Which Lordship Lane coffee shop/ cafe is best for...

[Heart108]

... for conducting an interview?

Am needing a relatively quiet cafe - with space between the tables.

Would much appreciate any suggestions!

[ED Light]

Kanella

[Nigello]

An interview in a public space like a cafe? I don't think that is fair for the would-be employee or the others there. Why not try to interview in an outdoor space - it could make for a good way of getting to know the person in a different way to the norm. Good luck - especially to the candidate....

[JohnL]

You can do interviews in Cafes - loads used to be done in the Holborn Starbucks with the large downstairs area (now closed).

The best place I can think off hand here would be the Plough

[Nigello]

Whether you can or can't is not the point. It's not a neutral place and why should other guests, who want a social chat or to read a book or just sit quietly, have to put up with someone who is straining to be perceived in the best possible light - interviews are stressful and unnatural so having the added threat of someone overhearing your earnest and over-embellished replies isn't fair on anyone. Do it in a park or somesuch - you could use it to get a better measure of someone.

[Heart108]

Thanks to all those who replied!

Plough and Kanella good suggestions - but reading the latest Covid guidance, apparently you are allowed to meet with a non-bubble person in the outdoor seating area of a pub or restaurant ( but not inside).

So in the light of that could anyone add to the list of suggested places?

PS @Nigello just to re-assure you: I appreciate your concern for the interviewee but just to clarify this is NOT a job interview, it is an informal chat with someone who has agreed to contribute a few anecdotes for an article.

[n dulwich northerner]

What about the Blue Brick cafe at the end of Shawbury Rd? You might ask if they can reserve seats outside, and it's quieter than somewhere directly on Lordship Lane with its traffic tailbacks.

[Nigello]

I understand - thanks. I just thought of interview and instantly thought job market and not the arts/news.

[JohnL]

The ones in Holborn were usually sales and similar :) - Although to my horror one guy once appeared to be having a very bad yearly review - I left that time before I jumped in to defend him.

[KidKruger]

Zoom surely ?

Safest for all.