The Astronomer Diner
📍 The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE, UK
About The Astronomer Diner
The Astronomer Diner is a popular and highly-rated cafe, boasting 4.3/5 stars on Google, situated within the iconic Piece Hall in Halifax. It offers a welcoming spot for visitors to relax and refuel, providing a perfect start to a day exploring the historic surroundings or a convenient stop for lunch.
Guests frequently praise the extensive menu, particularly the hearty breakfast options like the 'big astro breakfast' and indulgent pancake stacks, available with a variety of delicious toppings such as fruit, biscoff, and chocolate. The diner also offers a tempting selection of lunch items, including seasonal specials like festive baps, wraps, and burgers, all consistently described as tasty and well-cooked. Reviewers often highlight the friendly and efficient service provided by the dedicated team, even during busy periods, ensuring a pleasant dining experience.
Visiting Information
The Astronomer Diner is open seven days a week, from 9:00 AM daily. It closes at 4:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, and at 5:30 PM on Saturday. For convenience, major credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments are all accepted, though please note that cash is not.
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📍 The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE, UK
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Showing 5 of 74 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 5 February 2026.
Brilliant place to eat, i had the big astro breakfast (pictured), it was really nice and very well cooked. My wife had the breakfast stack pancakes with fruit, one of my sons had biscoff waffles and the other had chocolate and strawberry pancakes. They were all amazing. My wife says the best pancakes in Halifax. The staff are very friendly and happy to see everyone, food was served with in good time, they are great with children as well, very welcoming. We will be definitely coming back again, well worth going to for a great breakfast and worth the money. We all really enjoyed our breakfast, thank you to all the staff, keep up the good work.
The festive bap with fries is tasty and tea I had to drink would recommend it and friendly service you have to order at bar
4 of us visited on Sunday during the Christmas markets, everywhere was extremely busy for lunch. We popped into The Astronomer Diner and found a table. The food was excellent, we had the festive wrap and a festive burger plus different sides. The food service was quick despite the busyness and the meal was great value for money.
This is currently a 4 out of 5 but potential to be a 5 out of 5. I have been for lunch and evening meals. The food is very good, but last time we went the food wasn't particularly hot and seemed to arrive too quickly to have been freshly prepared. Menu items are on the expensive side but portion sizes are different. What let's this place down is how quiet it is. There's no atmosphere. Other restaurants don't have the same issue so the problem is resolvable. Good food, good service and has the potential to be great!!
Lovely little cafe in the Piece Hall. I had a tuna sandwich and sweet potato fries and my partner had the roast beef sandwich which came with gravy. Really good food and service. Would definitely visit again.