Rising Cafe — Restaurant in Birmingham

Just happened to pop in here while we were waiting for some work to be done on our car and i am so glad we did.

The outside is already pleasant and clean, but it is just a taster for the inside which is so nicely decorated and laid out with reclaimed wood fixtures, rustic lighting and lovely seating.

You grab a table (or you can reserve too) and just order at the counter with everything being delivered to you in a good turnaround time, drinks first, food to follow.

I ordered their 'Best of British' toastie and the wife ordered a baked potato with Chilli along with a pot of tea for me and a coke for her. The whole lot came to a decent £17 all in.

All of the food was fresh, hot, very well presented and very generous. My wife pointed out that the chilli was a little spicier than she would normally choose, but couldn't stop eating it as it was so tasty, and i would have to agree when i grabbed a cheeky forkful. My toastie was very generously filled with sausage, caramelised onion and cheese, a very gooey, sweet, savoury, meaty mess and tasted excellent. Chips provided were crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and the side salad on both plates with the balsamic glaze was a lovely contrast.

Coke was a standard can, but provided with a lovely tall oice filled glass and the pot of tea was a good 3 cups, again, very generous compared to some places.

All of the staff were cheerful, polite and very helpful with the atmosphere in there being quite lively, a lot of chatter, laughter and informal business meetings going on, certainly a popular place.

If you are in the area, it is well worth a drop in, even just for a coffee, just to enjoy the surroundings...

What a find, I was having my rear screen fixed on my car at auto glass up the road and had to wait so I walked the 50yrds to the Rising cafe. What a great little cafe, well it’s more than a cafe it’s a charity run business that does great work for the rehabilitation of people that have fallen on hard times and fallen out of the system. The place is immaculate in presentation and the food is outstanding, if this cafe was in the centre of Birmingham you would be lucky to get a seat in a sunny day. Sitting out side in the sun was fantastic I had a sausage and bacon sandwich and a coffee followed by 2 x cokes in the 2 hours I spent there waiting for car repair. I chatted with the workers their who will live to tell you about the good work the cafe and the charity have done for them and helped them get their lives back on track a truly wonderful place. I highly recommend this cafe for its location people and food, if visiting Birmingham drop in for breakfast and leave your car in the street and walk into Birmingham the cost of breakfast would cover your days parking fee in a city center car park and you will also be doing some good for the charity. The next time I visit Brum and it sunny I will definitely be parking up in Chester street for breakfast at the rising cafe and walking into Birmingham. 100% highly...

Me and my partner came to this cafe for the first time. Unfortunately, we were met with extensively long waiting time 40 mims + and two cold plates of food. We ordered before a large table of approximately 10+ people arrived. While waiting for them to be served fresh hot food. A waiter came to take check our receipt and she saw how long they had taken to bring our food which was 40 minutes at that time. She came back to apologise for the long wait and offered us a free drink each. My partner said he will take a drink, and I explained that I'm not thirsty and do not want a drink. I requested a complimentary blondie or light snack and she abruptly refused stating they don't give food for long wait times. As another waiter eventually brought our food out, she said they added an extra sausage because of our long waiting time. She explained that the large table arrived very late and that was why our food took so long.

I was very disappointed with the service we had today. They did not ask or adjust to what we would have liked or preferred and one member of staff was rude in her approach. Additionally, when the food came it was cold like it had been sat there for a while. For both reasons of poor service and waiting times I would not...