The Redwood Cafe in Barnet

Welcoming with good seating and toilets. Good choice of food and drinks served by friendly staff. Convenient for our walk route (Mill Hill Broadway to High Barnet) and the kids' playground.

We wanted to get together with all the family for Mothers Day. We decided on Leo’s friendly cafe for breakfast. Parking in the road was easy as there are no parking restrictions on Sunday. We put 3 tables together for the 10 of us. The food was great as usual I had egg and mushrooms on toast.

I eat here with my wife and daughter regularly and the food is always delicious. Our favourite place to eat in Whetstone. Leo and all the staff are always so friendly and helpful. Highly recommend

Just had a coffee and a brownie. Usual good friendly service from Leo. The park was very pretty today with the blossom coming out. The heron was on the pond.

Enjoyed a nice coffee at the Redwood cafe this morning. They have now started selling preserves and have bought rhubarb and orange marmalade. Looking forward to it for tomorrows breakfast.

We enjoyed a lovely Hackney Gelato ice cream and home made apple cake sitting in the sunshine. Then went to the kids playground.

Enjoyed a trip to The Cafe and enjoyed a very tasty mushrooms on toast and flat white. Comfortable seats and a very pleasant view.

This is one of the best park cafes in London. Everything freshly homemade with huge enthusiasm. Great for breakfast, lunch or tea. Inexpensive for such high quality. Best gazpacho outside of Mallorca. Great burgers, BLT & bacon rolls. Good coffee too.

Drippy egg and bacon sandwich to die for. Excellent hot drinks. Always a nice word and smile from Leo. Top man, top cafe, top park

Another lovely meal at the Leo’s cafe. Spicy lentil and coconut soup. A warming sunny day with our 2 Family. We can see that the Council are building an adventure playground in the Park which will add a further attraction to this lovely park.

Delicious food in outdoor cafe (indoor too). We, three generations, frequently enjoy this little gem. There are varied dishes and all v tasty. The cakes really are some of the best. It's quiet, no traffic, set in beautiful park. The kids can play nearby or cycle their bikes. There's a pond with ducks. And the adults can enjoy a walk too,

We had table in the sunshine - I had Moroccan spiced sweet potato and chickpea soup served with sourdough bread for £5 which great.

Always perfect. So friendly, excellent coffee & perfect for lunch or dinner. All freshly prepared. I had delicious burger today.

I cant tell you how much we have enjoyed this Cafe in the last few years. We recently had the special, 'Thai Soup' from their own recipe with home made sour-dough bread. It was very tasty, I would say the best I have ever tasted. With many other items on the menu and lovely cakes - wherever you are based I do recommend a visit. They are closed Tuesday and Wednesday - so avoid those days.

Good choice of cakes and other delectable sweet stuff, as well as tea and coffee. Pleasant staff, delightful setting and even a decent loo!

We discovered them about two weeks ago when we only had their amazing carrot cake and cappuccino. We went back today for lunch and everything we chose in the menu was simply delicious. They only use top ingredients and their choice of menu and combination of flavors is fantastic! They are friendly and kind with customers. The redwood cafe is the perfect place to treat yourself on a lazy day in a small North London park!

A hidden gem in North London. Tucked away in a tiny local park, Swan Lane Open Space, the little cafe serves excellent coffee and bacon butties ! There's a pond, playground, benches and paths, all tucked away behind the High Road. Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays.

Not owning a garden, the discovery of the Redwood Cafe neatly contained within Swan Lane’s Open Space, has proved an absolute godsend during the last few months. Small but perfectly formed, it’s a relaxing landscape of greenery, benches and a duckpond where worries and the...

relaxing setting.tucked away in a small park. overlooking a large green area with lots of trees.close to a play area for kids.

It was my birthday and luckily a friend recommended this amazing cafe. Myself, husband and two teenage sons came here for birthday lunch. Delicious sandwiches on homemade sourdough followed by homemade cakes and first real coffee all lockdown! Social distancing in place and only take-...

Superb,excellent home made food. Delicious salads, fresh warm cakes, special dishes of the day, child friendly portions of food which will definitely appeal to your little ones, all for very good value for money. A real community cafe, Leo and his staff are very friendly...

Set in a lovely little suburban park, this kiosk with some indoor seating boasts a limited menu of proper, fresh food. Today's menu included harrissa spiced chicken breast, roasted vegetables and cous cous, thick spicy lentil soup, and pasta with pesto. All made in house...

Leo and his food, the summer ambiance etc we know are great. I visit daily. But then -this is a lifesaver for someone in a wheelchair (and their carer)- a disabled-friendly toilet, with full wheelchair access! Thank you Leo - really appreciated. (And don't drive...

The other reviews of Redwood Cafe say it all so in a way I don't need to be adding my praise - but this is a local gem and Leo deserves all the support he can get. Delicious home made soups, curries, stews, salads, toasties...

I made it to this location on the back of persistent recommendations of a friend. Located in a residential area off the main road to Whetstone, the Redwood Cafe finds itself in the smallest of what the local council, Barnet, describes as its sixteen premier...

I didn't know this place existed until a friend told me about it recently and now it's a real favourite. Swan Lane park is lovely anyway but this cafe completes it. The food is really nice and very good value and it is so family-friendly...

You would not come across this unless you knew it was here. A lovely park with a lovely café run by friendly and welcoming people. Good food. Good value. Quiet and serene, big enough for a good stretch. There is a playground in the park....

My only reservation is that I find the food a bit to right on girly type food. Not enough bite for a bloke to get his teeth into, but in every other aspect we really like it. Coffee is good soups great and the ambiance...

I had visited Redwood Cafe before, but it was a bit of a rush, so I took my 19 month old son there yesterday to play in the park and then have lunch at the cafe. The cafe is run by (I think?) Leo, and...

This is an excellent café in a lovely little park. The food and coffees are delicious, service is brilliant. Very child and dog walker friendly. Seating inside and outside. The cakes are the best in all of Finchley.

Such beautiful food -- in a café-- in a modest but very nice park--- Yesterday we popped in for a coffee and cake and boy what a cake. Leo's mother is a cake maker extraordinaire... seriously good.

What a fantastic gem of a place. The owner, Leo, is a kind warm and generally lovely man. He is also a fantastic chef, and is imaginative and practical with the cuisine he services. The food is fresh and delicious and the place is well...

A great local cafe in a park. Good food, coffee OK always busy at Weekends. Very friendly. My wife loves it - I would prefer to see some more 'masculine' choices on the menu. Goats cheese is all very well but...... :-) Otherwise I would...

Stopped here while out walking our dog. The goats cheese, caramelised onion and salad sandwich was very tasty. The guy recommended the courgette and lime cake..... Wow! It was great, home made and fresh. Coffee is very good too. Reasonably priced and a lovely park...

I love this cafe. Top of my road and Leo never fails to deliver. Every day he makes two mains which are interesting and healthy with incredible produce. His mother makes cakes which are second to none, always delicious and amazingly interesting combinations. Always a...

Good food Bit pricey Great surroundings Friendly staff nothing to much Might need to do burgers etc for kids in summer

What more can I say about this truly wonderful find,beyond the tall Pines and a busy main road of north London.."Go and discover yourself, the gastronomic delights that await you in this little place" Fresh, creative sandwich fillings and great home made cake/gateau..all very healthy!...

Leo, who runs the Redwood cafe, has the best coffee, the best food and creates the friendliest atmosphere in the lovely Swan Lane park in North Finchley. It is a must try!!!

A wonderful find! Wide variety of beverages and healthy and freshly home cooked cuisine served with such efficiency and friendliness.