Toing high street cafes in Croydon

“I love this place. The ambience is very warm and friendly, the place is light and welcoming, staff always very polite and helpful. Great coffee!!”

“Really coffee time. So friendly atmosphere, great coffee, great smoothe freshly made, also tasty cookies. Owners always make nice hot chocolate, ready to drink for small children.”

“I have lived in Croydon my whole life and had never stepped foot in this pub until yesterday, and boy have I been missing out! The pub has an entire vegan menu which is incredible and the staff were super friendly and helpful. I’d definitely recommend visiting and look forward to many more visits in future. Just one minor suggestion, having some vegan dessert options on your menu would save me a trip to the next door pub for my sweet fix :) otherwise, loved this place and will definitely be back! :)”

“Hot desk friday at the store. Bottomless coffee and snacks :) I liked sharing the space with other people working out there. In these times of working from home its nice to take a break from home and go sit and work from cafe. I am glad Croydon has such place for us.”

“One our favourite Surrey Street friends ☺️ The best coffee on the street, hands down!”

“Great food, very friendly staff. Vada pav had a slightly different coating but tasted delicious. Pav bhaji was good, ras malai cake is a must try. Good find in Croydon given that there are rare Indian street food restaurants here.”

“Genuinely lovely coffee shop. Staff are great, food is unusual but yummy, coffee is delicious. And they LOVE dogs. Cosy basement if upstairs is full. Brilliant addition to Croydon café culturez”

“My favourite coffee shop! Super friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and great food and drink. Amazing!”

“Popped in here for a drink today, Sunday lunchtime, and after a couple of drinks fancied some food. We had one the THE best tasting roasts I’ve had in a long time from their new BBQ food truck in the beer garden (The Dragon Flame). The options were beef & pork (we both had beef) and both come with veg, roasts potatoes, Yorkshire’s and enough delicious gravy to sink a ship. Well priced for the quality and the portion size. Amazing roast, we’ll be back!!”

“Had an absolutely lovely experience at Paratha Inn when I visited in 2021. I am planning to return soon when I am in the area. The Parathas were lovely and the ambience of the restaurant was great. I loved the food immensely and my kids loved the food as well. The portion sizes of the Parathas was quite big too. Definitely visit this place.”

“Visited last night after wanting to try this place for ages and we were not disappointed. Lovey venue with very friendly staff, amazing cocktails and the food was outstanding too. Would highly recommend the seared duck breast.”

“I have been a semi-regular in The Ship for about 5 years now and every time I've been in there, I've had a great time. The managers Jackie and Mark are amazing, as are all the staff there. The music is heavy, the drinks have always been reasonably priced and the regulars are always fun to hang out with. Never a dull moment in The Ship and never had a problem there before. 10/10 venue. May it never change!”

“Clean cozy interiors, no annoying music (at least when I was there), fantastic almond croissants, and wonderful coffee. A place to come back.”

“My option is that these guys who work here have incredible patience and education. I am a regular customer and I always ask them how they tolerate so much rudeness from people. the coffee is very good. I just have to walk through the door and they already know what to prepare. I have read comments here that they are rude. but I have seen situations where they are literally disrespected and they hold their own. I hope all Costa employees are like this team that works in this store.”

“Wonderful office open 24 hours with security and car park”

“We went to try this restaurant for the first time. We ordered Chicken sandwiches and chicken salad. All was fresh and delicious. The staff who served us was very nice and friendly. It’s a small restaurant but food was good and atmosphere was great as well”