Forest Hill Road Coffee Shop - Now Open

[first mate]

Try the rice crispie cakes too, yum.

[Moos]

Pickle, congratulations on the arrival of the littlest Pickling. Must check out the new caf?!

[monica]

I know the lady who runs it, shes amazing and very passionate about the new shop, i really wish her the best and i will try and go along to try the gorgeous coffee.

[bon3yard]

...mmm, and that sexy French accent...

[Incitatus]

I think that's a sexy Finnish accent.

[Clinker]

My advice to them is to buy one of these to put on top of the cakes & sandwiches:

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I say this because I went in there one sunny day only to find a blue bottle buzzing around the cakes and sandwiches and he landed on a hummus sandwich and was walking all over it.

I also think they could improve their soft drink menu. Maybe start stocking that Whole Earth Organic Range, like the lemonade etc. I love them, but maybe that's just me. I would like to see them do well.

[edanna]

When I've been in there the cakes have been covered by a plastic film, which is a lot more than many places do. And the Victoria Sponge is amazing!

[SimonM]

Oh my yes that Victoria Sponge.................>:D

[seanmlow]

It is really nice in there - had a very tasty sandwich and coffe is great.

One of the waitresses is gorgeous too!

[PeckhamRose]

How would you feel if you were the "other" waitress reading this?

:((

[boosboss]

Sean; Did you tell her? I;m sure she'd be thrilled!

Oh and I'm out running with one tonight, so I'll tell her about your compliment >:D<

P,Rose; As they're all gorgeous, they'd be wondering which one he means ;-)

[PeckhamRose]

Oh is THAT why you're always in there!

[citizenED]

I went in there today for the first time and it was well worth it. Coffee and croissants and the service was friendly. Thumbs up. Wish them all the best.

[cate]

They have a new menu now including a Finnish breakfast, French breakfast and a German breakfast. They have started to do chilled soups; so far a pea and mint one and a gorgeous tomato with a tabasco kick. Lovely paninni rolls with sesame seeds on topping which aren't dry like some of them often are. Great Monmouth coffee. Think it is quite quiet now cos of holiday period so a good time to go in. Quite often sold out of things by mid afternoon. Can take everything away too.

[Dodo1]

I'm glad to hear it- it's nice to try something different.

[Jah Lush]

All sounds good but does this place have a name yet? And whereabouts on Forest Hill Road is it?

[citizenED]

Jah, it's called Cafe 2050, I think, and its between Si Mangria and the Post Office. Oh, and it is lovely.

[Jah Lush]

Cheers CitizenEd, I was in Si Mangia last week but I failed to notice the cafe but I'll be sure to pop in sometime soon.

[Pickle]

I remain addicted to their chocolate brownies, might have to seek help!

[Gubodge]

I can recommend the german breakfast: croissant, baguette, ham, cheese, oj and coffee. I needn't have ordered anything else for me and my two smalls this morning. But I did, as I'm piggy. The finnish looked lovely too. (The breakfast. Although I'm sure if I were that way inclined I'd say the same about the staff.)

[jimbo1964]

It's a great little place. I think if they had a nice cafe type awning over the front it would look more like a cafe and attract more passing trade (probably expensive). I'm going to get me some of that German breakfast this weekend.

[Marmora Man]

Recognising strange British tastes they also do a great Marmite & Toast option which with double coffee is > ?3.00. Good value, tho' I did see my GP from Forest Hill surgery call in as I was slathering butter and marmite onto the toast - may get cholestrol telling off next time I visit GP.

[Jah Lush]

jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> It's a great little place. I think if they had a

> nice cafe type awning over the front it would look

> more like a cafe and attract more passing trade

> (probably expensive). I'm going to get me some of

> that German breakfast this weekend.

Good call. There's plenty of space out the front for that, just look at Si Mangia which is now packed out front on a sunny summer's evening. Be mad not to.

[MadWorld74]

I visit this little gaff every day as I'm so thrilled it's on my doorstep. I hope they expand outside like Si Mangia.

(and more plants/flowers outside as well might be nice)

But I s'pose it's early days for the business yet, and dispite the fact that they are always busy, maybe they don't want to count their chickens yet.

[Doodles]

Whole row of shops would look and feel so much better if it wasn?t for the trade rubbish bins which always seem to be left outside. Chemist seems like the worst offender.