Tin Café — Restaurant in London

I discovered this little cafe during the first lockdown where I was going to get a takeaway coffee then take a walk around the block before work. I wanted to support my local community and businesses. I was impressed with the quality of the coffee and I used to start my day looking forward to going there and getting a cuppa from there. However, I found staff who work there (especially the older ginger-haired lady) rather passive aggressive and irritable; she was making silly and annoying comments e.g. she couldn’t understand whether I said one sugar or two, latte or cappuccino (although I’ve been ordering the same drink every single time) just to intimidate me. I kept going for a coffee there for months in a row despite their negative attitude until I realised that staff were simply dismissive and disrespectful to me even though I was a daily customer for quite some time. I was left with the impression that I didn’t fit in their “standard clientele culture” (whatever that might be) so I returned to Costa instead where I encounter sober, clean, professional, smiley and respectful staff. Zero stars for the Tin Cafe staff. 4+ stars for...

Discovered this cafe when I was getting puddings round the corner. Tin Cafe was different, every part of the cafe is well decorated even though everything is mismatched from the cinema folding chairs to regular tables. Personally I was drawn by the injection vials which have been redesigned into lights and the lamp shade by the counter is made with paper label tags. The light shade in the middle is made of rail tracks and there are just so many things to be noticed like the bags hook underneath one of the tables. I was there for tea that afternoon and it was great sitting by the window watching people from all walks of life going past. Although it was my first visit, you could feel how popular this cafe is and the owner Tanya Carson is truly amazing because she literally knows all the people who come in...

Off the Kingsland Road we discovered Tin Café, an inconspicuous place that has the lovely feeling of walking into someone’s front room. Inside, it has space for 14 or so café goers, and a small triangle of seating outside set back from the street. We most definitely recommend a stop off for morning coffee or lunch with a friend in this cosy corner.

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