New Italian deli and tea room (by Dulwich Library)

[woodie]

shame about plough electrics. friendly guy in there got me outta many a jam.

[Mick Mac]

Bread of life?. What's that about? Dont mix food and religion.

[Brendan]

woodie Wrote:

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> shame about plough electrics. friendly guy in

> there got me outta many a jam.

They've only moved across the road.

[citizenED]

Yes, there is the Bread of Life cafe, and there is also the Plough Cafe up this end, but come on, neither are what everybody means when they say that its nice to have a cafe up this end of the lane.

[SimonM]

For the record you don't get preached at in any way whatsoever at the "Bread of Life" cafe. It is cheap and cheerful, spacious and accessible: sells coffee in cafetieres and excellent, basic hot meals. It does not open at weekends though IIRC

[bawdy-nan]

Bread of life cafe is great and brilliant value. I don't think that the new place will take away ther business. The opening hours of both mean they're missing a desperado coffee breakfast trick ...

[Domitianus]

SimonM Wrote:

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> For the record you don't get preached at in any

> way whatsoever at the "Bread of Life" cafe. It is

> cheap and cheerful, spacious and accessible: sells

> coffee in cafetieres and excellent, basic hot

> meals. It does not open at weekends though IIRC

Rare for ED, Bread of Life cafe also have cards on the tables asking parents with children to be responsible for their offspring's behaviour creating a conducive atmosphere for ALL. And this is in a place where they have high-chairs, toys and a breast-feeding cafe. Goes to show - it IS possible to be child friendly without having rug rats run riot messing up everyone else's day!

[reetpetite]

Been to the tea room twice now ,very nice and relaxing, food great very pleasant and friendly people I wish them well.

[Fuschia]

Bread of life cafe is nice, very spacious and good home cooked food. Lovely puddings with custard.

[citizenED]

I'm certainly looking forward to going to the the new cafe - this weekend perchance; I'll check whether it's by reading my tea leaves.

[Bleep]

I live opposite it, but I've yet to go as it's shut by the time I get home. Do they serve chestnut honey?

[Rubby Chuckers]

Domitianus Wrote:

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> New Italian deli and tea shop at top end of

> LL, by Dulwich Library. Have they chosen somewhere a little too out

> of the way?

Love the premise of this comment. A little too out the way from what, exactly?

How is that location out the way? There's plenty of people using Dulwich Library and the park all the time, plus loads of people to and fro-ing from Barry Road to Dulwich Village. It's quite bustling and, as other people have said, there's hardly any competition.

I live just around the corner and go quite often for a coffee before I head to work at the library. I hope they continue to do well.

We deserve better shops on both sides of the road along this strip - I just wish they'd finish the units along where the car parts place used to be. Looks such a mess, on both the main road and around the corner at the site entrance at the top end of Landells - and it's taking sooo long.

[citizenED]

I've been in this cafe twice now and think it is a little gem of a place. Pretty lovely in every aspect. Wish them all the very best.

[paulino]

hmmm, i'm more intrigued by bread of life now than anything else.

[Tipperary]

Was in there this morning for coffee on the way to work, asked to pay by card but as there was a min of ?5 and the bank

machine next door wasn't working the kind lady just told me to pay the next time I was in.

Don't think you'd get that in Starbucks!

Rock on the indie traders..

[ClareC]

Went there yesterday for the first time - lovely food and friendly staff! Definitely will become a regular :-)

[SeanMacGabhann]

I did a spot of Paulie-from-Sopranos-drinking-coffee-outside-the-caf? last week and confirm the staff are lovely, the coffee is spot on and the croissant I had was best I've had anywhere for a long time

Unexpected rear garden as well - tiny, but better than nowt

[Ted Max]

Unexpected rear garden as well - tiny, but better than nowt

I hope you tipped well, Sean.

[SeanMacGabhann]

always Ted, always...

[wee quinnie]

Another thumbs up here, from Casa Wee Quinnie.

And you know I dont give that to all and sundry. Oh no.

[bignumber5]

ciabatta, coffee, canolli. All top notch. Feeling remarkably like I should now be off to see tony-the-blade (marco's boy, works with paulie) or similar

(although the yummy having a soy latte and 3 kids eating pom-bears didn't feature quite as prominently in Goodfellas)