The Best Cafes in Southall, Greater London, United Kingdom (2025)

We dined at this restaurant for dinner and ordered pai, nehari, chapli kebab, dynamite prawns, and Haweli special chicken. While most of the dishes were delicious, the pai and nehari were disappointing—they lacked flavor and seemed stale. We informed the staff, and they kindly offered us a complimentary bowl of kheer, which was absolutely delicious. The service was good; although it could have been a bit quicker, the staff were attentive. We’ll definitely return in the future.

One of the best places in Southall, actually in whole of London maybe even whole of England. The staff are kind and professional especially Ali Hassan who served us he was very kind gentleman. The food was impeccable and delicious 🤤. And the place is quite fancy too. Coming to ‘Haweli’ made our family time special. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience.

I came from Canada. I have every major allergy and Akash Ali and Haroon accommodated and served us. They made me food with all my allergens accommodated and my friend and I really enjoyed our meal. Highly recommended. Please don't skip on this restaurant if you're reading this.

Authentic Desi cuisine - this place was an absolute gem! The food was bursting with flavor and authenticity, exceeding all my expectations. A big thank you to Haroon for the exceptional service – attentive, friendly, and truly made the experience even better. Highly recommended!

I had a good time there ,I took butter chicken and it taste amazing there breads and rooms are fresh and chicken mayonnaise and Mexican was very fresh .

Best cafe ever I seen , food is delicious 😋😍❤️and staff is also very good and friendly.. I Luv this cafe.

Very nice atmosphere very good food and also very good service would love to go again

Just spent half an hour at the café chatting to my cousin who I haven't seen for more than 20 years! We just had coffee. Other customers were enjoying their hot breakfast. Staff were lovely, polite and friendly. The cafe is clean and inviting. Thank you very much for having us 🙏

It was our first visit and really enjoyed ourselves. The food was delicious and Jessica was lovely and helpful.. Will definitely be back.

Lovely place, amazing atmosphere and food is perfect. I had a great experience here with my friends and family and would recommend this place to anyone visiting. The staff and managers are super nice, welcoming and helpful.

I went to meet my cousin after dropping the kids. Really friendly staff, atmosphere was great and food was nice. We ordered karak coffee, omellette bun and omellette tostie. All received in a timely manner, fresh and hot.

Friendly service, staff recommended me chicken tikka rice bowl when I was ordering the chicken briyani and it was good 👍. Drink wise, I enjoyed the sugar free karak chai the most as it's still sweet from the milk they used. The cinnamon karak chai with sugar was very sweet but also nice. Good chill vibe with quick service and Paris G avaliable, serve to your table if eating in. p.s. I am not from India or an Indian.

This small spot definitely deserves all the praise 👏. The desserts were absolutely yum. 💯 We had a great moment of relaxation after a tiring walk on the streets of Southall while shopping. Prices are also very decent. Keep up with the good work!

Mashallah the dessert we ordered yumm! Specially gadbad ice cream connect back to your home I recommend this dessert shop No need to face hassle in the traffic. Very near in Southall Green.

The desserts were amazing, cheap and generous portions. The karak chai and karak coffee were the best. The ladies there did everything to accommodate us with a toddler and they're extremely kind and polite. I'm sorry I'm not local to come more often! We were so excited about the meal and drinks that we forgot to take photos.

This was a very refreshing experience. Reasonable prices for decent food which is a breath of fresh air with everyone else charging high prices for no reason. They deserve all their business for their fair trade.

Great coffee cheery spot excellent array of snacks. Open early!

Artee was so nice! Thankyou for lovely coffee today and I will be sure to come back soon 🙏🏼

A cute little Coffee Van on the other side of the road to the Southall train station. They sell good coffee and also little snacks. The owner is super nice and the prices are good. Would highly recommend - probably one of the better coffees in Southall for sure.

My first visit to Momentum but it won’t be my last. I was lured (guided?!) in by the outdoor signage and immediately felt a welcoming vibe…the decor was lovely and the coffee delicious too. Hopped onto the wifi (no jumping through hoops in the process). Altogether my kind of place! I’ll be back soon

This image sums up how I feel about Momentum Coffee. Happy 2 years and hope there are many more to come 👍🏽

Our favourite coffee spot in London! We love this place, great atmosphere always smiling staff and food, well… coffee is perfect and tiramisu is out of this world :)

Very friendly atmosphere. The staff are very polite and sweet. The coffee is excellent, and the food and snacks always looks great.

Loved the food. It was fresh, hot and in good quantity. The staff was also very friendly and accommodating.

Everything was super tasty and delicious. We loved the service. Highly recommend hot shot Parmesan, it was so tasty and so big! Had a good time there 👍🏻

My first experience here and the food was delicious, our waiter Harpreet was kind and attentive. The service was perfect and I will definitely be coming back with more guests!

Went for late lunch great setting menu was overwhelming so much to choose from but we chose achari chips with mince lamb half chicken and achari chicken parmesan platter and it was amazing great taste tender and generous portions washed down with passion fruit martini. Definitely will go again because the service from the young lady was excellent.

Thank you so much for the warmth of your hospitality and kindness when we visited on Friday! You went above and beyond to serve us your delicious pizza and fabulous cakes after a brilliant game of padel! We'll certainly be back!

Delicious pizza made fresh on site. Really friendly staff & a lovely atmosphere. We will definitely be back soon. Thank you ☺️

Great food, service and atmosphere. Pizzas are excellent but so are the other things on the menu - worth dropping in to try it out. Just had the new pizza Sweet & Spicy - delicious. Others had the milkshakes and Crema de Caffe

Extraordinary new concept. Different take on a classic English afternoon tea with a desi twist. Upon arrival our blossom afternoon tea layout was already set up. You need to book beforehand online to reserve as they do not offer this service if you are ‘walk-in’ customer. Pleased be advised there is a £40 fee if you do not cancel within a given timeframe, hence why you need to book online as they have your card on hold. We were greeted and seated. It took around 20-25mins for the food to come. As you can see from the pictures it’s splendid to look at. You get a selection of cakes. Savouries and refillable chosen tea. I would highly recommend even if you are not into the afternoon tea to go for the chicken cheese toastie and their milk cakes. With regards to price point: it’s £30 per person however if there’s two of you it’s £55. In my opinion, I do think it’s priced slightly too high, given the location and establishment. The establishment, although quite aesthetically pleasing it can also be considered quite casual- e.g. people ordering small plates or just desserts and therefore the price for the afternoon tea can be deemed quite expensive. This can also make customers that ordered afternoon tea quite uncomfortable as it is exposed to other customers. Having said that, I will advise the lovely owners to maybe considering either reducing the price point of the afternoon tea or creating a part of the restaurant that’s exclusive(separated) to afternoon tea customers. This will most definitely make your customers feel more at ease. There were some issues I noticed with the restaurant. The first issue was I overheard an issue with a customer requesting tap water and although the waiter stated that are not legally required to serve tap water (free) because they do not serve alcohol. However, although they are correct I do believe it would forthcoming for the restaurant to provide this service as customers would be grateful and more likely to return. In this case, the two customers were not happy and left quite abruptly and it made us very uncomfortable and overshadowed our afternoon tea experience. The second issue: toilet door is locked and the workers know the code but every time you need the toilet they have to open the toilet door for you. This can be quite frustrating if customers need to wash hands and having to constantly ask. In addition, always opening the door and then going back to serve on tills is very unhygienic and can make customers worry and cautious. What I would advise the owners is writing the code on customer receipts (already printed on the back of the receipts) so it deters non-customers using the toilet. Lastly I would recommend this place whether for casual or special occasions. The waiters were really nice and welcoming I don’t normally write lengthy reviews however the owners were welcoming and only offering this advice as you both seem like your business deserves to thrive.

We visited as a group of friends for an afternoon snack and decided to order cholay batooray and halwa poori. The food took about 20 minutes to arrive, as it’s made fresh, but it was definitely worth the wait. The meal was both delicious and reasonably priced. Our server was also fantastic—she helped us choose what to order and took great care of us throughout. We’ll definitely be back, this time with family.

I visited the cafe while I was waiting for the tailor. Had lunch - slow cooked lamb shank with Chapati. I made a chapati lamb meat roll and Ginger honey chai. Tamu sana. Staff very polite and clean too. Many thanks to all. Hope to see you again when I visit the area. Thank you Hibooq.

Delicious east African food and and different freshly made drinks and smoothies, variety of cakes Lots of healthy food, gluten free ice creams and lovely atmosphere. Great customer service and very friendly staff

The best Somali restaurant in southall.Authentic homemade Somali food with great customer service. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for authentic Somali food in the southall area 🔥

One of My favourite restaurants in Southall broadway. Amazing food , great service. Usually have Salmon and rice dish. Which is made deliciously. Isahaq