Stop and smell...
Wildflower Cafe quietly sprung up in Notting Hill's Chepstow Road a couple of months ago. Riding by on the bus a couple of times, it looked sweet from the outside and upon checking the menu, I was even more intrigued to visit. The good reviews I'd already read helped too!
On a Saturday morning when the coffee and donut craving hit (blame it on the late night swing jazz band and associated boogie from the night before) I went on a hunt...
Walking by Wildflower Cafe's windows, I was excited... There was a window of cakes and yeap, donuts. Walking in, the place has a low key feel with a fresh look. (They even sell flower bouquets and bulbs!) With couples smattered around and a few others on lap tops, you know you could easily chill out in the place.
I made a running visit as I was en route to visit friends but did manage to grab a coffee and a couple of donuts to try. The flat white wasn't bad but a little on the watery side. The flavours were there and the coffee wasn't burnt (phew!) so just needed a bit of a creamier/thicker consistency. Nowhere near bad so it's not enough to turn me away...
The donuts (that day was the first time they were selling them) were chocolate with a nutty top crust and a raspberry Eton Mess. The chocolate variety was good not being too sweet but a little on the heavier side. It seemed like perhaps a wholemeal variety being of a darker/grainier colour. The Eton Mess option was more of a traditional consistency but in the form of a donut sandwich. Two sugar crystal covered lighter buns with a cream/berry/meringue filling between. Also not bad! I dusted most of the sugar crystals away (it's healthier when you do that right?) but realised they were there for a functional reason... The filling wasn't sweet at all and needed this to balance out the flavours. At £2.50 per donut I was hoping for a little more but hey... It was worth the try!
The service was friendly and welcoming so it's enough to warrant another visit. There is of course the yummy sounding eat-in menu (of which there is a brunch, lunch and dinner variety) so I'll definitely be back when I have a little more time to spare...
108 Chepstow Road
Walking by Wildflower Cafe's windows, I was excited... There was a window of cakes and yeap, donuts. Walking in, the place has a low key feel with a fresh look. (They even sell flower bouquets and bulbs!) With couples smattered around and a few others on lap tops, you know you could easily chill out in the place.
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Wildflower Cafe can be found at:
108 Chepstow Road
London W2 5QS
T: 0207 792 9594
E: info@wildflower.co.uk
Opening Hours:
Tue - Fri: 10am - 11pmSat: 11am - 11pm
Sun: Noon - 11pm
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