Farmhouse Deli
High Street Cheltenham
Breakfast in a Local Legend
Deli full of good things in the front, cafe in the back, Farmhouse hides good things behind its simple facade. I am put in mind for some reason of the magically-named “Donkey the Breakfast Farm” in Thessaloniki, but this is good plain Farmhouse, which has a reputation built over 50 years in Gloucester and Cheltenham for local produce including hams and pies and is also now open for breakfast and lunch.
The Cheltenham Farmhouse is in the pedestrianised bit of High Street. There are racks opposite to park your bicycle (I am become a partisan of cycling in this town. There is such a car culture here, and public transport limited, that we can only cycle in opposition). Enter Farmhouse, pass the deli counter with its cornucopia of foodie goodness, and head for the back where the menu offers three different sizes of English Breakfast. I go for the Regular – fried egg, bacon, a very long and thin sausage, hash brown, mushrooms and baked beans. When I decline toast I am at once offered an extra hash brown, which is nice. (for someone who bakes their own bread I am very reluctant to eat toast for some reason). There is also a coffee on the side – not included as part of the breakfast price. Vegetarian options are available. Service was good.
I had:
Regular breakfast £6.99
Americano coffee £1.50
Would I return? Definitely, especially to browse the range of deli foods available.
Farmhouse Deli
92 High Street, Cheltenham GL50 1EG (also two locations in central Gloucester)
