I love LOAF! There, I said it! For a gal who has actively avoided bread for years, there's no point…read morefighting it! A presence on Stirchley High Street since 2012, it's only since moving closer to the area that I have stumbled across this place (thanks to the Brum food scene social media). Fresh loaves of sourdough, rye, sweet buns, and changeable lunches everyday - the salt beef if heaven - bring something special to the area. Add in their popular cookery school and 'takeover' evenings - last night it was a Chicken Shop takeover - and this community bakery serves more than just hungry tums...it is good for the soul too!

I went on one of Loaf's bread making courses back when it was run in the director's house and it…read morewas lovely to finally be able to go back and see the bakery in it's not-so new location. Having the day off I popped in when they'd just opened and was pleased to see a steady stream of people popping in to pick up bread - something I didn't expect for a mid-week lunchtime in the suburbs. The bread isn't as cheap at the stuff in the supermarket, but it's handmade and delicious. I picked up some focaccia, which was glorious, and also some of their lunch offering which was a decent portion for the price. I hear there can be queues at weekends and they often run out early so it's worth heading down sooner rather than later.

23 aug 2016 Friday good little cafe very near our house. Used by council workers and emergency…read moreservices so very busy never go here in a rush though everything takes a very long time even a cup of tea takes more than 10 mins but food is good well cooked bacon is not paper thin. Very good 27 May 2017 its now renamed Sheds and its still as good but 31 mins for a take away breakfast I sat in my car twice and it still wasn't ready I know I'm not a cook but its saus and bacon it is nice good why does she take soo soo sooo long it was hugely busy some people are probably still waiting now and its 730pm poor sods apols were repeated over and over again aaah well

have a very decent breakfast here some weekends its right by an ambulance station so business is…read morequite good all cooked to order which is why probably they take 12 mins to make a latte we have a laugh about it Im not sure if the girls are very new but we did time it and for a take away sandwich and a coffee the guy waited 18 thats 18 minutes there was no queue no backing up of orders it mystifys me why but the breakfasts are great the bacon is always nice and thick not cheapo we have had sarnies from here as well and they are good if the staff do read this why does it take 18 mins to make a latte when the machine is touching your elbow it takes just as long to make a cuppa as well thank you

Maggies Munchies is one of several places in stirchley you can grab a sandwich or small meal during…read morethe daytime. It's name suggests the kind of food served there - "Maggies Munchies" conjures up visions of fattening comfort food, saturated in sugar, not loved by fitness fanatics or food snobs but by average folks with hungry bellies. The food can be eaten in the cafe or taken away, indedd much of their buisness seems to come from the regular flow of cars that past their front door, as well as from local students skiving after a night out. The atmosphere is suitably relaxed, and the small group of women that run the place seem to enjoy their jobs, which is always a nice thing to see. The bread seems particularly good, the thick white they use is both crusty and soft, soft, soft. There's a large range of fizzy drinks and sweets to rot yout teeth with. What's not to like?

I use this place on a semi-regular basis on my strolls up the Stirchley High Street. There are…read morenormally two or three ladies behind the counter and I've never asked which one is Maggie. It's entirely possible that this is some sort of set up similar to the Cafe in Albert Sqaure, and that Maggie is really the name of some long-gone former charge of the owner, but, like I say, I've never established this. You too could ponder all of this, and more, over a hearty fry up in this small but friendly high street cafe. It's a good place to sit and read the paper and watch the bustle of the High Street outside. Nothing spectacular, but that's not what you want from a cafe, is it?

Great service! There was a mistake with our food purchase and the item was refunded and corrected…read morewithout hesitation.

Greggs, the staple of any British high street. This one used to be awful but it's recently been…read morerefitted and had a makeover and now it's not too bad. There is a small seating area outside, which actually really puts me off. It's normally full of smokers and the last thing I want to smell when looking at yummy calories is smoke. It wouldn't bother me so much if the doors would close. The staff are friendly but a little slow and have forgotten my order a few times. Somehow two chicken bakes became two steak bakes a few weeks ago. Pretty bog standard as far as Greggs go.

I popped in here after a long walk around Bournville and since then I have been back once or twice…read more It is a sweet little cafe, it's simplistic and reminds me of a country cafe. The staff are warm and welcoming and they serve a variety of cakes and pastries. The tea isn't fabulous, but I am rather fussy about tea. However, the cappuccinos are fantastically frothy. I feel like it is a cafe where you can go and read a book for ages and they won't mind; it's quite relaxed and there are always others in there too. I like this cafe very much, it is lovely and I can't help but go back, it's a good place to sit and think and drink coffee. It is a great meeting place, as the title suggests.

I visited here for the first time last year; I'd decided to do a tour of the entire 11 route (all 3…read morehours!) and Bournville seemed like a good halfway point to have a break. The relaxed little time-capsuled village was definitely the perfect resting point, and The Meeting Place Tea Rooms looked like a great cafe to stop by and take in the scenery. Entering the tea rooms, I expected the inside to replicate the old fashioned village heritage, but unfortunately, I was instead greeted by a fairly modern interior. Very few customers were sitting at the tables, considering the time was 5pm, I thought more people would spend time in here after work; seemingly not! (I certainly would!) Drink weren't especially cheap, and a teapot of rooibos tea cost me £2 (I managed to salvage one and a half cups out if it.) I have also purchased a chocolate brownie from here in the past, which was very delicious, but again, a little pricey. The cafe experience was lovely and relaxed, and the premises was absolutely spotlessly clean. Also, I found it quite quirky that you had to ask for a key behind the counter to use the toilets, like it was some sort of secret taboo!

Greasy spoon café, big breakfast was nice and big. Service was fine, was not too noisy. Mushrooms…read moreand sausage could have been better and the coffee to. A good greasy spoon.

I thought that i had written a review for Molly's before but cant see it so here goes…read more Molly's is a proper old fashioned type cafe serving all manner of cooked breakfasts, sandwiches, lunches etc. It has parking at the rear (although you can usually get parked somewhere on The Green) and has about 8 or 9 tables for 4 people. It gets extremely busy at lunchtimes - to be expected because of its quality reputation. The food is really good, well cooked and a fair price. The staff are incredibly happy and chatty and cant do enough to help. Oh and proper MUGS of tea. Win. They also do free delivery within 3 miles for orders of £8 which im guessing is quite popular with the local offices as im always seeing the Molly's vans round and about. Ive knocked one star off (i wish i could just take off half a star...) because their website is really quite rubbish. I wanted to link to it to show you the menu (as i was too busy scoffing my food and reading the paper to take loads of photos for you) but there are no menus, no photos nothing. Come on Mollys its 2014 - get someone to do you a good website!!!

I popped in here to grab a bite to eat one lunchtime with a friend. It is not the biggest place but…read moreI was ordering my food to take away anyway, so that did not bother me. I ordered a simple cheese sandwich and a coffee to take away. The staff were very friendly and chatty, which is always nice when you visit somewhere for food. My order did not take too long to prepare and I was soon out of there as quickly as I came in. My cheese sandwich was very tasty and my coffee was equally as good. As the service was so efficient and the staff so friendly, I would definitely return if I was in the area again. The prices were fairly cheap too. If you happen to be around the Kings Norton area I would encourage you to pop in too!

I was working in the area and as I was passing by, I decided to enter this cafe for the first time…read moreand grab a bite to eat. Upon entering, there was a bit of a dispute going on between the women working in the kitchen and a customer. I'm not too sure what was going on, I think the food was cold, but they didn't seem to care who heard them. I was instantly put off and pretended to get a phone call and made a sharp exit! I don't know if it's like this all the time but I won't be returning any time soon.

Kings Heath Park Tea Room is a quintessentially and quaint British tea room, with delicious cakes,…read moreice creams and of course some splendid tea. Situated in the centre of Kings Heath Park, It is one of the more serene places that I have been to sip on a cup of tea. It transports you from the bustle of inner-city Birmingham and nestles you into a tranquil and enchanting environment where you can forget your troubles and return to a more balanced state of mind. There are few place in Birmingham that you can spend an afternoon having tea and treats with such an idyllic view to take pleasure in whilst doing so - Kings Heath Park Tea Room is a delightful place, in a beautiful spot. The British Tea Room lives on.

Also known as The Victorian Tea Room, the cafe at Kings Heath Park is a lovely place to spend the…read moreafternoon. Set within the park grounds it affords splendid views of the park and offers what you'd expect - sandwiches, tea, cakes and best of all ice cream. It is also housed in between the Horticultural College - where you can pick up leaflets on all sorts of things (not just gardening based stuff either - I found information on local tango classes and listings for the nearby Red Lion Folk Club as well as whole load of flyers offering mega bucks if you are interested in working from home - needless to say I ignored the latter) and the nursery. Fully decked out in bunting in readiness for the Jubilee celebrations it had a sort of Cath Kidson-y vibe which I expect was unintentional and sort of all the better for it. The ice creams are to die for and the cakes looked pretty good too.