Judy’s Cafe formerly Jimmy’s Cafe

I used to go into Jimmy’s about 10 — 12 years ago with my mum and remember the food and service being absolutely wonderful. For the sake of nostalgia I decided to pop in with two of my daughters’ last week for a spot of lunch after hitting the sales in Northfield.
The thing that sets Jimmy’s apart from other cafes in Northfield is the fact that it’s run by Chinese people and you can order either from the English or Chinese menus.
This was about 1pm so way too early for Chinese food, so I chose scampi and chips while my daughter went for sausage and chips from the childrens menu. We reckoned the baby could share a few of our chips as there was nothing really suitable for her on any of the menus.
I sat back and waited for our drinks and food to be bought to the table, expecting a delicious treat based on my memories of Jimmy’s from years ago.
I was disappointed, and so was my daughter. My scampi was overcooked to the point of being rock hard and a dark brown colour and the portion of chips was very small and not well cooked at all. My daughter’s meal was a disgrace and it’s only really my fond rememberances of this place which stopped me complaining — it was cooked OK but on her tiny plate there was just one small sausage and perhaps twelve chips, bad luck for baby as there just wasn’t enough chips to share! The beans on my daughters meal were disgusting and had obviously been boiled to death, being served in a revolting looking thick, sticky sauce.
Our drinks were OK, my daughter had a free Coke with her meal (in a small glass) and I had coffee, but even this annoyed me as it automatically came with milk in it which is irritating as I like to add my own!
I was chatting with a lady on the next table and she agreed that Jimmy’s has gone downhill compared to years ago, she was only in there for a cup of tea and she told me she used to eat in here several times a week but doesn’t think the quality of the food is worth the money now.
For our two tiny, badly cooked meals and drinks I paid almost £9 which is an absolute rip off. I will never go to Jimmy’s again, it’s the perfect example of how not to run a café which is a shame considering how wonderful it used to be.