Benugo

Benugo is one of those hidden gems of the city. They sell good quality and fresh food, their coffee is good, their hot chocolate is divine. Staff are very chatty and friendly. The restaurant also has lots of mains sockets with USB charging sockets. Great if you have to wait for a train or want to meet a friend.
They’re also dog friendly.

After a less than ok experience at Joe’s Coffee house that i rated so highly before (Joe’s you have disappointed me :() I find that I tend to go either this place or the little stall they have — which is conveniently where my platform brings me out onto the concourse every single morning.
I find the coffee’s especially to be pretty good, a flat white coming in at £2.40 — the same as almost everywhere else. The food though does seem quite pricey — the sandwiches are going for nearly £5 and a friend of mine said that the breakfast muffins are tasteless. You cannot trust something passing its self off for Eggs Benedict for less that £3 and this place serves my evidence.
I had a superfood salad before though, they are kept to the right when you walk in and are more moderately priced. It had some sort of rice barley thing, beetroot falafal and some other greenery like edamame and hummus. I have a dislike for hummus but it was there so i just mixed it up with everything else and I have to say it tasted really good. I felt better for it, its not often i enjoy those super healthy salads and normally they cost the earth. I would eat it again.
The customer service varies a little on who you get — understandably the last time I went they were shutting in 40 minutes, but I took the last seat (they’d closed off the rest) and happily drank my coffee in a take away cup so they didn’t have to wash up, made no mess etc. The woman that made my drink kindly brought it over — the woman in charge seemed to stare at me like I was a huge inconvenience. I know I was but I don’t think I’m supposed to pick up on that?

This is one of the many cafes in the newly developed New Street station.
I had a salmon salad which was absolutely lovely — very fresh & full of flavour. The staff were also incredibly friendly which made the experience all the better. A little pricey, but much better than your average train station sarnie.