📍 Hethersett, Norwich · Dog-friendly

A proper village cafe.

Home-cooked breakfasts, hearty lunches and homemade cakes — served with a smile in the heart of Hethersett.

★ 4.7 · 274 reviews 🐶 Dog-friendly 🍰 Homemade cakes 🥡 Takeaway
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Welcome in

Friendly faces, proper home cooking

Janey's is the kind of village cafe you wish was on your doorstep — bright, homely and always busy with a good natter. Everything is cooked fresh to order, from full English breakfasts to hand-cut chips and homemade cakes.

Tucked just off Mill Road in Hethersett, we're a favourite stop for locals, walkers and anyone passing between the villages. Bring the dog, grab a window seat, and stay a while.

  • ✓Home-cooked breakfasts, lunches & hot mains made fresh to order
  • ✓Homemade cakes & desserts — see the specials board
  • ✓Vegan, vegetarian & gluten-free options across the menu
  • ✓Dog-friendly — with doggie sausages, water & treats
  • ✓Shake loyalty card: buy 9, get your 10th free
Window seat at Janey's Village Cafe looking out over the village
Quirky shelves of teapots and books inside Janey's Village Cafe
Smashed avocado with poached eggs on toasted ciabatta
Fresh off the pass

What we're known for

A taste of the menu — all home-cooked, generously portioned and reasonably priced.

Janey's Big Breakfast full English with bacon, sausage, black pudding, hash browns and eggs

Janey's Big Breakfast£13.45

Bacon, sausages, eggs, hash browns, sauté potatoes, mushrooms, beans, tomato & toast. Medium & Junior sizes too.

GF*Veggie option
Three-egg cheese and bacon omelette with hand-cut chips and salad

3-Egg Omelette£8.95

Choose two fillings — cheese, ham, tomato, mushroom or bacon. Add chips or salad & slaw.

GF
Ham and cheese toastie with curly fries and salad

Toasties & melts£6.45

Tuna & cheese, ham & cheese or cheese & tomato melt, with salad garnish and homemade slaw.

GF*
Prawn marie rose salad with fresh mixed leaves

Prawn Marie-Rose£6.95

As a fresh salad, a sandwich, a jacket or a baguette — proper prawns in our marie-rose sauce.

Light bite
Sweet chilli chicken salad with fresh vegetables

Fresh saladsfrom £5.95

Bright, generous salads made to order — add chicken, prawns, ham, cheese or tuna.

VeggieGF*
Homemade pie with mashed potato, peas, beans and carrots

Homemade mains£13.45

Lasagne, sausage & mash, ham egg & chips, scampi, liver & bacon, ploughman's and homemade burgers.

Vegan option
Three frappes topped with cream and marshmallows

Shakes & frappes£4.00

Thick milkshakes and iced frappes in loads of flavours — pile on the cream & marshmallows.

Loyalty card
Save room

Cakes, shakes & sweet treats

Our cakes and desserts are made in-house and change with the specials board — there's always something new to try.

Chocolate brownie sundae with cream and chocolate sauce

Brownie sundaes

Ice cream, brownie chunks & chocolate sauce.

Slice of mint chocolate cheesecake

Homemade cheesecakes

Rotating flavours — eat in or take away.

Tall milkshake with marshmallows beside Janey's loyalty card

Loaded shakes

Cream, marshmallows & a chocolate finish.

Oreo waffles with chocolate drizzle, cream and powdered sugar

Loaded waffles

Crisp waffles, Oreo, cream & chocolate drizzle.

Buy 9 shakes, get your 10th free! Pick up a Janey's loyalty card next time you're in.
A hearty home-cooked roast dinner plated up at Janey's Village Cafe
Feeding a crowd?

Buffets & catering

From birthdays and work do's to wakes and village events, we put together fresh buffet platters and hearty home-cooked spreads — sandwiches, savouries, hot dishes, homemade cakes and more — made to suit your numbers and budget.

Tell us your date, headcount and any dietary needs and we'll sort a quote. Get in touch and we'll do the rest.

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4.7 ★

274 reviews on Google

★★★★★

"Had a great fry up with my Mum. Staff were quick and very friendly, lovely homely vibe. The medium fry up was more than enough — reasonably priced too."

SamLocal Guide
★★★★★

"A fantastic range of food, all prepared perfectly. The staff are lovely and they're 'good dog' friendly — with doggie sausages, water and treats."

Steve RavenLocal Guide
★★★★★

"We stumbled upon Janey's on our way through the villages for a late breakfast and I'm so glad we did — the staff were wonderful. So glad we found it!"

JessGoogle review
Come say hello

Find us in Hethersett

📍 Where we are

32a Mill Road, Hethersett,
Norwich, NR9 3DP

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⏰ Opening hours

Wednesday – Sunday: 9am – 3pm
Monday & Tuesday: Closed

📞 Get in touch

01603 811234 — call to order, takeaway available.

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