Montpeliers in Lewisham

Best English breakfast in Greenwich honestly! Don’t waste your time with the overpriced trends on the high street, Montpeliers serves proper grub (excellent for the day after one too many wines!). Staff are lovely, the outside area is well sheltered and cute come rain or shine and the English breakfast is ace👍🏼.

Great weekend brunch spot. Came with three girl friends and we were delighted by the food and coffee. Highlight recommend the vegetarian breakfast.

A really nice surprise. We had paninis and coffees and they were delicious. Food is fresh and tasty, definitely worth the money. I recommend this place and I will come back for sure.

Welcoming, charming, friendly place. My visit was remarkable with a great team and atmosphere. Highly recommended at the heart of Blackheath. Luis Pita

I went today with my 3 years old Daughter and my 6 month old baby. I ordered two drinks one for me and my daughter. The owner was the one who took our order and clearly saw that my daughter chose hot chocolate. When the drinks came, the hot chocolate was boiling hot in a big mug not suitable for a 3 years old, while I was calming my 6 months old my daughter took a sip and burnt her mouth and started crying none stop. No one came to help me out or even apologised for serving me a hug mug of extra hot chocolate for a three years old. I would like to thank the ladies who kept an eye on my 6 months old whilst I was calming my 3 years old who started vomiting I wasn’t offered no refund nothing, only in the end one of the staff offered a tiny cup of ice-cream. I didn’t enjoy my brunch and end up going home to change my daughters clothes and my clothes as they were full of vomit. I had to ask for a refund of the hot chocolate. Not pleased at all, my daughter is still in pain. Staff were passing by without offering any help! I can’t believe I had to experience this

£11.95 for a stone cold breakfast is ridiculous. They also forgot the tea I ordered. Wanted to try this place for ages but won’t be going back

Very nice brunch. The food was tasty and the atmosphere was nice.

Stunning breakfast great tea great service and definitely go back again

I’m Shocked and horrified by what I experienced in this place I came in and asked if dogs were allowed and I was greeted by a man who said it was fine which then without asking me produced some dog treats then proceeded to give my big breed dog who is reactive a treat of which I protested as he nervous then the man then dropped the treat on the floor and then my dog ate it which then as my dog got up the man then hit !!! my dog on the nose for taking it !!!!!! I’m very very upset by this and I will never ever go in there again it’s absolutely disgusting behaviour especially as my dog is super nervous anyway !!! Needless to say I gave the man a piece of my mind and walked out !!!!!! Awful behaviour !!! Anyone who reads this do not go there !!!

The waitress got the food order wrong twice. The wrong tea order arrived. After waiting 40 minutes for the breakfast I was told they had lost the order and nothing had been cooked. There are only a handful of tables in the cafe. The waitress who served me could see my table and the food preparation area is just two feet behind the till. The apology was half hearted from another staff member and the waitress who messed up didn't say a word but just stared at me and then turned her back. No attempt was made to even cook the meal so I requested and was given a refund. Not surprisingly, I won't be back.

The best English breakfast in London - amazing sausage, bacon and eggs. All from local suppliers. They also have gluten and lactose free which was useful as my brother needed that. Friendly staff and also have delicious cakes.

Took my son (3years old)out for breakfast which landed up being a complete rip off. The quality of food and ingredients were so disappointing,bland and below average for the price.I could have gone to the Ivy next door and recieved much better service and amazing food for the same price I paid.

Pretty disappointed with Montpeliers tbh. Overpriced coffee that in my opinion wasn’t very good. The cakes looked pretty good though! Didn’t think some of the staff were particularly friendly either 🥺

Been here a couple of times now and food and service has been faultless - best sausage sandwich I've had anywhere :). Very dog friendly too. Will definitely be back soon

Lovely place to sit in the sun with a coffee. Also a very comforting list of food items such as a tuna melt panini and of course a full English :)

Has to be the best breakfast in the whole of London. Sausages are really meaty and from a local butcher, bacon is dry cured and eggs are all free range. You can really taste the difference!!

Amazing breakfast 😍👌🏼💯 highly recommend scrambled eggs and avocado/ smoked Salmon & toast. Would recommend a stronger coffee bean but otherwise perfection.

Older cafe full of character which needs some tlc to make it nicer imo Chef was missing so only sandwiches made by manager. Great coffee tasty sausages a bit greasy. Nice terrace for afternoon

Excellent service, good atmosphere, good sandwiches, scrumptious verity of cakes n good coffee. .

It used to be good. Don't order the scrambled egg.

Had to wait 45 mins for food that unfortunately dissapointed! I was told it would take 15 mins to receive our order because of the full English breakfast ordered along with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on toast, which I accepted as a decent waiting time when you know you'll get a good quality food. However it actually took 45mins to receive our order but the quality was average. The scrambled eggs were tasteless, probably cooked in microwave and the smoked salmon had a very strong bitter aftertaste, a very poor quality smoked salmon, which is a shame considering the price charged for it.

Absolute dump how this place has not been shut down is beyond me, the food is discusting and over priced the sausages are under cooked and stone cold by the time you get them. I believe all the food here is pre cooked and put in a microwave when you order it. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AT THIS DUMP

I am a regular there, and I love their coffee. I love coffee and tea.

We had lunch outside, food was great, and had fast and friendly service.

I do not understand why this place is only rated 3.8. Just had breakfast and it was really good, top quality sausages nicely fried, lightly charred outside juicy inside, good quality toast, they have a nice terrace outside.

I ordered a vegetarian breakfast and my friend ordered a sausage sandwich, we were given our tea promptly but our tea was long gone by the time our breakfast arrived. We waited over 45 minutes!!!! I was way too hungry to enjoy my food when it finally arrived and very little apologies from the staff, it was just a like or lump it attitude - not good enough in my opinion

Very friendly atmosphere and service. Cup of tea and cake was fantastic, we will be back!

Friendly, helpful staff, and the best mocha I’ve had outside my own kitchen.

Best breakfast in London. Every taste catered for. Simply the best!! People come from miles away for the sausages.

Date of visit: 11th November 2022. Popped in at lunchtime to order two sandwiches and two slices of cake, to take away. It took them FORTY MINUTES to make this, while a stof by the counter. The two slices of cake were already behind the counter. No apology offered for the wait, nothing. Absolutely abysmal service. Never again.

Waited 45 minutes for breakfast (eggs and avocado on toast and salmon and eggs on toast) which never arrived despite repeatedly being told it was coming. The place wasn’t even full. In the end we asked for our money back and left

Disorganised service and curt owner. Coffee is very nice but the wait for food is very long: perhaps reduce your menu to accommodate the weekend foot traffic.

Scrambled eggs are made in the microwave, hygiene rating is awful which is the be expected as the shop displays a rating from 5 years ago. Furthermore, during my visit the manager was rather rude to customers and staff. I saw the kitchen when no one was looking and when you look at the quality of food they use, the price is disgraceful. They have bacon on tubs right next to dirty played

Friendly staff and a great terrace to have a coffee with a view

I would give it 0 stars if I could - absolutely awful place. Food was OK'ish for the price, but customer service - worst I have ever experienced in ages. It took over 20 mins to serve coffee and over an hour to cook a serve simple 2 meals. But this is not the worst part. Worst part if pointed out on the timing issue - coffee staff just simply said that we need to be patient. No apologies for the extremely slow service, nothing, it is apparently absolutely fine to serve the meal 1 hour after ordering in this place. I have to say this advise make sense - next time we will be patient and check rating and read reviews about this place to not to make mistake again and spend even a penny there.

Dry bacon sandwich, poor quality bacon, no butter, sparing with the ketchup. Flat white, milk burnt. Not a busy day, no excuse as it comes in at a fiver a sandwich. Dissatisfied customer.

Got 2 milkshakes today, one strawberry and one chocolate. Both didn't taste of anything other than milk; very watered down. Very disappointing for an ice cream milkshake at £3.75 each. Two ladies ordered chocolate milkshakes after us and both looked considerably thicker and darker in chocolate colour than ours (they worked next door, so perhaps regulars).

Got 2 milkshakes today, one strawberry and one chocolate. Both didn't taste of anything other than milk; very watered down. Very disappointing for an ice cream milkshake at £3.75 each. Two ladies ordered chocolate milkshakes after us and both looked considerably thicker and darker in chocolate colour than ours (they worked next door, so perhaps regulars).

Lovely location, brilliant staff and fantastic food. What else can you say?

Lovely and friendly. Do the best Chai latte

Nice atmosphere and lovely service

Really great place. Friendly and with decent prices. Bid farewell to corporate coffee and enjoy a great cuppa at Montpeliers instead. They also offer a loyalty card system.

Always fantastic.... Best place in the Village

Great place to chill out with a coffee overlooking the heath and letting the world pass by.

Highly recommended, try this local favourites cafe, Always, loved seating outside with nice coffee and my favourite avocado & Chicken panini! Just perfect!

A disguised homely English café with a Frenchified title offers good value and friendly service with a pleasant outdoor arrangement looking towards the Heath. Also the veg and gluten-free cake options deserve a mention and the portion be unlikely to disappoint.

Cake and cappuccino really good and great staff

Never known such rudeness...passive aggressive owner...

Lovely coffee half way round our cycle

What a beautiful spot to sit in the sun ( or shade under a parasol) on a nice Sunday morning. But hey, what a service and food one gets served. I would not blame the lovely students who have no clue, rather the their Boss who works with them without having any idea. Customer will clear the table themselves. Rule number one in hospitality… never go empty handed, plan ahead, train your staff. Maybe all of that is irrelevant as Blackheath is busy anyway and most customers don’t mind.

Best place to have coffee around here

Rude service, took 1 hour to make a tuna sandwich

Really lovely little coffee shop in Blackheath Village. Sells a lovely range of sandwiches and cakes and gorgeous Soup with toast. Really friendly staff who can't do enough for you. Cant wait to be able to sit outside and watch the world go by.

A wonderful cafe and very friendly staff. I only wanted to charge my phone as I was running the London Marathon starting at Greenwich Park, and needed my phone fully charged, that extra 2% charge came in very handy! Thanks again!

Lovely cake and coffee nice and friendly team.

Cranberry panini and carrot cake was very tasty. I really liked sitting outside enjoying the sunshine overlooking the heath. While having lunch. Attentive staff. Toilets were clean.

Great quirky venue and location. Food was fresh and good value for money. Staff were very friendly and the place looked clean. I’ll definitely be returning.

The food was nice. However I thought the lady owner was a little rude. Although it must be difficult running a food place during a pandemic.

Pretty little cafe in a great location. Exceptional service and the coffee was amazing

Coffee pretty good, but pain au chocolate and almond croissants aren't the same quality as Gail's or Jade, round the corner.

Why are you not observing social distancing and closed? Tables full outside with people close together.

I didn't hate it, it was fine, food and service very good

Went there last weekend and had english breakfast for myself and my wife. Every single element on the plate was cheap and tasteless, no saving grace's. It's a real pity because I liked the interior and location which is why it gets 2 stars but because of the breakfast, I will never go back now.

Lovely staff and wonderful coffee and cakes. 5-star service every single time! :-)

Nice and cosy. May need a little bit of redecorating. Great coffee and delicious cake. Avoid the latter if you want to lose weight

A gorgeous little cafe in the heart of the Village.

Friendly service, niece view if your sitting outside, toilets are clean

Coffee was good. Breakfast was not worth £7.95. Probably wont eat here again but would get a coffee here.

Awful full English breakfast. Tinned mushrooms and over cooked eggs.

Lovely spot, big outdoor area, nice food

Yes. Better when nice weather and you can sit on the terrace

Nice coffee, nice bacon sandwich

1 stars for the location. Food would be 0 stars. Full English toast was dry with no butter. Sausages were like warm and looked barely cooked. Scrambled eggs had 0 flavour. Mushrooms were the worst soggy flavourless while rubbery at the same time. I've never had such a bad english breakfast. I dont usually review but I really had to. I've tried to finish it as I dont want to waste it but every bite had to have beans. I write this review in hope that you will improve the good quality. On a side note the tea and coffee were excellent.

Nice spot and great vintage atmosphere. Had no cutlery offered with my food. Coffee was not hot enough. Would be nice to have staff greet you with a smile and a good morning.

Decent food and venue. Better options nearby both in venue and menu on offer. The traditional British breakfast is sizeable and is good value for money. The service was decent although I think this place has unrealised potential. Perhaps shrink the menu and focus more? They do several things - lunch/breakfast/coffee/snacks but don't do any of them particularly well

Coffee was ok. Would go there over a Costa

Bacon sandwich with the tiniest bit of bacon I have ever seen!

Reasonable prices and good vibe.

Much better than it's overpriced neighbour! sit outside with a proper old fashioned coffee in a cup and watch the world go by on the heath.

Lovely coffee, but took quite a while from placing the order for the coffee to arrive at our table. (About 10 minutes)

Pretty decent cafe with variable levels of service and fairly unchanging, unimaginative but acceptable menu. However, sat in the window seats today (13/01/2019) and the experience was totally marred by the presence, in the adjacent seat, of a snoring, sleeping waitress hunched over the shelf, wearing, ironically I assume, a t-shirt with the legend ‘So, how did I do?’. Well, to be honest honey, not that well. Seriously, how could any manager sanction this? Really not a good look. Must try harder......

Lovely coffee. Rustic ambiance. Pleasant staff. Worth a visit.

This small cafe has a good choice of food on the menu. I had the egg mayo salad sandwich with salad, which was really good. Price was fine and it was not overly busy at lunchtime. This cafe is a nice little oasis of calm in the business day. Service was excellent and facilities are up to scratch. There are list of choices food-wise in Blackheath but Montpeliers’ didn’t let us down.

Nice hard working staff. Cheap cash and carry food unfortunately. Needs to come up to muster I'm afraid to survive in Blackheath.

Very enjoyable, facing sun, pleasant friendly staff.

I went there today with my nephew. We had bought food from the app Too Good To Go. The place is meant to close at 17:00 today. We got there it was 16:46 and the lights were out. We couldn't collect our order. What a desapointment! You should decide on your opening hours and stick to it?

Average cafe, high turnover of staff who seem to all be under 18 and spend a lot of time chatting to each other rather than serving customers, many better options in Blackheath

Went for breakfast and wasn’t blown away. Salmon was ice cold and scrambled eggs were runny. Won’t bother going back. Has a good view of The Heath and a great sun-trap in the summer. Staff were a bit off too..

We came here for a tea and cake and we were served very quickly by a lovely girl at the till and the young man who brought us our cakes was very pleasant and we hardly waited at all. It was a lovely cafe and have been here before to find a good service with friendly young helpful people....youthful charm each time. It has a lovely back room and is very child friendly and there were toilets which were clean but on this occasion the water was tepid and so that would be a negative but as for the service ...it was very very good. I do intend to go here again and have been here before ...the views across the heath are lovely and the old church adds to the magic of the place. i Hope the owner is proud of their cafe and their staff because I would be

Great coffee and very nice staff

As a local I cannot get my head around why I keep going back. It’s in the sun is probably the only reason. The youngsters working there arnt bad people. Who is? But the service really is consistently a shambles. Maybe I might ask the owner to hire me to improve service. 25 minutes wait for coffee. They had no clue. Happens everytime. Wrong food order. Standard

A cute little cafe and nice to go somewhere independent. Gluten free cake would be mice. The back room is quaint and charming.

Good coffee, tasty food and friendly service and all at reasonable prices.

On a Sunday morning take a trip up to Blackheath and pop in here for a coffee. Lovely cafe, great atmosphere and really nice coffee with pastries. Good amount of seating at the back and not as busy as the Costas and other chains in the village. Well worth a visit

I first came here in 2012 and then once in a while. When I read the poor reviews today I was surprised, as the coffee had always been good and the staff nice. So I went today and unfortunately there seems to have been a change in management and staff. They don‘t acknowledge you much and the coffee was probably half a shot. Think coffee from a certain bakery chain and you know what I mean. Until there is a change for the better, the Montpeliers is off my list.

I’ve been here before but thought I’d take my parents here as we wanted a quick, casual place to stop for a lunch and a cappuccino. On arrival we were greeted by warm smiles. The staff were patient and even adapted one of their paninis slightly to our taste. We did not order any cakes however previously I have had the Victoria sponge which is absolutely enormous and really really tasty! Would recommend this place to all visiting Blackheath. Very good value for money.

My daughter had a half day of auditions in Greenwich, which is a complete nightmare for parking if you do not have an English phone! It was a great relief to stumble across Montpeliers where, even on a grey December day, there was a welcome, space outside and excellent tea. It perfectly suited what I needed, wi-fi, tea and welcome. Happy bunny!

Cute spot in a great area, but everything else is very average and the service is slow.

The most miserable bar man this year - rude. Moving on swiftly to one of the town's many good histories. Stinks of fish too.

Avoid the full english – it took ages to make and when it came, it was inexplicably cold. They refunded straight away, but it really shouldn't have been served in the first place. It's not exactly a difficult dish to execute.