The Aspidistra - Powys

Two lost tourists Popped in for coffee, but stayed for lunch. We were both extremely pleased with the food. Good quality, homemade, wholesome food, served with a smile and a chat if you want one, and at a very reasonable price. It's good to know these types of cafe's still exist. Many thanks for the effort you made on a cold, wet Tuesday.

I chose The Aspidistra as a place to meet up with old friends who we hadn't seen for a while, due to the distances involved. I randomly picked it online mainly due to the variety on the home made menu and it's name! We were greeted like old friends by the waitress and although they were already busy at 12am she found us a suitable table. I must admit to being a little disappointed by the absence of an Aspidistra. However, on mentioning this, she did point out a rather unloved and half dead specimen behind me, which was leaning precariously on a broken table. This caused great hilarity in our group and set the tone for the rest of our visit which was full of laughter and rather raucous. The staff went to great trouble to ensure that any requests were catered for, such at lactose intolerance and offered extra gravy at no cost. The food was excellent for the price with all fresh ingredients. We were allowed to rest in between courses and didn't feel rushed which was nice as it was a cold wet day and 2 of us have mobility problems. The Aspidistra is obviously very popular with locals too. I would imagine it is down to the great welcome or over friendliness as deemed by some reviewers) given by the waitress and other staff to all their customers! Slight downside was that we had to clean our own table with wet wipes and the table cloth was rather old and tired looking. We will definitely be returning if they'll have us! I might even take them a nice healthy aspidistra and bring the old one home for some TLC!

Just had a wonderful Christmas Lunch, food piping hot, delicious plenty of it (took some home! Staff couldn't have been more helpful or accomodating (my friend uses a wheelchair . Thank you

A wonderful welcoming friendly cafe. Staff are so nice. Homemade food sourced from local ingredients. Ice-cream is Marios which is perfection. Parking outside. All on one level. We had sherry trifle and and ice cream pancakes. So perfect. I highly recommend a visit here.

Superb friendly cafe. Welcoming. Pancakes with ice cream wow. It was a wonderful American vanilla Ice. Perfect. Jan Sponge with custard melted in the mouth. Excellent covid arrangements. Parking outside. Buses as well and trains. All on one level. Toilet is not accessible.