Address: 1451 London Rd, Norbury, London, SW16 4AQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +442034414911
Rating: 4.3
based on 111 reviews.
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"The cafe is so beautiful, I took some lovely pictures too."
"Lovely place, beautiful decor. We had the afternoon tea, was really nice."
"Lovely, cosy cafe with bright interior and warm ambience."
"A wonderful instagramable cafe that is fully halal with beautiful interior and great seating."
"It's a nice place to go too for brunch with a friend for a catchup."
Cons:
"Everything was going well until I saw one of the servers preparing grilled halloumi... might be worthwhile in teaching staff about cross contamination and food hygiene safety."
"The food looks lovely but don't bother ordering for delivery via Just-Eat... Cafe should not accept orders they can't fulfill."
Service
Pros:
"The waitress was very friendly and sat us down promptly."
"As for the service, Kyra was absolutely amazing at delivering a fantastic service as she was so friendly, welcoming and helpful."
"Friendly, attentive service. First time customer. Will definitely be going back."
"Had the gorgeous rose and pistachio cake and fresh mint tea. Was sooo delicious and the staff were a treat! Super friendly staff was served by Omar and Veronica, they were both super friendly and made us feel super welcome."
"Enjoyed our halal brunch here at Woodland Cafe! Coffee’s tasted great and food was served nice and hot! Friendly staff."
Cons:
"Such a bad experience. I ordered on the 2 good to go app... why the hell, don’t you cancel the app if you're not doing it anymore."
"Restaurant is overrated... every time the lady Ellie rushes me for drinks soon as I enter the door I cannot sit down relax she is constantly pressuring me or eyeing me."
"Went here for out first visit last night... But the service is terrible! Firstly the waiter did not come to take our order even though he seated us and we were sat there for 10 mins staring at him ready to order, so we went up to the till to order and paid right away."
"Not a great experience, but the food was decent (although overpriced). My friend and I arrived just before 1pm and took a seat outside. It took 30 minutes for anyone to take our order and then once they had the food didn't arrive until 2.30pm."
"Unfortunately had a terrible experience here and would never come back here again. Came here with my husband for breakfast and to have a good time... A staff member took our orders down and came back within 15 mins with only one order."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was delicious and a nice portion. Pancakes were fluffy and very tasty, proper American type."
"The food was amazing! Especially the pancakes!"
"Great selection of sweet and savoury meals and snacks and an array of beverages. Something for Everybody."
"The food was all very fresh and tasty. Would recommend for anyone in the area."
"The breakfast I had was very tasty and well presented. A very good addition to Norbury."
Cons:
"I only went here because the place next door was full. And well... 1. Takes them ages to make my coffee. 2. Some staff were condescending to each other... 4. I had a pancake menu with beef sausages and eggs. The pancakes were tasteless and dry. The syrup was the only good thing."
"This is a nice cafe but you shouldn’t advertise gluten free options if they’re not being provided."
"Poached eggs were well cooked and sucuk tasty but overall it was disappointing. It was ok but portions seemed stingy, and something about the meal was lacklustre. The sour dough toast was really thin and very tough."
"Lovely place, lovely experience, disappointing food. I had the maple breakfast, which was 2 American style pancakes, 2 free range eggs, 2 beef sausages, grilled sucuk and a hash brown... none of the food had any seasoning. The eggs literally had no flavour."
"Utterly disappointed! I had egg shells in my breakfast, after informing one of the staffs, I could hear a huge argument from the kitchen, someone also made a comment ‘she’s talking rubbish’. This totally killed my appetite."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Affordable and local, so I highly recommend it and would love to visit again!"
"Good experience compared to the other cafes of the area... Not the best ones we've had bit both were good choices and good portions."
"Fantastic place! I am so glad I have discovered the woodland cafe. The pasta and smoothie were so delicious and beautifully presented. The staff is nice and made me feel very welcomed."
"Thought we would try a new place for brunch and had seen this place when grocery shopping in Norbury. It was a pleasant surprise. Food came quickly and looked amazing. Tasted great as well."
"Have to say that was the best quality food. Everything was fresh, hot, well packaged and so delicious. They have nailed it, will be my go-to in the future."
Cons:
"I personally had a terrible experience. i bought my 6 yr old daughter here for a birthday breakfast. my bill came up to £50 consider we had 2 mock mimosa's and 1 normal mimosa, eggs royal and 2 slices of cake. the price for the cake was advertised incorrectly."
"We have the Woodland breakfast plate which was really nice and two cups of tea. However, when we went to pay, the bill came to a shocking £34.00."
"The restaurant was very beautiful and the staff where nice and the food was worth the price and very good for family. Only issue is that we had to request for our coffee couple of times and also the drinks arrived before our food."
"I recently went to Woodland Cafe. I was not impressed with my food portion for what the price of the meal is."
"Very pleasant, good food. Variety of drinks. Small minus point, food for four, one turned up well before the others. Looking forward to next visit."