VeganE in Hammersmith and Fulham

Fantastic place on wandsworthbridge road! Great food, fantastic drinks, friendly staff and very reasonable prices... Welcome to the neighbourhood compass, we needed you!

Antipode is a strange place. On paper its great: its a third-wave cafe with a good selection of retail coffee, serves natural wine, and opens late serving cocktails. However, I've lived around the corner from this place and I hardly ever go in. Why? The service and the vibe service really lets this place down. The guy with the long beard (who I think owns the place) literally looks at you like you've insulted him just by walking through the door. He'll serve you and make your coffee without even making eye contact - much less actually saying anything. I don't need 5 star service when I'm getting my morning coffee, but is a simple "hello" too much to ask for? Some of the other baristas are better on the service front, but bizarrely outside of the owner I've never seen the same barista twice here. Onto the coffee, its one of the most expensive in the area, and isn't nearly as good as it should be given what beans they're using. The only real positive of Antipode is that they often have some good coffee from the likes of Nomad and Square Mile. But overall, its a shame because I really want to like this place, and I think they have all the bones to be a great coffee shop, but the service (and as a result the vibe in the shop) and the coffee really just lets this place down.

Great mix of traditional and modern dishes. The lamb tagine had wonderful spices, and the baklava was sweet and flaky. Would definitely return for more.

Closing down which is a real shame

Well, well words fails me. I’m currently house bound and really fancy something fishy. I turned to Ochi Resturant for a takeaway,. Initially I had intented to placed my order online, but because of my illness I decided to place my order via the telephone. I spoke with a very pleasant young lady who was very accommodating with regards my dietary preferences. Long story short. When the food arrived, I was not disappointed, this is the best takeaway have had in a very long time. The food was amazing, steamed fish was to die for, the fried dumplings and plantain was delicious, can’t wait to try this place out in person as soon as I’m mobile again.