Cafe in Dulwich Park - FILTHY & HEALTH HAZARD

[Telegraph]

My husband and our two children went to the park on Thursday 3rd of January for a walk. I stopped at the cafe for a hot bowl of soup. The place was a 'hot' mess! It was absolutely filthy and stank to high heaven ( think scrambled eggs, pasta, bits of toast etc being ground underfoot + the pungent smell of wet dogs!). Every single unoccupied table was filthy. A member of staff was half heartedly sweeping up. Near the kitchen , open refuse bins provided a further aroma. The place made my stomach heave. How can staff think this is an acceptable and hygienic place to serve food? Quite few people chose to sit outside in the chill rather than sit inside in the filthy conditions. Do the staff think that because there is no direct competition in the park they don't have to maintain standards? This was my first ever visit to the cafe ( I have lived in the area since 1996). Would never take guests there. Southwark Council really need to look at this place . Absolutely disgusting.

[Stresshead]

What is funny is they have a hygiene rating of 5 on the door . Dread to think what the other places are like if that is a five .

They need to shut that cafe down and update it , better toilets , tables and chairs that are easier to clean and so on.

I refuse to eat there now . I just go in to buy seeds for the ducks .