The Parlour in Hackney

Had a lovely brunch in Stoke Newington on a Sunday morning. Great atmosphere, good standard on service, and friendly staff, especially our server Faith. It's definitely a great place to have breakfast/brunch in Stoke Newington.

Poor service. Had to wait for a long time for servers to take our order and only did after we walked over to ask. Got us the wrong order and also missed giving sides (we got it only when we asked for it). Food was rather average and not value for money.

Absolutely love this place. Food is always perfect

Good food, friendly staff and good atmosphere. Lovely place.

Lovely food and great service, one of my favourite places in N16.

Amazing food, amazing service. My local go to spot, always hits the spot! Highly recommend

Lovely atmosphere, the food is amazing and I would recommend.

Absolutely love this coffee shop !! The atmosphere is warm and inviting, the staff is always friendly, and the coffee is simply amazing. Whether you’re looking for a cozy spot to work or a place to relax with friends, this is the perfect choice. The pastries are fresh, and the attention to detail in every cup is impressive. Highly recommend!

This place is really amazing. Food is really great and staffs are very lovely. Specially very thank to Ali. We definitely visit again 😊😂

Beautiful food, beautiful place, great service. Thanks Ali!

Lovely Café – we went in for coffee. Ambiance pleasant and it is popular with locals. Great varied menu and we will happily return for breakfast or lunch – or a snack. It was warm on a cold day and our greeting was warm and friendly too. Coffee was good – and we were tempted by the Carrot and Orange Cake! It was absolutely delicious – moist light and flavoursome. Probably the best we’ve had anywhere. Staff were great, toilets spotless. Happy to recommend it.

Encantador Café – entramos a tomar café. Ambiente agradable y es popular entre los lugareños. Gran menú variado y con gusto volveremos para el desayuno o almuerzo – o un aperitivo. Era cálido en un día frío y nuestro saludo fue cálido y amable también. El café era bueno – y fuimos tentados por la Zanahoria y Orange Cake! Era absolutamente delicioso – ligero húmedo y sabroso. Probablemente el mejor que hemos tenido en cualquier lugar. El personal era genial, baños impecables. Encantado de recomendarlo.

Great food and very good service

The carrot cake was amazing! Lovely staff too

Cute little place. Very friendly staff

I recently visited this cafe and had a mixed experience. I ordered the breakfast burrito, but unfortunately, it was pretty average—it lacked flavor and didn’t stand out as anything special. My flat white was also a bit disappointing, though I’ll admit I might be biased since I’m originally from Melbourne, Australia, where coffee standards are high! On the positive side, the customer service was good—the waiters were very friendly and attentive. The decor and atmosphere were also lovely, with plenty of natural light streaming in through the skylights, making it a bright and inviting space. However, there were a few small oversights. For example, I was missing a knife and fork, and we had to ask for table water. Additionally, when we wanted to leave and pay, we got up and went to the counter, only to be told to return to our table and wait 5 minutes for the waiter to bring the bill. While I appreciate that this might be their process (and the waiter was extremely nice about it), it wasn’t the most convenient or ideal customer experience. My partner ordered the cilbir, which they enjoyed, so that was a plus. Overall, it’s a decent spot with room for improvement, especially in the food and attention to detail.

Great food, veggie options, amazing cakes. Relaxed environment and great service.

Lovely spot with friendly staff and a great menu - simple and well executed. Our latest visit was for my wife's birthday, which gave us the excuse to add a slice of cake after the main meal. Their red velvet cake is one of the best I've ever had!

Staff very rude. I will not be returning.

Huevos baratos de calidad utilizados para el desayuno. Las tostadas también estaban en trozos de pan muy finos. No es genial. Se fue sintiendo hambre. 8 £ caro para los huevos en tostadas, especialmente usando huevos pequeños y mantequilla no apropiada.

Perfect service, cozy atmosphere and the dishes we chose (my wife and I), the traditional English breakfast and the scrambled eggs on toast, were very tasty. We will definitely return to try other dishes.

It is one of the must visit place on Church street. I love the coffee and the the parlour breakfast.

Very friendly service very good choices of cakes.

I love The Parlour! Amazing food, a warm atmosphere, and the perfect spot for a cosy meal or coffee. Highly recommend!

Lovely staff. Great coffee and cake. Very accomodating.

Fantastic brunch spot, healthy, fresh tasty food. Good service and lovely vibe. Also has gluten free options.

¡Comida fantástica! Gran tamaño de las porciones y el personal muy amable / servicial. Definitivamente les importa mucho y se nota. Las ensaladas que vienen con las comidas son algunas de las mejores que hemos probado. ¡Buena selección para verduras también!

An extensive Med/Middle East + brunch classics menu with well executed dishes. A long seeded roll with prawn cocktail, avocado and rocket dressed with good olive oil was tastier than most and the offer to lightly toast it appreciated.

Its a great spot for coffee lovers. Definitely recommend the pancakes!

Tasties salmon pie ive ever had! Friendly staff, cozy ambient and very good prices.

I was staying across the street and for convenience we chose the Parlour to try the traditional English breakfast. What a pleasant surprise, delicious food, excellent service and beautiful decor and ambiance. We ended up going back once again on our last day in London (including with our bags!). They gave us all the support, getting us a table with more space to leave our bags. I highly recommend this place!

Not a fancy place but great neighbourhood place. V popular all day. Edit. Popped in again. Seems they have had a bit of work done. Looks nice and still attentive service. Thanks!

Food was absolutely amazing! Staff are very friendly! Recommend without hesitation & can’t wait to come back :)

The service from the moment we stepped through the door was excellent. The food was delicious too. Will definitely go back

My wife and I have had four or five visits here, and we've never failed to be impressed. The food is always good. Fine selection.

Nice independent local cafe with lovely pastries and breads

A very good addition to the Stoke Newington Church St café scene. Wide range of classic English and Mediterranean breakfast, brunch and lunch dishes - the shakshuka was well spiced and rich - with a tempting display of counter home bakes.

Small cafe in Church Street, Stoke Newington. Tables inside available on two levels with a second area down a few steps toward the rear of the cafe. Massive selection of breakfast and lunches all home prepared and wonderfully presented. Good coffee too. Would recommend the Huevas Rancheros, very tasty indeed.

Love this place. Love the vibe, the people working there and the food. Just as good as always.

A pesar de la bonita decoración interior y la seductora selección de pasteles en la ventana, este café / restaurante realmente no estuvo a la altura de las expectativas. El menú es bueno con una atractiva selección de alimentos y bebidas, aunque al ver los tamaños de las porciones, los precios son altos. La comida estaba bien presentada, pero la relación calidad-precio era pobre con porciones pequeñas. El personal parecía poco interesado y no escondió el hecho de que querían que nos fuéramos para poder cerrar - a media tarde. Experiencia extraña y decepcionante en general.

the images shown for what you ordered are not what you actually get. ordered what was shown as a veggie sausage roll but instead received a burn sausage.

Our order was missing the sourdough bread, and the just eat system does not allow me to describe what was missing from the order, so I had to request a refund for the whole thing. Overall I’ve had much better menemen elsewhere

Bad experience here. Was given off smelly prawns that I had to send back. Got a replacement that was more expensive with eggs that tasted of vinegar and was made to pay for it despite asking to have it removed from the bill.

¡Qué hallazgo tan encantador para tropezar! Mi marido y yo fuimos a una visita muy retrasada al encantador Clissold Park desde Islington y necesitábamos un café sentado - aventurarse en Church Street se encontró con este fabuloso restaurante del barrio. Si no te atrae la elección de cannoli, natas, pasteles y bollería en la ventana, aventúrate a probar el amplio y sabroso menú de desayuno / almuerzo / almuerzo. Realmente hay algo para todos - todo en un ambiente acogedor y peculiar con un gran y amable servicio - desde tazones de granola con frutas frescas a tortitas - a través de lasaña a una variedad de panini tostados - y mucho más en el medio ... y un buen café! Igualmente bueno para una gota en solitario - en el café y un buen libro, en pareja o con amigos y familiares.

3 1/2 stars | Looked very inviting from the outside and the menu looked promising. The food was average and did not quite live up to expectations. The Spanish omelette was bland and overcooked and the gluten-free bread was so solid, I could barely cut it with my knife. On the plus side: Poached eggs and halloumi were nice and the service was friendly and welcoming and the toilets were clean.

It was a hot day, I had taken a massive 60 GBP order of take out from Parlour. I came back to the restaurant to let them know that I think some of their items are not tasting very good because of the heat that some things had started to go off--namely the salad. The staff were initially very nice about it and were happy to give me something as an apology which i thought was very nice and the issue was about to be resolved. We all understand these things can happen on a hot day - and it is always important to compensate your customer who spent a ton of money on items that they ultimately threw away because they were not enjoyable to eat. Mid conversation the manager came in completely denied everything I said or that i could possibly have a negative opinion. Tasted said item said it was fine. Served me some by slapping some on a plate and demanded I try it again in this really antagonistic manner. Im not coming to a restaurant to have fights. I was here quietly giving you a heads up about something that's going wrong in your kitchen in a supportive manner. To be barked at in this way was soo unnecessary and entirely unacceptable. I am never coming to this place again. To be honest what was edible from the food was completely bland and tasteless in the first place but i had overlooked that and was really coming to give you a friendly tip on my way back home. What a weird way to treat your customers

Delicious food and great matcha latte. I'm gluten free and they had a lot to choose from and also some incredible gf cakes!

Visitado Stoke Newington Desayuno en The Parlour encantador menú Tomé las tortitas y mi esposa tomó el desayuno inglés. Bien presentado y buena comida

Great food, nice staff. A bit pricey. It's better to go there on weekdays rather than weekends.

Good food, disappointing coffee.

Love the place on a sunny Sunday morning, it's pretty quiet and very enjoyable. Great food, lots of delish veggie and vegan food. Fresh salad bar available daily, very tasty.

The donuts are not very good for the price.

EDIT: Received a reply to my email offering a free cake plus a refund of the difference. Will be back :) I ordered one thing for £4.95 and another for £4.45, so total £9.40. I have just noticed I was charged £11.53. The food was pretty good though.

Ordered the cilbir which was great but poached eggs were very close to boiled which took away from the dish. Otherwise chilli oil and flavours were amazing!

Very lovely and cozy place, the stuff was very friendly.

I rarely write reviews, but I have express my disappointment in the service and coffee quality. After waiting at the counter for some time, I was directed to sit, where I was never served. I re-approached the counter after not being served. I received a latte that tasted burnt, and overall undrinkable. Overall, an unpleasant experience

Loved this place. Delicious food and nice atmoshphere.

Yes - I know £73 for brunch, four people, no alcohol - is expensive. But this is Church Street - the epicentre of the young and cool in North London. The cafe is warm, friendly and the service is good. The front of the cafe is the best spot to sit - we were at the back which was fine but the toilet hand dryer was intrusive! The menu for brunch is full of delights and we all had a good feed - from the carnivores to the veggies we were all happy and stuffed. The coffees were good but luke warm and the pancakes were the star of the meal - freshly made and fluffy. I will definitely visit again and try some other delight on the menu.

Plastic cake Coffee - Been in here a few times, despite having a lump of plastic in the pie, so it must be quite good!

Venue is small but worth a little wait, the food looks great at the counter and the cakes too. I was the only one to have breakfast, it wasn't great, runny eggs, tepid toast, over cooked sausage, warm beans. Little thing like that makes a difference, but my friends loved theirs. Service is great with a nice atmosphere. I'll deffo go for the salads etc next time. Cheers

I bought a sausage roll (meat) and a cinnamon bun, to take away. The ‘meat’ was a white like substance, alarmingly soft and chewy, with no flavour. The pastry was without merit. I couldn’t finish it. The cinnamon bun was stale, but had a nice taste. I fear it was yesterday’s.

The staff were all very nice and friendly. I had the Traditional Breakfast, it was very tasty and a good portion. Would definitely come again if around the area!

I never write reviews but the staff here were so friendly and the atmosphere was really intergenerational, friendly and just lovely. The food was gorgeous and the portions were huge!

Delicious, healthy, reasonably priced, original recipes and style 💚

missing carrot juice spoiled the moment

The worst shakshuka I’ve ever had. It’s like someone opened a can of tomato on a plate, cracked open an egg, and just served it. So watery, tomato completely raw, no flavour. The only place in my life where I asked to remove the service charge from the bill. Edit: 2 days later I’ve come down with a stomach bug

Best food , and friendly service

Online reservation went well and reminder sent too. Warm welcome by staff upon arrival, seated immediately, given time to choose dining options, courteous customer service throughout the dining experience. Second visit to The Parlour for the reasons outlined above, lovely food and ambiance. Definitely recommend The Parlour, Stoke Newington.

Best brownie I had so far in London. Gooey, chocolatey, even served warm

Decent coffee, but 50p additional charge for a shot of oat milk with an already pricey Americano? It's 2023..

Lovely little restaurant with super friendly staff!

Update- still the king of church street. Been going here for years and am never ever disappointed. Great food, in a lovely environment served by nice people. Two tips: put those amazing salads on the counter on the main menu and make some new laminated menus - the current ones are a bit manky.

Chilled atmosphere, staff were warm and helpful, food yummy - perfect escape from rubbish weather!

We have our weekend morning coffee and cake here. The staff are very welcoming. I am intolerant to both lactose and gluten (low FODMAP). Their mandarin cake is lovely and fits into my dietary restrictions. It would be lovely if they could have more delicious choices that apply.

Been to The Parlour a couple of times now with fairly large groups each time. It's always been a great experience for us and the food and prices are really good.

Although the food was great, I left with a bad taste over the bill. The prices are +20% if you eat in, but I didn’t find out until I asked for the bill. Other than that great food and staff.

Red velvet cupcake was stale, dry and tasteless. Definitely not worth it being near £4 with the size either.

Super sweet little cafe (although it's bigger than it looks from the outside), well suited to the area, the staff seem happy, big smiles and pleasant service. Food came quick, and drinks were super quick. The presentation was great, and the meals were delicious. Will be back.

I go there often for brunch and they have very nice options. Not overpriced as some other options around. Staff is always nice as well. I'd avoid busy days as it can get noisy.

Who advertises a club sandwich and then gives you diced mushy chicken and bacon on a granary hard baguette?! Do you even know what a club sandwich is?? I thought it was tuna mayo as it was grey and looked like cat food. Honestly the most disappointing and gross “sandwich” I’ve ever come across. Please stop making this. And £7? You’ve lost the plot guys.

This is a £7 “club sandwich”. What. The. Heck. Were. You. Thinking. Please stop making this. It’s awful. I thought it was tuna mayo 🤢 nothing is right with it. Literally the worst sandwich I’ve ever had. I can’t finish it. It’s disgusting. Seriously what are you doing?? At least add photos so people can decide no before they order online. This is so bad. So so bad. I’m shocked. hungry. And appalled.

Perfect spot for a oat latte and flapjack. The only place I go to buy vegan donoughts for my son

Cute quick and easy cafe/ brunch place. Nice interior, good portions and very tasty food! The meaty pancakes were delicious!

A great place for a quick and healthy bite to eat!

Told them I had a dairy allergy. Wasn't very helpful and clearly didn't tell the chef because now I'm paying the price. What's the point. Normal mayonnaise doesn't contain milk, I would presume like every food establishment if I say I have an allergy, the chef would check all ingredients. Not just put the responsibility on the customer to guess what is in their food.

Neither good nor bad. Just average. Food doesn't have much flavour. And the coffee is served too hot.

Popped in on a Saturday afternoon around 13:30 and got seated right away in the back conservatory like area. The setting is very cute and clean, with children’s books around for looking. The menu is extensive and quite light, clean food. We got the beef burger and halloumi mushroom burger with curly fries. Very good food! Will definitely be coming back.

One of the best cafes in Stoke Newington, I order from here regularly and the food is always tasty, fresh and very good portions. The food is very well priced and is affordable. I would highly recommend this cafe to anyone who hasn’t tried it before

very nice place, very cozy and cool

The atmosphere is very peaceful and lovely. The food is delicious, I had the "smoked salmon bagel" it was very nice.

Food and drink smashed up and spilt

Didn’t receive half of my order.

Sat in here and had a coffee and carrot cake with ice cream. Coffee could have been a bit stronger but the carrot cake was nectar 🥕🥕

Lovely fragrant food; great vegetarian choices. And a beautiful space

Visited Saturday, and the food and service (from Songul) was great. Lovely flat white - will be back soon!

I regularly come here to work and eat brunch/ lunch. The food and coffee are excellent as is the service. The staff are friendly and it is very well priced for a lovely experience and a great meal. Would highly recommend.

Cute place with nice food and excellent sweet treats

Delicious, fresh and quick service. Great chips!

Great great place!! Food was healthy and great presentation at a good price. The service was top and very friendly and welcoming.. I was able to have great food and do my work and connect to a great wifi reception! Only thing is that i was doing video calls to clients and unable to hear them much as the speaker system was right there. but thats my problem, not theirs lool

Cute cafe tucked away in the Stoke Newington high street, with simple sandwiches and well prepared baked pastries. I got the veggie tortilla, it was really well made. Although my husband's sandwich was okay at best. Will try it again in summers.