We specifically went here for the American diner only to find a note on the door stating it was closed until further notice. Very very disappointing but I suppose these small businesses are subject to life happening. Hopefully it re opens and we can go here on our next visit.
Omer K
Although they’ve faced a few days of closure it doesn’t take away from the brilliance of the food they serve, food was done beautifully and the burgers cooked very well. Generous portion sizes and very very thick and tasty milkshakes I will definitely be returning. Also to note the tables and kitchen are kept quite clean and there was wasn’t much mess on the floor round the crowded tables which is a good sign the place is being looked after well.
Aled M
Mrs M and I fancied a Diner experience for breakfast so we googled and found Penny's in Selsey. Fairly basic menu but it seemed to press the right buttons for our American Diner yearning. Arrived around 10:15 and it was a little busy. School holidays and a special offer of free children's breakfast seemed to have brought in some extra customers. No problem though as there were plenty of tables, all with the authentic red vinyl diner style seats. The decor is all-American too with the typical road signs, Coke adverts and juke box motifs. Torn between pancakes or a regular cooked breakfast we decided to opt for the latter today and try the pancakes next time. As we are both vegetarian, the vegan breakfast was the obvious choice and we both opted for some eggs on top (mine fried, Mrs M's scrambled) No problem with ordering from the helpful and polite staff. Filter coffee promptly arrived (they also have the usual range of espresso based coffees, but as we were going for the diner experience, we figured filter was more authentic) and it was very good. Despite the full house of customers, the food didn't take long and boy was it a generous portion! No room on the plate for delicious sourdough toast which had to be delivered on its own side plate. Hot and tasty, we almost managed to eat it all, but Mrs M was defeated by the last sausage and I didn't have room for it either! Finally, to crown the Diner experience, the waitress came and refilled our coffee - and at that moment I knew this cafe would become our regular breakfast treat. Vegan breakfast with eggs was £10. Definitely not Grumpy!
jgearz
Came in for a coffee and quick bite to eat, don't ask for much but when the staff admit that the doughnuts we had ordered were being microwaved as they had come in frozen it was pretty laughable especially as the next day when in the local supermarket we found the exact same doughnuts we had ordered on the shelf. I would think twice about stopping here again even for a coffee.
Rachie H
Used to be good when it was grumpys cafe but after visiting today for breakfast we won’t be going back, the prices have been ramped up and the food was not as good, you couldn’t even cut the bacon, the Mushrooms tasted like they were tinned, the beans were only just warm and the eggs were a bit under cooked, the music was over the top, we don’t mind background music but it was too loud at breakfast time and was awful. Such a shame it has changed the menu was so limited only one English breakfast to choose from. Feel robbed £22.40 later!!
Barbara014
We visited this lovely cafe for breakfast while staying I'm chichester Excellent service and a very extensive menu. The have a garden at the back so ideal for families. Just off the High Street down Penny Lane Well done to the staff. Well worth the visit if you are in the area
443charlesl
excellent value, large portions, friendly service and most important these days a secluded and large back garden for outdoors eating! Surely must be the best place for breakfast in Selsey?
Dreamer797291
Visited last year, same staff and quality of service and food, nice garden at rear. Does specials for older people. Well worth a visit
4Christine4
Lunch in the sheltered garden. Bouncy castle for the kids. Good, friendly service, lovely food - big portions. Very happy with the Covid regime in place.
diannegammond
Having walked much further than we had planned, we were ravenous when we made our first visit to this unassuming cafe. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful. We had fantastic sandwiches: one stuffed with sausages for my husband and mine a melt in the mouth, generous serving of freshly cooked roast beef. They were fantastic and the most amazing value for money with chips and salad, too. Everything was served with enthusiasm and masses of smiles!
Our menu called this place 'Kitchen Grumpy's' but I think it's the same place! We had a light lunch and a breakfast here during our stay in Selsey. The granary bread is lovely (as sandwiches and toast). Cheese sandwiches came with a salad garnish and chips - the staff obligingly swapped the chips for more salad for us. It was fairly simple but fresh although a tidge heavy on the red onion. Breakfast was a bit confusing in that I ordered one round of granary toast with mushrooms but it came with an additional round of toast and grilled tomatoes, for the same price as the original order! Very generous but strange :-) There's a nice clean toilet and the virus spacing/test and trace details and hand gel were reassuring. There's outside seating and an area for children to play. A smashing place if you like stomach-lining generously portioned English breakfasts. Nigel, the owner, has done some sterling work raising money to help NHS workers with food supplies - what a good thing to do!
filby7
Visited this place several times, very welcoming and customer friendly. Good track and trace protocols in place, food excellent, very flexible if you want something special. Comfortable inside and nice garden at rear. Well worth a visit.
Sidbroluch
Sadly I have to say this was a major let down, food was awful, chicken ceasar, no parmesan cheese or Anchovies, swimming in some sauce, far to much, then there was the flies and wasps not to mention the sea gulls, this has the potential to be so much better and I hope it does improve but at the moment I can't recommend.
hseal45
Popped into here on a sunny Sunday morning, mainly for my intake of coffee so of course the kids requested their intake of sweet things (yes, we are on holiday)!! Social distancing and adherence to the Covid instructions were strictly followed here – handwash on arrival, details handed over before we even entered the place – well done on that! We chose to sit outside as it was lovely out so didn’t want to miss out, also, as there was a bouncy castle in the garden, little one was straight in there, shoes and socks off – bye bye! Service was prompt and with a flourish, coffee was superb, kids ones even better, as the photographs will show! A very pleasant way to spend an half hour or so – after dragging little one off the bouncy castle!
We specifically went here for the American diner only to find a note on the door stating it was closed until further notice. Very very disappointing but I suppose these small businesses are subject to life happening. Hopefully it re opens and we can go here on our next visit.
Although they’ve faced a few days of closure it doesn’t take away from the brilliance of the food they serve, food was done beautifully and the burgers cooked very well. Generous portion sizes and very very thick and tasty milkshakes I will definitely be returning. Also to note the tables and kitchen are kept quite clean and there was wasn’t much mess on the floor round the crowded tables which is a good sign the place is being looked after well.
Mrs M and I fancied a Diner experience for breakfast so we googled and found Penny's in Selsey. Fairly basic menu but it seemed to press the right buttons for our American Diner yearning. Arrived around 10:15 and it was a little busy. School holidays and a special offer of free children's breakfast seemed to have brought in some extra customers. No problem though as there were plenty of tables, all with the authentic red vinyl diner style seats. The decor is all-American too with the typical road signs, Coke adverts and juke box motifs. Torn between pancakes or a regular cooked breakfast we decided to opt for the latter today and try the pancakes next time. As we are both vegetarian, the vegan breakfast was the obvious choice and we both opted for some eggs on top (mine fried, Mrs M's scrambled) No problem with ordering from the helpful and polite staff. Filter coffee promptly arrived (they also have the usual range of espresso based coffees, but as we were going for the diner experience, we figured filter was more authentic) and it was very good. Despite the full house of customers, the food didn't take long and boy was it a generous portion! No room on the plate for delicious sourdough toast which had to be delivered on its own side plate. Hot and tasty, we almost managed to eat it all, but Mrs M was defeated by the last sausage and I didn't have room for it either! Finally, to crown the Diner experience, the waitress came and refilled our coffee - and at that moment I knew this cafe would become our regular breakfast treat. Vegan breakfast with eggs was £10. Definitely not Grumpy!
Came in for a coffee and quick bite to eat, don't ask for much but when the staff admit that the doughnuts we had ordered were being microwaved as they had come in frozen it was pretty laughable especially as the next day when in the local supermarket we found the exact same doughnuts we had ordered on the shelf. I would think twice about stopping here again even for a coffee.
Used to be good when it was grumpys cafe but after visiting today for breakfast we won’t be going back, the prices have been ramped up and the food was not as good, you couldn’t even cut the bacon, the Mushrooms tasted like they were tinned, the beans were only just warm and the eggs were a bit under cooked, the music was over the top, we don’t mind background music but it was too loud at breakfast time and was awful. Such a shame it has changed the menu was so limited only one English breakfast to choose from. Feel robbed £22.40 later!!
We visited this lovely cafe for breakfast while staying I'm chichester Excellent service and a very extensive menu. The have a garden at the back so ideal for families. Just off the High Street down Penny Lane Well done to the staff. Well worth the visit if you are in the area
excellent value, large portions, friendly service and most important these days a secluded and large back garden for outdoors eating! Surely must be the best place for breakfast in Selsey?
Visited last year, same staff and quality of service and food, nice garden at rear. Does specials for older people. Well worth a visit
Lunch in the sheltered garden. Bouncy castle for the kids. Good, friendly service, lovely food - big portions. Very happy with the Covid regime in place.
Having walked much further than we had planned, we were ravenous when we made our first visit to this unassuming cafe. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful. We had fantastic sandwiches: one stuffed with sausages for my husband and mine a melt in the mouth, generous serving of freshly cooked roast beef. They were fantastic and the most amazing value for money with chips and salad, too. Everything was served with enthusiasm and masses of smiles!
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Our menu called this place 'Kitchen Grumpy's' but I think it's the same place! We had a light lunch and a breakfast here during our stay in Selsey. The granary bread is lovely (as sandwiches and toast). Cheese sandwiches came with a salad garnish and chips - the staff obligingly swapped the chips for more salad for us. It was fairly simple but fresh although a tidge heavy on the red onion. Breakfast was a bit confusing in that I ordered one round of granary toast with mushrooms but it came with an additional round of toast and grilled tomatoes, for the same price as the original order! Very generous but strange :-) There's a nice clean toilet and the virus spacing/test and trace details and hand gel were reassuring. There's outside seating and an area for children to play. A smashing place if you like stomach-lining generously portioned English breakfasts. Nigel, the owner, has done some sterling work raising money to help NHS workers with food supplies - what a good thing to do!
Visited this place several times, very welcoming and customer friendly. Good track and trace protocols in place, food excellent, very flexible if you want something special. Comfortable inside and nice garden at rear. Well worth a visit.
Sadly I have to say this was a major let down, food was awful, chicken ceasar, no parmesan cheese or Anchovies, swimming in some sauce, far to much, then there was the flies and wasps not to mention the sea gulls, this has the potential to be so much better and I hope it does improve but at the moment I can't recommend.
Popped into here on a sunny Sunday morning, mainly for my intake of coffee so of course the kids requested their intake of sweet things (yes, we are on holiday)!! Social distancing and adherence to the Covid instructions were strictly followed here – handwash on arrival, details handed over before we even entered the place – well done on that! We chose to sit outside as it was lovely out so didn’t want to miss out, also, as there was a bouncy castle in the garden, little one was straight in there, shoes and socks off – bye bye! Service was prompt and with a flourish, coffee was superb, kids ones even better, as the photographs will show! A very pleasant way to spend an half hour or so – after dragging little one off the bouncy castle!