Peach and Pear Cafe

Having read the reviews I’d been waiting to pounce on the opportunity to order a burger from Peach And Pear Café and last night that opportunity sprang forth. It was late, I still hadn’t been for a shop and I was starving. Having already perused the Just Eat menu I was aware that I only needed to spend the grand sum of £6 for free delivery, so I brought up the menu and coerced my housemate into getting involved.
We both chose a burger, for me the standard with cheese, my friend the stringy meat burger with cheese. I know, the stringy meat burger really doesn’t sound appealing, but I was assured that it was lovely. There are some creative options, such as Thai style — with smoked tofu and chilli sauce — so more than just the average burger is available.
They each came in at just under four quid, and for that we got an entire portion of home made chips (which, strictly speaking were more like wedges) so there is no need to order in an extra portion as we did! And of course these wedges/​chips deserve a special mention as they were delicious!
Now, to the meat of it. The burger itself was middling — way better than your average fast food establishment. A lovely soft seeded bun, more akin to a lovely sandwich roll than anything else, which was really nice. It came packed with fresh salad and in spite of travelling from Hyde Park it was still rather warm. The meat itself was seasoned nicely and the burger was more of a flat large patty than a juicy BBQ style burger. Whilst it was really enjoyable, it wasn’t quite excellent — I wish it had been a touch juicier and the small amount of cheese I had wasn’t melted, which was a shame!
However, there are three reasons to give four stars. Although the burger wasn’t everything I’ve been dreaming of, the chips were delicious. I also ordered a Toblerone milkshake (I forget what it’s officially called) and it was amazing. So tasty and creamy and perfectly blended, so there were no annoying chunky bits to distract from the shake. It tasted like liquid chocolate, but somehow sweet, light and beautifully frothy. Delicious!
On top of that their delivery dude was the nicest, most friendly delivery guy I’ve encountered. Rather than shove everything my way and shoom off he greeted me with a huge smile, asked how I was and said he hoped we enjoyed the meal! I know it might be overkill, as it took all of 30 seconds, but really that kind of happy service was unexpected and most welcome. Props to him, it’s lovely to have someone so friendly give you your food!
So, all in all, I’m a fan. And at a minimum of £6 to spend in order to get delivery, it’s pretty much a win win situation. Since I don’t often go to Hyde Park I’m not sure I’ll ever have the chance to eat in, but order in I shall. If for nothing else but the delicious milkshakes…

I visited Peach & Pear a few times in my student days, I was always a fan of the variety of chocolate bar-​based milkshakes! We recently discovered they are now on Just Eat and deliver to us in Chapel Allerton — woo hoo! We’ve ordered a couple of times, the service is great and the food is also lovely. The home made chips are fab and the burgers are really tasty too. And then there’s the milkshakes!!! I can vouch for the snickers, toblerone, aero and peanut m&m… I’m pretty sure all the milkshakes on the menu are actually amazing! Give them a try everyone, Peach & Pear Café officially rocks!

I recently found out that Peach and Pear opens some evenings. Specific groups like writing or singing groups book to use the space until 7 or 8pm regularly, during which the café is open to everyone else as normal. The days vary so to find out you’d have to go in and ask. The owner is really friendly and willing to keep it open to groups past 5pm on request. I didn’t ask if there was a charge for this though

The Peach and Pear Café looks like a brick built after thought just attached on to the building where it currently lies. There is a definite charm about the mismatch furniture just dotted about the front of the place on more favourable weather days, and there’s a sneaking suspicion this is all done intentionally. Either way I find the whole thing charming. Peach and Pear adds a splash of colour to the brick and concrete in which it lies and for this I like you.
I also like that there’s a dishevelled charm about the place, there’s something almost unrefined about Peach and Pear, and it makes no bones about it, there’s no pretension about it being some high brow sandwich eatery or another Pickles and Potter, as it is not, what it is, simply is a place in which to order, eat, and indulge in breakfasts, burgers or sandwiches, with accompanying tea, coffee or juice, or maybe a bag of crisps or a choccy bar if you choose. The pick and mix pound menu is amusing, whereby you can pick what you want to see appear on your plate, each item costs a quid, and you add as much or as little as you want. The one thing you will notice when coming here is that it is incredibly cheap. Most meals will not set you back beyond £4, with baps barely breaking the £2 mark. Staff here are very accommodating and if you have any particular eating particulars, such as vegetarian, vegan or halal restrictions/​preferences, the staff/​chef will endeavour to accommodate that for you.

A lovely little local Halal and Veggie friendly café. They sell a lot of homemade recipes and foods, and have an interesting menu selection. The prices are very reasonable and they will alter food to suit your needs.
They do hot chocolate with real chocolate bars in. You have not lived until you’ve had a hot chocolate made with an aero bar. Fantastic range of café type food, including hot all day breakfasts and hot and cold sandwiches, made to recipe.
The staff are lovely and talkative and will happily natter away for hours. They support ethical products, and advertise local ethically driven causes. One of those rare gems of a café which hasn’t been gobbled up by Star*ucks.