Browns Cafe Bistro is an independent daytime cafe at 12 Allandale Road in Stoneygate, Leicester. It specialises in traditional English breakfasts and comforting homemade lunches, creating a relaxed local setting for morning coffee, brunch or an unhurried midday meal.
Breakfast is served throughout the day, while daily homemade specials add variety alongside the regular lunch menu. Sandwiches, wraps, jacket potatoes, omelettes and paninis cover lighter appetites and straightforward cafe favourites.
Traditional afternoon tea pairs finger sandwiches and salad with a choice of homemade cake or dessert, a scone with clotted cream and jam, and tea or coffee. A savoury version replaces some of the sweets with homemade quiche, a cheese scone, onion relish and cream cheese.
Cakes, hot drinks, soft drinks and a selection of beer, wine and spirits round out the offering. Chicken and beef are described as suitable for halal diets, though anyone with an allergy or dietary requirement should confirm the current ingredients and preparation with the cafe before ordering.
Address: 12 Allandale Road, Stoneygate, Leicester LE2 2DA, England
Browns Cafe & Bistro Menu
Breakfast Menu
Served all day
Breakfast Snacks
Toasted Teacake, Toast with Butter, Jam or Marmalade 25p
Breakfast Omelette
Plain Omelette filled with Bacon & Sausage. Served with Baked Beans or Tomatoes. Vegetarian Sausage & Mushroom V
Browns Hearty Brunch
2 Bacon, 2 Sausages, Tomatoes & Baked Beans, Mushrooms, 2 Fried Eggs, 2 Hash Brown, Black Pudding and Toast. (Vegetarian option available) V
Traditional Full English Breakfast
2 Bacon, Cumberland Sausage, Fried Egg, Baked Beans, Hash Brown & Toast. Vegetarian – 2 Quorn Sausages, Fried Egg, Baked Beans, Hash Brown, Mushrooms, Tomatoes & Toast
On-Toast
Scrambled or Poached Egg. Baked beans or Cheese or Tomatoes
Sausage or Bacon Sandwich
Bacon or Sausage served with your choice of sauce, on a thick Bloomer bread. Vegetarian Sausage Available. V
Breakfast Wrap
Bacon & Sausage, Scrambled Egg, Hash Brown, served your choice of sauce… Or Vegetarian Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Brown, Mushrooms V
Eggs Benedict
A toasted English Muffin topped with Home cooked Ham, Poached Eggs, topped with Hollandaise Sauce.
Eggs Florentine
A toasted English Muffin topped with Spinach, Poached eggs and Hollandaise Sauce. Add Mushrooms for £1.00 V
Lunch Menu
Soup of the Day
A warming bowl of soup with White or Wholemeal Farmhouse bread.
Smoked Haddock Fish Cake & Lemon Mayo Dip
Served with Chips side salad & Coleslaw
Homemade Quiche
Served simply with side salad & coleslaw with a Baked Potato or Chips
Melts
All finished with grilled mature cheddar, homemade coleslaw, salad & Chips. Tuna & Red Onion, Welsh Rarebit, Cheese & Tomato/Onion/Mushroom or Bacon, Chicken & Cheese, Smoked Salmon or Prawn marie rose ADD £1.50
Toasted BLT OR Toasted Club Sandwich
Served with salad & homemade coleslaw
All Day Brunch
2 Sausages, 2 Bacon, Fried Egg, Baked Beans, & Chips. Vegetarian Version: 2 Quorn Sausages, Fried Egg, Baked Beans, Mushrooms & Chips
Cakes & Desserts
Home Baked Cakes, Pastries and Scones
See the dresser for our ever changing choice of cakes.
Home Baked Scone, with Clotted Cream and Jam
Hot & Cold Desserts
A selection of hot or cold desserts. Ask for todays selection
Sandwiches
Freshly Cut Sandwiches
Served on Wholemeal or White Farmhouse bread with one filling served with Side Salad & homemade coleslaw. Additional Fillings from below £1.00. Your sandwich can be TOASTED if preferred. Fillings and Toppings: Home Cooked Ham, Cheddar Cheese, Chicken & Lemon Mayo, Coronation Chicken, Tuna Mayo, Smoked Salmon or Prawn Marie Rose Add £3.25. Add a Portion of Chips for £3.25 GF. All Sandwiches are available on Gluten Free Bread Also Toasted at an additional cost of 50p
Light Bites
Soup of the Day
Served with Brown or White Farmhouse Bread
Breaded Mushroom & Garlic Mayonnaise
Served with Salad & Coleslaw
Cheesy Veggie Springrolls
Served with sweet chilli dip, Salad & Coleslaw
Cheddar Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers Lemon Mayonnaise
Served with Salad & Coleslaw
Chicken Goujons and Sweet Chilli Dip
Served with salad & coleslaw
Breaded Fish Fingers with Lemon Mayo
Served with Salad & Coleslaw
Wraps
Freshly Made Wraps
Served with Homemade Coleslaw, Side Salad and Chips. Fillings – As per Paninis
Jacket Potatoes
Freshly Oven Baked Jacket Potato
Served with butter and a side salad. Fillings and Toppings: Cheddar Cheese, Baked Beans £1.95 each, Tuna Mayo £2.50, Chicken Mayo £2.50, Smoked salmon or Prawn Marie Rose £3.95
Omelettes
Three Fresh Farm Egg Omelette
Served with your choice of one filling and a side salad. Additional fillings £2.95. Fillings: Home Cooked Ham, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sausage, Chicken, Egg Mayonnaise, Tuna, Mushrooms, Onions & Peppers.
Paninis
Freshly Made Paninis
Served with Homemade Coleslaw, Side Salad and Chips. Fillings: Cheese & Tomato with Red Onion, Tuna & Cheese with Red Onion, Honey Roast Ham, Cheese & Tomato, Bacon, Fried Egg & Sausage, Chicken, Cheese & Tomato, Sweet Chilli Sauce, Goats Cheese, Spinach & Beetroot, Chicken, Bacon & Tomato with Mayo, Bacon, Cheese & BBQ Sauce, Mushrooms, Cheese & Spinach, Smoked Salmon or Prawn Marie Rose Add £2.95
Beverages
Pot of Tea for One
Choose from our Loose Leaf House Blend, Earl Grey, Ceylon, Darjeeling, or Large Leaf Assam. Herbal & Fruit Teas – Mixed Berry, Camomile, Green Tea, Peppermint, Honey & Lemon
Americano
Regular or Decaf served with hot or cold milk
Cappuccino
Latte
Hot frothy milky coffee. Add a flavour—Gingerbread, Vanilla, Caramel, Hazlenut– 50p extra
Hot Chocolate
Served plain and simple or topped with pure indulgence of whipped cream & Cadbury flake.
Fizzy Beverages
Still/Sparkling Mineral Water, Coca Cola, Diet Coca Cola, Lemonade & Lime
Blackcurrant or Orange Squash
Flavoured Milk Float
Raspberry, Chocolate or Banana served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Fruit Juices
Orange, Apple or Cranberry. Add Lemonade for 50p extra
J20
Apple & Raspberry, Orange & Passion Fruit, Apple & Mango
Franklins
Apple & Rhubarb, Strawberry & Raspberry, Lemonade & Elderflower, Ginger Beer
Beers, Wines and Spirits
House Wines
House Wines by the glass
Prosecco
Bottled Lager & Cider
Guest Ales
Spirits
Gin, Bacardi, Whisky, Brandy, Vodka & Port. Mixers extra £1.75
Sherry & Liqueurs
25ml