An On A Plate table from above: chicken curry with rice, eggs royale, cooked breakfast, avocado on toast and a mango smoothie

Independent café bistro · Shenfield

Breakfast done properly, just down from the station.

Cooked breakfasts from 8am, paninis and homemade curries at lunch, milkshakes made from actual chocolate bars. Garden terrace out the back. Licensed, too.

  •  4.4 on Google (192 reviews)
  • 5/5 food hygiene
  • Licensed bar
  • Garden terrace
  • Open from 8am daily
Behind the counter at On A Plate: espresso machine, hanging glassware, metro-tiled wall and oak worktops

About the café

A proper local, on the village end of Brentwood

On A Plate is an independent café bistro on Hutton Road, a short walk down from Shenfield station. Espresso machine on the counter, glasses hanging over the bar, and a kitchen that makes its own curry, chilli and lemonade.

Families are welcome, there's a kids' menu, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free are all covered without any fuss. When the weather behaves, the garden terrace at the back is the best seat in Shenfield.

  • Breakfast and lunch, from 8am every day
  • Dine in, takeaway, or delivery on Deliveroo
  • Free Wi-Fi in the café
  • Food hygiene rating 5 (Food Standards Agency, April 2025)

Reviews

Rated 4.4 from 192 Google reviews

Hours & directions

Find us on Hutton Road

Opening hours

Monday – Saturday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday
8:00am – 4:00pm

Bank holidays can differ, so give us a ring on 01277 214212 to check.

Getting here

42 Hutton Road, Shenfield
Brentwood CM15 8LB

Parking on Hutton Road is limited. We're a short walk from Shenfield station — look for the orange awning at number 42.

On A Plate's orange shopfront at 42 Hutton Road, with the café bistro sign and awning printed with the phone number
Number 42. You can't miss the orange.