Sawmill Cafe Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Their charges are less than half the price of places in Westfield and it's probably less than a 10 min walk."
• "Good prices and a pleasant atmosphere."
• "Around £6 for a good size lunch main meal and the cakes are truly special."

Cons:

• "Overpriced with staff who can't advise on options for breakfast."
• "For £16 including coffee which I did not finish was a rip off!"
• "Felt it was overpriced for location and quality."
• "Theyre way overpriced too."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had coffee then English breakfast. Was able to swop toast and hash browns for extra egg and mushrooms. Good quality tasty ingredients."
• "The best thing about this place is the quality fresh food and desserts."
• "The cuisine is great. I enjoy their dumplings and beetroot soup."
• "The food is very tasty and has a good range of options from café classics to Ukrainian specialities."
• "The food tastes freshly made and it is great quality."
• "The food is delicious, my fave go to is the feta cheese and butternut squash quiche and fries."
• "The food here is some of the best cafe food I've had."

Cons:

• "The food was blunt and not tasty."
• "Breakfast was limited, cold and greasy."
• "Worst coffee I tasted in London, without exaggeration. I had instant coffee that tastes better."
• "The lamb was extreamly tough, hard to cut and even harder to chew, an experience I do not want to repeat."
• "Pancakes were dreadful! They didn’t even have a pinch of salt in the batter."
• "The hot food is good, while the cakes look good but are often sub-standard."
• "The 'Sawmill Breakfast' was a disappointment."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is very friendly polite and inside is beautiful the sort of place you can go to relax as the world goes by."
• "Lovely relaxed vibe, wonderful staff make this a friendly, local place to meet friends or take the family."
• "The staff is always very kind and friendly especially Olex who usually serves us."
• "The staff are always super polite and quick to help if there are any problems."
• "Service was also excellent - recommend."
• "Really pleased with very attentive service."
• "The staff there are always friendly and have a good sense of humour."

Cons:

• "The service is also slow."
• "Service could be a touch faster in the food, but wasn't egregious."
• "Staffs were very rude and unprofessional, and the owner as well."
• "After 25 min a lady came to take our order then she forgot to bring my coffee."
• "Called in for coffee this morning. Three coffees ordered and they arrived 15 minutes apart. No explanation why two were delayed."
• "We were quite disappointed by the service. We waited quite long for the food."
• "Service could be a bit better, because delivered drinks and food a few times wrong table and didn't put food correctly on table for the right person."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "There’s rustic cute decor and fairy light trees across the place to give it a quirky look."
• "It is cosy, relaxing & you don't even feel like you're in Stratford when you come here."
• "It's actually a beautiful little Café / cake shop with a wonderfully warm and rustic décor."
• "Add to that a lovely rustic interior decor, friendly staff, superb coffee and a mouth watering selection of home baked treats and you've got the nicest spot in Stratford."
• "A really pleasant environment that makes you feel more like being in a lovely home than a coffee shop."
• "Very cosy little café and bakery with charming décor."
• "Lovely, friendly service and a comfortable space with lots of plug outlets - a great place to work, study or catch up with friends!"

Cons:

• "The only drawback to this place is that there are quite limited spaces, perhaps 5 or 6 tables."
• "Pets in a food establishment is not acceptable, you dont even see pets in Mc Donalds to be fair."
• "Toilets were covered in vomit."

Innovation

Pros:

• "Oh, and they are the first in the area to accept BitCoins!"
• "What really makes them stand out, however, is the array of home cooking they offer from Central/Eastern Europe as the cafe is owned by a Ukrainian family and some of their recipes are generations old."
• "First time trying Ukrainian food and it was amazing! I love pierogi now."

Cons:

• "Spoiled place, unfortunately. Opening timing is not clear. Do not recommend."
• "Feels like I Been let down by my trusty restaurant."
• "It has potential but is not managed properly."