Roasted down the lane
We roast in small batches twice a week in the workshop behind the cafe, so what lands in your cup was green coffee a few days ago. Whole bags go out the door on Fridays.
Riverside coffee house
Slow mornings
by the water
Beans roasted three doors down, bread pulled from the oven before the towpath wakes, and a long room that never rushes anybody out of it.
- Weekdays7:00 – 16:00
- Weekends8:00 – 15:00
- KitchenUntil 14:00, daily
The room
A cafe shaped like a long afternoon
River Grove sits where the towpath bends, in an old chandlery with windows on three sides. We kept the floorboards, took out everything else, and filled the space with tables big enough to spread out on.
Mornings belong to the espresso bar and the pastry bench. By midday the kitchen is plating grain bowls and tartines, and the back tables fill with people who came for one coffee and stayed for three. There is no music loud enough to shout over and no minimum spend on a window seat.
Dogs are welcome on the river side. So are laptops, before noon.
How we work
Three things we care about
Everything else is negotiable. These are not.
Baked before opening
The pastry bench starts at four. Laminated dough, sourdough, and one cake that changes with whatever the market has too much of that week.
A proper filter bar
A dedicated brew bar with two single origins on rotation, poured by hand and served in glass so you can actually see what you are drinking.
Gallery
A look through the window
Visit
Come in, or write to us
- Monday – Friday7:00 – 16:00
- Saturday – Sunday8:00 – 15:00
- KitchenCloses at 14:00
- Bean pick-upFridays, from 12:00
Every table is walk-in, so there is nothing to book for two or three people — just turn up and we will find you a seat.
Use the form for the things a queue cannot handle: a long table for a group, hiring the room after close, or a standing order of beans for your office.