Isla Ray

"This colourful and quirky tropical-themed cafe on Deptford High Street is an all-day and all-night shapeshifter. On a Wednesday afternoon, prams are parked and catch-ups are had over vegan sausage-filled bagels, and banana and caramelised pecan-topped waffles. On a Friday night, dates lean in with a glass of red and a cheesy croquette between them. Isla Ray is the kind of laid-back place you can rock up to with a group of friends and get a table in the back, or in the garden if the weather’s cooperating. But the brunch dishes are good enough that dropping in alone for their spicy potato and veggie sausage ‘stack’ is tempting when you’re in the area. " - Rianne Shlebak, Jake Oliver, Sinead Cranna, Daisy Meager

"This colourful and quirky tropical-themed cafe on Deptford High Street is an all-day and all-night shapeshifter. On a Wednesday afternoon, prams are parked and catch-ups are had over vegan sausage-filled bagels, and banana and caramelised pecan-topped waffles. On a Friday night, dates lean in with a glass of red and a cheesy croquette between them. Isla Ray is the kind of laid-back place you can rock up to with a group of friends and get a table in the back, or in the garden if the weather’s cooperating. But the brunch dishes are good enough that dropping in alone for their spicy potato and vegetarian sausage ‘stack’ is tempting when you’re in the area. photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch" - Rianne Shlebak

"Open sandwiches have been swapped for tacos as the evening menu’s key focus at Isla Ray, a café inspired by founder Rachael Dalton-Loveland’s time working in Melbourne, Australia. The casual space on the High Street is festooned with plants and open all-day. Breakfast and brunch offerings such as healthy ‘overnight oats’ and various pastries are still served, while the evening menu centres on tacos such as refried beans with cheese, salsa, and crème fraiche, or king prawns with guacamole, chipotle mayo, and pink pickled onion petals." - Jonathan Hatchman