Waterloo Park Pavilion Café - The Feed
WHERE
Norwich
What it’s like
A café in Waterloo Park with a toddler play corner indoors and a splash pad and playground just outside for summer.
This one's really a café that happens to sit right by a playground, which makes it useful rather than exciting. Inside there's a play area kitted out with toys and books for toddlers, so you can get a coffee while a small one pulls books off a low shelf near you. Out the door is the park's playground, and in summer a splash pad goes on, which is the bit that'll actually get remembered on a hot day.
Food is homemade rather than pre-packaged: toasted sandwiches, jacket potatoes, sausage rolls (some vegan) and cakes. Breakfast runs until 11.15am and cooked lunches from 12 to 2pm, so turning up at 11.30 hoping for a full lunch is going to leave you disappointed with a sandwich instead. Table bookings only work Monday to Friday, one per service per day, and weekends are turn-up-and-hope, which is a bit of a faff if you had your heart set on a Saturday brunch.
Access is properly thought through. There's level access into the café from the park and from the car park, and the drop-off gate can be unlocked, which matters if you've got a buggy or wheels and don't fancy a battle with kerbs. Dogs on leads are welcome in the café too.
Parking is free, off Angel Road, about five minutes' walk away, which is a proper stretch with a toddler in tow but fine if you're not in a rush.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Table bookings available Mon-Fri for breakfast and lunch, one booking per service per day, weekends no bookings
- Parking
- Free car park off Angel Road, about five minutes walk from café
- Food
- Homemade food including toasted sandwiches, jacket potatoes, sausage rolls (some vegan), and cakes
- Wheelchairs
- Level access into café from park, including level route from car park and park entrances
- Dogs
- On leads welcome in the café
- Dogs on leads are welcome inside the café
- The splash pad is a summer-only feature
- Weekend visits mean no table booking, so go early if it's busy
- Cooked lunches stop being served at 2pm
Plan your visit
Is there anywhere for toddlers to play?
There's a play area indoors with toys and books for toddlers, right by the café.
Is the splash pad open all year?
It runs in summer, alongside the children's playground next to the café.
Do we need to book a table?
Only Monday to Friday, and only one booking per service per day. Weekends there's no booking, you just turn up.
What food do they do?
Homemade toasted sandwiches, jacket potatoes, sausage rolls with a vegan option, and cakes. Breakfast is served until 11.15am and cooked lunches run 12 to 2pm.
Is there parking?
Yes, a free car park off Angel Road, about five minutes' walk from the café.
Is it easy with a buggy or wheelchair?
Level access runs from the car park and park entrances right into the café, and the drop-off gate can be unlocked.
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