The Strand Bookshop and Café in Powys

The lady who delivered the food wasn't very nice, she dragged my dachshund in which in my opinion was rude when I was already getting him in he's a friendly boy. The food. My eldest daughters panini: bacon was raw cheese was lumpy very disgusting. Eldest daughters pudding: we ordered leon sponge we cream we received lemon sponge with custard the sponge was rock hard like it was frozen in the middle and the custard was like water. My youngest daughters panini the pineapple with disgusting it was like someone had rubbed the pineapple into the ham the actual bread of the panini was dry. Her pudding was okay. Mine: same as my eldest daughter raw bacon lumpy cheese is was vile. My chocolate sponge was dry and tasted stale.

Breakfast and tea amazing coffee not recommended thats my friend opinion,very good atmosphere and service food really good like in home high recommended too pop in and try !!!

Great little quirky place. Food and service both terrific and reasonably priced.

Absolute gem of a place that is unique surrounded by old books. Great range of menu and a must stop if you are driving through Wales.

Bags and bags of character. Lots of interesting second hand books and lovely home-made food. Great!

Always a lovely meal from one of my favourite to buy from

Nice Cafe with loads of books to read or buy . We had their fish and chips which were awesome.

Thank you for another beautiful meal we have had sit ins and delivery all very nice see you soon 👌

Lovely place, food was excellent and portions are very generous. Would highly recommend

Excellent cafe food with quirky atmosphere and lots of books.

Talgarth is lucky to have The Strand. Thanks Kate

A really lovely place to spend time in quiet contemplation. Lovely food, drinks and a lovely lady serving.

Wonderful café bookshop. Charmingly decorated, with great coffee and cake. Friendly staff. Seems to be a useful community hub too.

Quirky cafe with lots of seating. Good selection of food and drinks. Food lovely but service and arrival of food a little slow.

Ordered a evening meal for 6 and a gluten free birthday cake. Kate so accommodating, wonderful food and such a lovely birthday cake. Such great value. Thank you.

Dropped by Easter Sunday after a walk to the water falls. Super place loads of books.I can imagine that this is quite a busy place on a nice day. Party of 6 for lunch. Sunday lunch seemed a very good price with an option of having 1,2 or 3 courses fellow diners finished every bit of theirs. We opted for sandwiches /toasties which also proved to be great. The van kept coming back and forth delivering what I presume were Sunday lunches Would definitely recommend.

I enjoy coming here. Its a lovely place with a great small community /village atmosphere. It provides a safe and warm space for community groups as well as for walkers, hungry folk, or simply for those in need of a quiet, comfy space for coffee. There are many options on the menu, both food and drink wise. Reasonable prices and time to wait for food. Customer service is fantastic. The lady serving everyone couldn't have been more friendly or attentive. The place is lined with books to browse or buy. The Strand sits at the bottom of the old road, a fabulous walk which at the moment has snowdrops peeping out everywhere. Sunday dinner here is great, but book or come early to avoid disappointment. The strand offers delivery too. A hidden gem.

Lovely place in a beautiful town.

Such a beautiful cafe with lots of personality - we visited July 22 during our visit to Talgarth. Great service, and a great little place for a bite to eat. - oh and an excellent place to pick up a good book!

Arrived at 11 am on Thursday morning looking forward to a cooked breakfast as we had researched places on way home from Powis. Waited till 5 past 11 and rang the number on window, lady said she wasn't opening till 11.30 that day. Didn't help me much as I was freezing cold and needed the loo. Perhaps I'll get chance to sample the breakfast next year when I'm passing by.

Very relaxed place, good coffee and lovely lunch. Wide Menu options. The owner allowed our Dog to come inside which was very helpful, thanks

A charming place for a coffee and a nice meal

Just had a fantastic take away Sunday lamb dinner absolutely amazing. Very friendly staff. Thanks

What an amazing find! Great value delicious Sunday roast with 6 veg, lovely mash/roast potatoes and finished with a good old English pud. Great friendly service. Ill be back for sure!

Stopped here whilst cycling. The food was good and plentiful. We arrived just as it opened and when we left it was getting quite busy. The small village feel and the books made it quaint. An enjoyable stop.

Great Vegan and Veggie choices for Sunday Lunch

Lovely experience staff very helpful Meal hot on arrival reasonable prices Overall good experience there definitely will be going back.

Lovely friendly place with a huge menu

Excellent place to eat food we had was well prepared hot great value for money, had such a great menu to choose from, lovely quiet atmosphere no loud music felt like we going back in time, how refreshing, staff were polite and efficient, little wait but that felt like part of the experience of being there, will be going again ,

Lovely place with a great small community /village atmosphere. Huge choice of options on the menu and the customer service was fantastic. The lady serving everyone couldn't have been friendlier or more attentive. The only reason that I have given 4 instead of a 5 is because my poached eggs were slightly overdone and there was a fair amount of water on my plate obviously from the transfer, the butter for my toast had just come out the freezer too so were like little bricks haha. I also was waiting for more than I anticipated but I suppose I did come on a Sunday and didn't know you had such an extensive Sunday roast delivery schedule! The coffee was great, I would absolutely come again

Over priced and low quality food never again

I sold my left kidney to eat hear, would sell my right to go again. Very nice

Sunday roast takeaways to die for. Delivery first class.

Great takeaway Sunday lunch 😋 with a great view

Lovely food good hard working staff always busy but always find time for a 5 min chat pizzas are lush

Always good, hot food on warmed plates. Good value for money too. The home made Leek and Potato soup is to die for!

Lovely place for a relaxing coffee/food, staff friendly and very welcoming.

Great food, and a great little place.

First time eating In, normally have a roast dinner delivered. Friendly, welcoming and service. Food excellent, highly recommend to anyone.

Lovely old fashioned cafe - beautiful inside and lined with old books to browse and buy. Really good value, delicious home-cooked food and friendly service. Would definitely recommend if in the area. Thanks!

Good café with nice character and good coffee and cake

Brilliant staff, brilliant food at brilliant prices.

Had a group Christmas meal. Really friendly staff, great food. Considering we were a group of about 20 people it was all served quickly and efficiently. Thank you!

Surprising find in the town. Seems everywhere else was closed for refurbishment or shut for the season. We were the only ones in there (though take out van was going round in circles!) and the food was good, home cooked style food. Could brink our own alcohol as they had no license. All good though the desert options should he better!