Sawmill in Newham

Best chocolate croissants I've had in my life, still dreaming of them years later..

Best bakery and pastry in London! The food is delicious and well plated, the staff are polite and kind :) Thank you so much for everything Sawmill! Definitely recommended pistachio croissant 👌

A very cosy place which was perfect for a lazy (cloudy) Saturday snack. The pancakes were delicious!

Often closed for pre-booked parties (that’s absolutely ok,but update it on social media,so people know). Go if you want to support a local business, don't expect fireworks. Food is OK, but for that price you can get better - just walk to Stratford. No dogs allowed

Highly recommended Cozy, nice, we'll come again

A really cozy cafe in London, perfect for a relaxed breakfast! The Earl Gray tea and flat white were delicious, and the breakfast of Eggs Benedict and Florentine Eggs was simply outstanding. A great place to enjoy the morning in a quiet atmosphere. We'd love to come back!

El personal eficiente y educado sirvió buena comida. El lugar estaba limpio y ordenado. La comida era fresca y no hace falta decir muy sabrosa. Volveré otra vez, espero que pronto

Great friendly cafe and the best flat white for miles around. Really nice atmosphere they created here

Delicious scrambled eggs, excellent service, and a warm atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Quiet, prompt service, small but varied menu and clean food with lovely hot drinks

I'm in love with their pancakes and coffee.❤

Not authentic Shakshuka, made in cold canned tomato sauce with over cooked porched eggs 🍳!! It looks good in pictures but no taste Orange juice was bitter and we couldn’t even take a sip. Very disappointing food. Not good place to have shakshuka or orange juice I came here after reading good reviews on google but these are not authentic reviews

Plenty of space some nice offers on coffee and snacks. Friendly chatty staff.

the teriyaki chicken is so bad dont get it

Lovely quiche, smoothies and great strong coffee. Would recommend !

A lovely local cafe with an ambitious menu and many cake/pastry options to choose from at reasonable prices. Sometimes require booking weekend evenings. There's usually plenty of tables to choose from either by the window or tucked away somewhere quiet. It's a great atmosphere and the staff look after their customers without having too strong of a presence. Would come back again and again.

really good shop, lovely staff, very diverse, zero tolerance policy, very calm, two lovely ladies treated us nicely and asked if we was ready but was waiting for someone, bubbly customer service, will come back here again once i lose weight :D, but I see that there is low carb and high protein food here so who knows might come back soon. keep up the good work :D

Thank you so much for fitting our family of 6 in this weekend for breakfast (twice!). It was so amazing we couldn’t wait to come back the next day. Thank you so much to the lady who served us. You were so helpful and polite, and the service was absolutely amazing. The lady was apologetic for ‘slow’ service due to how busy the restaurant was however we all agreed, it was not slow service at all especially considering we were there without a booking. The food was delicious and if we were in the area again, we wouldn’t hesitate to return! Thank you for squeezing us in and for accommodating us, we really do appreciate it. Highly recommend this place!

Lovely coffee and juices, it’s a shame that even when it’s empty at the weekend they are very strict about not using a laptop. I understand when it’s busy or people want to sit down nursing a tea for 4 hours but to have 8 empty tables and turn me away when I wanted to spend £15 and an hour working on a document whilst my baby was sleeping seems a bit illogical to me.

D-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! Had the pistaccio croissant and spinach/feta roll together with a mocca coffee. The croissant was out of this world. Going back tomorrow for their pancakes 🥞

Great breakfast. Nice to have a place like this in Stratford

We’ve been here for the first time today. Delicious food, great service and atmosphere. Deffo will be back! Highly recommended

The chef should have left the chicken teriyaki alone. I really blame myself for ordering it. Nothing about the surroundings suggested that it woould be ok. It had the weirdest texture mixed with what looked like red cabbage and hard white rice. I couldn't eat it. The person I was with ordered the breakfast... which did look fine. Stick to breakfast and nix the teriyaki. Not impressed.

I recently dined here with a friend and found the experience to be quite underwhelming. From the moment we walked in, the staff member was unwelcoming and didn’t even fake a smile which set a negative tone for the evening as it looked like we disturbed him with our presence. The rustic interior adds a charming touch however the toilets are old and poorly maintained, with a strange smell that was quite off-putting. If they could improve the restroom facilities, it would greatly enhance the overall dining experience. The food was fine, but nothing particularly special or memorable. Additionally, I was surprised to be charged for the bread, as I had seen in another review that it was provided with the soup. This unexpected charge was disappointing and added to my dissatisfaction with the overall experience. Me and my friend had higher expectations based on the reviews but unfortunately they were not met therefore we won’t return here nor do we recommend it.

Pasé aquí para el almuerzo antes del evento en el estadio de Londres. Gran ambiente y deliciosa comida - el desayuno vegano era de primera clase. El lugar estaba ocupado, pero los cafés y la comida llegaron muy rápido.

Delicious everything: borsch awesome taste, Benedict salmon egg, English breakfast And the pancakes my god it is so good! I highly recommend this place Put aside the food : no need to book, no queue, there is space it’s calm and service is impeccable 👌 Like like like

Had nice BLT on sourdough bread Service was very good all very pleasant also had air conditioning which was very welcome as it was boiling outside.

Booked for a party of 9. Great food and service. Pancakes were excellent - crispy on outside, light and fluffy on the inside. The team were accommodating and brought out the cake we had with us for my Wife's birthday. Highly recommended.

One of my favourite places to eat near Stratford The ukrainian style pancake are tasty and different to the usual pancakes The dumpling were the most surprising food, as an asian I was skeptical of sour cream paired with dumpling, but was I so wrong Tasty Definitely come back again

Excellent place to hang out with friends. Food is lovely, good portion sizes and the decor is nice and cozy.😊

Very poor service, rolls were not nice and cakes were all very stale. Could not get the order right and argued about a coffee that we had paid for and never received. Would not go back.

I've been told that I have to wait up to 25 minutes for the breakfast.After 40 minutes there was no sign of food and decided to leave. And in between they serve me cold coffee. Disappointed to say the least.

◆ Price of the food/what we ordered We visited just after mid day on a weekend. We paid just over £41 for two veggie breakfasts, two oat lattes (worth noting there is an extra 50p charge for oat milk), one cheese spinach and egg croissant, and the cottage cheese and dill dumplings. It was too much food for two people. We were hungry and over-ordered. I think they provide tap water free of charge but you have to ask for it. It would be nice if it was provided upfront. ◆ Location Located on a fairly big street (West Ham Lane), pretty close to Stratford Station but a bit quieter which is nice. ◆ Interior Nice rustic style interior, feels dark and cosy inside. Fairy lights are a nice touch. The interior is bigger than it looks from the outside. The music is a mix of pop/dance/general trendy upbeat music, which doesn’t exactly match the calm and cosy visual aesthetic of the place. Not super obtrusive as it’s played at a fairly low volume but it’s definitely loud enough it makes itself heard. Not my cup of tea but most crowds probably wouldn’t have a problem with it. The toilets are unisex. There was a baby changing table which might be relevant for some folks to know. There was no hand soap in any of the toilets. The bins were overflowing with used paper towels. ◆ Customer service As far as customer service, while not unpleasant per se, it wasn’t the friendliest or most welcoming in general. You walk in, you are given a menu, told to find yourself a table and order at the till. No smiles or pleasantries exchanged. However, service was quick and efficient. Coffees came first, croissant next, followed by the breakfast and then the dumplings. Plates were cleared off the tables quickly. ◆ Food Coffee was good but there is an extra charge for non-dairy milk as noted. We really enjoyed the croissant and the dumplings were lovely, though by the time we got to eating them we were already stuffed as we accidentally ordered too much. The veggie breakfast was a good size and decent value. You don’t get a lot of bread relative to the amount of beans/other ingredients and there was a lot of liquid on the plate (unsure whether water or oil – perhaps water from the vegetables). The potatoes were really nice. To summarise, the coffee and food were quite good, service was quick although staff weren’t the friendliest bunch (though I appreciate it might be a cultural difference as most of the staff working there seemed to be non-British born, and they seemed busy). Unfortunately I can’t look past the issue of paper towel/toilet tissue all over the floor and hand soap missing in the bathroom. All that being said I will likely visit Sawmill again seeing as it has nice coffee as well as several vegetarian/vegan friendly options on the menu which I’d be interested in trying out.

Coffee and cake is really good here and well made. I would just like the staff to be a touch more cheerful. It won't put me off going, just the difference between 4 and 5 stars.

I used to come here because of the people and friendly atmosphere, not any more 🙁

Not my first time here. Probably one of the best cafes to go to in the Stratford area. Almost like a Bistro. Very good job done there. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere due to decor. Very good food.

The slim east European white guy at the counter thinks he works in Karen’s dinner, very intriguing.

My partner and I had borsch followed by the dill and cottage cheese dumplings and my partner has the pork and leek dumplings - 10 out of 10! The borsch was the best I've had in years (and I have it quite often as it's a favourite of mine). The thick spur cream and garlic brioche was the perfect accompaniment. Will definitely be back :)

This place was exactly what we needed for a breakfast! Cosy atmosphere with exceptional food and friendly service! If this was closer to home, this would be our regular!

Fantastisk vegan og vegetarfrokost og frisk presset juice. Koselig og hyggelig betjening. Det er den beste frokosten jeg har hatt i London 🌟💫🤩

Came across this place while looking for somewhere quick to grab a snack The outside has beautiful cakes and pastries in the window which look great and the sort of things you expect to see in West London Inside there is a really nice cafe style menu but then various Ukrainian dishes that are made fresh alongside the cakes and other goods. Service is very friendly polite and inside is beautiful the sort of place you can go to relax as the world goes by. For food we had a goulash and some of the dumplings (I have forgot the name apologies) This was very very tasty the goulash was a great quality and the dumplings were even better with mushroom and cabbage filling with tons of flavour. I had a double espresso to go with which was a good quality coffee. A few days later we returned for breakfast and that was just as great if not better the bread is very very nice the sausages top quality and the egg was full of flavour. There are so many dishes to try and I haven't even started on the cakes yet but if your in the area go in sit down get great service and try a variety of different dishes you will not be dissapointed this is a great place for the area with brilliant friendly service.

This place was well recommended and it lived up to the expectations and standards. Quite a popular spot and the coffee and smoothies were absolutely delicious and the pastries are amazing.

Nice decor, sadly cold beef lasagna, but tasty fruit smoothie.

I like the coffe here, it tastes good and the price is relatively modest. They also have an area on the back to spend time chilling if needed.

Disappointing to have to give the Sawmill only 2*. The breakfasts are really good as were the dishes I've had in the past. This time I had the goulash and although there was plenty of sauce to add flavour, it couldn't hide the fact that the meat was dry inside. I had to cut small pieces then smother it in sauce to make it palatable. On checking my reviews it seemed I had this last time and clearly forgot. I gave it a more favourable review and said it was marginally on the dry side. I can only assume it's not improved as it's still lacking in flavour

Absolutely lovely place - breakfasts were amazing, service great, prices reasonable and environment really lovely. Range of food extensive - we went back while visiting the area but would have liked to go again and again!

The fact that the owners were so arrogant and rude means they're russian separatists scamming on the name of Ukraine!

Love this place. Always so friendly. Great coffee and food. A must to visit!

Amazing coffee and many vegan and healthy options. The staff is always welcoming and friendly. Especially Uli is always very kind and makes the best coffee.

Great breakfasts…one meaty, one Vegan. Lovely vibe. Highly recommended. The cakes looked amazing but we were nicely full! Gorgeous fresh juice too

Amazing food, relaxed atmosphere, lots of people go with kids and sit in the back area. It's a rare gem for Stratford, you have to go to know. whether you want a meal or just cafe stuff, it's must know spot, especially if your local..... Try knce, it should be enough to convert you. I hope this place doesn't start to slack.....

Lovely desserts they make here. We had some chocolate cakes and some cinnamon roles and They were yummy. Also the staff are friendly.

Have been coming here for coffee take away for ages and decided as my mum was visiting for mother's day to take her here for breakfast. Delicious food, great atmosphere and wonderful staff. Will be returning. :)

Fabulous cafe and a great find for breakfast and brunch. Fresh squeezed apple and orange juice. Amazing Shakshuke and a range of excellent poached egg dishes. Coffee great. Friendly ppl from Ukraine. Busy and clearly well known. Excellent venue for post-fun recovery breakfast. Doesn't look so much from the outside but a wee delight within. Ideal if visiting area for ABBA Arena

Excellent place for breakfast or brunch. Amazing service and nice variety in the menu. My OJ was king of warm and tasted sweeter than expected. Overall pretty nice experience.

Awful service. Really rude staff.

Great cafe, delicious breakfast and nice atmosphere.

Мала нагоду сьогодні обідати у Sawmill cafe. Надзвичайно смачні та естетично подані страви. Ставлю 5⭐️. Кава божественна. Обов’язково повернусь.

8 of us were served brunch on a Monday morning. Food and coffees were excellent. Just the toilets needed sorting - one didn't have a lock and the other was not flushing properly but they did seem to be getting them sorted.

Great spot with calm and friendly atmosphere and service. The breakfast was nice and decent prices overall! Juices were fresh too!

Had coffee then English breakfast. Was able to swop toast and hash browns for extra egg and mushrooms. Good quality tasty ingredients. Definitely one of best cafes in Stratford. Run by Ukrainian family it also offers traditional dishes that I must work my way through

Waren 3 Mal dort, schöne Atmosphäre, sehr leckere vegetarische und vegane Angebote. Leckerer Kaffee. Bis das Essen oder der Kaffee auf dem Tisch steht kann es mal gut 15-20 min dauern, dafür schmeckte es jedes Mal hervorragend

While the pastries are lovely they also serve heartier foods. I recommend the scrumptious borscht, especially on a typically drizzly British day. You can tell that this is a venue where people become regulars. I know that if I lived in the area I would be one.

Amazing service, stuff always ready to help and so positive ♥️ very delicious food and cozy atmosphere, 100% recommended 🥰your coffee is much better than costa or Starbucks 🥳thank you!!!

I had dinner twice and a few times lunch. The last dinner left a very bad impression. Staffs were very rude and unprofessional, and the owner as well. The toilets were very dirty, and bad smells every the time that we came. The guests were left with a very bad impression of the staff. I don't recommend it 👎👎👎

it's cozy here, and very tasty👏🏼

No dogs despite what Google says

Best cafe in Stratford hands down. One of the best laté's around. Pastries ain't bad either, and the fry up.... Boom!

Been many times, not many other brunch places in the area. Food has always been tasty. All the brunch options seem good and the beetroot soup is worth a try. The one time they made a mistake with an order, they rectified it immediately

Was always getting my take aways there as the food is clean, but once i left hungry by stubborn Staff , as they newer come up with an alternative solution for me when they decided not to take 50£ note (still legal tender ) Simply had to go to another restaurant and waste another time on new preparation's for food. Feels like I Been let down by my trusty restaurant.

Went there with my friend to have some lunch over our lunch break and food took over 30 mins to come, no one has apologised or updated us on when food was coming had to go to the till twice to ask where our order was. Not impressed at all. Also had cinnamon rolls paid 4£ each and oh god, worst cinnamon rolls I ever I had, they were dry and stale, not even GAILS chance that much for their cinnamon rolls and they one is 10000000% better!!!

Nettes Personal, faire Preise, gutes Essen und ein gemütliches Ambiente. Kommen sehr gerne wieder wenn wir wieder im Lande sind. War toll!

Very good coffee. Fresh and tasty pastries. Nice service to boot. Big fan now.

Was very excited to visit As the reviews looked good. However, disappointed was an understatement. Our coffee came perfectly within 5 minutes of ordering but MY breakfast came 50 minutes later. My friend had to wait another 20 minutes. No apology. The shaksuka was not shaksuka and the pancakes were an oily mess refund was given for my shaksuka after I asked but still no apology or care given. Overpriced and should have cancelled the whole order. Such a shame as the reviews seemed great. More care definitely needed.

Awesome breakfast - tasty and fast! Lunch is also cool. Very friendly personel, cool design. totally recommend

I highly recommend Sawmill. The cuisine is great. I enjoy their dumplings and beetroot soup. That is so nice that I can taste real Ukrainian dishes. Moreover I advise you to taste Sawmill coffee. That is nice as well. Staff is so friendly and welcoming. I visit this place very often.

Very nice food and excellent service Cosy area very discreet Love it

Nice restaurant with good ambience. I visited with my friend for Sunday brunch and loved the interior. The staff are friendly but overworked and seemed very stretched but the coffee was great! My friend ordered the banana pancakes (delicious!) and I ordered eggs royale, which were also delicious except for the last bite where I realised there was a snail on my plate…… Very nice food, coffee and ambience apart from the snail - please wash your salad before serving!

Visited with family and had a mix of pancakes and sawmill full English. Great food and some lovely healthy drinks. Prices reasonable for London.

Friendly service and great food!

Delicious spot of brunch, I will be back again soon

Proper homecooked food. Had the chicken stroganoff with roasted baby potatoes. DELICIOUS!

A nice cafe no doubt, very nice interior but this feeling was shortlived as I sensed hostility for people of colour, my cousin and I were served but it was a very stern approach towards us, it was almost like yeah you're here as customers, but we don't like you and are putting up with your presence, so sad in today's day and age when you are made to feel this way, for no reason whatsoever, so apparent and sad to see that sadly the staff have a dislike to us. Which is so sad, as we want to support local businesses and we were polite and very respectful.

Great little cafe. Awesome coffee and serene environment.

Дуже смачна кухня Офіціант також молодець Рекомендуєм!

Nice clean restaurant not far from the old shopping Mall. I ordered the veg breakfast and latte. The food came in good time, everything was hot and fresh. The latte was lovely. The waiting staff were nice and helpful. Good food and service.

Nice place however the staff didn't really give the kind of customer service I'd like to see at a local place to eat. They will rely on return custom and to not greet or smile all your customers isn't on. It seemed a hastle for the server to let us know what cakes were what - if you don't have enough staff to explain these things perhaps think about better signage. Also don't answer your mobile phone whilst people are waiting. Maybe they only like customers who look like them - I don't know. I'm not sure if go back either. Have since been back and service is much improved. So will give 1 more star : )

It's my favourite place to eat and drink at Stratford. It is very homely 😍☕💞

Gorgeous borscht, lovely staff, lovely atmosphere.

Ordered egg royale which contains a great taste that will make you addicted :) and also shakshuka. Shakshuka is cooked Mediterranean sytle-low fat great taste. Lastly, pancakes. Buttery and puffy, with a mouth watering cream. I suggest this local cafe for everyone around

Mi amigo sugiere Sawmill para el almuerzo. Revisé el menú en línea de antemano y me gustó su aspecto. Pedimos Lamb Hotpot, brocheta de pollo a la parrilla y pollo teriyaki (no en el menú en línea). Las raciones estaban bien. todos incluían arroz, pero el arroz vegetal indicado con el pollo terminó siendo simple. El total para 3 de nosotros, incluidos los refrescos, fue de alrededor de 35.El lugar es relajado con una iluminación sutil. El servicio fue realmente bueno. Una vez que sirvieron nuestra orden, nos dejaron solos.

Cycled here having read the good reviews. Got a takeaway and took to the park just round the corner. Good coffee, lovely food and very friendly staff

Great coffee, cakes and savouries. Perfect for taking into the park!

He estado yendo a Sawmill durante casi 4 años y siempre he estado contento con la comida, las bebidas y el servicio. Sin embargo, mi opinión sobre el lugar se ha vuelto negativa debido a mi experiencia las últimas veces que visité. Específicamente, la semana pasada cuando fui allí me encontré con una camarera increíblemente grosera, las 3 veces. Tenía los ojos claros, una especie de cabello rojo y ayer llevaba un top blanco. Ella trajo los platos míos y de mis amigos y casi los arrojó sobre la mesa, le pedimos un poco de agua y ella respondió muy groseramente "ve y tómalo tú mismo" mientras se alejaba y nos daba la espalda. La otra vez que fui allí, nuevamente esta semana, cuando estaba ordenando, le pregunté qué contenía uno de los platos y ella respondió groseramente diciendo "lo que ves" y rodó los ojos. También pedí un zumo de naranja fresco y era simplemente imposible de beber y muy caro. Desafortunadamente, no visitaré el aserradero nunca más. Ha sido tan bueno a lo largo de los años y solía visitarlo casi todas las semanas. El personal tiene una actitud horrible y los propietarios deberían hacer algo al respecto.

Lovely lovely Sunday roast for under a tenner!! I will add photos next time I go

Είναι η δεύτερη φορά που επισκέπτομαι το συγκεκριμένο καφέ και μένω πάντα απόλυτα ευχαριστημένη. Φοβερός capuccino και scrambled eggs! Ζεστό περιβάλλον, φιλική εξυπηρέτηση και μεγάλη ποικιλία. Θα το επισκεφθώ πάλι όταν βρεθώ στην περιοχή!

Used to really enjoy this place before as food was delicious and portion sizes reasonable. However the portion sizes have more or less halved and the prices have remained the same. You can spend less than half the lunch prices and get more closer to Stratford centre . Last time I buy lunch here, very sad

Laptop & family friendly environment with amazing staff which cater your needs and substitutions. Gorgeous coffee art!! A real swoon of a casual work, brunch and sweet desserts.

Went there on Saturday (to have some Georgian food). The food was nice, but we were waiting 1.5 (!) hours for the main course. Some of us ended up having their main at home as a takeaway. Unfortunately, the service is not that great :(

Heard good things about it. So i went there with a friend, there were 2 big dogs hanging out and chilling. Pets in a food establishment is not acceptable, you dont even see pets in Mc Donalds to be fair. Wont go again because i know what happens when im not there.