Brickwood Coffee & Bread

Popped into Brickwood Coffee & Bread in Clapham for brunch, but it left me torn. This spot’s a local fave for coffee and brunch, so I had high hopes. Sadly, our food took 30 minutes to arrive, and the staff forgot our requested sides. After a reminder, the sides took another 10 minutes, so I ended up canceled them. The waiters were cheerful but seemed stretched thin due to being understaffed, causing a bit of chaos. We saw three mix-ups in 90 minutes! The food was decent but nothing special for the £12-£15 price tag. Might give it another shot, but it’s not top of my list. Visit for the buzz, but brace for delays

Mixed berry or coffee and cream muffin. Do yourself this favor. Get here! Huge thanks to the staff for the ambiance, service, quality of food, and presentation <3 - to be fair the muffin and coffee are so good they could have served it in last nights take away containers!

Lovely little brunch spot in Ballam. Great selection on the menu from classic breakfast fodder, up to breakfast burritos and burgers. Service was lovely, but seemed to struggle a little when it was busy.

Came here for a quick refreshment on a rainy monday morning after having seen queues going out the door on Sunday afternoon. Wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Coffee, 7/10, nice cup of coffee, good flavour. Coconut and jam sponge, 8/10, really nice slice of cake, moist and flavourful.

The three of us had the butcher and most of it was not great for the price. The hash brown bites were nice but you can't really go wrong with hash browns. The eggs were fine as well. The sausage was plump and herby but nothing special. The mushrooms were too oily. The bacon was way overcooked. The service was quick but mixed in terms of customer service quality - some staff better than others. Would not pay that price for a mediocre meal again.

Fab find. Super friendly, relaxing but attentive staff. Food delicious. Wonderful chilled vibe.

We visited at midday on Saturday and waited 20 minutes for a table, which is expected for brunch in Balham. Food was generally good served with good bread and coffee. However service was very slow with unenthusiastic staff. They hadn't taken our order 20 minutes after sitting down and coffees took a very long time to come. I would return but maybe on a weekday.

Super cute cafe, delish food, recommend the spicy chicken avo sandwich x Also ordered a side of hallumi wasnt expecting to get 2 pieces for £4… but hey ho.