Restaurants

By Hattie Ellis

The cakes are the pick of the food at this bright new café in a classy garden centre beneath the arches of the District Line. A springy courgette cake (£2.35), topped with creamy icing and long threads of courgette and carrot, was unusual and enticing. Brownies (£2.20) are of the densely chocolatey and not-too-sweet school of browniedom. Sandwiches, salads, daily changing soup, pasta, children’s meals and a dish of the day are brought in from caterer Alistair-Hugo. A lamb tagine (£6.95) was well flavoured and tender though it needed a bit more sauce and a bit less couscous and a decent-enough smoked haddock quiche came with two refreshing salads picked from a choice of five, including slabs of smoky aubergine with tahini and the colourful combination of carrot, beetroot and fennel (£5.95). You can eat amid the shade and greenery of the garden centre or pay less and take the food to peaceful Ravenscourt Park and its romantic walled garden.

Time Out London Issue 2026: June 18-24 2009