Cafe on St Paul’s Road, Deepdale, Preston
Fresh donuts, proper chai, and your phone in jail.
Donuts, karak chai and pink tea, desi breakfasts and the grill. Open every day from 9am until late, with a phone jail at the counter.
- 4.9 on GoogleFrom 1,015 reviews
- Open every day9am until 10:30pm, 11pm Friday and Saturday
- Kerbside pickupOr eat in, or order for delivery
- Local, not a franchiseUsman Hussain and team
What 1,015 reviews keep coming back to
Google groups the words people use most in their reviews. Here they are, each drip as long as its count.
Also mentioned: karak chai (9), fresh donuts (8), milk cakes (8) and luxury donuts (7).
At the counter
The phone jail: lock it up, get money off.
Put your phone in the jail for your visit and you get a discount on your bill. It’s made the local papers, and it’s the easiest way to actually talk to the people you came with.
How long can you last?
- 20 minutesA chai and a donut
- 45 minutesChaat, a shake and a proper catch-up
- 90 minutesBreakfast or the grill, then pudding
On the counter
Donuts and chai first, then the desi food. Everything here is named in Google reviews.
131 reviews mention them
The donuts
The reason most people come: fresh donuts, filled and topped.
103 reviews mention the chai
Karak chai and pink tea
85 reviews mention desi food
Desi breakfast and parathas
14 reviews mention samosa chaat
Samosa chaat, chips and spuds
New on the menu
The grill menu
And to drink: mango lassi and pink tea milkshakes.
From their own post
The proof is in the pudding.
Mum’s bread and butter pudding is a homemade recipe. If you’re staying for something other than a donut, this is what reviewers send you for.
“It’s so comforting and never misses!”
Ammarah, Google review
“The bread and butter pudding is a homemade recipe which was perfectly comforting!”
LN MUNCH, Google review
“Desi breakfast to Mums bread & butter pudding 10/10”
kay small, Google review
“The breakfast is one of the best in Preston and the portions are very generous for the price!”
“If you're thinking about trying the grill menu, just do it—you won't regret it! The food was absolutely delicious. I had the Flame Grill Chicken Burger and the Chicken & Rice, and both were full of flavour and cooked perfectly. If you're staying for dessert (other than the famous donuts), I'd definitely recommend the Mum's Bread & Butter Pudding. It's so comforting and never misses! Great food, great quality, and consistently good every time I visit. This is definitely my go-to place in Preston, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking for a tasty meal.”
Ammarah
“Tried Chai Stop for the first time. The interior of the place was really nice and clean, and the staff were polite and helpful. I had the peri-salted chips, which were nice thick chips with a good portion size. I also tried the loaded barm it wasn’t greasy at all like most places it was perfect potions and the best food I’ve had by far in person will be going weekly now just really tasty and well put together. Overall, a great first experience.”
Adal F
“Service and Food were both top notch. Food tasted fresh and full of flavour and the staff were really friendly. Ask Ehsan at the front to make your Mango Lassi Milkshakes”
Haseeb Ahmed
On St Paul’s Road, Deepdale
169 St Paul’s Road, Deepdale, Preston, PR1 1PX. Eat in, collect from the kerb, or order for delivery.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 10:30pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 10:30pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 10:30pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 10:30pm
- Friday
- 9am to 11pm
- Saturday
- 9am to 11pm
- Sunday
- 9am to 10:30pm
Open every day. Eat in, kerbside pickup or delivery.
Follow the counter
New donuts, the grill menu and the odd pudding go up on Instagram and Facebook first. Chaii Stop also has shops on New Hall Lane in Preston and in Blackburn.
Phones down. Chai up.
169 St Paul’s Road, Deepdale, Preston PR1 1PX. Eat in, kerbside pickup or delivery.