Corner House Cafe
Quick info
About Corner House Cafe
Breakfast leads the menu at Corner House Cafe, a cafe on Tong Rd in Leeds where the full English comes with a choice of black pudding, spam or hash brown, so diners build the plate the way they want it. Toast and beans come alongside, and beans turn up with other plates too. Sandwiches fill out the rest of the board, including a bacon and cheese salad. The counter takes walk-ins rather than bookings, and orders can be eaten in or packed up to take away for eating off site. A step-free entrance means visitors with mobility needs can get in without a kerb or stair, and high chairs are on hand for families with young children. The kitchen runs daytime hours every day of the week.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Plenty of parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, toast with the breakfast, black pudding option and bacon sandwiches.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, toast with the breakfast, black pudding option and bacon sandwiches.
Customer Review Summary
The full English breakfast is what draws most reviewers here, described as a proper greasy spoon done without the greasiness, with one calling the tomatoes perfect and another the whole plate authentic and perfectly cooked. Close behind is the friendly, welcoming counter service several praise, along with takeaway orders and other plates like steak pie with chips and beans. The complaints are frequent enough to sit alongside the praise. Several describe food they could not eat, bacon so black and rock solid it went straight in the bin, burnt toast, cold beans, and bland black pudding, and one longtime critic says three visits ended with the meal binned each time. One reviewer reports being served mouldy bread with a full English and losing their appetite entirely. Another, a contractor stopping in on a work trip, found the woman taking the order frosty and unwelcoming. A few also note the choice between black pudding, spam or hash brown as a hard one, and one regular mentions hearing the place was being sold.
Customer Review Summary
The full English breakfast is what draws most reviewers here, described as a proper greasy spoon done without the greasiness, with one calling the tomatoes perfect and another the whole plate authentic and perfectly cooked. Close behind is the friendly, welcoming counter service several praise, along with takeaway orders and other plates like steak pie with chips and beans. The complaints are frequent enough to sit alongside the praise. Several describe food they could not eat, bacon so black and rock solid it went straight in the bin, burnt toast, cold beans, and bland black pudding, and one longtime critic says three visits ended with the meal binned each time. One reviewer reports being served mouldy bread with a full English and losing their appetite entirely. Another, a contractor stopping in on a work trip, found the woman taking the order frosty and unwelcoming. A few also note the choice between black pudding, spam or hash brown as a hard one, and one regular mentions hearing the place was being sold.
Featured reviews
- Lauren Priestley
“I ordered 2 sandwiches with bacon and the bacon was black and rock solid couldn’t even eat it and had to go straight in the bin”
- Josh Rogers
“I’ve given this place 3 chances, food had gone in the bin every time, shockingly poor quality.”
- Craig Cunliffe
“It’s a greasy spoon type cafe with food to match but priced accordingly. Full breakfast was decent for the price except the bland black pudding. I was one of only two customers at 9.30am on a weekday.”
- James Bairstow
“When there and bought a full English and a cheese salad sandwich for my old man got toast with the English and I kid you not the bread was moldy lost my appetite then threw the lot away felt like puking back out what I had already eaten followed by the picture before”
- Marcin Majchrzak
“Authentic English breakfast, super nice staff”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Serves great coffee
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for popular for breakfast
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for good for solo dining
- Popular for good for working on laptop
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Free of charge street parking
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
- Casual
Show more amenities
- On-site services available
- Serves coffee
- Quick bite
- Serves dessert
- Good for solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Dining options· 4
- Serves breakfast
- Serves brunch
- Serves lunch
- Has seating
- Atmosphere· 1
- Cosy
- Popular for· 2
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Accessibility· 1
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
- Highlights· 1
- Has great tea selection
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Parking· 1
- Plenty of parking
Location
How Corner House Cafe compares to nearby cafes
- Corner House Cafe · This shop4.3246 reviews
Mentioned in reviews: full english breakfast, toast with the breakfast, black pudding option
- Sports Cafe4.5103 reviews4.8 mi
Mentioned in reviews: breakfast sandwiches, homemade pies, omelettes
- 107 reviews7.1 mi
Mentioned in reviews: batch organic eggs, fish and chips, cake with hot chocolate
- Bee’s Café4.7128 reviews8 mi
Mentioned in reviews: bacon, deluxe breakfast, bacon butties
Corner House Cafe This shop | Sports Cafe | Morrisons Cafe | Bee’s Café | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3(246) | 4.5(103) | 3.7(107) | 4.7(128) | |
| Price | £1–10 | £1–10 | £10–20 | £1–10 |
| Distance | — | 4.8 mi | 7.1 mi | 8 mi |
| Open today |
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