Owens Foodstore - Haringey

Had a bite to eat here and a coffee with a friend, so good I returned the following week. Absolutely delicious, great value and friendly staff.

My sister encountered misogynistic, ageist and profoundly anti-disabled practices at this cafe. She's in her late sixties, severely disabled and in pain from spinal stenosis and suffers from diabetes insipidus. Recently, she went in feeling faint and chronically dehydrated which leaves her prone to passing...out and tremors. As well as ordering lunch, she asked for a glass of water. When it didnt arrive she asked again. It didnt arrive a second time. Finally fearing that she was going to faint she left in order to buy an bottle of water and was, by this time, too shaky and unwell to return. Today, several weeks later, when she returned and tried to order lunch a young man, who called himself the manager, harassed and bullied her. He accused of rudeness by failing to return and explain herself to the young and able bodied staff who had repeatedly failed to give her a simple glass of water. Shame on you Owens. Shame on you manager No humanity. No kindness. No concern or care for others.

I popped in a month or so ago, for a quick lunch on the hoof. I went for the quiche and salad, that came with homemade coleslaw that was delicious. All very fresh and the service was affable, low key and polite (greatly enjoyed the...Prince soundtrack playing in the background and reminiscing about the artist, with the very enthusiastic Prince fan who was also my waiter). The shop surrounding the diners is quirky, if possibly a bit behind my financial budget and the fresh bread they sold looked great. Will be back!

So relaxed and a great community feel. Nice coffee. It's so nice to have a local coffee and lunch break.

This is a lovely local shop and cafe. The deli and bakery are fabulous. The main highlight for me is their spelt bread, fresh every day. It is a particular pleaseure for me as I can't normally digest wheat but this is an exception. I...can't personally eat them but I understand their cinnamon buns are also exceptional!