The Cafe in the Park in Three Rivers

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.

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!

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 .

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Just a bit pricey, but did is special.

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Decent café. Don't expect any extraordinary food or quality. It's just a small café to fill an empty stomach or satisfy children's hunger. It's an ok place to sit and rest from a walk or run. Nothing more, nothing less.

I gave 3 stars as although it is a pleasant venue the food is extremely expensive for a café, the service is very slow and at busy times it appears dirty. Having the food choice on a main board might help. When we arrived we could not even find a menu!! Shame as it spoilt our day. 26/03/23 Slightly improved recently on service and atmosphere but still very expensive for the portions on offer. Houmous should be in a little pot rather than smeared on a big plate! 23/09/23 still on the pricey side but the service the service was good. We had the park salad which was good but why do you insist on smearing the dressing on the plate??? The beetroot relish was delicious!

Great place for coffee and food in the park. Especially high-quality for a in venue food area.

One of the best meals we've had in London in a long time, including as a vegetarian (and my non-vegetarian companion agrees too) and at good value - will be back regularly for more!

Love this place. A bit expensive for what they offer

Was nice the burger at £15 was a bit pricey though. Parking free lovely area.

Lovely coffee but service is so slow.

The food is very good. On a sunny day you can eat outside at tables. But can be quite noisy inside as gets very busy especially outside of Summer.

Excellent coffee, nice fresh cakes. Very pleasant visit

Ok food, service is slow, lots of counter staff but no structure to them, maybe a lack of management or training. Quite pricey but you expect that from this kind of establishment.

Not been here for some time. Noted dog friendly area and an interesting mrnue with lots of healthy options. This was a coffee and cake visit whilst walking the dog. Greeted by a pleasant young lady. Chose cakes and coffee, put my £20 pound note down. Oh we only take cards!!!!. As I only had cash my purchases were returned. We all use plastic out of convenience, but a world without cash unthinkable. What would happen to the £10 note craftily slipped to you by a grandparent. And tips to staff. I could go on. So I will not support a business that encourages this sort of semi draconian approach. What ever happened to choose. Sorry guys not for me I am afraid. Really think people should nor support this cashless trend.

Great car park, free and plenty of space to park. The food and coffee is absolutely delicious! Cakes are even more delicious. The service was brilliant! When you place your order, you're asked your name and the waitresses bring your food/drinks to your table. Very kind ,helpful staff. There is an outside seating area as well as the ' queit area' which was great! Lots of lovely woodland to walk around

A superb sausage bap plus coffee is just the job for breakfast.

Nice coffee had here. Very busy (Sunday) with big queue but lots of seating in and out and good standard of food.

Amazed to come here and not have a single pastry/cookie/scone/cake that is vegan

I had a kids chicken Kefir burger, chips and a drink for £6 which was very good value and ample for lunch. Worth visiting the cafe.

Just had coffee which was exceptional, well placed pleasant staff, we sat outside, nice 👍

Great refreshment stop at the end of a hot but ramble. Plenty of food and drink choices. Possibly a bit understaffed at the tills. I wasn't on the walk on 13th August last year, but belated thanks to all involved in supporting my friend Andrew who arrived there overheated and dehydrated. Even sorted a taxi to the station for him.

I went with two friends for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Had very nice pea, watercress and spring onion soup with focaccia (£8.50!) which was very tasty and filling. My friend had falafels with a chilli sauce which she also enjoyed. They try to please everyone as there is a dog friendly room and also a quiet room. Staff are friendly and numerous. Would recommend but don't expect standard cafe food like sandwiches and jacket potatoes.

Healthy, Tasty and Fresh food. Staff quick and friendly... and I can bring my dog. Great scenery with walks.

This place is so good I want to keep it a secret - great salad / burger and 2 small plates so reasonable too

Gorgeous setting but please clean/jet wash your tables outside and improve your service, it’s unsanitary and disappointing for customers that expect that bit more. Otherwise it’s a gorgeous setting with a fab menu. Shame the other issues let it down.

What an absolute s**t show of a cafe! Only wanted a coffee. Waited in queue for 30 minutes for one coffee to take away. Tables were left unserviced with dirty plates from previous customers remaining meaning other customers couldn't sit down as tables were dirty. Staff can be seen behind the counter in the meantime having a nice chat without any care or awareness to the mess and long queue forming. So badly managed. Why not have a queue just for coffee take aways and staff taking orders from customers in the queue to help speed up the process? I'll be bringing my own flask of coffee and a packed lunch time that's for sure! Avoid avoid avoid

I like this place - it's wonderful to be able to walk around the aquadrome and then pop in for coffee and a cake. The coffee is decently strong and served in workman like mugs - just right for the setting which is rustic. I had a vegan chocolate cake which was very gooey and not quite 'right' - I wouldn't have it again but I'm glad they are offering vegan cakes. I will try the banana bread next time - and there will be a next time.

Very limited menu. Trout salad at £12 with specks of trout. Latkes - chef needs educating on what a latke is . It is not strips of greasy potato in an oblong. Focaccia could have been used on a building site. Friendly staff let down by very poor offering, but captive audience. Would not return .

We have been coming here for years, as it is such a relaxing place to visit. The menu changes now and again, the staff (and ownership) change too, but we continue to enjoy the cafe. The setting is lovely too. Yesterday I had the small squash dish, which was absolutely delicious. They know how to do flavours here. I also had my favourite oatmilk chai latte, which I prefer to order without too much spice (as otherwise the taste is too strong, I find). Everything was served with a smile

This place surprises and often exceeds our expectations. The quality of the food is excellent, and whilst not a hugely extensive menu still appears to have something for everyone. (I prefer non-meat options.) The service is well above average too. Serving and clearing is done in an efficient and timely way (unlike many other places!) and contributes to a pleasant experience all round. Nowhere is “cheap” these days, but this achieves good VFM.

This is a great cafe with a variety of Vegetarian and Vegan options which I loved. We tried the sharing plates and they were deliciously delightful. The portions were a good size and the service was great too.