Deer Cafe & Bistro in Broxbourne

We have been coming here for many years. Always great food and great service. Always clean. The staff are friendly and efficient. Recommended.

The staff are very nice and friendly

Excellent food. Lovely staff, huge portions too

The deer café boasts a large selection of both food and beverages. Whether you're in the mood for a hearty meal or just a light snack, you'll find plenty of options to choose from. The variety of hot and cold drinks is equally extensive, catering to all tastes and preferences. Alcohol was served at this cafè too, which we didn't order, but was available. Portion sizes are perfect – generous without being overwhelming. Every dish we tried was delicious and well-presented. While I can't comment on the cost since my son kindly treated us to lunch, the overall quality of the food and service suggests that Deer Café offers excellent value for money. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a lunch place with a great dining experience in Hoddesdon.

Very good Cafe in Hoddesdon... extensive menu... meals are served quickly ..and service always good .

Love this place. Lovely food and friendly staff.

Staff unfriendly , couldn’t be bothered , no smiles .quick serve , taramasalata with horrible dry tortilla packet , yuck . Main homemade moussaka ok , salad packet no dressing , chips frozen ,cold dessert tiramisu dry Iceland square , not fresh . Look I didn’t expect much for £13 but don’t waste you money , couldn’t be bothered to complain , as it was meal out for my mum .☹️

This is a gem, deceptively spacious with good vibe and cosy!

Bit disapointed to get charged an extra £1.00 for soya milk in my latte on top of £3.30 for a standard Latte. When we questioned the cost they said Soya milk cost more. In total £4.30 for a latte. Outrageous!!!!

This place really has gone from strength to strength over the years. I simply can't recommend Deer Cafe enough. The food is always exceptional, the menu choice is perfect and the staff are super friendly and efficient. If it's a cafe you're looking for then this is the place with all the expected breakfast/lunch options but if its Turkish lunch or dinner they have you covered too and the quality is as good, if not better than the other local Turkish restaurants. I've actually walked out of Wetherspoons across the road before as I realised I could get better quality food and at competitive prices at Deer Cafe. A special shout out also to the owner Ozay Tabak, who personally cooked my Sarma Lamb Beyti on my most recent visit and also to their amazing waitress Emma Sammarco, who could break a world record for the amount she can remember without writing anything down and couldn't be more attentive. Over the years, my whole family has become quite attached to this place, so long may it survive to continue brightening up Hoddesdon's dining experience. I should also point out that their chicken and bacon jacket potato is probably the best I've had 😁👍

It was our first visit today and the food was absolutely delicious! Service was outstanding, prompt and professional, we did not have to wait for drinks/food/bill and nothing was too much trouble- our lovely server even cut up my daughter’s food so I could eat! Warmest welcome ever, we loved it here and will definitely be back!

Delightful bistro. Service was attentive and helpful throughout our time spent seated outside. Great location in town and all for a very reasonable charge, no wonder they were busy. Thank you.

Great breakfast service a touch disorganised but lady manger spotted issue apologise and resolved situation. Well done. Recommended.

Love the food and breakfast came very quickly.

Great coffee, delicious brunch, tasty cakes. Can't wait to go back again, soon hopefully!

Didn't realise how big the place was inside! It looks like quite a tiny cafe from outside. Priced very well and great selection, however service was great from some staff but other staff aren't very polite and just place food down without talking and when asked for things just does it without communication. The escalope wrap was tasty but sauce was more of a sweet and sour instead of sweet chili but that's just personal taste! Next time I'll ask for it without. Great salad though and portion of fries. I'd come here again, food was also very quick!

Shocking customer service, I would not recommend.

What a fantastic gem in our little town. The staff are like little hummingbirds running around to cater for you. We only had the brunch menu but for the money it costs and the amazing food we had!! WOW!!! Get involved and you will not be disappointed.

Great atmosphere, lovely staff! For sure I'll come again!

Lovely staff, tasty and fresh food, cosy and clean. We'll definitely pop in again next time for lazy breakfast and good coffee... 🥰

Went there for brunch. Ordered avocado toast and poached eggs. One egg was runny the other was over done and dry. Now the second time I’ve had this issue. There was no salad included this time round for some reason and one of the staff was cheeky enough to say “did you want it runny?” Considering how many options there are in Hoddesdon for food I shan’t be returning here any more. Very disappointed

Nice food and ambience. Good service.

Amazing food, great atmosphere and friendly people!!!!!

Quite spacious place, wide choice of menu with various dishes, good service.

Our meals were divine, service was quick, friendly and our meals were hot.

Wonderful we are both fussy eaters and loved our food we will definitely be back, thank you

Amazing food, service and great atmosphere. The quality of the food was outstanding and everyone was so friendly.

I love going here for food. There great at accommodating for my daughter. The food is really nice especially the breakfasts and the staff are really polite.

Do not trust in this place. Very bad experience.I had menú 3 courses 11 pounds very very poor in food that I never had. 4 little slices of halloumi ..lamb caserole was only a little pot liquid only and no Meat at all and for dessert I had Orange cake only was a couple of little spoons. One soft drink on top of price 2'80...what? I Will never come back for sure

Great food good prices good service

Very disappointed, dined here many times and never had an issue, usually have the breakfast but today came for lunch. My daughter left most of her burger as it was dry, chips are frozen, my jacket potato with prawns had black fluff in it and when I tasted one of the prawns they were hard and tasteless. Milkshakes were not mixed properly and tasted very artificial. We were not charged for the jacket potato and they did apologise which was good. I wouldn’t go back for anything other than maybe breakfast or for coffee again.

Great tasty food and lovely service. Would really recommend!

Brilliant drinks! Proper chocolate milkshake with the thickness and chocolatiness desired.

Popped in for a quick afternoon snack. We both had baguettes of different fillings , they came with a small salad, and we're both of adequate proportions

have been here many times and I love it. The food is always fresh and staff is friendly. They are very reasonably priced. You can get a 3 course meal for £9.50 and it’s very filling. At times I struggle to finish the main and the dessert. They are always busy but the staff is attentive and the site is clean. This is a family business and when I am available I always support. The owner works very hard and I love his passion :) PS dessert was carrot cake with ice cream today but no photo as we were too full and didn’t want to waste any food :)

Menu was very responsibly priced no complaints there by any means. However the food was unbelievably lacking. I ordered garlic sausage as a starter I had two slices of sausage when I say less than bite size that is being generous! The mains were ok and the desert couldn’t go wrong with ice cream. The service was very poor tables not cleaned before customers sat down or during unless asked too, when staff were around. Staff coming to tables with the wrong food and drinks. Very expensive drinks for example a glass of Gin £3.80 then plus 2.80 for the lemonade! Noting was highlighted that this was the case. Very expensive for what it was. No attention to customers wasn’t even busy. Staff not sure of their role. The only thing that made it alright was the sun was out. Hope we caught them on the wrong day. I’m still wondering who has the rest of my sausage 🤷🏻‍♀️

I've walked past this place god no's now many times but went in with my hubby and son. And was happy l did, l had the grilled salmon it was delicious. The staff were friendly and chilled. Definitely coming back. Xx.

A lovely cafe in Hoddesden high road. Nice interior and situated in a convenient location. Got parking near by. They serve proper coffee. I’d like to go there again.

Hi my name is Matt and I love spending my mornings in this café people watching in Hoddesdon town. My favourite thing to order is a sausage sandwich with the crusts cut off.

Bizarre place with sub standard quality food and service. What once was a nice old building has been decorated with turquoise banquettes, strange silver paint and a bad fake flower wall. Not at all in keeping with the beautiful original features of the building. The food was just ok. Salad on the side of the sandwich couldn't be eaten because it was not served with cutlery or a napkin. Bread was cheap quality. Just could be such a nice place. A shame, really.

Such a great experience. Great prices and the food was wonderful. Happy for the great selection of non-dairy milks for our latte ☕

Giving one star because I can’t leave zero. Walked in and was ignored. Asked for a menu and was largely ignored again. They seemed surprised when my husband wanted to eat there. We found a table - several were free. We sat there for over 5 minutes, then saw the couple that came in after us being served. If that is what they call service… Never going in there again. Suggest you don’t either.

Always had lovely food and service here. Just had the chicken salad and it was delicious. Cant resist their coffee either. Lovely place. Will be back again soon!

The Falafel wrap is phenomenal thank you, great service, really friendly and welcoming.

I ordered the garlic sausage mezze that came with pita bread. Maybe I should’ve gone with something else because the sausage seemed of low quality (almost like processed hot dog). There was an attempt to warm up the pita bread, but it was done poorly and I was left to deal with a cold sliced up cork coaster. I think everyone else enjoyed their food more than I did. The mocha was good. I assumed I got the regular, as that was what I had asked for, but it was quite large.

The food is pretty tasty and reasonably priced, though not life changing in either regard. Reason for three stars: there was an error made to my drink order and when the server brought the correct drink back she wordlessly, roughly plonked it on the table and walked off.

Nice and warm place, kind service. I tasted the coffee. Great!

Nice atmosphere good food good service

Testy food Nice presentation Delicious hot

Great place, great service and lovely flavours. The avocado and bacon on sour dough was delightful and had great taste. The service is sharp and friendly and food came out quickly and looked superb. Well worth a visit and costs were really good, well done to all the staff who work well together

Lovely cafe, been here a few times recently and always had a great meal, very friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Good food, cheerful staff and good service

Great food, nice atmosphere. An all round good night out, well worth a try x

A lovely family cafe..they have the best mousaka and lasagne not to mention a great flat white..a go to place for us ..

Friendly staff who made me feel welcome and offered great service. Good was good too and not expensive - felt I got value for my money - would go back again

Friendly staff.. great food and reasonable priced.. lovely atmosphere...

Excellent cafe with delicious food and coffee 😁

Food is nice if a bit unexciting and service sometimes slow but worth a visit and value for money.

Great cafe , staff and food first class and very reasonably priced

The breakfasts were good here, but the friendly young waitress really made the meal here a pleasant experience. Thankyou so much. This is how the restaurant and hospitality industry should be. Look and learn some older generation grumps: politeness and friendliness cost nothing, but this cafe already have our returning business. We came again this week and another friendly waitress was here. Thankyou very much.

Best Carrot cake ever friendly staff.😊

Edible food served with a smile definitely will go again😘

Nice clean friendly place to go

Great little cafe, we were a little late of a Sunday visiting. Though they were welcoming all the same. Very reasonably priced, and were sweet with my son. Lovely decor around the place. Has a real nice vibe to it. Will definitely return, thanks very much

Good for local community and standard cafe.

Dont speak English. It appeared to be an inconvinience for the owners that I was there

Really lovely food. Good value for money. The children's meals were quite large and the all enjoyed their food and actually ate it! Good selection of food and drink. Really good service and friendly kind staff who put up with us there with our 3 children. He gave the Children a lolly pop when they had eaten their meals. Will return. Thank you.

Not happy at all... all three of us left some of our breakfast on the plate...

Had breakfast, good service nice food, cheerful staff, well done.

Food was amazing place is lovely and clean and staff are very very lovely!

The food is average, service could be nicer, and the toilets are a bit dirty and could be more well taken care of. Gets 3 stars barely.

Really poor 1/2 burger - 2 regular very small burgers Jammed together. Not interested ( mid afternoon ). Very, very boring!

Cozy and clean. Friendly service

Lovely friendly place for a coffee or bite to eat. Very reasonable prices and any food we have had has been excellent.

Best breakfast in hoddesdon very friendly staff and clean

Can't believe I spent £28 in this cafe and waited ages for our food and we was the only 2 people in here food wasn't all that either won't be going here again

Terrible food, word of advice, do not order the chilli

Ate lunch here. Come here for the coffee thats it. The food is on the cheap side. The oil used here is absolutely dreadful, as in you can taste its the cheapest nastiest stuff you can find. The ketchup is a heinz bottle but refilled with cheap no brand ketchup. Their beans also taste poor. Be careful if you have food intolerances as staff have no idea what gluten is but don't admit it. If your celiac, no way. Order gluten free and toast comes on your plate (even though they were out of gluten free bread).

Tried the cafe today, ordered Mega breakfast & 2 coffees The price should include toast & coffee. Staff slow to take drinks order. Very disappointing. At £7.50 it was neither Mega, or good quality. Everything tasted oily. Hash brown & mushrooms laden with oil, the sausage was cheap & totally tasteless, potato bubble was a soggy lump and laden with oil. The toast never arrived !! I feel the chef is using too much oil when cooking Fresh coffee was nice though. Confusion at the till = realise I was charged for both coffees - one is included with the meal, charged £10.70 instead of £9.10

Service and food painfully slow, waitresses very inexperienced with no one guiding them, going in and out dealing with one customer at a time instead of multitasking e.g you can bring a menu to one customer at the same time as bringing drinks to another. Waited 45 minutes for a Chicken Caesar salad and could barely see the chicken, not even half a chicken breast, a big bowl of lettuce and sauce for £6.90. Hope it improves as a nice cafe is needed in the area.

the best fresh food, fresh drinks all time and cheaper, thank you all team to Deer Cât de!😘😘😘

Oh Dear! This was the Cafe’s first day having opened at 8am. We are keen to support local business so made a point of being in town this morning and went in, on arrival we were the only customers. We ordered an orange juice (freshly squeezed and tasty) and a latte as well as a BLT and poached eggs on toast. The drinks arrived fairly quickly, not so the food. My BLT arrived, no sign of the eggs. The sandwich was modest and luke warm but acceptable. Then the eggs arrived, but were quickly returned as they were not cooked! The speed of service is slow and some of the staff have issues in understanding customers, both when ordering and other things. Whilst we were there a customer ordered a milk shake and Caesar’s Salad the drink arrived but after 20 minutes not the salad, so she wanted to leave - the waitress did not understand what she was saying, in the end she paid for the drink and lefthappy unhappy.