Penny Farthing Cafe in Stroud

Great sensible down to earth menu. I love the humour of staff. They call me Mr Number 2 because I order number 2 breakast. :)

A cafe that offers a basic menu at fantastic prices. Vegetarian meals available. We were served by a friendly girl, the tables were clean and the whole place is clean/tidy. Food arrived quickly and was well cooked. The 'big breakfast' was a good plateful, and very good value. Will definitely return when next in Stroud.

We walked in to have breakfast this morning and were told to ‘get out’ when we sat down - we had bottles in our hand which we had no intention of drinking in the cafe and wanted to buy a full breakfast and warm drinks! I went back in to complain as I was shocked that we had been spoken to like this and explained that we were legitimate customers - to which the manager/ owner replied with ‘I don’t give a sh*t’ and was very rude - other customers had heard this exchange and how rude he was. There were no signs on the doors to say you can not be carrying a drink in your hands (we’d been in town and had no bags to put them in) and had NO intention of drinking them on the premises and were genuine customers. I have never been spoken to in such an appalling manner by a hospitality business. What a blight on the lovely high street of Stroud!

Popped in for breakfast, placed order. When three orders placed after ours got served we asked for a refund. The server was nonchalant, refunded saying he wished he could make our day better. Try serving your customers. I guess if you live local you can get service, visitors not welcome

average food and prices, nothing to write home about, 1 x breakfast, 1 x vegetable breakfast. mug of tea. £8.10

It was great to come our of lockdown and once again re-visit the Penny Farthing. I love their all day breakfast, it is really good value. The owner is a real character and always great to have a chat with.

After being a loyal customer of this cafe for more than 20 years, I was disappointed to me spoken to very rudely last Saturday by one of the owners, for merely looking out the open back door after using the loo .Although this was my favourite cafe in Stroud, I now feel uncomfortable going there, .

What a find. Served with a smile, a joke and care. Good old basic food at the best prices in the area.

A really super Brunch and a great cup of all milk coffee. Food was well cooked - simple and not greasy. Super staff too. Good hygiene measures being taken. Will definitely return.

You are always greeted with a friendly welcome at Penny Farthing. The value for money is incredible here, half the price of a cooked breakfast elsewhere! The food is nothing fancy but it is cooked and presented well. My favourite little caf.

Love my breakfast here staff great and make you feel welcome. Julie is the main woman to cook my breakfast and she is spot on cooked well best breakfast going in stroud

My husband and I were in Stroud for a few days and wanted something to eat. Now we like these type of cafes as the offer great food at great prices, nothing fancy just good English food. We came across this cafe by accident and very glad we did. They cafe is clean and plenty of tables, of which about half were being used. If you have breakfast before 11:00am then a discount of £1 per meal is applied. Well cooked and good ingredients. Service is friendly, polite and professional. Would I return, Yes, would I recommend it, yes.

6 of us sopped by for lunch it was very quiet, didn't have to wait long for food I had the meat pie with chips and beans which was lovely.

This cafe is known for their breakfast and I can see why. My partner and I order a breakfast each at 2:30pm as it is served all day and we hadn’t eaten yet. The food arrived within 10 minutes and was delicious! We even were cheeky and asked to swap out certain parts of their preset breakfasts, to which they were very accommodating. The breakfasts themselves are a lovely size, the bacon is amazing and thick, eggs and hash browns cooked perfectly. We had the standard mug of coffee each which at £1.35 didn’t expect much, but even the coffee was fantastic! The only thing I would recommend for them to start doing is soya milk as my partner is celiac to dairy so had to have it black as they didn’t serve soya. Highly recommend for breakfasts, will update when I come back for a different kind of meal to see if the rest of their food lives up to the breakfasts :)

The Penny Farthing cafe is the best cafe in Stroud. The owner Julie does a great job running the cafe with her little helpers and side kicks :) great service and food as well as awesome prices. Well recommended and definately five stars!!!

We spent some time in Stroud and late morning went into this little café The service was excellent the staff was friendly and efficient. The food was out of this world and the cost was great value. Three rashers of bacon, one sausage, one egg and two fried tomatoes along with toast £3.25.

Visited here again and as usual the meals were lovely. I always have a salad with two main choices. It is presented well and tastes delicious. Also very reasonable,

Best chip butties. Kids love the postman pat ride. All in all a great visit staff friendly and helpfull

large cafe with a varied menu. i always have a large salad - choice of two main items. my sister always has something with eggs as she says they are the best anywhere

Good, cheap grub. Old decor but clean. Friendly staff. Not a high end place but it isn't pretending to be.

Café de estilo antiguo, pocos y lejos entre estos días. Ir temprano, con una gran relación calidad-precio desayuno inglés completo por £1. 90 antes de las 11 de la mañana. No son de mala calidad y una buena taza de té por £1. Parada cuando en Stroud para un comienzo temprano. No tengo ninguna queja. Gracias volver pronto.

Llevé a mi hijo de aquí para el almuerzo y a ambos nos salió completa (comida y bebida! Sólo pasamos) £7. Sinceramente, no sé cómo hacen dinero.

He utilizado este lugar varias veces, y sólo tenía el desayuno tan lejos. Buena relación calidad-precio, puedes conseguir un pequeño desayuno para un par de libras (antes de las 11 de la mañana), bebidas extra. Los desayunos más grandes son muy abundantes. Otros alimentos por ej. pescado y patatas fritas, jamón, huevo y patatas fritas y otras instituciones similares. Práctico para el centro de la ciudad. Seguiremos frecuentes.

Nice cafe serving good basic food which is reasonably priced and served promptly. Will be returning on my next visit to Stroud.

Lovely place like stepping back to the 70s and you can actually get a milky coffee instead of a fancy named cup of froth . certainly value for money and the staff were very pleasant will be returning soon

My fork was dirty i asked the waitress for another one which never arrived, i had to then ask another person that was serving, for another fork, my egg was under cooked. The place was sad like a cafe for the homeless.

They do great Breckys ,No1,No2,No3,and they are £1 off before 11am, The Full Monty is a bit of a Monster ,includes a burger & Chips with all the other trimmings of a mega breakfast, There`s plenty of witty banter with the owner Sharaze, [not sure of spelling], nice guy,Good cup of tea ,strong,not weak,the decor is worthy of a set on Life on Mars, real 70`s,great cafe,great food,great price,

Food wise this cafe can't be beaten, lovely hot chips...not stuck together or greasy, strange looking yet tasty omelette, all reasonably priced. The decor is varnished pine and banquettes so it looks a bit dated but that's part of it's charm.Friendly clientele, a few fruit machines which looked out of place. Only problem, very strange "banter" from the man behind the till, I thought he said under his breath that he didn't like me...bit weird maybe...I've heard other people wonder about similar experiences, I expect that I'm just not getting a joke etc. Will be going back though as the breakfasts cost less than a Costas coffee before 11 am

excellent place to have a traditional fish, pie or pasty and chips, with baked beans, bread and butter etc. Plus baked potatoes with butter and choice of fillings, all for under 4.00 pounds per plate. It gets very full at lunch time, so go later in the afternoon if you want a quiet meal. Several choices of English and American breakfasts, all reasonably priced. Choice of coffee types and sizes. All in all, a typical English style cafe at a very reasonable price. Very tasty

A caff, basically. No pretensions, I don't think the furniture or decor have changed in decades, there's an air of time hanging heavily over the place and the seats are fixed benches which lanky people like me have to sort of sit side-saddle on to get our knees in. Also, bulky people might find the clearance between the fixed seat and fixed table a little challenging.BUT where else are you going to get a good breakfast fry-up for £2.99 or even £1.99 sometimes and a proper cup of tea? AND you can often get a good lunch like ham egg & chips for £2.99! AND on cold days it's nice and warm inside.Amazing it still keeps going with so many flashy cafes/restaurants/fast food outlets in Stroud. I hope it does - for one thing it keeps the competitors' prices sensible.

Food always good - a simple basic greasy spoon cafe with lots of space. The other meals are also simple. Think fish / pie / chips n peas or beans. The staff are friendly and prompt. I have enjoyed my fry ups here for years. The Gut Buster at £5.40 is fab and still the best value in town - 3 sausages 3 bacon chips 2 eggs beans burger two toast and toms and mushrooms.But mostly an unpretentious friendly cafe. I think I'm almost the only Guardian reader in there :-)

Bacon butty was forgettable on tasteless bread. Staff banter not funny. Don't risk the coffee whatever you do.

It's a cafe/snack bar not a 5 star restaurant!It serves basic food, burgers/ breakfasts Tec to a high quality and a very good price. (Ham egg and chips £2:65!)Nothing but praise for this place.

me and my partner go to this café evey Saturday morning with out fail, we enjoy a good fry up to kick the weekend of and cant get better any where eles for his prices and great company and a breckie to die for cooked to how you like it cooked, try it onec and your sure to go back sarah

This is a good place to pop into whilst doing your shopping in Stroud.It is a no frills cafe.Simple done well.A great cup of tea and a toasted tea cake with banter from the staff.Will definitely go back again.