Rise Cafe

anon5422159 · June 22, 2018, 7:21am

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Jack · June 24, 2018, 9:38pm

Excellent news. Does anyone know anymore info about this?

anon5422159 · June 25, 2018, 4:28pm

A local dad is opening a new coffee shop in Honor Oak to provide a cosy, social space to be enjoyed by everyone.

Nolan West, 41, the owner of Rise, is working hard at the moment to renovate the space at 108 Brockley Rise.

Rise will serve a huge range of coffee, yummy breakfasts, brunches and lunches.

Nolan said: “I have been doing the majority of renovations myself over the past couple of months."

He said the place needed a lot of attention - there was a leaking roof at the back, no heating at all and no mains hot water.

On the renovations, he said: “This has of course saved on costs but it is also something I have enjoyed and has allowed me to create and develop the look and feel of the place as I go along, something which I believe has been hugely beneficial as I am now close to finishing renovations and am delighted with the result.”

He said: “I live a couple of streets up from the unit and have one child at Stillness Infants and another starting this September, so when this vacancy arose I jumped at it.”

The family has been lucky enough to work with a local plumber and graphic designer.

After 12 years working in the oil and gas industry, Nolan’s job as a cost engineer finished last summer and when the space became available, he knew this was the right time.

Nolan has experience working in catering in the French Alps for seven years and also as a chef down in Devon, along with a business studies degree.

People can follow the progress of Rise on Instagram @rise_cafe, a website is in development as is a Facebook page so watch this space.

Rise will shortly be looking for like-minded friendly, hardworking staff to create that Hygge atmosphere Nolan and his family is looking for.

Matthew_Benney · August 9, 2018, 9:55am

Work on the exterior seems to have started.

LizzieH · August 9, 2018, 6:33pm

Does anyone know what’s happening with this? There’s now a sign up saying it’s going to be a Caribbean takeaway? What happened to the coffee shop?

Jack · August 9, 2018, 9:10pm

That’s just the old cover / sign from the old establishment that they have for security shutters. It’s still on track to be the new cafe Rise

anon5422159 · September 26, 2018, 6:56pm

Matthew_Benney · October 15, 2018, 2:18pm

Any thoughts on this place? I went at the weekend. I’m going to give it another visit before passing judgement.

anon86223367 · October 15, 2018, 4:13pm

£2.20 for a cup of tea…

Pea · October 15, 2018, 4:29pm

I’ve visited a couple of times now. Once for sit in coffee and nibbles. Once for a takeaway. The coffee is great. The food was ok- but it was their second day and the service was friendly and welcoming. Will definitely go back. It’s a lovely space.

rise_cafe · October 15, 2018, 5:10pm

Hi Matthew, I’ve just joined this site and good to see there has been some chat about Rise! Thanks for giving us a try, we’d love to know more about your experience. We welcome all feedback and are more than happy to speak about issues at the time (or via our feedback forms). As you know we are totally new to this and will only succeed by making our customers happy so we want to grow and adapt to people’s needs. So… good and bad, all feedback is invaluable. We hope to see you again soon! Sarah

rise_cafe · October 15, 2018, 5:11pm

Thanks Pea

rise_cafe · October 15, 2018, 5:15pm

Hi Ross, do you think it’s a bit spendy? We serve tea by the pot, and also it’s fancy tea by Zig Zag which is ethically sourced etc etc but we’ll take the feedback onboard if you do. We lowered the price of our coffee as it was a bit too much on reflection, so happy to look at the tea prices too! Thanks for highlighting. Sarah

Charlo · October 15, 2018, 5:51pm

So good to see the business on here .

Before I mention the few minor things I personally didn’t like I want to say there are a lot of things to like about it, great coffee, nice space, good menu, highchair actually fits the table, toys available.

I have been a few times and overall had good experiences. Things not for me personally, paying first when you order (I end up not ordering the second coffee usually because of this), the most inviting seat for me is beside the kitchen so can be noisy with cutlery being cleaned (not very hygge ;)).

Overall a really good addition to the cafe scene

rise_cafe · October 16, 2018, 9:11am

Hi Charlo, thanks for all the feedback! Glad you’re liking it so far, but very good point about the cutlery. Good news…we got our new dishwasher fitted yesterday so no more clanging!! We hope it will make it more hygee
Paying first is a tough one, we looked at Arlo & Mo, Freds, MyJammi etc etc and see they use that model and lots of people have said they like it as they can leg it when the kids kick off without having to worry about then having to pay, but it won’t suit everyone. We’ll chat about it some more. Thanks again, and hope to see you soon. Sarah

anon5422159 · October 16, 2018, 9:15am

I think the “pay first” model works best for me. Avoids me having to remember to pay, and means I can leave without queuing to pay or getting someone’s attention.

Charlo · October 16, 2018, 9:27am

I think it’s comes down to quick and efficient staff. Looking around, asking if you want something else, bringing the bill promptly when you ask along with the card machine!

It is super frustrating waiting but to me that is just bad service and shouldn’t be the norm, that i think we have come to accept.

Sidenote is that I have a toddler and yes legging it out the door can sometimes be a bonus!

RachaelDunlop · October 16, 2018, 9:51am

Some places give you the choice - pay now or as you leave. I wouldn’t expect a local cafe to bring me the bill and a card machine, though. Everywhere I go locally that is a cafe rather than a restaurant takes payment at the counter.

Dave · October 16, 2018, 10:08am

I’d agree 100% with paying first at the counter. Bringing the bill always adds time and seems awkward in a place like a cafe.

In a restaurant, different story. There’s a defined flow and the bill comes at the end and you can check that everything is ok.

The B&G cafe at Mayow Park does a nice thing where you can choose either. I often ask if I can pay at the end in case we fancy a slice of cake after lunch / brunch.

edited to add in either case I’d be expecting to go to the counter. Not to have the bill brought to me.

LeeHC · October 16, 2018, 10:12am

I wouldn’t expect the bill to be brought to me in cafe- either pay at the beginning or pay at the counter at the end would be what I’d expect?