The Cafe in the Park in Three Rivers

It would help the service if you were given a numbered spoon or table marker so that the server could find where to deliver the food.

A lovely cafe with a great lunch menu, cakes and snacks, plus ethical hot and cold drinks. We enjoy coming here for the relaxed atmosphere and food, which we justify to ourselves walking around the lakes!

The cafe is based in a really nice surroundings, and the staff is lovely. But out of 3 dishes we ordered, only one had some sort of taste, and none of these dishes were cheap. Not really worth the money. If we visit next time, we will most likely stick to the coffee and some of tbeir bakery products only.

Take away service, very friendly and chatty gentleman serving,

First time visiting your cafe, it's was very busy with all ages most with dogs too, lovely to see so many families eating and chatting, such variety of hot and cold food and drinks, very friendly, attentive and welcoming staff, thank you for everything

Very busy Sunday lunchtime, with families and dog walkers out for a stroll around the aquadrome lakes. managed to get a table for 2 and enjoyed coffees and two small dishes from a very imaginative 'tapas' style menu. We enjoyed a charming light lunch for £20. Great VFM.

Very good coffee and cakes Staff very efficient inspite of the crowd

Nice place to stop and have a coffee after a relaxing walk

Food was tasty however very over priced. Small amount of beans and one piece of toast which aren’t exactly expensive to add more of. The potato rosti was more like a door wedge, not a very nice flavour and extremely dense. £29 for two breakfasts with out drinks, a further £9 for two coffees.

I have been going here twice a month for breakfast. Unfortunately, the quality of food is dropping as the price goes up. Next time I plan to eat elsewhere then walk the park

Amazing selection of cakes and sweet treats to choose from at the counter. The coffees and other drinks that my wife and I ordered were also great. We originally found the Cafe in the Park as a half-way point to stop at along our journey, but will definitely return again.

Rickmansworth Aquadrome is a must visit place, and this is a cafe inside the place with plenty of options available for coffee , brunch, lunch. Well behaved dogs are allowed. It has got washrooms 🚻 and also plenty of FREE parking. It has got 2 lakes with boating options and limited yatching options. It has a great kids playarea, plus picnic area. I will put my vlog and upload thr video link here.

Very annoying that the Quiet Room closes 90mins before closing time. Cannot think of a valid reason for this apart from being convenient for staff rather than customers. The rest of the cafe is so noisy with families, children and dogs making the quiet room a benefit for others preferring a calmer experience. Not sure I’ll come again when it’s closed, the rest of the place is too manic.

I found a staff at Vet's café very rude and set in their ways. I had gone in to get something sugary to help someone having a hypoglycaemic incident, when I attempted to get to the front of the Q, the person behind the till wouldn't listen to me and when I finally got something they refused outright to take physical cash but insisted on a card payment. They seem on flexible and very rude

Disappointing breakfast, avocado tasted woody and lacked seasoning, the plate was cold, which made the potato’s and egg luke warm at best. This cost I think just over or under £13…with hindsight outrageous At £4.10 for a gingerbread latte this experience left me feeling out of pocket and still hungry.

At present they have some great veggie options. Today I had cauliflower cheese croquettes, also the teriyaki broccoli (which I ordered without chilli). The food was absolutely delicious, really tasty. Worth every penny (though not cheap - what is, nowadays?!)

Excellent food, was very surprised!! Very!! Excellent value friendly staff, great for families. Definitely recommend.

Went here for a spot of lunch with a friend. Wanted the soup but it was out of stock. Opted for the mushroom ragu instead. Disappointed on two fronts; firstly the portion size could only be described as fit for a starter, secondly whilst tasty the dish was only luke warm. Just left feeling a bit ripped off for the £10 paid for the dish.

Nice little cafe, outside seating or a small dog friendly bit inside. Cakes all looked delicious. We decided on small plate sharing lunch. Food was really nice, tad under seasoned. Coffee was great! Price not too bad for what we had. Would stop again.

This place used to have a great menu and a good service. But lately their options are limited, expensive and painfully slow in preparation. But worst of all is that the staff seems to focus mostly on when to close down. So if you arrive 30 minutes before closing, forget about sitting in the pet-friendly area, because the staff has closed it down for cleaning. So if you are there with a pet (as many of us are at the Aquadrome) you have to use the absolutely dreadful outside seats - winter or summer!

Stupidity expensive to the point of being a rip off!

Brownies & Blondies are brilliant after a brisk walk around the aquadrom. Perfect for offsetting any burnt off calories.

basic café in the park. Great for warming up.

I loved coming here about 7 years ago, but now it's too expensive. Everything for lunch seemed to cost £15. When I ate here previously it was good quality, but they seem to want to be a high end gastro eatery rather than a cafe.

Fantastic coffee and friendly staff.

Very expensive just for a drink I had one of there flavoured lemonades and it was between £3-£4 the cakes on display were from £4 up for a slice

Ten minutes late and we couldn't order breakfast on the weekend after 12pm. Weekdays seem to be better for a quicker service. Food options are good and taste nice, but the kitchen feels over worked however. If I go again it'll have to be on a weekday.

We use this cafe every week and the coffee is most delicious, but please please clear your tables and empty your bins both inside and out. We sat outside today and pigeons helping themselves to left overs on uncleared tables. As this is a place for young and old and familys this is not hygeinic in any way and considering your prices are on the high side not acceptable. This is a similar situation every week.

Good cup of tea. Free parking . Large slices of cake. which we share . Helpful staff. Lots of walk from here Pleasant outdoor seating area. We've only ever had tea and cake here after a walk so can't comment on the lunch menu.

Great coffee, but usually there's a long and slow moving queue. Sausage rolls and cakes are amazing, rest of food is a bit expensive, and not that great.

Nice little local cafe with dog friendly area and great coffee

Food is expensive and the service a bit slow.

Nice cafe in a nice area with plenty of good walks

£4.50 for this ice cream ! Thats an absolute rip off. I remembered that they are not cheap here, therefore, I didn't ask for a flake or any other toppings as with these the price would have been probably £6,00 or more ! I regularly go to Hampstead where in Venchi - located on Hampstead High Street I get a real Italian gelato for exactly same price (btw, their gelato is the same size) - and that’s in Hampstead, one of the most expensive post codes in London !

Got an ice cream and a drink. Have gotten coffee and a food previously and those have been good as well..we like this cafe for a quick stop while we walk around the waterways

Had lunch and coffee there yesterday, absolutely wonderful place! The food is so delicious and healthy with it, superb coffee, staff a friendly and helpful, and it has nice big tables and benches inside and out! Will visit again as soon as possible, such quality is rare!

Slowest cafe in the world. Avoid the take away line, the barista is super slow!

OVER PRICED!!! Way too expensive and they've put there prices up again! No wonder they made £10,000 at the weekend. Ive been here a couple of times hoping for better service...and no ...Service is slow. It was great when it first opened now it just seems greed has taken over. The food looked lovely and the cakes but almost £5 for coffee!!!! Even tea. I'd rather walk to the town or down the canal to get a coffee that's reasonably priced. Just very disappointed...need Competition. Go to cafe @ lock 81 that's what I would recommend. Found it the other day.

A wonderful spot for lunch or a snack when you're walking at Rickmansworth Aquadrome. Excellent coffees, speciality drinks & home baked goods.

Lovely coffee & a smashing tasting brownie.. Great dog friendly room as well..

“The prices at these cafes are typically high—just under £20 for four ice creams that weren’t even gelato or Mr Whippy, just basic vanilla ice cream! Come on, guys, step up your game and offer real ice cream! Another issue is that they only accept card payments and don’t take cash. This might be contributing to the high prices since they have to cover transaction fees for each card payment.” Will be buying ice cream next door in Tesco’s as a fraction of the price and get the ice creams people want.

Dog friendly different sections to eat in or outside. Varied foods to eat as well as a crêpe takeaway.

We stopped for brunch enroute to Milton Keynes- what a find! Free parking, warm welcome, lovely menu, free tap water, multiple areas to sit from two outside areas, a dog room, a quiet room and the main room. Chose Shakshuka for brunch and hubby had full English. Great quality food, very flavoursome and beautifully presented. Followed by a walk around the lake and canal - highly recommended!

I've been a regular visitor to this place for a while now. I really enjoy the area, and since I live nearby, it's convenient for me. The service is consistently friendly and professional, and the food is good. However, the prices are quite steep for a cafe located in a park. Moreover, I find it perplexing that there's no air conditioning inside, particularly when it's 30 degrees outside. It's hard to fathom how the staff manages to work in such conditions while the cafe operates as usual. As a customer, I believe this should be addressed. I found it uncomfortable to sit inside, and it's concerning to think about the employees having to work in such high temperatures.

Food is yummy . Car park is very closed to cafe . After walk around the lake then went to cafe .service are very good and fast moving queues. Location is very good park with lake .i was First time visit here .unbelievable viewing and very busy area. I am highly recommend this cafe and lake area .also kids outdoor play area as well but not to big .

Pretentious and overpriced. Not the best place to go if you have children, are looking for variety( the menu is tiny),or if your hungry and looking for value for money. Better to stop at Tesco on the way before you reach the aquadrome.

This was a lovely little cafe and a nice place to chill out for a coffee, snack or lunch with the kids.

Stopped for lunch halfway thru a cycle. Mushroom Ragu was excellent as were the cakes - particularly the Carrot Cake.

Not a bad place at all ! Quite a nice vibe; save from the quiet room being very loud, (which was challenging for my disabilities) and the vegetarian options looked nice however the brioche buns on the burgers were quite dry (feeling somewhat stale) and the Kids burger didnt come with cheese :( Ultimately seems like a lovely place for Coffee and okay for a quick meal if you are hungry, but not the best for food over all. Servers were lovely, however, and the décor is nice. Thank you

A really good quality eatery in the park.

Lovely cafe, it is run along the lines as a green planet friendly cafe.

Lovely hot day and glad to get an ice cold drink. To be honest, the place looks very tired and could do with a makeover. Especially the outside seats and benches which are semi rotten. Luckily it's in a beautiful setting, so it was a case of get your order and walk away. Surprised nobody else has highlighted this yet.

Fantastic food and coffee every time! The food tastes fresh and there's a great choice. Slightly more expensive but you pay for what you get so it's worth the money

Wonderful coffee and cakes etc, especially after a lovely stroll around the Aquadrome.

This is a great park for walking and picnics by the lakeside.

Dreadful place. Arrived at 1.00 for a quick lunch with some friends before walking round the lakes. Terribly poor choice of items on the menu, and half of those that were on the menu they had run out of - by 1.00 pm. If you want stodgy cakes or chips fine. For anything else, don't waste your time.

This is nice little cafe literally in the park. Staff is really polite. Food is tasty and with the surrounding atmosphere feels good to be here.

Great little cafe. Easy to get to and easy to park. Outstanding coffee. I was actually astounded by how good the coffee was. I think this coffee comes a very close second to a specialised Japanese coffee expert I visited once in Japan. Would highly recommend!

Visited here as part of a walk from Denham to Rickmansworth aquaradrome. Ideal place to refresh and relax for a bit. Good to see it was busy with so many other people enjoying themselves. I sat on a bench at the front, there are tables to the side and also a dog friendly area. Handily there are toilets opposite. I was grateful for the vegan chocolate cake and Lemonaid+ on a warm sunny day.

The drinks fridge has been broken for months so there’s no cold drinks, you used to be able to ask for a glass with ice, but now their ice machine has broken.

Nice outdoor seating to make the most of the sun. Long queues and didn’t stock Coke Zero.

Lovely staff. Excellent location. Good choice of snacks.

The food was lovely, the girl that served me was lovely, but a member of staff being abrupt with a colleague in front of the public wasn't nice to see. The girl in question looked deeply embarrassed, and to be honest it was hard to watch.

Reasonable if you don’t mind a lot of screaming children

Arranged to have Saturday lunch here as the location was convenient for a group of friends. After queuing for 15 minutes we each ordered a burger, one meat, one chicken, one vegetarian. The brioche buns on each burger were very dry and crumbly, and none of us ate them. The chicken and the beef burgers were well cooked and flavoursome, but my friend’s herby falafel burger was too herby and overpowered the flavour of the falafel. Rosemary chips were delicious however. After a walk around the lakes we returned for coffee and cake and again waited about 15 minutes to order (this was at 3.45 when they were preparing to close). Our cakes were all amazing - lemon meringue cruffin, bronut and chocolate brownie. I think if we came back to this Cafe we would just come for coffee and cake or to try the breakfasts which looked amazing.

I feel it is expensive, and the menu is limiting. The location is nice though.

Simply great! Dog friendly, lovely food, nice coffee and superb location.

Good selection of small plates and cakes, everything we tried was lovely and well made. Will happily go back again

Super spot for all, dog area too! Food qood quality and real. The rosemary chips were an excellent accompaniment to the children's dish.

One of my favourite places for coffee and low sugar carrot cake

It's a nice cafe in a beautiful park. The food is good but pricy, I suppose it's because the car park is free. The let down is the service. The waiting time is far too long for both ordering and being served. We waited about an hour from queuing to order to start eating. I know it's a popular place and weekend can get quite busy. But it doesn't feel they are willing to make any improvements to customers experience as it has been like this for a long time.

Really nice.Can be very busy.Great staff,very helpful and friendly.

Alway friendly and helpful staff will always be back here

Lovely food and presentation. A bit on the pricer side i.e. Shepard's pie for £16 but good quality.

Following a walk up to Croxley Moor and back along the Canal, I had a magnificent Fish Bouillabaisse and Sourdough Roll - absolutely delicious. The menu is short but everyone on the walk thoroughly enjoyed their food.

Very loud, refuses to take cash, had tea for two and pot was barely half full just enough for little more than a cup each. One staff member was in dire need of new uniform, wearing a very faded, torn and frayed tshirt

Love the food and drink here. Great atmosphere, fab range of food and delicious coffee. Lots of sweet treats on offer too. I had the vegetarian breakfast and a flat white coffee, would highly recommend!

Always a pleasure to have cakes and coffee after a long walk🥰

Food & service okay but table wonky. A little expensive.

Good choice on menu and lots of nice cakes to choose from. Coffee was lovely.

Dog friendly, lots of seating indoors and outside, quiet zone and ice cream 🍦

Just a bit pricey, but did is special.

This is the ordinary park café with an extraordinary food quality. Honestly, good restaurant level. I felt the need of taking a picture and sharing this comment after the first bite. I will definitely come often.

My friend had the fish stew with mussels and prawns, I gave her half of my focaccia as no bread had been supplied for her, she went in and asked to buy a piece, they said no as it's not on the computer. Pathetic. We will bring our own bread next time!!!!

A lovely spot, but I dislike having to pay .50p extra for non-dairy milks. The allergy tax is real, and unjustified

"Posh shepherds pie" cost me £16.50, and was the most expensive item on the menu. It was most disappointing. The "shepherds pie" was five inches in diameter and one inch deep. The top three quarters of an inch was blobs of potato, while the measley bottom quarter of an inch was lamb. Oh, included in the price we're two three inch thick pieces of sourdough bread. What an utter rip off. I basically paid £16.50 to fill up on sourdough bread with a thin spread of shepherds pie.I wouldn't recommend eating here unless you have very deep pockets and don't mind paying extortionate prices for not a lot at all.

Staff polite and efficient, food top notch, service quick.

On a New Year's Day, this cafe was exceptionally busy, but the staff were pleasant and working hard to keep up with customer demand, well done! We were told there would be a 30 minute wait for food, expectations managed. We had brought a trivia game to keep our intergenerational family amused, and before we knew it, the food had arrived. I love the variety of food they serve, particularly the vegetarian offerings. Thank you for a wonderful cafe experience!

Great coffee and tea and nice food selection as well!

Had coffee in the quiet room, the main room is very loud, not in a bad way. There's always a good choice of cakes and they're always delicious

Arrived on a dull winter afternoon, first visit. Enjoyed a late lunch, which was delicious. I chose the chicken Caesar burger, and my husband chose the seabass. All freshly cooked and tasty. I wasn't expecting chips as well, but they came and were very tasty with salty rosemary flavours. The burger was complemented with a garlicky dressing. Finished up with flat white coffee, which also hit the spot. The rustic decor and menu choices make it a place to highly recommend.

A wonderful surprise, glorious soup, hummus, bread and lunch, then a perfect walk around the lake. But the food here was so so good.

Lovely place to stop for a coffee or something to eat. Good selection of drinks and food available, fresh cakes are always worth a look. Staff are friendly and helpful. Set in nice surroundings with excellent walks. Also available are treats for dogs so it's not just the walkers that can relax with a treat but the dogs as well.

Best place to hangout with friends and family... spent good time and had a every snacks, juices 😋😋

Never disappoints.. Delicious food, freshly made food delivered in minutes..

Excellent and consistent food. Coffee is average. Helpful staff.

Burned both hands as the lids don't fit properly :(

Nice location and food - a bit expensive and slow queue to be served. Great to have a quiet area!

The lunch menu is very trendy and we couldn't get a sandwich. Ordered a burger which was huge perhapd too big. Service a little slow.

Great food in a great location. Great to tuck I after a walk around the lakes.