I love this place. Breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner it never let's you down.
Their bacon sandwiches are legendary. Their poached eggs on avocado with bacon are a delight of salty and creamy. Their pop-ups - such as their Nyonya laksa nights on Thursdays, Wednesday Van Dough nights or guest appearances from Pakistani cooks offer an incredible choice of diverse yet universally excellent food.
Great, great cakes too. They make temptation win every time; I'm yet to not cave in.
The coffee too - incredible. And all that served with a smile? I'm sold.
A couple of friends of mine just moved down the road from St David and it's pretty much the perfect hole in the wall place to have as your local coffee shop. Pint sized and crammed with second hand furniture, it offers up food options limited to sandwiches and cakes. I had a pastrami and gherkin sandwich which was huge; the meat was ever so slightly too tough (which made it a tricky and far from dignified eat) but overall I was happy. The coffee is great though, and at £2 for a long black, was perfectly priced.
They have a couple of tiny tables outside but there's enough sun in the front half of the room to make it light and airy. Each time I've been in there's been someone working on a laptop in there so clearly they don't mind lingerers either...
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St David - long known to all as the patron saint of Wales - now for me has become synonymous with something else; Forest Hill, excellent coffee and BACON SANDWICHES!!!!!!
St David Coffee House is a small local cafe located in the bustling Forest Hill high street area and is founded and run by 3 friends. This is important because walking into St David's, you can feel the thought and care that has gone into the decor of the place which makes it rather special.
All that swooning aside, St David has firmly placed itself at the top of the list to grab a good coffee in Forest Hill to either take away and run to the station across the road, or sit down and people watch.
My preferred option is to sit in and let time pass me by with a Square Mile flat white and one of their INSANE bacon sandwiches! I really am in love with this bacon sandwich and think it is one of the best value in town if not the best! The portions of bacon are so generous that to call it a bacon sandwich would be false advertising; it should really be called a sandwich bacon. This sandwich...ugh...hungry now just thinking about it.
For those who are not fans of swine, there is also an extensive collection of freshly baked cakes and pastries which will satisfy your cravings and recently, St David have started to stock items from the renown London bakers, Kooky Bakes' range which is great news for all.
Sorry Wales, but it looks like St David has decided to take up residence in Forest Hill and here's hoping it's for the long term.
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