Cafe Wanda

We have eaten at the cafe several times. I take my daughter after her ballet class, she loves the strawberry milk shakes. Their club sandwiches are also good and they were happy to make a smaller one for her too. Their cakes look delicious and next on our list to try.
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jo - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Monday, December 28, 2009

My friend and I came here for breakfast/brunch a couple of weeks ago. Both having Polish ancestry, and having grown up eating a lot of Polish food, we know what to expect from Polish food, and have something to benchmark the food here against. We ordered a Polski starter platter (there is also a main platter) between us, and this was a healthy sized portion for 2. It included golabki (cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice), bigos (hunter's stew of cabbage, sauerkraut, sausage and mushrooms), pierogi (Polish-style ravioli filled with sauerkraut, meat, or cheese), placki (potato pancakes), a selection of Polish salads (including those with light dressing) and some other traditional dishes. The price was reasonable for the amount of food we got, and the service was friendly and efficient. The decor was was neat but had character, with Polish music playing unobtrusively in the background. They also had a decent vodka list, and I treated myself to a jarzebiak (rowan-berry vodka), even though it was a little early in the day. I am definitely going to eat here again!
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Edzio Sz
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

My husband, my 22 months son and I found this restaurant on Sunday 23 November whilst driving home. My husband fancied a english breakfast and I someting polish. Well what a treat!!! My husband let himslef be persuaded to share the mix platter with me and he loved it. We then had some desserts as they look too good to be ignored. the sweet cheese pancakes were to die for!! The decor and atmosphere was really nice. The waiting staff were also very attentive and brilliant with kids!! I am already planning an excuse to go back very soon!!!
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Sandrine Curpanen
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, November 24, 2008

Oh my God!!

Went to this place on Sunday and I think I will become a regular, the food was awesome, I went there with group of 6 friends and we couldn't get enough, we had food from both menus my friend determined to have polish special, and he still say's that the pierogi he had were the better then his mom's.

Anyway I had the 'classic' club and was blown away, but was still jealous of my mates full english served on a wooden plate, a 'wooden' plate that had just about everything you could want from a full english, it looked awesome.

After a hearty meal we chilled watching Lewis Hamilton win the Chinese Grand Prix, enjoying some great tasting vodka's and rather strong polish lagers. Well hand on heart will certainly come here again and recommend it to all.
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Michael Williamson
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 23, 2008

I had the pleasure of my first visit to this little gem of a restaurant last night. After reading reviews that indicated they were sometimes hesitant to seat people I made sure to book in advance.

On arrival (7pm) it wasn't an issue; we were given our choice of any of the numerous free tables without any fuss at all.

We avoided the "traditional" Polish dishes - bolognese, fish & chips, etc - and "limited" ourselves to the Polish Speciality section of the menu.

We weren't disappointed with our choices; the shared Polish Platter to start, meat wrapped in cabbage and the Gipsy Pancake for main.

All of the food was well presented and tasted fabulous. No complaints at all. I can't wait for an excuse to go back and try more from the menu!

We did see a couple arrive at about 8:30pm, and get the hesitant seating treatment.

It would also be nice if they changed the CD once in a while ... Annoying Love Songs To Play In Your Restaurant gets a bit irksome the third time through. It was probably still on repeat from the day before (Valentine's)!

Overall a great place and well worth visiting.
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Chisel Wright
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Food 9 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Saturday, February 16, 2008

we (2 people) went here around 7 pm on a sunday night. when we got in the hostess was hesitant to seat us and told us she was closing soon. we asked when and she said 9. she sat us anyway (i guess i should have checked what time they closed. she probably just wanted to go home early as there was no one in the restaurant). because she wanted to go home early, the service wasn't that great and the food came very quickly. we were in and out within a half hour. i'm sure the service is better when she's not trying to close down but that was just my experience.

the food was good. nothing amazing but decent value--our meal for two dishes came out to about 20 pounds. I had the stuffed cabbage. it came with tomato sauce which was overwhelming. would be really nice without so much sauce and maybe some creme fraiche or soured cream.

Like I said, nothing amazing but not bad. will definitely try it again on a better night as the price was reasonable and atmosphere was cosy--cheesy christmas deco but i like it! made it all the more personable!
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Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Sunday, December 23, 2007

Went here for a late breakfast last Saturday.

A really excellent place to eat. They manage to serve up a tasty full english without a trace of greasiness and they were even polite enough to ask if we would mind having hash browns with it (as they were not mentioned on the menu but apparently someone had complained that they didn't want them when they were added without asking!?). I can't remember what the others had, but they were very good as well. The coffees and teas were excellent too.

Excellent service with a bit of humour and personality, but not OTTP. I don't know why people moan about the decor.... they had the Christmas trimmings up when we went and it looked great.

We'll go again.
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Dave Sumpner
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, December 20, 2007

My sister and I were fortunate enough to find this restaurant last night. The food was excellent qaulity and very reasonably priced. The service was attentive but not overpowering and the desserts were to die for. If you are fed up of Hamburgers and Chips then give your tastebuds a treat and make a date with Cafe Wanda. You will not be disappointed.
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Anne Stern
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, October 21, 2007

everything is very good:)
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katarzyna czyzyk
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

More of a cafe than a restaurant...

The decor is dated...

The paintings are dreadful....

However I go here every month because the staff are great, the food is excellent and the polish cheesecake and homemade chocolates are to die for........

On Saturday morning it serves a great brunch whether it's a fry up you're after or blueberry pancakes. In the evenings the staff always get it right whether you've popped in for a bite or you want to stay all night - nothing is a problem. A lot of restaurants should send their staff here for training - Cafe Wandas' staff know that they are in a service industry. Don't be superficial and let the decor deter you, go in and you'll become a regular.
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Mrs K
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, September 07, 2007