Cocomaya

Lovely cafe, have had lunch here several times. Great tasting fresh & healthy salads served with a slice of the best seeded rye in London! Fabulous cakes, just too spoilt for choice! My only reservation is the service, it's a bit slow and one waiter in particular gets very mixed up and forgetful, I've seen him here the last few times and it's a bit of a pain. But food tastes fantastic and I'll still be going back for more!

On the one hand it is a quiet bakery where you can take your time enjoying something sweet with good company. On the other hand I am glad they have those chocolate collections which are quite appropriate for a present. I like the white chocolate bars and when I give one of them away, it is always welcomed with a smile. Who does not love chocolate after all? Especially when it is beautifully wrapped. I recommend the place. If you visit once, the pastry and the friendly service will make you return for more.

Fresh pastries and great coffee. Take the time to sit down and enjoy!

This little bakery is just delightful. I often stop by to grab something sweet for breakfast or a batch of muffins for home. Everything is always fresh and delicious. When I enter it smells like Heaven inside :)

Great local bakery. They have something for every occasion - you can choose something for breakfast or pick up something sweet (all the chocolate desserts are amazing). It's definitely worth the drive and I recommend the place.

Best high afternoon tea in London! The bread is just simply amazing, the best I've ever tried. Book in advance and go there for a fun and tasty afternoon.Great selection of teas.

Outstanding hot chocolate: very rich and tasty. I had a pain au chocolat with it which didn't impress me. The chocolate in the pasty was too hard and the dough and chocolate didn't complement each other well, maybe there was too much yeast? Not sure. This is definitely a go to place if you are a hot chocolate lover. Order one and sit outside.

Becky H and I tried the Sicilian Lemon cronut (called the croconut) from Cocomaya twice. First, we got one via Wild & Coffee near Holborn at 11am. This cronut was massive and required a bit of jaw unhinging to get in a full bite, but damn it was good. It's an airy flaky pastry with defined layers and a doughnut-y softness inside moistened just a bit by drops of cream. A potent sicilian lemon glaze on the top gives it most of its flavour and it's dressed with scattered flower petals. All in all, it gives you a strong impression of spring backed up by it's fresh and clean flavours. For £3.70, it's a bit pricey and the most expensive cronut we've come across so far. Taste-wise, it's on par with Rinkoff, but loses points for the much worse value for money proposition. That following Saturday, we zipped across town to the Cocomaya bakery near Marble Arch as we wanted to see how it was from the source (and grab one for Grant T). I had tweeted a few days earlier and reserved 4 of their Sicilian Lemon cronuts for our group to try. After a little bit of confusion, they brought out a large box of chilled cronuts and a hefty bill to match. At £4.50 a pop, this is by far the most expensive cronut I've seen. I'm not quite sure how they charge more at their own shop than through Wild & Coffee, but maybe it's justified by being in a posher and pricier area. The cronut is largely the same although they lose presentation points for replacing the flowers with a haphazard scattering of sprinkles. By chilling the cronuts they also ruined the lemon glaze which cracked and fell off the pastry after the first bite, removing most of the flavour. Basically, it's a great cronut copy, but if you can get over to Wild & Coffee for it and save some money. Every little bit helps, right?

Lovely cafe, have had lunch here several times. Great tasting fresh & healthy salads served with a slice of the best seeded rye in London! Fabulous cakes, just too spoilt for choice! My only reservation is the service, it's a bit slow and one waiter in particular gets very mixed up and forgetful, I've seen him here the last few times and it's a bit of a pain. But food tastes fantastic and I'll still be going back for more!

On the one hand it is a quiet bakery where you can take your time enjoying something sweet with good company. On the other hand I am glad they have those chocolate collections which are quite appropriate for a present. I like the white chocolate bars and when I give one of them away, it is always welcomed with a smile. Who does not love chocolate after all? Especially when it is beautifully wrapped. I recommend the place. If you visit once, the pastry and the friendly service will make you return for more.

Fresh pastries and great coffee. Take the time to sit down and enjoy!

This little bakery is just delightful. I often stop by to grab something sweet for breakfast or a batch of muffins for home. Everything is always fresh and delicious. When I enter it smells like Heaven inside :)

Great local bakery. They have something for every occasion - you can choose something for breakfast or pick up something sweet (all the chocolate desserts are amazing). It's definitely worth the drive and I recommend the place.

Best high afternoon tea in London! The bread is just simply amazing, the best I've ever tried. Book in advance and go there for a fun and tasty afternoon.Great selection of teas.

Outstanding hot chocolate: very rich and tasty. I had a pain au chocolat with it which didn't impress me. The chocolate in the pasty was too hard and the dough and chocolate didn't complement each other well, maybe there was too much yeast? Not sure. This is definitely a go to place if you are a hot chocolate lover. Order one and sit outside.

Becky H and I tried the Sicilian Lemon cronut (called the croconut) from Cocomaya twice. First, we got one via Wild & Coffee near Holborn at 11am. This cronut was massive and required a bit of jaw unhinging to get in a full bite, but damn it was good. It's an airy flaky pastry with defined layers and a doughnut-y softness inside moistened just a bit by drops of cream. A potent sicilian lemon glaze on the top gives it most of its flavour and it's dressed with scattered flower petals. All in all, it gives you a strong impression of spring backed up by it's fresh and clean flavours. For £3.70, it's a bit pricey and the most expensive cronut we've come across so far. Taste-wise, it's on par with Rinkoff, but loses points for the much worse value for money proposition. That following Saturday, we zipped across town to the Cocomaya bakery near Marble Arch as we wanted to see how it was from the source (and grab one for Grant T). I had tweeted a few days earlier and reserved 4 of their Sicilian Lemon cronuts for our group to try. After a little bit of confusion, they brought out a large box of chilled cronuts and a hefty bill to match. At £4.50 a pop, this is by far the most expensive cronut I've seen. I'm not quite sure how they charge more at their own shop than through Wild & Coffee, but maybe it's justified by being in a posher and pricier area. The cronut is largely the same although they lose presentation points for replacing the flowers with a haphazard scattering of sprinkles. By chilling the cronuts they also ruined the lemon glaze which cracked and fell off the pastry after the first bite, removing most of the flavour. Basically, it's a great cronut copy, but if you can get over to Wild & Coffee for it and save some money. Every little bit helps, right?