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Cool Cats' Cafe - Permanently Closed

3.9
3.9
9 Reviews
£25 and under
British
149 Southampton Way, London, SE5 7EW

About this restaurant

Permanently Closed - Cool Cats' Cafe is a restaurant / bar in Camberwell, South London dedicated to providing good, fresh food and drink, in whatever combination you might wish. Evening meals and beer, wine and spirits, brunches and teas, coffees and juices but they promise to only serve things they like themselves.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, European
  • Hours of operation
    Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm - 11pm Friday: 6pm - 1am Saturday: 9am - 1am Sunday: 9am - 4pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Camberwell
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    We're a 10 minute walk from Camberwell Green and 5 minutes from the south side of Burgess Park. The 343 bus takes 10 minutes from Elephant and Castle and stops right outside. If you are heading to us from the Peckham Road it's just a 5 minute walk up Southampton Way or Havil Street near St Giles Church and the South London Gallery.

What 9 people are saying

Cool Cats' Cafe - Permanently Closed reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9
3.9 based on all time ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 3.8Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

9 Reviews
  1. GHreview

    London19 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cool Cat's Café's name is slightly misleading as the feel is very much of a restaurant than a café. The décor and food are as good as quality trendy restaurants in Islington/Shoreditch but the ambiance is more relaxed, aided by the friendly but not intrusive waiting staff. I've just moved in to the area and see Cool Cats as a potential home from home. It also has live music on on many nights. The website shows mainly images of performers who look in their early twenties, but my resultant fear of feeling like an 'oldie' (being in my forties) was completely misplace. Highly recommended.

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  2. Piloufr

    London6 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 19, 2014

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We walk in into an empty place and were sitting oppposite the front door as we were the only table booked. Drinks were order with platter to share from the start we can see the food was less than average .We order our main course and me and one of my guest wanted our beef cooked blue I think the waitress didnt know what we were talking about as she didnt have a clue !!!.our beef arrive over cooked (mine was medium well and my guest welldone and both were burn from a grill who it seems never been clean. A BIG disapointement all the way .We had a quiet enough at this time and it was very expensive for a cafe . IT IS A BIG NO FOR ME .Parkcafe in Burgesspark is much better but only open day time so evening we will have to go to East Dulwich

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  3. MissGaunt

    London1 review

    4.0

    Dined on February 14, 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We first visited Cool Cats Cafe late on a Sunday afternoon in summer 2013 and really enjoyed the feel of the place, not to mention the tasty craft beer and nibbles. We spotted the valentines menu (and mention of a 1am late bar!) and thought that it would be the place for us, even though we don't live quite as close by any more. The food was tasty, the veggie options were thoughtful and the staff were chatty and provided good service. House wine was pretty good too! And because it was Friday, there was also live music. Bonus :)

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  4. FoodLover

    London14 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 1, 2014

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I assume the cafe was short of staff and maybe some friends helped out that day? The food was good; nothing outstanding, but of decent quality as far as a Full English breakfast goes. The cafe itself is lovely, really nice, very light and airy. However the service dwindled down to one valiant man by the time we left and he seemed to be responsible for everything. Ordering a bottle of prosecco from the other staff was met with a look of utter confusion; the lady taking the breakfast order was so unsure of herself managing to get a simple order wrong (impressive when the options were limited to Meat / Veggie breakfast...). We took the prosecco out of her hands when she confessed she couldn't open it and looked like she might blind someone.

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  5. Dexter5

    London36 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 17, 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very warm welcome at Cool Cats Cafe. The service is very friendly, and the food is lovely. We went on a Friday night when there was live music. There is a garden at the back of the cafe, maybe not so good in January, but I am sure it would be lovely on a summer afternoon.

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  6. MCJo

    Kent8 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 31, 2013

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great atmosphere, friendly service. Part of the community

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  7. Kathy50c

    London4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 19, 2013

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Visited CC for the first time a couple of weeks ago for a late lunch with a good friend. We had a lovely time, good food, good service,overall a great place to chill. Will definately be visiting this little gem again, especially as it's within walking distance.

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  8. Otto

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 23, 2013

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    dinner in Camberwell? Cool Cats is great venue - great food, great, venue, great service, check the listings for music/comedy performances

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  9. SE5Mike

    London1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 9, 2013

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Ate at CCC last Saturday evening for the first time. Food was delicious and service very attentive. I live in SE5 so will definitely be back again soon!

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Cool Cats' Cafe - Permanently Closed is rated 3.9 stars by 9 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Cool Cats' Cafe - Permanently Closed

149 Southampton Way, London, SE5 7EW

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Camberwell
  • Hours of operation
    Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm - 11pm Friday: 6pm - 1am Saturday: 9am - 1am Sunday: 9am - 4pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, European
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    We're a 10 minute walk from Camberwell Green and 5 minutes from the south side of Burgess Park. The 343 bus takes 10 minutes from Elephant and Castle and stops right outside. If you are heading to us from the Peckham Road it's just a 5 minute walk up Southampton Way or Havil Street near St Giles Church and the South London Gallery.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
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