Until 11:30
Breakfast
The full Corner Cup, a veggie version, eggs any way on sourdough, porridge and bacon baps, all cooked to order from 8am.
Full breakfast £10.
Cross Street, Abergavenny · since 2016
Breakfast, lunch and cake on the corner.
An independent café by the market hall: breakfast until 11:30, a soup and a special every day, and cakes baked this morning.
Closed now, opens tomorrow at 8amSee you tomorrow
Baked here every morningCakes, scones and Welsh cakes from our own kitchen
Local suppliersBacon from the market butcher, eggs from Llanvihangel
Children and dogs welcomeHigh chairs, crayons, a water bowl by the door
Food hygiene ratingShown in the window (placeholder for the owner)
Eat and drink
Six reasons to come in.
11:30 until the kitchen closes
Lunch
Soup of the day with our bread, Welsh rarebit, toasted sandwiches, jackets and the hot special on the board, changing every day of the week.
Soup and bread £6.
All day
Cakes and bakes
Nine cakes on the counter most days, scones with jam and clotted cream, warm Welsh cakes and whole cakes made to order for collection.
A slice from £3.
All day
Coffee and tea
A medium roast from a roaster ten minutes up the Usk, oat milk at no extra charge, loose-leaf tea in pots and a hot chocolate made with real chocolate.
Flat white £3.
All day
Kids’ menu
Mini pancakes, beans on toast, cheesy soldiers and a little lunch box, each with a drink, plus high chairs, crayons and a changing table.
Any kids’ meal with a drink £5.
Evenings and Mondays
Private hire
The café to yourselves for a birthday, a baby shower, a book club or a wake: afternoon tea, a buffet or cake and drinks, evenings and Mondays.
The room from £150 an evening, afternoon tea £18.
The board, all week
A soup, a special and a bake, every day different.
The board changes with the day of the week, so regulars know Friday is chowder and Saturday is cawl. Today is marked.
Tuesday
- SoupLeek and potato with seeded bread£6.50
- SpecialWelsh rarebit with a pear and walnut salad£8.75
- BakeLemon drizzle loaf£3.80
Wednesday next
- SoupRoast tomato and red pepper (vegan)£6.50
- SpecialHam hock and pea hash with a poached egg£9.50
- BakeCoffee and walnut cake£3.80
Thursday
- SoupSpiced parsnip with a swirl of cream£6.50
- SpecialGlamorgan sausages, mash and onion gravy£9.25
- BakeRaspberry and white chocolate blondie£3.60
Friday
- SoupSmoked haddock chowder£7.50
- SpecialFish finger sandwich, tartare sauce, little gem£9.50
- BakeBara brith with salted butter£3.40
Saturday
- SoupCawl with cheese and bread£7.95
- SpecialMarket breakfast muffin, bacon, egg and cheese£7.50
- BakeChocolate fudge cake£4.20
Sunday
- SoupButternut squash and sage (vegan)£6.50
- SpecialBrunch stack: pancakes, streaky bacon, maple£9.75
- BakeWelsh cakes warm off the bakestone£1.20
Monday
Closed. Tomasz bakes for the week, Megan does the books, and the café is free for private hire.
Every day
The full breakfast until 11:30, the rarebit, toasties and jackets, nine cakes on the counter and Welsh cakes warm on request.
Allergies: please tell us about any allergy or intolerance before you order. Our kitchen handles all 14 major allergens, so we cannot promise any dish is free of traces. Ask for the allergen sheet; it lists every dish.
Whole cakes to order
Pick a cake and a size; we tell you when.
Six cakes in three sizes, from a 6-inch Victoria sponge at £24 to a two-tier celebration cake. Most need two days’ notice, the celebration cake a week, and orders after 2pm count from tomorrow.
Right now an 8-inch chocolate fudge is £36 and could be collected Saturday 7 November.
How we run the place
Four things we do not compromise on.
Coffee made properly
A medium roast from a roaster in Crickhowell, pulled as a double every time, and milk steamed for each cup, never reheated.
Baked this morning
Tomasz starts at six. Anything left at closing goes half price at the till, then to the food bank on Thursdays.
Room for everyone
Vegetarian on every board, vegan and gluten-free options marked, and a kitchen that answers allergy questions honestly.
A table, not a queue
Table service from 8am. Sit as long as you like on a quiet morning; on a busy market Saturday we may ask after an hour.
- 2016opened on the corner of Cross Street
- 41covers inside, eight more outside
- 9cakes on the counter most days
- 4.8average from 386 reviews
Six o’clock, Cross Street
The ovens are on before the first bus.
Tomasz starts at six. By eight the counter holds a Victoria sponge, a lemon drizzle, a chocolate fudge, a carrot cake, a traybake, bara brith and a tray of scones, and on Sundays the Welsh cakes come straight off a bakestone older than the café.
- A gluten-free cake every day and a vegan one most days
- Bread for the toast and the sandwiches baked here too
- Anything left at four goes half price, then to the food bank
Reviews
4.8 from 386 regulars and visitors.
The best full breakfast in town and I have tried them all. Laverbread on a Saturday like my nan used to do, and a refill of tea without having to wave at anyone.
Found it on a walking weekend up the Sugar Loaf. A properly made flat white, a slice of coffee and walnut cake the size of a brick, and the staff told us where to park for the Skirrid.
We had my mum’s seventieth here on a Saturday evening. Afternoon tea for twenty-four, our own fizz, festoon lights, and Megan had a cake waiting with her name on it. Faultless.
Questions people ask
Do I need to book?
Not usually. We keep most tables for walk-ins. For six or more, or for a Saturday morning, ring 01873 496 0129 and we will hold a table.
Are dogs welcome?
Yes, well-behaved dogs on a lead are welcome inside and out. There is a water bowl by the door and a jar of biscuits behind the counter.
What about allergies?
Tell us before you order. Our kitchen handles all 14 major allergens, so we cannot promise any dish is free of traces, but we have an allergen sheet for every dish and we will go through it with you.
When does the kitchen close?
An hour before the café: 3pm Tuesday to Friday, 3:30pm on Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays. Cakes, coffee and tea carry on until close. The home page says which it is right now.
Can I order a whole cake?
Yes. Choose a cake and a size on the cake page and it works out the price and the earliest day you can collect; most cakes need two days and the celebration cake a week.
Do you take cards?
Cards and phones everywhere, cash too. There is no minimum spend.
Come in. There is usually a table, and always cake.
Breakfast until 11:30, lunch until the kitchen closes, cakes and coffee all day, Tuesday to Sunday. Book for six or more, order a whole cake for collection, or hire the café after hours.