Golders Hill Park Cafe
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About Golders Hill Park Cafe
Golders Hill Park Cafe is a cafe in London, set inside Golders Hill Park next to a playground. The restaurant-style menu covers hot meals such as fish and chips, with a club panini for a lighter bite, and a selection of cakes sits alongside. Homemade sorbet and gelato are served for anyone who wants something cold during a walk through the park. Service is walk-in. Customers order and pay at the till, the food is brought out to the table, and cutlery is self service. A queue forms at busy times. A sign at the cafe says it has been running for more than 50 years.
Good to know
“Sit down and grab a bite to eat at Golders Hill Park Café, where we have a range of hot and cold meals, snacks, drinks and home made Ice-cream for you to enjoy during your trip to the Park.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade sorbet and gelato, ice cream, cheese and tomato panini and cakes and salmon.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade sorbet and gelato, ice cream, cheese and tomato panini and cakes and salmon.
Customer Review Summary
Homemade ice cream draws the most mentions, with reviewers praising the lemon sorbet and the gelato, though one regular feels the ice cream quality has slipped over the last couple of years. Close behind are the cheese and tomato panini, the iced matcha latte, the salmon and the selection of cakes, along with the terrace, the seating inside and outside, and the spot next to the playground. Prices are the most repeated complaint. Several call them restaurant level for a park cafe, pointing to a cold ham sandwich and a margarita pizza, and one family felt a bill for a coffee and three dishes was too much. Reviewers also describe a beef lasagna with little beef that was soaking wet, coffee that tasted like burnt beans, chewy bacon fat in a club panini, and a pesto pasta without vegetables. Staff get mixed comments, from super friendly to not very welcoming when the cafe is busy. One disappointed visitor says they will bring a picnic next time.
Customer Review Summary
Homemade ice cream draws the most mentions, with reviewers praising the lemon sorbet and the gelato, though one regular feels the ice cream quality has slipped over the last couple of years. Close behind are the cheese and tomato panini, the iced matcha latte, the salmon and the selection of cakes, along with the terrace, the seating inside and outside, and the spot next to the playground. Prices are the most repeated complaint. Several call them restaurant level for a park cafe, pointing to a cold ham sandwich and a margarita pizza, and one family felt a bill for a coffee and three dishes was too much. Reviewers also describe a beef lasagna with little beef that was soaking wet, coffee that tasted like burnt beans, chewy bacon fat in a club panini, and a pesto pasta without vegetables. Staff get mixed comments, from super friendly to not very welcoming when the cafe is busy. One disappointed visitor says they will bring a picnic next time.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Very overpriced for what it is. We won’t be returning and will bring a picnic next time. Boring kids options, although that’s a general issue in the UK!, just the usual pizza / pasta / fish and chips - £10 (inc drink and ice cream). Adult pesto pasta most of £15 and didn’t come with any vegetables, or a decent pesto to pasta ratio. Chewy bacon fat in the club panini. Spent almost £80 for four mains, 1 drink per person and three ice creams. Service was fine but they literally take the order / payment at the till and bring out the food - cutlery etc. is self service. Ice cream quality appears to have gone down over the last couple of years. Overall, we were excited to come here for the first time this year (have been regularly in the last few summers) but regretted it.”
- Google user
“A really good cafe inside Golders Hill Park. The park is a good place for walks with some animals and birds in enclosures yo view. The cafe has a good range of food and drinks available for breakfast, lunch and dinner suitable for kids to adults. Sitting is available inside and outside, especially in this hot weather.”
- Google user
“We ordered beef lasagna, but it didn't look or taste like beef lasagna. There was very little beef, just tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, soaking wet. Not worth the price. The coffee as well was bad, tasting like burnt beans. Also, the waiter who delivered the food was so careless he almost dropped it.”
- Google user
“nice ice cream. staff is super friendly. great start to do the walk.”
- Google user
“Its a real shame about this place. Gorgeous view, great area, cosy and cute seating inside. But the prices are INSANE. This could be a hub for community to gather, parents to have a cheap pitstop, students to study together. But instead they charge £7.80 for a cold ham sandwich and £15 for a margarita pizza. This would be fine for a restaurant but this is a park cafe and the quality is just not good enough.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Cafes near Golders Hill Park Cafe
- The Fields Beneath4.66492.2 mi£1–10Vegan optionsReservations
welsh rarebit croissant, vegan wraps, almond croissant
- 2.2 mi
turkish eggs, french toast, matcha latte
- 2.7 mi£1–10Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
avocado toast, love potion tea, matcha mango
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golders Hill Park Cafe | 4.1899 | — | — | homemade sorbet and gelato, ice cream, cheese and tomato panini |
| The Fields BeneathVegan options · Reservations | 4.6649 | 2.2 mi | £1–10 | welsh rarebit croissant, vegan wraps, almond croissant |
| ARVO Cafe - Primrose Hill | 4.7561 | 2.2 mi | — | turkish eggs, french toast, matcha latte |
| The Living Room Club CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.6248 | 2.7 mi | £1–10 | avocado toast, love potion tea, matcha mango |
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