So, I'm wandering around parts of London trying to look for a place that doesn't happen to be a chain cafe, and well I eventually find this place (yes, it's pretty difficult to be honest). Anyway, I come in here for a coffee, but yeah, it really was pretty slow. Sure, maybe I'm one of those people that would prefer not to hang around for too long, or I'm just impatient. read more

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As always amazing and constantly adding delicious specials, always packed so it's a 20min wait, service is fast too. read more

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Incredible service staff really nice you should go there Order a convict it's the best meal lots of variety go almost every week read more

Seriously one of the best breakfasts I've ever had! And not just in London. Came in with no real expectations and ended up talking about how great this place was hours later in the day. Came on a recommendation from a friend of a friend for the next time I visited London. Luckily it a short walk from a tube station and even though it seems like a lot of stops from zone 1 & 2, it took less than 20 minutes from Central London. My friend and I lucked out as we arrived right before a rush, but as we started our meal we could see why people were queuing up outside and waiting for who knows how long. I don't know if I have the words to describe my experience as everything on the menu looked good and from a slightly picky eater like me, that's saying something. I just hope the rarity I hand out 5 stars will say more than my stunted vocabulary can The food was great! The hot drinks were great! The smoothies were great! Definitely going to try and make my way back to this place my next trip to London. read more

Milk is an absolutely phenomenal brunch spot over in Balham. You cannot go wrong with anything on their menu. I adore their banana bread and their breakfast sandwiches. It's absolutely worth the trek over to Balham and I say this as someone who lived in Shoreditch and would trek over often read more

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A nice, gourmet brunch place in upscale Balham. It's busy for weekend brunches for good reason: excellent takes on breakfast food that you can't create easily at home - this is what makes Milk better than your average greasy spoon-made hipstery brunch joint. They make excellent coffees and smoothies as well. Worth a try. The brunch dishes are creative and tasty, not overfilling and the atmosphere is easy going. The staff are super nice and eager to explain dishes and help. read more

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I find myself thinking about my breakfast here often. My partner and I went out of our way to visit Milk (we stayed north of London and took a couple different trains to get here) and we don't regret it at all. The espresso was one of the best we had throughout our Europe trip, and the food was so creative. I had an eggs benedict, the eggs were poached perfectly. I also had a house kombucha that makes my mouth water just thinking about it. My partner had this amazing gravy/sausage/English muffin wonderful...thing. He loved it. To top it all off, we sat outside and the street it was on was too cute. Make sure to take a stroll around the neighborhood after an excellent meal at Milk. read more

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If you are hungry you have to try "the convict" The ice coffe is awesome And the smoothie is super read more

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Usually very sceptical of places with long queues not living up to the hype! I was put in my place by milk cafe though. We got there just before the line at about 11am, but when we were leaving it was really long. We had amazing sweetcorn fritters with haloumi, smoothies in milk bottles, and great coffee. Definitely can't complain with this brunch spot. read more

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Visited Milk second time for brunch and they did not disappoint! Must try items: baked eggs, the convict, cornbread (a bit steep in price as they only give 1 slice of bread), horchata and table beer. There will be a bit of a wait so come prepared. read more

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Who knew that there was such a delightfully hipster cafe in SW12?! Not me. Unexpected awesomeness. Bloody fantastic coffee. Delicious brunch. read more

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This is a super small coffee shop with a wonderful menu for brunch~ the eggs benedict was soooooo good. Kind of 'my own secret' place type.

I've lots of friends that live south and they've raved about M1lk for a while. This weekend I finally made it! Despite the long (but expected) queue it was fine as we stood in the sun and chatted until we were seated. I must say the staff were a bit rubbish at minimising the queue... We saw empty tables the entire time we were there and no rush to fill them. Not a fan of that! I am however a fan of the delicious food. We all had variations of the sweet Maria... Sweetcorn fritters with avocado and halloumi, topped with salsa, mine with added bacon and a poached egg. It was amazing! I couldn't stop talking about how tasty it was. I washed it down with the Lauren (it had to be done!)... Mango, banana and strawberry juice in a very fitting milk bottle. All in all it was a great brunch experience. Good food, lovely interior, nice setting. It was a little pricey, but I'm okay with that for a fab brunch! read more

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Yaaaaaassss. This was the first brunch place I visited when I was fresh from Aus, cold, damp and ready to give up on ever finding a good coffee in London. It's kind of pricey, but serves up excellent food and coffee. Passes my Aussie snob test with flying colours. Portion sizes are slightly on the small side for the price, but perfect for me as I tend to have the appetite of a flea. If you're a very hungry human you may be slightly disappointed...or have to order two breakfasts....there are worse things. read more

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Perfect little Melbourne style cafe to help ease the homesickness. Comforting to see Anzac biscuits and lamingtons on display. Went for brunch with an Aussie friend to recover from big Halloween night. I had the convict with yummy hangover sauce with a Lois Smoothie: blackberry, pear and lavender. My friend had a Lauren Smoothie: Mango, banana and strawberry with sour dough toast with plum and lavender jam. This was a very cozy cafe with a fantastic menu. Only felt it was missing a sweet option like pancakes. Defiantly will go again if in the Balham area. TIP: Expect a wait time for your table as there is usually a queue. We waited 10-15 minutes. read more

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Loved this place! I wish it wasn't that far from central London so we could visit more than once. Food was great and service was good for UK standards (which I learned it isn't as good as the US). Had the convict sandwich and it was outstanding! My only complaint was that their coffee mugs and particularly their water carafes are in really poor condition. All 3 of the water carafes that we received were chipped by the mouth area- and it had what appeared to be mold due to the chipping. This is a potential health hazard so we just didn't drink any water there. Overall it's a great place for breakfast but watch out for the chipped drink ware! read more

I really enjoyed this place! it has a funky hipster alt vibe in Balham... I mean their name is spray painted over the last business that used to be there so I almost walked past it as I couldn't read the sign from the street clearly. It was super busy when we arrived so we had to fight for a seat so come with some patience. I had the Kurdish Baked eggs with Chorizo, Spinach, Labneh, & Kirmizi Biber. Labneh is a beautiful touch it is a strained yogurt like cheese. Truly enjoyed my dish and will be sure to make another brunch date here soon! I would give it 5 starts if it had more variety on the menu and more seats! read more

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I adore milk. I used to live in the area and hadn't been back in a few years but I'm happy to say the food is still great and the service matches. I ordered the sourdough with scrambled eggs/sausage and randomly ordered the halloumi as well. Everything was super good - I wish I still lived in the area so I could come back more often! read more

Loud music and awkward design are the perfect accompaniment to the oily slurp. I had heard so many great things about this place, and was excited to come and try the baked eggs, corn fritters and horchata. The horchata and green tea were good, but super small! Our waitress was lovely, quick, polite and attentive, but that doesn't make for a return visit. I think the main problem is, they're trying to get so many people through the door that you lose a lot of the details as you're rushed through. It was easy to see evidence of rapid cooking: burnt toast and eggs, tons of butter, and lots of oil remaining in the salsa and fritters. They have a tiny kitchen, and are super popular, so I guess it figures that quality will slip. But the uncomfy seats, and gimmicky branding just scream 'try hard hipster' a little too loudly. Great place to go and pose. Bad place to expect good food. read more

Incredible brunch. Apparently weekday mornings (11am) are the time to come--I easily found a table for 2. Other reviews on here make it sound like a madhouse, and I've heard it's near impossible to find a table on weekends. I got the "young betty" with bacon -- poached eggs on sourdough with hollandaise. The sourdough was a little more toasted than I'd usually like, but not burnt. The eggs and hollandaise though...UNBELIEVABLE. Still dreaming of how good that was. My sister got the crumpets with goats curd and honey. I had a bite and it was also incredible--I regret not coming back again to try more. Free wifi, which is always a plus! read more

Great little spot. The food was great, I had the Betty which was very tasty. My only complaint is that (like a true American) the portion wasn't enough. The hot chocolate was very good as well. read more

5stars from me for this fabulous brunch spot! After a very tiring week, I was v.annoyed to find myself wide awake at 6.30am on a Saturday and I couldn't get back to sleep. Argh! I decided to make the best of it, and a flash of inspiration reminded me that I had bookmarked this place to visit for brunch sometime but I had pretty much decided I would never get there because it is very popular and they don't take bookings, and I'm not (usually) an early riser at the weekend and I do not like to queue for a table! It turns out that being wide awake at stupid o'clock can be the best thing to happen to you! I was about the 3rd person to arrived at m1lk shortly after it opened at 8am so I had my pick if the tables. I chose the best seat in the house, the table right in the tip of this flat-iron shaped building so I had views all around me of the street outside waking up, and the market setting up. It's a slightly self-consciously hipstery dude place - all beards and mismatched furniture and achingly artisanal produce like Brixton sourdough and hay smoked goats curds - but it kinda works and it has a relaxed, buzzy feel about it; and the food - oh my, the food is incredibly good. I ordered what seemed to be a favourite among the yelp reviewers - the sweet Maria sweetcorn pancakes (fritters?) with halloumi and salsa and dry cure bacon and avocado and it was divine. The pancakes were fluffy and sweet, the halloumi and the bacon were salty and savoury with just the right amount of charring to balance the fritters. The salsa was deliciously tangy and sweet and tomatoey - it tasted somehow like summer / and this too was the perfect balance to the creamy mashed avocado on the side. My accompanying flat white was gloriously malty. It's not a cheap brunch option but I don't mind paying a premium for such great quality food that sets you up for the day like this. I'd like to say i will definitely be back, but by the time j left at around 9.30am, the place was mobbed so the chances of me being awake early enough to get a table again are slim. In fact, no, scrub that - I will be back, even if I have to set my alarm clock. A brunch so good, I'd set my alarm at the weekend? There genuinely is no higher praise! read more

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Best breakfast spot in London. Particularly when the weathers nice it is lovely to sit outside on the benches. Delicious smoothies arrive in milk bottles and their sausage bacon egg sandwich is so delicious. Cannot recommend more than enough. !!!! read more

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If you're feeling indecisive like I sometimes do, just order two mains. We came here for brunch after a night out and the convict (everything you could want for breakfast in a roll) and the corn fritters were both calling to me.... I did manage to kill them both with a little help from my friends. Lovely staff, good food, a queue that looks worse than it actually is, it's a weekend winner. The apple meets mint tea was recommended... just let it brew for a long while... it's delightful. read more

Milk is a great brunch spot. From their breakfasts to their specialised drinks, everything was delicious. The place has a cozy atmosphere and friendly servers as well. Highly recommend; however you might have to wait to be served. read more

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There's a reason why there's a queue out the door every.single.weekend. The servers are awesome, the cooks, awesome. The outdoor seating - you guessed it - awesome. I give it 5 stars because I like to spend my money on quality and if any place that repeated lures me back for more simply by being true to itself (& innovating...love the Mexican twist on a few menu items, btw) then it deserves my money and my stars! Thanks again for the good food and the good service. *thumbs up* read more

Milk - Rhubarb on rhubarb on rhubarb, with a cheeky wink of rosemary syrup because they know how to flirt... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - London, XGL

I couldn't help but be swayed by the glowing reviews, so persuaded my pal to meet here for brunch. The weather was unusually glorious, so we sat outside, mainly as I didn't want to wait ages for a table inside. Be mindful, though, that you end up sitting v close to your fellow brunchers, so if you want a particularly private conversation, maybe best for another time. The service was slow, I think we waited at least 20mins. However it was rammed, so understandable. Still, the food was top notch. Like many before me, I went for the sweetcorn fritters, which were light and delicious. My mate had a huge silky portion of scrambled eggs on sourdough. A guy to my left had ordered The Convict - eggs, muffin and crispy bacon which looked excellent also. Price point is average for London, quality definitely above average. Bonus points for outdoor seating in the sun. No crying over Milk here. read more

I finally went for brunch at M1LK - it had some big shoes to fill (plates to fill?)...we had built up expectations since planning for it back in February. No, literally. A plate of brunch 6 weeks in the making: Sorted out the crew that would accompany me (serious brunchers only!). Sorted out the time (right when it opens, please!). Even sorted out my meal choice (fritters or breakfast sammich, yes!). We got there and were seated quickly: hurrahs! (Tip: opens at 9, so be there at 9) Though teeny, the space is super-cute and creatively arranged to maximize the small space (one high communal table, little clusters of inside seating, outside picnic table-style seating). The menu is perfect in length; diverse, but without overwhelming choice (I say this as a definite pro, being an indecisive bruncher). Various combos of breakfast meats and eggs and riffs on the benny. The coffee is Workshop, and the flat white they made was deliciously on-point and in a beautiful robin's egg blue cup. I ultimately opted for a breakfast "sandwich" (note: too large to eat as such) with buttered buns, scrambled eggs, bacon, a triangle of hash brown, a sausage patty and "hangover sauce". Hangover sauce! What attracted me in the description was what killed the execution. The sauce was...not well-received at our table (2/3 of us made the same order). My pal described it as "barbecued salsa"...in a bad way. And it was room temperature and just totally killed the flavour and temperature and crispness of the other (delicious components). There were attempts made to scrape away, to work around and yet...that sauce. Dealbreaker. Prices fair, good vibe, nice bustle. Want to give it another try with some different choices. Yelp note: one loo, so...do as I say not as I did: don't wait until the very last minute to rush down to the basement. Also: CASH ONLY! read more

We ordered: Pork belly sub, Hominy corn hotcakes, black lime horchata, corn fritters and the fillet o' fish sandwich "At the end of Balham's bustling Hildreth Street is Milk. Chances are you've heard of it: it's serving the kind of brunch perfectly catered to the hip young professionals and insta-conscious yummy mummies that frequent the area. You know the deal, in-house baked bread, locally sourced produce and free-range eggs. I'm not hating - this place is legit, and the food actually tastes as good as it looks." Read the full review on https://longingforlunch.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/milk-cafe/ read more

I had such an enjoyable lunch at m1lk. I wasn't sure what my taste buds were in the mood for so I asked for suggestions. The young bloak at the counter (yurp...totally immersed myself in the culture) suggested that I try the sweet corn fritters which turned out to be a great selection. Fritters with avacado, haloumi cheese, salsa, and bacon made for a really nice combo of flavors. A small quaint environment with a nice soundtrack in the background made for a nice nibbling spot. read more

This is one of the best brunch places in London, luckily for me it is just around the corner from where I live. Good food, coffee and vibe. Plus I like the water jugs with lemon and herbs! It gets busy so get there early if you plan on visiting on the weekends, otherwise you will need to queue. read more

The mix of ingredients is truly a culinary experience to be had. M1LK will be packed...which I've said before it a great sign for any food lover. Be prepare for a crazy environment and don't ponder over the menu for long...just pick something and go for it !!! Oh, and bring some cash...no plastic accepted :) read more

Awesome breakfast, probably one of the top places in Balham, we had the avocado sweet corn fritters and poached eggs, with a chai latte and flat white.. All Super! Only downside is its currently cash only, and no table service... On the plus side it means as youve paid and ordered beforehand at the bar, you can leave as soon as youre finished..great! read more

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The breakfast here is really good and creative. For that, it gets 5 star. The one star deduction comes from the fact that this place is way too small. They've essentially used a triangle shaped leftover corner space, which makes dining here an incredibly cramped experience. Except in the summer, when you can sit outdoors. If going on a Saturday or Sunday, be prepared for queues and a long wait. read more

Cool little coffee shop in Balham (they have been growing in number as of late) that offers a tasty food and REAL coffee to its patrons. Mixed and matched wooden tables and chairs share this light and pleasant space. The staff are young, hip and nice. I had the scrambled eggs on toast - really, really good. The free wifi entices you to stay and surf and/or work. read more

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I just love M1lk. A wave of disappointment came over me when I saw the line this morning, but it moved quickly and it was a nice day to stand in the sunshine. I wanted to be adventurous but couldn't go past the käsekrainer baked eggs I had on my first visit - so, so good. The coffee is glorious and the fruit smoothies delicious. Definitely one of my favourite brunch spots. read more

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lovely place for breakfast in balham. it's small, so expect a wait. on sunny days there is outside seating, which must be a great for m1lk as it increases their covers by over 50% for sure! my fiance and i both got the lauren smoothie, which was a milk pint glass of strawberries, mangos and bananas. they write on the menu that they get their fruit from hildred st market (part of the street they are on), however, we watched the dude make a mad run to sainsburys to pick up mango juice, so that is not strictly true...(sneaky!!!). still delicious though, and i thought fairly priced for the size of smoothie. i had the sweetcorn fritters with halloumi, smashed avocado and some sort of red salsa-y type sauce. it was delicious, and a good size when paired with the filling smoothie, but maybe slightly overpriced if you ate that on its own. my fiance had the thing that everyone was having - 'the convict' which was basically an extremely fancy mcdonald's sausage mcmuffin! it was presented beautifully and he said it was delicious so two thumbs up to that. the menu is small, but i like that as it's easier to do it well, and i personally don't like having all the choice in the world when everything looks amazing! you should expect a wait - i have never been past here and not seen a queue, but it moves quickly (maybe 20-30 minutes, which trust me, is quick when you see the length of the queue and the amount of people eating!). service is hit or miss but i think that's because everyone has their specific duties, and they are super busy trying to get everyone seated and enjoying the food/drinks. the guy who was doing the table seating was really competent, and friendly, so it's all good. i'll definitely be back on a sunny day (when i can bring my dog along - only dog friendly outside!) read more

Breakfast wasn't too bad. Sweet Maria: Alright. Corn fritters aren't really a staple anywhere so the trend of it is more of the oomph rather than the taste of it. Baked Eggs/Butternut Squash: Alright for the balance, but didn't take the flavor anywhere unexpected. Just well cooked eggs, and well cooked squash. The options that aren't on the menu (soft scramble with cheese and toast) honestly look and probably taste a lot better. Doing the classics and pushing them should also be the standard over the adventurous but that's why I went for a three. Visually not a bad meal to look at. read more

One of the best brunch/breakfast places I know. In a cute sidestreet in Balham. Serves amazing juices, cakes and cooked breakfasts. Especially nice on a sunny day catching up with friends. Worth a visit! it's gets pretty busy so you will most likely have to wait but so worth it! read more

Really cool atmosphere and delicious brunch. My husband and I visited on a Saturday morning and expected big weekend brunch crowds. There was a line out the door - but it moved very quickly, and we were served coffee as we waited in line which definitely helped! Honestly it was worth waiting for. The food was fantastic, and we loved the vibe of the restaurant. Highly recommend! read more