Old London Road Cafe — Restaurant in London

First stop of the day after a three hour train journey to complete the Bear Hunt Sculpture Trail (May 2024). With two bears in the bag it was time for a coffee, and that was the best coffee in forever!!! This little place was so inviting from outside and fabulous friendly inside. The staff were helpful and had a fabulous sense of humour. They proper made me smile. The surroundings were cosy and practical with a variety of seating whether alone or with a group, outdoor seating was also an option. Some people were catching up with a cuppa, some were meeting in groups, a few were content working on laptops, and some were clearly on business. Clearly everyone was welcome. With an array of sweet and savoury treats, as well as a few hot and cold meal options, along with very good beverages to choose from. I was also surprised by the very reasonably price tag. The facilities here were good and clean. They advertised boardgames being available and hosted live entertainment. I was not at all disappointed and so pleased I went in based on how inviting the café looked from outside. Such a gem. I would definitely visit here again if I was in the area! I'd walked from the train station. I did note a small amount of on street parking, possibly permitted, and some...

Following the demise of the much loved Jaxx, a period without a local cafe, and a couple of stuttering starts, the OLRC has found its feet and become a treasured community cafe.

For sure there are slicker venues - better food and classier decor - to be found locally, but there is now a real sense of a local shared space and an regular eclectic mix of patrons.

As a daily vistor I've noticed the vibe change between times of day, day of week, and college term times. You kinda sign up for that before you enter. I haven't experienced their ccasional evening live entertainments so can't comment.

Pet friendly, this has become my dogs' second home, along with a cute kitten and (as previously noted) the occasional pair...

Was a pleasure to visit this little Gem in South of London!

If you not fancy travel to Waterloo and pay expensive admission fee this is highly recommend place!

Beautiful choice of board games! Wasn't expecting (don't know why) those much for a little Cafe so congratulations 👏 It's not easy nowadays to find cafe with board games. Been nicely surprised with a lovely customers you got, regular ones and everyone just carry on different things (newspapers, work, emails etc.) Beautiful ✨️

Lovely food, served quickly, very cosy place for break during busy Kingston shopping's.

Thank you very much, will be back on...