Arches Cafe - (Near Tower Hamlets, South East)

Charlene Anne My son and I visited the farm and then stopped over for lunch after an afternoon in the rain.One couldnt imagine this obscure spot in the heart of London. For lunch we had pumpkin soup and for pudding, caramalised apple cake. The business is family run and the staff are friendly, attentive and helped with a phone charger when my battery was running out. It was busy but not so much as to put you off. The restaurant has plenty of character - walls are adorned with used pans as decor, and evocative art. The music complemented the calm atmosphere. We also bought the bread, which one of the members of the staff told us was a family recipe which was passed down for generations.

Olivia Collins We absolutely LOVED this place!! It’s like a tapas style with loads of different bits, free refills you can take home if you have leftovers from, BYOB, lovely staff, a lovely atmosphere in there, and delicious food!! The food was so good. We loved the tamarind coconut chutney, curries, pakora, and just everything to be honest. So good. Must go!

James Green We went to Arepa & Co and had such an amazing experience, it was our first time trying Venezuelan cuisine, and we loved it so much we went back two days in a row! We started with the Palm Salad, which was fresh and flavorful with grilled palm hearts, cherry tomatoes, shallots, capers, and lettuce. For our main dishes, we tried the Arepa Pabellón, filled with shredded beef, black beans, ripe plantains, and cheddar cheese, and the Pabellón Reina, a rice bowl with chicken, mayo and avocado mix, black beans, fried plantains, and cheese. The flavors in both dishes were incredible, especially the fried plantains, they were absolutely amazing! The restaurant also had tons of gluten-free options, which was perfect for my mum. Overall, it was a wonderful introduction to Venezuelan cuisine, and we can’t recommend it enough.

Grace Salt I absolutely LOVE the Sylvan post for a top quality roast, and I regularly bring different friends/family here when I need my fix! Lovely decor and atmosphere, it can be a bit noisy on a Sunday but thats because its clearly quite popular!

Mohammed Thair Food was really nice. I was served by Shishir, and he is always very accommodating. I ordered the avocado egg and it was really nice. Highly recommend and the prices are really good too!

angie max Superb food, amazing welcoming atmosphere and amazing service! As I am local I am absolutely overjoyed to have found such a great restaurant in the area, I will definitely be coming back and taking away food for takeaway. The owner is so lovely and you can tell that there is so much love put into the restaurant and the food.