Sheldon Cafe
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About Sheldon Cafe
Breakfast runs right through the day's trade at Sheldon Cafe, a cafe and breakfast restaurant on Coventry Road in Birmingham. The kitchen cooks on the griddle in the greasy spoon style, turning out fry-ups with bacon, eggs and toast alongside baps, sandwiches and boxed salads, plus cooked plates of sausage, chips and beans. Tea and cappuccino-style coffee come from the counter. Custom is walk-in rather than booked, and the room fills at peak times. The entrance is step-free for visitors with mobility needs, and high chairs are on hand for families with young children. Seating outside gives the option of eating in the open air, while orders placed through Uber Eats are packed at the shop for the driver to collect, for anyone eating off site. Trade runs Monday to Saturday in the daytime, with Sundays closed.
Good to know
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast fry-up, ham salad box, uber eats delivery and cappuccino.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast fry-up, ham salad box, uber eats delivery and cappuccino.
Customer Review Summary
Opinion splits on the food itself. Critics describe bacon that was pure fat, toast full of grease, mushrooms that looked and tasted poor, and eggs that were greasy, with everything deep fried. One calls it a proper greasy spoon, and another says it is not clean inside anymore. Service draws complaints too: one reviewer describes rude staff who ignored a waiting delivery driver, and another reports feeling unwelcome as a black customer. A diabetic customer says another person's sandwich was packed into their delivery order, so they went without food.
Customer Review Summary
Opinion splits on the food itself. Critics describe bacon that was pure fat, toast full of grease, mushrooms that looked and tasted poor, and eggs that were greasy, with everything deep fried. One calls it a proper greasy spoon, and another says it is not clean inside anymore. Service draws complaints too: one reviewer describes rude staff who ignored a waiting delivery driver, and another reports feeling unwelcome as a black customer. A diabetic customer says another person's sandwich was packed into their delivery order, so they went without food.
Featured reviews
- swazi vigil
“Not friendly to black people. So unwelcoming. Especially the slim lady that wears glasses, she was so unpleasant.”
- Maxine Wilson
“Ordered food via uber eats and put someone else sandwich in the bag which I won’t eat. So being diabetic missed out on food. This was entirely the shops fault and not uber eats as it’s packed in the shop.”
- karl farrell
“Clean cafe shame food is very budget Everything deep fried Greasy eggs Proper greasy spoon cage won’t use again”
- David Doody
“Top cafe, extensive simple menu, polite friendly service, food quickly served & tasted great , just what I wanted - sausage, chips & beans plus a lovely cuppa at a very reasonable price.”
- Marios Constantinou
“Ok but basic. Very standard breakfast and baps etc. the mushrooms didn’t look or taste the best. Was quite Smokey in there. But people must like it as it was quite busy. The coffee ; cappuccino tastes nice and frothy.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
- Small plates
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Outdoor seating
- Delivery
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Good for kids
- Casual
- On-site services
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Dessert
- Dining options· 5
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Highlights· 1
- Great tea selection
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- Paid parking lot
- Parking
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Location
Cafes near Sheldon Cafe
- 1.5 mi£1–10Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsDelivery
english breakfast, jacket potato, coffee
- 1.7 mi£1–15Outdoor seating
full english breakfast, cheap breakfast prices, baileys big un breakfast
- La Venue Coffee House4.92931.7 mi£15–30Vegetarian options
spanish latte, raspberry chocolate cake, flat white
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon CafeOutdoor seating · Delivery | 4.4245 | — | £1–15 | breakfast fry-up, ham salad box, uber eats delivery |
| Alberto’s Coffeeshop & BarOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Delivery | 4.7196 | 1.5 mi | £1–10 | english breakfast, jacket potato, coffee |
| Bailey's Cafe and Sandwich BarOutdoor seating | 4.7419 | 1.7 mi | £1–15 | full english breakfast, cheap breakfast prices, baileys big un breakfast |
| La Venue Coffee HouseVegetarian options | 4.9293 | 1.7 mi | £15–30 | spanish latte, raspberry chocolate cake, flat white |
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