Trainstop Cafe in Hartlepool

Delicious and great value lunch of chicken curry and corned beef pie followed by cake and custard. Great friendly service as always

Popped in on the off chance of getting served, luckily for us there was a train strike. Pleasantly surprised with the interior, roomy and clean with friendly staff. Varied menu for the hungry Horace’s and the lightweights. The lady front of house was very obliging offering to swap one of the breakfast items for an alternative. Only a short wait for delivery of our ‘Railway’ breakfast. It was delicious. Had a quick chat with the lady who cooked it, who was obviously passionate about working in the cafe.

POOR QUALITY OVER PRICED! Poor quality ingredients especially the sausage! Everything cooked in deep fryer - mushrooms, sausage and black pudding all deep fried. Absolutely grease bound even the toast was freezer burnt. Bacon so salty.... very friendly lady on service.

Bacon rolls all round prior to our train home after another great weekend in the area. Basic no frills stuff was just what we wanted. Looks like new furniture and a brightening up decor wise since last visit and that’s made it much nicer. Cash only.

This is a lovely, and very clean cafe beside the railway station. We enjoyed a full cooked breakfast which was great quality and value for money. Service was very friendly, and we will definitely return.

Enjoyed a small breakfast and cuppa here before our train journey to London. At £3.50 it was fantastic value and all hot, fresh and tasty. Really enjoyed it, would recommend.

Our go to on the trip back home. Nice bacon roll and tea with what turned out to be a cracking corned beef and onion roll which I took for the train later. No frills, does a good job, cash only.

What a pleasant visit: my Tasmanian guests were delighted with a pie and ample reserves of gravy. Each guest is greeted in the same way and made to feel special

Cheap and cheerful (cash only). Did the job with our breakfast buns, tea and coffee. It is what it is and all the better for it. Pleasant and friendly staff.

Called in Tuesday morning to get a sandwich for my journey home on the train. Had a huge sandwich made to order, reasonably priced and prepared to order and served with a smile. Looking at the menu, there are plenty of good value options here. Even at 8:30 there were half a dozen breakfasting. If you’re catching a train you’ll get a freshly made sandwich here for half the price you’d pay on the train for one that’s like as not been prepared the day before at least.

Nothing special , friendly service , clean and tidy. I had a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich. Quite busy but plenty of seats.

Very good value for a cafe at a train station. No frills food which is always fine by me! Good for a bacon bun pre train.

Unbelievable. This cannot be owner managed. What business would specify a 12:45 closing time but refuse to serve food after 12:25 ‘Cos we’re closing’. And then the door onto the platform is locked at 12:30. Their loss. The Rat Race gains. They clearly don’t need my business - and I won’t trouble them again.

Spot on for the train station. Basic menu but what they do, they do well at very keen prices. Recommended

Can never complain about this place, simple breakfasts, hits the spot every time. And the free news papers are an added bonus..!!

How many times have I caught a train from here. I am usually armed with my McDonalds or Subway but had run out of time. I darted in-and 3 toasties and a chicken curry arrived in 10 minutes for under £14. Excellent value for money and, when we got on board found 5he taste was excellent as well. Memories of old BR cafes long forgotten. This may be like a ‘greasy spoon’ but it is a very good one indeed- and to think I had been past it so many times without noticing.

This place has always served me well and saved my life a few times on a Saturday with a hang over from hell...

After looking for a change for breakfast we decided on trying the Trainstop. Arrived about 8.30 to find it quite busy but we got a table. Ordered at the counter (3 large breakfasts and coffee's). Arrived quite quickly and the food was very nice and well cooked with nice ingredients. Very nice and we will be back, thanks.

lovely breakfast, pleasant, clean atmosphere, staff with good sense of humour. Food quickly cooked to order and well presented. Not over priced, will be back.

My daughter and I had a cup of tea and bacon sandwich each before we went on the train great value, ideal for early morning train journey.

What a refreshing change to find a cafe which tick's all the boxes, i got a full breakfast with fried bread (out of this world) my mam got poached eggs on toast and we got 2 pot's of tea and still got change out of £10.00..... the service was spot on and the food was gorgeous! a lovely clean friendly cafe would recommend to anybody 10 out of 10 ladies we will defo be back x

Very poor quality tasteless basic decor not a very friendly place. We often have breakfast in Morrisons far better quality and service. Lots of places to eat in town so we will not be back.

This is a great cafe to have a meal before taking a train or take a coffee on board. The station is about to get ticket barriers so allow for time to do this.

Metimos en la cafetería para desayunar durante una reciente Retraso del tren, y no podíamos creer nuestra suerte.

El personal es agradable pero la comida era horrible, con ingredientes muy baratos, en general, una pérdida de dinero, ya que ambos dejamos nuestra comida y salimos.

Had a full English breakfast and a pot of tea the service was first class the food was hot and delicious would recommend this to anyone

popped in for breakfast, its all cooked very well and plenty to choose from, the staff are ver friendly and cater for what ever food you need and the way it is cooked, a pleasant atmosphere and you don't wait long either, well done staff.

Called in here today arriving early morning into Hartlepool and was really hungry. Lady behind the counter was so nice, had a breakfast bun and cola, served up quickly and it was delicious, highly recommend, really lovely thankyou

Must say that the ladies who run this café are lovely, friendly and very welcoming. I tend to judge a breakfast by the quality of the ingredients and I'm afraid on this point I had to mark this meal down. The sausage in particular was, sorry ladies but no other word but awful would cover it. It was one of those perfectly round, straight sausages that you know has come off some production line. Very smooth texture of a meat that has been ground to within an inch of its life and looked more like a smooth pate than chopped pork and covered in a synthetic skin. Sadly one bite was enough to confirm my fears. The rest of the 'big' breakfast comprised one slice of bacon. one egg, a few beans, a small slice of black pud and half a dozen pieces of mushroom with a slice of white toast. My wife's choice was sausage two eggs and beans but given the previous comments on the sausage you can guess the outcome. Lovely cup of tea. As the whole lot came to less than a tenner it would be churlish to complain however not an experience we will be repeating.

Visit relative in Hartlepool, albeit not oftenHave tried this café on the last two occasions (last being just two weeks ago)Food quality - excellent...hot and quality ingredientsService - excellentVery cleanPrice - exceptional....for example, compare the bacon buns (3 rashers of bacon)for £2...on the train (Grand Central) £4 for 2 rashers in a baguette and then often cold / part warm and has to be returned ! By two groups of people in our carriage on last train journey alone !Major problem.....it now seems it so well known for cost and quality that very difficult to get a table !!! Get in early...it really is worth it.

Food is excellent as is the staff!! Breakfast was cooked to perfection just as I'd asked ( and I can be very picky). As I don't like black pudding I asked for it without and when presented to me they had gave me an extra sausage which I thought was a nice touch! The place is very clean too. Thanks for a good start to the day guys :) x

a small place with a plethora of artisan beers and realy good food that used to be the café of the station but has been utilised into a small bijou tavern. quite snug it is the place to go to sample some of the small brewerys ales

What can I say that hasn't been said ..Breakfast here is great value, always freshly cooked and served hot, I like my fried bread and you don't get it that often now but here its a staple item, thank you.Staff are always friendly and the place is kept clean and tidy. It is only a small place though and can get quite full when trains are due but still worth the visit.Unfortunately the car park outside is a pay car park so if you just intend popping in for a cuppa bear in mind to cost in your car park fee.

great place for breakfast...all cooked fresh and includes a hot drink . can become cramped when trains are due but get served quick .Nice and clean

I've been in and out of this venue probably 100 times throughout my life and thought it's about time to put something on here about it. This place does a proper English breakfast served with fried bread just like the good old days. There are newspapers available on a daily basis so you can catch up on what's going on in the world whilst having a lovely hot breakfast with a nice cup of tea.

Always a good start to any journey a good hearty breakfast with a cup of tea.always busy but you can usually get a table the food is good and never takes long .would reccomend.

The breakfast was served hot, it was well presented and good value for money. The staff are very good at trying to rush orders through if people are expecting to catch a train and want food to take with them.

Called in for a breakfast before setting off on our journey to Newcastle. Very friendly staff and the food was cooked lovely. Would def recommend a visit to anyone who likes a well cooked breakfast.

A call into the café for a full English is well recommended. Cooked fresh to order it can't be praised high enough, and excellent value for money...!

Really enjoyed the visit and before the hideous bus train thing, filling up here made it most bearable. I avoided the SPAM notice...

Its been a while since I last visited this place so I was curious as to whether or not the breakfasts will still be up to the great standard that they used to be. I wasn't disappointed.... Breakfasts are probably one of the best in the town, Black pudding... the lot. Will have a return visit at some point. Staff are friendly enough but they certainly don't go out of their way to make you feel welcome.

This is a fabulous little cafe doing breakfasts, lunches, kids meals, and snacks. The service is first class, and the cafe is extremely clean and tidy. If travelling on a morning do try the big breakfast - great value for less than £4.

Just thought this place deserves a special mention because the Full English Breakfasts are superb, lean bacon, amazing fried bread, egg, sausage, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms and black pudding! The staff are very friendly and speedy and professional, great value at £4...highly recommended..

Couldn't face another Macdonalds and remembered this gem in the train station. Prompt, clean and speedy response to my request for Sausage and egg and thoroughly enjoyed my made to order meal. Fabulous breakfast thank you Les and team Best wishes for a prosperous 2016.

This little gem is tucked away in Hartlepool railway station we regularly call for a lovely Bacon and Mushroom roll and a coffe all for a great value price. Handy place to eat before you travel.

We really enjoyed this traditional cafe on the station which fortified us for the slightly stuffy and crowded train to Sunderland. I was amused at the traditional 'Spam' on sale

This is a goldmine Consistently the best breakfast in townThe ladies who serve the food are absolutely welcoming and no request is overlookedThe bacon is completely fat free They cater for vegetariansThe tea and coffee is basic However that can be overlooked because the bacon and mushroom sandwiches are to die for Absolutely perfect Does exactly what it says on the tin

Love coming here for a full english breakfast,always cooked to order so its always fresh hot & tasty,no other cafe could compete xx

Fully enjoy on an irregular basis however just found out I can ring in my order and take away. Great breakfast, clean, prompt service and one of the 'very few' establishments who actually trim the fat off the bacon! Well worth a visit or even a phone call to collect when you're in a rush.

Fantastic poached eggs! The homemade corned beef & potato pie is very good too. The staff are always friendly. Well worth a visit - it is just a shame it is not open in time to stock up for the morning's Grand Central train to London.

My father visited this cafe and he said the breakfast was decent and reasonably priced, until he found a key YES A KEY in his beans. The staff denied it belonged to them until he said he was keeping the key, only then did they apologise and offer a refund. He the Heard the staff arguing out the back of the cafe. If you like kinder surprise you'll love it here. Keeping the dentists in business these people!

A proper cooked breakfast for a reasonable price. Overall a clean friendly cafe with a great menu choice

Disliked the look of the interior - too butchers shop look. There was no atmosphere and it was all very impersonal. But the food was great.

If you need a hearty breakfast with quality service and waiting on a train then look no further? Quality produce and more than enough to fill the breakfast belly.

this place was fantastic about seven months ago no idea if staffs changed or attitudes have, food used to be amazing used this place at least once a week never again

Easily the best breakfast in Hartlepool love coming here before getting the train and reasonable prices too

Although the cafe was really busy still managed to do me a large sausage bun in 3 mins for train excellent service and delicious bun x

Get down for breakfast all good nice fresh cooked and you don't wait ages. I could eat here every day

This is the only railway cafe that I know of that sells hot, fresh, tasty food and drink!The service is always friendly and the place clean. A gem of a place.

This is the best breakfast in Hartlepool always comes hot and fresh and is great value. It is a typical greasy spoon setting but all the food from sarnies to breakies

are you having a laugh the papers were open on the racing page lol. its a greasy spoon what do ya want for 3.99 ? were you expecting gordan ramsey to come and serve you.lol. ive used this café for 15 years never had an issue food its always consistant. Next time your in the pool mate get ya self to one them so called posh coffee shops and pay 4 quid for muffin.

What a surprise and a delight to find a railway cafe that serves real food prepared on premises!!! Not pre packaged in am industrial unit somewhere and served in plastic ! Real food. Reasonable prices. Friendly service!

Cleanish but not spotless. I had the full breakfast priced £3.99 which consisted of Bacon, sausage, egg, mushrooms, black pudding, tinned tomatoes, and fried bread. All the ingredients were cooked reasonably well. However the ingredients were probably the cheapest available. Sun newspaper betting pages on table which says everything. Seemed to have a few older people as all day customers which they need to get rid of. Ideal if you want to spent 2-3 hours with a cuppa working out your bets. There are better cafés in Hartlepool and this one comes low down in my catering list.Good point- Food was served fast. Bad point - clientele

nice sausage sandwich and cup of tea while waiting for our train. Food is homecooked and this includes cakes and biscuits and breakfasts etc. Lovely big mug of tea. Much nicer than the usual chain coffee shops.

Went here for Breakfast before a day on the beer with the lads. Brekkie was unreal!! You get everything on there, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, black pud, egg, beans, toast or fried bread and a cuppa for £4.99. Whats better is I don't like Black pud or mushrooms so I got an extra bacon and sausage!Would pop here for breakfast anytime!

Nice n cosy cafe, staff welcoming n friendly. Arrived early for morning train, went in for cuppa to kill time, got a small bacon bun and was still packed with bacon, prices are reasonable, menu looks varied and were some nice cakes in counter, looked homemade. Can't fault it x

I stopped in the nearby Travelodge which didn't have a restaurant so needed breakfast. All the eating places at the nearby marina didn't seem to open until late in the morning. As I had a train to catch I couldn't wait around so visited the Trainstop Cafe. It's on Hartlepool Railway Station and is a traditional down to earth (some would say 'greasy spoon') cafe.It was quiet when I was there as it was early. All the staff out the back but I didn't know to press the buzzer for service (an impatient train users behind me pointed it out). The menu is tiny with all the normal 'English' quick service fare such as chips, beans, pie, egg, chips, sausages, beans, pie, bacon etc, etc. .I ordered the full English breakfast £3.99 (only this option apart from the breakfast on a bun). Didn't disappoint. The quickly delivered meal was classic with great fried bread and nice runny egg. Couldn't complain. Asked for tea at £1 and got a pot that delivered practically 3 cups worth. What a bargain! A very handy little place to eat, and cheap too. I wish most railway stations had cafes like this rather than really expensive chains. Friendly staff, nice and clean. Worth a look if you are ever waiting for a train in Hartlepool.

The ambience is best described as no-frills, but the service is friendly and prompt, and the bacon sandwiches are out of this world - a generous amount of freshly-cooked, good quality bacon in a lovely, soft bun. I don't know how they do it for the price. The perfect prelude to a train journey - infinitely better and much cheaper than the microwaved offering available on the train!

Best breakfast I have tasted in Hartlepool! Great value and fantastic friendly staff. Highly recommend this cafe!

After a long weekend in Hartlepool with friends we were looking for a nice place to have a breakfast before heading home to Liverpool, we were recommended a nice little cafe at the railway station, following our noses and the smell of cooked bacon we found ourselves at The TRAINSTOP CAFE.We really were not disappointed 2 full English with all choices you would expect for a good breakfast washed down with two pots of strong tea, a great start to a long journey home, Very pleasant staff and great service, beat the continental breakfast offered at our hotel I highly recommend a must stop at the Trainstop Cafe > Pete &Tre

Eveyrtime I am close to the station I head for this emporium. I have been many, many times and it has never failed to satisfy my hunger. It is...very good

lovely hearty breakfast free read of the papers what more do you need good prices too and staff very friendly

this is a little cafe in the trainstaion and only open in the mornings but it does the best english breakfast i have ever tasted! lovely staff (who have been working here since I was a young lad) great for a quick visit whilst waiting for your train!

Tthis is a great place to have that fry up before you travel or just to set you up for the day.The staff are really friendly and the food is always hot and freshly cooked.Can be quite a squash when the trains are due but surroundings are adequate enough

lovely food and resonable...one complaint however was the waitress who bought our breakfasts was the most miserable person i met that day...what is wrong with these people...I asked for my toast which accidently had been forgotten ,thats ok, however she put the plate down with force the toast fell off the plate...

Had a great little hot breakfast here, lots on the plate only for a few quid. Tasted good and was piping hot. Proper coffee, none of the mocha choca latte here, just a hot mug of coffee, perfect.