Percy's Coffee and Curios in Shropshire

Like stumbling into a house party on a university campus, everyone was friendly like you’d known them for years. Everywhere you look there’s something that makes you smile and the music was amazing. I never really write reviews but it’s 7am and I’m still laughing about last night.

Worth a visit if you ever come to Whitchurch - it must be the most unique and bizarre place around. Live music, cheap drinks, themed events, live stuffed tigers skeletons etc

My fiance played here at the weekend as support to our friends' band ... everyone was welcoming and really friendly and supportive. We loved the quirkiness of this place with its antiques and felt that if we lived nearer then we would be regulars. People who saw the gig seemed to really appreciate it and we left feeling as though we had made new friends. The sound engineer deserves a particular mention. Thanks for your input. We can't wait to come back again. Shaun and Joolz

Those that say this place is dark, dingy, odd, etc simply don't get it. Yes, it is all of those things because it is meant to be different. A place to visit and tell your friends back home about.

Loud music, felt like it was Halloween in December!! No atmosphere and creepy people behind the bar! Never drank a cup of coffee faster in order to get out!

Nice place just unsure of its purpose it's never open staff not friendly and manaquin as a dj naked hmmm cock lane ??

Whilst my WiFi and I are both getting on in years, we still remember how awful punk rock was along with jazz. Thankfully, Percy's has nothing to do with such genres, focusing specifically in providing great tea, great cake and some beers for younger people. A great place and a nice alternative to the Last Orders pub nearby. I shall definitely be coming back again and again to sing along to the great music being played in the background, UB40, Def Leppard, et al. Be careful of the chairs, they are not what they seem! Lovely place.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but it is certainly different. The tigers are a feature - bot sure what they bring. Cake and coffee is okay - not good choice for gluten free

Good service behind bar and staff are polite to 😉 👏and now they serve food with a great chef called Liz Mackie who knows what the customers want to eat with a good section of food on the menu

Well it sure is different. What a Star What a fascinating place to enjoy your Coffee This is not your usual run of the mill establishment. Reminds me of a Place I used to visit back in the day down the Smoke (London) Brought back a few memories of the Good times I had down there. Wished it was closer to home.....Percys I Mean, Not London. Oh! Great Coffee by the way .

Absolutely wonderful quirky place! Very welcoming with a fantastic selection of food and drinks. Feel very welcome with children and their milkshakes are to die for! Would highly recommend a visit.

Amazing place. Really friendly staff and atmosphere and the music is MY KIND of jam! The prices on beverages and snacks are more than reasonable and there is even a decent sized smoking area with seats and ash trays. Love it and will definitely make visits a regular thing.

I love coming to Percys , right in the town so when you fancy a cuppa and cake , just the job , then at night time if you fancy a dance and a drink they cater for this too

Great 'quirky' place for coffee and cake. Very welcoming with a lovely sofa to sit on and relax. The choice of cakes is awesome we tried 4 between us... FAB definitely worth a visit if you are in Whitchurch.

First visit to Percy's last night for a gig and will definitely be back for more. This is a great quirky bar and coffee shop all rolled into one which is perfect, and then you get a perfect small live music area at the back. The sound is superb and puts a lot of larger venues to shame and having the bar away from the music helps a lot. Lovely helpful staff and owners. I really couldn't be more positive about this place. Looking forward to going back.

Ok, so if you would like to sit in an antique dentist's chair around a morticians table while drinking Irish moonshine then Percy's will cater for your masochism. If on the other hand you fancy coffee and crumpets in business class airline seats you can do that too! Whatever you choose to do, you will rub shoulders with a diverse cross-section of people and make a new friend or two.Friendly helpful staff, great live music at weekends and a fine selection of interesting alcoholic beverages make Percy's the best place to while away the few free moments between cradle and grave!

very friendly cafe curious shop in the day ..... then livens up in the evening as a pub come live bands , dj music , all in all fantastic place to be

I always recall visiting this place during my biker years when it was the Star Hotel. Whitchurch was always a great run out and it's a small market town that is well-worth a visit.Percy's Coffee is a place for people who like difference. It is relaxing and laid back and you are surrounded by interesting curios and antiques. The staff are helpful and friendly and they occasionally put on live music. If you are into rock, Goth or punk or just like something that is alternative, then this is a place to visit.You can also have a beer or a light meal, too. It's actually worth a visit just to see the myriad of interesting artefacts on display.

I can't believe the (few) negative reviews about Percy's. I don't feel very safe these days going out in town, but Percy's is the only place I feel totally at home. Wonderful owners, a great music venue, and the most eclectic, friendly bunch of strangers/friends yet to meet you could ever wish to meet! What isn't there to like about Percy's?

This was my first visit to Whitchurch, unfortunately I was driving so it was J2Os for me. This is one seriously quirky place, couldn't look around fast enough to look at all the werid and wonderful decor. Nice little area to sit and watch the live band outside, we got lucky and it was a warm, sunny evening. But I'm guessing with the outside roof people still sit outside when it's raining.Me and my friend will defo be back-on a proper drinking night!

Amazing place!During the day this quaint little pub/bar is an unusual coffee shop, also serving light bites and locally baked cakes, the building is decorated with vintage and antique items, right down to the chairs you sit on and the tables your food or drink is placed up.However during the evening the coffee house transforms into alive music venue with bands from as far afield as Japan (the last time i was there) it gets very busy as you can imagine but still holds a friendly, fun atmosphere.If you visit Whitchurch this is on place you can't miss out!

this is a coffee house with a difference, very good coffee and food full unusual seats and furniture which you can purchase

This place is awesome, I great live music venue where you always feel welcome. It's an antiques shop during the the day that sells great coffee as well as great curios. It's managed well by it's very friendly owners and has an excellent vibe, you won't get bored looking around the place.Well loved and worth more than one visit.

Walked through town stopping at numerous pubs and spending money very freely, on the journey through one of the group suggested this highly reviewed pub and so we thought we'd give it ago! As we walked in we did notice and appreciate the different decor, very nice! However we were welcomed with an unhappy bar staff and glares from what we presume to be the locals? After a very uneasy, cheap, vile pint and the feeling of being unappreciated we decided to leave and can assure that we will not be returning anytime soon!(or ever!) a place not worthy of the appraisal it receives! Definitely will not be recommending!

Well, well, well, what can be said about Percy's Coffee and Curios...So if you are after a nice place with a twist to get a little something to eat and a top notch coffee you could not pick a better place. The staff are a lovely bunch with a smile always on there face's and the skillz to pay da billz to make a really good flat white hahaBut if you are more of a "night life" kind of person once again no need to go else where a there is a kick-butt selection of ale's, beer's, something a little stronger for the veterans and lovely wine for the ladies not forgetting the fact that there is a live stage held within that never fails to put on amazing local acts from Whitchurch its self to the middle of flipping Asia (world famous Percy's) would (and have) recommend to anyone 10/10

A refreshing change to the normal, slightly dull run of pubs and coffee houses in Whitchurch. Interesting decor, excellent and friendly service, good beer, huge range of spirits and some of the best coffee I've had outside of Italy! Live band on the night we went. This will be our new regular haunt.

I am very happy to have Percy's to visit in the day or the evening. We have had many interesting conversations with other customers and find everyone very friendly and affable.The staff are very helpful and have always put my request for music on. I am surprised that they have got such a diverse and large selection of music.I have never experienced any trouble or unfriendliness.We take our grandson in the day for a milkshake and he loves it too. Don't change a thing. Percy's is great as it is.Janet and John.

Love Percy's! I've seen some incredible bands here, enjoyed varied theme nights and amusing games nights. Has a real sense of community that welcomes old and new friends alike. Always pleasant to drop in for a relaxed coffee during the afternoon with their ever chaging selection of butties and homemade cakes. There is always a good selection of beers, ciders and some interesting and unusual top shelf curiosities...

This is the only place in town that breaks the norm when it comes to a cafe / bar.There's almost always a live band on at the weekend, some from as far as Japan!The drinks are reasonable, though I'd welcome a steak or some BBQ during milder weather.If you want to get away from the normal (read: boring) bars, and have a quick coffee or sneaky half this is the place to be.

Been here twice since we discovered Percy's. Fantastic décor, old airline seats, old quirky dentists chairs, antique jukebox and a moose head WOW. Fabulous bar area with a dance floor to one side so you can bust some shapes should you wish to do so! Outside they have a patio area with seating undercover and an awesome outdoor stage with a log burner to keep you warm, a coffin in the corner overlooked by a backlit stained glass window and most exciting of all a waltzer car suspended from the roof! In the bar they show all live bands on a big screen so you don't have to venture out if you don't want to, they also have one in the window to tempt in passers-by which is inspired! Beer is great, they even have their own cider which is so lethal it is named Suicider! The staff are friendly to a point where you feel like they are your friends and you have always known them, who could ask for more. Excellent venue. i will be returning and bringing all my friends.

Popped in this weirdly cute little coffee shop on my way home from visiting family. I had my young son with me and needed somewhere I could relax while feeding him his bottle. The old fashioned seats were really comfortable and the my skinny latte with caramel syrup was delicious (a lovely option asked to me by the barista). I also enjoyed a brie and cranberry sandwhich which was really tasty.

WHY aren't there more places like this?! I stumbled across it with friends back in December, it is a great little bar with some great bands playing.Amazing prices on beers, shots, drinking games! It's killer! I wholeheartedly disagree with the other review saying it was for locals only, I'm not from round there and felt like I was home! Excellent staff, excellent surroundings, great venue, WILL GO AGAIN.

Not from around Whitchurch area but myself and a few friends went on Saturday night to watch some of the live music. The outdoor stage is very impressive! The suicider that they had on draught blew our socks off! The lad behind the bar told us it was a Percy's own cider and made us feel really welcome, I even won myself a free shot! Great music, opportunities to win free booze, winner!

Brilliant service and brilliant coffee! Great atmosphere and everyone was very friendly! Definitely worth a visit! One of the most interesting places I've been in a very long time!

http://www.tnt-photoart.co.uk/paul-henshaw-music-at-percysPurely as I cannot copy and paste and write now don't have the energy to type everything out again I am including a blog post I wrote about this fantastic establishment and its marvellous staff. Every place has good or bad reviews. One has to take into account that some bad reviews are from folk that were suffering sour grapes and not being allowed to join in the fun of the party. I found everyone here to be helpful full of fun. Bent over backwards to accommodate and generally made me feel very welcome. I suffer from agoraphobia. This is one venue I would and could walk into again without any fear of a panic attack or episode.

You're the best place we've had since The Hound. Lovely staff, great food & drink and of course great music!!!Love ya'll :)

Seem like this place is very much aimed towards locals. When I walked in there the atmosphere was not welcoming at all. I had one drink and left as I did not feel comfortable

Percy's is so unusual - there's so much to look at. It definitely lives up to its name.It's a fantastic venue for gigs (plenty of stage space, great lighting and a clean sound).I've never spoken to them, but the couple who run Percys seem lovely too - and there dog is the CUTEST!

A very unusual cafe,with lots of memorabilia to look at. The best coffee in town and home made cake. Dog friendly too,indeed a very friendly place run by the owner and wife. Evenings, there are bands in the garden out back,which I hear are very popular. This place is a very unusual but great experience !

This is a very unusual place, it is a cafe/pub/shop in the middle of town. We went for coffee and had a quick look around. There are lots of different chairs and tables to sit on from various places ( aeroplanes, theatres etc. ) There are also a lot of "vintage" bits of furniture, juke boxes, cash tills, pictures etc. for sale. The coffee was nice, but it has a feel of a very scruffy shed! I would love to have spent more time searching the shop part. It's worth a look if you're a fan of antiques and I think it's a CAMRA pub too, but check that out before you go!

In a small unremarkable shropshire town ..in a small unremarkable town square ....stands percy's coffee shop and antiques emporium .....built on the remains of the towns 12 century castles gate house..the owners have cramed the shop with a fine collection of intresting things to look at while you sample there fine coffee and a house cider that i could run my bike on .....it is the bst place to sit on a saturday afternoon ....

I often pop in for a coffee in the week they do a great selection of drinks there milkshakes look amazing and from what I hear taste the same too! Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights sees Percy's turns in to a venue come drinking hole where you get the chance to see some great up and coming original bands or my personal favourite dance to the early hours with DJ Burt in charge of the tunes! All in all Percy's is a lovely friendly place if your interested in antiques,coffee, cider, beer, live music and generally having a good time you should make the effort to come here!

We have been to Percy's lots of times and always had fantastic service, food and drinks! The paninis are gorgeous especially the coronation chicken!Well worth a visit, just for the experience of seeing a bear on a motorbike! Oh, and try the suicider! :)

Brilliant quirky atmosphere. Some great comfy sofas, plus an ever changing array of old dentist chairs, theatre/cinema seats and currently a pair of airline seats (pretty sure they came out of First Class, I've never had seats that big in cattle class!) Oh and there's a bear on a motorbike. No, really.Have found the coffee a bit hit and miss. I've had good lattes but a couple of very bitter Americanos which is odd if they're the same coffee. The hot chocolate's great, as is the cake selection.Staff very friendly.Haven't been in the evening yet, although with the 8%+ cider I might not be able to remember if I had...Keep up the good work Percy's!

an antiques shop , coffee shop , bar and music venue all in one , this place is so weird , no where else can you spend the day supping coffee or milkshakes and then spend the night drinking proper cider , their sucider at 8.4% is rum stuff but they also have a good selection of bottled ales , iron maidens trooper is a big seller ,

Very good coffeee in an old pub converted into a coffee bar, eccentric collection of seats and interesting curios to see or buy. Nice sitting out areas.

Love the place for individuality and love of hot chocolate and sneaky cider and great food to soak it up with x

Called in with my dad for a quick bite and a coffee. The place really impacts visually as it's decorated with lots of interesting and unique items. It has a warm and welcoming atmosphere which is mainly down to the friendly owners. The main attraction for me though is the high standard of coffee and edible offerings. Just visit and you won't regret it.

I am a regular frequenter of this marvellous placeThe coffee is excellent and the staff amazing, you get a choice of house blend coffee and all the teas you can desire Hot panini sandwiches available or simply toast and jam! Great atmosphere come day or night with draught (real) ciders ranging from 8.4% suicider to a 3.6% jucy cider! Prices are great and would strongly recommend a picture with the bear or mooseHope this review helped you make up your mind