annabellina Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I love this cafe but there is the most hysterically funny furious German (?) server in there who quide liderally rolled his eyes at our fairly modest order of coffee and cake last weekend, and barked at us for more detail ('small? Large? What?') like a fey, child Basil Fawlty. Spectacular. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Can someone let me know where I would find the cafe? Am new and exploring the area so some directions or landmarks would be great. thanks Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzyloz Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Just off the corner of Pellatt Rd and Lordship Lane opp the Magdala Pub. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Brilliant thank you Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 That's Jacks cafe that you've been given directions to. The cafe on the rye is just up from the main entrance to Peckham Rye Park - walk up the path opposite the end of Barry Road (where the Clockhouse Pub is) and you can't miss it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzyloz Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 oops! Thanks Pickle. I think I need more coffee. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 ;-) No worries! Get some caffeine down you (about to do the same myself!) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 thanks Pickle you have saved me wandering around near the Mag looking like a crazy person.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippo Inzaghi Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Bottom line is that the caf? on the Rye really is top notch, one of the best things to have happened to the area in recent times. (Especially when compared to the Dulwich cafe and the snooty attitude found in there sometimes.)Yeah, we've got kids but we've only found calm in there from the staff even when it's full to the brim. The staff are all* brilliant, the food's tasty and decently priced and the view's great. * The one exception is "the most hysterically funny furious German server" who is so grumpy it's funny. (Is he definitely German? Thought he could be Italian maybe"? The guy can't be older than his late 20s yet he huffs and tuts like a crotchety old aunt. Thing is, he stands out a mile when compared with the others. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenden Belle Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Mmmm, this Saturday (yep that's two in a row I've been there - watch this waist!) they stopped serving toast with the breakfasts - all we got was bread - we questioned and got a terribly long explaination (from the woman who runs the kitchen) that they have not been given enough electricity supply to run the toaster alongside their fridges.Seems to me as though they managed toast until a few months back....has wattage in toasters increased overnight?But I dont understand the baby bedlam moaning ... it's a caf?, in a park ....it is the most natural place in the world for kids to be. And actually, on the whole they are mostly well behaved... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1964 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 They'll need to sort the toaster issue out. I ordered mushrooms on toast and was offered mushrooms on bread.. You can't have a cafe with no toast. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodie Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 had a top notch rye fry with toast and wifi just today. my weeks treat.a fab morning sitting there thinking how picturesque the park seems to look from the cafe these days. It is I with my soya latte that holds up the queue sometimes. Seems to take longer than a normal latte. Worth the wait. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-103960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spangles30 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Went again yesterday after the debacle with my non-sandwich. The soya cappuccino was so foul I gave it back and got a tea instead. They should at least use a decent brand of soya milk like Alpro. I had a peek at the cheapo brand they use which curdles in hot drinks. The people serving and taking payment behind the counter are really quite frazzled and unfriendly in my opinion. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spangles30 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 ...and I had to pay an extra 30p for having soya milk which is bloody outrageous! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattham Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I think Bellenden Belle sums up the kids issue pretty well...it's a cafe, in a park ? next to a playground and a nursery I think ? what did you expect? I've always found service to be on the bearable side of slowish. Not been for a while though; must go and check out the non-Euro specific server. He sounds hilarious. Complaining about the cheapo brand of soya milk is about the most East Dulwich statement I've heard in ages. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first mate Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I also second Bellenden Belle on the kids/bedlam issue. Of all places, a park cafe is where you want and expect to see mums and children. You want those toddlers to grow up enjoying and respecting the park and what better way to get the good associations in early. I would only make a plea for an awning so that those of us who have to be outside can enjoy our coffee when the weather is not so balmy or sunny. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spangles30 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 "Complaining about the cheapo brand of soya milk is about the most East Dulwich statement I've heard in ages".Oh good Mattham, I do aim to please. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodie Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 i think soya milk is a pain in ass for them to make. have to steam it slow so it doesnt mush up. i agree they could use a dif brand. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodie Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 i think soya milk is a pain in ass for them to make. have to steam it slow so it doesnt mush up. i agree they could use a dif brand. quite like the 'so good' one meself. sainsburys only place ive seen it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3290-how-good-is-the-cafe-on-the-rye/page/2/#findComment-104167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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