Rafters Cafe in Bromsgrove

Only had coffee but it was very nice and very reasonable.

High quality food and drink. Exceptional staff and super friendly guests x

Paul provided catering for my pre-wedding and post-wedding meals. I can’t rate him highly enough- the quality of his food is exceptional, delicious meals, well put together menu which catered so well for both vegetarian and meat eaters. Everyone commented on the food- it was delicious!

My mother had her 90th Birthday party here they went the extra mile with everything

Waited almost an hour for food. No apologies. No check on how the food was (not good btw). Felt like the olden days of walking into a pub where you're not known and everyone staring at you.

Good service lovely bailey's milkshake and excellent pork bap!

First time today, Had to wait a while for food, BUT, tbf, when it came outside, a full breakfast, it was piping hot and cooked freshly, I was VERY impressed, and they was willing to accommodate for certain items, Keep up the good work, always room for improvement

Great local food, welcoming customer service.

We had an excellent breakfast here 😋

Come here every time I visit my sister's in Birmingham, food is excellent, service also excellent.

First visit of many this morning x food was gorgeous and staff lovely xx

Pleasant atmosphere, service was excellent,food was great too.

absolute amazing food and service will definitely be back!

Wonderful experience food gorgeous i asked for crispy bacon and got crispy bacon..staff are lovely .a new lad on work experience was very helpful and looked like he was enjoying his self

Amazing food amazing service love this place 😍

This is a lovely hidden treasure. I have visited several times and always found the staff here to be welcoming and friendly. The food is actually really decent for the pricing with a varied breakfast / brunch menu. I love that they host regular events and activities which make the space really engaging for the local community.

Lovely hidden Gem in Rubery, food and service was excellent, try the full English, Its great

Nicely busy establishment with friendly staff, great atmosphere via great music and decor. Hidden gem.

We are from the U.S. and found this place accidentally, it is cute, fun, yummy, and just what a little eclectic English cafe should be. Great service, lattes, and great food!!

Went for curry and the live music night, food was delicious, service was excellent and the live music was great!

Great place to go on a Friday night. Lovely curry, great service, draught beer and live music

Amazing service , drinks and food. With live music. Best curry I’ve had in a while

Great little place, lovely staff, curry was very nice and amazing prices. Draft beer also 👌

Absolutely lovely food, much better than most run of the mill cafés. Plenty of choice of food at a very reasonable price, and a good selection of nicer than average dishes, still priced at a reasonable level. Tricky to find, go between Farmfoods & Acorns charity shop. Plenty of free parking nearby. Highly recommended.

Great little place we regularly pop to for breakfast or lunch, or just coffee and cake 😋 Recently on a Friday we have been getting their curries as a take out…great quality, amount and value! And the flat breads are getting better each week! Lovely Friday night treat

As per usual, friendly staff, nice music, beautiful breakfast, really hit the spot!!

The Best Eggs Benedict (dirty is the best on the menu) in Rubery! 10/10

"Enjoying a lovely Thursday night curry at Rafters. The vibe is chilled, and the atmosphere is great. The food is excellent and worth every penny."

Great little café, enjoyed sitting outside and watching some of the local characters come and go. Drinks and food reasonably priced and friendly staff.

Just had an amazing baby shower at rafters, could not fault anything - welcoming and accommodating at booking , and during the event . The food was lovely (the best sausage rolls!) and the room looked lovely and just the right size - we had the buffet menu but can also highly recommend the afternoon tea option too , staff so welcoming - would highly recommend rafters

Great cafe, found through Google having been in the area for hospital appointments and now always stop afterwards for pancakes!! Food is already really good and the staff are very friendly and welcoming!

Lovely cafe with a very friendly atmosphere. Came in for a pot of tea with my mother and straight away approached by a friendly member of staff who took our order and within minutes we had our drinks. Would Def recommend here if you want a nice chilled atmosphere and excellent food and drinks

Have been to Rafters many times the staff are always friendly & welcoming

Very nice place . great room to hire for a big party . and a cafe.

They hosted a 3 course Christmas meal for a work event and food was top notch! The starter, Christmas dinner and dessert was equal or better than most well known restaurants and staff were all brilliant... (Tried to get them to host my family Christmas day or boxing day they were so good.) thank you Rafters 😁

The good lady introduced me to this place when we popped in for some lunch and what a lunch it was. Snug and welcoming the place is immaculately clean. With the waitress busily keeping it that way. We both opted for the Roast Pork Bap with Rafters' Chips. With a cheeky pint of 'Intuition' for me. Food took a little while to appear but that's clearly on account of the preparation by the kitchen staff. The food arrived and looked and smelt amazing however this was overshadowed by how good it was. Piping hot, tasty and obviously good quality. Throughly recommended.

Until today, my most favourite Café could be found at HillHead in Hampshire, near the Solent Shore. Doing simple food very, very, very well & friendly, attentive staff.....untill today.... ! Thank goodness 'Breezes' & 'Rafters' are nowhere near each other as having to choose between them would be a travesty.

Cracking little local cafe in Rubery with a great atmosphere and brilliant music always playing! If you've got a hunger on ...the full English breakfast will set you up for the day for sure! And you can grab a beer in there too 👌🍻 pop in and you won't be disappointed!

rafters is by far my favourite cafe to go to. the last time i went before today was pre-pandemic and i am so incredibly happy to see it survived! the decor and vibes were immaculate, the staff were extremely friendly with both new & regular customers alike and the food was incredible. 10/10 will be visiting again, and hopefully sooner than in a few years this time!! 🩷

had breakfast here today was awful burnt and very greasy

Absolutely amazing service from Paul and his team! We hired rafters for the second time, once for a wedding and a surprise party. The food and service were fantastic each time! They really go the extra mile for you and are so accommodating. Everyone is really friendly too! Thank you all, you're wonderful :)

Just like many others we all love a great cafe and have been to many over the years. Rafters Cafe is a hidden gem situated at the back of Rubery high street, I bet most the locals are still not aware of its location. The food is fantastic, staff are super friendly and the atmosphere is joyful, fancy a beer or a Prosecco with lunch then this is the place for you. We shall always use Rafters Cafe over the other generic cafes locally. Well done Paul and the team.

I would normally say this place is unbelievable. But considering I waited 10 minutes for my order, then after I did. 15 minutes later no coffees at all and everyone else served. Need more staff personally hopefully improves

Small friendly cafe with a Great atmosphere and excellent food! Food cooked fresh and always worth the wait! Its very busy Friday and Saturdays so be prepared to wait that little bit longer, I promise you you won’t be leaving disappointed!!

UPDATED My meal today was good but not as good as last time my crackling was like rubber and the lunch menu was tiny compared to last time. It also seems that if you know them you get to order things off different menus. Not as impressed as last time but still good food and friendly staff with a lovely atmosphere. Just note that the lunch menu can be a lot smaller sometimes. Went for lunch with my Nan and we have both been very impressed. The staff are lovely and very helpful and the cafe itself is welcoming and lovely to be in. The toilets are clean and so are the tables. They have a fab lunch menu and I had the chicken skewers which where amazing and my Nan had the ham sandwich which was equally as good. We also had a pot of tea for two which was plenty for us tea lovers. I highly recommend this lovely little cafe ! We will be back !

The 'dirty eggs benendict' with bacon and chorizo is simply phenomenal. Cafe itelf has a lovely sun trap with half a dozen tables if you want to eat alfresco rather than inside, some tables covered if you prefer shade, some open to the sky. Low background music of Paul Weller playing Jam acoustic numbers. Really... REALLY like it here.

Excellent food and service, lovely staff. Definitely a hidden gem. Will return soon.

Such an amazing little hide away. Absolutely love a breakfast here. Staff are friendly and inviting. It's the first place in a long while where the food arrives hot. Definitely recommend a visit.

Nicely decorated place and the staff are nice and polite, but I paid for 4 pork baps with crackling at £3.95 each, which I waited half an hour for, and I got home to find out there was no crackling and the pork was tough.... I'm really disappointed as all the other food looks nice on the reviews, but I can only go off my experience

Fantastic breakfast, fresh and proper sausages!! Table Service with a smile, clean and welcoming. Turns into a cafe/bar, live bands.... Try this you won't be disappointed 😊👍

We had our wedding reception here last Friday. Everything was perfect. The food was incredible as always and Paul and his lovely wife and staff made everyone so welcome and nothing was too much trouble for them. This really is a hidden gem this cafe/bar . My husband and I and all our family and friends remarked how delicious the home made food was and how friendly Paul and his team were. Thankyou guys we had a blast. Oh and they do the BEST breakfast in the entire universe.

Always a pleasure going there. Very friendly staff.

A lovely local cafe. Very good atmosphere

Friend had baby shower afternoon. Lovely buffet, great atmosphere and attentive staff.

Lovely food and friendly staff Will definitely come again to try lunch

Lovely little cafe. Food is great and reasonably priced. Only thing I would change is sometimes the music is quite loud in the day time which means it's difficult to have a conversation

Great little hidden gem of Rubery. Food and the service is extremely excellent.

Excellent Vegetarian breakfast and without a doubt the best coffee in Rubery. Always a warm welcome 👍

Unpretentious Excellence - Faultless right down to the choice of music. If like me you were brought up in Harborne/Edgbaston fifty years ago you will love this café. Extremely friendly and helpful service with perfectly cooked fresh food and accompanying salad.

Best breakfast for miles. Great food, lovely staff.

Fantastic little hidden gem, off the Rubery High Street. Really friendly and welcoming service, and all around homely feel. Nice range of food and drinks and the decor was really lovely. Plenty of seating - a perfect place to get warm in the winter chills!

Took my son for breakfast this morning . Been wanting to try out for awhile now . What a little gem it is . Staff friendly , food good quality, coffee amazing . Will defo be returning ,love it thankyou 😊

I love it I really nice food yummmm best cheap worth good best one in world . nice meet friendly lovely

A gem of a place tucked away in Rubery Village.

Went for a work retirement event with 20 -30 people and we had an amazing time, food was amazing and staff were lovely! Would definitely go again and consider for another group celebration!

Great food, reasonably priced. Cooked fresh, so allow to wait a little. Lotus Biscoff shortbread to die for!

Had a lovely curry and nice music enjoyed the evening

Amazing breakfast and extremely cheap. Staff are friendly courteous and in general chatty. Fantastic local cafe for me.

Finally discovered and experienced this little gem thanx to The Rubery FB group. Great people, lovely atmosphere, fab service and wonderful breakfast with sexy eggs. "I'LL BE BACK".

Great food pleasant and helpful staff

Music a tad loud, coffee was good, but instructions of, break my yoke and cook through, were unfortunately not followed. I hate runny yoke (first batch) AND I hate fully cooked yoke, like in a hard boiled egg (second batch).

Excellent service and excellent food…piping hot and as good as it looks in the internet photos. Looking forward to popping in again next time I’m in the area.

Had a lovely afternoon here, friendly staff, great fresh food

Please go and look what's on offer.its a hive of activity.the Coffee was GREAT.the food too.its a unique wee place.lovely staff.highly recommended

Very friendly and great food...!

Pizza too soggy ' thatchers flat

Hmmmm what a treat. Lovely breakfast, nice clean and inviting cafe. If you haven't been then your missing out. Been back again today, same beautiful breakfast.

A great little gem hidden away in Rubery. Only ever been to for breakfast but can wholeheartedly recommend a trip on a Saturday morning, for a great breakfast! If a full English isn't your cup of tea, the variety of eggs benedict/royale or the pancakes may just fill you up. All washed down with some very good coffee perfect for that brunch time pick me up!

Great service, lovely people and AMAZING food. You have to hold your nerve finding it as it’s down an alley without much signage but it’s definitely worth it. We’re visiting Longbridge and have come back here specifically to enjoy our second experience. You can park for free for 2 hours in the co op car park next door. Plus, you might find a bargain in the car boot sale outside. We have- both times 🤣.

Absolutely delicious! We are in food coma's!! Can't wait to go back for more!

Great food. Plates could do with being warm not nuclear. 😂

A true hidden gem of a place this side of Birmingham. My wife has been talking about this place a while which she visited multiple time with her Auntie and another friend, but it was our first time here together. Judging by the footfall and table turnover this place is clearly popular. We had the Dirty Eggs Benedict and Pineapple, Coconut and Lime smoothie. The food was well priced and very tasty and the quality of coffee was excellent. My wife also had the after eight hot chocolate and she said it was excellent.

Lovely food always. And friendly, helpful staff.

Ace. Great all round. Brilliant food, very tasty.

Excellent food, very friendly staff and great service. Licensed for drinks too, love the Cafe.

What an amazing venue for a beautiful event! A baby shower and a 1st birthday both hosted here. It is off the main road so very safe for parking and bringing young children in. There are great facilities...including baby changing area in the toilet. Just be prepared to pay for parking as it chargeable after 2 hours. The whole family and children loved it and every one left with a smile.😊

Amazing place fantastic food 😋 and spot on staff

Love this place. Good food, lovely staff, clean toilets, great coffee !

What a host an what a venue. About time Rubery had a great place to go. Well done Paul 👌

Lovely currys can not wait for another one

The truth is hidden in plain sight. It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain. The Royal Society's motto is "Nullius In Verba".... don't take my word for it, go visit Rafters n see for yourself!! Knowledge is power! Fabulous friendly quaint little place. Staff are amazing and very welcoming. Food is always spot on. Momento Mori. Peace. Love ❤️

It is a lovely place great food and friendly staff.😉

A good breakfast including a perfect runny egg on a warmed plate. Sadly they use chopped tomatoes but you could choose fresh. Staff are professional and friendly. Contact details are taken and you can sit outside on a nice day.

Lovely food all freshly prepared

Amazing! Great breakfasts and you can order take away curry or an English dish every Saturday too. Love it

Went here for brunch with the family. Staff were really friendly and accommodating especially with dietary needs. Food was great and really tasty, our 8 year old ordered the pancakes with berries and honey, and cleared the plate (a rarity normally). Will definitely be back again!

Friendly, lovely food, nice place

Good service , superb breakfast , excellent.

Great. Breakfast, taste amazing

Lovely Friendly atmosphere , Fab Food , Will be a regular visitor now 😀