from some fellow golfers from Cotterell Park, (which also has a great breakfast menu and friendly staff). We had a lovely friendly welcome from the staff at the Old Village Shop. The 4 of us opted for the Regular Breakfast, which was superb and good value for money. We were glad we did not go for the Big breakfast as the Regular was big enough and it came with toast and tea/coffee.We got chatting to the owner, Andrew and his wife and it was plain to see that they were very proud of their business and strived to only supply the best products from local suppliers such as free range eggs etc etc.We will certainly go back and try their Curries and Lamb Shank etcIt is a great stop off if you want a quick good quality meal at very reasonable prices.Plenty of free parking space.

On visiting this cafe with my friend we ordered our breakfast and sat at a table. After 5 mins we were told very agressively to move table with no reason. The cafe was very quiet. Understandably if it was busy and the 2 of us had taken a table of 4 and we were asked politely to move, then there would have been no problem. We asked for our money back(£7.50 per breakfast) and we were physically thrown a £10 note. Many words later we were given a full refund of £15. I can't see how a place with such appauling customer service can keep any customers. I can't comment on the food as I didn't get to enjoy my breakfast. This place was recommended to me for the food but I only have bad things to say about this place. Such a shame.

Nice breakfast, but not "The Best Breakfast In Wales", as advertised.The eggs were cooked hard, and I like soft yolks. The tea tasted bad, but I think that's the water in the area. Everything else perfect. Good, but not the greatest.

I think the best breakfast in Wales is a bit of an exaggeration. However stopped here and had a decent breakfast. Lovely thick buttery toast. Found it strange that breakfast included tea or juice but you had to pay 50p extra for coffee. It was full of Police - so it had to be good!

Es fácil conducir recto pasado este café sin darme cuenta, pero merece la pena una visita. Hay un pequeño aparcamiento y un restaurante impecable entró en la tienda. No hay lujos aquí y es una cafetería trabajando principalmente para los lugareños y regular los transeúntes. Sin embargo, el restaurante es agradable y un poco del viejo mundo con un techo bajo y fuego. Hay un menú limitado pero también especiales del día en una tabla. Lo solteros en este lugar es la calidad de la comida y la cocina. Gran parte de los productos se cultivan en el oeste de Gales o de proveedores locales y está disponible para comprar en la tienda. El desayuno es enorme y hay 3 tamaños, sirve durante todo el día, aunque el estándar de 5 libras. 50 con todos los extras que satisfará a la mayoría. Especialmente recomendado es el bacón crujiente y morcilla que estaban entre los mejores que he probado. El servicio es rápido y eficiente. El café es vale la pena un desvío desde la M4 como una alternativa a los servicios locales de comida aburrida. Tenga en cuenta que cierra a las 3. 00 así que no esperes una cena romántica aquí aún!

Han pasado esta tienda poco/cafetería de millones de veces, finalmente metimos allí esta mañana, guau. . . El desayuno era impresionante, gran servicio, Andy era muy hablador y educado, creo que debo para una taza extra real que, siento que en pop de camino a casa a solucionar, sin duda volveremos.

Este es un café/Tienda/Peluquería de pueblo con carácter como su base en lo que era una casa antigua con un gran fuego. La comida es siempre recién preparado y su orgulloso del propietario tienen que la mejor fuente de productos locales y de haber probado la comida en muchas ocasiones no tengo motivos para dudar. Andy y el personal son muy habladores, especialmente si eres un biker y siempre preocupado saber que has disfrutado de la comida. El único aspecto negativo es el techo bajo si eres alto como yo - asegúrate de pato!

He estado allí dos veces, una vez para comprar una barra de pan y se sirve de la señorita que es propietario, recuerdo ir en el coche y decirme mi mujer cómo ella era grosera y poco acogedora. Desayuné allí recientemente y era servida por el propietario masculino, qué miserable persona que es él, el personal así, emular un ambiente bastante incómoda su. La comida era realmente muy bien, pero dada la actitud del personal no volvería allí otra vez.

Genial, relajante atmósfera, buena comida con una estufa a leña que le dan un ambiente cálido.

Hemos estado en esta cafetería muchas veces. Estamos siempre asegurado de una amigable bienvenida, un entorno limpio, la comida es buena, abundante porciones y un ambiente relajante.

Un amigo y yo pooped en aquí para el desayuno después de haber oído que tenían empezaron a servir comida y no nos decepcionó. Los desayunos eran recién preparado y el propietario del 'hablador mantienen diciéndonos que fueron los mejores ingredientes que pudiera fuente y que no había razón para poner en duda él. Lo que más me gustó era que los extras eran todo bautizado, ketchup Heinz que no parecía como si la botella era antigua y una salsa más barato que había sido utilizada para llenar la botella, había la mostaza de Coleman e incluso una botella grande de salsa Tabasco! Lo que no me gustó fue que cuando pedí el desayuno, me preguntaron si quería judías, tomates o un poco de ambos ... siendo el glutton que soy pedí este último, sólo para descubrir más tarde que pagué por el tema extra! El menú del almuerzo se veía muy buena relación calidad-precio con Faggots, guisantes y patatas fritas para sobre un bistec fiver y tomar solomillo y patatas fritas para alrededor de £7. Sin duda vale la pena una visita ...

Parado en el bello pueblo de Bonvilston en nuestro camino al oeste de Gales. Encontramos una cafetería familiar increíble (y comprar) que sirve uno de los mejores desayunos cocidos que hemos tenido en nuestros viajes. Se lo recomendaría a cualquiera que esté en la zona y tendremos que parar para almorzar en el camino a casa.