A fine traditional tea rooms. Good coffee, great with thick buttered white toast on a cold dayread more

Whilst nipping into Bromsgrove a few weeks back I'd stopped in Waterstones and picked up the last…read morein the Hunger Games trilogy and was desperate to start reading it. Thinking I'd sink into a chair in Starbucks or Costa - I spotted Coffee 2 a few doors down and decided to take a chance on a smaller independent coffee place. Great choice! It was not very busy at all, so I managed to get a large latte and hide myself away in the back of the shop where I rapidly read through the first 3 chapters without interruption. (It's really very nailbiting by this point!) The latte was creamy and had an artistic swirl in the foam - at least it did before I stirred it to try to cool it down more rapidly. I also enjoyed a large slice of Victoria Sponge - their cake of the day which was on offer when purchased with my drink. You don't get things like that in Starbucks! Yum!

This was the first time visiting a Coffee 2 cafe having heard good things about them in the local…read morepress. Having had a wander around and a mooch in Warstones to feed my friend's book habit we thought we would pop in and get a coffee. The shop is minimally decorated but had the standard warm yellowy colour to the walls that I guess is meant to assist in the immersive coffee drinking experience but I find bland. The coffee was a bit bitter and the service was a bit slow. They advertised Honeybuns but I couldn't find any of their tasty goodness as i was hoping to find something yummy in a Gluten free variety. For all you non-coeliacs they had a cake of the day offer with a purchase of any hot drink and it looked amazing. A large slab of home made Victoria Sponge would have been just the ticket if i could have eaten it. It's ok but don't expect it to feel like a treat unless you can eat the cake.

Your standard Costa Coffee. Staff are friendly and say goodbye and thank you when you leave.read more

The sandwhich lady and sons are a fab place to get nice Hot and cold aandwiches, they definitely…read moretingle your taste buds!! Friendly staff who like to give the best quality to their customers. Not afraid to have a good chat! Best bacon in bromsgrove, nice thick and absolutely delightful on a bacon butty, add a bit of brown sauce and away we go! you can eat in or you can take away your delicious sandwich in the own comfort of your home. You hace a wide selection of the finest breakfasts. The belly buster, The full english and the Small breakfast, all cater for all apatites. The belly buster for the bigger appetite and the small for the smaller ones. The middle is well u can guess. I would recommended this amazing cafe. Family fun buisness they are apart of the furniture here in bromsgrove, just lovely.

As it happens, I'm probably going to have to change the listing for this place pretty soon, as,…read moreapparently 'Barnt Green Coffee Lounge' is only a temporary name until the new owners can think of something more interesting. It does what it says on the tine though. It is indeed a coffee lounge, in Barnt Green. It also does hot and cold food, at very reasonable prices (nothing appeared to be over £5) and cakes. I ordered a green tea, which arrived in its own little green pot on a nice wooden tray. I love it when simple things are well-presented, so this place got my thumbs up pretty immediately. Also, the staff were welcoming and helpful, they have free wifi - always a real plus - and their coffee is ethically sourced and produced. Hurrah. They also have a lovely long, stripy seat that runs along one wall of the lounge. I am a sucker for a stripy seat. See my Barnt Green Inn review ... So, what's not to love? Well, not a lot. The only minor drawback is that the only seat next to a plug, should you be wanting to charge your laptop, is right by the front door, so you could find yourself in a bit of a draught - albeit a wifi hotspot sort of draught. Other than that, nothing to complain about. Obviously I'll have to go back at some point in the near future, to see what name they've come up with. Any excuse....