Teapot Cafe

It’s now called Bennies Diner and had a complete refit and is under new management. Fantastic food and reasonably priced.

The best greasy spoon in North Birmingham, The Teapot Café has been on The Circle in Kingstanding for donkeys years.
Here you can stop off and grab a quick hot sandwich or a full meal for a very good price, cooked fresh as you order it and absolutely the very best hangover cure ever!
I love the bacon and sausage sandwiches (sometimes topped with a nice fried egg), the food is never overly greasy and never swimming in oil like some other cafes in the area.
It’s usually the same guy serving and he’s great, it goes from empty to packed to the rafters and back to empty again almost in an instant so he must never get a rest while the café is open! I’m always impressed that he knows exactly what my daughter wants every time she goes in even though it’s not very often she visits with me — it’s scrambled eggs on toast every time for her here, she loves them because they are so buttery and creamy.
I usually visit with my three daughters and we’ll all have a sandwich (apart from the baby who has toast) and this costs under £10 including a drink each, which I’m sure you’ll agree is a very good price for a lovely filling sarnie in this cold weather.
The interior isn’t that of a Michelin starred restaurant of course, it’s formica and plastic all the way in The Teapot but I don’t care about this because at the end of the day it’s a café for a quick snack and not the sort of place I’d bring the love of my life for a special meal!