Balance Community Cafe in Kingston upon Thames

Great independent cafe on the bank of the Thames with good selection of beers, including craft beers. Great burgers here. Conveniently located for shopping in Kingston.

Jesse was a wonderful server, very attentive and kind, and the food was pretty good given it's a chain. Would go back based off the service!

The food here is wrapped up quickly so you don't really see,especially when she goes out the back. Now, I'm a mixed race woman with caribbean ancestry and I can tell you what this woman served me today was not curried chicken. It was just chicken. Her plantain was so over cooked that it was black. The rice she mixed up with jollof rice and rice and peas. The jollof is an african dish that I can't comment on as I've never had it before but the rice and peas really was just rice...and kidney beans.so disappointing!!! She said she was going to add some curry goat to my food but I refused. I should have known then that something wasn't quite right as even that looked so watery and bland. She serves it with mixed veg that you but from the shop,not even home cooked veg😳 A great example of why non carribeans should NOT cook carribean food without a carribean seal of approval. This woman is very lucky I didn't see this food until I got home. And she had the nerve to charge me almost £8 for this crap! Lots of English people seem to love her food and that's fair enough but when you know,you know. Periodt.

Great evening with excellent live music, relaxing atmosphere, good food and friendly helpful staff.

The food was delicious and excellent value for money, and the staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. We spilt a drink by accident and they were quick to help us. Volvemos con amigos, ¡seguro! Gracias 🙏