The Station Cafe in Shropshire

Always friendly and helpful, the food is basic but done well at good prices - what more could you want from a roadside cafe?

This is a small cafe which was busy but had really good food at a reasonable price. The staff were friendly and very patient with our 3 small grandchildren.

Nice place but couldn't eat because it was too busy.

Great cafe simple good quality food and great owner visit every time I am in the area

Been here for breakfast quite a few times, the place is used by local people and people traveling through the area, it's friendly and well managed, the food is always good and very fairly priced.

Really good cafe, friendly atmosphere and excellent food. Highly recommended

A great little place. Quick and friendly service and very tasty food.

Visited today on our way back from holidays in North Wales, proprietor John was really friendly as were the locals who were in there (always a good sign when local people use it ) Breakfast was plentiful for me and my wife with a mug of tea and great value Will definitely be in again when in area

Lovely place, “tradition cafe” gent behind the counter is lovely, we will be returning

Stopped here because we saw the reviews on this site. We were not disappointed! When the locals are regulars, you just know it will be good. The All Day Breakfast was large and beat us both but we will call again when we are that way. Nice one John!

Generous portions, freshly cooked and friendly, attentive service. Outstanding!

Generous portions, freshly cooked. A great breakfast. Friendly and attentive service. Outstanding! Will visit again.

We stopped by recently as a family of 4 after 2hrs driving and the food was lovely. We each had the regular full English, the sauteed potatoes were very tasty and a welcome addition instead of chips. Sausages were a stand out too. The only niggle for me was that the prices were higher than advertised/seen online and it cost £35 for 4. Good local facilities too if needed including very clean public toilets just a stones throw away. I'll definitely return and would like to try the full Monty breakfast.

Fantastic cafe, great value & tasty food, the proprietor told me there might be a 15 minute wait & apologised. But I was served 10 minutes later, a lovely, tasty, big breakfast. With a cup of tea only £8.50. Popular with bikers & locals.

We have used this cafe regularly, since finding it, several years ago. When you find somewhere this good, you just have, to keep going back.

Well I’m originally from craven arms and moved to south wales. I have just started going back and staying there and always end up here with my friends (the krankees) and others. John is a absolute legend. Serves fantastic breakfast and willing to crack a joke and in craven arms it needs that banter. Hazel whips up a great breakfast. Very reasonable price too. We will keep going here each time we’re there.

Made us a lovely bacon butty even though he was closing. Then when I discovered I had a flat spent ages ring round tyre places. Cheers mate we got sorted in Hereford and made the ferry. Wonderful pit stop👍👍👍. Thanks again John.

This was a great find. Lovely food and excellent service! Absolutely spot on. This is now our new breakfast spot when we’re on our way to Cardiff for the rugby! 🏉

A friend and me decided to go for a Sunday lunch instead of cooking as we were both going to be on our own. I rang the Station cafe and booked two lunches , we were not disappointed. We had a choice of Turkey or Gammon, both opted for Turkey, the veg was a medley of carrots, green beans and red cabbage, there were roast and boiled potatoes with a stuffing ball extra gravy and cranberry jelly. By jove we really enjoyed our lunch , I can't recommend this little cafe enough, the owner Jon caters for the community and visiting clients alike , breakfasts , salads , burgers and sandwiches etc are also available, well worth a visit, I will be going again soon . Fantastic.

Friendly service, great all day breakfast, excellent value for money, basic decor.

Great food and very good size portion! Pleasant staff and good atmosphere.

Popped in by chance, we were served very quickly, all freshly cooked and piping hot breakfast, very nice people incharge.

My brother and I have been camping near Craven Arms and found this cafe via Google. It's a great place to go for breakfast. Decent portions at a very reasonable price. The owner is also friendly and the service is great. I would recommend it if you are in the area and want to get fuelled up for the days walking.

This is a very special little place in a beautiful little town. It's a quality cafe with wonderful reasonably priced food. The chap behind the counter was a delight. Engaging and helpful. This place is a happy little place and in a world of enveloping large commercial food retailers please I explore you to seek this place out if you're in craven arms. Independants like this are what we are built on and good ones like this should be cherished.

Food was very nice, staff was very friendly and accommodating

The Station Cafe is on the A49 as you enter Craven Arms, popular with bikers & locals. The breakfast I had was one of the best, with a mug of tea only £7. There isn't much room for parking but you can park nearby. It has an outside seating area, highly recommended.

Quick coffee and bacon sandwich stop. Nice place

Stopped here on the way home from our camping trip for a breakfast. Wow it was really good and plenty of it. Well worth the money and a decent hot brew. The guy was really friendly and nice. The lady who served us even gave our dog a sausage which he enjoyed. Toilets around the back just ask for a key and a grass area to let the dog stretch his legs for our long journey home. Will definitely stop here again when back in the area 👌☺️

Excellent old fashioned cafe with a friendly owner and clientele. Good wholesome brekkie and good natter. Worth a stop.

Nice bacon sandwich and a coffee on the way through.

Cracking little cafe. Freshly cooked breakfast without much wait, very nice and not expensive. Biker friendly!

A great old school cafe. Excellent food. Very well cooked and swiftly served. I love the place. Its so good my round trip to come here is 200 miles...fantastic value too.

Good food, great service and good price

John is a great person who always make a person feel welcome. Try the all day breakfast. Come to think about it, I'm off for a feed up!!!! ><>

owner is so nice and works really hard, nice place great people, recommend to anyone passing the area!!

Lovely been going to this cafe for years and will keep going keep it up John

Trains aren’t the most frequent of things from Craven Arms, but with time to kill a visit to the Station Café is a must. In the day and age of people feeling ripped off, this is one place where value and service is huge. £6.50 for a full English with a tea or coffee makes even Greggs prices look expensive. Food was perfectly cooked, and the gentleman running the café even came over and checked that I was happy with everything, whilst rushing around serving everyone else. Ready for another job that takes me to Craven Arms so I can enjoy another feast.!

Always made to feel welcome here . Call in when going to Cardiff for the rugby n John never forgets a face .

Really good. Great value for money. We golfers will all be back.

Excellent food and very good prices

Great tasting breakfast and excellent value.

Fantastic home cooked meals from breakfast to lunch

Just eaten a lovely cooked breakfast, very friendly, delicious food cooked perfectly, great value too thank you!

Two visits so far. Once was a epic triple decker cheese and ham toastie, the other was a traditional English breakfast that was superb, £6 including a tea or coffee.

Wonderful cafe hosted by wonderful people. The food was really lovely. The wait wasn’t long either. It’s located right next to the train station so it’s in a convenient location. The price was so good for the amount of portion given. It was 12 pound for two people.

What a fantastic find. The breakfast was amazing and so tasty. John looked after us fantastically and will definitely be going back. Well worth a visit.

A great Cafe with a warm welcome and good food .

Excellent vegetarian breakfast. Stopped off on a motorcycle ride & had a good feed with tea & toast. Set us up for the rest of the ride

Great little cafe for a proper breakfast! Friendly staff, will come again when in the area!

We recently stayed at a glamping site nearby , what can I say ? This little gem of a cafe is fabulous! Food is delicious , John is friendly and helpful. Lots of choice avaliable. 👌 we visited twice during our stay as the all day breakfast was filling and plentiful 😋 thank you. Def reccomend.

Great cafe in Craven Arms. Breakfast was great, staff were very friendly, and the price was excellent. Recommended for bikers A*

Great little cafe and lovely owners!

Been going there 20 years or more good food good value friendly owner and staff always been the same

Could do with a tidy up in side bit dated fresh lick of paint and clean out food goog friendly staff 😋

After a hard morning, a couple of us friends went for something to eat in the Station Cafe in Craven Arms. We could have had a breakfast, sandwiches/baguettes ,curry , salad or a home cooked lunch . Today's choice was Turkey with veg, we both went for that over the other choices . It was absolutely fantastic . For £8 with a small mug of tea/coffee included, what's not to love ?

Visited on our way to Stokesay. Have a small quiet dog who was made very welcome by John, our friendly host who couldn't do enough for us. Nothing would be too much trouble for this business. The breakfast was absolutely scrummy and excellent value. We go over to Shropshire regularly and this will now always be our first port of call. Would definitely recommend to anyone who likes good British food with great service.

Pulled in on the off chance. We were warmly welcomed and the All day Breakfast was great - the fried potatoes especially good..

Called in for breakfast. I had a small breakfast and my husband had a full English. Really tasty, well cooked and large portions. Lovely gentleman served us and made us feel welcome. Really set us up for the day. Well done to the staff. You’re doing a great job! 👍🏼

Called late on.. café was closing..however took the time to make a thirsty biker a nice mug of tea..very great full ..it's a thumbs up from me 🙂

Barrie and Jason visited whilst motorcycling. Recommended by Bryan at Church Stretton Motorcycles.

Good food reasonable prices excellent hospitality.Always very pleased thanks John and Mum

Fantastic cafe. The most wonderful service. Great breakfast and coffee. Absolutely brilliant!!!

Ok for a coffee stop.easy parking

Proper full English. As much as you would want to eat, even for a big lad like me. Full of locals which is always a good sign. Friendly, attentive and quick service, even when really busy. Honestly can't think of anywhere where you can go and get a tasty, good value meal which could better this. Give it a try.

Grumpy staff and asking for £5 minimum payment on debit card . Place looked dirty. Didn’t stay or order anything as above put me right off

Beautiful breakfast, reminds me of how my nan used to cook😍 the price is just right and came with a free tea/coffee! Cost £12 for me and my boyfriend. Would definitely return and the staff were so lovely and attentive! 5 out of 5 stars❤️

Great breakfast, nice staff, guy serving was very attentive and almost concerned that there wasn't enough as I'd refused my mushrooms and tomatoes

Great customer service - tasty full English! Definitely worth a visit.

Visited this place twice on a weekend getaway for breakfast. Excellent food and courteous staff.

Called in for breakfast on the bike on a Sunday morning. Lovely hot brekkie served with tea or coffee, plenty of bike parking and friendly service.

Excellent breakfast, friendly atmosphere

Very friendly and really good value.

Super breakfast excellent Value for money. Very friendly staff. Perfect what more could you ask for. Will definitely be back.

Brilliant breakfast and excellent service highly recommended

Impressed by the generous portions and decent food. Good value and nice, friendly service.

I wrote a review about this gem of a café last year , I returned today for another meal and certainly wasn't disappointed. Today I had an excellent cottage pie with veg and a gravy boat . The lunch was divine , I really do recommend either the breakfast or lunch , fantastic.

Long trip but worth it beautiful cafe

I've been going to the Station café for several years , I've never been disappointed with the food . It's always good quality and tasty , my last meal there was a chicken dinner , I was a tad late for the superb breakfast on this occasion after dropping my car off for a full valet . My chicken dinner was fantastic , I savoured each and every mouthful and washed it down with a lovely cup of tea .

Just had two full breakfasts and a mini breakfast at the Station Cafe (with extra black pudding! 😋) and they were absolutely fab! All cooked to perfection and quality ingredients. Free parking nearby. Would recommend this cafe. There seems to be a lot of regulars, which again shows how good it is.

An Excellent Cafe, really good value food. I had the Full English with black pudding & Cup of Tea, was fantastic. Perfectly cooked, good amount & very tasty. Chatting with owner, really nice, friendly chap. Like all the train memorabilia on the walls. Big thumbs up from me. Will definitely be back. Highly recommended

average at best...needs better sausages on brekkie..

Superb breakfast and value. Excellent service, staff work hard. Lovely food

Excellent food and service at very reasonable prices we had travelled up from South Wales on motorbikes on a one day tour and were warmly met by the staff who were so accommodating...highly recommended

Great vegetarian breakfast. Hot, quick and value.

Great service,friendly staff,good prices and nice food…will come again👍

If the locals use it you know it's got to be good. Not shy with their portions, friendly staff and good prices. We turned up within 5 minutes of them closing but they still served us a roast dinner and made us feel welcome. Good old fashioned custom service 👍👍👍

Really good breakfast- definately hit the spot.

This place is a little diamond in the rough! Lovely friendly staff and wonderful breakfast! Top notch service as I only mentioned to my brother I didn't want the mushrooms and he said he'd have them and the staff automatically put them onto his plate before bringing it out to us! Definitely recommend!

Popped in after fueling up the bike and grabbed something to eat. Great food and wonderful friendly service.

Great breakfast at a good price 👍

Polite staff, a clean, traditional cafe, food great, prices reasonable. Great stop for travelling itinerary

Visited for brekkie n enjoyed the banter. Thx boss

Good breakfast will be back soon

Always welcoming with great breakfast.

Great cafe friendly staff lovely breakfast

Great service and fresh food. The all day breakfasts are yummy. Nice coffee too, managed to get seats outside which was also great.

Great breakfast friendly staff.

Decent, hot breakfast at a reasonable price.

Lovely breakfast. Great value. So good we went back on the journey home at the end of our holiday. We will definitely be back! The lovely staff even gave our dog a sausage.

Called here on a motorcycle trip..good old-fashioned cafe..food was good.. recommend full breakfast