Valley Cafe in Waltham Forest

I’d been meaning to visit for a while as a colleague had kindly brought me breakfast to work from The Valley Cafe a few times and it had been a real treat. I’m now kicking myself I didn’t visit sooner! A lovely atmosphere, delightful and swift service and a really delicious breakfast baguette and coffee. I highly recommend a sausage, egg & black pudding baguette (there is a choice of fillings) and the produce is excellent quality and value for money. There’s plenty of free parking, too. Looking forward to a lunch visit soon. Thank you to The Valley Cafe.

Very friendly staff and food is fantastic. Such a lovely place, they also allow you to take your dogs into the outer eating are.

This is my favourite cafe! The staff are great and accommodating, the food is of good quality, they do a good coffee and as a bonus, there’s plenty of parking :)

Rude terrible customer service rude Vera thinks she can lock someone in she needs to go sharpish. That's all

On our way home from a cancelled"al fresco"lunch at a local hostelry, we discovered this little gem. Lunch had been booked but when we turned up, all the tables with parasols were taken and as it was hailing and raining, we walked away. So glad that we did. Lunch of scampi,chips and salad was served promptly and with a smile. Yes it was not by any means busy, but the warmth of the welcome set the tone. Clean, sparklingly so. Food presented in a take away box with included salad lightly dressed. And a large chunk of lemon. Pure delight. And it stopped raining and hailing. Will return.

I was given the wrong breakfast and then the owner moaned about it behind the counter saying how “I should be more clear when ordering”. Parts of my breakfast were missing (sausage) and then I was charged an extra £1.40 for the egg that I wanted as a replacement for bacon. This is not the first time that they have moaned and made me feel like bad. Terrible customer service. A simple smile ‘sorry we’ll get this sorted’ would have been nice but instead you get made to feel like your a bad customer and your repaid by being over charged. The waitress, on the other hand was lovely. She apologised saying that the chef had got confused and corrected it straight away.

Doesn’t look very appealing from the main road, but lovely place, spotlessly clean, quick service, nice food. Pleasant staff.

A very warm welcome and the food was served up in double-quick time. The fare was well cooked and lots of it. The tables were clean and tidy and the floor clean. My Grandchildren use it often and now I will too.

Lovely staff, warm and welcoming. Breakfasts were well priced and included tea or coffee. Quick service and great food. Would highly recommend

We have driven past this cafe promising to give it a try one day. Today was the day. What a lovely atmosphere, warm, welcoming and the food is first class and very reasonable. The food was delivered quickly and with a smile. The best cooked breakfast. Piping hot, tasty and plenty of it. This will be our go to place now. Wow what a find. Thank you all so much

Had many breakfast here and always good, prices are good for quality of food and drink. Always busy so that says everything.

Reasonable prices, the coffee is really good as is food. Ordered poached eggs on toast and one egg had split. The waitress said they were making a third egg to bring over before I even noticed! Nice touch, would visit again!

I take this recommendation very seriously, She is an excellent cook and He is a discerning Customer. Say no more. 80)

Lovely friendly staff with excellent selection of food. Breakfast was outstanding! Cash only but very reasonably priced!

Popped in here for breakfast early morning wasn't busy but service was slow to take my order ... I order a set breakfast but didn't won't the toast so asked for a replacement was told quite rudely it's toast or bread ... I asked if I could have a extra eggs instead... but point blank answer NO Waited 20 mins for food .. which was ok but expensive for amount you get on the plate ..... overall it's not a bad place if you don't mind waiting for over priced cafe food .... I won't go back as there's cheaper better nicer cafes in area ....

I'm over that way about once a week - and for over a year we have been using this family-run cafe. Always good service, even when they're busy. Great breakfasts, rolls, sandwiches and baguettes, with the healthy option of various salads. Tasty coffees, teas as well as a selection of cold drinks. Plenty of car parking, just pull in off the Sewardstone Road.

We have been numerous times to this cafe and always found the food excellent. The staff are always helpful and friendly. Lots of free parking and a good choice of different dishes.

I go to the Valley Cafe with my dad and it's always excellent. Bacon egg bubble n beans does it for me every time. Good coffee. Good service and always consistent. See you there soon.

Have eaten here many times and always found the food and service first class.Do a really good breakfast and never had a bad meal here.

Had a breakfast around lunchtime with my son and was pleasantly surprised by the genuine friendliness of the staff. The food was of the 'good, plain fare' variety as opposed to anything 'fancy' which for me is just right.

Been here loads of times very clean with a good service , Does have set breakfasts at good prices with a full range of other dishes , I would have loved to give them 5 stars but the sausages are just not that good , but the rest is very good . Great parking with open parking area of the main road , Also great for meeting people and have a great breakfast at the same time

Probably the best place to eat breakfast in Chingford. The woman owners a bit crazy but apart from that the food and service never fail to please. The prices can vary a bit if you deviate from the menu however overall a well run family business. And plenty of parking space, oh and if you're a bit dodgy stay well clear as the cafe is full of rozzers especially in the morning. Hello, Hello, Hello what do we have here then? Looks like sausage egg and bacon.

I visited today for the first time with my family and was impressed by this cafe. Great breakfast and clean, pleasant cafe. I totally disagree with one comment about the police using the cafe with noisy radios etc, as the police ate there whilst we were there and were very polite and respectful of other diners, and I didn't hear any radios other than the cafe,s own radio playing mild music!

after a long night shift had to go and have a big meal this the place top food and good portions best cafe i have been in years

Have eaten at this cafe several times and have always enjoyed food, which is tasty and not greasy. Owner very friendly. Can highly recommend.

I've have walked out of this Cafe with my husband and son, are a huge screaming match with their so-called 'chef'

I have had to restrict my visits to this cafe to twice a week, one mid week and one visit at the weekend with my wife and daughter due to weight issues with so many visits. A great place to have a all day breakfast with a great quality of food very clean and wonderful owners and staff. It gets busy during peak times but has a great mix of people who eat here. Parking is easy which is rare and there's a pitch and putt which my self and daughter use after eating there over the weekend with the wife as the caddy. It's open 7 days a week and has outdoor seating.

Great cafe and food at a great price, only thing is the place is overrun by coppers who pull all the tables about and take over the place with their radios blaring away so loud you cannot hear. anything else. They do not interact and myself and friends find it uncomfortable so don't use it much. Nice staff, friendly. Tea could be better quality. Parking easy. Leaving car park deadly!

I enjoyed this place quite a bit. You know it's good because of all the construction workers huddled around tables in the morning. Wonderful for breakfast (served all day). Friendly staff. Decent prices. I'd eat there again any day of the week.

Sometimes you just stumble on the best little places that you want to share with others but you also want to keep to yourself - but - I owe it to this fab little place to tell you of its greatness.