Bedford’s
favourite
breakfast.
A family-run café and bistro on the corner of St Cuthbert’s Street. Award-winning by day, candlelit once a month.
Christmas catering · Now taking orders
Festive Fayre ’26 is here.
Christmas buffets from £16.50pp: luxury festive sandwiches, pigs in blankets sausage rolls, Bedford Banger Scotch eggs, mince pies with brandy cream, and whole glazed hams carved for the table.
One small kitchen,
three good reasons
to come.
What we do
For 28 years we’ve been serving Bedford from the same little corner. Award-winning breakfasts every morning. Candlelit suppers once a month. And catering you can take to the office, a wedding, or a wake.
The Café · Mon–Sat · 8.30 til 3
Breakfast that’s won awards.
Bedfordshire banger sausages from just down the road, James Murdoch's free-range eggs, bread baked overnight in Hitchin & GCH smoked salmon.
See the menu →
At Night · Supper Club
Candlelit suppers, once a month.
The café flips after dark. Three courses, set menu, hand-picked wines. Last Friday and Saturday of every month.
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Catering · From £9.95pp
Buffets, canapés, scotch eggs.
Office lunches, weddings, wakes. Three buffet tiers, a canapé menu, and Bedfordshire banger scotch eggs.
Plan an event →From the counter this week
Our Regulars' favourites.
The Breakfast of Champions
Eggs as you like them, smoked back bacon, Bedford Banger sausage, black pudding, grilled mushroom, slow-roast tomato, baked beans & Tiger toast. Perfect with our Spiced Virgin Mary.
I ♥ Bedford Bap
Bedford Banger sausage, grilled bacon, mushroom & smoked cheese in a brioche bap. Great with a sunny side up egg +£1.50.
The people who feed us
We name our suppliers because we’re proud of their produce.
Lingers High Class Butchers. Bedfordshire bangers and meats — from a butcher who knows the names of their farmers
James Murdoch Eggs, Cardington. Free-range eggs from down the road
GCH Fishmongers. Smoked salmon — freshness and provenance, locally respected
The Fruit & Veg Man, Bedford. Market-fresh fruit and vegetables, picked the same morning we plate them
Hitchin Baker. Tiger bread baked overnight for the next morning’s toasties
Tasting menu
A look at the kitchen.
