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It looks like a café, sounds like a café and serves food in café-sized portions, but the globetrotting menu at La Cafeteria is more inventive than most local lunch spots, and the food of a much higher quality. It also now opens Thursday to Sunday evenings, thanks to public demand. Dishes skirt the shores of the Mediterranean, covering inventive pastas (penne with bacon, spinach, olives and sun-dried tomatoes, for instance), elaborate salads and hearty, healthy couscous options before landing back on home turf with bangers, burgers and reliably belt-busting breakfasts. Local office workers tend to nip in for one of a range of top-notch baguettes or toasted sandwiches, while a variety of papers and magazines encourage those with time on their hands to linger a while; the atmosphere is family friendly throughout.
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What is 'following'?Transport Walthamstow Central tube/rail then 212 or 275 bus
020 8527 1926
Meals served 9am-10pm daily.
Main courses £5-£7.50. Set lunch £6.95 2 courses incl soft drink.
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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 2 ratings)
This place is simply awesome if you want great homemade gourmet food.Good for breakfast,lunch and dinner with families or friends.A relaxed atmosphere with tasty creative dishes,something for everyone,the staff are very welcoming and hospitable.....best place to eat in walthamstow...never once been disappointed LOVE IT !!!!
La Cafeteria is a treat, I've eaten there twice recently -- one pasta dish, one main meat dish and both were superb, as were the dishes of my companions. I'm not sure what 'cafe-sized' means in the main review, but the portions are very good. It's amazing how a little place like this does so much better than, for example, the dreariness of Strada food, and the fairly awful Zizzi. A paradox of Walthamstow is that, while there are very few modern/eclectic places to eat, they are all good. For me, La Cafeteria is the best place to eat at normal prices in E17. Eat 17 is good cooking, but the portions are silly-small and the prices reflect the Village location. I'd urge anyone who hasn't found La Cafeteria to beat a path to its door. Well done, we love you!
Not sure whether we're talking about the same eating spot, but I do happen to live just within the neighbourhood of that friend place, cafe / restaurant and therefore tend to go fairly regurlarly - however, each time, they never cease to amaze me!!
Their menu has quite a varied choice of food and their specials also are very inspiring and don't lack creativity!
In my case anyway, my tastebuds are always satisfied! - since furthermore their recipes are always so full in flavours, using so many ingredients, spices and freshly cut herbs! Colourful and well-presented dishes also. Fair portions and always-friendly, smiley, greeting staff.
I would definitely recommend it to anyone passing by and who's hungry in E17! Undoubtedly surpasses the general quality of cafe food!
Not as good as it used to be. Needs to improve on risotto, it is very disappointing.
Attention to detail, clean high chairs, better tomato sauce and better trained staff.
It is missing out not having fresh pastries every morning and the front door being opened onto busy street is distracting whilst having your early morning coffee.
Sorry to moan but they could do so much better.
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