Beefeater Cafe
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About Beefeater Cafe
Beefeater Cafe is a traditional cafe in Halifax at 1 George St, and it dates to the early 1960s. The menu runs from a full English breakfast with sausage, bacon, egg, spam, tomato, mushrooms and beans, served with toast and tea or coffee, to a homemade steak pie and chips. A hot beef and onion sandwich comes with gravy and chips, and the kitchen also makes stews, casseroles and sandwiches. Egg and chips arrives with beans or peas. Seating is walk-in only, and the cafe can get very busy, though food comes out quickly. Payment is cash only, and the cafe closes early in the day.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingPaid street parking · Usually somewhat difficult to find a space
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, egg and chips, hot beef and onion sandwich and homemade steak pie and chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, egg and chips, hot beef and onion sandwich and homemade steak pie and chips.
Customer Review Summary
The full English is the draw reviewers raise most, with sausage, bacon, egg, spam, tomato, mushrooms and beans, freshly prepared and served with toast and tea or coffee. Close behind are the home cooked plates: egg and chips, a hot beef and onion sandwich with gravy and chips, homemade steak pie and chips, and stew or casserole style meals. Reviewers repeatedly describe a traditional, unpretentious, old school café that feels like a time capsule, with generous portions, good value and quick, friendly service. Several are long-standing regulars, one going back fifty years, and the café is described as popular with locals and sometimes very busy. One reviewer gives a middling verdict and treats it mainly as a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s, and another says sadly that it closes quite early. Food arrives piping hot, and the toast comes buttered.
Customer Review Summary
The full English is the draw reviewers raise most, with sausage, bacon, egg, spam, tomato, mushrooms and beans, freshly prepared and served with toast and tea or coffee. Close behind are the home cooked plates: egg and chips, a hot beef and onion sandwich with gravy and chips, homemade steak pie and chips, and stew or casserole style meals. Reviewers repeatedly describe a traditional, unpretentious, old school café that feels like a time capsule, with generous portions, good value and quick, friendly service. Several are long-standing regulars, one going back fifty years, and the café is described as popular with locals and sometimes very busy. One reviewer gives a middling verdict and treats it mainly as a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s, and another says sadly that it closes quite early. Food arrives piping hot, and the toast comes buttered.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Great little old school café. Food is great and you get served quickly. Homemade steak pie and chips is ace”
- Google user
“Great traditional café, which apparently dates back to the early 60s. It's like a time capsule & a step back in time inside. It's clearly popular with locals, a good sign. The service is friendly & fast. The food is the standard, hearty café fare. We had the Full English, which was nicely cooked & had sausage, bacon, egg, spam, tomato, mushrooms & beans. It came with 2 slices of toast & tea/coffee, all for £8.50. Great value!!”
- Google user
“Great food been around along time staff are great too”
- Google user
“Fantastic Cafe, been going there since I was a nipper 50 years!. Danny and the team are great, always welcoming. food portions are fab, tasty and reasonable, always return when in the Fax!”
- Google user
“Excellent, well prepared, down to earth food, generous portions, freshly made daily, staff polite, friendly and efficient, non pretentious, can be very busy.”
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Paid street parking
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Cozy
- Onsite services
Show more amenities
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Dessert
- Solo dining
- Restroom
- Usually somewhat difficult to find a space
- Dining options· 5
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Seating
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Highlights· 1
- Great tea selection
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
Location
Cafes near Beefeater Cafe
- Peckish4.61591.1 mi£1–10
tuna salad sandwiches, friendly staff, good portion size
- cafe route 6094.71434 miOutdoor seating
large breakfast, spam egg and cheese, sausage and tomato
- Cafe South5.0744.2 miOutdoor seatingDelivery
full breakfast, jacket potatoes with refill drinks, generous portions for the price
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beefeater Cafe | 4.6329 | — | £1–10 | full english breakfast, egg and chips, hot beef and onion sandwich |
| Peckish | 4.6159 | 1.1 mi | £1–10 | tuna salad sandwiches, friendly staff, good portion size |
| cafe route 609Outdoor seating | 4.7143 | 4 mi | — | large breakfast, spam egg and cheese, sausage and tomato |
| Cafe SouthOutdoor seating · Delivery | 5.074 | 4.2 mi | — | full breakfast, jacket potatoes with refill drinks, generous portions for the price |
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