Waterside Cafe

Very picturesque cafe in a boat on the Regent Canal. Indoor and outdoor seating. We visited mid-morning in late May and there was plenty of seating, but I'm guessing it gets quite busy during high season. Service was great, and a good place for a snack or light meal before or after your canal tour.

Gorgeous cafe at Little Venice ✨️ came for a coffee and stayed hours! The boat is gorgeous and the coffee and treats are 👌👌 the view, the vibe, the service all fabulous. Highly recommended cafe. Ps. Under new ownership/management from about 3 months ago and a nice refresh is underway ✨️ just go!

Came here today when walking along the Grand Union canal from Camden with my dog. Decided to stop here and have a cup of tea and ice cream for myself and my dog. The staff were ever so friendly and welcoming. I have a profound hearing loss and lip read and the waitress was ever so good and very patient with me and very helpful. Will return again! Thank you so much.

Pleasant stop along the canal away from the buzz of London city center and crowded avenues. A piece of countryside and relaxation in the heart of London. Delicious cappuccinos and cakes prepared in a long boat that you can enjoy on the terrace by the waterfront or in the long narrow boat.

I really loved the flat white, so creamy and £3.50 it’s a London steal, the place was a bit full, but I get it for a summer Saturday evening, definitely recommend the orange and carrot cake, the view at the back of the boat it’s so astonishing and quite calming.

Can most definitely recommend this lovely place, a very beautiful and quiet environment with very good service and the coffee is excellent and cheap. Will definitely go back.

Beautiful spot right by the canal in Little Venice. The food is fresh and tasty, the coffee is excellent, and the peaceful setting makes it perfect for a relaxing break. The staff are friendly and welcoming, creating a warm, laid-back atmosphere. A hidden gem that’s well worth a visit!

Idyllic place to pause and take a moment to recharge. There were vegan options but not gf on this particular day. I loved the enamel coffee cups.

We wanted cream tea and they sweetly give us a little extra tea so four of us could share two orders. We only tried that, but everything else on the menu looked delicious, so I'd wish we'd had a chance to return. The cafe was in a cute little boat on the canal and felt well cared for.

What a lovely peaceful place to grab a coffee on a boat in Little Venice. I visited around 3pm & had some very friendly older couples already there who were quite eager to have a conversation. We had a nice chat, but then I told them I had some emails that I needed to focus on & they let me carry on at my table in silence. So its friendly, but also respectful. the coffee was very good & I had a lemon + ginger drizzle cake that was amazing. They do offer some hot food too. Its a tiny space, so definitely no big groups. But its a great place to sit down and relax. They have tables on the bank outside if you would prefer to sit outdoors.

The man behind the counter was ridiculously slow. Service is 5-7 minutes per customer. I waited 15 minutes in line with only three customers in front of me, but had to leave the cue so as not to miss my planned boat trip. Several other customers left the cue after awhile as well. This place could easily double their income just by putting a competent person behind the counter.

Great service and breakfast- we got the full English and I got the yogurt (so good) added some honey and jam and the ham and cheese sandwich!

Beautiful area, Little Venice Beautiful setting - a boat restaurant, you can see the water or other boats/birds passing by Great food - The omlettes are both delicious and very big, enough to skip lunch that day Coffee - only decent enough to drink it The service - absolutely horrible. The lady that took our order didn't seem to be that happy about her job. Tap water - they refuse us a glass, ok I bought a botle no problem but then I had to eliminate the water I drank therefor I asked about Toilets - of course they don't have (that was the attitude I was answered) Wifi - no So my personal experience was a bad one saved by the food, so if you read my review: go there for the food and the view, expect nothing else.

The Waterside Cafe was the first place I was advised to go to when I first moved in the area. Little Venice is a beautiful area and the opportunity to get into one of the canal boats and have a nice lunch or coffee is something you don't want to miss. I have been there many times and it's definitely one of my favourite places in London. The food is amazing, the coffee is great and the atmosphere pretty unique. The breakfast and the omelettes are the best so you have to try those first and then you'll want to keep coming back for more. I can not recommend this place enough! Just go ahead and go there and you'll understand!

Very cute Cafe in little Venice, the food and drinks are ok but it's a nice spot to chill after exploring the area

Have you ever been out on a miserable day and thought I want comfort? I want somewhere that will make me feel cozy, cutting out the cold, damp environment? Today was such a day for me. I emerged from Warwick Underground Station to a miserable wet London day. I wanted instant comfort. I decided that today refuge remedy was the Waterside Café in Little Venice. The Waterside Café feels as though it has been in Little Venice forever. It is almost a local institution. I think most of the Yelpers I know in the W9 region of London have either checked in or reviewed this place. It is actually a barge that sits on the canal, in the heart of Little Venice. In the summer it is really popular, and difficult to get an outside seat on the canal bank. Today though, I wanted the warmth of the inside of the barge. I ordered a Latte, and sat down looking out at the drizzle and felt good. I had the place to myself and liked it. The staff here are very friendly and the service is good. It has the usual café fayre, plus a selection of gluten free cakes. They offer a limited selection of hot dishes, which usually consist of pasta. They mainly serve sandwiches, jacket (baked) potatoes and Panini's. I enjoyed my visit here today as it served its purpose. It's not somewhere where you can spend hours over an afternoon of continues refreshments, as it does not have a restroom. It worked well for me today though.

Lovely ambience for a nice day - especially since it's outdoors The selection of food (and drinks) is very decent. Service is good with friendly people. The beef carpaccio is lovely - not wafer thin so it is easier eating. Their burger is good too. AND it's dog friendly which is a bonus!

We stopped in for breakfast on our first morning in London, mostly because it was near the hotel. My girlfriend and I both had the fried egg roll (two fried eggs on a baguette). The baguette was good, but as a meal, I'd rather have something I couldn't make just as easily at home. In short - good, but nothing special. The most memorable part of the visit wil probably be that the cafe is on a canal boat. I will say that I enjoyed my large cup of filtered coffee (what we would just call coffee in America). It's surprisingly hard to get a decent pot of coffee, and they were spot on. This place is very small, no more than 4 or 5 tables that seat 3 each. If it's busy at all, you will probably end up taking away your meal, which wouldn't be a bad thing, because you can enjoy walking along the canal while eating it.

An interesting place to have breakfast on canal boat on Regents canal. The food was good and the setting was perfect. If you are going for a canal boat ride, it's a great place to start.

Definitely nothing to write home about other than the view. Very basic fare, sandwiches were decent but bland, the pizza was very lack luster. Service was decent. Overall - meh. For a sandwich, save your money and find a better place. Would likely be good for a coffee though.

You don't get more "waterside" than having a cafe on a canal boat ... the Waterside Cafe is moored on the entrance to Paddington Basin in Little Venice and offers the perfect stop over while waiting for the boat shuttle to Camden and the Zoo. Not surprisingly, the majority of visitors are tourists. Food and drink are nothing too special but cakes seem to be home made while sandwiches are prepared to order in the back of the boat. More obvious in Summer with tables and chairs spilling out onto the tow path, the cafe operates all year round.

Setting is fairly nice. People serving a bit clueless and don't speak good English. Ordered an English breakfast, comes with usual items, including mushroom - literally one mushroom! Complained and got extra mushrooms (2 this time, see photo). I paid £10 for this, better places to eat around the corner towards Paddington (canal walk) and a nicer more chic location.

Great food and a great place to sit and eat. You get an awesome view of the water and have the option to sit on board or enjoy the outdoors. I ordered an omelette and it hit the spot! I'm definitely returning for more :)

No tap water, slow service and overrun with screaming children. The jam with the scones clotted cream etc cream tea is barely spreadable, low quality. Feels like a tourist trap. Only good thing is location, but most tables outside you cannot see the canal from .

What a quaint little cafe! Stubbled upon this place after wondering around aimlessly in the rain. Went inside and was overwhelmed by the display of yummy looking cakes and such sweet delights! I ordered a coffee and a cake and took a seat in the warm confines of the barge. There were a few other people in sheltering from the rain with coffee and cake too! It was really nice to sit inside in the warm and listen to the rain. My coffee was just what I needed and the cake was great and probably not what I needed, but it was delicious!!!! A cute place, worst a visit :-)

A little cute cafè in a boat in Little Venice. I had breakfast with my cousin: we had warm croissants with butter and jam, buttered toasts with jam, a portuguese pastry and cappuccinos for 14 pounds. I highly recommend it for a relaxed breakfast for friends or couples, because it's very romantic.

Cute cafe, but the tea and coffee were tasteless and they added milk to both after I explicitly asked them not to.

The Waterside Café is something of an institution. In the summer its outside tables are usually filled by tourists waiting for Jason's hourly trips up the Grand Union canal to ZFL (the absurdly rebranded London Zoo). The café itself is a greasy spoon that is a cut above the norm. The full English, ham and cheese croissant and bacon baguette together with the decent coffee make this a good place to get brunch. Additionally, it is good value for the area, with an average brunch costing between 5 and 10 pounds.

Cute boat restaurant in London's hidden gem of little Venice! Coffee was okay, but ambience is what sells this place!

Great ambient, delicious and great value for money food and nice coffee. Although the menu is small, and not very creative, just by having brunch/breakfast in a boat on a sunny winter day it's worth...

Fun spot for a coffee or light meal. Came here for breakfast, they served a generous-sized omlette for a reasonable price. The food and coffee were both delicious. The atmosphere inside the boat was cozy, a nice place to sit and read or write a few postcards while you enjoy your coffee.

Nice to be on the water, but otherwise not really worth going out of your way for - neither the food not location warrant it.

Beautiful area. I live right next to here, but haven't had the chance to pop by until today and it was a very nice brunch. It's finally warm in London, and so we decided to take a walk along the canal with some friends and stopped by here for some brunch. A few of them got the full english breakfast and they really liked it. I got a panini and an americano. The coffee was okay, and the food was also good, but I think whats really good about this spot is the ambience :) Definitely recommend on a nice day since they have a cute terrace next to the canal. I think it is quite nice inside the boat as well for when it's a bit colder.

A slice of peace bobbing gently on Regent's Canal in Little Venice, the Waterside Cafe is a narrowboat with room for 15 or so inside plus another 15 seats at the half dozen aluminum tables and chairs outside. The setting is about as nice as it gets in central London: a stone's throw from Westway and Paddington Station or a stroll from Regent's Park or Lords cricket ground. Here, your only stress is fending off the pigeons who'll pretty much join you for your breakfast right as you're trying to eat it. And who can blame them? The menu isn't lavish but the food is fresh, tasty and beautifully cooked. Omelettes would seem to be a specialty and my tomato / yellow pepper choice arrived hot, fluffy, without a hint of grease and with a perfectly dressed salad on the side. Cameron, a full English breakfast aficionado, said his was one of the best he'd ever had. I enquired after the home made looking sausage in hopes of forming an opinion first hand but it disappeared along with the grille-marked bacon, beans, egg and toast before I could press the point. I see that people have complained about the service and although we had nothing to complain about ourselves I could sense the Waterside Cafe should not be confused with the other Waterside (at Bray). This place is all about the setting and the honest, fresh food. No loos, though loos are just a 2-minute walk away, and no wifi. But you're on a boat, goddammit, and if you want hot and cold running internet or any other jazz go to a pub or a sports bar or something. Here you'll just find peace. OK, and pigeons.

I had a beautiful full English breakfast here.... Fantastic What a lovely place, lovely location and lovely staff

Though the only two items that I was in the mood for were not available, nothing beats sitting near the water, enjoying a pleasant cup of tea while people watching. You absolutely forget that you are in busy London, rather you get swept up by the ducks gliding past, Jason's tour as well as the Water Bus ambling past.

Rude waitress, seemed like she was a bit mad about answering my questions. You have to wait until your coffee is done so you can take it to the table. Trying to ask for a scone by calling them, ignored me!

Great venue - sits by the canal with great terrace and open bar space. Especially nice for warm sunny days if you can find a seat. It serves cocktails, and wide range of wines by glasses. The quality of wine and foods are just average but at least you get a nice setting.

Love this place, I found it while out exploring the Paddington/Little Venice area one day and decided to stop in for lunch. First off, it doesn't get more charming than having a quiet lunch in a canal boat -it was cosy and comfortable. The woman working behind the counter was super friendly and while the food is simple it was delicious and and I really enjoyed it. A great place to stop in for a quick lunch or sit with a coffee and enjoy the view!