The Hornbeam Cafe

My favourite local café! I feel so lucky to live round the corner from the Hornbeam! As a fairly recent vegan it makes my life so much easier. Everything is vegan and delicious. Their lunch plates of various salads and tarts are always fresh, interesting and yummy, the hot plates of daal, flatbread, soups and bread are cheap, filling and also delicious, and don’t even get me started on the cakes!
I used to come here before I was vegan and half the time didn’t even realise that I was eating fresh, locally sourced, vegan food. I just knew it was good value and really tasty.
The Hornbeam is run by volunteers, which I assume explains how the café is so reasonably priced — it really is excellent value and means I don’t feel guilty about spending an afternoon there working (with the help of their free wifi) because although I may have had lunch, a coffee and cake I’ve not even spent a tenner! And in London, that’s a rarity!
The staff are lovely, I love its environmental ethos and affiliation with the Hornbeam Centre (part of the same building) and the paint recycling centre next door (future reviews) and if I ever leave Walthamstow I will definitely miss this place!

A wonderful pearl in the heart of kebabs and curries area. Organic healthy yummy vegetarian and cheap. Friendly and casual service. Loads of character.

I have just joined the box scheme a mix of very fresh veg and fruit boxes, all organic, very tasty and the price is good as well!!!
Great product ‚
Highly recommended

This is a lovely little café. It it vegan, organic and most of the food is locally sourced. As well as coffee and café food, they often do evening events where they sell organic beer and vegan cocktails.
Their vegan Sunday lunch is tasty too. It is run by volunteers and open from Wednesday — Sunday usually.

The Hornbeam Café runs alongside the Hornbeam Centre (see separate review). It’s only open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Saturdays you can buy full meals — vegetarian and wholesome. On Wednesdays, tea, coffee and cakes are served.
As part of the community ethos, the café continually invites users to participate in providing food and services.
I’ve spent a few afternoons in the café, which is relaxed and homely. The community centre occasionally shows art exhibitions too.