cafe zen

Reviews

• Qype User (alslad…)

  star star star star star_border 28 August 2026

  Cafe Zen is a very friendly cafe  the prices are reasonable  and the food is always very hot  Cafe Zen is run by a local business man who has taught his staff to be extremely polite and presentable  the tables are cleaned within seconds of a table being vacated so you don't have to sit at a table waiting for it to be cleared of dirty cups/plates.
  Cafe Zen is situated across from Burton College (And almost on top of Burton market), so you do get quite a few college students in for lunch, which Cafe Zen encourages as they are a community cafe. This is not to say students are the only clientèle as the customers range from the very young to pensioners  who are all made to feel very welcome.
  My husband and I go to Zen's Saturday and Sunday for our breakfast and we are never rushed, we take our papers and take our time  on the note of papers  Zen offers daily papers to read on the premises every day.
  Zen's menu is quite varied ie: all day breakfast sandwiches panini's - wraps  pizzas  burgers  jacket potatoes etc all cooked/made fresh.
  Cafe Zen has tables outside for those who wish to eat alfresco  or dare I say have a ciggie with your coffee!
  I can't rate this place enough for its friendliness and good budget but fresh food  the only down side of this establishment would be their toilets  they aren't the best in town  however they do seem to be trying to rectify this  but if you find they aren't up to standard  I can thoroughly recommend the market toilets  yes the market toilets  worth a visit even if you don't want to go!
  Oh nearly forgot to mention the upstairs  rather remarkable.
  And one last thing as Cafe Zen is a Muslim run cafe  they do not serve bacon.
  May I just add  I have marked down Zen because of their toilets  but maybe I am picky  food wise for the type of venue is definitely a 5*