Breakfast and brunch
Pancakes, eggs on sourdough, and a full breakfast or a veggie one, from 8am.
Breakfast and brunch menuOpen every day
Brunch, cake and a proper pot of tea on Cheap Street
A little café with 24 seats in the middle of Frome. Come in for breakfast, stay for lunch, and take a slice of cake home with you.
Pop in
Come as you are
We keep some tables free for walk-ins every day, so there is usually room if you just turn up. If you have your heart set on a time, book online.
Every day 8am to 4pm
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1BN
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Dogs welcome
Bring them in with you.
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Prams are fine
No need to leave it outside.
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Free wifi
Ask at the counter for the password.
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Walk-ins welcome
Some tables are always kept for you.
From the kitchen
Something good for every part of the day
Everything is on one menu, with what is in each dish written beside it.
Lunch
Soup, toasties, jacket potatoes and a big salad bowl, from 11.30am.
Lunch menu
Cakes and bakes
A counter of cakes baked here, with a slice for every sort of afternoon.
Cakes and bakesAfternoon tea
Afternoon tea, for two or for a table of eight
Sandwiches, warm scones with jam and clotted cream, and a stand of small cakes, with a pot of tea or a coffee each.
We bake it all fresh for you, so please book at least a day ahead.
- £24 a person
- Book a day ahead
- Tables for up to 8
Order online
Celebration cakes and our house coffee
Order a cake for a birthday and collect it from the café, or have a bag of our house beans posted to you.
Victoria sponge celebration cake
Two vanilla sponges with raspberry jam and buttercream.
from £28.00
Chocolate fudge celebration cake
Rich chocolate sponge with chocolate fudge icing and fresh berries.
from £32.00
Carrot and walnut celebration cake
Spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
from £32.00
House coffee beans
The coffee we pour every day, for your own kitchen.
£9.50
Book a table
Save yourself a seat
Tell us how many of you there are, up to 8, and when you would like to come. For afternoon tea, book at least a day ahead.
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From the café
Notes from the counter
Ordering a cake, booking afternoon tea, making good coffee at home: the things people ask us, answered.
How to keep coffee beans fresh at home
Whole or ground, fridge or cupboard, and how long a bag really lasts. Simple ways to make the coffee you brew at home taste like the coffee you drink here.
Afternoon tea in Frome: what you get, and why we ask for a day's notice
Sandwiches, scones and cakes on a stand, with a pot of tea each, for £24 a person. Here is what to expect and how to book it.
Ordering a celebration cake: what to decide before you order
Which cake, what size, what to write on top and when to collect it. A short guide to ordering a birthday or celebration cake from us online.