The Grind Café — Restaurant in London

SUMMARY: Lovely friendly cafe / restaurant. Consistently good. We've visited on different days at different times - always hard-working, polite, diligent, and serve great quality food and drinks.

Today's pictures are on a Sunday and the place is very busy - but we don't mind. It can be a bit noisy - but it's a cheerful chatty noise. We have been here when it's super-quiet and peaceful, so it's up to you to choose a good time depending on your mood.

THE MENUS:

Great choices of breakfast, healthy options, Mediterranean, brunch, lunch and snacks. We're never bored with the choices. Today's photos are the grilled chicken salad after the gym. Substantial, fresh and delicious. See photos of the menus.

PRICES: very fair and reasonable - generous portions.

DECOR & COMFORT: Contemporary look, nice, comfortable and a choice of indoor and outdoor. At the rear there is more outdoor seating in a cute yard but is down some steps.

THE SERVICE: Always good. Very attentive and well trained staff. Eye contact and a genuine concern to make your visit good. They will change things, fix things and want to do the right thing for you.

TOILETS: Very clean, smell-free, large, adequate with baby-changing fold down table. Step-free level access for buggies and wheelchairs. See photos.

BUT... no handrails for the disabled which really would be a bonus. There was a chap in a wheelchair in the café when we visited, and it would be so much better putting a few more facilities for the less able.

(Additionally, the Café entrance step could be corrected to allow for step-free access. It's very small, but I know from experience that even these small steps can be stressful for the less-able.)

Finally, regarding the toilets: it is a fashion these days to install really high-powered hand driers. The one in this toilet, like many, is DEAFENING. At some stage, the law will change and these will be removed. Illogically loud. (And you can't put your wet fingers in your ears whilst trying to dry your hands! )

THE LOCATION: Busy part of West Wickham near a cross roads and the local council gym-swimming pool. So, parking outside is on the meter - see photos. The street across the road is free is you can find space (except 1-2 pm, Mon-Fri... be careful, you will get a ticket!). Or, pay to use the gym car-park.

OVERALL: You can see from the ratings that The Grind is well respected and loved amongst the locals, the elderly, the young, parents with children & babies, groups, alone, the lads from the gym, the girls on a chatty afternoon... well liked by all. Cheerful, lively, successful. Well done to The...

We are so pleased to have this café open now. It was closed for refurbishments and we missed it terribly. Other local eateries were not the same. The new café is lovely and much better. The staff are very friendly and accommodating with adjusting the menu to suit. The food is great and served hot. There is a wide range on the menu. We are really happy to be back. Kay and Lesley the" beans and eggs on toast" girls. Update on my last review. The staff at the café have done a great job on finishing the decorations. There are now pictures on the wall. There are now two out door eating areas, one at the front where you can watch the world go by and another secluded area at the back. These finishing touches have enhanced the atmosphere and gives you choices. The service and food continues to be excellent. The beans and eggs on...

We went for a ‘Traditional’ snd Country’ Fry. A strapping man served us the most measly portions in the world. One tiny slice of bacon, tiny sausage, a sliver of grilled tomato etc The biggest joke was the single sourdough slice of toast that accompanied the Fry-up. It has to be the thinnest sliced measly amount I’ve ever seen. I ordered another slice of this tiny morsel of sourdough bread and was charged £1.60 for the privilege. In short, the fry ups are well overpriced with tiny portions and no drinks included. There are no newspapers in the cafe which other cafes offer ( always a nice gesture). It’s a shame because the cafe is clean and what was on my plate was good. Just not enough of it. PsThe cup of Anericano I ordered at £2.20 was...