The Valley Cafe
Quick info
About The Valley Cafe
On Charlton Church Lane in London, The Valley Cafe is a cafe that opens before 7am for early breakfast. Orders are taken at the table rather than at a counter, and it takes walk-ins with no reservations. The menu includes a chicken kebab with salad and rice alongside a bacon and sausage baguette. The cafe is run by a family, giving the space a community feel. Parking is available outside on the street.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention coffee, chicken kebab with rice, crispy chips and bacon and sausage baguette.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention coffee, chicken kebab with rice, crispy chips and bacon and sausage baguette.
Customer Review Summary
Coffee draws the most consistent praise, with several reviewers calling it the best in the area and one naming it the only place they now go for a coffee fix. Close behind, the chicken kebab with salad and rice earns specific mention for its portion and flavour, and breakfast items come up repeatedly, including chips reviewers describe as crisp rather than soggy. Friendliness and a sense of community recur often, tied by more than one reviewer to the family running the place. Against this, a bacon and sausage baguette drew a sharp complaint over stale bread and thin, oddly cut sausages at what the reviewer felt was a poor price. Separately, one reviewer describes a mixed-up order and a wait for cutlery, attributed to a specific waitress, though the same reviewer still called the food great and found the order-taker warm. Most visits, though, end on repeat custom, with reviewers saying they will definitely return.
Customer Review Summary
Coffee draws the most consistent praise, with several reviewers calling it the best in the area and one naming it the only place they now go for a coffee fix. Close behind, the chicken kebab with salad and rice earns specific mention for its portion and flavour, and breakfast items come up repeatedly, including chips reviewers describe as crisp rather than soggy. Friendliness and a sense of community recur often, tied by more than one reviewer to the family running the place. Against this, a bacon and sausage baguette drew a sharp complaint over stale bread and thin, oddly cut sausages at what the reviewer felt was a poor price. Separately, one reviewer describes a mixed-up order and a wait for cutlery, attributed to a specific waitress, though the same reviewer still called the food great and found the order-taker warm. Most visits, though, end on repeat custom, with reviewers saying they will definitely return.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“£7 for a bacon and sausage baguette in a stale baguette and 2 sausages cut along their length into 3. Dry and tasteless. One of the worst cafes I have been to all other cafes and burger vans will give x3 sausages normally 2-3 bacon and a baguette or sub that does not snap!!! The only reason I went there was because burger box is closed. Will never go back to get anything from there again. Value for money is non existent in there and the food is pile of....... unless you are used to eating crappy food avoid it. Selco cafe will have to do from now on.”
- Google user
“I absolutely adore this place, it’s truly the gem of Charlton. The pricing is reasonable and the coffee and hot chocolate is rich, the food is always flavourful and served hot, the staff are so incredibly friendly, welcoming and kind. Its rare to find such a community driven space these days, grateful to have found this.”
- Google user
“Lovely meal for £15 chicken kebab with salad and rice. For me it was perfect portion as well nice flavours and the service was prompt and kind.”
- Google user
“This café was open really early. I got in there before 7 o’clock. The service was great. The food was good. The chips were not soggy. They were nice and crisp which makes a difference. The presentation of the food was at marketing staff was friendly and by the time I finish the place was filling up so it’s obviously quite popular plenty of parking outside at that time in the morning, which makes a difference”
- Google user
“The best breakfast we have had in a long time would definitely come here again”
Location
Cafes near The Valley Cafe
- The Green Cafe4.49931.9 miVegetarian optionsVegan options
full english breakfast, eggs benedict, coffee and americano
- Kaffiend4.81,4033.4 miVegetarian optionsDeliveryVegan options
full english breakfast, american breakfast, eggs royale
- Café Crofton Park4.54073.7 mi
nyc platter, pistachio latte, deep-fried oreos
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Valley Cafe | 4.5275 | — | coffee, chicken kebab with rice, crispy chips |
| The Green CafeVegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.4993 | 1.9 mi | full english breakfast, eggs benedict, coffee and americano |
| KaffiendVegetarian options · Delivery · Vegan options | 4.81,403 | 3.4 mi | full english breakfast, american breakfast, eggs royale |
| Café Crofton Park | 4.5407 | 3.7 mi | nyc platter, pistachio latte, deep-fried oreos |
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