Krave Cafe
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Northwood
What it’s like
Waffles, crepes, gelato and milkshakes, with late opening that suits a dessert run more than a quick afternoon trip.
It's a dessert-led cafe rather than a play centre: the menu is freshly made waffles and crepes, cakes, gelato, milkshakes and smoothies, plus teas, coffees and a brunch menu. For kids, the pull is the choosing. A crepe with a pile of toppings, a gelato cone, a milkshake in a flavour they'll spend ten minutes on. That plus brunch covers a family meal without anyone having to negotiate a children's menu.
The hours decide when you go. Monday's closed, Tuesday to Thursday they don't open until 5pm, and Friday and Saturday run from noon to midnight. Sunday is noon to 11pm. A weekday visit is really an after-school or after-tea trip, so if you've got a four-year-old who's done in by 6pm, the weekends or a Friday after school work better. School holidays change it: from 12pm Tuesday to Thursday while the schools are off, which makes a daytime trip possible.
Parties are the other reason to come. They host celebrations in the cafe and take the full menu for your guests, and they'll accommodate requests for decorations or other catering. You need to book in advance for that, so it's worth sorting a date before you promise anything to a seven-year-old.
Brunch on a Sunday, a milkshake stop with a nine-year-old after swimming, or a birthday for twelve: all sit comfortably here. A weekday evening is the quietest, and the food is the whole point rather than a side to something else.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Parties must be booked in advance
- Parties
- And celebrations hosted in the cafe
- Monday is closed, and Tuesday to Thursday don't open until 5pm
- School holidays add a 12pm Tuesday to Thursday opening
- Parties need booking in advance
- Friday and Saturday go right up to midnight
Plan your visit
When are you open?
Tuesday to Thursday 5pm to 11pm, Friday and Saturday noon to midnight, Sunday noon to 11pm. Closed Mondays.
What's on the menu for kids?
Freshly made waffles and crepes, cakes, gelato, desserts, milkshakes and smoothies. There's a brunch menu and teas and coffees for the adults.
Do we need to book?
For a party or celebration, yes, they ask you to book in advance. A normal visit isn't something the site puts a booking requirement on.
Can they host a birthday?
They host parties and celebrations in the cafe and make the full menu available to your guests. They'll accommodate requests for decorations or other catering, booked ahead.
What about school holidays?
In the school holidays they open from 12pm Tuesday to Thursday as well, so a daytime visit becomes possible midweek.
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