A bustling Tenby café with strong breakfast appeal, plenty of familiar options, and good gluten-free/vegan flexibility, but service and consistency can wobble badly at busy times.
No 25 Cafe delivers strong food quality with reliably fresh breakfast, brunch, and coffee that earn consistent praise. However, inconsistent execution during peak hours prevents a higher grade, with occasional lapses in egg cookery and side preparation. The convenient High Street location and pleasant café atmosphere round out a solid neighborhood spot that excels at what it does, though lacks the polish for grade A territory.
No 25 Cafe feels like the sort of Tenby spot people adopt as their default breakfast base: busy, friendly, casual, and centrally placed enough that it catches both locals and day-trippers. When it’s on form, diners talk about a warm welcome, lively atmosphere, and food that arrives hot, fresh, and better than expected. One regular-style reviewer summed up the mood neatly as a place that becomes a holiday habit rather than a one-off stop. The cooking is classic café comfort rather than fancy chef-driven fare: full breakfasts, pancakes, burgers, rarebit, sandwiches, fish, and a solid run of vegetarian and vegan choices. That keeps it broad-appeal and easy to like, especially if you want familiar food done with enough care to feel worthwhile. The flip side is that consistency is uneven; the same menu can produce brilliant breakfasts on one visit and lukewarm, overworked plates on another, especially when the room is full. For families, it is genuinely well set up. The children’s menu is real, not token, with nuggets, fish fingers, sausages, spaghetti bolognese, and egg-and-fries options that picky eaters can actually tackle. Add the flexible breakfast menu, vegetarian and vegan dishes, and the fact that one family of five was seated promptly, and it looks like a good shout for kids — just don’t expect speedy service at peak times, and keep expectations realistic if your child is sensitive to crowds or waiting.
Area vibe: Picturesque coastal resort town famed for beaches, harbour and medieval streets.
Safety: Generally safe with active footfall in high season; quiet evenings outside peak months.
What's nearby: Historic harbour, town walls, sandy beaches, boat trips, shops and tourist amenities nearby.
Big Breakfast, Eggs Benedict, pancakes and the vegan burger are standout menu choices at No 25 Cafe.
It’s casual and family-friendly but expect busy periods, possible waits, and variable dish temperature.
A lively, friendly High Street café with a relaxed, unpolished interior and a focus on classic breakfast and brunch comfort food.