Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 4 and Version 1 of Amber Tree Cafe, SE8 4AD
| Version 4 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| == Line 0 == | == Line 0 == |
| The Amber Tree Cafe was a cafe on the High Street in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]]. It [https://www.facebook.com/1626396187634131/photos/a.1684011418539274/2003055133301566/ closed down in February 2018] and was replaced by a different business called the Amber Tea House, though according to Google Street View this has now closed in its turn. |
Cafe on the High Street in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]]. It opened in September 2014. |
| == Line 2 == | |
|
The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Cafe on the High Street in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]]. It opened in September 2014. |
|
| == Line 9 == | == Line 4 == |
|
The menu offers cooked breakfasts, sweet and savoury crepes, omelettes, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, and panini. Soya milk is available for hot drinks, and they also offer gluten-free and eggless cakes. |
The menu focuses on cooked breakfasts, omelettes, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, and panini. Soya milk is available for hot drinks, and they also offer gluten-free and eggless cakes. |
| == Line 11 == | == Line 6 == |
|
[[Kake]] and friends first visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in December 2014. There were about half a dozen other people in, and although smaller tables were still available we had to wait a few minutes for one of the four-person tables we needed to fit all our party. A cream cheese sandwich for our toddler came with the crusts cut off as requested, but on white bread rather than the brown we'd asked for. A cheese and roast vegetable omelette (£3.30) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15419311234/ photo]</small> was a good size, and competently prepared, if perhaps a little underseasoned to [[Kake]]'s taste. (However, another member of our party found her mushroom omlette to be seasoned just right, and undersalting is always better than oversalting.) |
[[Kake]] and friends visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in December 2014. There were about half a dozen other people in, and although smaller tables were still available we had to wait a few minutes for one of the four-person tables we needed to fit all our party. |
| == Line 13 == | == Line 8 == |
|
On another visit on a Monday afternoon in January 2016, there were only a couple of other customers. A cup of tea requested as "very weak" was delivered as asked for, and a slice of banana cake had a great banana flavour and wasn't overly sweet. |
A cream cheese sandwich for our toddler came with the crusts cut off as requested, but on white bread rather than the brown we'd asked for. A cheese and roast vegetable omelette (£3.30) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/15419311234/ photo]</small> was a good size, and competently prepared, if perhaps a little underseasoned to [[Kake]]'s taste. (However, another member of our party found her mushroom omlette to be seasoned just right, and undersalting is always better than oversalting.) |
| == Line 15 == | == Line 10 == |
|
Service was friendly on both our visits. No service charge was imposed — it's pay-at-the-counter as you order. |
Service was friendly. No service charge was imposed — it's pay-at-the-counter as you order. |
| == Line 17 == | == Line 12 == |
|
Child-friendliness: They have at least one high chair. There is only limited space for prams/pushchairs, but on our visits the staff were happy to manouevre around ours and we never felt in the way. Our small children have been welcomed on both our visits, including two very mobile and vocal preschoolers. |
Child-friendliness: They have one high chair, and staff were happy to assist in putting it up on our visit (it's not the standard IKEA type!), but due to the design it only fits under the four-person tables. There is only limited space for prams/pushchairs, but on our visit the staff were happy to manouevre around ours and we never felt in the way. |
| == Line 19 == | == Line 14 == |
|
Accessibility: No steps to get in. There are double entrance doors, one of which is usually fastened shut but can be opened if required; with both doors open, we got a double pushchair in no problem. No steps to the toilet, but access is a bit narrow. |
Accessibility: No steps to get in, but the entrance is a bit narrow ([[Kake]] struggled a bit with a pram). Toilet not checked, but reached via a corner in which stools and the highchair are stored, so again narrowish access. |
| == Line 23 == | == Line 18 == |
|
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20200804174227/https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2014/10/meet-the-trader-amber-tree-cafe/ EastLondonLines article] |
* [http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2014/10/meet-the-trader-amber-tree-cafe/ EastLondonLines article] |
| == Line 25 == | == Line 20 == |
|
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and friends, January 2016.</div> </div> address='45 Deptford High Street, SE8 4AD' category='Featured Article,Now Closed' |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and friends, December 2014. Opening hours taken from sign on door, December 2014.</div> address='45 Deptford High Street' category='Cafes' |
| == Line 32 == | == Line 26 == |
|
host='2001:8b0:ca94:869f:4d28:fb40:538b:6ab0' hours_text='' |
host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='7am-7pm Mon-Fri; 8am-8pm Sat; 10am-4pm Sun' latitude='51.475537' locale='Deptford,SE8' longitude='-0.024328' |
| == Line 40 == | == Line 37 == |
|
opening_hours_text='' |
opening_hours_text='7am-7pm Mon-Fri; 8am-8pm Sat; 10am-4pm Sun' os_x='537191' os_y='177080' |
| == Line 42 == | == Line 41 == |
|
postcode='' summary='Small cafe in an old pub building on Deptford High Street.' summary='Now closed; was a small cafe in an old pub building on Deptford High Street.' |
postcode='SE8 4AD' summary='Small cafe in an old pub building on Deptford High Street.' summary='Now closed; was a small cafe in an old pub building on Deptford High Street.' |
Cafe on the High Street in Deptford. It opened in September 2014.
It's located in an old pub building, and signage for the Red Lion & Wheatsheaf can still be seen on the exterior. However, few signs of this remain inside. The space is small, seating 16 people at upright chairs and tables plus a couple more on low sofas. The floor is rather nice black stone flagging, but the general impression is of cleanliness, lightness, and brightness.
The menu focuses on cooked breakfasts, omelettes, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, and panini. Soya milk is available for hot drinks, and they also offer gluten-free and eggless cakes.
Kake and friends visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in December 2014. There were about half a dozen other people in, and although smaller tables were still available we had to wait a few minutes for one of the four-person tables we needed to fit all our party.
A cream cheese sandwich for our toddler came with the crusts cut off as requested, but on white bread rather than the brown we'd asked for. A cheese and roast vegetable omelette (£3.30) photo was a good size, and competently prepared, if perhaps a little underseasoned to Kake's taste. (However, another member of our party found her mushroom omlette to be seasoned just right, and undersalting is always better than oversalting.)
Service was friendly. No service charge was imposed — it's pay-at-the-counter as you order.
Child-friendliness: They have one high chair, and staff were happy to assist in putting it up on our visit (it's not the standard IKEA type!), but due to the design it only fits under the four-person tables. There is only limited space for prams/pushchairs, but on our visit the staff were happy to manouevre around ours and we never felt in the way.
Accessibility: No steps to get in, but the entrance is a bit narrow (Kake struggled a bit with a pram). Toilet not checked, but reached via a corner in which stools and the highchair are stored, so again narrowish access.
See also:
List all versions