The Grove Café

If you want the feeling of being in Italy when you are in London, this is the place to be. Great food and Italian music :)

An oasis of beauty

This is the most magical cafe I found in London in 8 years.
Italian "musica napoletana" caresses you while you can enjoy the most amazing coffe and sandwiches.
It's dog friendly and there is a lively and very kind dog community.
The view you get from the tables outdoor is just stunning.
Ciro, the owner is a one of a kind chef and ultimately just a very lovely person.
I come here at least twice a week.

There are no words to recommend the Grove Café enough.

Lovely hideaway park cafe with the kindest staff. Great for families. Wish they had a little more offering of food, but you can't go wrong with some toasties and their yummy minestrone soup.

Had a delicious slice of lemon drizzle cake and a cup of tea, surrounded by an open green space and many trees.
The tables were full, but plenty of benches nearby.
No toilets this time.

Absolutely gem of a cafe. Super cosy with lovely music (extra lovely when the owner sings!), great coffee, homemade food, and great service. They were so lovely to our boys, and came up with all sort of fun props to entertain them so we could eat our lunch. Will definitely be back!

Beautiful Italian Cafe in the Grove Park. Selling homemade toasted ciabattas, pasta and lots more. Expect delightful opera , scenic views and delicious authentic cuisine

What a wonderful cafe! Delicious food made with love and served with love! The chef even sang to us and brought us gluten free treats (free of charge). Highly recommended, these people are passionate about what they do.

Love it set on the top of one of Muswell Hill/Alexandra palace parks is a nice cosy romantic place, love to come here when I go for a walk, there's loads of ppl who stop here with there dogs, and mums who love to stop for a tea and a chat taking the kids to school, food is good coffe and tea always warm and when it's cold and rains is even more beautiful... But that's my opinion..its just me!! Lol

On my way to the Palace, I went here to get some ice cream and a lemonade. We did not have enough cash to pay for everything, so I was thinking about just getting the ice cream.. but the owner was very generous and gave me the last cup of fresh lemonade for free! He made my day.

Ciro went out of his way to entertain my little kid, muffins were delicious, just a great place run by great people!

Friendly husband and wife. Atmosphere is so family like and friendly. Love that you can order from the window. And drinks are delicious.!+

By far one of the best Iced americano I've had in this city.

Lovely Cafe with fantastic service and great atmosphere

Lovely owners, great setting in the park and delicious bacon sandwiches.

Fantastic food, excellent coffee Italian music . Friendly service...a little gem .

Lovely people and high quality food. Our group tried the sausage sandwich, bacon sandwich, home made carrot cake and lemon drizzle cake. Everything was excellent

The food is amazing. The service given with actual live singing opera when you’re lucky. Next level.

Lovely cafe I am lucky to live nearby. On a sunny day you can enjoy the open green vista and let your children or dogs play. Sometimes live music on a summer weekend. Or maybe the owner will serenade you with some opera… On a winter’s day hunker down. Even open Boxing Day! But limited days in a normal week thurs - Sun I think. It’s on the Parkland Walk. Great coffee, snacks and light lunches too. All outside seating but there is some under cover. Indeed a hidden gem.

This shop is great! I went here with my stepmum and my dad and my little siblings the waffles are heavenly, the buns are heavenly everything we had was heavenly! The people that worked there were so kind to my brother and sister, and even gave them BUBBLES to play with after they finished eating! They just gave us more biscuits for free!

A taste of southern Italy in my local park; the owner, I was told studied at catering college in Caserta. You can now enjoy your delicious breakfast/ lunch knowing that useful bit of information as well as enjoying the Neapolitan music. Dog friendly too. No loos on the premises as its basically a hut with sheltered outdoor seating. You can use the ones in the garden centre nearby.