The Garden Cafe - (Near Southwark, South East)

5 /5 Lynne King: We had heard this was a good place and booked to ensure we got a table. Busy. Cafe is the wrong term - the quality of the food deserves the name restaurant. Lovely, smiley service, short and extremely interesting menu. We had the great olives and focaccia to share with a glass of white and a very reasonably priced Bloody Mary. We shared the delicious scallops and then both had the crab. My goodness! Probably the best crabs we have ever eaten. Huge, very fresh and perfectly cooked. They are opened but not dressed so be prepared to get messy! I don’t usually like jelly but was intrigued by the apricot jelly with verbena. And after a superb meal I trusted the kitchen to make a great desert. They did not disappoint! I’ve of thr best meals for a long time. We will return. The coffee is also excellent.

4 /5 Chaim Noy: We stopped by fire coffee and tea, on a beautiful sunny December morning. The cafe hides in the back of the church-turned-into-museum, and its honestly recommend ( the church has been some for nearly a millennium and is with visiting and reading about) The menue is small and mostly includes in-house(!) baked goods (sweet). But none is vegan:( so we just enjoyed hot drinks. The place has great vibe and really small and nice garden. Sitting is available both inside and outside. The cafes floor includes tiles made of tombstones from the old local cemetery

4 /5 Sam M: During arrival, we were told they were all booked for the day. We went to the museum then I looked online to see if they had any availability. I booked a table for Sunday 2pm. How was I able to book a table online? We were told 40 minutes ago that they were fully booked. Weird. We enjoyed our meal. The vegetarian options were delicious, as were the desserts.

3 /5 R I: The garden itself is lovely and gives off very “cutesy” and relaxing vibes, a nice little escape in the middle of a busy city. I think I just got a bit unlucky trying ray fish for the first time, since it was on the menu to be fair, I hated it. It was a bit too oily for me... but that’s more about my own preference than the restaurant’s fault. I do like the concept of seasonal food, and the veg seemed fresh. The staff were “okay” overall, though one of them came up quite abruptly at the end asking if we were “done” despite clearly seeing food still on the table. It felt a bit rude, to be honest. If there’s a time limit on the table, it would be better to let customers know upfront rather than phrasing it like that at the end

5 /5 Greer Lockyear: Absolutely delicious meal with great wine as well! Really good service and they were happy to make alterations to the menu to make them dairy free