Playwrights Cafe - Coventry Canal Basin in Coventry

Best breakfast in Coventry, fantastic view, friendly staff, good food 👍

First time we have ever visited, we were walking around waiting for our van to be fixed and found this lovely little spot. It was very clean and the staff member was very welcoming, greeting us on the way in. The food was lovely and really reasonably priced, the staff member was super polite and friendly the whole time and it was a very pleasant experience, will definitely visit again next time we are in town.

Great location in the Coventry Canal Basin Also recommend the Portuguese cafe next-door ... Pastel de Nata Both great places

This place is AWESOME! The location; on the canal with all the to-ing and fro-ing that entails! You’d never know you were in the middle of the city! It’s beautiful! Then the food.. as a vegan I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the separate and FULL vegan menu. The pancakes and full English are SUBLIME! I’ve taken carnivore friends there, and they highly rate the grub for them, too! But if all this wasn’t good enough, the service is second-to-none. They are so friendly and welcoming and cannot do enough to deliver what you need from your visit. I cannot recommend the playwrights more highly. The only draw back is they’re is busy at the weekends!

Had the pleasure of having breakfast and was 5 stars. Also staff were amazing. The young gentleman was very well mannered and attentive. Would 100% reccomend

Best place in Coventry for breakfast.

Great service, nice atmosphere. Enjoyed a coffee and bacon sandwich.

Amazing Place with amazing food.Always fresh. Staff is friendly and always smiling.Location is ideally for a little walk after to burn those eggs ! Perfect start to the day!

Lovely cafe, always enjoy going here, simple tasty food.

Absolutely fantastic breakfast, all high-quality ingredients a must try indeed.

Lovely cafe by the canal. Food was amazing. I was served by a lovely lady.

Wonderful place. Excellent food 🍲

Very nice location to have a coffee

Lovely place to enjoy a coffee or meal in the sun. Views of the canal basin.

What a lovely place! A delightful breakfast spot with friendly staff and warm atmosphere.

A wonderful cafe. People are friendly. The dishes are very tasty. I think that it is the best place for meeting with friends in Coventry. It is important for me that cafe is near the Canal Basin. It makes "Playwrights" cosy and quiet.

Good food, served by a young lad that we were told was new, he did a really good job! Staff were friendly too

Drove 2 1/2 hours for lunch. Well worth it. Great place for food.

So happy to see Playwrights open again. Very hard to find a decent place that does great breakfasts served hot and that cater for vegan, veggie and gluten free diners. Really missed this place!!!

Popped in Sunday for a quick breakfast and coffee. Great service, food & environment. Top notch.

Used to order breakfasts online regulary. It was always brilliant until it wasnt. The last two orders were horrible, burnt food, hair, some of it undercooked. Lost us as regular weekend cistomers. I do wonder if its better this time when reopens.

Food is amazing Service attentative Small venue that's quite chatty, so if thats your thing its the right place for you.

Food was fantastic but slow service

I have been to so many different places for breakfast but here is definitely different than what I have seen. Absolutely amazing and lovely food and staff are very friendly and smiling. Big thanks to all of you

We had a great breakfast 😋 in a nice place ,it would be wonderful in summer ,

Fantastic vegan/plantbased menu

An excellent spot for a great all day breakfast and lots more.

Very nice , reasonably priced breakfast. Shame it isn't bigger as I have had to sit outside for both visits. Last weekend was cold. Thank you

Amazing place! Food is always so good and it’s in a lovely part of the city right by the canal side. I have eaten here many times, both my boyfriend and myself have intolerances and we’ve never had any issues, the staff are very knowledgeable and really friendly and the menu is clearly marked. They even update their menu to swap to items with less allergens in them if they can. For example we never used to be able to have the black pudding but they’ve since found a new supplier and it’s gluten free. I have recently attended a vegan evening (food in the photos) and it did not disappoint!!!!!! I can’t recommend this cafe enough and I always look forward to my visits here. Thank you!!!

Amazing vegan dining club, staff are so lovely and passionate shout the food! Excellent for gluten free too.

Brilliant! Great service, even better food, and very fairly priced. Couldn't recommend them more highly

Best breakfast in Coventry! We visited multiple times during our visit to Coventry. Staff are friendly and helpful, providing excellent service. Lovely setting by the canal basin.

Great little canal side restaurant, much better in summer to sit outside and enjoy the canal view.

Food was excellent, but the Basin was " lifeless" glad I didn't bother to take our boat..!

Lovely cafe - Food is always great, the service is impeccable and the location is great as well

Lovely little places . Friendly service @! And officiant. Great breakfast at fair price . Seating inside and out .

Lovely little café by the canal, with excellent food and friendly staff.

Been many times and it has always been wonderful. Amazing staff, food and the best iced coffee in Coventry.

Excellent Canel side cafe with well cooked food and friendly staff.

Great vegan food and beverages staff very accommodating. Friendly .

A wonderful canal side treasure.

Great atmosphere, food and ambience. Sat in the outside seating area & sampled the delicious halloumi wrap. Others tried the vanilla shake & coffees. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

really enjoyed the food, good service reasonable price. Great weather so we sat outside. Lovely.

Very friendly staff, lovely food and drinks right next to the canal, very relaxing. been twice now and i love it. would highly recommend

Best place for breakfast on fresh air with basin canal on side love it 😍

Brilliant place for a meal with loads of options for veggie, vegans and gluten free. Atmosphere is warm and friendly and the food is 👍🏻

Had pancakes, they didn't have enough toppings. The other food is better.

Always great food and great service

Didnt get any food but the latte was nice and really cosy atmosphere

First time at playwrights cafe the food is delicious and the service is really good I would definitely recommend going

Excellent find. Superb service. Thank you.

Cater for all diets, veggie vegan meat eater, gluten free, food lovely good choice. Wine and beer available too. Can get busy, at lunchtime, booking may be recommended.

Υπέροχο breakfast ,υπέροχο περιβάλλον, ευγενικό προσωπικό,καλος καφές , λογικές τιμές.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is a really lovely cafe. Great location, fantastic vibe, with really helpful and polite smiley staff. I wholeheartedly recommend Playwrights Cafe.

Great setting nice staff and decent food

We went for mother's day it was lovely and the staff were really nice

Great little cafe. Food excellent. Always busy which says a lot.

Lovely cafe, delicious food! They serve vegan veggie and meat. Situated in the picturesque canal basin.

Visited for breakfast. Excellent. Food was delicious and presented very well. Drinks perfect. Waiting staff very happy, friendly and polite. Highly recommend.

Friendly welcome. Poached egg on toast 5*

Wonderful vegan supper club. Can’t wait for the next one.

Great friendly service. Great breakfast. Great menu and loads of gf.

Very relaxed atmosphere we only had coffee staff very friendly

Excellent, friendly staff and customers, love the music my era!!

Wonderful would definitely recommend

Nice place bit of wait for food but was worth it. Feels more like a cafe not a bistro now

Had a really lovely meal here atmosphere was great and staff were lovely 😍

We recently had our works Christmas meal here and everyone was really happy with the food and service! The staff were so accommodating and all the food for our large group was all correct, which many other places haven’t been able to achieve on previous Christmas meals elsewhere (even with preorder!) Well done Playwrights, we’ll definitely be back!

The food was out of this world and the staff were very friendly and helpful

Always a great service, friendly staff and excellent food, lovely location.

The Playwrights is a lovely little cafe with brilliant views and plenty of outdoor seating overlooking the Coventry Canal Basin. It has great coffee, well cooked food, and excellent service from experienced waiting staff, who really seem to care. We were especially impressed by the vegan selection on the menu, and some of the little touches of detail, such as home made coleslaw, and a choice of tomatoes (roast or plumb). Our only suggestion would be to upgrade the bread used for toast.

Always a lovely welcome and so dog friendly. Clean. Great food and coffee and super prices.

Lovely cafe, good breakfast, little twist in the scrambled eggs is really tasty

Great Cafe! I have ordered take away in the last week and decided to go in person. The staff are extremely friendly. I would highly recommend them. The food is well cooked and presented. Chilled atmosphere and nice music choices.

The best breakfast in Coventry including a lovely vegan option. Nice view. Lovely staff

Amazing breakfast Great service

Sat outside in the sunshine. Table service apart from when paying I went to the till. We ordered 3 different flavoured milkshakes and I thought the vanilla was not tasty at all so was able to swap mine for my husband's. The staff were all friendly and the menu had many choices.

Reconnendation by friends and work colegues. Had the breakfast with real cumberland sausage, toast on the side. The cafe here is always changing hands. Came back for another, seems late breakfast but the coffee does work after 5 cups.

Nice place to visit, staff were really friendly and helpful. I would say overall the food was nice and our group enjoyed the meals. However, I would say the delay in food coming out was noticeable, some food came out separately and my meal specifically was of lower quality and a little cold. However, their extensive menu and good food coming out to other diners makes you want to return.

Lovely little cafe serving fabulous breakfasts and great coffee.

Great food and drinks, good choice. All cooked fresh to order. Indoor and outdoor seating. Helpful and friendly staff

Excellent food, service and location! The staff made us very welcome and the range of Gluten free on offer was amazing! Sadly was only visiting Coventry for a concert, but this place is certainly a reason to go back!

Overly atmosphere, staff polite, friendly and was served very quickly 😁👍

Great lunch. Excellent value. Very helpful staff. Would defiantly recomend

Excellent food and service even when busy.

Superb little cafe in a beautiful Coventry hotspot. Lovely and welcoming staff and the food to match. Best cafe in Cov. Shout out the bossman William, will return just to see his smile.

Lovely cafe, reasonably priced, amazing staff.

Had English breakfast last week I asked for fried eggs runny however when came the yolks were undercooked and the plate was full off unnecessary amount of tomatoes, thought I would try again today and go for chilli beef potato I asked for take away which did not take long but yet again I was very displeased when I realised there was no hardly no chilli and they threw other small foods in with the chilli also the jacket was not fresh I won’t be going there again the kitchen needs proper chefs or people who actually no how to cook not worth the price

Great Staff affordable Menu Fast Service

Playwrights Cafe is a little hidden gem in Coventry. Lovely cafe, by the Canal Basin. We went there for breakfast and it's exactly what you want from a traditional British Breakfast Cafe.

Great produce and amazing location just cant go wrong with this place.

Delicious food and a lovely place in a great location, can't wait to go again 😋

Very friendly, service excellent, breakfast fresh cooked and tasted great and my dog was made welcome. Thankyou for a lovely Sunday morning 🌄

Lovely find for a breakfast boating treat. Relaxed friendly atmosphere, with regular local clientele too. Great for boat and people watching:-)

Went over the weekend after a bike ride up the canal. Great spot, and able to sit outside next to the canal (good weather helped) and lock bikes up safely on bike racks. Had a pot of tea and sausage sandwich, others had wraps and eggs benedict which looked really nice. Milkshakes look nice too but not tried one myself. Next time maybe! Reasonably priced too.

Lovely walk and food for my nan up the road clean fast service

Lovely cafe with friendly staff. The food was delicious. It is located near the canal basin and has a really pretty view of the waters. Would recommend this little cafe in Cov.

Absolutely lovely place so reasonably priced as well food was lovely x

We sat outside by the canal and it was lovely. Food was great and staff really helpful and attentive. Excellent menu with lots of choice for all dietary requirements. No idea what we spent as we were treated. It was a great morning and we will definitely return.

Lovely lunch the omelette was so light x recommend 💯