The Clock Cafe
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About The Clock Cafe
Breakfast drives the day at The Clock Cafe, a cafe on Bristol Rd S in Birmingham, where a full breakfast and breakfast baguettes come in generous portions and free drinks, hot or cold, are regularly handed out alongside them. There is no booking, customers walk in, are handed a menu each and are seated, with the food brought to the table. Coffee and other hot drinks are poured through the day, and apple pie with custard closes a meal. A step-free, wheelchair-accessible entrance lets visitors with mobility needs get in and out easily, while high chairs and staff who will fill a baby cup on request make room for families with young children. Outdoor seating gives the option of eating in the open air. The kitchen also works through salads, sandwiches and jacket potatoes for anyone past the breakfast hour. The cafe trades Monday to Saturday, daytime only, and stays closed on Sundays.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingParking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast baguettes, apple pie and custard, large portions and value and free hot or cold drink.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention breakfast baguettes, apple pie and custard, large portions and value and free hot or cold drink.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what brings most reviewers back, described as generous in portion and good value, with the breakfast baguettes singled out for the care taken over how they were made, down to being asked about butter. Close behind sits the apple pie and custard, which one visitor compared to a home cooked version, while others mention large cappuccinos, salads, sandwiches and jacket potatoes. The welcome draws nearly as much comment as the food, with several describing being greeted warmly on a first visit and the owner checking that the meal was right, and a few noting how clean and fresh the room felt. Against that, one reviewer had a markedly different experience, finding the staff sullen or rude toward non regulars, the food more or less thrown onto the table, and a large breakfast that felt small with watery tomatoes and beans. Others recount small unprompted gestures instead, a free cold drink on a hot day and a baby cup filled for a grandson.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is what brings most reviewers back, described as generous in portion and good value, with the breakfast baguettes singled out for the care taken over how they were made, down to being asked about butter. Close behind sits the apple pie and custard, which one visitor compared to a home cooked version, while others mention large cappuccinos, salads, sandwiches and jacket potatoes. The welcome draws nearly as much comment as the food, with several describing being greeted warmly on a first visit and the owner checking that the meal was right, and a few noting how clean and fresh the room felt. Against that, one reviewer had a markedly different experience, finding the staff sullen or rude toward non regulars, the food more or less thrown onto the table, and a large breakfast that felt small with watery tomatoes and beans. Others recount small unprompted gestures instead, a free cold drink on a hot day and a baby cup filled for a grandson.
Featured reviews
- M
“Unless you are a regular, where you get free drinks and called sweetie then the staff will at best be sullen if not outright rude. The staff member basically threw the food at the table. Large breakfast feels small and tomatoes and beans were watery. I should have gone to Weatherspoons.”
- daljit sohal
“Frank makes this place extra special, he is such and amazing person who makes sure everyone who visits the Cafe gets the best service....if only I could give more than 5 stars”
- Carlos Rogers
“Fantastic breakfast and staff! They made us Yanks feel at home. Very generous portions and large cappuccinos.”
- Jamie Sarah Ballenger
“Stsff very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was lovely and good value for money.”
- Caz
“I popped in for a coffee & the gentleman also filled up a baby cup for my grandson. First time in this cafe. What a friendly, lovely welcome. Great atmosphere& so clean & fresh smelling. Check this place out, it’s a credit to the owner & his staff.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Parking
- Outdoor seating
- Delivery
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Good for kids
- Casual
- On-site services
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Dining options· 7
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Highlights· 2
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Atmosphere· 1
- Cosy
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Location
How The Clock Cafe compares to nearby cafes
- The Clock Cafe · This shop4.5555 reviews
Mentioned in reviews: breakfast baguettes, apple pie and custard, large portions and value
- Molly's Cafe4.0598 reviews1.9 mi
Mentioned in reviews: sausages not lashfords, greasy cheap-tasting breakfast, dirty uncleared tables
- 248 reviews4.9 mi
Mentioned in reviews: breakfast, value for money, veggie breakfast
- 464 reviews6.5 mi
Mentioned in reviews: irish breakfast, medium breakfast generous portions, reasonable prices
The Clock Cafe This shop | Molly's Cafe | Billsedge Cafe | Tyseley Corner Cafe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5(555) | 4.0(598) | 4.5(248) | 4.9(464) | |
| Price | £ | £ | £1–10 | £ |
| Distance | — | 1.9 mi | 4.9 mi | 6.5 mi |
| Open today |
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