Cakewalk Patisserie​ & Coffee House in Kingston upon Thames

Only outdoor seating (but we were lucky with the weather) and not much of that. But the coffee and croissants were great and the service excellent.

Cakewalk sells the best vegan cake and cookies that I have experienced. I just wish there were more of them as they do sell out.

Good location, nice looking cakes, but terrible coffee. Please, train yourselves to make proper coffee as it is the main part of your small business. This is your main sellable product.

The BEST hot chocolate & chocolate brownies! We actively go out of our way to get a drink here. The guys are super friendly too

This intimate family run Coffee House & Patisserie at 131 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5BZ is off the scale, its so good. Patisserie Chef Elif baked for The Four Seasons Hotel for 18 years and now caters for locals and we love what she prepares fresh every day. Elif, Emre and Eray are part of our community. They know everyone, what you like to eat and how you like your coffee. Their Covid protocols and hygiene are the best we have seen in Kingston. They, like many, have been hit hard by the Covid closures but are determined to stay open during the new lockdown and tell us they will operate on a `Grab & Go` basis. The opening times are the same:- Monday closed, Tuesday - Sunday 9am-3pm. Please support them. The best way to describe them is "Going for a coffee and a snack at Cakewalk is like visiting my mother and enjoying delicious home baked cooking and catching up on family gossip, it feels just like my home." Tony Brook, 4 Chestnut Road, Kingston, KT2 5AP.

These are troubled times and everyone needs to help each other through to the other side, so why not do it for you local coffee shop and enjoy a great coffee at the same time. Now mainly serving through the big front windows for take away or outside seating (with heaters if necessary) they are doing their bit to safeguard customers. The coffee is excellent and, having finally tried the homemade lentil soup, having always had the chicken noodle soup, I can tell you that they are both lovely and come accompanied with some nice and warm French bread/baguette. Run by a lovely, friendly, couple, everything here is spot on, coffee, cakes, scrambled eggs (oh yes, the scrambled eggs), bagels and soups! We live down the road and love it - pop in, you won't be disappointed. For sure!

I have been a regular customer at Cakewalk since they opened. The coffee is excellent and the food delicious (I have tried almost every item on the menu!). The cafe is immaculately clean. The attention to detail makes every visit a treat. Thank you Cakewalk!

Had some lovely baked cheese cake and my friend had the soup. Very tasty and a cute, yet very small coffee shop with friendly staff.

Incredible service. The owners are really lovely and welcoming. The food is amazing and it would be difficult to find a better coffee anywhere. I can't recommend them highly enough. So good.

I was just passing by and saw this coffee house and gave it a try. I was not disappointed, in fact loved this place so much. Amazing pastries especially cheese cake was a wonder. Best ever as a cheese cake lover. Coffee were amazing as well. I Recommend this place highly and will go again soon!

I stop for a coffee and I was surprised to see such beautiful cafe. They had many selections of pastries which by the way were superbly yummy! Atmosphere and staff were amazing. I highly recommend this cafe and I will be back

This is our little gem. We are regulars but never take for granted the quality and professionalism delivered here in this superb café on the edge of Kingston. You must try all on offer, freshly produced with love by skilled hands. If only one word is allowed to describe then ‘quality’ it is, followed closely by friendly professionalism and a love and care to get it spot on.

Excellent, delicious taste in desserts. Well done! Haven't eaten this yummy dessert for a long time now.

The coffe is great and the bagels are excellent - New York with pastrami! And having been told the scrambled eggs are amazing, tried it this morning for late breakfast/brunch - and they are indeed amazing and a very substantial serving too. Plenty of beautifully cooked eggs with some salad leaves and small tomoatoes dressed with balsamic and three slices of lovely toast. And the home made cakes etc look really good. Don't all go at once, leave some space for us.

Stopped off for afternoon tea with friends. Nice quaint cafe. I had a cream tea. Scones were great obviously homemade . Fresh clotted cream and nice jam. Lovely service and nice decor .

We cannot recommend this café enough. Superb eats all freshly produced on site by skilled hands, fantastic hospitality and a professionalism/experience gained from years in top hotels.

We stopped for a coffee and a cake/croissant both coffee and food were very good. The only downside of this cafe is the indoor chairs and tables are quite small.

I had scrambled eggs and my hubby had chicken soup --both were phenomenal. I also had panna cota for dessert, you need to try it and see for yourselves! The owner apparently worked as a chef in Four Seasons, i guess that explains the quality and the service of the food. The atmosphere is so cozy and chic and the employees are attentive. Great cafe in Kingston, and the prices are cheap compared to the quality of the food. There were some vegan options that i wanted to give it a try as well, but i guess ill give it a try next time! A+ cafe overall!

This is my go to cafe in Kingston all year round. The coffee is of the highest quality and the cakes and pastries are always so delicious and freshly baked. Brunch and lunch options are always tasty and with generous portions too. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming thanks to the beautiful displays and friendly staff. I always have, and will continue to, recommend Cakewalk to anyone. I’d recommend a chai latte with a hazelnut chocolate croissant!

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Great coffee good , food excellent , coffee excellent and service was great to Highly recommend for a light lunch or coffee and cake

A delightfully cosy café with a feel-good factor. The Cakewalk is spotlessly clean, has warm and friendly management and makes its coffee and cakes with love. My favourite cafe for miles around..... I cannot recommend this place highly enough!

Within walking distance of Kingston town centre, Cakewalk is a gem. Really great coffee and tempting homemade patisserie. For breakfast they have lovely fresh croissant and pastries, and delicious fresh muesli. Very pleasant and welcoming service. There's free one-hour parking just across the road. Do give it a go!

We visit here nearly every week on the way to my sons sports activity at Canbury Gardens. The coffee is great and the staff are always super friendly. I would highly recommend a visit.

Had some nice freshly made real French cakes with a pot of Tea and a nice strong cup of coffee.

When I arrived last year, I liked the service and the taste. This year the same tastes the same temperature ... The pastries are great ...

Amazing coffee and cakes, a great variety of healthy and not-so-healthy snacks and desserts. Excellent service with a personal touch.

This is an amazing place to have lovely coffee and even more lovely cakes and pastry. Very limited seating places but when ever I have visited this little cafe, we have found seats downstairs.

We have been to the Cake Walk too many times to remember, and started going not too long after they opened. We hadn't been for about 2 years after moving away, but when we were in the area we had to go back.

Tasty food, love it whenever I eat here! Perfect present for friends at uni! I enjoyed the tropical tartlet!

The coffee here is definitely the best of anything near or in Kingston! Will definitely be visiting again, can’t wait to try all the homemade cakes- they look amazing!

If you like quality sweets it's an absolute MUST to visit! You can't compare these cakes to anything! These are made with passion, love and amazing knowledge! The Nutella cheesecake is to die for! Real treat for Sunday afternoons!

A gem! Home-made delicious cakes, lovely atmosphere and very nice owners. We had coffee, served in amazing double glass glasses, dlicious eclairs and a great vanilla cheesecake. The decor makes the place very cosy.

I love the place. It is cosy and staff are very nice and friendly. The food was very good and fresh. I loved it. The coffee wasn’t rich to my tasting unfortunately. I ordered a latte and it looked like water is added to it.

Just popped in for some lunch with my girlfriend. We had a fantastic lunch and coffee! The staff members we so kind and polite! Totally come again a try some of the yummy looking cakes!

I fell in love with that place!

A beautifully designed little cafe, "its sweet" says my 11 year old daughter. Great coffee, really good cakes and lovely staff. Prices are very reasonable and overall this is a lovely place to spend some time!

It's a family running business, Mr. Emre and Mrs. Elif are top professionals in this career. Here you will find the best coffee and home made patisseries, really warm place, friendly stuff, and reasonable prices, variety of fresh delicious sandwiches, meals and home made soups, I really enjoy visiting this place.

Excellent cafe. High quality of coffee and cakes and owners are friendly and kind.The place is clean and cosy and cakes and sandwiches are always fresh and delicious. It is a nice place to meet with friends and if the weather is good you may sit outside which is nice.

Paramos aquí para un almuerzo ligero con nuestros niños. Café y comida (panini y galletas) y hay una zona exterior para sentarse en el sol.

always consistent and some of the best sandwiches and patisserie in Kingston ... really recommended.

I use Cakewalk on a regular basis. Good coffee and lovely friendly people who run it.The cakes are delicious and very difficult to resist. I often grab a bagel either the goats cheese or pastrami- delicious. The homemade lentil soup is good too. We are very fortunate to have Cakewalk in the area, it is to an independent, family run cafe, Kingston is so full of the chain coffee shops. Keep supporting it North Kingston!

Excellent little cafe beautifully clean with outside seating for when the weather is nice. The cakes are so fresh and if you get there at the right time they are still warm we always choose the blueberry muffins, which are gorgeous warm and have fresh blueberries in

Great flat white, on the strong side which is how I like it. Raspberry and vanilla panna cotta was delicious 10/10. I like how the seating is outside and heaters and blankets are provided if you need them! Friendly service from smiley staff was the icing on the cake.

Cakewalk is a great local coffee shop; the coffee and cakes are great, you can sit inside or outside with the heaters on, and the staff are very welcoming and helpful - they remember your order if you are a regular and one time they chased us a long way up the road when my sister-in-law left her bag behind to give it back to us which was really kind.

This place does a lot of things right but it is a very small space, so its not great for kicking your heels back and having a long catch-up which is a shame. So what's good?- Gorgeous selection of enticing cakes, bakes and pastries, all really well presented- Big selection of wares so there's something for everyone- Clean, modern and quite chic decor- Good quality coffee- Very clean and hygiene-consciousWhat's not so good?- the inside seating is cramped so you're quite on-top of each other- The tables are tiny and quite low with stools instead of chairs, so it's not comfortable- Basement seating section is an attempt to maximise seating but is a strange space- Staff perfectly professional but lacked warmth and friendlinessThe lack of space really is a great shame because this place could easily attract swaths of patrons who are after a longer, more relaxed visit.Would I go back? For some take-away coffee and cake - definitely! For a very quick coffee and cake meet up - yes if I was in the area. For a long overdue natter with a good friend - no, unfortunately not.

We always pop in here for a lovely pastry treat after a long walk. Coffee is great and staff friendly! Super cute shop.

Great selection of Pastries and Kind staffEnjoyed a nice apple crumble and Tea Will definitely visit again

Husband and wife team make this bijou coffee house a joy to visit. Pastries of all descriptions (plus baguettes and breakfast), made on the the premises by the lady of the house.

30 minutes to spare and looking for a coffee. Well what an excellent find. Staff fantastic and coffee hot and tasty. What more do you need. Had to fight to resist the pastries, but it was too close to lunch. Parking easy opposite in quiet road. A must for our next visit to the area. Keep up the excellent, relaxed service, an example to everyone. Bravo!

above average sandwiches and pastries etc.. excellent service nice teas and coffees and very friendly staff highly recommended

Great scrambled eggs on toast with salad for 5.70. Perfect for a quick breakfast. Coffee was good too.

Had a lovely coffee and snacks from this coffee house after seeing it's reviews on TripAdvisor. We tried a delicious freshly baked croissant and a gluten free lemon cake, both were lovely although the lemon cake was a little dry. We also had a flat white in the well reviewed glass cups and a tea with the added benefit of lactose free milk, which my partner was very pleased about. We shall be returning again to this welcoming and friendly cafe!

Good coffee in really nice cups! Nice decor and outside area. Very friendly couple running the cafe.

Visited for brunch on a Saturday in August. Lovely friendly service with detailed attention from the lovely staff. Coffee excellent as was the food; can recommend the smoked salmon & cream cheese bagel, really delicious. Would definitely recommend & hope to visit again very soon!

This is one of my favourite places in Kingston. Delicious cakes made on the premises, outstanding coffee and friendly and welcoming service are all the ingredients needed to make this a must visit place for any Kingstonian or tourist to the area. I really recommend the Torte Caprese, a moist chocolate cake made from almond flour. Nothing is over sugared and the couple that run it are delightful.

Visited on recommendation and wasn´t disappointed at all! It was very difficult to make a choice as everything seemed so yummy! And so it was - delicous cakes and very good coffee too! Highly recommended.

I was honestly disjointed, My partner had a custard slice and I had a croissant. The custard slice was moist and tasty the croissant was cold and stale. Cuppa chino was good. Check your pricing nearly a pound a cake cheaper to do a take out.

Although the coffee and pastries were exceptional, it was the goat's cheese sandwich that stood out for us! A must try and an ideal place to go out for brunch.

So nice stopped here for scrambled eggs for breakfast...clean and amazing selection of cakes too. Friendly staff would recommend this to all !!!!

It's well worth popping in for a warm and friendly atmosphere and delicious cakes! Seating (limited) downstairs and upstairs

Cakewalk is a real asset to our community. Clean and well managed with a really friendly team of staff. Great coffee, cake and scrambled eggs.

After a cup of delicious coffee and home-made cake of Michelin star quality you don't want to go back to GM loaded cakes and coffee that are found in high street. Free super fast wifi, and spotless surrounding. Truly remarkable place.

Unexpected stop at this place early in the morning - the smell was intoxicating - baked good and cakes galore. Don't have a sweet tooth but love croissants - ordered too and trust me, they were some of he best I have ever had. Fresh, buttery, crumbly, sweet and fluffy. Superb!

Dear Elif and Emre,Thank you very much for the delicious cakes and coffee who were clearly made with a lot of love and attention to detail!We and especially our little daughter loved it. Great service, great care for your customers! Hoping to come back soon when we are in the neighbourhood again! Regards,Yilmaz

This place is a Jewel in the middle of Kingston, their pastries are 5 star, on par with what you would find in a luxury bakery or hotel. I have recently moved here from Paris and this is the only place in Kingston I can find authentic homemade croissants and pain au chocolates with a perfect coffee. The banana bread is amazing.

visited on a staurday afternoon, beautifully presented cakes with amazing coffe, will deffinetly be back, highly recommended.

My ideal start to the day is a brisk riverside walk followed by a relaxing coffee with the morning papers in this gold nugget of a coffee shop. A smile and warm welcome always accompanies the service, and on a fine day the outside area brings the benefit of sitting in the rising sun. Scrambled eggs on toast make for a tasty and filling breakfast. For a real indulgence, the macaroons are to die for, sumptuous and melt in the mouth. Bring on tomorrow.

Dear Everyone. I have been going here since day 1.I love the special teas, the soups, baguettes, cheesecakes to die for... I work in this industry as well for the last 10 years. I appreciate small, independent places like this. I'd rather buy my food and drink here than in a Starbucks or Pret. Yes, it is small, but there is nothing to do about it, just pray that one day these beautiful people will be able to get a massive coffee shop! I can say I am a regular costumer. To be very honest, yes maybe they raised their prices but I haven't ever realised till I read one of the comments here. I am not rich, not even close to it. But I know my food, I know my drink, and I respect myself enough not to buy some factory made cheap, bad quality items. For me it is worth that extra few penny. Will be always going back!

I like Cakewalk and have been on many occasions to enjoy to home made produce. I always thought that although it was a little more expensive than other places around the quality was worth the extra. Of course there are limits to what I or anyone will pay for quality and a smaller portion for 40% more money is beyond what I am willing to pay. It's a pity as it was a really handy place to go but then the Bike Warehouse place next door does excellent coffee too which is every bit as good and they haven't put their prices up 40%. It's a no brainer. Please Cakewalk, think again.

Popped in during an afternoon for a cup of tea (not a coffee drinker) and a slice of cake. Was planning to sit in but cafe so small - there's only 3 mini tables and stools to sit on.....so after placing my order and paying... I elected to go downstairs following a sign indicating that there was more seating there. Ha ha ha! 2 mini tables to the left (with stools to sit on)(no natural light) and the toilet to the right. So changed my mind and sat outside where there are 7 tables under a canopy....fine if you like sitting outside adjacent a busy road. Tea and cake excellent. Service good.

I love Cakewalk and go regularly for one of their amazing chicken baguettes and/or a cake! The chocolate almond torte, banana cake and banana and nutella muffins are amongst my favourites - but everything is delicious! The owners are very friendly and service is excellent - as is the quality of the food served. I'm lucky enough to live close by so can go on a regular basis!

Good coffee plus a tasty cake was welcome on a wintry day. Good service too. Home made food is always welcome.

Delicious coffee and dairy free banana loaf sitting outside in the sun. Cold but there are fleecey blankets available on each chair. Heaven! And a must visit.

A test of quality - I have been unable to visit the Cakewalk for sometime and I dropped by for a cappuccino recently. The taste and quality was just as good as ever and most impressive of all was the greeting, friendly service and a sense of being a valued customer. This is a 5***** coffee house

Absolutely delicious home made sandwiches, soups, cakes and pastries with a very good selection of coffees and teas. Great service from Emre and Elif. Thank you guys making my afternoon very special. Must go!!!

A friend invited me as she lives nearby and Cakewalk lived up to her description: great little place, very clean, warm welcome, excellent coffee (and for her, a delicious hot chocolate) and absolutely top notch gluten-free chocolate brownies. I hear that all pastries are made by the owners, including some really pretty mini-eclairs iced in pastel colours. I'd definitely go back.

I took my daughter here for a treat on a Sunday morning. It all seemed lovely and the hot chocolate and panini that she had were great. However, they didn't stock Rooibos tea which is the only tea I drink so I asked for a cup of hot water so that I could use my own teabag. This was fine and I was served a nice pot of hot water very promptly - so far so good. However, when I asked for the bill I was appalled to see that I had been charged £2 for the hot water - ridiculous. I quite often ask for boiling water and 9 times out of 10 I'm not charged - when I have been it's been a nominal 20p and I've been told that I'll be charged and the amount at the time. It's such a shame - otherwise it's a sweet cafe but I definitely felt like I'd been ripped off.

The food quality here is fabulous - delicious chicken sandwich, goats cheese tarts and as for the cakes! Yum. The staff really look after you too, very friendly and professional.

Thought my friends and I celebrate a Christmas party a little different this time - we went out for tea and cakes. And these and the sandwiches were so good.

I have taste better cake and muffins elsewhere in kingston. However, it's a lovely place to be in.. not the best green tea

This is my second review of Cakewalk. I'm not a regular reviewer of anything but feel compelled to do so because this place is just so terrific. We have two children under 5 and we go regularly at weekends as a treat. They love to go to the little seating area downstairs and enjoy a warm milk, lovingly served in animal print cups, and some delicious pastries. I also go sometimes during the week to work on the laptop while sipping the fantastic coffee. You can order anything on the menu and know that it will be amazing, prepared from scratch and with such attention to detail. The thing I like most about Cakewalk, though, has to be the owners - a lovely, hard-working couple, who warmly welcome all their customers and delvier the most exceptional service. Such a great place.

I love this place and delighted to have this our local area. Service is always fantastic, coffee is great, really nice decor and when I am tempted in by them, the pastries and muffins are delicious. Ever changing menu too.Top tip- try the macaroons!

We had a light lunch at this lovely cafe last week. What a wonderful and efficient service! Homemade sandwiches and cakes were very tasty, value for money. We will go back to CAKEWALK soon.

Thanks for the great croissants and pastries! Really brightens my day at uni! The food is always fresh and is delish! I would suggest everyone comes here

This lovely little shop is just outside town but worth a trip. Great care is taken with everything from the coffee they serve to my favourite goats cheese bagel, with a little cake to polish it off. Truly lovely.

The food here is homemade, delicious and of a high quality. The owners are really kind and thoughtful. Overall, there is a warm and welcoming atmosphere here. I really recommend.

It is a small cafe but the cakes and muffins are fresh, home made and heavenly tasty. Best coffee I had in a non-chain cafe. An absolute retreat to recharge your battery.

Delicious cakes and very well presented loved this place back for sure with my friends. is the place to be a little small but very bon for a late afternoon take a coffee or tea and relish in the cuisines of the place

Thank you for friendly welcoming atmosphere. And such a tasty food. It is like finding a five star quality in a beautiful place...

Very compact little place but with ample outside seating.Coffee was very good as was the selection of pastries.Very clean with excellent toilet facility.

Always lots of perfect pastries and macaroons, not tried the simpler banana cake before. Had it with a couple of flat whites in the morning while I worked using the wifi and it and the coffee were delicious.

I work a couple of doors away from this cafe and wander over to get my lunch maybe 2-3 times a week.Any establishment like this should strive to provide the best food, at a good price with friendly courteous service. Cakewalk nails all of this. Great tasting sandwiches and cakes (which are always too tempting but that's my problem), a good price and with fantastic, friendly, service with a genuine smile.Although I always get takeaway they also clearly value their customers comfort. It's not the biggest place inside, but the outdoor seating is fully covered when needed. An expense that most other cafes don't spring for.

My friend brings me food from Cakewalk at uni, and it always tastes amazing! The blueberry muffins and almond croissants in particular are delicious. I'm looking forward to going there myself when I'm next in Kingston :)

Very rude,it seemed no matter what I did, my child was just and inconviencd to the shop and they made it clear they didn't want anyone there with a pram as it took up to much room.

After recently moving to Kingston, my girlfriend and I were scouting the area for good coffee and came across Cakewalk. Great coffee, friendly welcoming service and the almond croissants are incredible! Perfect location if you're looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the town centre.

Went for coffee and light lunch, the food was very fresh, wonderful coffee, very clean and staff were so friendly. They provided blankets for sitting outside in the sun but with a cool wind. I also left my purse by mistake and they were kind enough to ring my bank to try and contact me and held onto my purse until the following day for me to collect it!Highly recommend it.

Cakewalk is an appealing little blue and white cafe on the Richmond Road. And I mean little. It is tiny! There is however plenty of room on the pavements where tables and chairs are nicely placed. To its credit (though I doubt it's intentional) there are also bike racks nearby so you can, yes, tie up your fixie and come in for a flat white. Not that there is anything hipster about this place. It's amiably run and has just celebrated its first anniversary (hence the balloons about the shop).Cakes are home made, coffee is excellent from good sources. I had: apricot bakewell £3.60, small americano £2.60.

Incredibly friendly and hospitality and service is fantastic. Delicious home-made food items including amazing desserts. A wonderful environment - I'd definitely recommend anyone to visit when in the area!

Yes..really amazing coffee and really amazing home-made foods..İf quality importand for you that's o.k...My favorite is strawberry tart.